Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

fornia . Also competing in the new series will be 50-year-old G ale Webb , of Menifee, California, known nationwide as "America's Sports Mom" for her involvement in programs to keep ch ildren o ff d rugs. "This new StadiumCross Series is great for the sport and its competito rs," said Ho llow. "No t to take anything awa y from the guys (male riders), but these gir ls can ride just as hard - and th is series should bring us more att ention and publicity in a professional motorsport." Factory manufactu rers and sponsors are said to be interested in the m arketing op portunities throu gh th e new series, and believe tha t the un derlying message is th at motorcycle ridi ng can be fun for the enti re family . It is a proven statistic tha t women (girlfriends, wives and mothers) ha ve a big influence in the purchase of motorcycles. Ara i's origina l motocross helmet desi gn wa s chosen as an exa mple of "the ereativegenius of contempora ry Jap anese design er s" and includ ed in a special exhibition at the Philad elphia Museum o f A rt. Th e ex hib itio n, "Japa n ese Design : A Survey Since 1950," was organized by mu seum curators to be the first comp re hensive exhibition of its kind. Arai's helmet joined Yamaha's futuristic 'concept bike, Morpho 11, as two of a very select group of motorcycle ind ustry products chosen. The plaque beneath the Arai d isplay cited the reasons for its inclusion: "Designed for off-road motorcycle riders, this futuristic helmet with its projecting peak and rock guard was m et iculously engineered to prevent inju r ies and wind buffeting a t h igh speeds. It was produced by the firm that made Japan's fir st modern fiberg lass motorcycle helmet in 1950. Designed by Mich io Arai. Made by Ar ai Helm e t, Ohmiya, 1978." Bob Harvell is rep ortedly making head way in reopening his Rainbow MX Park in Pala , California. Apparently, the State Parks & Recreation Department may foot th e bill for the env ironmental assessment, if they receive enough letters from concerned citizen s. Readers who would like to see the facility back open are urged to write Cliff Glidden, deputy director of the OHV recreation . division, at P.O. Box 942896, Sacramento, CA 94296-0001. Harvell s u gges ts mentioning the San Diego area's need for riding areas for children. , NASB's Roger Edmondson sent ?a suggestive p roposal to start dialogue" to the AMA offices on Tuesday, January 10, in a manufactu rer-requested effo r t to somehow bring th e two parties back together for ro ad racing in 1995. "We made it very clear that it was as general as we could make it," Edmondson said on Monday, January 16. "W e ha ven 't had any response yet." Earl Sm all' s H arl ey-Da vid son has signed up to be the first privateer team to use a Harley-Davidson VRlOOO. The VRl000 will be ridden by Mike Harth in 1995 w ith H arth also campa igning a · Harley-David son 883 Sp ortster in th e . SuperTwins class. The bi kes will be tuned by Scott Whitson. Keith Code has sc hed ule d two m o re Harley-only rider courses. The first school will be held at Sear s Point Raceway iri Sonoma, Californi a, on April 24; the second will run at the Streets of Willow Springs in Rosamond, California, on April 28 . For more inform a ti on call 800/530-3350. West Valley Occupational Center is offering vocational motorcycle mechan- > ics training, starting February 14, at their Woodland Hills, California facility. The course emphasizes in-d epth theo ry and hands-on training on motorcycles pr ovided by the Center or by students. The tw o-seme st e r co u r se o ffe rs an ind us try -r ecogn iz ed ce rtificate upon compl etion of the cours e. Fo r m ore information call 818/346-3540. The AMA Pro Racing dep artmen t has changed some things for the upcoming road racin g se ason, acc ording to Ron Barrick. Racers will. now be able to ge t a 100-percent re fund on entries if the AMA is notif ied in writing p rior to the s ta rt of th e event, thus d oing away w ith th e partial refunds of the' past; SuperTea m e ntries will no longer be req u ire d to pay a reg istrat ion fee of $35; and an oil-specific flat for corner workers will be used to wa rn racers of o il on the race t rack. In addition, in order to save both money and wasted paper, th e AMA w ill only send basic en try information - en try forms, sch ed ul es a n d purse p a yo ut fig ures - to pot ential racers and the full package will onl y . go to thos e who ha v e en tered . . Slick 50 Suzuki Pro St ock d rag racer Steve Johnson has ac q u ire d General Motors' Pontiac Division as a sponsor for the 1995 racin g season. "It's virtually unheard of to ha ve a company like Pontiac involved in motorcycl e racing, " Johnson said . "But when you stop and th ink about it, it's a natural. Pontiac's th emes of 'Pro ven Performance' and ' Driving Excitement' to say nothing of the old 'We Build Excitement' tag line fit perfectly with what we 're doing with our Slick 50 Su zuki Pro Stock bike. Believe me, when you' re talking about a machine that goes from zero to 60 mph in one second, you are definitely talking about driving excitement." Sealsco president, Lou Seals, called the Cycle News office to offer some "clarification" on the Dave Despain/MotoWorld situation. "Dave Despain chose not to ta ke part in all the fla g-to-flag coverage on ESPN - that was his dec ision," Seal s sai d . "We wanted him in that flag-to -f1ag coverage. The two things are d ifferent packages; MotoWorid is our company and the others ar e owned by ESPN. He (Despain) ch ose not to do the others. H is com ments (Issue #2, Jan ua ry 18) puts th e o nus on me and t h a t's not co rrect. MotoWorid is a different story and he will not be a part of that, but we we re lookin g forward to working with him on the other sho ws." The AMA has announced a new motorcycle towing service - AMA MoTow, an emergency roadsi de assistance program ava ilable only to current members of the AMA. AMA MoTow is availa ble for $25 a year a nd includes coverage for any 1975 or ne w e r mo torcycle. AMA MoTow is staffed by specially trained opera tors and is open 24 ho urs ever y d ay of the ye a r; th ose operato rs will make arran geme nts to ha ve a membe r's d isabl ed m oto rcycl e to w ed free of charge to the nearest mo torcycle rep air facility, or stored for free overnigh t and d e live red th e next business day. Fo r more information call Bru ce Trux all at 614/ 891-2425. Suspension By Jake is loo king to support qualified ri d e rs in 1995. Send I re sumes to Suspension By Jake, 1732 . Border Ave., Torrance, CA 90501, ATT: I Race Support Dept. I AMA·posts $1 00,000 Grand National C'ship Series oint fund I n order to strengthen and better promote motorcycling 's most traditional championship series, the AMA has posted a $100,000 Championship Bonu s for the 1995 Grand Na tiona l Cha mpi onship Series. . "Interest in GNC racing is at an all-tim e high, from both the fans and sites wan ting our events," said Tom Mueller, president of AMA Pro Racing. "We are actively p ursuing a series sponsor, b u t until one is sec ured, the AM A will underwrite its own $100,000 bonus program. This is a major commitment on the AMA' s part, but we wan t to maintain momentum for this unique American sport." En tering its 41st year, the AMA Gra nd National Cham pionship Series will open March 11 at Municipal Stad ium in Daytona Beach , Florida. Seven months and 25 events later, the series will conclude at the Del Mar Fairgrounds in Del Mar, California, on October 25. Five new venues are being introduced in 1995, and in addition, the Eldo ra Speedwa y Half Mile roun d in Rossbu rg, Ohio, will boast a $42,000 pu rse - the larges t in GNC his tory. 3/11 4/ 1 5/6 5/13 5/28 6/3 6/17 6/24 7/2 7/8 7/15 7/22 7/29 8/6 8/9 8/12 8/19 8/27 9/3 9/9 9/16 9/23 9/30 10/7 10/15 Municipal Stadi um , Daytona Beach, FL - ST Pomona Fairp lex, Pomona , CA - HM Delaware State Fairgrounds, Harri ngton, DE - HM Riverside Downs, Hende rson, KY - HM Illinois State Fairgroun ds, Springfield, IL - M laSalle Speedway, LaSalle, IL - 5T Devil's Bowl Speed way, Dallas, TX - HM Allen County Fairgrounds, Lima, OH - HM DuQ uoin State Fairgrounds, DuQuoin, IL - M 1-96 Speedway, Lake Odessa, MI - HM Hagerstown Speedwa y, Hag erstown, MD - HM State Fair Speedway, Sedali a, MO - HM State Fair Speedway, Oklahoma City, OK - HM Peoria M.e. Clubgrounds, Peoria, IL - TT . Black Hills Speedway, Rapid City, SD - HM Rocky Mountain Speedway, Denver, CO - HM Indiana State Fairgrounds, Indianapolis, IN - M 4-H Fairgrounds, Goshen, IN - HM llIinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL - M Williams Grove Speedway, Mechanicsburg, PA - HM Eldora Speedway, Rossburg, OH - HM Knoxville Racewa y, Knoxvill e, IA - HM Cal-Expo State Fairgrounds, Sacramento, CA - M Pomona Fairplex, Pomona, CA - HM Del Mar Fairgrounds, Del Mar, CA - M .Sport Cycles Racing, the Yamaha shop that backs former GNCC Ch ampion Fred Andrews, has expanded its team for 1995 In . addition to Andrews, Tim Shephard and four-time National Enduro Champion Teny Cunningham, the shop will now back Tommy Norton and Doug Blackwell Both riders were supported by Kawasaki Team Green last year. MOVED: The sales department of Regina USA, In c., to 401 Academy Street , P.O. Box 109, Cambridge, MD 21613. The n ew tel e ph one nu mbers are 410/221-2800 and 410/ 221-2801 (fax), effective January 19. CORRECTION: The co rrect nam e of Te a m N o rth Co u n ty Yamaha' s motocross Zsupercro ss squad is Tea m NCY / P r ima l Impulse/Yamaha . We re ferred to the team incorrectly in last week's supercross p review .. HI RED: Elizabeth Brassett, by American Suzuki Motor Corporation as an advertising coordinator in the motorcycle and ATV advertising d ep artmen t. Brassett will be p rimarily res ponsible for Suz uki's d ealer co-op advertising program. HIRED: Lee Parks, as managing editor of Motor cycle Co ns u mer News. Pa rks was formerly the edi to r of Mot orcycle Product News and he rep laces Vince Iorio, who has been hired by Kawasaki. CANCELLED: Th e fina l round of th e 1995 Action Sports Indoor MX Series in Lou isville, Kentucky, ori gin ally sched uled for February 4-5. AUTOGRAPH SIGNING: At Honda Kawasaki Sp ortscenter. at 24427 Rockfield in Lak e Forest, Ca lifornia, from 7:00 p .m . to 8:00 p .m ., Ja n ua ry 27th. Team Ka wasaki's Mik e Kiedro wski, Mik e La Rocco, Robb ie Reynard and Ryan Hu gh es are scheduled to appear . Fo r m ore in formation call 714/8593186. C AUTOGSRAPki~ .SIG NINM: At COrl~n ge . ~ C G f ounty uz u in osta esa, a 1 ornia , on Frid ay, January 27th, from 6:00 p. m to 7:00 p .m . Team Su zuki riders Greg Albertyn, Dam on Huffman, Tim Fer r y, C raig Decker, Ez ra Lusk a nd Team Ma nager Roger DeCoster are scheduled to appear. For more information call 714/646-2428. ~ . II') 0\ MOVED: Tony D Motocross Schools to ~ 345 Jo hn Hyde Roa d, New Windsor, Maryland 21776. For more information call 410/ 635-6916. AUTOGRAPH SIGNING: At Anaheim Yamaha, on January 27, froin 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p .m. Sched uled to appear are Tea m Yam aha' s Jeff Emig, John Dowd and Kevin Windham. For more information call 714/563-1 700. c:N 3

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