Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

IN THE·WIND . : '· 1 Eaken-tuned Harley-Dav id sons with backing from LA Racing, Team Powell, Workman Harley-David son and Mike Spons eller. Frank Nye of Engines Only reports tha t the AM A h as approved a ne w lOOcc four-stroke pilot program to be offered as an exh ibi tion class a t selected AM Asanctioned d irt track events. For more in fo r m a t io n about rul e s, a vailabl e class es and sche duli ng, contact Formula 100 at 408/371-6871. There has been a sched uli ng cha nge for th e M arch 24 -2 6 Arco Arenacross , wh ich is a ro und of th e CMC Su ns tar Sprocket Spring Cla ssic Nationa l Series. The Sportsmans w ill now race on Sund ay instead o f Saturd ay. Th ere is no change in the Pro dates, which ar e still scheduled to co m pete on Frid ay an d Saturday . For m ore info rmation call 702/267-4392. The February 26 GFl California Winter Series North vs . South Showdown, where the Northern rid ers ch all en ge the Southern riders at Perris Raceway in Perris, California, to d etermine th e GFI California St at e Champions w ill not on ly include Yamaha's conti ngency program, but will now fea ture Suzuki and Honda con tingency p ro grams, as well. For m ore in for m a tion ca ll 909/ 943-3302. Former mot ocr osser Tony Wynn who was known for hi s flashy riding style back in the early 70s, was killed Feb ruary 10 in an automobile accident near Bismark, Arkansas. Wynn's best season finish was 10th in th e 1972 N at ion al Ch ampion ship 250cc MX Series. Wynn, 41 , was from N orth Little Ro ck , Arkansa s, and services w ere h eld in nearby Big Flat. Cards and letters may be sent to his so n Jas on at 2956 Eric Lane, Farmers Bran ch, TX 75234.' The Over The Hill Gang is having its first Day tona Beach breakfast / bu ll session at 8:00 a .m ., Friday, March 10, at Sinbads Restau ra n t on th e southeast end of th e Por t Orange bridge. White Plate Flat Track Associat ion memb ers are encouraged to atte nd . Kawasaki's Good Times O wners Club has announced its schedule of eve nts for ' Day tona Bike Week. The club will host semi nars on Th ursday, March 9, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.; will hos t a barbecue on Friday, March 10, beg inning at 5:30 p.m.; and will put on a bike judgin g contes t (best sport, touring and cru iser bikes) on Satu rday, March 11, at 10:00 a .m. Ra ce d a y ac tivities on Sunda y, March 12, will in clu de an ac cessory drawing, hosp itality and gear check-in se rvi ces. Dem o rides, mea nwhile , will be hel d on Tuesday, March 7, from 10:00 a.m . to 5:00 p .m . and on Wednesday th rou gh Friday from 9:00 a. rn. to 5:00 p.m. The entire 1995 lineup of mo torcycles and watercra ft will be held Thursday thou gh Saturday, March 9-11, from 9:00 a.m , to 5:00 p.m. and on Sunday, Mar ch 12, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Ken "The Shoe Man " Maely wants everyone to kn ow that he'll be closin g shop from Ma rch 1-15 while h e is in Dayton a. Mae ly will return to m aking steel shoes on Mar ch 16. SLOAN/SHY Racing is loo king for MX riders to assist in th e feedback / d evelopment proc es s with th e ir H onda , Ya maha an d Su zuk i ra ce bik e s . If you're loo king for a rid e for the rest of the U.S. Supercross Series (125cc Eastern Regional) season, and othe r region al eve nts (p referably in the Sou th eas t), fax you r res u me with refe rences to the a ttention of Curtis Sloa n a t 800/3411681. Mo torcycle a rtist Lee Biv en s w ill be painting two fo u r- by-six-foot murals featu ring Honda 's Supercross team riders and Smokin ' Joe Racing's team riders durin g Camel Mot orcycle Week a t Daytona. Biven s will be painting at the Honda Rid ers Club main display area, beginnin g on Thursday, March 9 an d concludin g on Sunday, March 12. Four & Six Cycle , in conjunctio n with Team Chicago Challenge, will hold its third annual road racing seminar on Sunda y, March 26, at 12:00_p.m . at their sho p in Chicago, l1linois. The semi na r is designed to assist new road racers in getti ng s tarted in the sport. For more informa tion call 312/539-4600. Ameri can Bikers Aim ing Towards Education (ABATE) of Flori da, in coo peration wit h th e Volusia Co un ty Fairg rou n ds, w ill o ffe r fa mily camping d u ring Bike Week from Ma rch 3-12. The campground is locat ed at the in tersection of 1-4 and S.R. 44 jus t 20 minut es ou tside Dayton a Beach. Food, bevera ges a n d h o t showers w ill b e availabl e, as well as ve ndors se ll in g an ythi n g fr om mot o r cy cl e parts to leather apparel. Live m usic will be featured on March 8, 10 an d 11, as we ll as m any other s ho ws a nd contes ts; 24hour secu ri ty will .be p rov ided. The fee for camping is $6 p er night, per per son. For m ore informati on ca ll 813 /3591973. Th e Daytona Antique and Classic Motorcycle Auction and Vintage Bike Meet has moved from the old Da ytona Bea ch Ar m ory to a new location at Stetso n Uni ve rsity in Deland, Flo rid a. The eig h th annu al event will be open to th e p u b li c from 1:00 p .m. to 6:30 p .m. fr o m W ednesda y t o Frida y , Mar ch 8-10 and from 8:00 a.m, until all bu sines s is concluded on Saturda y , March 11. For more informa tion call 904/ 795-8895. Accordi ng to a pr ess release from Thor Motorsports, Thor and Scott USA have sign ed contracts that will se e th em as th e title s po nso rs for the remaining su percross ro un ds on th e Ll.S. Supercross Series sched ule. Bu ell Motorcycle Company will showcase its 1995 mod el motor cycles - along with new accesso ries and new apparel line - d uring Cam el Motorcyi::le Wee k at Dayton a Int ernation al Speedway on Ma rch 6-11. A fleet of demonstrat ionride motorcycles, featuring the Buell S2 Thunderbolt, will be available for test rides. Th e Buell demo nstra tion area is located ne ar en trance 50 to the speedway o n A irp ort Bo u le va rd . Bu e ll motorcycles and acc essories will also b e on d ispla y at th e Da yt ona Beach Ocea n Center, on N . Atlantic Av en ue , in con junctio n with Harley-Davidso n's Bike Week activ ities. This d isplay also will 'fea t u re Buell a cces s o r ie s and apparel and will be open to the public from 10:00 a.m . to 6:00 p.m . on March 7-10, and 10:00 a. m . to 4:00 p .m . on March 11. NAMED: AgipPe troli as th e official fuel supplier of th e World Su perb ike Ch amp ion sh ip . T he ag ree men t b e tw ee n Ag ip and th e Flammini G roup will run from 1995 to 1997. AUTOGRAPH SIGNING: At Dreyer _ Suzuki in Ind iana p o li s, In diana ; o n Ma rch 17, fro m 6:00 p .m . to 7:00 p .m. Team Suzuki's Greg Alb ertyn , Dam on Hu ffma n , Cra ig Deck e r, Ti m Fe rry, Ezra Lu sk a nd Roger De C os t er a re scheduled to appear. For more information call 317/ 243-2203. AUT OGRAPH SIG NI NG : At Kawasaki of Ocala in Ocala, Florida, on March 3, from 7:00 p. m. t o 8:00 p .m . Team Kawa saki ' s Mik e Kied rows ki, M ike La Rocco, Robbi e Reynard an d Ryan H ughes a re sch ed u led to appear. For more information call 904/ 732-8521. CORRECTioN: In an "In Th e Wind" ite m in our last issue , we rep orted that MXer Pat Foster had joined forces with Da v e McCoy , ow ner of Mammoth Mountain, for the '95 sea son to help get an Amateur MX National and other races to Mammoth, but it shou ld have read, "...McCoy will help Pat get to the Amateur Nationals and other races th rou gh out the year. " GRAND OPENING: At Ya maha of Bu rb ank, 1801 W. Burb ank Blvd ., in Burbank, Ca liforn ia, on Ma rch 4. Festivities will ru n from 10:00 a.m . to 4:00 p .m . For m ore info rma tion ca ll 818/ 845-8738. CORRECTION: In ou r New Pro ducts J.L. Barba' s it e m reg a rdin g "Donner / USA" World Ch ampionsh ip Tria ls Poster, we neglect ed to mention th at there is a shi p p ing and handling charge of $3 .50 p er poster. For more info rmation contact 702/826-5555. AUTOGRAPH SIGNING: At Cy cl e Pro in Santa Rosa , Califo rn ia, on March 31, from 5:00 p .m . to 7:00p.m . Team Su zu ki off-road ride rs Steve Hatch and Rand y Ha w k ins are sc hed u le d t o app ear. For m or e i n fo r m a ti o n call 707/527-8888. AUTOGRAPH SIGNING: At Spacep ort Cycles in Ti tus v ill e, Florida, on March ,18, from 3:00 p.m . to 7:00 p .m . Team Su zuki' s Gu y Coop er is sched u led to ap pea r. For more in formation call 407/269-5941. AUTOGRAPH SIGNING: A t th e Ka w a s aki di spl a y te nt at Da yt ona Interna tiona l Speedway on Wed n es day, March 8, fro m 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p .m. (Larry Roese ler and Ty Davis); on f riday, Ma rch 10, fro m 2:00 p.m . to 3:00 p .m . (M ike LaR occo a n d Mike Kiedrows ki) and on Sa tu rday, Ma rc h 11, fro m .1 1:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (Scott Ru ss ell , Antho ny Go ber t , P asca l Picotte, Steve Crevier, Thomas Wilson an d James Randolph). HIRED: Colin Fraser as director of competition for the Formu la USA Cha mpion ship Series. 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