Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

(Pacific) an d 11:00 p .m . to 12:00 a.m . (Eastern); the Anaheim Supercross will be shown on May 15 from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (Pa cific) a n d 11:00 p .m . to 12:00 a.m . (Eastern). Please check you r local listings. Three gear bags were stolen from the M oto Liberty garage at Dayton a International Speedway; Th e ba gs contained Shoei helmets, boo ts glo ves and custom lea thers.worn by th ree of Moto Liberty 's Japanese riders - Iizuka, Arata and Yamada . For more informat ion call Moto Liberty at 214/242-6440. In addition, an N-2 Racing Kawasaki ZXR-7R, which had been converted to a s treet bike, was a lso stolen from th e Speedway on March 11. For more information on the stolen motorcycle call Kevin Dennis at 214/484-3668. Willow Springs Racew ay in Rosamond, Ca lifornia, will hold a dirt track practi ce da y in conjunction with a s w a p meet and barbecue on Sunday, April 2. The gates open at 10:00 a.m. with practice running from 12:00 p .m . to 4:00 p .m . Entry fees will be $30 for riders and $5 for spectators. On Friday and Saturda y nights, April 28-29 , a n AH RM A National D irt Track will be he ld at Willow Springs. For more infor mation ca1l818/719-9219. The So utheastern Sportbike Association (SSA) wi1l be respon sible for provi din g the corner s a fe ty crew at a ll Ch am p ions hip Cup Series and North American Super Bike Series races held a t Road Atl anta in Braselt on , Georgi a, in 1995. To prepare for the upcoming se ason, SSA will conduct an em er gency medical and fire training semina r at the Ho nda Rider Educat ion fa ci lity i n Alpharetta , Geo rgia on April 9. For moreinformation call SSA at 404 / 9842606. The Am erica n M ot o rcy cl e Heritage Fou n dation elected new officers at an AMHF Board of Trus tees meeting in Daytona Beach, Florida, on March 12. The new officers are: Chairman - Don Emde; Vice Chairman - Patty Mills; Secretary - Bob McC lean; Treasurer Mort Wood. The 51st Annual Trailb laz ers Ban quet has been scheduled for Sunday, April 9 a t the Sequoia Cl ub in Buena Park, California. Attendees are en couraged to bring their motorcycles and other paraphernalia, especially items pertaining to enduro and gra nd prix even ts such as Ca talina, Big Bear, etc., which is this March 26, Michael Do ohan is sure to ma ke so me big jumps on the lis t of alltime 500cc Grand Prix winners in 1995. Doohan. who currently has 18 500cc GP wins to his cred it, need s only six mor e wins to ju mp all the way to fifth on the list, passing Barry Sh eene (19), Fre d die Spenc er (20), John Surtees (22), Ken ny R ob e rt s (22), Geoff D u k e (22 ) and Wayne Rai ney (24). Kevin Schwantz currently has 25 GP wins and needs six more to move in to a tie for third on the all-time list with Eddie Lawson (31). G ia com o Agostini heads the list with 68 victories with Mike Hailwood second with 37. year's theme. For ticket information ca1l Barbara Phillip s a t 714 /557-922 1 o r Eddie Kre tz at 818/285-6666. Accordin g to the Flammini Gr ou p, the promote r s of t he W orl d Sup e rbike Ser ies, Pirelli tir es will return to superbike racing in 1995. Italian Michele Gallina will ride a Du cati 916 fitted w ith Pirelli racing slicks. Glen Helen Raceway in San Bernardino, California, will once again host the Six Hou rs of Gl en Hele n G rand Prix Tea m Ra ce on April 9, with backing from Chapparal Super Store. Th e offroad en d u ran ce run takes place on a special four -mile course tha t is d es igned t o challenge the phys ical , mental and mechanical s kills of the participating teams. Racing begins at 10 a.m. and ends at 4 p .m. For more information call Glen Helen Raceway at 909/880-3090. In conjunction with the Team Suzuki Endurance Advanced Riding Sc hool schedu led for Apr il 13 at Willow Springs Raceway in Rosamond, California, Roadracing World magazine will present a specia l practice for Formula Three race b ikes only . The schedule includes two hours of track tim e for 125cc two strokes and a complete cornerworking crew and two ambulances will be on site for the practice. Riders must hold a current Formula Three racing license and pre-entry is requir ed. For more information ca1l909/245-6414. PJl Racing Oils has posted contingencies in the AMA Superbike Na ti on al Champ ionsh ip, the AMA Grand N ational Cr os s C oun try Serie s, th e AMA Grand National Championship Dirt Trac k Series and the 125 and 250cc National Motocross Championship. For more information call 602/ 991-8420. Mil Horky, whose late husband, Jules, was co m p etitio n d irector of the AMA for 31 years, was ho nored during Bike Week at Da ytona. Ed Youngb lood, the presiden t of the AMA, hon or ed Horky as a n MVP - Most Valuable Pers on. Ho rky ha s rem ain ed active within the AM A and she was joined a t the surp rise rece p tion by he r so n, John Hork y, . and her d augther and son- in-law Carol and Frank Stacy. The party was given by the Am erican Motorcycle Heritage Foundation and the Motorcycle Heritage Museum. Althou gh World Champion Michael D oohan h a s been im p ressive durin g pre-s eason testing at Eastern Creek in Australia , Luc ky Strike Suzuki's Kevin Schwantz hasn 't given up hope of wi nni n g a World Championship in 1995. "I' ve been taking it carefully until I get m y timing ba ck," sa id Schwantz on the eve of the opening round of the World Championsh ip Road Race Serie s at Eastern Creek on March 26. "I want to be su re to sta rt h is season d ifferently than the last one , w hen I had m y left arm in a pl ast er cast. Now I'm happy I'll be able to race a t 100 percent in Australia, or rea l close to it. By the tim e we get to Europe, I hope to hav e a w in or two to prove it. The wa y Doohan's been go ing, it's going to be a tough yea r . Our te s t a t th e Creek showed we're in to uc h, wi thout having give it everything yet. I expected to go quicker before the rain stop ped us short on the last day. The new bike seems really go od . Last year, I wanted better acceleration and for it to hold the line better in the corners . The Suzuki fa ctor y seem s to have improved it in both areas . I'm feeling good." MOVE D : Th e O v er The Hill Ga ng Ren o Ch apter National to Fernley Raceway instead of Silver State Racew ay in N ev ad a . The dates will rema in th e same, Ma y 27-28. For more information call 702/356-6043. AUTOG RA PH SIGNING: At K & W Cycle in Utica , Michigan, on April 7 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Team Yamaha's Jeff Emig, John Dowd and Kevin Windham are expected to appear. For more information call 810/731-0290. STO LEN : Tom White's Honda CBR900RR fro m the White Brothers W ill Call showroo m a rea in Yorba Linda, California. White is posting a With the World Cha m p ion sh ip Road Race Ser ies set to sta rt in Australia on $1000 re ward for th e return o f the motorcycle UH2C2800PM100965). For more information ca1l 714/ 692-3404. FORMED: Tom Morgan Racing, b y engine and suspension tuner Tom Morgan, the founder of Performance Engineering. Tom Morgan Racing is located in Lake H avasu City , Arizona. For more information call 520/ 453-5061. MO VED: Mansson Technologies, manufacturers of titanium and a luminum alloy fasteners and co mponents, to a new warehous e in Pleasanton, California . The new phone numbers are 510/426-1085 (fax) and 510/484-4234 (technical support). . AUTO G RAPH SIG NING: At Malcolm Sm ith Motorsports in Riverside, California, on March 31 from 7:00 p .m . to 8:00 p .m . Team Suzuki's Fred Me rkel, Thomas Stevens and Donald Jacks are scheduled to appear. For more information call 909/687-1300. AUTO G RAPH SIG N ING : At Montclair Yamaha in Ontario, California, on March 30 from 7:00 p.m . to 8:30 p.m . Vance & Hines Yamaha's Jamie James and Tom Kipp are sched uled to appear. For more information call 909/628-4748. ANN OUNCED: N ich ols Distributing of Alsip , Illin ois, as a d istributor of VelveTouch disc brake pads and sta inlesssteel rotors. For more information call 800/234-9558. CORRECTION: Scott Russell became' the fifth three-time winner of th e Dayton a 200 on March 12 a n d n o t t he fourth three-time winner. Russell joins Dick Klamfoth, Rog er Reiman, Kenny Rob erts and the forgotten man from o u r list - Brad Andres, who won in 1955,1959 and 1960. AUTOGRAPH SIGNING: A t Anderson Sa le s and Serv ice in Bloomfield, Michigan, on April 7 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Team Su zuki's Greg Albertyn, Damon Huffman, Tim Ferry, Ezra Lusk and Roger DeCoster are scheduled to appear. For more information ca1l810/858-2300. APPOI NTED: Frank Esposito to the positi on of Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Tucker Rocky Distributing by President Bob Gregg. 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