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IN THEWINO"I Bel gian Marnicq Bervoets (Suz) won both motoatin the open ing round of th e World Championship 250cc MX Series in Talavera De La Reina, Spain, March 26. Second overall via 5-2 moto fin ishes was Britain's Kurt Nicoll (Hon), while Yves Demaria (Ya m ) w a s th ird . The to p -fi nishi ng American w a s Tallon Vohland (Kaw ). Vohland finished secon d in the open ing moto and eig ht h in the second. Rounding out the top five overall was Germany's Pit (Peter) Beire r (Hon) . Am erica n Bob Moore, the 1994 125cc MX World Champion who moved over to the 250cc class for the '95 season , wen t 8-7. Belgia n Stefan Evertsturned in 10-3 moto scores for six th overall. Scott Summers (Ho n) scored the overall win in round tw o of the Grand National Cross Country Series in Hickory, North Carol in a, March 26. Defending champ Scott Plessinger (KTM) was leading the rac e until running ou t of gas . He still managed to refuel in ti me to sa lvage second overall. Nati on al Enduro Champ ion Steve Hatch (Suz) fini shed third, w hi le Randy Hawkins (Suz) and Fred And rews (Yam) completed the top five over a ll. Finishing si xth wa s for mer MXer Guy Cooper (Suz). D oug Dubach (Yam) cla imed w ins in three of th e four Pro 'classes ov er tw o nights d uring the On Trac Even ts Arena cross at Arco Arena in Sacramento, Ca li fornia , on M arch 24-25. Dubach scored the 250cc main event win on Frid ay nigh t, topping Dean Matson (Yam) and Pat Bennett (Hon) on the rostrum. Dubach returned with a vengeance on Saturday night, heading M ichael Brandes (Ka w) and Mats on in th e 125 cc main, and Jimmy Gaddis [Kaw) and Brande s a g ain in the 250cc fi n ale. Anthony Pocorobba (Suz) earned Friday night's 125cc main event vic tory ahead of Gaddis and Matson. Race West Pro ductions, the promoter of th e LA Mo torcycl e Weekend at the Po mo na Fai rp lex in Californ ia, Ma rch 31-April 2, wants it known tha t the live television coverage of the AMA Superbike race will be b lacked out through- out Southern California, Arizona a nd Nevada . For m ore info rmation, call 714/632-7070 . A cco rdin g to a press re le a se fro m Pa la mi ne Pr omotions, which will co. host ro unds six and seven of the 1995 AMA /NATC National Champions h ip Observed Trials Series in Exeter, Rhode Is la nd on May 27-28 w ith the Rh ode Island Trials Club, the sole U.S. round of the 1996 World Championship Observed Trials Series will be held a t t h e St epp ing Stone Ra n ch in Wes t Greenwich, Rhode Island, with a ten tati v e da te o f M a y 26-2 7. Pal a mi ne received word fro m the AMA's Roger Ansel of the FIM's app roval of the event d uring Cam el Motorcycle Week at Dayton a. Mo torcycle film h istorian Clyde Earl, 67, died on March 29 from heart failure a t his home in Los An geles, Californ ia. Earl worked for Triumph Motorcycles b eginning in 195 6 and se rv ed as the national warranty manager until 1975. Ea rl a lso fil med moto rcy cle races for movies and ass isted in the pre-planning of "On Any Sunday" wi th Bruce Brown before serving as the film historian for " O n Any Sunday Il ." In addition to working on movi es, Earl 'also p enned reviews of motorcycle films for various publications, including Cycle News. Earl owned and op erated Clyde Earl Vintage Video wh ich speciali z es in v inta g e motorcycle racing films. He is survived DY his wife Ma ry Lou and his children, Diane Phil lips, Toin Earl and Jul ia Earl. Novice mo tocross racer Dan Barnett, 27, was seriously injured while riding at a practice track n ear his home in Lake Elsinore, California, on March 22. 'Barne tt su ffe red a fra ctu re d spine a nd is p aral yzed from th e waist d own. He is cu r re n tly being tr eated at Rivers ide General Ho spital. Cards and letters can be sent to Dan Barnett, 14933 Amorose St., Lake Elsinore, CA 95023. • Laguna Seca Raceway issued a p ress release on March 22 that d ispelled an y rumor of d amage to the race track or inaccessibility to the facility caused by the recen t storms in No rthern California. "I' ve .received many anxious calls Cycle News Rider of the Month: Scott Russell Y oU could call wha t Scott Russell did at the 54th running of . the Daytona 200 a repeat performance. You could call it one of the greatest Daytona 200 rides ever. Call it w hatever you want. We call it keeping his word. It wasn't enough that the Georgian claimed his third Daytona 200 victory by charging ba ck through the field - much the same as he did in '94 - or that the Muzzy Kawasa ki star cla imed back- to-back Daytona wins. Or that as a three- tim e win ner, his name is now alongside such greats as Roberts, Reiman, Andres and Klamfoth. ·It could have ha ppened to anyone, rig ht? No 's ir. What makes Russell's bid really impressive is that the forme r World Superbike Champion did all of the abov e after cras hing on the second lap, and in the p rocess backed up the fearless pred icti on that he would silence reigning Wo rld Superbike Champion an d arch rival, the " trash talking" Carl Fogarty, w hose inflammatory "I hate Daytona, I ha te Am ericans, that' s why I wi ll win," spie l only served to furth er motivate "Mr. Daytona." Simply put, Russell said he would beat Fogarty, and he did, earning him our unanimo us vote for Rider of the Month. Hey, ma ybe we're getting a bit too tough with our selection process. Nah. "Jointhe club" T o further attract member's to its AMA Superbike Series events as well as enhance the racing "experience ," AM A Pro Racing, AM A' s Mem ber Activities Department and the even t promot er s have collaborated to in tro d uce the AMA Pro Club, which is said to offer a host of benefits to parti cipants. To join in the p rogram, AMA members may rid e their motorcycles to the races on their own or they may me et at a par ticipating motorcycle dealership and take part in an orga nized ride to th e eve nt. Members who p resen t their valid AMA card at the AMA tent on the manufacturers' mid way will receive a cash rebat e on their even t admission price, a coupon good for a $1 dis count on the p urcha se of a so uveni r program, an AMA-insignia so uvenir item , a detailed even t schedule, and a vouch er to rid e thei r motorcycle on a lap of the race track. It is also possible to apply for or renew 'a n AMA membership at the tent and participate immediately. For the April 2 running of the L.A. Superbik e Championship at the Pomona Fairp lex in Pomona, Cali fornia, Yamaha of Burbank, 1801 W. Burbank Blvd. , in Burbank, and Bartels: Ha rley.- Davi dson, 4141 Linco ln Blvd ., in Marina Del Ray will be hosting Pro Club n des. Members are to meet at the dealership of their choice at 8 a.m. The rides will commence at 9 a.m. sharp. For more in form atio n contact Yamaha of Burbank (818/ 845-8738), Bartels' Harley. Davidson (310/823-1112) or the AMA (614/891-2425). from fans and competitors asking abo ut r oad and track conditions and while there has been damage around us , the track is fine ," gen era l mana ger Scott Atherton said . "In fact, I don't thin k the facility has ever loo ked better ...with a ll .the gr een gra ss." Laguna Seca Racew ay _kicks off its season with the third ro und of the AMA Superbike National-Champion ship on April 30. . The AMA has released its 1995 National HiIlcI imb Championship sch edule. The 14-round se ries begins on Ma y 21 in Middlebury, Indiana, and concludes on October 8 in Oregpni a, Ohio. In between th e se ries sto ps at the foll owing sites: June 4 - Jefferson, Pennsylvania; June 11 - Free mansburg, Pennsylvania; June 18 Avoca, New York; Ju ly 22 - Marque tte, Michigan ; Jul y 29 - Haydenvill e, Oh io; A u gus t 6 - Jeffers on , Pennsyl v ania ; Au gust 13 - Danville, Wes t Virginia; Au gust 27 - Monson, Massa chuse tt s; Sep tember 10 - Freemansburg, Pennsylvania; Sep tember 17 - Middlebury, Indiana; September 24 - Jefferso n, Pennsylvania; Sep tember 30 - Asheville, N orth Car olina. The AMA has also re v is e d it s 1995 Grand National Championship Seri es sched u le . The Henderson, Kentucky H alf M ile h a s been cance lled . No replacem en t ven ue has been announced. Kawasaki Team Green off-reader Ge ne O 'Nail fra ctu re d h is right ankle on Ma rch 7, the day before the open ing round o f .th e A M A .G r a n d National Cross Country Series in Ocala, Florida. O' Nail is expecting to return to action at the fou rth ro und of the series on April 30 in Brownsville, Pennsylvania . Alth ough some roads into the Hollister Hills State Ve h icu lar Recreation Ar ea in Hollister, California, hav e been closed due to the heavy storms in th e area , park officials say the ar ea is op en and is in excellen t shape for riding. Officials recommend ta kin g Highway 156 to Un ion Road to Cienega Road to acce ss . the park. For m ore informa tion call 408/637-3874. Bike Broa dcasting, a talk radio sh ow produced in Cleveland, Ohio, is now available to every radio station across the country, airing for two hours every Su n d ay n ight from 9:00 p .m . to 11:00 p .m. (Eas te rn) . The show is hosted by "Mr. Z" wi th interviews from across the country with mo tor cyclists, eve n t organizers, rid er e du cation ins tru cto r s, auth ors, politicians, mechanics, etc. To find a station tha t airs the program, call th e Tal k Am erica Rad io N etwork a t 617/828-4546. Harley-Davidson anno unced on March 22 that they have file d a counterclaim a ga ins t Lorill a rd To bacco Com pany see kin g to end its nin e-year license relat io n sh ip w it h th e N ew York-b a sed tob acco co m pany. Harley-David son's action follow s a lawsuit filed by Lorilla rd to fo rce th e continuation of the licensing agree ment or to recover d arn-' a ges . The 1986 a greemen t p ermitted Lorillard to manufacture and sell cigarette s b e ar ing th e Ha rley-Da vi d son name. Lorillard's complaint, filed February 27, accus es Harley-Davidson of frustrating Lori lla rd's r ig hts und e r the licens ing agreemen t. It a lle ges that Harley-Davi dson improperly objected to an advertis ing campaign proposed by Lorillard which Harley believed would ap peal to childre n. Vo lu n tee rs are n eed ed fo r the s ix th ann ual Earth Day Conservation Project at EI Mirage Dry Lake in Sou thern Californ ia on April 22. The co nserva tion project will involve the installation of six 500-gallon wil d life guzzlers, which will provide yea r-rou nd water for the area's wildlife. "We can use all the help we can get," said Barbara Gregory, projec t cha ir for the Cal ifornia Association of Fou rWh ee l Drive clu bs . So far, the p rojec t has received vo lun teer pledges from the Cali fornia Off-Road Vehicle Association, the EI Mirage Imp rovemen t Associa tion, the Ame rican Mo torcycl ist Association, the Society for Conservation of Bighorn Sheep a nd the American La ndsailing Federation. Volunteers are to meet at the El Mirage Dry Lake Visitor Center at 8 a.m , For more information, call 909/ 2767762. Terry Kize r of Mr. Turb o shat tered -the AMI Brute Horsepower Shootout record durin g Camel Mo torcycle Week at Daytona by nearly 100 horsepower when h is fuel -injected Kaw asaki ZX-ll recorded 459.9 horsepower on the AMI dyno, Team Obsolete will be in full force for the Corsa MotoClass ica, AHRMA's vin tage road race at Willow Springs Raceway in Rosamond , California on Ap ril 28-30. On Friday, Ap ril 28, m ul ti-time AHR MA Ch ampion Da ve Roper w ill teach a riders' school, featuring on-tra ck and class roo m instruction. On April 2930, Rop er will ride the ex-Agostini MV Ag usta 350cc tr ipl e that w as raced to victory at Dayton a Interna tional Speedway by six-time Worl d Champion Jim Redman. An assortment of other Team Obs olete moto rcycles will also be raced