Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

27, through Saturday, Ju ly 29, in th e ci ties of Marysville and Bell efontaine. Every fa cet o f th e w orld of Hon d a motorcycles will be on di splay. HomeComing gu ests can tour the Ma rys ville Mot orcycle Plant - th e exclusive worldwide manufacturer of the Honda Gold Wing, the Shadow 1100 seri e s and FourTrax utilit y v e h icles . Vi n ta g e Honda motorcycles will be on di spl ay, and vendors will b e on hand to help customize bikes and prov ide the latest accessories. There will als o be op po rtunit ies to take d emo ride s on all of Honda's 1995 line. In addition, guests can visit the Anna Engine Plant where both automobile and motorcycle engines are built. For auto buffs, the Marysville Auto Plant, h ome of the Honda Accord , will also be open to tours . For more informa tion call 513 /642-5000 ext . 1147. The FIM's Third An nual Prize Giving Ceremony will be held at Bally's Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada on December 15 - followed the next night by the AMA' s Pro fessional Awa rd s Banquet at th e same hotel /cas ino . For more informa tion call Connie Fleming or Angie Myers at 614/891-2425. Early p lanners dept: Cam el Motorcycle W e ek ' 96 at Da ytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, will be held on March 1-10. The Daytona 200 will run on Sunday, March 10 with the AMA Supercross taking place on Sa turday, March 9. The AMA Grand National Championship kicks off on Satu rday night, March 9, at Daytona Beach . Me mo rial Stadium. The Daytona 200 by Arai, the HP4 600cc Su perspor t, and .th e 250 and 125cc Supercross ro unds from Camel Motorcycle Week '95 at Daytona will air on the Na s h v ill e Netw o rk ' s Americ an Sp orts Ca valcade on the following dates an d times (all times are Eastern): Daytona 200 by Ara i - April 30/12:00 a.m., June 18/4:00 p.m., and August 6/12:00 a.m .; 600cc Supersport - April 30/4:00 p .m., June 18/1 2:00 a.m .; Daytona 250cc SX - May 14/12:00 a.m.; Daytona l2Sec SX - June 25 /12:00 a.m. , and August 6/4:00 p.m. Multi-time Paris -Dakar winner and current Dakar Rallye director Hubert Auriol will be attend ing the SCORE Nevada 400 on April 28-30 along with Dakar course designer and 1985 Dakar winner (on four wheels), Patrick Zaniroli, to meet with several potential entrants for the 1996 Dakar rally. For more info rmation on the event call Philippe Da nh at 310/370-9856. MTEG files bankru te Former MX and SX Champion and current 250cc Grand Pri x road racer JeanMichel Bayle is riding a Gas-Gas in the French National Observed Trials Championship Series. Accord ing to so urces, Bayle would have finished second in his debut if he hadn't forgott en about a new rule which prohibits bac king up - something he d id twi ce and which cost him 10 points. week after cance lling the remainder of the 1995 Mickey Thompson Stadi~m OffRoad Racing Series, which included the Ultra cross Series, the Mickey Thompson Enter tainmen t Group filed for bankruptcy liquidation (Chapter 7) on April 10. According to the Orange County Register, the Anaheim, California-based company listed less than $500,000 in assets, wit h liabiliti es ran ging from $1 million to $9,999,000 in a petition signe d by com pa ny president Danny Thompson. MTEG also promotes four rounds of the Ll.S, Supercross Series, two of which have alre ady been held in Anaheim and San Diego, California, and according to Roy Janson, executive d irector of Am erican Internat ional Racing, the two remaining, originally scheduled MTEG-produced supercross events in Denver, Colorado, on June 3, and the season final in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jun e 10, will go on as planned. "On behalf of all the companies (Pace /Supersports, SRO Motorsports and MTEG), we fully anticipate that the 1995 U.S. Supercross Series will not be interrupted," said Janson. Just before this issue went to press, we spoke with Thompson, son of series founder Mickey Thompson, who said, "In the present situation, and in the best interest of the sport and industry, we (MTEG) are going to turn the Denver and Las Vegas events over to Pace /Supersports and SRO Motorsports. That way we can be assured those events will come off as good as poss ible." As far as MTEG' s future? "I really, don't know yet," said Thompson. "We're just going to wait and see what happens." Thompson attributes much of the company's problems to some of the natural disasters that happened in the Southern California area, such as the earthquake in 1994, rainstorms in '95, and even the Los Angeles riots in '92. A The North American Super Bike S e ri e s has a n n o u nced that th e n e w road racing organiza tion will be establishing a membership option for race fans . "We know tha t fans ar e the mo st vital part of professional sports and we wanted to come up with a wa y to establish some direct communication with them," NASB marketing d irector Pat Murphy said. "Our members will get newsletters throughout the season with u p -t o-th e-min u te race inforrna tio n , behin d the scenes reports and special discount offers on ' race tickets and other me rchandise. Any fan planning to attend an NASB eventshould join. The tic ke t discounts alone will mak e it worth the effort." Fan members hip will cost $10 a year, but those dues will be waived for the first year . for anyone joining before June 1, 1995. To join, send your name a nd address to NASB, P.O. Box 161603, Sacramento, CA 95816. The AMA Pro Dirt Track tire rule (specifying Goodyear CD-8 re ins and CD-5 fronts) will be enforced in the 600cc and 250cc Pro-Am classes at the Vintage D i rt T r ack Ra cers Association (VDTRA) mile di rt track at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis, Indiana, on May 6. For more information call 219/486-7I72. Kyle Lewis was the w inner of the Celebrity Stock Car Race, held at Sunrise Valley Raceway in Adelanto, California, April 16. Lewis piloted a Chevrolet Monte Carlo, besting runner-up M arc Peters, who was also Monte Carlo equipped . Jere my M cGra th was th ird in a Chevrolet Camaro. Other notables who participated were Damon Bradshaw , J ohn D owd and Larry Ward. By a 13-6 vote, the Senate Commerce, · Science and Transportation Committee passed the Pr oduct Liability Fairnes s Act on April 6, accord ing to the Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC). The bill, desig nated .S.565, would establish uniform Federal product liab ility law nationwide. S.565 now goes to the full Senate for amendmen ts and a vo te, expected shortly after the Easter recess which ends on April 24. At least 60 votes are needed to s top a filib u s ter threatened by 5.565 opponents. G MD Com p u track has announced a contingency program for the Championship Cup Series (CCS). The program is an ince ntive type program tha t pays through to fourth place in each of the CCS 30 Pro-Am Series classes. For more information call 404/297-8464. Entries are now open for the 27th Annual Hangt own Mo tocro ss Clas sic, which will be held on May 6-7 in Rancho Cordova, California. Over 400 Sportsmen riders are expected to sign-up and compete on May 6 on the same race track the Pros will use on Sunday, May 7. Information on registration can be obtained by writing the Dirt Diggers M/C at P.O. Box 620338, Orangevale, CA 95662. Cli ff G uild, 67, died in Felton, Pennsylvania, on April 15. Guild was two-time Grand National Champion Gary Nixo n 's tuner during his championshipwi nning 1967-68 seasons. Guild is survived by his wife , Darla, and two sons, Clifford Jr. and Jimmy. A "Harley Legends" exhibit will open at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California, on May 20. Celebrating more than 90 years of HarleyDavidson's motorcycle history, the exhibit will feature a ra re collection of vintage, new and custom Harleys from collectors around the world. Celebrities such as Arnold Schw a rz en egg er and Ja y Len o will also have their motorcycles on display in the exhibit. For more ' information call 510/793-5700. AUTO GR APH S IG N ING: At Rose ville Honda /Kawasaki /Suzuki in Riv ers id e, California on May 5 from 6:00 p .m . to 7:00 p.m . Team Suzuki's Roger DeCoster and the rest of the fact o r y race team are sched uled to appear . For more i n fo r ma t io n call 916/782-2171. M OV ED : Lightweight Products , the titanium motorcycle axle ana fastener manufa cturers, to 144 N . Alta Vista Ave., Monrovia , CA 91 016-2129, 818/357-2722. AUTOGRAPH SI GNING: At Yamaha Sports Cent er in Seas ide , California, on April 28 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p .m. Vance & Hines Yamaha's Jamie James and Tom Kipp are scheduled to appear. For more information call 408/899-2401 - - - - - - -- Continlted on page 59 r - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ,- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - , ~ SUBSCRIPTION ORDER FORM ' • . 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