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Ray Hensley the originator of Trackmaster racing frames, is recuperating at
home after a brief hospital stay. Cards
and letters can be sent to Hensley at
11435-A Santa Fe, Hesperia, CA 92345.
Roadracing Today, the America Online
road racing forum, has expanded to
become part of the BikeNet package on
the World Wide Web. BikeNet
(http://www /bikenet.co.uk) includes
the following: Motorcycle Sport Magazine; Phase One Endurance Report;
Help Required; Tech Talk; Great Biking
Roads; Great Biking Places; Gravel
Rash; and RaceShots.
The Ducati Corse World Superbike
team is now on the Internet. The World
Wide Web pages of the Ducati team
feature comments and real-time results
from each race, downloadable pictures
from each circuit and a "technical"
area with the bike's specifications and
rider profiles. Internet users will also
be able to e-mail riders and teams
through the new service. AIl remaining
races will be covered. Ducati Corse's
Internet address is: http://www.sextant.it/fs/ducati_corse.html. For email: Ducati_Corse@sextant.it.
The AMA Road Race Advisory Committee has decided against the use of
blue flags at AMA National Championship Road Races. "Discussing issues
as important as the use of a new signal
flag is one of the reasons the AMA
formed the advisory committee, which
is comprised of representatives from
each of the participating manufacturers
and top riders," said Ron Barrick, AMA
Road Race Manager. Barrick said the
committee was not comfortable with the
idea of giving tum marshals responsibility that would require them to pay more
attention to the order of the race than to
their normal duties, and that any action
that a rider may take after being shown
the flag could be hazardous to riders
behind them.
Kinko's Kawasaki's Thomas Wilson
and James Randolph were scheduled to
be part of a segment for the television
show, "The Extremists," on Monday,
July 24 at Sears Point Raceway in Sonoma California. The 10-minute segment
may air as early as September.
Justin Blake was awarded the inaugural
AMA Pro Racing Scholarship, an incentive created by the AMA to encourage
16- and 17-year-old racers to further
their education. Blake attended Thornapple Kellogg High School in Mid-
dleville, Michigan, and graduated 15th
in his class with a grade point average
of 3.74. He has been accepted into
Michigan State University where he will
study Computer Science and Engineering. A total of 22 racers applied for this
year's scholarship.
Rice Honda Suzuki of Rapid Gty, South
Dakota, will celebrate their 30th Honda
Anniversary, Stwgis Rally open house
August 8. Free hot dogs and soft drinks
will be provided all day. In addition to
the open house, riders are invited to
participate in the Black Hills chapter of
Honda Riders' Club of America
(HRCA) Sturgis Rally Moonlight Poker
Run, half the proceeds of which go to
the Ride for Kids Foundation. For more
information call 605/342-2242.
1996 Suzuki RMs
J
ust as we were going.to press, the FedEx delivery man threw a package from
Japan on our desks, containing photographs of the all-new Suzuki RM motocross
lineup. While we will provide more detailed information in a future issue, we
thought you might enjoy a peek at the 1996 RM25O.
Specs were not included with the pictures, but from what we hear, the RMl25 and
250 are practically new from the ground up. Call us superficial, but the most noticeable
update is the change in bodywork. Apparently, Suzuki has decided that full-eoverage
radiator shrouds - standard on the yellow machines sInce 1993 - are not such a good
idea. The Suzuki marketing department also went with the obligatory purple hue on
the shrouds.
More important than the graphic updates is the ~tch to a conventional fork, making Suzuki the first Japanese company to return to the traditional suspension philosophy. (Austrian manufacturer KTM made the switch last year.)
The AMA Superbike National at Sears
Point Raceway in Sonoma, California,
on August 25-27 will be sponsored by
McGraw Insurance. The race will be
called the McGraw Insurance California Superbike Challenge.
Off-roader Ward Landis, from Santa
Monica, California, will be trying to
make history at the Baja 1000 on
November 10-11. Landis, who has competed in the 1000 twice before, turns SO
on September 27. Despite the fact that
the race will be over 1000 miles in length
this year, Landis is planning to solo
Class SO. Further scanning of the entry
list reveals that a two-rider team from
Hong Kong has signed up, as has a
physically handicapped rider from
Israel. .
door and Ron got up to answer it. The
person asked for a cigarette and the
next thing Ron knew, there were three
people at the door. One of them suddenly pulled a gun on Ron and then all
three barged in, each one now holding a
gun. They demanded all of Ron and
Jeff's money and threatened to kill
them. Ron and Jeff were happy to
oblige but when Ron reached into his
pocket for some cash, one of the robbers
grabbed Ron and forced him to the
ground, while another grabbed Jeff and
pushed his face into the comer of the
wall while holding a gun to his head.
When it was all over, the. three robbers
got away with approximately $180. Neither Ron nor Jeff were hurt in the incident.
Fritz Kling rode a Hinds Motorsports
Triumph Speed Triple to a second-place
finish behind the Ducati of William
White during the BEARS race at the
Mid-Dhio Sports Car Course on July 23.
The race was held in conjunction with
the AHRMA historic races at the Lexington, Ohio, venue. Look for complete
coverage in next week's issue of Cycle
News
Factory KTM rider Jeff Dement and his
father, Ron, had an interesting experience recently. According to KTM's Scot
Harden, the Monday following the July
16 Troy, Ohio, National Motocross, Jeff
and Ron caught a flight to California for
a promotional photo shot with KTM
and arrived in Los Angeles late Monday
night. They then drove approximately
two hours to Moreno Valley, California,
where they checked into a motel at
approximately 3 a.m. After having just
fallen asleep, there was a knock at the
.American Suzuki has mailed notification to 152 qualifiers and 333 alternates
for the 1995 Suzuki RM Cup Clullenge Eastern region motocross at Pleasure Vaney Raceway in Johnstown,
Pennsylvania, on August 19. An additional 161 qualifiers and 152'alternates
for the Suzuki RM Cup Challenge
Western region event scheduled at Silver State Raceway in .Carson City,
Nevada, on September 9, should
receive notification by July 31. The
posted payout 'for each event is expected to be some $72,lSO.
American Suzuki has also announced its
plans for the 1996 Suzuki RM Cup
Challenge program. Suzuki plans to
feature a single East/West challenge
race to be held at a new facility in Branson, Missouri, in August of '96. To be
eligible, riders must purchase a 1994-%
Suzuki RM80, 125 or 250 and compete in .
Suzuki contingency events. The top
points earners in each of the regions will
be invited to the 1996 challenge, which
is slated to pay a total of $100,700.
HIRED: Scott F. Wright, as International
and National Marketing Sales Manager
for IMS Products in Riverside, California.
BORN: Vitek (Vit) Ayrton Harvey, to
former off;road racer Taz Harvey and
his wife Milena, July 11, in Dublin, California. Harvey earned a gold medal in
the 80cc class at the Swedish Six Days in
1990.
MOVED: Shoo Safety Helmet Corporation, to 22605 East La Palma Ave.. , Ste.
507, Yorba Linda, CA 92687. The new
telephone number is 714/692-8776 and
the new fax number is 714/692-2815. ~
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