Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

would return for next year's 500cc World Championship. According to Australian Motorcycle News (AMCN), Australian World Superbike promoter PhiIlip Island Motor Sports (PIMS) is extremely upset that the 1996 Australian Grand Prix is likely to be held only two weeks apart from the World Superbike race. Pending Dorna and IRTA's approval, the Australian Grand Prix will be moved to October 10-13 - just two weeks before the traditional Phillip Island round of the World Superbike Series. International Management Group (lMG) Australian GP director Gary Craft said: 'We requested the change because there is a lot of heavy event traffic around March with the IndyCars and the inaugural Melbourne Fl Grand Prix. We haven't heard back from lRTA or Dorna but we expect the date to be confirmed in the next couple of weeks." In response to the news of the date change, PlMS circuit manager Fergus Cameron told AMCN: "We are concerned about the date clash - in a country the size of Australia it makes no sense at all and won't do the GP or our event any favors. The Superbikes have traditionally taken place towards the end of the season and we are taking steps to ensure that the event is not undermined for the sake of a one-off date change." Eastern Creek, the site of the Australian~ Grand Prix, is currently undergoing a facelift. The track had 40mm of its surface removed with the track getting a complete resurface job. In addition, smooth curbing will replace the rippled concrete used at the Creek in the past and the wall in Turn Eight will be pushed back. Estimated cost of the upgrade is roughly $I million. British actor Jeremy Irons has had his motorcycle license taken away for three months; Irons was caught doing 97 mph on his BMW RI00RT on the M4 highway recently. Fastrack Riders road racing schools are offering a special discount to AMA members who attend one of its highperformance riding classes. Fastrack Riders conducts schools at WiIlow Springs Raceway in Rosamond, California, and will give AMA members a 15 percent discount off the $1000 admission price to the riders orientation school. For more information call 805/256-7320. . The Barber Vintage Museum is now MX des Nations: Lamson, 'Emig, Hughes T open to the public. The dream collection of businessman George Barber Jr. is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and features some 300 motorcycles which have been restored for permanent display. After assembling an impressive collection of historic automobiles, Barber turned his attention to motorcycles in the la te 1980s. Admission for nonAMA members is $5 for adults and $2 for children - AMA members get in free. he AMA announced the three riders who will represent the United States at the 1995 Motocross des Nations, to be held September 10 in Sverepec, Slovakia. Team Honda/I-8OQ-Collect's Steve Lamson, Team Yamaha's Jeff Emig and Team SplitFire/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki's Ryan Hughes will make up the team, and Suzuki's Roger DeCoster will serve as Team Manager. Lamson will compete in the 125cc class aboard his factory Honda CR125. Following' the August 6 Washougal 125/250cc National, Lamson sat third in the series point standings, and is without a doubt the winningest American 125cc pilot. This will be Lamson's first year on the U.S. team. Emig' will pilot his familiar Yamaha YZ250 in the 250cc class, and is the "veteran" of the '95 team. This will be Emig's first year competing in the 250cc class, as he raced in the 12Scc division the previous three years. Following Budds Creek, Emig sat second in the 250cc National Championship Series point standings. The surprise of the team is Hughes on the 500. Ryan Hughes Apparently, 1993 SOOcc National Champion Mike LaRocco was slated to pilot the big bike, but because of his recent knee injury at the July 30 Millville National, a replacement rider was required. Four-time Motocross des Nations team member Mike Kiedrowski announced before the selection process began that he didn't desire to compete, leaving Hughes as the next Kawasaki factory rider of choice. "I've raced a KXSOO at Mammoth several times before," said Hughes. '1 think I can get the job done. I've always wanted to do something like this, and I'm going to give it my all. I'll be getting a 500 pretty soon so that I can start practicing." Hughes left the Washougal National with the 125cc National Championship Series point lead. Although Dale Quarterley did not compete in the North American Super Bike round at Road America on August 6, it was not because he was getting a leg up on the competition by racing in a club event at Gateway International Raceway, the site of the August 13 AMA Superbike National Championship event. "I missed Roger's (Edmondson, the founder of NASB) race mainly because my accident in Michigan got me backlogged," Quarterley said. "I'm just starting to catch up." Quarterley also wanted everyone to know that the brake pads which "de-laminated" and caused him to crash during qualifying for the AMA Superbike National at Brainerd International Raceway was not an EBC brake pad. "We've been testing new EBC stuff and testing other stuff to see how we're doing with the EBCs," Quarterley said. "The accident happened when we were using non-EBC pads." J eft Stanton is wel:l on the road to recovery following his street bike accident nearly two weeks ago. The multitime 250cc National and Supercross Champion was riding his XR650L when he was broadsided by a car that had lost its brakes coming off a highway offramp near his home in Sherwood, Michigan. Accordit:lg to a Honda spokesman, Stanton has been resting at home, but will return to the hospital on Wednesday for the first of a series of reconstructive operations. Wednesday's surgery will be focused on his thumb and shoulder areas. Local road racer Jason Farrell competed in the CCS Regional event a\ Road America the day prior to the beginning of the NASB weekend on August 5-6, and he did quite well. Farrell went out and won both of his classes, but it would ultimately cost him. In order to compete on Friday, Farrell - a painter by trade - called in sick for work. Later . that night, Farrell was featured on the evening news and, unfortunately for him, his boss was watching. When Farrell came into work the next morning, he was fired. AUTOGRAPH SIGNING: At Buck's Motorcycles and Accessories, in Koko• mo, Indiana, on August 18, from 5 to 7:00 p.m. Dirt trackers Joy Springsteen, Kevin Atherton and Bret Landes are scheduled to appear. For more information, call 317/459-3860.· AUTOGRAPH SIGNING: At Athens Sport Cycles in Athens, Ohio, on August 26 starting at 3 p.m. Yamaha/Sport Cycles Offroad Racing Team members Ter·ry Cunningham, Doug Blackwell, Tommy Norton and Duane Conner are scheduled to appear. For more information call 614/653-7395. AUTOGRAPH SIGNING: At Cycle West in Petaluma, California, on August 25 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Team Suzuki road racers Fred Merkel and Thomas Stevens are scheduled to appear. 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