Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

.vOICES: America.s weekly motorcycle newspaper . ~rs tQ tfleeClltor . Volume XXXII Sharon Clayton, President Michael Klinger, Publisher Editorial Paul Carruthers, Editor Kit Palmer, Associate Editor Donn Maeda, Associate Editor Scott Rousseau, Associate Editor Mark Hoyer, Managing Editor Laurel Allen, Editorial Assistant Keith Bush, Proofreader Advertising Terry Pratt, Natilmal Accounts Manager Mark Mitchell, Eastern Accounts Manager Mark Thome, Western Sales Manager Thomas Gonter, Western Sales Manager Forrest Hayashi, Western Sales Manager Greg Mitchell, Eastern Sales Manager Rick Matheny, Eastern Sales Manager Rhonda Crawford, Western Ad Coordinator Carla Allen, Eastern Ad Coordinator Laurie Snow, Assistant Marketing &: Promotion Mark Thome, Manager New Media Development Mark Mitchell, Manager Classified Ads Sharon Van Hazelen Graphics and Production Ree Johnson, Productwn Supervisor Mandy Loo, Production Manager Dennis Greene, Lab. Tech. 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FAJ< (404) 934-3112 e-mail editor@cyclenews.com subscribe@cyclenews.com advertising@cyclenews.com Cycle News (USPS 141..J40) is published weekly exa:pt the last two weeks of the calendar year for $50.00 per year by Cycle News, Inc., 2201 Qlerry Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90806. Second class postage paid at Long Beach. CA and at addition· aI mailing office. Canada Post International Publications Mail .546615. POSTMASTER: Smd addrns changes to Cycle News, P.O. B;ox 498, Long Beach, CA 90801~98. To determine the expiration date of your subscription, check the fow nwnbm on the first line of your addlftJ I~bel The fint two digits indicate the last issue numb6 you11 receive and the last two chanctml indicate the year of the l.pssue. Subscription rates: Rates for the United Smtes and its p0ssessions for one year. (SO issues), $50.00; two years 000 issues), $95.00; six months, (25 issues), 526.00; trial sub 05 issues), $19.00. ClllUlda and Foreign. one year (SO issues). $90.00; two ye... (100 issues), $175.00; six months C25 issues). $45.00; trial sub (15 issues), $38.00. Cycle News welcomes unsolicited editorial material induding stories, cartoons, photos, etc. Such material, if published, becomes the exclusive property of Cycle News. Reprinting in whole or part only by permission of the publisher. Advcrtis· ing rates and circulation information will be sent upon request. See S.R.DS. W§P,A ~TIffT10N Printed in U.S.A. Col,'Yright" Cycle News, [n<.1995. Trademark Cycle News teglslered U.S. Palent Office. All rights reserved. Remembering Lance My family attended the Lance Burgess Memorial Motocross races in Eureka, California, recently. Lance was one of the best riders to ever come out of the Padfic Northwest, but more than that he was a great husband to his wife Teresa and a loving father to his two young daughters, lindsay and Whitney. He is missed greatly by the many people he touched. We wanted to thank everyone involved and let them know how impressed we were with the job they did with the races. The show of support the community gave was outstanding. It brought back memories of how racing should be - lots of fun. Lance's daughter, Lindsay, won her moto on Sunday. Just like we remember Lance doing at Ruth Lake and French's Camp in the old days. We have known some great people who have gone to heaven before their time. We know they are up there now, building and riding on tracks we can only dream of - doing triples we don't dare do. Lance Burgess, Jeff Barbacovi and Tony Labodi all died different deaths before their time, but they lived the same life - motocross. We wish we could have them back. Only the great die young. Ken Goldie Santa Rosa, CA Contingencies I have been an off-road racer for 13 years and have ridden almost every event, bike brand and class known to man. I do not know Mr. Fouts (Voices, Issue 31, August 10), but either he has not been involved in racing for very long or maybe he has a very poor memory. Long before contingency money was up for grabs, there were many rid'ers who would get enough points to win a particular class and then quit riding the circuit until the following year - all to avoid being advanced to a more competitive class. To level criticism at hard fought for (and too long-.in coming) contingency programs and blame them for the woes of the sport is ridiculous. The reference Mr. Fouts makes to "integrity of sportsmanship" does bring up a major issue in off-road racing. As off-road racing has evolved, many classes have been created to provide riders of all abilities a reasonable level of competition to race with. As soon as classes were introduced, along came the "sand baggers" that cared more about wining . than anything else. If one must place blame then start with the riders themselves, there have been and always will be "cheaters" in our sport. Most riders, however, are good competitors with INSIDE' . ISsue #34, Aligllst 30,1995 . MOTOCROSS Loretta Lynn's German 125cc MX GP Necessary? Your coverage of the Washougal National MX (Issue #32, August 16) featw:ed the following quote from Jeff Emig: "It pitched me over the bars so 600 fan I am writing in regard to Scott Rousseau's excellent editorial suggesting a "farm system" featuring the 600cc singles. Being a former racer with a national number, who now tunes for his son, I've seen the advantages and disadvantages of running both types of motorCycles. If possible we would still be running a single in the Grand National Series if the AMA hadn't made it illegal to do so. Many times it would have been possible for my son Tom to run faster and safer on his single than on the 750cc V-twin that we've been forced to run in order to compete at the National level. Engine availability is nonexistent in the 750cc class. Honda has not made any engines in quite a while and while Harley says they have engines - have you tried to buy one? Parts availability is also poor. This is possibly due to the fact that these are race engines and have little or no relation to production motorcycles. I don't think the 883s are any better. Sure, the parts are readily available, but they aren't much cheaper than race parts and they require a lot more of them. Besides, the bikes are slow, heavy and they handle poorly (a dangerous combination on any dirt track). I haven't seen any Pro-Am level riders chomping at the bit to ride one, either. If dirt track racing is going to tum around, the first change would be to the current equipment standards. Tom Troudt Greeley, CO Letters to the editor should be sent to Voices, Cycle News, P.O. Box 498, Long Beach, CA 90806-Q498, faxed to 310/427-6685 or email, edito:r@cyclenews.com. Published letters do not necessarily reflect the position of Cycle News, Inc. Letters should not exceed 200 words and all letters are subject to edit· ing. Anonymous letters will not be considered for publication. AU letters should contain the writer's name, address and daytime phone number ... Editor. HILLCUMB Boone County National Hillclimb ....26 . DIRT TRACK . Indy Mile On the road with Mike Hacker Contingencies II In response to Mr. Fouts position on contingencies, I say, "Amen." And consider this. In the midst of rising costs in a sport that is not inexpensive to begin with, the contingency programs may be contributing to, rather than lessening, the expense of racing by requiring that the riders compete on new machinery. Considering that relatively few riders ~ave a real chance at receiving contingency money, and in the midst of $5000plus motorcycles, I believe that overall these programs are costing our riders money. In the real world of off-road racing there is certainly no real need. for the latest technology, and a capable racer can obtain excellent, even superior results on older, less expensive machines. Furthermore, amateur competition is a very special concept. The very word "amateur" translates to "for the love of the endeavor" and requires that rewards to be won are spiritual in nature and not material. Financial motivation will and does contaminate the purity of amateur competition. If the major manufacturers want to support the sport their money would be better spent with the organizing bodies and the sponsoring clubs. Imagine what the Rocky Mountain Enduro Circuit, the SETRA, or my own Southern Enduro Riders Association could do with a couple hundred thousand dollars.. Jonathan Kemp Roseland, LA God-damned fast, I don't even know what happened." Is it really necessary to print a quote like this word for word in your paper? This is exactly why it is so difficult to raise our kids in a clean and healthy environment. These professional riders are heroes to many of our young people, and when they read this kind of a statement they think it is the right way to talk. I have received Cycle News for many years and enjoy the great articles and race coverage, but I didn't enjoy this issue when you printed Mr. Emig's statement. Rick McUne Wenatchee, WA '. FEATURES ROAD RACING Czech Grand Prix integrity, some are great riders, others are not, none of this will change because of some manufacturer's contingency program. Off-road racing lacks credibility and bickering and whining over nickel and dime issues is not helping. Contingency programs, positive publicity and more professionalism are need. if our sport is to strive and grow. I hope that those sharing Mr. Fouts' sentiments will realize that if "death before dishonor" were practiced, cheating of any sort would be a thing of the past. Every ounce of energy that promoters and clubs waste on legislating riders' behavior is time that should be spent on more productive activities. Riders, if you are winning your class be a good sport and move up a notch. If you can't win a trophy then either go faster or live without trophies but never cheat. Remember, if it was easy it would not be a race Tim Singleton WestMonroe,LJ\ 6 10 20 14 24 DEPARTMENTS EVENTS LEADERBOARD RESULTS CALENDAR WANTADS TEARDOWN LOOKING BACK 28 37 38 39 44 59 59 ON THE FRONT COVER Loretta Lynn's Amateur MX, Indy Mile and Luca Cadalora in the Czech Republic. Indy Mile photo by Dave Hoenig. Cadalora photo by Gold & Goose.

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