Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

I Our apologies, last week's ad inadvertently cut off some of our ridefs names due to computer error. Here's the "It made it difficult, on top of being hurt, to have a bike that's not really happy here," Russell said. Before the Brazilian GP comes another three-week break and Russell believes he'll be 100 percent in Rio de Janeiro, the first of the final three GPs, all held on tracks the former world superbike champion's never seen. . One track he has seen, and which he'd like to return to, is Daytona. With Suzuki bringing out a new GSXR750, the three-time champion would like to become the first rider to win four times on the high banks and give Suzuki their .first victory in the race since Kevin Schwantz won in 1988. But he won't do it unless it's done right. "If I want to do something like that, . I've got to make sure that Suzuki's really, really, really in it to win it, because I don't want to go otherwise. If they're not going to do the testing it's going to take, and if the bike's not going to do it, I don't know. I just want to know that if I'm going to do it, it's going to be the right goods, it's got a chance to win, all _ the stuff that goes along with it. The last thing that I want is to go back there and get beat by Kawasa.ki." Much has been said and written about Russell's departure from the middle of his three-year Muzzy Kawasaki deal. Rob Muzzy claimed that he broke his contract, Russell countered by saying that it was not he who was contracted to Muzzy, but Scott Russell Inc., an entity which was contracted to provide a rider. Russell nominated Brit Terry Rymer. Muzzy declined. The matter was completely resolved toward the end of July, though none of the parties will discuss the particulars of the settlement. And the negotiations preyed less on Russell's mind, and affected his racing a lot less than many people thought it would. "I think, looking back on it, I feel bad about...I'm not happy about having to leave like that. What I feel worse about is the way he (Muzzy) handled himself in it. I knew that he wasn't going to be happy with it, but I thought, you know, he's not going to lose his head and st~rt spouting off and saying some of the things that he said when they weJe straight up, untrue things. Some of the things about the contract, J breached the contract. That was untrue. And if everybody knew what the thing read, they'd know that, but they don't. He just wanted to create that element of people wondering: Did r do the right thing? Or did r do it legally? Or whatever. . "I felt bad about the way he handled it and hoped he would handle it in a different way, and I haven't spoken to him since then and don't know when I will. And I don't think it's going to do much good to talk to him, unfortunately. We had a good partnership going there and we were at the end. (I had done) all I could with the team - which are great guys; they just didn't all work good together. And it wasn't a good atmosphere to be in and I just didn't have the drive to continue doing it. Regardless of whether this thing had come along, I don't know what would have happened." There were some who thought that he might have been shut out of a ride for 1996 completely. "That's kind of what I thought, too," he admitted. "I thought,. you know, I can't spend all my time worrying about that. I know what I can do. If they don't give me the chance, we'll cross that bridge when I get there. But if they do, which I think they will, then everybody will be just fine." 0 correct list. I Herrs Mud in Yow Eye Two hurricanes hit Lorena Lynn's this year, the first one came from mother nature and left axle deep mud and slime. The second one came from Pro Cicuit and blew-away the competition. Proof, Pro Circuit lawws how to set-up the fastest bikes whatever the condition - and if your not running Pro Circuit, Wel~ here's mud in your eye. August - 14th Annual Loretta Lynn's Amateur National ChampionShips 85 14-15 Mod. 85 14-15 Stock 859-13 Mod. SuperMini 85 12-13 Stock 125 A Stock 250 A Stock 125 B Stock 125 B Mod. L25 12-15 Mod. . L25 12-15 Stock 250BMod. 250B Stock VET A +30 Women 1st 4th 1st 4th 1st 2nd 2nd 4th . 1st .2nd 1st 4th 1t 3rd 4th 1st 4th 5th 2nd 4th 5th 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 1st 2nd 1st Ricky Carmichael August Lausberg Ricky Carmichael August Lausberg Emesto Fonseca Emesro Fonseca Matt Walker Jeremy Brown Shatin Perolio Josh Sweat Shaun Perolio Josh Sweat Charley Bogard Eric Schoen Charley Dunaway Brock Senards Casey Lytle Eric Schoen Nick Wey Danny Smith Brett Racine NickWey Danny Smith Jiri Dostal Casey Lytle Brock SeUards Billy Liles Kristy Shealy Pipe, Silencer; Motor; Suspension Pipe, Silencer; Motor; Suspension * * Pipe, Silencer; Motor; Suspension Pipe, Silencer; Motor; Suspension Pipe, Pipe, Pipe, Pipe, Pipe, Pipe, Pipe, Pipe, Pipe, Pipe, * * * * * * * * * Silencer; Motor; Silencer; Motor; Silencer; Motor; Silencer; Motor; Silencer; Motor; Silencer; Motor; Silencer; Motor; Silencer; Motor; Silencer; Motor; Silencer; Motor; Suspension Suspension Suspension Suspension Suspension' Suspension Suspension Suspension Suspension Suspension * Pipe, Silencer, Motor; Suspension Pipe, Silencer; Motor; Suspension Pro Circuit would like to give honorable mention to the following riders that didn't finish in the top five, for one reason or another. These Pro ·Circuit riders still had to go thru a qualifying process in order to get to this race which establishes them as some of the elite riders in this country: Travis Elliot/Ivan Tedesco / Geo Tedesco / Hally Whitecotton / Doug Parsons / Kenneth Jones / Andy Bowyer / Jason Sybert/Isaiah Johnson / Kevin Gravett / Harold Goodman / Ryan Haines / Jimmy Wilson / Jason Dodds / Scotty Pinson /Robert Fasnell. • The srock bikes these riders won on were adjusted ro weather and lrtu:k condiJions before efJ£h race by Pro Circuit technicimrs. ~ PRO CIRCUIT ~RDce. 4214 E. La Palma, Anaheim, California 92807 fax 714/993-0344 714/993-5400 51

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