.INTHE TAPES
... . SyScott RouSSeau·
fter Team Harley-Davidson's Scott
Parker won the Eldora Half Mile,
the five-time Grand National
pion proceeded to climb on the box
nd thank "promoter:' Steve Morehead
or giving the AMA Grand National
ampionship Series a Springfield Mile- .
aliber event. That was pretty lofty praise,
onsidering that a "dummy" like Moreead had never promoted a race before.
Who says racers are dumb?
Maybe some of Morehead's peers
ought that he was when th.e "Findlay
lyer" announced that he was going to
romote his own AMA Grand National
hampionship Series race. Sure, Moreead had seen his pal Ronnie Jones proote shows at Oll
by Gene Romero, -~---:--!
who finished second in the
event but had already clinched ·the
championship. Larry Palmgren finished
third ... The Inter-Am Series got under
way with opening events in Elkhorn,
Wisconsin, and Copetown, Ontario.
Bengt Aberg took the first-moto win in
the U.S. event after Ake Johnson experienced collapsing-fork syndrome. Aberg
claimed first overall, with Johnson second. In Canada, Torsten Hallman rode
his Husky to overall glory ... Jody
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California. Nichol'as felt heavy drops
and pointed skyward when passing
officials, but no ohe else detected any
sign of.precipitation. Nicholas finished
the race soaked - in oil. His Norton had
lost its oil cover
cap, and had been rti=rr.nr';n=~
ra ining" oil on ~-'oJ.;....:J
him.
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15 YEARS AGO,..
OCTOBER 8,1980
mong the
many new
bikes for
1980 at the
IFMA show in
Cologne, Ger- 1l!:!!"Oii~!!J_~[ii_~
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many, was one new
bike for 1990 designed by automotive
legend Ferdinand Porsche. The designer speculated about a future in which
motorcycles would replace the family
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car. His "Futurebike" was almost completely enclosed in plastic and fiberglass
- even the wheels - and featured hand
warmers and a drive shaft... "I've been
trying to prove I'm a 250 rider," Brae
Glover said at the second round of the
Trans-USA Motocross series in
Buchanan, Michigan. Glover made his
point with a 3-2 overall win ahead of
Bob Hannah and· Mark BarnetL Gary
Scott set a new track record by clinging
to the wall apd taking the high groove
in the IS-lap Western Regional Championship in Gardena, California. His
5:40.14 finish won the Expert main and a
tie for first in series points with Randy
Goss, who finished third. Billy Labrie
was second.
5YEARS AGO...
OCTOBER 3, 1990
merica won its 10th consecutive
Motocross des Nations, thanks
to the efforts of Damon Bradshaw, Jeff Stanton, and Jeff Ward. Th~e:-r..:::::::::=~~g
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