Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

killed on January 1 in a snow m obile accident. Struther s was the founder of Carl 's Cycle Sales in Boise, Idaho and was an avi d off-road mo tor cyclist. He is survived by h is wife, Liz, tw o d au gh ters, Carrie Jolliffe an d Jan Ashl ey , a son, Jack Struther s, and tw o grandchildren. Singl e -e vent lic ense s a re s till being made avai labl e for th e AM A Supercro ss Series, according to th e AMA . Stipul at io ns of the licenses are as follows: Applications must be su bm itted to the AMA office for processing prior to th e event and applications will no t be accep ted at th e tra ck; rid ers mus t ha ve th eir licens e s in p ossession before being permitted to participate; s in g le- e v e n t li ce n s e s will onl y be accepted at th e event designated on the license; applicants can purchase onl y o ne license durin g the AMA Supercross Seri es; sta n d ard licensing requirem ents will be followed, including proof of age an d eli gi bi lity; AMA membership is required and must be curren t th r ou g h the la st d a y of th e month the event is held; a single-event license will cost $35; lic ense applica tions can be req u ested by co n tacti ng the AMA. Bartel s Harley-Davidso n, sponso rs of one of th e top teams in AMA SuperTwi ns racing, h as signed a contract to use MetzeJer tire s for the 1996, 1997 and 199 8 racing seasons . "They ha ve a n in cr edible enthu s ia sm for ou r program," team m an ager Rick Hutch in s said. "They listened to ou r comments and suggestions, which is a nice feeling. Th e Me tzeler 'p eop le ca n re a lly make you feel we lcome." O regon /Wash in gt on road race se ries w inner in 1995. ing to team manager Tom Cummings. For instance, Davis will be brin ging form e r R&R Racing m e ch ani c De n nis Town wit h him to TCR and will be workin g ou t of th e te am' s ' 95 transp ort er w hile Atherton's crew will b e h oused iii a new rig . "I' ll be h elping .De n n is b uild Will ' s moto r s, " Cum min gs said. "Bu t Denni s a nd Rand y Brady will be respo ns ib le for Will' s b ikes on th e road . Dave Watts an d I will be worki ng w ith Kevin. I' ve al so h ired Gary Nixon to be th e as sistant team man ager. I' m tr yin g to su rro u nd th is team with as many quality people as I can, so that when we come to a race w e're th e bi g s how . Ben Ford Jr. is putting a hell of a lot into th is sp ort, and we're tr yin g to m ake it as p rofessiona l as we can. We're going to try to knock Scotty (Parker) off that podium." Da vis w ill be re p laci ng former TCR rid er Dan Bu tl er, who h as reportedly signed a deal wi th Gardner Racing for ' 96. R&R Ra cin g is rumored to h ave li ned up 1995 AMA G ra n d N at ional Cham p io nship se r ies runner -up Rich Ki ng to con tes t ' its Honda RS750s for th e year. According to a press release from th e . race track, the owners of Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia, a re co nsi dering selling the facility. "I am proud of th e progress w e've made in the last th ree y ea rs in resto r in g b oth th e p hysical property and th e rep u ta tion o f Ro ad Atlanta in th e busin es s commu ni ty," CEO and presid ent Jim Kanel y sai d . "H ow e ver, roa d racing e vents a lone have not been profitable en ou gh to p rovide an adequate return on th e investment we made in the track and the 700 acres of land surrou nd ing it ." Selli n g the track is the owners' secon d option, according to th e release . The numbero ne priority is to loc at e a corporate partner. FM F Ra cin g will be sponsoring World 125cc Supercro ss Ch amp ion ship runner -up Da vid Vuilleminin the ope ning round s o f th e GFI an d CMC w inter motocross series as well as three West Coast rounds of th e AMA We stern Regi onal Supercros s Se r ies. The 18yea r -o l d Fren chm an will co m pe te aboard an FMF-built Kawasaki KX125, which will be maintained by his fath er D id ier Vuillemin . In his first ap pea rance at the GFI series opene r at Perris Raceway, Vu ille m in fini sh ed six th in the 125cc Pro class. The Th ird Annua l March of D im e s Bik ers for Babies rid e will begin at the Hard Rock Cafe at Un iversal Studios in Fl orida on M arch 24 a t 9 a .rn, Th e parade route will take rid ers th rou gh O rlando and will include a free lunch for all participants. In addition , a 1996 Harley-Davidson H eritag e Softai l will be given aw ay . For mor e in formatio n, call Jill Eckert at the March of Dim es at 407 / 84 9-0790 ,o r Keit h Finnerty at 407/ 774-9090. Tra vel cad e/Saddl e m en, the form er sp on s or o f AMA G rand Nationa l Championship competito r Will D avis, will be exp anding its dirt tra ck racing program for the 1996 season. "O ur race efforts this p ast season were ve ry suc cessful at increasing aw areness for the Travelcade a n d Saddl emen brand s, " sai d Trav elc ade I Saddl em en presid ent Tom Seym our. "Because of thi s su ccess, we are very excited abo ut ope ning our ra ce p rogram, ' Team Sad d lemen,' to many more professional ra cer s." Team Saddlemen is now open to all professiona lly licensed AMA expert dirt tracke rs . App li cant s ' mu st se n d a profi le / re sum e to : Sa d dlemen Race Suppor t, 1933 E. Dublin-G ran ville Rd ., #229, Columbus, OH 43229 before Janu ary 31. Team Labelle/ MVR ha s anno unced the signing of 1995 Formula USA Ch am pion Chris Taylor an d for mer Day ton a 200 winner Dave Sadowski as its team member s for th e 1996 season. Both rid ers will contest the Form u la USA Ser ies. In a d d i t io n, Lab e ll e h a s signed up you ng Ja son Fletcher, the Wiseco Piston h as anno unced what is its largest superc ross/ motocross su pport and contingency program to date. Wiseco will post $53,000 total for th is year's AMA Su per cr oss a nd Nation al M X e ve n ts . Wi s eco wi ll pa y fir st through 20th position s in all '125 and 250cc classes, and they will also pa y the top-finish in g pri va teer's mechanic $50 in each 125 and 250cc even t. For more information, call 909/672-9636. And s peaki ng of Will Davis, the fourth-ranked di rt tracker in the nation h a s d ep ar ted R&R Racing to jo in Kevi n Atherton on TCR Racing Ha rley-Davidsons fo r 1996 . In fact , Da v is ' a ddition is just one step in a co m p lete revamp of the Ben Ford [ r.» owned, Michi gan -based team , accord- The Rick Co le Auction Com p any will be pr esenting one of the premier collee tions of racing an d collector motorcycles in a "no reserve" p ub lic auction at th e Pe tersen Automotive Mu seum in Los Angeles, Ca lifo rnia, on March 16. Mor e tha n 100 hi st o ricall y significan t bikes will be sold to the high est bidder wit h no minimum bids. A 1954 AJS Porcupine, one of on ly 10 made, is sai d to be the prized p iece of the auction . The machine is va lue d at ove r $250,000. For more infor mation call 818/506-6533. AU TOGRA PH SIGNING: At Cy cle Rid er s in Longwood, Florida, on Janua ry 12 fr om 6 to 7 p .m . Me mbers of Team Suzuki 's m o t o cr o s s t e am a re scheduled to appear. For more ·informati on, call Mitch Ma rqu i at 407 /695-4900. AUTOGRAPH SIGNING: At Cy cle Sport s Center in Orlando, Flori da, on Thurday, January 11 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tea m Yamaha members Damon Bradshaw , John Dowd, Doug H e n ry and Ke v in W indham are schedu led to a p p ea r . For m ore informati on, ca ll 40 7 /299- 9191. Thes e s am e riders are al so sch ed u le d to appear on January 12th from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Beach Sportcy cles, in Coc o a , Flo ri d a . Fo r more inform ati on, call 407/ 631-5571. NAMED: Former 125c c Na tional MX and Supercros s Champion Johnn y O'M ara, as Sports Marketing representati ve for Oakley Inc. O'Mara will ma nage Oakley's motor cycle and watercraft s por ts ma rk etin g programs, wh ich include rider su p port and team developme nt on a world wide leve l. MO VED : The National Off-Highway Vehi cle Conservation Council Inc., to 1020 Superior Aveneu, Sheboygan, WI 53081-2262. The new phon e number is 800/348-6487. APP OINTED: Ri ch ard La g ue, vice 'p residen t and exectu tive publish er of Petersen Publishing Company, to th e Californi a Recr eational Trails Committee, b y Californi a Govern or Pete Wil son. PR O M OTED: Da v id Kos hollek, to di rector of developmen t for th e Motor. cy cle Mechan ics Institu te . Ko shollek previously su perv ised MMI' s HarleyDavidson progr am s. M OVE D : An sw e r Produ cts Inc ., to 28209 Avenue Standford, Valenci a, CA 91355, e ffec tive Ja n ua ry 1996. Th e phone number is u n chan ged, but th e fax n um bers ha ve ch anged to th e follow ing: Sa le s 805/ 294-4179, Gene ral 805/ 294-4181. NAMED: California Sportbike Racin g as a ro ad race tracksid e distributor for EBC Brak es for th e Western regi on of th e Un ited Stat es. Fo r m ore information , call 714 /642-0104. NA MED: MTA Inc ., as a Ferodo brakes d ist ributor in Southern California . For more info rmation, call 909/ 483-3663. MARRIED: Parts Unlimited 's Br ian Co rnelius to longtime girlfriend Pe tr a Michels on November 11 in Las Veg as, Nevada . MOVED: American Motorcycle Racing Te am s Inc . (AMRT) to 16 82 Els tow Court, Westlake Village, CA 91361. 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