Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

VOICES America's weekly motorcycle newspaper . Letters totheeditor ' Volume XXXIII Sharon Gayton , President Michael Klinger, Publisher Editorial Paul Carruthers, Editor Kit Palmer, Associate Editor Donn Maeda, Associate Editor Scott Rousseau, Associate Editor Mark Hoyer, Managing Editor Keith Bush, Copy Editor Advertising Terry Pratt, NationalAccounts Manager Mark Mitchell, Eastern Accounts Manager 'Mark Thome, Western SalesManager 11 10mas C enter, Western SalesManager Forrest Hayashi, Western Sales Manager Greg Mitchell, Eastern Sales Manager Rick Matheny, Eastern Sales Manager Rhonda Crawford, WesternAd Coordinator Carla Allen, Eastern Ad Coo rdinator Laurie Snow, Assistant Marketing & Promotion Mark Thome, Manager New Media Deveiopment Mark Mitchell, Director Rick Matheny, Operations Classified Ads Sharo n Van Hazelen Graphics and Production Ree Johnson, Production Supervisor Mandy Loa, Production Mllllager Dennis Greene, Lab. Tech. Stacey Guest, Graphic Artist Amy Faught, Graphic Artist Administrati o n Judy Klinger, Coordinator Leanne Sims, Administratite Assistant Accounting/Data Processing Donna Bryan-Diamond, N R Coordinator Geneva Rep ass, Assistant Herlan e Lewis, Credit Circulation Rheba Smith, Manager Alma Anguiano, Proces sing Coordinator Pam Klein, Billing Coordinator Carol Beg ovic, De Coordinator aler Service and Support Bridgett Bo brofsky, Receptionist Leonard Herring, Sen nce and Support National He ad q uarters 2201 Cherry Ave., Long Beach, CA 90806, P.O. Box 498, Long Beach, CA 90801-D498 (310)427-7433; (21 3) 636-8844. FAX (310) 427-6685 Eastern Office 4188 First Ave., Tucker, GA,30084; . mailing add ress P.O. Box 805. Tucker, GA 30085-0805. (770) 934-7850. FAX (770) 934-3112 e-mail editorfscyc lenews.com subscribe@cyclenews.com advertising@cyclenews.com Interne t http:/ / www.cyclenews.com Cycle News (USPS 141-340) is published weekly except the last two weeks of the calendar year for $50 per vear by .00 Cycle News, lnc., 2201 Cherry Avenue, Long Bt:>ach, CA 90806. Second class postage paid at Long Beach, CA and at additional mailing office. Canada Post Intemarional Publications Mail Trials fan A coup le of years ago I started subscribin g to Cycle N ews because I'd been told that yo u occas ion ally ran som e articles on observed trials. When I sta rted getting my first issu es, I w as pleased to see that you did indeed run som e ar ticles. Then I realized that there were more an d more arti cles in following issu es; then some of o u r N o rthern Ca lifornia events w ere being covered and I actually go t to see my name in prin t. This brin gs me to the reason for this letter: Issue #7, February 21,1 996. My excitement w hen I saw th e front p age was hard to contain... harder still wa s wa iting un til I got hom e to read it. The ed ito rs in general, Donn Maeda in particular, have done an ou tstan ding service to ou r sport. This issue is a collectors item for m e. Donn's articl es on the new bikes and the National riders wa s literal ly food for my eyes. I gobbled . A grea t addition are the world arti cles from John Dick inson, and it was also nice to hear about Berni e (Schreiber ). Thank you for your coverage of trials. Actually, th ank you for the excellent coverage tha t yo u give m ost m o torcycl e events. Since subscribin g, I'v e learned a lot about other forms of mo tor cycle recreation and competition that aren' t pop u lar in cen tral California. Again, th ank you an d keep it up. Neil Novack Big Sur, CA Teardown I Your misgivin gs about th e In ternet ar e well founded (Teardown, Issu e #7, February 21). Plagiarism is ram pan t, qua lity rar e, w ith w riter s saying in 700 words what cou ld be said in 70 words. A few issu es back we referre d to th e Internet as "a kind of gian t Tupperware p arty fo r co m puter gecks." We w ere being kind. One of our writers p redicts the Net will go th e way of the CB rad io cra ze . Remember that? Brian Halton Still no t on-line San Francisco, CA Halton is the publisher of City Bike, 0- newspaper based ill San Francisco, California... Editor Teardown II I just read with gr eat inter est the Tear- down colum n by Paul Car ru thers. Now while I have always found Cycle News to be a credible editorial, Pau l's proclaiming it to be the m otorcycle ind ustry's fastest publication is taking self praise a bit too fa r, wh ich al so incidenta lly br in gs to m ind an old proverb abou t people who live in glass hou ses... etc. You see, re cently I rea d yo u r " In Th e Wind " article about th e recent Grand Prix tests at Shah Alam. No t only did I read the exact same report word for word in Britain's Motor Cycle News, I also read it a full we ek earlier. Now that's fast. Now I know you guys wo rk with the s am e jo urnalists in G ra n d Prix and World Sup erbike, even the tests on these machines are done by the same rep or ters, etc., but d on 't clai m to be " the fas tes t publicati on in the industry" (assumin g, or co u rse, the ind us tr y is w o rldwide) wh en some of us know th is not to be the case. No, no, please don't throw stones at me. Sean McGloin Yon kers, NY SeOlI, you are absolutely correct. M otor Cycle News in Ellgland is indeed the fastest publication in the industry . M y apologies, old chap. By the way, I'll bet yOIl a pint of Guinness you can't fin d the Atlanta Supercross coverage in your next MCN... Editor. SWM seeks SWF I realize tha t you guys are in the business of re porting m ot or cycle new s, but h ow abo ut this for a tw ist of the wrist: How about a small section for per son al ad s? Being a single and livin g in the '90s isn' t a pi cn ic . Ma y be you co ul d ca ll it "Hooked up ." Let's face it, m ost of th e general public has a goo d dose of brain da mage (not from endo-ing, m ind you ), but you get th e picture. Most of th e ind ividuals I have m et who do ride are tru ly unique and usuall y ha ve th eir act together. The biggest triple ju m p is tha t d irt babes are suc h a rar e com modity. Where d oes o ne loo k for su ch a person? Point blan k - the th rott le is in your hand. Thanks for a gre at pape r. De an Christense n Encin ita s, CA Excell en t coverage o f th e 1996 AMA Supercross Series. Craig Roberts cmroberts®VaIIeynet.com Seeking Dale I was tryin g to ge t an address for Dale Qu art e rl e y, the road r ac e r wh o just reti red. You p ublished a news brief on him and his injuries from Daytona which had a mail ing add ress for cards and letters. Can you p ossibly dig thi s up? It is greatly appreciated .. Greg Flagg Flagg.g.l.®Weso.po .023@smtpgty.bi. we c.com Qu arterley can be reached at 51 Pochassic St., Westfield, MA 01085... Editor. Ducatismo Ala n Cathca rt' s bias to w a r d Ducati m ot orcycles has been known for a long tim e, ye t his choi ce for best superbike, and w hy, is quite pleasing. I am tired of hearin g the whiners and how th e ru les of ra cin g favor th e Du ca ti. If the rul es fav ored a twin, Harley's entry sh ould h ave b een more com petitive from th e sta rt. Why h aven 't m ore m anufacturers used a twin or even a trip le? After Cook Nielson's dominating win at Dayton a in th e late 70s, th ere was a lon g dr y spell withou t a success ful twin in supe rbike racing. There was eve n talk back then th at th e rules favored the fours and even with the weigh t an d d isp lacement advan tage there was no way a twi n would be com petitiv e. The formula h as bee n basically the same for all these years and Ducati had the vision that they could compete suc cessfully in thi s arena. The fact that a m anageab le power deliver y has an advantage over sheer horsepower suggest to me th at th e tire manufacturers b reak ou t of th ei r ex is ting p a radigm w hen it comes to m otorcycle tire technology. In th e mean tim e, I will enjoy riding my 916 - w hich happen s to be the most fantastic m achine I've ever ow ne d, ridde n, raced or been asso ciated wi th. Rich Sil vestri sh erman j@toltbbs.com No... Editor. Kudos, ESPN Kudos to ESPN for finally figuring it out. Put all th e motorsports on one channe l and actuall y sho w them. I wa s so sick of Mo toW or ld ge tt ing pre-empted b y Sportsc en ter. " If yo u sho w it, we will .watch." Just don't m ake us try to find it. Lett ers to th e editor s hould be se n t to Voices, Cycle New s, P.O. Box 498, Long Beach, CA 90806· 0498, fa xed to 310/427--6685 o r e-mail, ed it or@cyd en ew s. co m . Pub li sh ed le tters d o no t ne cess ar ily refl ec t the p os iti on of Cycle Ne ws , Inc. Lette rs s hould n ot exceed 200 words an d all lett ers are su bject to edi ti ng. Ano nymous letters will no t be co nsidered for publication . A ll le tt ers should conta in the w ri te r's name, ad dress a n d dayti me phone n umber •. . Edi to r. INSIDE Issue# 9,March6,1 996 #5-16615. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Cycle News P.O. , Box 498, Long Beach, CA 90801..0498. " FEATURES To determin e the expiration date of your subscription, check the four numbers on th e first line of your add resslabel. Th e first two d igits indi cate the last issue numb er you'll receive and th e last two characters ind icate the year of the last issue. 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W/BRA 'VI 1II'mINA_ AUDITED CIRCULATION HARESCRAMBLES Wilseyville lOOK HS Tenn essee Mid -South HS DAYTONA Dayt ona Sched ule MOTOCROSS GFI Glen Helen Winter MX 28 10 12 DEPARTMENTS : 14 INTERVIEWS Motocrosser James Dobb Dirt Tracker Steve Beatti e 16 24 ARENACROSS Cincinnati Super Arenacross 18 .. Printed in U.S,A. Co~ y ri ght'1 Cycle News, Inc. 1996. Trademark Cycl News e registered U.S. Patent Office. All rights reserved. .. 26 6 GPTEST IRTA Tire Test.. DIRTTRACK Th under From America 22 23 NEWPRODUCTS EVENTS RESULTS _ CALENDAR WANT ADS A VIEWFROM THE FENCE LOOKINGBACK .30 .32 .37 .38 43 59 .59 ON THE FRONT 'cOVER Jeremy McGrath and John Dowd wo n the 250 an d 125cc classes, respectively, a t th e Atlanta Su per cross. Pho to s by Kinney Jones. Inset: Ca rles Chec a tests th e Po n s H ond a in Sp a in . Ph o t o by Gold & Goose.

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