Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

VOICE S America's weekly motorcycle newspaper Letters totheeditor Volum e XXXIII 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 Keith Bush, Copy Editor Keep Massachusetts open Advertising Terry Pratt, NationalAccounts Manager Mark Mitchell, Eastern Accounts Manager Mark Thome, Western Sales Manager Thomas Gonter, Western Sales Manager Forrest Hayashi, Western Sales Manager Greg Mitchell, Eastern Sale Manager s Rick Matheny, Eastern Sales Manag,.,. Rhonda Crawford, Western Ad Coordinator Carla Allen, Eastern Ad Coordinator Laurie Snow, Assistant Marketing &< Promotion Mark Thome, Manager New Media Development Mark Mitchell, Director Rick Matheny, Operations Classified Ads Sharon Van Hazelen Gra phics and Producti on Ree Johnson, Production Supervisor Mandy Loo, Production Manager Dennis Greene, Lab. Tech. Stacey Guest, Graphic Artist Amy Faught, Graphic Artist Ad ministration Judy Klinger, Coordinator Leanne Sims. Administrative Assistant Accoun ting/ Data Processing Donna Bryan-Diamond, AIR Coordinator Geneva Repass, Assistant Herlane Lewis, Credit Circul ation Rheba Smith, Manager Alma Anguiano, Processing Coordinator Pam Klein, Billing Coordinator Carol Begovi c, Dealer Coordinator Service and Support Bridgett Bobrof ky, Receptionist s Leonard Herring, Serviceand Suppor t National Headquarters 2201 Cherry Ave., Long Beach, CA 90806, 1'.0 , Box 498, Long Beach. CA 90801-0498 (310) 427-7433; (213) 636-8844. FAX (310) 427-6685 Eastern Office 4188 First Ave., Tucker, GA, 30084; mailing address P.O. Box 805, Tucker, GA 30085-0805. (770) 934-7850. FAX (770) 934-3112 e-mail editor@cyc1enews.com subscribefecyclenews.com advertising@cyc1enews.com Intern et http:/ /www.cydenews.com Cycle News (USPS 141-340)is published weekly except the last two we ks of the calendar year for $50,00per year by e Cycle News, Inc., 2201 Cherry Avenue, Long Be CA 90806. ach, Second class postage paid at Long Beach. CA and at additional mailing office. Canada Post lntenuttional Publications Mail #546615. rOSn tASTER: Send address changes 10 Cycle News. P.O. Box 498. Long Beach. CA 90801..()498. To determine the expiration date of your s ubscription, check the four nu mbers on the first line of your address label. The first two digil'i indicate the last issue number you'll receive and the 1 two characters indicate the year of the l.lst issue. .1St I would like to thank and congratulate the hund red s of ORV rid ers who wrote or called their legislator and the Department of Enviro nmental Management (OEM), regarding the p roposal tha t would pe rman en tly close My les Standish State Forest, Dou glas State Forest and many other such ORV areas in Ma ssachusetts. In resp onse to the ou tcry , the OEM ha s changed the proposal and push ed back the date of the OEM Board vote. The regulati on is not fina l until a majority vote of the OEM Board, and the vote w ill be in April. Unfortunately, even after the cha nge, the proposal cou ld still sh ut down the afor emen tioned ORV areas, so the battl e isn 't over yet. I encourage all Massachuse tt s m o torcyclists to ca ll G ov ernor William F. Weld 's office at 617/727-3600 and tell the externa l affairs person your name and add ress and that you stro ngly oppose the Governor's proposed closing of any Massachusetts State Forest to offroad vehicles. You can also wri te a letter an d sen d a cop y to Govern or Weld , Lt . Gov . A. Paul Cellucci, Secretary of Environmental Affairs Trudy Coxe, and your representative and sena tor at the Massachuse tts Sta te House. You can also send yo ur letters to Weld' s ca m pa ign head quarters at Weld for D.S, Senate, 90 Canal St ., 4 th fl oor, Boston , Ma s sachu setts 02114, or call 617 /367-9400. If yo u need any assista nce or can be of any assistance, ca ll m e an ytim e a t 508 /947-4450 o r 617/847-0001. Mark Bettencourt Mi ddleboro, Massachusetts Net I You know, I really do n' t like rea d ing the reply letters that beat various su bjects (McG ra th, etc.) in to the g rou nd, bu t I can' t help but repl y to Brian Halto n's letter abo ut the Intern et (Voices, Issu e #9, March 6). · . First, let me say that I am far from a computer gee k. I do agree tha t the Internet has its imperfections and that there is a lot of "junk" on the net. However, it is also an incredible resou rce for information . While CB rad io introd uced the public to the noveltv of radi o, it w as /is still ju st a co m m u n"ica tio n to o l. Whi le th e Intern et can be used as a communication tool, it also opens up plenty of other possibilities. I have used it to searc h and find informa tion relating to viruses/med icinal info, upcoming concerts, financi al informa tion , u p -to-d a te weather, and even MOTOCRO SS Gai nesville AMA Motocross Beaucaire Classic : ROAD RACE Da ytona F-USA / N ASB/ CCS Cycle News welcomes unsolicitededitorial material including stories, cartoons. photos. etc. Such material. if publishe . d becomesthe exclusive property of Cycle News. Reprinting in wholeor part only by permission of the publisher. Advertising rates and circulatio information will be se t upon n n request. Se S.R.O e s. . RIDINGIMPRESSION 1996 Yamaha Thunderace 1000 1996 Triumph Trophy 900 W / BD'A V ~~"" Net II Concerni ng recent "Voices" letters co nce rning the Internet and th e sp eed w ith w h ich Cycle News publish es its reports, I am compelled to make the followi ng observat ions . As a su bscriber for the past 28 years, I know that on Wednesday (usually ) I have been ab le to read abou t nati onal events from the pr evi ous weekend an d interna tio nal races from two weekends prior . Last su m me r, the one-week d elay for international coverage was elim ina ted wit h the digital trans' mission of photo graphs from the World C ha m pionshi p Road Race and World Superbik e rounds . I can now get full race reporting and ac tua l event photographs w ithin three da ys of the eve nt. In Britain, Mo tor Cycle News also hits the sta nds on Wednes da ys, so we 're even , at leas t for those events. . With the Intern et edi tio n of Cycle News, you have tak en mot orcycle news publishin g to a new level. I can now get results from Sunday's races, fro m a ny w here in the world , the next da y. I congratulate your techn ological foresight and yo u r New Media Development department for putting Cycle News on the cutting ed ge. Keep u p the good wo rk . Now, I never owned a CB radio, but I d o kn ow thi s: O n th e We b I ca n read Cycle Neue, the New York Times and the Wall Stree t Journa l. I can access libraries and ca ta logues and ins ti tu tions and mu seums. I can send 'this letter via e-mai!. Digital techn ology is cha nging the way we live fas ter tha n some p eo pl e can TRIALS Bercy Indoor Tria l ..: 6 .32 Pri n ted in U.S.A. Co~yright* Cycle News, Inc. 1996. Trademark Cycle News registered U.S. Patent Office. All rights reserved . Clothes minded I rece ntly ordered Cycle News for my 12-year-old son . As a mom, I wa nt you to know I strongly object to your front-eover photo on the February 28, 1996, number 8 issue . After I pe nned in some pants on the two G-stringed riders, I felt better abou t my yo ung so n havin g his copy, w hich he rea ds and enjoys very m uch . However, any more similar ph otos and we're history on renewing the subscription. , M . Zabransky Both ell, WA Filli ng th e void Thimk you for the interview wit h Joe Kopp . It is good to see him living a dr eam of his (a nd so m any of u s wanna bes ). A fte r reading the interview with Gary Mathers, in whi ch he said that part of the package of hiring a rider is someone who has all his teeth, I can see that th is fits Joe also; he's a good-looking kid and can talk well, too. Mark my words, Joe will make his na me known by his raci ng, though . By the w ay, he ha s two brothers wh o race . Lo n nie is a Pro dirt tracker, and wa tch for Robbie, w ho just finished 17th at the H ollister, California, Hare Scra mbl es ag ainst guys lik e Scott Plessin ger, Steve Hatch and Rodney Smi th. The intervie w with Gary Mathers was neat, too . In th e ea rly 1970s he and I worke d for Darrell Triber in Spoka ne , Washin gton. It w as good to get an update on w hat he's doin g. Keep up the good work. I really like it w hen you throw some variety into yo ur paper. Some times Idah o is like a vacuum. We don't hear about things until they are ancie nt history . John Jo hnson Post Falls, ID Letters to the editor should be sent to Voices, Cycle News, P.O . Box 498, Long Beach, CA 90806-0498, faxed to 310/4276685 or e-mail.editor@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 editing. An onymous letters will not be considered for publication. All letters should contain the writer's name, ad dress and da ytime phone number ... Ed itor. .12 • 26 ARENACROSS Connecticut Super Ar enac ross 30· DEPARTMENTS OFF·ROAD Gilles Lalay Classic Georgia Mid -South HS NEWPRODUCTS .24 28 DAYTONA SCHEDULE 34 EVENTS .38 41 WANT ADS 20 22 .33 CALENDAR AUDITED CIRCULATION accept. I'm grateful that Cycle News is not afraid of change. Michael Bark er Venice,CA mtbarker@interramp .com INSIDE. Issue#10, March 1 1996 3, FEATURES Subscription rates: Rates for the United StatL~ and its possessions for one year, (SO issues). $50. 0; two years 0 issues), $95.00; six months, (25 issues), $26.0 trial sub <1 5 issues), 0; $19.00. Canada and Foreign. one yeM (SO ie..Ul'S ). $90.00; two years (100 issues), $175.00; six months (25 i......ues), $45.00 trial ; sub OS issues). $38.00. noo findi ng ou t that McGrath won yet another Supercross the same night he won it courtesy of Cycle News. Th ese are just a few examples. If Brian chooses not to use the Internet, that is his choice. That is one less person to slow the system down. _ On an other subject, I would like to tak e th is opportunity to thank the many individ uals and clubs that w ork to save the land many of u s ride on . Th ese g ro u ps include the National Off-Highw ay Veh icle Co nservation Council, the Blue Ribbon Coa lition and Tread Ligh tly, to na me jus t a fe w . I w ou ld like to enco urage Cycle News to extend at least a little coverage to these grou ps and their activities. It is quite likely you have rid den on lan d that th ey kept o pe n, or worse, lost a favori te riding area tha t wa s closed before action could be taken . I ma y never ride in the desert in California, but it is nice to know that than ks to the pe0plc that got involved , I at least have tha t oppo rtunity. Da vid Cle m ens dcle mens@stargate.1stamel.com 47 A VIEWFROMTHE FENCE 63 LOOKINGBACK 63 ON THE FRONT COVER Jeremy McGrath w on bot h 250cc motos at th e opening ro u nd of th e N ational MX Series in Gainesville, Florida . See page 6. Photo by Kinn ey Jones . Do ug Chandler returned to winning w ay s at th e F-USA round a t Daytona International Speedway. See page 12. Photo by H en ny Ray Abrams.

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