Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

VOIC S E America's weekly.motorcycle newspaper . Letters to theeditor . Volume XXXIII Sharon Clayton, President MichaelKlinger, Publisher Editorial Paul Carruthers, Editor Kit Palmer, Assodate Editor Donn Maeda, Associat Editor e Scott Rousseau, Assodate Editor Mark Hoyer, Managing Editor Keith Bush, Copy Editor Advertising Terry Pratt, National Accounts Manager Mark Mitchell, Eastern Accounts Manager Mark Thome, Western Sales Manager Thomas Gonter, Western SalesManager Forrest Hayashi, Western Sales Manager Greg Mitchell, Eastern SalesManager RickMatheny, Eastern Sale Manager s 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 Graphi cs and Production ReeJohnson, Production Supervisor Mandy Loa, Production Manager Dennis Greene, Lab Tech. . Stacey Guest, Graphic Artist Amy Faught, Graphic Artist Administration Judy Klinger, Coordinator Leanne Sim s, Administratit'e Assistant AccountinglData Processing Donna Bryan-Diamond, NR Coordinator Geneva Repass, Assistant Herlane Lewis, Credit . Circulation Rheba Smith, Manager Alma Anguiano, Processing Coord inator Pam Klein, Billing Coordinator. Carol Begovic, Dealer Coordinator Service and Support Bridgett Bobrofsky, Receptionist Leonard Herring, Serviceand Support 1;, Classy guy Picture if yo u will Luna, Ohi o, in June of 1995. I took m y two sons d own to th e pits to ge t autog raphs and to meet th e riders after th e race. We came to th e pit sp ace of Will Da vis, as always one of the p re-ra ce favorites and th e d efe nd ing champion . On thi s ni ght, Davis di d n' t eve n m ake it to the main event. My two yo un g boys stood and waited to m eet him; Will came out , tu rn ed on his southern charm, mustered a sm ile and talked to m y so ns abo u t how th ey lik ed th e race an d racing in general. The point of this story is to say that for while it is good for D avis to have landed on a firs t-class team like TCR, they are equally lucky to have not only lan d ed a firs t-class rider, but a first -class man . As the fathe r of two of hi s biggest ·fans, I wish h im much success in th e corning year. . Steve Morris Amelia,OH Swink says.•. O n behalf of the entire Honda o f Troy team, I would like to thank th e owne rs and e m p loyees of the H illbilly Hill s m ot ocr oss tra ck in Georgia . Everyone went ou t of th eir w ay to acco mmodate u s whi le w e practi ced and tested th ere th e week foll owing th e Atl anta Su percr os s. I wa n te d to be s u re' th at th ey kn ew how much w e a pp reciated th eir gener osity, I w ould recommend Hillbilly Hill s to an y rid er - not only because it is a great track,.:but because it is run by great people. Brian Swink Reddick, FL Where are the women? e-mail I enjoyed YDur coverage of the Wilseyville Hare Scrambles (Issue #10, March 6). I was disappointed, h oweve r, th at the w omen w ere left out of th e results. Th e WDmen's class in District 36 is quite como. petitiv e and the ra ci n g is close . Th e women are racing to win, not jus t to finish these even ts and th ey d eserve th e recognition of being in the resul ts. Especially when it's tough just to finish. Jim Willis Hathaw ay Pines, CA editor@cyclenews.com subscribe@cyclenews.com advertising@cyclenews.c?m No dictionary National Headq uarters 2201 Cherry Ave., Long Beach, CA 90806, P.O. Box 498, Long Beach, CA 9080H1498 (310)4277433; (213) 636-8844. • FAX (310) 427-6685 Eastern Office 4188First Ave., Tucker, GA, 30084; mailing address P.O. Box 805, Tucker, GA 30085-0805. (770) 934-7850. FAX (770) 934-3112 . , Inte rnet http :/ /w;ww.cyclenews.com CycleNews(USPS 141--340) is published weekly exce the pt last two weeksof the calendaryear for $50.00 per year by Cycle News. Inc , 2201 Cherry Avenue. Long Beach, CA90806. Second class postage paid at Long Beach. CA and at additional mailing office. Canada Post International Publications Mail *546615. I really enjoyed the article ':The Last Four-Stroke" (Issue #8,Febr:uary 28) by INSIDE" : Mike Nicks . It was w ell w ri tten an d very in teresting. And I d idn't h ave to get the d ictionary out, or hav e to read it twice, to un derstan d it like so me of th e articles by a certain "repo rte r." Pete Brown Long Beach, CA Bad trophies The week before w e we nt to the Gat orback Nati onals, my son w on his class in . the A kron, Oh io, Arena cro ss Seri es . . When I went to coll ect my so n's firs tp lac e trophy, this m ean-lookin g overw e ig h t promoter barked : " Se n d the rider for his tro p hy. " I found m y SDn and sent hi m lim pi ng (o n h is a lmosthealed broken foo t) to the office , The grizzly-looking man smiled, put out his hand and sh ook my son' s, befor e saying: "Con gratu la tions, SDn, n ow p ick one of these," while pointing to a g rou p of gigantic 5- to 6-fDot·high trophies. My son thanked him, th en left hi s office wi th the biggest smi le I've seen since he go t his new H onda. Th e following Wednesd ay morn ing, our mechanics started the long two-day trip to the Ga to rba ck Nati onals towing the trailer. My son and I flew d own on Thursday an d Friday my so n raced hi s heart DUt an d w as fortunat e to finish first in the 125cc B class and first in th e " 12-15 You th cl a ss . When w e w ent to pick u p his trophies, we were h anded .- tw o small wooden p la qu es and given two. first- p lace sticke rs . My son was very d isappointed and said , " D ad , is thi s it ? Look, th e s e don't · even s a y Gatorback or Gainesville, Florida, Thi s place sucks." Ye s t erd a y, w hen I w a s wa lk ing through ou r dining room, I noti ced the bi g Ak ron trophy proudly displayed on my wife's good end- table. Those Gatorback Nationa ls plaques are laying on the shelf down in the bam where th e field mi ce can use them as a mini ature tabletop , YDU can bet that next year w e will be firs t in th e sign -u p line in Akron. Ralph J. Stroyne Pittsburgh, PA Eye Spy I'm inquiring if you can gi ve me the address an d teleph on e number to Spy (Ieremy McGrath's company) that sells g o gg les and su n g la ss es ? Thanks in advan ce. Al so, your s ta ff and co n t rib u to rs have been doing a great job in providing excellent coverage of the preseason testing of th e Gr and Prix teams. I can 't wait io: t he first race i n Shah A la rn, Malaysia. Go Tea m Lucky Strike Suzuki! Kevin Henriques Lancaster, CA Spy Call be reached by calling 6191752-9900 or by writing to 1766 La Costa Meadows Dr., San Marcos, CA 92069... Editor. Banning two-strokes I am writing this in concern of the new leg isla tion sch ed u led to go into effec t · January 1, 1997, which w ill ban all new tw o-stroke dirt bikes from use on public lands in California. TD m y k nowledge thi s legislati on is goi ng through and w ill pr event us from obtaining g ree n stickers for dirt bi kes purchased after December 31, 1996. Wh y is th ere no opposition to this ? Surel y , we as a g ro u p ca n be a force in sto pping this legisl ati on . I w o ul d think the m anu fa cture r s w ould be obj ecting stren uously as I'm sure California is a huge market for them. Al so, I b et the m ajo rity of YDUr su b scribers are just like myself - serious trail ride rs. It's no t th at four-strokes are bad , but in my opinion they can't compare to two-strokes in perfonnance and we ight . . Consider the recen t in crea se in th e speed limits on ~ur highways. My gu ess is th e pollution th ese in creased spe eds cre ate far excee ds the p ollution DUr bikes emit. We as a g ro u p needto .band together and oppose this legislation. Alan ], Dale Lemoore, CA Underrated Th is letter should have been written a long tim e ago. John Dowd is th e m ost und ercr edited and und errated rid er a live. Yamaha see red b ig time when th ey acquired [ ohn. Enough alrea dy with th e ag e comments - they're lame . W e'v e b e en watching John ride the NESC functions for years and he is talented and fast. Regardless of his age, we can only hope he devastates th e 125cc Supercross Series and the AMA N ationa l Championship MX Ser ies. Best of luck, [ohn. Pin it! ' P .S . John D owd - 500cc/125 cc Motocross des Nations? Christi an Co rari to O inton,CT , Lett er. to the e d i t o r s h o u l d b e "e n ' to Voi ce"" Cycle New s , P .O. B o x 498, Long BrOich, CA 908060498, f.",ed t o 310/427-6685 o r e-m.an, edito r@cyde . news .cont. Publish ed lettera d o not ncce8saril y r eflect th e po"iUon of Cyde N ew s, Inc. Letters lihould not exceed 200 wordlll .lind all letters a re subJect to editing. Ano nymoull lriters will not b e con"idrr!t'd for publicati on. All le tte n !IIhould cont.in the wrl trr'II n arn e~ addrells and daytime p hone number . •. Editor. . IsSue #11 ,March 27, 1996 POSTMASTER: Se nd .ddress changes to Cycle New s, P.O. Box 498, Long Beach,CA 908Ot.0498. 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WJ'BOA AUDITED V CIRCULA TlON Printed in U.S.A. .ra Co~yrighlil Cycle Ne ws , lnc.l996. Tra demark Cycle N ew s regi stered U,.S. Pa tent O ffice . All rights re serv ed . Dayt ona 200 By Arai Daytona 600cc Supersport Daytona H-D Super'Iwins MOTOCROSS 6 10 12 Reddick Evo lution MX 26 DEPARTMENTS RESULTS 16 EVENTS .28 SUPERCROSS Houston Supercross ~4 LEADERBOARD 20 .38 ON THE FRONT COVER WANT ADS 43 IN THE PADDOCK 18 RIDING IMPRESSION 19% Bim ot a YB9SRI 30 CALENDAR. DIRT TRACK Savannah Half Mile : .59 LOOKINGBACK .59 Scott Russell tried to draft pa st Miguel DuHamel on th e run to the flag in the Dayt ona 200 - but he came up 0.010 sec" end s ho r t. Photos b y H enny Ra y Abrams.

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