Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

. IJ THE WIND" '... :' 1 N a vailabl e to a n y lice nsed roa d ra ce r through Dunlop's tw o race tire d istributors - Sport Tire Services (Wes t Coast, 8001776- TIRE), and Race Tir e Serv ices (East Coast, 8001772- TIRE). On the su bject of Supersport tires, Allen also commun icat e d v ia a mem o on March 21 clarifi ca t io n of the du al -co m p ou nd DOT tires which were available at Dayto na t o th e AM A's Rob Kin g. "T h e du al -compound 180 / 55ZR-17 D364s were available and are available to any licen sed com petitor by m ail or p hone through tw o di str ibu tors (same as men ti on ed above... Ed it o r). Fu rt h er, as I ind icate d wh en w e s poke, w e s o ld nothing but d u al-comp ou n d 180s for use at Dayt on a. These were sold to any competitor w ho w alke d in th e d oor of our D a yton a ga r a ge and we g la d ly traded Dayt on a-spec tires for non -Dayton a-s pec tires wh en com petito rs had p reviou sly purchased th eir tir es el sewhere. Furth er, a notice w as posted in the ga rage indicatin g that all 750cc rear tires w er e d ual-compou nd ." Th e new motorcy cle news m a ga zin e sho w, Bike We ek Ma gazin e, will air on th e Speed vision Ne twork for th e first tim e on Frida y, Ma rc h 29 at 7 p .m . (Easte rn) . Th e La rry Mai ers-h ost ed show will air every othe r Friday. So u thern Ca lifo rn ia 's Baron a S p ee dw ay, near Ram ona, Californ ia, has bee n ru nning short track races for 250cc and Open clas s mot orcycles, and a number of form er top-level racers and Cla ss C Experts have been showing up . For mor e information, call Bruce Sanford at 619 /277 -2743 o r Wa yn e H o s ak a a t 619/530-2174. The Conv er s e Fair gro un ds in Co nve rse, Ind iana, will offer an open pr actice sess ion on the limestone half-mil e oval on April 21 fro m noon to 5 p.m . for a charge of $15. The session is ope n to all d irt track racers and is being used as a tu ne u p for the M a y 4 Amateur/Pro-Am/ Vin tage Mile event a t Ind ia na po lis. For more in formation, call 219 1486-7172. Th e FIM ha s can ce le d the Co squ in , Ar g entin a , round o f th e 250cc M o t ocr o s s W o rl d Champi o n s h i p , sche d u led for Ma y 19. Th e Bureau of the Motocross Commission is currently stu dy ing the p ossib ility of repl acin g the even t and a deci sion will be announced sho rt ly . In additi on , t h e FIM h a s ann ou n ced a cha nge of venue for th e Dutch ro und of the 500cc World Cham p io ns hi p MX Series from Ber gh em to Edwards fast in Misano Lierop; the race will still take place on its origina l date of June 16. Team Ob solete's Da v e Rop erwill teach a rider' s school at Will ow Springs Raceway in Rosa mond, Ca lifornia, on Frid a y, A pri l 12. The ent ry fee of $ 75 incl udes a full day o f open pra ctice. Team Obs olete wi ll also run a bevy of AJS 7R 350s, ridden by Rop er, Bruce Red din g, Erik Green,Johnny Kain an d others. Don Vesco w ill ride an ex-Ha ilwood Manx Norton and [ody Nic ho las w ill test an AJS 7R in preparat ion for futur e r ides a t Team Obsole te ' s De l Mar vi n tage ro ad race, sche duled for Octob er 10-11. For more informatio n, call Corse M ot oCl as s ica a t 800 /39DESMO . D uring p reseason tests at Italy' s Misano circuit March 20-21, Ya ma ha W o rl d Superbi ke rider Co lin Edwards 11 led the wa y over teammate Wat aru Yoshi ka wa with a fastest lap of 1:34.91, a tim e that would have placed the American on pole at las t year's Mi sano roun d of the World Superb ik e Ch am pi on sh ip . Yoshi ka wa, in h is firs t visit to th e track, m an aged a best time of 1:36.20. Thou gh it wa s un clear as to w h e th er o r n ot .... Colin Edwards il ~ Wataru Yoshikawa Edwards was using them wh en he set his fast time , Dunlop reported ly u nveiled a new se t o f qu alify in g tires at the test session. The Misano track was unkind to Edwa rds in the second rou nd of the 1995 Worl d Superbike Series, as the you ng Texan struggled to find grip and ultimately dropped ou t of both races as a result. Last year, Edw ar ds q u a li fi e d fi ft h with a t im e o f 1:36.268. In w ha t a Yamaha press release · termed as "sim u lated race condition s," he was able to consisten tly clo ck lap tim es in the 1:36 ran ge, without the presumed benefit of having the team' s u pdated rea r shock linkage, which was still on its w ay back from the rain-delayed Dayton a 200. After a 'year of developmen t, Edwards an d the team seemed to ha ve solved some of the sus pension setu p difficulties they encounted throu gh las t season. "We've learned to use the old link, which is a big step, a huge step forward," said Edward s. "Last year it took us all year to ge t it wor king how we wanted. The bike is so much bett er now. We ha ven't used the latest su perior linka ge here, but ha ve still don e these times. It' s unbeliev able." Road racer AI Sa lave rria will agai n r id e th e Ea r l Sma ll-ow n ed H a rl e yDa v id s o n VRI000 in th e upcomi ng AMA Su per b ik e N atio n a l C ha m pionship ro u nd in Pom ona, Californ ia, on April 19-21. Salave rria rode the bike to 22nd in th e Day tona 200 after getting the offer to ride the VR just prior to the Cam el Motorcycle Week . "The w ho le deal came together at the last minute," Salaverria said. "It was last year's factor y b ike . Anyway , it broke at ab ou t 120 mph on Friday an d threw me off on the banking. We were able to get one of Ch ris Carr's spare mot ors for the race, but with th e rainout w e reall y didn' t have a pit crew. With seven lap s to go w e w er e 15th, but we h ad to come in and fuel up. We didn't ha ve a quick fill or quick- re lea se wheel s so our sto ps w ere about 45 seco n ds. I also d idn't w ant to hurt the m otor, so I babied it the who le w ay and we ended u p 22nd . It ' s a grea.t d ea l for m e, a n d HarleyDavid son is tre ating m e like o ne of the ir ow n . IAI.~o!J ki ng for w ard t o Pom ona." pita! in Phi lad elphia , Pennsyl vani a . Card s a n d le t te rs can be se n t to the yo u ng Fe rr a cci at Thom as Jefferson H osp ital, Room 7129, 111 South 11th Street, Ph ilad elphia, PA 19107. Th e Pe n gui n Roadra ci n g School h as announced that it will run a school at the new Homestead track in Flor ida, on Ma y 16, the da y b e fo re th e A MA N at io n a l Champion ship Road Rac e Series begins practice and racing at the facilit y . Th ere will be a b a si c a n d advance d Pro schoo l for licensed race rs wi th former AMA Superbik e Na tio na l Champion Thomas Steven s working as a guest ins truc to r. For mor e in formation , call 3521795-8895. The Harley-Davids on Motor Company was urgin g vo ters in Cali forn ia to vo te against Proposition 200, th e initia tive which call s for no-fault vehicle insurance. Jeffrey L. Bleustein, pr esid en t and CEO of Ha rley-Davidson had the followin g to say in a letter sent to Harley owners: "U nder the current insurance syste m, ve h icle op e rato rs who a re at fault in acciden ts are held acco u n table fo r th e da mage th ey cau se . Lia b ility insurance for mot orcycles is relatively low because, when an accident occu rs, m oto rcycl is ts are les s li kel y to be a t fau lt and usu ally cause a lesser amoun t o f da mage to o ther ve hi cles. That wo ul d all cha nge under a no-fault sys - Rob b y Ferrucc i, th e you nger so n of. w e ll- kn own AMA Su p e rb ik e t e am owner Eraldo Fer ra cci, is critica lly ill with liver disease and is currently hospitalized at the Tho mas Jefferson Hos- tern. You would have to insure yourself a gainst an y damag e s o r in ju rie s, inclu d ing those caused by another dri ver. You would n ot be able to sue for damages from those at fault. Experience sh ow s that motorcycli st s co u ld face insu ran ce prem ium inc rea ses of 200 to 300 percent under no-faul t. Some estimates of what w ill happen in Californi a if 'Pr o p 200 passe s are m uch h igh er, up to 800 percent. " California was to vote on th e Proposition on Tue s.da y, March 26. Merrill Van d ers li ce, AMA Pro Racing's direct or o f competition, will be the le ad in struc tor for an FIMapproved trials and m otocross tech n ica l sem ina r at the AMA headqu arter s in Westervill e, Ohio, on-April 1. Vand er slice, an FIM technical commission board member, will condu ct th e on ly COIl till lied all page 17 r --- - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ------- --~------ - - - - - -- - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - , ~ ~ SUBSCRIPTION ORDER FORM Name ~-----------'- Address City _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ Order Date State _ _ Zip _ Please start my subscription to Cycle News: o Eve ry week fo r one year (50 issues) for $38.00 (can be billed 3 monthly pa ym ents) o Every week fo r two years (100 issues) for $70.00 o Six month s second class (25 issues) for $19.00 One year (50 issues), 2nd class Canad a or Mexico an d all other foreign countries $78.00 (u.s. fun ds). Firs t class and airmail rates ava ilable u pon request. L_ ~ o This is a 0 New Subscri pti on o Renewal o Please bill me _ o Bill 3 paym en ts of $12.67 o Enclosed is my check or money ord er .Ch arge my 0 Visa 0 Mastercard Signature MC / Visa# Exp iration Date _ (Em ~., Send to: In c. P.O. 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