Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

terin g in advance . All pre-e ntries recei ve free o verni ght camping; plus a free practice on Fri d ay, immedi ate ly following the pros. AMA Pro Racing ha s st arted an on-site ma rketing s upport program fo r those with an interes t in the grow th of AMA Pro Racing an d a basic understanding of public re lations and prom otions. Volu nteers w ho ass ist with AMA on-s ite marketing w ill recei ve creden tials for themselves and one guest and will be given a me al allow ance for th e w eekend. Duties will en compass th e fo llowing: sign age placement, winner's cir cle activ ities, th e coo r di na t io n of sponso r ca ps fo r TV interviews; su perb ike rid er autograph signings, on-site di splays, demographic surveys, etc. Pr e-qualified volunteers will report to a designated AMA contact prior tothe event via te lephone and will then report to an AMA staff m ember th e weekend of th e even t. Fo r more information, call Dian a Mah affee at 614/ 891242 5. Vo lu n tee rs a re re qu ir ed to b e AMA members. The Northern an d Southern Ca lifo rnia Harley-Davidson dealers have negoti ate d for the return . of the AMA 883 Nationals at the two Chris Agajanianpromoted California rounds of the AMA Gran d National Championship Series, the Sacramento and Del Mar Miles . Agajanian had previously elected to drop the 883s at all of his Grand National ro un ds in favor of a 600cc Expert class, but an agreemen t has been reached that wi ll see both divisions o n the undercard to the 750s at Sacramento and Del Mar. "I'm glad to see the 883s ba ck o n the p ro g ram o n our m iles ," Agajanian said . "Now wi th the 600s an d the 750s, we h a ve three p o und s in a two-pound bag: Th e fans are going to ben efit from all of this." Agajani an said that the sta tus of th e 883s at his other even ts - th e Li n co ln , N ebra ska, H al f Mile and th e U.S. Mot or cycle Nationals in Kno xville, Iow a, is still in question. NASCAR driver Kyle Petty w ill again tak e h is Harley -D avid son on th e ro ad this Ma y in th e 1996 Kyle Petty Charity Rid e A cr oss America, a cross-country trek th at ra ises money for the Make-AWish Founda tio n and the Wi nst on Cup Racing Wives' Auxiliary. Th e weeklong ride, which begins in Sacramento, California , and ends in Charlotte, North Caro lina, is sponsored by Coors Light, Day tona Harley- Davidson and A DT Automotive Inc. Those wishing to parti cip a t e in either a si ngle leg or the entire ride can call 615/781-3168. s t a te's m and atory rider education requirement fo r firs t- time rid ers o ver the age of 18, acco rding to th e AM A. Unde r a law passed by th e Iowa Legisl ature in 1994, the state decid ed to adopt m andat o ry rid er ed ucatio n for all firstti me m oto r cyclists . A s preparat io n s were m ad e to implement th e bill, how - . ever, it became appa ren t th at mandatory training for all new ri ders could, contrary to th e bill 's intent, be a detrimen t to m ot orcycle sa fety. Th e new legislatio n s igne d b y G o vern or Br an st ad re tains the training requirement onl y for m ot orcyclists under the age of 18. Dick Mann's 12th an n ua l H ap Jo nessp ons o red Vi n tage Ir on AHRMA National Motocross at Sand H ill Ranch in Brentwoo d , California, o n April 21 will hono r Czechoslovakian motorcycles - CZ, Eso, [ awa. Many former champio ns will b e o n hand for the event, in clu di n g Zo li Bereny i, D an ny Chandler, Rich Eirs tad t, Barry H iggins, Brad Lackey, Jim Pomeroy and Jeff Smith. H a r le y -D a v id s on factory s u per bike racer Chris Carr is sched uled to ap pear at Sport Bike Night at Ameri ca Live in Sacramento, C a li forn ia, o n A pril 23 from 7 to 10 p.m. For more info rmation, call 916/373-1557. In a re vised plan issu ed on March 22, Massachuse tts D e p artm en t o f Envi ron me n tal M an a ge m ent (O EM ) o ffi cial s have m ade clear their intention to ban the majority of recreational trail riding on state lands, according to the AMA. The revised proposal, ou tlined in a m emo to the OEM board, would permit trail ridi ng in nine state fores ts, but on ly under the m ost stringen t condit ions . Un de r on e pro vi si on of the p lan, off-h igh way vehicle use w ould be b anned en tirely o n Sunday s, an d an ann ual riding seaso n of a pp rox imately five m o nth s w ould be established by state officials. Under no circumstances would th e tra il - riding season b eg in before May 15, and th e season would conclude no later than Columbus Day (Oc tober 16). A fu ll da y o f m ot orc ycle te stin g is scheduled for ThunderhiII Pa rk in Willows, California, on April 19, prior to the first AFM event at th e facility. Testing tim e is available for $100 per bike, per day with the trac k ope ning at 9 a.m . 'and closin g at 5 p.m. AFM officials Joe Monto ya an d Barbara Smith will supervi se th e testing d ay. For m ore in formation, call 916/934-5588 or AFM at 510 / 5378208. The 28th Annual Hangtown Motocross w ill be th e second rou nd of the AMA 125/250cc National Motocross Championship on May 4-5 . In addition to the Pro class, over 500 Sportsman riders will be competing on Saturday, the same day as the H an gtow n Mo untain Bike Classic. Su nd ay's race program will also feature th e Sound of Thunder four-stroke class. WERA road race r Scott Hayes suffered a closed head inj ury d u ri ng a W ERA regional road race a t Talla dega Gran Prix Racew ay in Alabama o n Sund ay, April 14 and is in the intensi ve care unit of University of Alab ama H osp ital in Birming ham, Alab ama. Cards and letters ca n be sent to Hayes at UA B, 619 South 19th St., Birmingham, AL 25233. Acco rd ing to a p ress re lease iss ued by Zlock Racing, road ra cer Joe Pittman is no -longer wi th th e te am. Zlock Raci ng wi ll compete in the remaining NASB FUSA races with And y Deather age ·an d a rider to be named later. Acco rdi ng to Ge rm an m agazine Motorrad , BMW is on the verge of m aking a d ecis ion as to whether o r n ot th ey'll m ake an assault on th e cru iser market. Stay tuned. White Brothers wi ll be o ffe ri ng free sound testing for Open Pr o rid er s w ho will be participating in the White Brother s 4-Stro ke World Championship at th e Glen Helen Nation al MX on May 12. To comply with the AM A We stern Sound of Thund er rules, a ll Open Pr o bik es must not exceed a sound le vel of 105 dba. Free inspections w ill be available on Frid ay, April 26 at White Brothers in Yorba Linda, Californ ia, from 9 a.m . to 4:30 p. m . and at Glen H elen Raceway from 8 a.rn. to noon, during four-stroke p ractice. For more information, contact Gary Jones or Mike Wymer at 714/6923404. New Ze aland road racer Aaron Slight recently com p eted in th e Sawyer Sea000 C hari ty C h a lle ng e, a p ers on al w ater cr a ft even t h eld in the Cook Straight between New Zealand's North an d Sou th Islands. The six- hour ru n was led by Slight and raised money to support the Welli ngton Vo lu nteer Life guard. With new regulations th reateni ng to ban the sale of two-stroke m oto rcycles for anything ot her than closed-course Io w a Governor Te rrv Branstad has signed leg i slat ion that repeals the competition in California beginning in 1997, all hope is not lost, accord ing to th e d eputy of the O ff-Highway M ot or Ve h icl e Recre ati on D iv isi on of th e De p artment of Pa rks a nd Rec rea ti on, Cliff Glidden . Glidden ha s informed us th at th ere will be m eetings in Los Angeles (A pril 16), Long Beach (A pril 18 ), Fresno (Ap ril 25), Reddin g (April 30), San Jose (May 2) and San Diego (May 7), givi ng those wishi n g to p rote s t th e upcoming ban a fo r um to do so. For m ore details on th e location of th e meetings, call Stephanie Furuta at th e Governoris Office of Planning and Research at 916/ 322-0681. Those w ho can't atte n d the meetings but w ould like to protest via letters can write to Lee Grissom, Director of the Go vern or' s O ffice of Pl anning and Res e arch, 1400 Tenth Street, Sacramento, CA 95814. OPENED: Team CalarnarfR ac ings h ome p age on th e World Wid e Web . The site can be found at th e followi ng a d d res s: http : / /www .t eamcalamari. co m . The e -ma il a ddress is s q u id@ best. com. BORN: D amon Scott Myers, to pro m ot ocrosser Scott Myers and his wife Stefanie, on April 1 in Granite Bay, California. Myers also owns CPE Racing. AUTOGRAPH SIGNING: A t ChaparreI Cycle Supp ly in San Bernadino, California, on May 10 from 6 to 7 p .m . Team Suzuki's MX team is sc heduled to ap pear. Fo r m o re informa t ion, ca ll 909/884-0484. AUTOGRAPH SIGNING: A t Good times Kawasaki Suzuki in Sac ra mento, Ca lifornia, o n May 3 fro m 6 to 7 p. m . Team Suzuki's MX team is sche duled to app ear. For m o r e in fo rma t io n, ca ll 916/344-2141. CANCELED: The sidecar class from the upcoming District 37 H illtopper s M.e. Big 6 GP on Ap ril 20-21. OPENED: Road America's home page on th e World Wide Web. The site can be fo u n d a t th e fo llo wing a d dress: http: / /www.dataplusn et.com /ra.htrnl. OPENED: Th e Sturgis Rall y & Ra ces h om e page o n th e W o rl d Wid e Web. The site ca n be found at.the following address: hptt: / / rally.sturgis.sd .us. 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