Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

·V IC S OE America's weekly motorcyclenewspaper "letters tothe editor '. Volume XXXIII Sharon Clayton, President Michael Klinger, Publisher Editorial Paul Carruthers, Editor Kit Palmer, AssociDt~ Editor ScottRousseau, Associate Editor Mark Hoyer, MAnaging Editor Keith Bush, Assistant Editor/Copy Editor Advertising Terry Pratt, National Account MJlnager s Mark Mitchell, Eastern AccountsMAnager Mark Thome, Western Sales MAnager Thomas Genter, Western Sales Manager Forrest Hayashi, Western Sales Mll1lllger Greg Mitchell, Eastern Sales MAnager Rick Matheny, Eastern Sales MAnager 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 Graphics and Production Ree Johnson. Production Superv isor Mandy Loa, Production MAnager Dennis Greene, W . Tech. StaceyGuest, Graphic Artist Amy Faught. 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Inc.. 2201 O>enyAvenue, Long Beach, CA 9OlI06. Secondclass postage paidat Long Beach, CA andat additionUcalions Mail al mailing oifa . Unada Poot lntema tional Pub '546615. POSTMASTER.:Smd ..t.drea dunS" to Cyd~ N~ws, roO. Box 498, Lons Beach. CA 9Ollll1-4498. To determine lhr npir~tion d . of your subscription, check th~ four nam bns on the fint liM of your olddrns labd. The first two d igits indi(01~ the 1ut issue number yeu'll receive . and the btt two ctw-ac:tn. india tc the yeM of the Lut issu~ GP junkie Sir Alan's Triumph I really enjoyed Alan Cathcart's article ("Walk, don't run," Issue #15, April 17). I bought my first Triumph (a 1970 500 Daytona) in London in 1971 as an eager 16-year-old. Two days later, I was on the continent, and Europe on $10 a da y was beyond my budget. I'd ride out leisurely ev e ry day, until the scoo t wen ton reserve, then I'd find fuel and a cam pground and roam the local attractions. It sounds like Triumph has come up w ith a bike that's perfect for that kind of kinder, gentler touring and it makes me w ant to discuss what the budget ca n bear with my wife. Now, if they'd only make it available with those ugly, black, bulletproof massive luggage rack s you used to be able to get in London. I've still go t mine; it lasted longer than the Da y tona a nd is gra cing its fou rt h machine. Eric Lundquist 102521.1306@compu serve.com Winston writes I'm writin g in response to the 883 Slayin g in the April 17 edition and other past papers concerning the banning of 883s. Right now, the 883 class is one of the best things happening in dirt track racing. Dirt trackers are getting introduced to AMA Pro Racing and getting to race aga inst great racers like Jay Springsteen and other h igh-caliber National numbers through the 883 class. One reason this is possible is because it is easier to find help or sponsorship racing 883s, since there are many Harley-Davidson dealers hip s out there to ask for help or sponsorship. It's also easy for H-D dealerships to help 883 dirt tra ck ers - up and co m ing or a lready established - because they can get parts for cost and they ha ve mech ani cs right there on site. An other th ing, th e 750 and 883 lap times are less than two seconds apa rt so that's not exactly slow. I think the 883 class is gre at and so do many othe r racers and fans. But don 't ge t me wrong, I think Ron Wood and the 600cc class is great too. What is wro ng wi th running all three classes? Tha t would make everyone happy and would be exciting for the racers an d the fans . Joe Winston III Rive rside, CA I-< 0.. Joe W in st on III Tuns Nat ional Number 14 on his Harley -Da vidson 883 d irt tracker... Editor. -< 4 We've heard rumors that the promoters at the new f acility in Perris, California, may try to run as many as f our reg ional dirt track races during the 1996 season, but no dat es have been released. Y ou can reach them at 909/940-0134... Editor. Go Damon I'm w riting in to say ho w much I enjoyed Eric Johnson's" A View from the Fence" arti cle (Issue #15, Ap ril 17). Having followed Dam on Brads haw's career throughout the years it was a pleasure to look back on all those exciting mom en ts he's provided for the sport of motocro ss. When Damon Brads haw retired from professional motocross at the end of the 1993 season, I was shocked and d isappointed. I asked the same question as Mr. Johnson: How could so meone who 1.dtrn to the ed itor sho uld bolo . m t 10 Voicn. Cycle Newt, P.O. Box 498. Long Be~ CA 90806-0t98. f.u ~ to 3101 427· 668S or r-m .a.iL editorecydenewa.com. Pub lished Idten do not n«nUrily re-O«t 1M po-ition of Cycle News. inc. Lettel'S should t10t exceed 200 words .and• idlers ~ .Ilbjert to edi tin J. AnonymOIU Idtrn will not be romidem:l f or pu bli coltion. AU Idkn sh oul d contain Uw wri llPl"', l\MI'Ie~ oAddrna and cbytime phone num~r ..• Editor. .u FEATURES Cycle News welcomesunsolicitededitorial material including stories, cartoons, photos, etc. Such material.if published, becomes the exclusive propertyof CycleNew Reprinting in s. whole or part only by permission01the publisher. Advertising rates and circulation information will be sent upon request. See S.R.D5 . SUPERCROSS Pon tiac Supercross 10 COfyrighlo Cycle News,Inc.I'l%.Trademark CvcleN.... ~stered U.s. Patenl Olfi,., All righb ........l: Perris dirt track? I wanted to know when and if Perris is planning to have dirt track races at their faci lity. Is there somew ay I can get in touch with them? I've been hardly racing dirt track locally in Southern California, but would eagerly like to do mo re or change to another sport - I can't be young for lon g. Chris Campos ccampos@csupomona.edli As a longtime off-road rider/racer, I am extremely fond of your publication. I have been rea ding Cycle News since 1970 and consider my Thursday mail delivery an event to anxiously look forward to every week. As the fath er of two young children, I have n oticed the quotes from some of the racers are often littered with vulgarities. I am not a prude by an y sense, but I do not believe these p articular words belong in a publication that is enjoyed by many young people. As a s p o r t in n eed of an ima g e enhancement whenever possible, I don't understand why th e rac ers, and you r magazine, feel it necessary to fuel the negative imag e th at this great sport often receives. The perception that the sport is only for blue-collar, uneducated, crude people is only fortified when these quotes appear in print. I am embarassed for the sport, for the quoted individual and for your magazine each time I read an article with this type of language. The words themselves . do not offend me, bu t the placement of on with a wi de these words in a pub audience like yours is not appropriate. I will re main a participant in the sport, and a su bscriber to yo ur fine ma gazine , but I have li ttle respect for th e p eople who use this lang uage in interviews and for your magazine for "glorify ing" this language by puttin g it in print. You d on't see these words in mo st magazines and the reas ons are obvious. Why n ot take a .hi nt from t he more m a ins tre a m m ed ia and m ake yo u r quotes mo re selecti ve? Steve Pyle Jr. spe@formtek.com Issue #16, April 24,1996 6 18 26 Printed in U.S.A. I was pleased that TNN carried the Daytona 200 and hope that it wa s profitable enough to hav e them continue their coverage. However, inserting three minutes of commercials wi th five laps to' go was a low-elass mov e. Eve n th ough it was tape de layed, the network did not sho w three of the last five laps of the closest race in h istory . Do esn 't the director remember the Heidi affair? Kevi n Park North Hollywood, CA Bad words INSIDE'·· ROAD RACING Italian World Superbike 24 Hou rs of LeMans Au stralian IT Wl!P~ ~:f?~noN TNN and the 200 « Subscriptionrates:Rates for the United States and its ~ sions forone year. (SO issues),$50.00; two years (100 issues), 595.00; six months. (25 issues), $26.00; trial sub (15 issues). SI9.00. Canada and Foreign, one year (SO issues),$90 ; two .00 years (100 issues). 5175 ; six months (25 issues). $45.00 trial .00 ; sub (15 issues).$38.00. ..... - Thanks for giving me a long-anticipated dose of Grand Prix race coverage. Oh, it feels good. Excuse me , but look who's back - Erv Kanemoto! Special kudos for the photos by Gold & Goose - they are beautiful. How about some color? I'll pay extra. In addition, ESPN seems to h a v e im p roved the time slots for the GPs. Well, we'll see if what's in print actually gets on the air . They've even improved their delay time. Let's give them credit, if they so deserve it. We'v e give n them' enough grief and apparently it worked. Mic hael Panelo Santa Clara, CA had dedicated the ir whole life to something just quit? Looking back on it, I'm glad Damon chose to say "bum out rather than fade out." In an era when many young sports and entertainment stars end up having run-ins with the law, it was good to see Damon ha ve the courage to do what was best for his situation. I'm excited that the "Beast from the East" is back racing and up to speed . I wish him the best for the rest of his racing career. Marc Tiritill i Glenaale, CA FIRST RIDE 1997 Hon da Valkyrie F6 INTERVIEW Dirt tracker Kenn y Coolbeth IN THE PITS Japanese Nat'l works bikes 24 DEPARTMENTS EVENTS LEADERBOARD 40 41 WANT ADS 47 DNF 22 ON THE FRONT COVER CALENDAR 16 28 63 LOOKINGBACK 63 John Kocinski flashes th e peace sign after scorin g a victory in h is Wo rl d Su perb ike debut. Pho to b y Gold & Goose . Jeremy McGrath won his 12th straight race, and the Supercross title in Pontiac. File photo by Kinney Jo nes. Ins et: Honda's RC250 MXer. Photo by Shogo Nakao.

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