Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

VOICES· America's weekly motorcyclenewspaper Letters totheeditor Volume XXXIII Sharon Clayton, President Michael Klinger, Publisher Editorial Paul Carruthers, Editor KitPalmer, Associate Editor Scoll Rousseau, Associate Editor Mark Hoyer, Monaging Editor Keith Bush, Assistant Editor/Copy Editor Cameron Coatney, Assistant Editor Advertising , s Terry Prall, National Account Manager Mark Mitchell, Eastern Accounts Manager Mark Thome, Western Sales Manager Thomas Gonter, Western SalesManager Forrest Hayashi, Western Sales Manager Greg Mitchell, Eastern Sa'es Manager Rick Matheny, Eastern Sales Manager RhondaCrawford, Western Ad Coordinator Carla Allen, Eastern Ad Coordinator Laurie Snow, Assis tant Marketing & Promotion MarkThome, Manager New Media Development Mark Mitchell, Director Rick Matheny, Operations Classified Ads Sharon Van Hazelen Graphics and Production ReeJohnson, Production Supervisor Mandy Loo, Production Manager Dennis Greene, Lab. Tech. Stacey Guest, Graphic Artist Amy Faught, Gra phic Artist Admin istration Judy Klinger, Coordinator Leanne Sims, Administrative Assistant AccountinglData Processing Donna Bryan-Diamond, A/R Coordinator Geneva Repass, Assistant Herlane Lewis, Credit Circulation Rheba Smith, Manager Alma Anguiano, Processing Coordinator Pam Klein, Billing Coordinator Carol Begovic, DealerCoordinator Service and Support Bridgett Bobrofsky, Receptionist Leonard Herring, Service and Support National Headquart ers 2201 Cherry Ave., Long Beach, CA 90806, P.O. Box 498 Long Beach, CA 9080H1498 , (310) 427-7433; (213) 63Ml844. FAX (310) 427-6685 Eastern Office 4188First Ave., Tucker, GA,30084; mailing address P.O. Box 805, Tucker, GA30084-0805. (770) 934-7850. ,FAX (770) 934-3112 No offense Too many Kings As a kid growing up, I led a nomadic life, constan tly bundled in to the back of exotic vans and cars, perched on top of s p are wh eel s, vyin g fo r p o sit ion am ongst engines and fram es - when d ad is a Pro racer it is all part of the deal. A few months ago I gri maced atthe flash back of a cric ked neck, cra mped legs, sard ine sho ulders, as dad inti mated his desire for me to join him on the circui t. This time, however, it would be as promo ters of th e Wulfsport quality racewear. If our fri end s co u ld se e u s now , wearing our comfy fr eetime e n du ro jackets around with temperatures soaring in the 90s , they would kn ow tha t dad has certainly fallen on his head on e too ma ny tim es a nd his son, too, ha s gone completely off the tro lley. With the emphasis on "I" in lim ited resources, we cou ld n' t afford the "t:" in co llect to foll ow our price less . d ea ler advice to "Jus t ge t Jeremy McGra th to wear your gear." Seemingly by divine intervention, a fellow Kiwi won the firs t round of the 500cc MX Worl d Championship, wearing our ste llar Wul fsp ort line. Dealers in Visalia, California, or Hend erson , Nevada, wouldn' t comprehen d our "windfall " until it made headlines in the oracle Cycle News. We began gea ring up fo r the ad van ce of orders and waited for the hardest earned advertisementthat mon ey could buy and su re enough... "King Shayne' s Co urt." But wai t, the ph oto purported ly shows our hero, but he' s not wearing the quality Wulf gear . Su rely o u r m a n h a s n o t defected the ranks already? No , simp ly that Shayn e is number 9 - no t number 3. Oh, w ell , bein g rich probably woul d have been borin g any way. Wh en Shayne w ins his next Grand Pr ix, pl ease allow yo u r read ers to see him in the vib rant Wu lfsport colors on yo ur fro nt cover an d also convey to Jerem y McGra th tha i now that he has lost a race, if Fox deci de to fire him, we need a U.S. wo rks rider very badly. We've go t a bundle of goodwill and grea t beer, bu t the pay is bad. . Gary Briggs Dana Point, CA e-mail editor@cyclenews.com su bscribe@cyclenews.com advertising@ cyclenews.com Internet http:/ /www.cyclenews.com Cycle News CUSPS 141·340) is published weekly except the last two weeks of the calendar year for 550.00 per year by Cycle News, lnc., 2201 Cherry Avenue, Long Beac CA90806. h, Seco classpostagepaid at Long Beach, CAand at additionnd al mailing office, Can.ldd Post International Publications Mail ' 546615. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Cycle New s, P.O. Box 498, lo ng Beach, CA 90801~98. To det ermine the exp iratio n dal e of your s ubscri ption, ch eck the four numbers on the firat line of your add res slabel. The first two digits indicate the b "t issue number you 11 receive and the 1 two characters indicate the year of the 1.II"t issue. 01,,1 Subscri ption rates: Rates for the United States and in; possessions for one year, (50 Issue ),$50.00 two years 000 issues), s ; $95.00; s ix months, (25 issues), $26.00; trial sub 0 5 Issues), ; $19.00. Canada and Foreign, one year (SO issues),$90.00 two years 000 issues), $175.00; six mon ths (25 issues), $45.00; trial sub (15 issues), $38.00. Cycle News welcome unso licited edi torial materia l includ ing s stories, cartoons, photos, etc. Such material, if publ ished , becomes the exclus ive property of Cycle News. Reprinting in who le or part only by pennission of the pu blisher. Advertising rates and circulation infonnalion will be sent upon request, See5.R.DS. W'l'sn'A V -!:'"~ AUDITED CIRCutATION Printed in U.S.A. Co~yrigbt" Cycle News, Inc. 1996. TrademarkCycleNew. registered U.S. Pat ent Office. All righ ts reserved. We wou ld never allow s uch a shameless plug under ordinary circum stan ces. Sinc e Gary Briggs is the son of four-time World Champion Barry Briggs; we'll let it slide... Editor. Go Direct I ju st wan ted to respond as sooon a s p o ss ib le o n a co m men t m ad e in the Briefly ... section of the St. Lou is Supercross coverage (Issue 18, May 8). While it was true th at I had Mi ke Craig shave his head in Charlott e, North Carolina, and he look ed so outrageous tha t I did indeed comment on the "666" numbe r written on his head, it was don e in jest and behind closed d oors . Honda of Troy does not in any way endorse "Devil Worship" or any activity of that kind. I respect fu ll y a pologize to a nyone be ing offended or havin g taken it th e wrong way. Phillip E. Alderton Da ytona,OH A lderton is the president of Honda of Troy... Editor. In res po nse to the call from Tom Mu eller (AMA) a nd th e "I n The Wind " it em (Iss ue #16, April 24) about the whereabou ts of Speed visio n, Iwou ld like to make a suggestion and provid e a solution to all our televisio n view in g woes regard ing motor cycl e racin g cov er age. This solution also applies to those viewers fru strated wit h their cable sys tems for n ot carrying ESPN2. Th e so lu tion sim ply involv es subscribing to DirecTV (the d igital satellite sys tem that utilizes the 18-inch d ish ). Speedvision is jus t one of the ma ny 200 cha nnels you' re capab le of receiving with Di rectTV . Th e w ide array of regional sports networks, along with Speed visio n and ESPN /ESP 2, pro vid e even the hearties t of race fans wit h endless hours of racing cove rage . gkcorns@ao\.com Stop slamming Bad Boy It seems a few so-called enthusiasts have been slamming 883 dirt track racing. Bill Hotchkiss (Issue #17, May 1) is the latest. [ qu ote: "My wife, d au ghters and myself always wait for the 883 hea ts to go to the restroom and concessio n stand so that we don ' t miss an y of the good racing ." I don't know where Mr . Hotch kiss has been viewing racing, but 883 racing boring? No way. A t Pomona, th e bes t racing of th e night wa s in the 883 main event where fi rs t- ti me win ne r Jess Roed er, Sco tt Stump and Mike Hac ker tea med u p for the most exciting, slam-bang racin g of th e n ig ht. Mea nw h ile, in t he 750cc Nationa l, Scott Parker w as only briefly cha llenged be fore p u lling off to yet another win. Sou nd familiar ? Quit putting d own the 883s. It is racing and it is serious even th ou gh they have a good time. Add the 600s and w e w ill have a co m p le te night of quality dirt track. Larry Langley Hesperia, CA John Kocinski is determined to leave the past behind and start with a clean slate. Reall y? He states tha t pa rt of that ba d image wa s cau sed by bad management. Really? He go es on to say, "Now I think I'm not on ly a good rider, bu t also a good lawyer and a good acco u nt an t." Reall y? Appa re n tly, humility isn 't one of his strong points either. If, as John exclaims, "I needed a break to ge t m yself cleared fro m my reputations," I sus pect he'll discov er it will take more than time to accomp lish that. Paul McKendry Tacoma, WA Two-stro kin ' I was wondering if you could tell us the latest on the new laws on Green Stickers fo r tw o-st ro kes in 1997. It seems like there is no opposition from the AMA or anybod y. I understand that two-s tro kes will on ly be allowed on closed courses . I hope I'm wrong. I rea lly don' t want to race four- strokes in the deser t. Todd Jergensen desv45@aol.com Todd, for a complete ru ndown on the Cllrrent sitllation, sec page 16... Editor. 180 mph? In your arti cle "Ty Triples in Texas" (Issue #16, April 17), there was mention of a 180 mph se ction in you r Briefly... section. How can that be? A KXSOO will radar test on the stree t at 119 mph, and that's not even taking into account a lack of traction that can be found in the dirt. Was that a misquot e? It is d ifficult to comprehend . Can you please explain it to me ? Chris Shepard cshepard@msn.com It isn't llncommon for race organizers to add a high-speed section in order to furt her confuse the riders' computers . The story is correct... Editor. Letters to t he edito r should be sent to Voices. Cycle New" P.O . 80 x 498, Lon g Bedell, CA 90806-0498, faxed to 310142 1668S or e-mail.edito riilcyclene ws.com. Published lett e rs do not necess arily I't"flect the posit ion of Cycle News , Inc. Letle rs sho uld not exceed 200 word s and <111 letters are sub ject to ed iti ng. Anonymous lett ers will not be con sidered fo r pu blic.atio n. All lett ers should contai n the writ er' s nam e, address and daytim e ph one number •.. Ed itor. IN ID S E Issue #19, M 15,1996 ay FEATURES DIRTTRACK Harrington 883 MOTOCROSS Hangtown National MX Southern California Nat'l Review White Bros. Four-Strok e MX C'ships 12 6 l0 CROSS COUNTRY Clarksbu rg GNCC ; ENDURO Wellst on Na tional End uro ECEA Enduro 24 .30 .38 DEPARTMENTS .32 FEATURE California's new em issions rules ....16 TRIALS Ll.S, World Trial Preview Iris h WorldTrial 20 .28 HARE & HOUND Red Mountain National H&H 22 PRODUCT EVALUATION &NEW PRODUCTS RESULTS EVENTS LEADERBOARD CALENDAR. WANT ADS COLUMN LOOKINGBACK _ 36 40 42 .52 54 60 75 75 ONTHE FRONT COVER Ro und tw o of th e AMA Na tiona l Mo tocross Series visited Hangtown in Northern California . (Top) Ph il Lawrence leads the way into tu rn one in the 2505. (Bottom) Mickael Pich on leads the 125s. Photos by Kinn ey Jon es .

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