Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

dent Al Malm qu ist said. "Now with the hotline we have an information vehicle for anyone to get up to speed on what's happening. The hotline will also allow us to provide ongoing ordering information for Tria l des Nations commemorative items. This should really help raise awa reness for our Ll.S, Trial des Nations fund raising efforts." The hotline nu mber is i1 4/562-i742. AMA Pro Racing ro ad racing classes wi ll again support th e u.s. round o f the Wo rld Su pe rbi ke Champi on sh ip Series at Lagu na Seca Raceway in Mon terey, Ca liforn ia, on Jul y 19-21. The Pro Honda Oils 600cc Supersport class and th e Pro gre ssiv e In s u r a n ce Ha rl e y David son SuperTwins series w ill host p oints -p a yin g r ound s th a t count to w ard the 1996 National Champi ons hi ps. Smo kin' Joe's Honda's Migu el DuHam e l won th e 600cc Su pers p o rt race and Sha wn H igbee won the Supe rTwi ns eve n t d urin g the 1995 W o rl d Superbike weekend at Laguna Seca. After careful review and assu rance by the Metzeler/Pirelli a n d Dunlop brands that their DOT rain tires are available through national distribution and via dealerships, WERA has made these brands eligi ble for its Superstock and Production classes. No other brands are currently legal for competition in these classes. For more info rmation, contact WERA at 707/924-8404. Buell Distribution Corporation has hired the Mot orcycle Mech ani cs Ins titu te in Phoenix, Arizona, to p ro vid e Buell technician class es for th e motorcycle com pany's dealer networ k. Buell ha s provided MM I with six new 5-1 Ligh tn ings, 5-2 Thunderbolts and S2T's for use in the hands-on portion of th e classes, and it has per sonall y trained MM l' s ins tructors at Buell co rpora te headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. " We' re all ve ry ex cite d ab o u t th is opportunity to be involved with such a g rea t n ew mot orcycl e co m pa ny, " MMI ' s le ad Buell ins truc to r M ik e Daniel s said. For m ore informa tion, con tact MMI at 800/528-7995. The Aztalan Cycle Club wi ll be celebra ti ng its 25 th anniversary season wi th a full schedule of bo th motocross and s hort tra ck even ts at its cl u bgrou nds bet w ee n Mad ison and Mil- waukee, Wisconsin. Two of the larger events in the club's schedule are its Pro-Am Short Track, which is se t for June 30 and will pay a $2500 purse; and the September 7 running of the North American Seniors Motocross Championship, which is expected to draw riders from across the Ll.S, For more information call 414/297-9367. Knudsen wins World S eedwa 0 ener D an is h rid er To m my Knudse n (right) eme rged victorio us in the opening round of the World Ind ividual Ch ampi onsh ip Speedwa y Series, the Polish Grand Prix in Wroclaw , Poland, on May 18. Knudsen, who was alread y the winningest ride r in Speedway Grand Prix history after claiming tw o w ins during th e 1995 season, took his third victory by d efe atin g 1994 W orld Ch ampion Ton y Rick ardsson of Sweden and reign ing World C ha m p io n H an s N ie lsen o f Denmark in the A Final for the top po di u m spo t. Billy "The Bu llet" H amill w as th e to pp laci ng Am e r ican, fi nish ing fourt h in the A Final. American Greg Han cock placed fou rth in the B Final while countryman Sam Ermolenko was second in the C Final. Motorcyclists throughout No rthern California and Nevada will have the opportunity to d o the ir p a r t in th e fi gh t agai ns t cancer as th e Pedi atric Brain Tumor Foundation gears up to host the fourth annual Northern California Ride fo r Kids event, wh ich is sche d uled to take pl ace on Octob er 20, st a rti ng in Vallejo, California. The one and a half hour, 60-mile, parade-styl e ride leaves Vall ejo a nd w inds th rou gh th e Napa Valley cou ntryside before finishing up at the Yountville Veterans' home. There is a minimum do nation of $35 per participant. Last year's event raised more than $53,000. For more information, contact Lind a Karn ofsky at 916/422-64i8 or Gene Hubert at 707/2548. Fast Tra'ck Racing Inc. has announced tha t is attempting to reschedule the VDTRA Amateur/Pro-Am M il e National Championship at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis, Ind iana, which was canceled on May 4 due to rain. But riders who pre-entered the event can use their entry fee toward the mile events scheduled for Ju ne 15 and Ju ne 16 - bo th of w hic h are Na tional Championsh ip events. men from the Big Four Japanese OEMs, beginning wi th Suzuki's Joe Colo mbero on May 25 . Kawasaki 's Bob Moffi t, Honda 's Jim Bat es and Yam ah a's Bob Starr, respective ly, will m ake appearances on the show fo r the next th ree co nsecu tive week s. Centerstand a irs every Satu rday morning at 7 a.m . . The AMA has set th e dates fo r the AMA Amateur and Youth Dirt Track Na ti onals. The event wi ll take place at 1-96 Speedway in Lake Odessa, Michigan, on July 2-4. The pr ogram will get under way on Tuesd ay wi th the running of the AMA Am at eur Short Track National an d will continue on Wedn es, d ay with th e TT Scra mbles Na ti on al. The week wil l conclude w ith the Am ateur Hal f Mile Nation al on Thursd ay. Th ere will be 17 d iffe re n t classes of competition each d ay. For more informati on , contac t Debbi e She ldon at the AMA, 614/891-2425. RESCHEDULED: Round three of th e Sunstar Sp ri ng Classic at Rive rfr ont Park in Marysville, California, for Satur day, May 25. The original eve nt was canceled du e to bad weath er. For more information, call 916/ 695-2727. NAMED: Dr. D al e Morg an, as th e America n Chi ropracti c Associ at io n' s nat ional coordinator of chiropractic services for pr ofessional m ot orcycl e racing. Morgan is a certified ch iro prac tic sports physician and has served at several National d irt tr ack and motocro ss events. SCH EDULED: Guests for the Centerstand m ot orcycle talk radio show on Southern California's KPFK 90.7 FM. Host Dick Miller will chat wi th spokes- IND UCTED: John Surtees, into the International Mot o rsp or ts Hall o f Fa me. Sur tees' m o torcycl e career spanned 11 ye a r s during which he ea rned seven World Championships and six Isle of Man TT wins. Su rtees is the only man ever to win World titles on tw o and four wheels. Today the 62year-o ld English man ra ces to keep up wi th his 5-year -old so n. BORN: Martin Adam Polen to former World and AMA Superbike Ch ampion Doug Polen and hi s w ife Dia nn e, o n May 10, 1996, in Den ton , Texas. CORRECTION: The AH RMA/ C1assic Bike d irt t r a ck even ts a t W ill ow Springs Raceway on April 13-14 were incorrectly list e d as rounds o ne a nd two when, in fact these, were rounds fou r and five . BORN: Cassa nd ra Lynn Kramer, to D irt Ri d er m a g a z ine feature edi to r - Karel Kram er and h is wife Carol, on n May 1, in Northridge, California. r-------------- - - - - -- --------------------------------- ----- ----- -, (E:ill ~ SUBSCRIPTION ORDER FORM Name _ Address City _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Order Date State _ _ Zip _ Please start my subscription to Cycle News: o Every week for one year (50 issues) for $38.00 (can be billed 3 m onthly payments) o Every week for two years (100 issues) for $70 .00 o Six months sec ond class (25 issues) fo r $19.00 L One year (50 issu es), 2nd class Canada or Mexico and all other foreign countries $78.00 (U.S. funds). 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