Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

VOICES· Letters to the editor America's w eekly motorcycle newspaper Volume XXXIII Sharon Gayton, President Michael Klinger, Publisher Editorial Paul Carruthers, Editor The way it is Kit Palmer, Associate Editor Scott Rousseau, Associate Edit r o Mark Hoy er, Managing Edit r o Keith Bush. Assistant Edit rlCopyEdit r o o Cameron Coatney, Assistant Editor I had to write a note to let people know th e way it is. Wh en Cycle N ews called our office and asked if our contribu tors could submi t some eastern stories, my first reaction was "Why?" To his credit , Kit Palmer persisted and the result is a small flood of stories on Northeaste rn and N ETRA even ts that fra nkly h ave never appeared in Cycle N ews before. It's easy to claim we're in competition and make Cycle News try to get it on its own, but the truth is non e of us in this bu siness are in competition - no t rea lly. I have loyal Trail Rider readers now calling and saying, "Thanks for the stories in Cycle New s." Even if they know the y're goi ng to see n early the sa me thi ng in Trail Rider, and it makes me feel good for Tra il Rider and Cycle News. A wise man by the name of Burleson told m e so methi ng years ago when I was a dumb-ass cu b repo rter and he was the King of all en duros. I had asked if he found all the pressure from Suzuki, Kawasak i, Honda an d whoever else was trying to crack the Husky stranglehold on th e N ation al ti tle annoy ing, si nce H u sky w as se t to obviously dominate en duros for some time to come. And he to ld me th at we were all in th e sam e business. We were all selling motorcycles - and mot or cycling - and that was all that matt ered. He's still right. And you know, even thou gh w e' ve got ou r own good thing goi ng here at Tr ail Rid er, I still get a thrill when I p ick up Cycle N ews and see a story by me or one of my contributors. Good going. gu ys. We may not care how the hell they do it in California, but if once a month is not enough, by go lly Cycle News is still number one. Paul Clipper . Medford,N] Advertising Terry Pratt, National Accounts Manager Mark Mitchell, Eastern Accounts Manager Mark Thome, Western SalesMana ger Thom as Gonter, WesternSalesManager Forrest Hayash i, Western SalesManager Greg Mitchell, Eastern SalesManager Rick Matheny, Eastern SalesMana ger Rhon da Crawford, Western Ad Coordinator Carla Allen, Eastern Ad Coordinator Laurie Snow, Assistant Marketing & Promotion Mark Thome, Manager New Media Development Ma rk Mitchell, Director Rick Math eny, Oper ations Classified Ads Sharon Van Hazelen Graphics and Production Ree John son , Production Supe roisor Mandy Lao, Production Manager Dennis Greene, Lab. Tech. Stacey Guest, Graphic Artist Vance Lanoy, Graphic Artist Administration Judy Klinger , Coordinator Lea nne Sims? Administrative Assistant Accounting/Data Proces sing Donna Bryan -Diam ond, AIR Coor dinator Geneva Rep ass, Assistant Herlane Lewis, Credit Circulation Rheba Smith, Manager Alma Angu iano, Processing Coordinator Pam Klein, Billing Coordinator . Carol Begovic, Dea lerCoordinator Service and Support Bridg ett Bobr ofsky, Receptionist Dan iel Christoph er Riley, Service and Support " National Headquarters 2201 Cherry Ave., Long Beach, CA 90806, P.O. Box 498, Long Beach, CA 90801-0498 (310) 427-7433; (213 ) 636-8844. FAX (310) 427-6685 Paul Clipper is the editor of Trail Rider magazine, a regional off- road magazine covering the Eastern portion of the coun try ... Editor. Thanks Easte rn Office 4188 First Ave.. Tucker, GA, 30084; mailing add ress P.O. Box 805, ' Tucker, GA 30085-080 5. (770) 934-7850. FAX (770) 934-3 112 e-mail editor@cyden ews.rom subscribe@cydenew s.com ad verti sin g@cyden ews.ro m In ternet http:/ /www.cydenews.com Cyde-News( USPS 141-340) is published weekly except the last two wee ks of the calendar year for SSO.OO per year by Cycle News, Ioc, 2201Cherry Avenue. Long Beach. CA 90806 . Second class postag paid at Lon Be CA and at additioneg ach. al mailing office. Canada Post International Publications Mail '5-1661 5. POSTMASTER:Send address changes to Cycle News, P.O. Wow , what a super time we had at the Hi gh Point Racewa y in Mt. Mo r r is, Pennsylvania, in the outdoor Motocross N a tion al. We want to express o u r th anks to th e race prom ot ers, Rita and Dave Coombs, for the wonderful hospitality they extended to the lady riders of the U.S. Women ' s Motor cycle League . They were excellen t to work with an d they really took care of the women riders . Thanks for the recognition and the opportunity for these athletes to partici - pate in this prestigious eve nt. The AMA, which has been instrumental in providing this tremendous opportuni ty fo r the women riders, should also be acknowledged. We want to th ank Duke Fin ch , the AMA MX/Supercross m anager, for his support d uring the event. It is exciting to have this avenue for promoting wo men motorcycle riders an d the motorcycle ind ustry . Each wil l b en e fit fro m the exposure p rovi de d thr ou gh th e AMA/U.S. Wom en's Outdoor CHfunpion ship Series . . A special thanks also to our spo nsors: Acer b is, Kaw a saki, H onda , Suzuki, Yamaha, Bridgesto ne, Scott, Sidi , FMF, Ceet, Oury and Whi te Broth ers. Thanks also to Jerem y McGra th and Scott Summers who were graciotis enough to present the trophies to the top three finishers. Thanks, gen tleme n, for sho wing you r support for the wo me n riders. Elaine Ruff Santee, CA Ruf] is the executive directo r of th e U,S. W omen's M otorcycle League... Editor. Stand up thanks O n behalf of th e Rhod e Island Trials Club, I would like to thank the Gas Gas Motor Co. and especially An d reu C dina, Amos Bil b a o, Steve Colley, and D a v id Cobbs fo r m a king o u r t ri a ls school on May 27 such a b ig success. Th eir dedication to the sport w as evident and well ap preciated . Thi s was a once in a lifetime oppo rtunity, given the caliber of the instructors. . All 40 p eo p le in a tte n d ance w ere e n lightened in one way o r a not he r about their s port. Even seve n -ti me World Cham pion Jordi Tarres made an appearance in the afternoon. There were als o se veral N at ion al riders in attendance, com menting that they coul dn't let an op portu nity like th is p ass th em by. Thi s school di d an awful lot for the promotion of the sport, for which we all ow e them our thanks. I wo u ld also like to thank Gas Gas importer Dale Malasek for helping coordinate thin gs. Michael Matthew Quaker HiII, CN To live or die Join Up on reading a recent lett er in the Voices column abou t th e banni ng of tw ostrokes in California, I feel the need to write abo u t th e follo wi ng subject: the AMA . So often I h e a r de roga tory rem arks abo u t the AMA and how th ey never fight for m otor cyclists' rights. The AMA has 200,000 m em bers, something ' they are very prou d of. This is a fact that utterly sho cks me. Think of the clout the AMA would ha ve if they had two m illion members, how abou t five m illion members? Th is tw o-strok e ban w ould be a non- issu e, as would so much of the othe r injus tices that motorcyclists ha ve become accustomed to. Think about other sp eci al in te res ts groups. Think about the NRA. The NRA can stop th e banning of weapons th at are of no us e but to kill people. They can do this because almost every responsible gun owner belongs to the organization . Th e politicians see that th er e are milli ons of votes that could be turned aga inst th em if they should upset th e NRA, so the y don't. . There is no rati onal explanation why a nyo ne wh o . lov es m otor cy cling shouldn't be an AMA member. We need to show the p oliticians th at w e a re a pow er fu l group. Our p ow er is represe nted by th e AMA 's m embership. I have belonged to the AMA for the past nine yea rs. Just so mething for you to think about. Scott Baker Coon Rapids, MN Never h as so mething been so clear. A case of black an d whi te. One of my best friends, a guy I've spent endless weekends motocrossing an d Jet Skiing with is go ing to die. Th at' s rig ht - die. Adam Sm ith has leukemi a, a fat al blood disease s imi lar to th e one co n tracte d by World Champion Donny Sch mi t. Bu t unl ike Donnie, Adam is a walking time clock and time is ticking. You - yes, you . - could save Adam' s life if you r bon e m arrow is a m atch , If Adam fin ds a d onor, w e ge t to go ra cing. If Ad am doesn't get a d on or, I'll be going to a funeral instead of getting roo sted by my buddy. All you . h a v e to do is call 800/MARROW-2 (the Red Cross) and . ask to be put on the National Registry (NMDP). It'll tak e five minutes. All you • have to do is give a blood sample. Do it today, we want to go racing. Greg Tyso r Cumming. GA • Letters to the editor should be se nt to Voic- • es, Cycle News, P.O. Box 498, Long Beach, CA 90806-0498, faxed to 310/427-6685 or email, editor@cyclenews.com. Published letters do not necessarily reflect the position of ~ Cycle News, Inc. Lette rs should not exceed 200 words and all letters are subject to ed iting. Anonymous letters will not be considered for publication. All letters should contain the writer's name, address and da ytime ph one number ... Editor. INSIDE . 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W / S0'A' 'VI -r~ AUDITEO . O RCULATION Printed in U.S .A. Co ~yrigh t' Cycle News, Inc. I9%.Trademark CycleNews .. registered U.s. Patent Office All rights reserved . . FEATURES 18 RACER TEST Cagiva F4 Superbike MOTOCROSS Grand Prix Update HILLCLIMB York, Pen nsylvania AMA Nat'l VINTAGE Dino Days 20 DEPARTMENTS ROADRACING Road Am erica AMA NationaI... French Gran d Prix Tran s-Atlantic Challenge SPEEDWAY Italian Grand Prix OFF·ROAD Baja 500 , ENDURO Id h C ISDE Qu lifi E~E 0 a I er A reen Mhrv el Enduro a N CROS~~~~; P illip End uro .28 36 38 Boyers, Pennsyl vania GNCC 40 Canadian World Round 26 - dty TRIAL~.~ •. 6 14 22 30 32 34 .42 ON THE FRONT COVER EVENTS ...........•••.....•.•......: 44 RESULTS ..•.....:.•.......................•........•.....•..51 Mick Dooh an was again unbeatable at LEADERBOARD •.•...•...................................52 the French GP. Photo by Gold & Goose. CALENDAR .53. Tom Reiser topped th e W hite Rose WANT ADS ..•...•.........•.................................60 Na tional HiIlcli mb in Pennsylvania . TEARDOWN ..............•......•..••..••..•............••.75 Pho to b y David L. Patton J r. H an s LOOKING BACK ...............•••••..••..••.•••..........75 _ -,,,,",',~en~ WOn the Italian Speedway GP. · ~. Pho to by John Hip kiss. -

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