Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

Glen Helen Raceway in San Bernardino, California, November 3 as well as the GFI Supercross Invitational at Perris Raceway in Perris, California, January 4. Richardson will be signing posters and autographs at the Race Tech booth at both events from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call Race Tech at 909/594-7755. CLASS Motorcycle Schools will be conducting a Sport Rider Day on the Streets of Willow Springs in Rosamond, California, on October 25. For more information call 805/993-9936. ere's a two-part trivia question: Name these four riders, and tell us what they have in common. Be specific, and the first reader to mail in the correct response will receive a free Cycle News T-shirt. The FIM has upheld its disqualification of Sebastien TorteIli, Paul Malin and Frederic VialJe at the Belgian 'round of the 125cc World Championship MX Series, but it will take no action against Colin Dugmore. Secondary tests on B fuel samples taken from Tortelli and Malin confirmed initial suspicions that both riders were running illegal fuel while tl,e world sanctioning body rejected Vialle's secondary results and upheld his disqualification because not enough OPENED: Race Tech's site home page on the World Wide Web. The site can be found at the foUowing address: http://lNWW.racetech.com BUB Enterprises' owner and former world land speed record holder Dennis Manning has reported that initial testing of his custom-built Bonneville streamliner have gone well and tl1at tl1e team is on schedule for an early O~ober assault on the existing motorcycle land speed record. Manning is hopeful that tl1e motorcycle, . which will be piloted by Rocky Robinson, a former speedway champion from Northern California, will be able to run at speeds in excess of 325 mph. Find the common denominator H Kentucky. The forest's ORV area was recently dosed, and Forest Service officials are currently evaluating the role of off-road vehicles in the forest as they have been under pressure from several environmental groups dose to the ORV facility. The Ohio Valley Trail Riders has taken the lead in this issue on behalf of all motorcyclists and is seeking support in its effort to organize and address the Forest Service's concerns. Interested parties can contact the Ohio Valley Trail Riders, P.O. Box 58713, Cincinnati, OH 45258. Anyone wishing to send comments to the Forest Supervisor's Office directly may address th.em to the USDA - Forest Service, Daniel Boone National Forest, 1700 Bypass Rd., Winchester, KY 40391, Attention: Me. Jorge Hersel. according to Noleen Racing president Clark Jones, he still plans on fielding a motocross team for 1997. Jones is currently seeking riders for a two-man team for the 250cc AMA Supercross and 250cc outdoor National MX Series. Noleen Racing was recently purchased by sporting goods company K2 and, fuel was supplied for the second test. Dugmore's secondary sample was found to conform to FIM specifications and thus no action has been taken against him. HIRED: Brant Russell, as director of sales and marketing, for Noleen Racing, in Adelanto, California. He can be reached at 619/246·5000. CORRECTION: The colors Listed as available for the Suzuki GSXR600 and Maurader 800 in "Spaghetti Eastern" (Issue #40, page 18) were those available to the rest of the world, and so too many were listed. GSXR60Q's for the United States will come only in blue and white or blue and black. The MaurLlder is available in America only in bluel green or orange/ silver combinations, Also, the GSXR obviously has 16 valves total. not per cylinder. And if that weren't enough, the bore x stroke relationship of the TL1000 should have been refered to as oversquare. The author's face is avail· able in only one color. BORN: Sean Michael Guanche, to veteran CCS road racer Steve Guanche and his wife Sue, September 3 in Pembroke Pines, Florida. OPENED: Factory Connection's home page on the World Wide Web. The site can be found at the followingadcfress: http://www.£actoryconnection.com. IN Wilson vetoes bike-ban bill C alifornia Governor Pete Wilson has vetoed legislation that would have'prevented private communities in the state from banning the use. of street-legal motorcycles on tl1eir roadways, according to the AMA. The bill, AB, 3056, had been approved by the California Legislature and sent to Wilson for his consideration. If signed into law, it would have put autl10rity for the regulation of legally licensed street vehicles into the hands of state authorities and not private community boards. The bill was an outgrowth of the AMA's efforts to eliminate a motorcycle ban in Canyon Lake, a Southern California community where motorcycleowning residents are not allowed to ride tl1eir street bikes to their own homes. The AMA is now pursuing litigation against the Canyon Lake Property Owners Association on behalf of AMA members who live there. The legislation was drafted at the urging of the AMA in an effort to eliminate all motorcycle bans in private communities throughout the state, but after strong lobbying by Canyon Lake representatives and others, the bill was amended in the California Senate to prohibit only those bans implemented after January 1, 1997. That would have left existing bans, including the one in Canyon Lake, in place. Despite tl1at conciliatory amendment and the strong support for the bill in botl1 the California Assembly and Senate, opponents argued against the measure when it reached the governor's office, encouraging Wilson to veto tl1e bil!. "We're real disappointed, but we're going to continue to press on in the legislative arena," AMA Vice President for Government Relations Robert Rasor said. "We think that Governor Wilson missed tl1e point. We had strong support for the bill in both the Assembly and the Senate, but we think he may have been influenced by some wealthy land owners in SanDiego County. We view this as a motorcycle veto. We've got two more years with Wilson, so hopefully we can educate the man." The bill's supporters have promised they'll be back with similar legislation in the next legislative session. Rasor added that apart from the bill, the Canyon Lake litigation is currently under appeal. Next Moto Clothing has signed Shaun Kalos to headline its newly formed MX/SX team for 1997. Joining Kalos will be Brian Roth, Craig Mason, Carter Gurnee and Intermediate Jessee Olson. Kalos will contest the AMA 250cc MX/SX events, while Roth, Gurnee, Mason and team support rider Ray Crumb will ride AMA 125c.c West Coast SX and MX events. Olson will compete at all Amateur National events and Mason also will act as team manager. The team will compete on Hondas, Yamahas, Suzukis, and possibly ATK 4strokes at selected nationals. So far, the team has confirmed the support of Lamb's Honda/Yamaha of Auburn, California, and Michael's Suzuki of Carson City, Nevada. Look for Next Moto Clothing to debut in January. For more information, call 916/887-9040 or Email at nextm,?to@ao!.com. . 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