Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

liN 'THE WIND' I Eaken, Camlin to Marone '5 with Hacker V eteran Grand National tuner Skip Eaken a(1.d rider Davey Camlin have put together a deal with Moroney's Harley-Davidson team boss Pat Moroney that will see the pair link up with Mike Hacker to become a major portion of the 1997 Moroney's Harley-Davidson 750cc squad. The 52-year-old Eaken'will act as crew chief for both Camlin and Hacker, handling motorcycle preparation and tuning chores for the team out of his Windham, Ohio, shop. "We weren't offered anything to return to Corbin Racing," Eaken said. ''I'd been talking to Pat Moroney for about two weeks, and we finally put this deal together last Thursday (November 14). This all started when I was just going to build a motor for him, but we had some telephone conversations and it grew into this deal. I still enjoy going racing, but it costs money. It was just a matter of trying to get enough money to be competitive. Pat made me a good proposa1." Though much will undoubtedly be expected of the new team, Eaken said that - at least for his part - its' on-track performance goals are only a part of his focus. ''I'll be happy if this team works together as a team," Eaken said. "This is a new deal, and we are very optimistic. As far as goals, Mike had a down year last year. I'd like to see him in the top 10 and winning some races. Davey's goals are even higher than that. But I'm looking forward to working with Pat. He's really into his racing, and that's one of the reasons we went with this deal." "I'm real happy," Camlin said. "Pat's a dirt track fanatic, and he's always been really nice to me. It will be neat to be wearing his colors. He wants to win. That's his priority and that's my priority. I don't want to badmouth Corbin, but I don't think that was the goal over there. Mike and I have always been good friends on the circuit, too, and I think we will make great teammates. He's a little bit younger than me, so I can probably help him out. He can help me out, too. I'm looking forward to.this. We're going to have fun." Moroney said that he anticipates the move to take on Eaken and Camlin will be more of a relief than a burden. "I'm really pumped, and I know Mike is pumped," Moroney said. "I think this is going to be a really great team. It will work better for me because this way I'll be able to concentrate more on Jason's (Fletcher) program and my 883 program. I've just got way too much going on already." Moroney f1id confirm that Jason Fletcher would also fly Moroney's colors in 1997, . once again with Gary Edmunds spinning the wrenches on Fletcher's 750 and 883. Moroney said that it was yet unclear whether or not Hacker and Camlin would ride 883s. The team is still currently negotiating with several title sponsors. riders should contact Chan at 310/4221957. Racing Enterprises Motorsports (REM) will host a Saturday motocross event on November 30 to celebrate its 10th anniversary at Carlsbad Raceway in Carlsbad, California. In addition to racing, REM will have giveaways, food and every racer who trophied in the first race 10 years ago is eligible for a free entry. In addition, the Carlsbad Grand Prix will be held on December 15. For more information, 'call 619/484-1441. The International Drag Bike Association (IDBA) has reduced its schedule from seven to six events for the 1997 season. The series begins at Thunder Valley Raceway in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, May 3-4 and concludes at Memphis Motorsports Park in Memphis, Tennessee, October 18-19. Tom Morgan Racing has recently completed construction of its new motocross testing facility in Lake Havasu, Arizona, with the facility including an exact replica of the St. Louis Supercross and a National-level outdoor track with lap times in excess of four minutes. For more information, call TMR at 520/4535061. Grand Prix racer Kenny Roberts Jr. is scheduled to be on hand to sign autographs at Sacramento's Sport Bike Night on November 19 from 7 to 9:30 p.rn. For more information, call Mike Summers at . 916/373-1557. With photographs by Gold & Goose photographers David Goldman and Patrick Gosling - the men behind the Cycle News images used in our Grand Pri)( and World Superbike reports being available since early this year from the RSL Picture Library in England, the company has produced a poster / catalog in time for Christmas. The poster / catalog features 40 Gold & Goose images of past and present greats and their bikes from which prints can be ordered. The'poster is free and can be ordered by phone at 44/181-265-6656, by fax at 44/181-333-2255, or by writing to RSL, 342 Old York Road, London, SW18 ISS, England. Riders who competed in the recent running of the Elsinore Grand Prix and didn't get a chance to see the 8 x 10 photos of them shot by Kevin Heath Photography, can still do so by calling Heath at 619/481-0192 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. Northern California Vet Pro motocrosser Dave Coupe will try his hand at MX race promoting on December 8. Coupe has scheduled the Northern California State Championship race to be held at the E Street Bridge sand track in Marysville, California. The race will feature a guaranteed Pro purse. For more information, call Coupe at 916/6735956. Tulare Cycle Park and Triple M Promotions will be hosting a dirt track practice day on its quarter-mile oval and TT track, December 14. Gates will open at 9 a.m. with practice running from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The price is $25. For more information, call 209/6850503. Cycle News, Inc. has announced that it will suspend the publishing of Motorcycle Road Racer Illustrated after seven years of producing the annual road racing publication. "We have thought long and hard about this decision and after much discussion we have decided to suspend publishing of Motorcycle Road Racer Illustrated," said Mike Klinger, publisher of both MRRJ and Cycle News "Continuing to publish the magazine with the increase in costs of both manufacturing and distributing is just not feasible at this time. The good news is that this will serve to free up some of our staffs time to further increase the quality of Cycle News. • . Too Much Fun Promotions has announced that it will hold its final race of the year - the La Playa Master of Motocross - in the sand dunes of Cantamar, some 12 miles south of Rosarito Beach, Mexico, on December 8. The event will also benefit the local Toys for Tots with each ell-trant encouraged to bring a new or used toy or item of clothing. For more information, call 52/66122525. BORN: Taylin Breann Smail to AMA Four-Stroke MX Champion Lance Smail and his wife Marie in Federal Way, Washington, October 16. OPENED: Team Dual Dogs' home page on the World Wide Web. The site can be found at the following address: http://www.motorsports-network.com. CORRECTION: An incomplete phone number was given in the information regarding the L.A. Trade Tech's reunion banquet in last week's issue; the phone number is 818/443-9630. MOVED: Moto Point, the North American importer for Bimota motorcycles, to 11 Brilliant Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15215,412/782-6191 (phone), 412/7826195 (fax). MOVED: Las Vegas Motor Speedway's public relatipns department to its new offices at the speedway. The address is as follows: Las Vegas Motor Speedway, 7000 Las Vegas Blvd. North, Las Vegas, NV 89115. The phone. number is unchanged at 702/644-4444 but the fax number is now 702/632-8005. OPENED: Mirage Motors' home page on the World Wide Web. The site of Canada's only motorcycle manufacturer's site can be found at the following address: http://www.sar-net.com /mirage. MOVED: N-Style Creative Perspectives .to 25064 Anza Dr., Valencia, CA 91355. The phone and fax num~s remain the same at 805/294-1118 (phone) and 805/294-9292 (fax). I HIRED: Frank Stacy by Pirelli Motorcycle Tire Division. Stacy will join the company as a design consultant to assist in the development of future U.S. motocross and off-road tire products as well as off-road racing programs. 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