Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

IN THE WIND als schools at the Trials Training Center in mid-October, according to the school. For more information, call 423/9428688. An Oregon state judge found former Oregon state politician Wes Cooley, ROregon, guilty of lying about his military record in the state voters' pamphlet in 1996, according to a report in the National Journal. In an agreement worked out with prosecuters, Cooley did not challenge the facts as presented by assistant state attorney general Byron Chatfield. Cooley, 64, was placed on two years' probation, ordered to do 100 hours of community service and pay a $5000 fine and $2100 in court costs. Various documents and witnesses showed that Cooley never served in Korea, as he had claimed, Chatfield said. Cooley, who was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1994, withdrew his bid for re-election last year amid controversy over the voters' pamphlet and whether his wife had properly received veterans' survivor benefits. The TT Riders Association has announced that three-time World Champion Luigi Taveri will ride a Honda 250cc four-cylinder road racer in the annual TT Lap of Honor in this year's Isle of Man IT event. CORRECTION: Grand Prix Tours will not take its tour participants on a tour of the Kenny Roberts Training Rancil in . Spain, as was incorrectly reported in last week's issue. AUTOGRAPH SIGNING: At J & W Cycles in Washington, Missouri, on Leak (?) wins 500cc Bel ian MX GP a ener April 4 from 7 to 8 p.m. Team Kawasaki's Jeff Emig, Damon Huffman and Ryan Hughes are scheduled to appear. For more information, call 314/2395575. CORRECTION: The Six Hours of Glen Helen Grand Prix, sc4eduled for April 6, will not be AMA sanctioned as previously advertised. The event will not count toward District 37 pOints or be a part of The Best of the West series. The HilItoppers Grand Prix, also scheduled for April 5-6, will be part of the AMA Grand Prix Series and will award points. For more information on Glen Helen, call 909/880-3090. For more information on the Hilltoppers, call 310/428-4971. nknown 24-year-old Estonian rider Avo Leok shocked the FIM 500cc World Champion circuit regulars by claiming the overall win at the opening round of the SOOcc GP MX Series in Lomme!, Belgium, March 23. Leak rode to consistent 4-2 moto scores to capture the overall victory over Hondamounted Gert-Jan Van Doorn, of Holland, who carded 3-3 moto finishes, and KTM Belgian rider Johan Boonen, who posted an 11-1 on the day. Englishman Kurt Nicoll rode his factory KTM to fourth overall via a 2-11 tally, and former champ Joel Smets claimed fifth overall on his factory 'four-stroke Husaberg. Jacky Martens, of Luxembourg, won the first moto ona 630cc Husqvarna but registered a DNF in the second moto. Defending champ Shayne King of New Zealand had a quiet day, going 10-8 in the Belgian sand. Winner Leok, who entered the '97 series as a complete unknown, roosted through' the brutal, deep sand of Lommel- site of America's first Motocross des Nations victory in 1981 - aboard a PSM-sponsored Kawasaki. In a true rags-to-riches story, the word has it that Leak was recently competing in a local Belgian race aboard an old and wellused Honda CRSOO and caught the eye of the PSM - a small Belgian outfit - team manager, who supplied Leok with a new KX500. Apparently, Leak was also in possession of a Dunlop tire contract but insisted on running Russian-manufactured Barurn tires. Leak holeshot both motos and hung on for solid scores in both motos. Also of note, Swede Peter Johansson rode the works Yamaha YZM400 four-stroke to 19-9 results, and American Trampas Parker failed to qualify due to clutch problems with his 550cc Vertamati. Defending 250cc MX World Champion Stefan Everts bounced back from his fourthplace showing at the World Championship 250cc MX Series opener the previous week in Spain to win in Agueda, Portugal, March 23. Everts, aboard an HRC-backed Honda, carded 2-1 moto scores for the overall win. Finishing second overall was the previous week's Spanish GP winner Tallon Vohland of the Chesterfield Yamaha team, with 3-4 moto finishes. Third overall was privateer Honda rider Yves Demaria who went 7-3 on the day. Rounding out the top five were Suzuki Johnson's Marnicq Bervoets an4 Pamo Honda's Pit Beirer. Yamaha's Joakim Karlsson won the first moto but finished out of the points in the second. Everts now leads the series points chase over Vohland and Bervoets. Frenchman Sebastien Tortelli, who finished second overall in Spain, did not ride in Portugal because of an ankle injury. Yamaha De Carli's Alessio Chiodi came out swinging at the opening round of the World Championship 125A- MX Series in Jogyakarts,lndonesia, March 23. Chiodi won both motos, while American Bobby Moore, of the Yamaha Magic Bike team, ended up second overall with 2-7 showings. Factory TM riders Allesandro puzar and Xavier Colomer went 3-4, while Yamaha Motor France's Frederick Vialle took fifth. Eric Johnson U AUTOGRAPH SIGNING:. At HondaTriumph of Jacksonville in Jacksonville, Florida, on April 12 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Team Honda's Scott Summers is scheduled to appear. For more information, call 904/721.,2453. NAMED: TravelCraft as the official U.S. travel agent of the Kenny Roberts Training Ranch in Barcelona, Spain. Reservation packages, including the training, airfare and hotel can be arranged by calling 800/241-1223. CORRECTION: The World Wide Web address for Team Obsolete's home page was incorrect in a recent issue. The correct address is as follows: http: / /shell.idt.net/ ~trnobsolt. OPENED: Cernic Racing's home page on the World Wide Web. The site can be found at the following address: http: / /www.ctcnet.net/cernics/ . Ray 'Hensley, 1934-1997 R ay Hensley, 62, proprietor of Trackmaster Racing Frames and the father of the CORRECTION: We incorrectly reported the phone number for International Speedway in last week's issue. The correct number is 714/492-9933. purpose-built aftermarket dirt track racing chassis, died in Hesperia, California, on March 12 after a lengthy battle with cancer. Hensley pioneered the specially constructed dirt track chassis when he joined up with Kenny Watkins and began producing frames under the Sonicweld moniker in the mid-'60s. Hensley went on to form his own company, Trackmaster Racing Frames, in Northridge, California, late in 1968, coincidental to the AMA's termination of the 500cc OHV vs. 750cc sidevalve engine formula in favor of an absolute 750cc displacement limit for the '69 racing season. Trackmaster produced chassis for all engine brands, the first swingarm models available for dirt track racing. Factory Triumph star Gene Romero used a Trackmaster Racing Frame to win the 1970 AMA Grand ational Championship. Hensley later sold the business and moved to Canada but then resurrected it around 1988 in Hesperia, California, where he continued to fill orders for the vintage market. His son, Steve, plans to continue the Trackmaster operation. OPENED: The Best in the Desert Racing Association's home page on the World Wide Web. The site can be found at the following address: http://www.bitd .com. The association kicks off its 1997 Silver State Series with the Tonopah 300 on March 28. NAMED: White Star Videa, as the exclu- sive United States distributor of the Duke Video catalog of racing videos. For more information, call 800/368-5375. APPOINTED: Mark Wheelihan as sales team consultant for opera tions by Bob Dron Harley-Davidson in Oakland, California. Wheelihan was previously the sales manager for Fremont HarleyDavidson in Fremont, California. 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