Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

Riverside Par k Speedway in Agawam, M as sachu setts, has ad d ed a 51 0,000 pave ment sho rt track race to the Northea st Pro Flat Track Seri es. Th e race is sched uled for September 5 and will feature 600cc Experts, 883s and Pro-Arns . A mot orcycle demolition derby will also be held following the races. For more information, call 508/874-1732. Th e week end of racin g ac tiv ities th at will acco m pa ny the A MA G ra nd N a tional Cha m pio ns hip Del Mar Mile ha ve been set. A vintage moto rcycle show and sWjlP mee t will kick thing s off on Satu rdav afternoon, October 11, wit h a vintage short track taking place on Satu rda y nig ht. Sunday "ill feature Ch ris Agajanian's Del Mar Mile. For more' information on the Saturday night short trac k, call 619/277-2743. Ed die Mulder, Ltd., in conjunction with 1970 AMA Grand Na tiona l Cham pion Gene Ro me ro , will promote the first Sacra me nto Vi ntage Na tional Mile at the Ca l-Expo Stale Fairgrounds on Sun da y, September 28 - th e da y a fter the Sac rame nto Mile AMA Grand Na tional s to p . Th e v in tage program w ill al so include a 600cc Pro class w i th a minimu m $2500 purse. For more inform ation, call 805/268-0105. Trevor Deeley beca me the first Canadian and only the seco nd non-U.S. citize n to receive"the pres tigi o u s A merica n Mo to rcyclis t Ass ociati on (AMA) Dud Perkins A ward for ou tstand ing co ntributi on to motorcycling when the hon or was bestowed upon him by AMA President Ed Youngb loo d on behalf of the AMA Board o f Tru st ees at a Har levDavid son dealers' co nve ntion in Hahfax, No va Scotia, Canada, on Aug us t 9. The last non-Ll .S. citizen to receive the AMA's hig hes t ho n or wa s So ichiro Honda in 1971. German rider Pit Beir er will ride for the factorv-backed Rinaldi Yamaha team in the 1998 AM World 250cc MX Championship Series. Beirer, who ha s showed good form this seaso n is set to team up with current Rinaldi rid er Tallon Vohlan d. Beirer will replace American Mike Brown , who was dumped fro m th e team . It do es not app ear as though newly crown ed 500cc World MX C ha mpion Joe l Smets will rid e in the Motocross des Na tions in his home country of Belgium on September 14, a ccording to Belgium team bos s Paul Jansson. 'The tra ck is very bad for 500 machines," Jansson said in an interview with Great Britain's Motor Cycle News. "In one of the latest Belgium champi onship ro und s, Joel cou ld only score a ninth place. I th ink that Werner d eWit will ride the 125 machine, with Bervoet s and Everts on the 2.'iOs." Smets is reportedly going to have a talk wi th new team manager Joe l Robert ab out the team lineup. Australian Sha ne Watts , who recently won the World 125cc Enduro Cha m pions hip, will fo llow the lea d of Pa u l Edmondson and race the 1998 season in America . Yet while Watts will live in America, he still plans to race the World Enduro Championship Series. "I want to win World Championships , but living in America will be more fun , and I can get money from both sides of the Atlantic," Watts said. Watts also plans to race the 1998 Paris-Dakar, an d is in the process of s ign ing a three-year contract with KTM. Legendary French rid er Stephane Peter hansel has announced tha t he " ill retire from motorcycle racing a t the end of the 1998 season. "I' m nearl y sure I' ll race the World Enduro Cha mpio nships, an d then thai's it," Pelerhans el said . "I might go ca r racing, bul I will decid e a t th e end of ' 98." Peterhansel recently w on the World 175cc Enduro Cham pionship, and is considering the switch after having done some car racing in his ho mela nd . The Women Motorcyclists of Southern California, Aids Hea lthca re Foundation of Los Angeles and Shanti of San Francisco are presenting the "Ride for Life," to promote education and prevention of the sp read of AIDS. The ride will begin a t 9 a.m . on October 18, in both Los Angeles an d San Francisco. Riders will be meetin g at the Avila Beach Resort in Avila Beach (ou tside of San Luis O bispo ) for a party, concert and fair. In add ition, activities are planned at rest stops along the way of the routes. There -will be a $25 registration fee for riders w ho w is h to attend . For more info rmation , call 213/664-3964. The four th annual American Red Cross Moto rcycle Rally "ill take p lace September 13-14. Th e event has become a highl y antici pated annual happenin g for motorcyclists of upstat e Sou th Ca rolina and bevo nd . All makes and models are welcome. One of the highl igh ts of thi s vea rs r ide w ill come from David Robb, d ir ector of motorcycl e design for BMW Motorrad , w ho wi ll be on hand at .the BMW Ze ntru m (Hwv . 101 and 1-85, Gree r, SO on Saturday, September 13, to dis cu ss BMW design philosophy . The ride itself will kick off with a party on Satu rd ay, Sep te mbe r 13, on Co nga ree Road in Green ville, w ith a Poker Run taking place on Sund ay . Th e Poker Run will end at Fatz Cafe on Highway 14 in Greer, where awards will be given a t 4 p.m . The cost to pa rtici pate is $25 per bik e; with all proceeds g o ing to ben efit th e Greenvill e County and Peidm ont Chapters of th e American Red Cross. Fo r mo re information , ca ll 864-2718222. 1998 Suzuki RMs uzu ki has released details on the changes to its 1998 RM motocross lineup, and the RMl 25 received the most significan t cha nges. Alon g with the black radi ator shrouds, new seat cover and graphics tha t the entire lineup rec eived (which was the extent of the cha nges on the RM80), the RMl25 featu res a red esigned cra nkcase wi th an internally mo un ted wa ter pump (like the 250 gOI in '96). The 125 also got a pus hrod-type clu tch, a Keih in PWM36 carbu re tor wi th a new-style reed block, plus new cylinder po rting and exhaust mod ifications. The R.1.25O received new cylinder porting and exhaust-valve modificat ions, a new \ Keihin PWK38 "Powerjet" carburetor, and a new exhaust sys tem. The RMl25 an d 250 hav e also received upg rad es to their conventional twin -cham ber cartri dge forks, which reduce weig ht and are sai d to im pro ve damping performance. The rear sus pensio n on bo th bikes feature an all- new linkage design and a shock absorber with a larger-diam eter bod y. The RM80 ,,~II retail for $2929. Prices on the RMl 25 and 250 are no t yet available. S Ac cording to ra re prom o ter Dave Du relle, the race head q uarters for the September 13 Mi n nesota G ran d National M ile have been changed to the Holid ay Inn in Burnsville, Minnesota. For res erva tions, call 612/435-2100. Yahoo , one of th e Internet's most frequ e ntly used w eb se ar ch e ng ine s, recently selected the Am erican Suzuki web site as one of its "Dailv Pick" web sites, as well as "Si te of theWeek_ The * Dail y Pick highlights five of the most interesting sites on the web, revi ewing nearly 800 sites ea ch da y. Web Trips, another Internet search service , also selected the Suzuki web site as its "Site of the Week". The Suzuki web site provides in-depth information on American Suzuki 's mot orcycl e, automotive and marine divisions. "We are very pleased that Yahoo and Web Trips recognized ou r web site as one of the best sites on the In terne t:' said Su zuki mar keti ng di rec to r Mel Ha rris. "We hav e worked hard to create a site that highlights the ma ny facets of Suzuki, w hile pr esenting the information in an interesting fashion . It's nice to be recognized fo r our efforts, and we look forward to continuousl y improving the site." Lo ngtime Kawasaki d ealer Ralph Tu more Sr. , 67, of Placerville, Califor- nia, d ied on Augu st 4, 1997, due to respirat ory problems. Tumore, born a nd raised in Lomita, California, has owned and opera ted Mike's Cycle in Placerv ille since 1975. o n Au gust 29 fro m 6:30 to 7:30 p.m . Team Yama ha's Ezra Lusk, Kevin Windham, Jo hn Dowd and Team Chaparral are sched uled to appear. For more infor mation, call 412/ 325-2344. CORRECTION: We incorrectl y s ta ted in our coverage of the Rapid City Half Mil e and In The Wind (Issu e #33, Au gu st 20) that Andy Tresser of Red wood Ci ty, Ca lifornia , had been prono unced dead at Rapi d City Reg io na l Ho spital after life -support eq u ip ment wa s removed at the requ est of the fami ly. We have since learned tha t no such deci sion was eve r made, according to Tr esser' s mother, Linda Chaput, and that Tresser passed awa y due to hi s injuries at 8 a.m. on August 7. We regret a ny a d d itio n a l g r ie f thi s may have caused the famil y. AUTOG RA PH SIGNING: At Czebs Cycle in Vestal. New York, on Au gust ~ 22 fro m 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Team Yama- ~ ha's Ezra Lusk, Kev in Wind ham, Joh n Dowd a nd Team Chaparral are sched ul ed to appea r. For more informa tion, call 607/ 754-8185. AUTOGRAPH SIGNING: At Bently's Yamaha in Murraysville, Pennsylvania, 'fi fa ~ OPENED: The Anne Arundel Chapter of ABATE and Biker He aven' s home page on the World Wide Web. The site ca n be found at the followi ng add ress: http:/ /www.bikerheaven .com. OPEN HO USE: At CyclePro of Sanla Rosa in Santa Rosa, California, on August 29-30. For more information, call 707/ 527-8888. t~

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