Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

IN THE WIND a t the Merca ntil e Ban k in St. Louis , Missou ri. Th e s ix th annua l 100ce TT N ational will be held at the Lodi Cycle Bow l in Lodi, California, on October 26, wi th a w arm-up rac e sched u led for the nigh t before. A 600cc Pro r ace w ill also be he ld on the d ay of the 100cc Na tiona l w ith a pu rse of $2500. For more informati on , ca ll 209/ 544-1027 or 408 / 3744298. Former National Champion D onnie Hansen will be cond uc ting a two-d ay motocross school in Washougal , Washington , Oct ober 11-12. For more informa tion , call 719/ 495-2624. . Team Dual Do gs will host the Rider s of th e Round Table Inv itationa l du al sport rid e, October 25-26, a ride that is se t to begin at the Quail Valley Recrea tiona l Vill age in Cal ifornia Ho t Springs. The ride is th e fin a le of the . 1997 KTM /Galpin Ford California Dual Sport Series. For more information, ca ll 81S/701-1913. A ses sio n of the American Supercam p schoo l will b e h e ld in Ga i nes vi lle, Geor gia , No ve m be r 22-23, with Ch ris Carr and Will Da vis sc he d u led to be guest instru ctors . More information is available fro m Am erican Supercamp's s ite o n the World Wide We b : ht tp:/ /www.american supercamp.com. Clay to n C es t ern in o , 15, was kill ed while com pet ing in the 125cc Schoolboy class in Diamon dback, N ew York, o n Septembe r 21. Ces tern ino is s u rv ived b y hi. p arents, Jo seph a n d Andrea , a nd h is si s te r, Jillian. Cards and letters can be se nt to the famil y at 1 . Ces te rn in o Lane, G hen t, NY 12075 . Dona tions can be mad e to Faith Christian Academy, Atlan tic Ave., Sto ttville, NY 12172. Harley-Dav idson Ca fe in La s Vega s, N evad a , opened on Septem ber 23 in Las Vegas, N evada . The three-s to ry , 20,OOO-sq ua re-foot ea te ry is home to su ch mo tor cy cli ng memorabi li a as H arfey-Davidsons be long ing to An n Margaret and Billy Joel, and a replica of the Cap tain America mo tor cycle use d in the movie "Easy Rider." Th e cafe is lo cated a t th e co rne r of La s Ve ga s Boulev ard and Harmon Avenue, across the Strip from the Monte Carlo Hotel. Gl en Helen Racewa y in San Bernardi no, California, will host three events in October, Nove mber and December: the second an nual AMA Californ ia Sta te MX Cham pio ns hi p, October 18-19; the Whi te Brothers Vet Na tionals, N ovember 1-2; and the second annua l Chaparra l AMA Am a teur Cha m pionshi p on Decemb er 26-28. 1998 AMA ·National Motocross/Supercross numbers The AMA has released the numbers for the 1998 Supercross and Motocross seasons. These numbers are based on the riders' season poin ts total, unlike AMA Road Racing and Dirt Track w here riders can keep the same assigned num ber as long as they score points each year in National competition. 1 1 1 250cc Supercross 250cc Motocross 125cc Motocross Jeff Emig Jeff Emig R icky Carmichael Jeremy McGrat h 51 Ray Somma 3 Th e Cha mp ions hip Cu p Series entries for the Race of Champi ons at Daytona In te rn a tio n al Spee d w a y h a ve bee n mailed, accord ing to CCS. The October 29-November 2 event will be pre-ent ry only . For mo re in fo rm atio n, ca ll 704/ 684-4297. 2 Ezra Lus k 52 Michael Jon es 4 Larry Ward 53 Charlie Bogard 5 Mike laRocco 54 Tak eshi Koikeda 6 Ricky Carmichael 55 Kyle Lewis 7 Greg Alber tyn 56 Mike Karin Jr. 8 Kevin Windham 57 Doug Duba ch The Willow Spri ngs Motorcycle Cl ub has announced its 1998 sched u le for the Rosam ond , Ca lifo rn ia , faci li ty . The sche d u le is as follows: January 17-18; February 14-15; March 14-15; April 1819; May 16-17; June 20-21; Jul y 18-19; Augus t 15-16; September 19-20; October 17-18; No vember 14-15; Decemb er 19-20 . For m o re i nfo rm a ti o n, ca ll 805/256-1234. 9 Joh n Dowd 58 Ty Wallace 10 Ryan Hugh es 59 Christopher Wheeler 11 Jim my But ton 60 Grayson Goodman 12 D am on Br adshaw 61 Ryan Terlecki 13 Michael Craig 62 Scott Carter 14 Scott Sheak 63 Kevin Crine 15 Dam on Hu ffman 64 Jeff Hedde n 16 Mickacl Pichon 65 Jason Frene tte O PENED: Mot ophoto' s home pa ge on the World Wide Web . The site can be fou nd a t http:/ /www .motophoto.com. Ima ges by renowned Gran d Prix an d World Superbike p hot ogra pher s Gold & Goo se can be viewed an d purchased from the new site. 17 Steve Lamson 66 Todd DeHoop 18 Stephan e Roncada 67 Nicholas Wey 19 Dou g Henry 68 Robbie Horton 20 Casey Johnson 69 Pedro Gon za lez OPENED: J&K Raceway' s hom e page on the World Wide Web . Th e site can be fo u n d a t the foll owing add r e s s: http:/ /www .members .trip od.com / Tru esd ale98 / index.htm . Roa d race r Michael Barnes w ill be aboard a Ca bo Wabo Radng Suzuki in the AMA 750cc Su persport race at Las Vega s Mot or Speedway on October 4, according to the team. Barn es suffered a broken leg in the SuperTeams event in Las Vegas last year. OPENED: Mot a We st Ga s Ga s / TM / Mai co, in Brea, California . Fo r m ore info rma tion, call 714/ 671-0167. AM A 750cc Su pers po r t r a cer Mark Miller re cently w on the Adult Mi n i class at the Orange County Speedway in Costa Mesa , California. Th e cla ss, w hich pits racers aga inst each other on H onda XRIOOs, fea tu res two 1O-la p races . "The tr ophy th ey gave me was bigge r tha n any I' ve go tten a t a ProAMA road race," Miller sai d . Steve Rapp, th e ro ad ra cer who fin ished seco nd to Jason Pridmore in the 750c c Supersport fina l a t Sea rs Poi n t Racew ay in Sono ma, California, recently broke his ar m wh ile tr a in in g on a l'- d irt bik e. Rapp broke the rad iu s bon e (below th e elbow) , but e xp ects to be ...... healthy for the AMA series fina le at Las Vegas Motor Speedwa y, October 4-5. g:: 00 .... QJ ..0 o .... u o 2 Vic tor y Sports ha s a nnou nced th at Suzuki will be the title sponsor for the 1997 Top Gu n Showdow n, sche d u led fo r O ctober 17-1 9 at Mudd y C re e k Raceway in Blo u ntvill e , Ten ne sse e . Honda ha s been th e ti tle s pon sor for the event for the past seven years. MOVED: Precis ion Mo torcycle Service, to 700 B. Botello Rd ., Goleta, CA 93117, 805/967-6173. Robbie Reynard 70 James Eickel 22 Tim Ferry 71 Rich Taylor 23 Mike Kiedro wski 72 Jeff Dem en t 24 Phil Law rence 73 Michael Treadwell 25 Michael Brand es 74 Austin Squires 26 Answer Products is currently accepting res umes fo r the 1998 rac ing se as on . Resumes can be sent to Answer Prod ucts, 28209 Ave . Stanford, Valencia, CA 91355, attn: mo torcycl e race support. 21 Buddy Antu nez 75 Jimmy Lamastus 27 Ron Tichenor 76 Rusty Ho lland 28 Ryan Hu ffma n 77 Lance Smail 78 79 Yoshitaka Atsu ta 29 David Pingree 30 Brian Swink 31 Ton y Loru sso 80 [can-Sebastien Roy Jason Thomas Pat Foster CANCELED: Th e Championship Cup Se ries /So u thwes t a n d Ca li fo rn ia r e gional r a ce a t La s Vegas Mo tor Speedway December 6-7. The race will not be resched uled . For more information, call 704/684-4297. 32 Jaso n McCorm ick 81 33 Casey Lytle 82 Joel Deng ler OPENED: VP Racing Fue ls' home page on the World Wide Web. The site ca n b e foun d a t the follow in g ad dress : http:/ /www.vpfuels.com . AUTOGRAPH SIGNING : A t H arding's Park Cycle in Ca nton, Ohio, on October 17 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Team Ho nd a's Scott Summers is sched u led to appear. 34 Anthony Amar ad io 83 Jame~ 35 Na tha n Ram sey 84 Ma tt Shue 36 Brock Sellards 85 Greg Schne ll 37 Craig Decker 86 Keith Johnson 38 Brian Deegan 87 Brian Stone 39 Jeffrey Willoh 88 Ty Birdwell 40 Anthony Pocorob ba 89 Jeff Tilton 41 Sha un Perolio 90 Scan Hogan 42 Jim Neese 91 Doug DeHaan 43 Barry Carste n 92 Jeffrey Yentzer Povolny Jr. 44 Cliff Palmer 93 David Kratz MOVING : To m Morgan Ra cing , to 1155 Av iation Dr ., Unit F, Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403, 520/ 453-5061, 520/4533188 (fax). 45 Robbie Skaggs 94 Travis Preston 46 Heath Voss 95 Brad Hagseth 47 Bruce Stratton 96 Cory Keen ey OPEN ED : Ca rbon Tech ' s hom e pa ge on the World Wid e Web. The site can b e fo u nd a t t he fo ll owing ad d r e ss : ht tp :/ / www .carbon tech.com. ,~ 48 Josh Dem uth 97 Tomohiro Shiba yama 49 Chad Ped erson 98 Bruce Gates 50 Pau l Cu rrie 99 Cha rles Du nawa y

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