Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

· ==-~. will then go to th e governor's d esk. Governor Tom Ridge reportedly indica ted that he would s u p port th e helmet-law reform measure if it received. o ve r w h elm in g suppor t form th e House, which it did. • Te n- time Baja 1000 Champi on La r ry Roese ler will lead a pre-running motorcycle tour of this year's Baja 1000 racecourse in Baja Cali fornia, Mexico. The tour in clu d e s a ll acco m modations. meals, fue l, chase vehides a nd rental bikes (if necessary). The dates for the tou r a re November 8-11 - the weekend prior to the Baja I()()(J event. For mo re infor ma tio n, co n tac t Tim Clark a t 818/957-1166 . ARS and Sidi a re now accepting res u mes for the 1998 ra ci n g season. Send resumes to Ac erbis USA, Attn: Race Dcpt., 132000 Gr egg St., Poway, CA 92064. Charl es Mead , from Calv ert City, Kentu cky , was the grand-prize winnerof the Zippo and Harley-David son "Race to Vegas" sweeps ta kes . Mead and hi s wife, Kathryn, were guests of the factory Harley-David son team at the Las Vegas Mo tor Sp eedway r ound of th e AMA Superbike Na t io na l C hampio nship Series, Octobe r 4-5. C Cycle Suspension is now accepting race resu mes fo r its 1998 MX support team . Resumes sho uld be sent to Ride r Resume - C Cyde Suspension, 12 Davidson Road , Colcheste r, CT 06415, or email to ccycle@nai.net. WER (Works Enduro Rider) is accepting resumes from road raci ng teams in terested in us ing the compa ny 's steering dam pe rs . Co ntact WER, 1 jenn y j u mp Ave., Great Meadows, N j 078J8, or fax 908/637-6840. Doug Grant, former Bul taco an d Aj S facto ry motocrosser, will be cond ucti ng a vintage motocross school at Hollister Hills, in Ho llister, California, on Friday, October 17. For more informatio n, call 425/347-3057. Team H onda 's Sc ott Su m m e rs a n d Honda team ad visor and form er Nationa l MX and Su percross Cha mpion Jeff Stanton will be head ing to Nevada for the Ridge Runner 500 Dual Sp ort ride in Carson City, Nevada , October 11-12. For more information on the event, call 408/423-4843. Ever C1 of these? B Pro Grip is no w accep ting resu mes for the 1998 MX season for riders who wish to use Pro Grip gr ips, goggles, pants, jerseys a nd glo ves . Member s of Team Pro Grip will also be inv ited to one of several scheduled MX ridi ng school s that Pro Grip has put together for their su p po rt riders . Send r esumes tu: Pro Grip, Attn: Race Support, 25422 Trabu co Road , Lake Forest, CA 92630. M W chose the Frankfurt Auto Sh ow as th e site to unveil th e p rodu ction ve rsion of it s C1 two-wheeled transport, a rad ica l m ot orcycl e / scoo ter design that first appeared in prototy pe form at the 1992 IFMA mo torcycle show in Colog ne. Germany. The C1 repr esen ts an all-new a pproach to m otorcy cl e bui ldi ng, ha ving been designed to provide . a unique fo rm of in d ivi d ual mobility, which, BMW says, sho uld be of particular a dv a n ta g e in densel y populated areas. The CI was cons tucted to offer its rid er virtually the same level of safety and protection from the elements as an automobile, combined with the fun asso ciated with traveling on two whee ls. The aluminum-framed C1 is powered by a liqu id-cooled 125cc fou r-stroke single that pumps out 15 bhp and can propel the 375-po und vehicle to a maximum speed of 62 mph . BMW announced at Fran kfu rt that the CI should debut on the ma rket some time in earl y 2()()(J. In addi tion, BMW said tha t the world -fam ou s Italian coach-building firm of Bertone would be responsib le for prod uction of the CI to BMW specifications. Whether or not the CI will ever appear in the United States has yet to be determined . GFl's Goat Breke r has announced that the Ham el 100 portion of the Elsinore Gra nd Prix will aga in p it desert racers against motocrossers. Dese rt riders such as Ty Davis , Nick Pea rson, Do n n ie Book, Lance Smail, Destry Abbott, Greg Zitterkopf and many more will be competing against the likes of Steve Lamso n, Rya n Hughes, Scott Sheak and more. The Elsinore .Grand Prix will take place in Lake Elsino re, Califo rnia, on Novembe r 8-9 . For more in for m at io n , ca ll 909/ 653-4042. AUTOG RAPGH SfGNING : At Hard ings Park Cycle, in Ca nto n, Ohio, on October 17, from 5 to 7 p .m. Multi -tim e Grand Nati ona l C r o ss Cou ntry and Hare Scr ambles Natio nal C ha m p io n Scott Summer s is scheduled to appear. For mo re in forma tion, ca ll 330 /4546171. OPENED: Pro-Action Su spension of Southern O hio, in Nelsonville, O hio. Fo r more info rmatio n, call 614 / 7534705. Pro -Action is accepting resumes for the 1998 motocross racing' season . Se n d re s ume s to P ro- A cti o n , 3611 Eig h th Ave" Bea ver Falls, PA 15010. At t n : Rob Bu yd o s, nati ona l r a cin g director . responsible for the development and management of all ad vertisi ng and marketing programs within Pola ris' Victory Motorcycle division. BORN: Jacob Michael Farley, to Gra nd National race promoter Mike Farley and his wife, Regina , on October 2 in Rockford , Illinois. Farley is former Na tio nal nu mb er 89 and curren tly prom otes the laSalle Sho rt Track rou nd of the AMA Grand Iational Cha mpionship. HIRED: Women 's Nation MX rider Shelly Kann and Chad Walker, by ProAction Racing, in Beaver Falls, Pennsy lvania. OPENED: Storz Performance's home page on the World Wide Web. The site can be foun d at the following address: http:/ / www .storzp erf.com. sto re . P rice a nd customer se r v ice is availab le on th e Inter ne t at www.rnotodepo t.corn , or call 909/9825457. AUTOG RAPH SIGNING: At the AMPM s tore at 660 Via Del Laville, ·in Sola na Beach , Ca lifo rnia, fro m 1 to 3 p.m . on Satu rd ay, October 11. Dirt track r a ce r Brett Lande s is sched u le d 0 appear. The AMA Pro Racing staff will also be there to greet fans and hand out AMA Pro Racing d ecals. BORN: Ca mero n Spencer Buckley, to Mike Bu ckley and his wife, Linda, on Septem be r 8, in Bu ffal o , N ew York . Buck ley is the Dunlop Tire Corpora tion's na tion al sales mana ger . PROMOTED: Marl vs Kn utso n, to corp orate co m m u n ic~tio ns mana g er of Polaris. Knutson will be responsible for th e execu tio n of cr eativ e s tra tegy, a s w ell as corpora te and product public relations for all Polari s brands. NAMED: CCM-USA, in San jose, Ca lifor nia , as exclu sive import-distributor for CCM mot orcycles . For more informati on , call Bob Swan son at 408/4538473. MOVED : Travelcade ZSa d d le men , to 17801 S. Susana Road , Rancho Dom inguez, CA 90221. Phone: 562/6804522, or 1-800/ 397-7709. PROMOTED: Kevin Mollet, to Victory Motorcycle marketing commun ications ma nager, fo r Polaris . Moll et will be CORRECTION : The address given fo r Go ld & Goose Photog rap hy 'S home p a ge on th e Wo rl d Wi de We b in last week 's iss u e is in correc t. Th e correct a d d ress is as follows : http:/ /www.motophot o.co.uk .~ OPEN ED: Motorycle Accessory Depot. a mail-order motorcycl e-parts super- r------------------------------- --------------------------- - -----, ([!ffi !1JJ:D SUBSCRIPTION ORDER FORM Name _ Address City _ _ _ _ _ .....,Order Date ...:_ State _ _ Zip . _ Please start my subscription to Cycle News: o o o L Every week for one year (50 issues) for $38.00 (can b e billed 3 m onthly payments) Every week for two years (100 issues) for $70.00 Six months second clas s (25 issues) for $19.00 One year (SO issues), 2nd class Canada or Mexico and all other foreign countries $78.00 (U.S, funds). 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