Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

bletop jum p. Beavers wa s a promoter the Sand Creek Raceway in Colorad o 1 the late '60s a n d earl y '.70s, a n d ecame a member of SRAC in 1968. He ~T1..ed as referee and wa s serving as th e rm pe titio n director for th e 1500-rider rgani zation at the time of his d eath. eavers is survived by his wife, Patricia, d son, David . Patricia Bea vers ha s pr essed that memorial contribution s In be mad e to the SRAC Burton VickoScholarship Fund a t 12671 Asbury lace, Lakewood, CO 80228, or by concting the SRAC office at 307/989-7436. ir astro l Honda ' s Co li n Ed wards II is king forward to racing at home w hen r e World Superbik e Championship ries comes to Laguna S eca in M on'rey, California, Jul y 10-12. "It's home ir me and I love it," Edwards said of aguna Seca. " I know the cro wd will get ehind me just like they d o wi th (Pierrancesco) C hili in Ital y, w ith (Carl) oga r ty in Eng la n d a nd w it h (T roy) orser in Aus tra lia . The Co rkscrew at guna is awesome . I' ve bee n through it 1 my way to success one day, the n th e ext day it's ca ught m e o u t and I've rded up sitting o n a hay ba le wa tching re ot he r g uys go by ." Although dwards thinks Anthony Gobert sta nds good chance of doing well at Laguna, > thinks the rest of the A. v1A regul ar s " av have trouble. " The AMA riders will • ~ut to prove a point ," Edwards said. lut it will be toug h for more than two three of them to ge t into the' top 10. I ink Gobert has a good chan ce - o n his ay he' s ta le n ted enough to proba bly • t any rid er in the world. And (Do ug) hand ler is never far from the pod ium." leve Maso nek , co-in ve n to r of th e Zhai n Oil er, was se riously injure d in a o to rcycle acci de n t o n J u n e 26 in .orthern Cali fornia. Cards and letter s in be se n t to Ma son ek a t l s t Ce n ter p ina l Co rd In jury Unit, San ta Cl ara a lley Medical Ce n ter, 751 Sou th Basim Ave., San Jose, CA 95128 o rtla n d Intern ational Ra cew a y w ill lay host to its firs t Super TT on Jul y -19 wi th th e race being held in co nnc tio n with th e Fo rm ul a USA roa d Ice event sched u led for the sa me weekid . Rider en tries are still ope n for 250cc rd Ope n bikes . For more infor mation , 111503/977-9760. unlop has a nnou nced t h a t th e iinibike sizes of its popular 0755 sof t-rrain off-roa d tire will be available at th e upcoming National Ch ampion ship ev en ts in Ponca City, Oklahoma , a nd Hurrican e Mills, Tennessee. According to Despain, a limited number of VIP pac kages are a va ilable for th e Hall o f Fame race. They are also a v a il a b le b y calling the 'IM D A a t 217 /753-8866. Th e p a ck a ge includes cat ered meals, bar se rv ice, infield hospitality, a pit tour, s pecia l autograph sessions, tickets to VIP parties and the o p po rtu n ity to hang o u t with Hall of Fame inductees. For th ose who have qua li fied for th e Australian ISDE, you might be interes ted to know that Husqvarna w iII have specially prep ared motorcycles ava ilable to rent. The bikes will be mad e available in th e crate at the race site's parc ferme in Traralgon, Victoria . Husqvarna spa re parts will also be available at the park. Assembly, setup, and tuning will be th e sole responsibility of therider . Husqvarna me ch ani cs. however, wiII be available for advice. Quantity is limit ed, and rental bike reservation request s need to m e m ad e no la te r than Jun e 30 . A ll inquiries must be faxed to: Husky Mot or Imports a t 011-61-247-357655. For ad ditional info rma tio n, ca ll Cagiv a USA at 215/ 830-3300. Former road racers Dav e Sadows k i a n d Mike Sm ith w ill in stru ct an advanced tra ck and riding school during Mo to rcycle Day at Road A tlanta in Braselton , Georgia, on Au gust 21. For more information , ca ll 770/967-6143. Gen e Rom er o wants to remind Modern Vinta ge 750cc dirt trackers tha t th ey are inv ited to both of th e West Coast Fla t Track Series events sc hed u led for Bake rs fie ld, Cali fo rni a, o n Jul y 18 a n d A ugust 22 . For m ore info rma tio n, em ail Romero at Grome ro333@aoI.com. Alton L. Ismon, 83, a former ed ito r of th e Ame rica n Mo torcyclist Associa tio n magazin e, di ed o n Jul y 1. Ismon was the editor of the AMA magazin e from 1954 to 1972 an d served as prod uction manage r from 1972 to 1980. C RC will host th e th ird ann ual Th ousa nd Oaks Yamah a Mini Mo tocross Nationals a t L.A . Co u n ty Rac eway in Pa lmd a le, Ca lifornia, o n Ju ly 12 . A n 80cc Pro class will be held as well as A mateur classes fo r Pee Wees, 60 an d 80cc. Road ra cer Mark Miller accepts total blame for th e Form u la Xtreme crash at ew Hamp shire Int e rn a tion al Speedway o n Jun e 20 tha t knoc ked Gran t Lopez ou t of the race. Miller was rearended by Lopez on the fron t straig ht after hi tting a false neu tral on his Yama ha YZF R-1. "I got a false ne utral (going from th ird to fo urth gear) and h e (Lo pez) w as righ t o n m y bu tt," Miller sa id . " It was to tall y my doing and he collected my rear end . It was totall y my fa u lt, a nd I'm re ally bummed th at he had to hit th e g round ." Miller ende d up fourth in the race after it was res tarted, whil e Lope z unable to ma ke the restart. OPENED: The Alle n Museum's home page o n the Wo rld Wid e Web. The site can be found at the follo wing add ress: http:/ / w w w .allenmuseum.com. CANCELED : The AMP / G FI m ot o cr o ss , sc hed u led for july 19 in Holli ster, Cali fornia, due to sched uling co nflic ts in preparing fo r the Merced Fair Su p erc ross tha t is scheduled fo r Jul y 23. Fo r m or e informati on , ca ll 209 / 656-9682. The Dirt T rack Hall of Fame race is rapidly fillin g hot el room s in Springfield, Illin ois, for th e Lab or Day weekend. " Do n't w ait un til the last min u te to book a ro om ," sa id ra ce orga nize r Da ve Despa in . "Our h os t h o te l, th e Springfield Hilto n, is al ready so ld ou t and w e' re findi ng si milar si tua tio ns at o ther hot els around to w n. We're workin g q u ickl y to lin e up ad d i tio na l rooms ." Fo r a hot el list a nd reserved sea t r e s er v ati on s , ca ll t he Il lin oi s Mo to rc vcle De a l e r s Associa t ion (IMDA)' at 217 /753-8866. The $50,000 Hall of Fam e race will be held on Septe mber 5, with the Spri ngfield Mi le sched u led for Sep tember 6. AUTOGRAPH SIGNING: At Hardin's Park Cy cle in Ca nto n, Ohio, o n Ju ly 15 fro m 6 to 7 p .m. Te am H yperC ycl e Suzu ki's Ja s on Pridm ore a n d Nicky Hayden a re sc he d uled to a p pea r. Fo r mo re informa tion, call 330 / 454-6171. OPENED: Freeohio Mo torsports' hom e page on the World Wid e Web . Th e si te can be found a t th e following ad d ress : htt p:/ / w ww.xma x.com /freeoh io. OPENED: Super TT's home pa ge o n the World Wid e We b. Th e site can be fo und at the fo llowi ng a d d r ess: http:/ /www.supertt .com. AU T O G RAP H S IG NING : At Performa nc e Cycle in Denver, Colorad o, o n Jul y 11 fro m 10 a .m. to 2 p .m. "C rusty Demons of Dirt" stars Seth Ens low and " Bubba" a re scheduled to ap p ea r. For more info rmatio n, ca ll 303/744-2011. MOVED: Wiseco Pist ons West Coas t representative Jay Clark, to 26145 o va La ne , Sun C it y , C aliforn ia , 9258 5, 909/672-9626,909 /672-2188 (fax). A UTOGRAPH SI GNIN G : At Hills boro Honda Su zuki in Hillsboro, Ore- " gon, on Ju ly 31 from 6 to 7 p.m. Memb ers of Team Su zuki Motocros s are scheduled to appear. For more informa tion , ca ll 503/648-4555. AUTOGRA PH SIGNIN G: At Hond a No rthwest Su zuki in Hilliard , Ohio, on Ju ly 16 from 7 to 8 p .m . Members of. Team Suzu ki Roadrace a re sc he dule d to appear . For m ore in form ation , ca ll 614/ 771-0771. AUTOGRAPH SIGNING: At Hard ing Park Cycle in Canton, Ohio, on Jul y 15 fro m 6 to 7 p .m . Me m be rs of Te am Suz u ki Ro adra ce a re s ched u led to appea r. APPOI TED: Myrrh Davis, as manager of co ns u me r events fo r T riumph Mo to rcycles America Ltd ., by ge ne ra l manager Mike Va ughn . Davis will be respon sible for the p lan n ing, execution an d ove rseei ng o f a ll Tri u m p h co nsu me r events. H IRE D : Ken ny St ewart and Andrew Jones, by Triumph Motorcycles Ame rica Ltd ., as area man agers. NAMED: Scott Waters, as production e ng inee r o f A me rica n Ir onH or s e Mot orcycl e Co ., by Tim Edmonds on , pr esident and co-fou nd er of American Iron Horse . HIRED: Marvin Drew s [r., as vice p resid ent of deal er dev elopment of America n lronHorse Mot orcycle Co., by Tim Edmondson, p resi den t and co- foun der of American IronHorse. 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