Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

Californi a, on No vember 1. Peewee, Vet, 600cc and a multitu d e of 100cc classes a re sche d u led . For more in form at ion, ca11209/368-7182. Star Racing, whi ch field s N H RA Pro Stock Bike su pe rstar Ange l1e Seeling on the Winston Drag Raci ng Seri es to u r, has anno unced the forma tion of a new race tea m that w ill ca m pa ig n in th e mountain-motor Pro Stock Bike category in the 1999 AMA /Prostar series wi th rid er Fred Co lli s. A former employee of motorcycle d rag racing and high -per forman ce equipmen t company MRE, Collis ha s relocated from Clearwater, Flor id a, to Americus, Georg ia , th e loca tio n of Sta r Racing's hea d quarters to rid e for the team. He is a gradua te of the Frank Hawley Drag Racing School, for which Star's founder, George Bryce, offers Pro Stock Bike classes. Collis will be rid ing the tradi tional red-and-yel1ow Star Performance Parts Suzuki, simila r to th e bikes tha t Seeli ng 'a n d th e la te John Myers rod e previ ousl y , at all of th e Prosta r N ati on al Events. Th e bik e will also be contested at va rious other nonconflicting eve nts. "This is a great partner ship with Fred, and we are excited to ha ve this op po rtu nity to have a prese nce at Prostar eve nts once aga in, an d get to work face to face with ou r friends an d custome rs, " Bryce said . Sta r Racin g is set to con tin ue it s ques t for th e 1999 NHRA Wi ns to n Cha mp io ns h ip , with Seel ing r id ing th e Team Win s t on Suz uk i. Hollywood will be celebrating 45 years of mot orcycle mem ori es with its "A Day in the Dirt" celebra tion and grands p rix, w hich w ill feat u re vintage, s tu ntman a nd film indu stry / sp ecia l guestllegends GP classes . The eve nt is schedu led for Nov ember 27, the d ay after Thanksgiving , at Los Ange les County Racew ay in Palmdale, Ca lifo rnia, with the ga tes opening at 7 a.m .. Added ente rta inme n t will be provid ed by the Eliminators rock ban d and a special·wra p- up party w ill tak e pla ce at the end of the da y. Legends scheduled to attend include Bud Ekins, J.N . Roberts, John De So to, John Rice , Mike Runyard, Ji m Holley , Kenny Zahrt, Broc G lov er and Rick Jo hnson . Eve nt promoters Kenny Alexande r and Jimmy N . Rob erts are also looking for past members of the Viewfinders Motorcycle Club to attend. If you are a form er m emb er o r h a ve kn owl ed g e of th e whereabouts of a former member , cal1 Ken Ferguson at 805 / 492-1996. For gen eral informa tion, cal1 805/263-8722. The 119th Congress of the FIM ended on October 24 w ith the final session of th e gene ra l a ssem bl y . Ap poi n tmen t cha nges in cl u de th e fo llowing: Vito Ip polit o (Venez ue la) was appointed FlM de puty presid en t; jorge Cabezas (Spain) was made vice presid ent in charge of fina nces; Geoff Wilson resign ed fro m his pos t in the to u ris m comm iss io n; and He nrik Norgaard resig n ed from his fu ncti on of speci al co ns u ltant for the man agemen t cou nci l. Fra nces co Zerbi was re-elected as presid en t of the FIM for anot her four -year term. O the r not ew orth y ite ms to come from the FIM Congress inclu de the followin g: Th e Su pers port class w ill ga in World Cham pio nship status in 1999, ins tead of an FIM Pri ze class; a new starting-grid format was prop osed for Wo rld Supe rbike racing (two rider s on the front row , three on th e second ro w , fou r on eac h row after tha t); championship points will b e awa r ded for Su per po le in Wor ld Su perbike racing; in the case of bad track Grand Prix and·World,Superbike schedules released T he FIM has released the 1999 Worl d Championship Road Race Series and 1999 Wor ld Su per bike Cha mpionship schedules, cons isting of 17 and 13 rou nds , respectively. Th e 1999 125, 250 and 500cc Grand Prix schedule is as follows: Rou nd 1: Sepa ng, Malaysia, Ap ril 18 Round 2: Mote gi, japan , April 25 Round 3: Jerez, Spain, May 9 Round 4: Paul Ricard, Fran ce, May 23 Round 5: Mu gel1o, Ital y, June 6 Round 6: Ca talun ya, Spai n, June 20 Round 7: Assen , Holland , June 26 Round 8: Doningt on, England, July 4 Rou nd 9: Sachsenring, Germany, July 18 Round 10: to be anno unced Round 11: Brno, Czech Republic, A ug us t 22 Round 12: tba, San Mar in o, Sep tember 5 Round 13: Valen cia, Spain, September 19 Round 14: Phillip Island, Australia, Oc tober 3 Round 15: Welkom, South Africa, October 10 Round 16: Rio de [aniero, Braz il, October 24 Round 17: Buen os Aires, Argentina, Oc tober 31 cond itions (i.e., bad weather , accidents, etc .), a pace car will be brought ou t in World Superbi ke racing. The FIM has released the schedules for the 125, 250 and 500cc World Mo tocross Championships for 1999. The 125cc MX World Ch ampionship schedule is as follows : March 14 - Vem eu il si Avre, Fra nce; Ma rch 28 - Cingo li, Italy; April 11 - Indaiatu ba, Braz il; May 2 - Bel1pu ig, Spa in; May 16 - Mill, Hol1and; May 30 Foxhill, England ; Jun e 13 - Agueda, Portu gal ; June 20 - Bor go Maggi ore, San Ma ri no; July 11 - La u nsdorf , Aus tria; July 18 - Ora hov a Vas, Slovakia; Aug ust 8 - Roggenburg, Swi tzerland ; August 22 - Bielstein, Germany; August 29 - [astrebarsko, Croatia. Th e 250cc MX World Cham p ions hi p sche d u le is as fol1ows : Mar ch 21 - Talavera de la Reina, Spain; March 28 - Megalopolis, Greece; Ap ril 11 - Valkenswaard , H olland ; A p ril 18 Erriee, Fr an ce; M a y 2 - M a r a ca y, Ven ezu ela; May 16 - Bel o H orizonte, Brazil; May 30 - Foxhill, Eng la nd; Jun e 13 - Maggiora, Ital y; June 20 - St. Jean d'Ange ly, Europe; Jun e 27 - Keste r, Belgi u m ; July 11 - Bra mont, Ca n a d a; Au gust 1 - Gdynia, Poland; Aug us t 8 Folkendange, Luxemb ourg; Aug us t 22 Nism es, Belgium; Augus t 29 - Gail dorf, German y; September 12 - Budd s Creek , U.s.A .. Th e 500cc MX World Cham pionship sched ule is as fol1ows: Ap ril 11 Casteina u-de-Levis, France; April 18 Os u na, Spain; May 2 - Schwanenstadt, Aus tria; May 16 - Arco di Trento, Italy ; May 30 - Loker, Czech Repu blic; June 13 - Velke Uherce, Slovakia; July 11 - Hawkstone Park, England; July 18 - Teutschenthal , Germany; August 1 - Narnur, Belg iu m ; Augus t 8 - Fo lkendange, Luxembou rg ; August 22 - Ud deva lla , Swe den; Augus t 29 - Kouv ola , Finlan d; September 5 - Liero p, Holland . The 1999 Motocross des Nations w ill be held on Septe mbe r 26 in Indaia tuba , Brazil. . The FIM has released the sche du les for both the World In d ivi d ual Speedway Champ ionship Grand Prix Se ries and the World Ind ividual Speedway Championship Qualifier Series . Th e ro u nds .for th e Gra nds Prix are as follows: May 8 - Pragu e, Czech Republic; Ju ne 4 - Linkopi ng, Sweden; Jul y 3 W ro cla w , Poland ; July 31- Covent ry, Engla n d ; A ug ust 28 - By dgoszcz , Po la n d ; a n d Septe m ber 25 - Vo jens, De n ma rk . After n on -G P riders ha ve The 1999 World Superbike schedule is as follows: Round 1: Kyalarni, Sou th Africa , April 4 Round 2: Phil1ip Island, Aus tralia, April 18 Round 3: Donington . Eng land, May 2 Round 4: Albacete, Spa in, May 16 Round 5: Mon za , Italy, May 30 Round 6: Nurburgr ing, Ge rm any, June 13 Round 7: tba, San Ma rino , June 27 Round 8: Monter ey, Californ ia, July 11 Round 9: Brands Hatch, Eng lan d, Aug us t 1 Round 10: A-I Ring, Austria, August 29 Round 11: Assen, Hol1and, Septem ber 5 Round 12: to be announced , Sep tember 26 Round 13: Sug o, Japa n, Octo ber 10 qualified th r ou g h th e ir r e s p e ct iv e hom e-country m eetin gs in April and May, th ey w ill begin to meet head to head for a chance to join the GP series in th e fina ls and se mifi nals o f th e World Cham pio ns hi p Qua lifier Seri es , which are all scheduled for June 13 as follows : Brokstedt, Ge rmany (Con tine nt al Semifinal #1) ; Ljub ljana, Slovo kia (Co n t in en ta l Sem ifi na l # 2); Kings Ly nn, Grea t Britai n (O verseas Final) ; and Ho is ted , Denma rk (Scandin a v ian Fin al) . Riders w ho m a k e i t thro u gh th ose rou nds w ill take place in of the foll o w in g r o un d s : Jul y 18 Poole, Grea t Britain (In tercon tine ntal Final); Ju ly 25 - Wroclaw, Poland (Contin ental Fina l). Rid er s w ho ha ve made it thro u gh those rounds will take pa rt in the Grand Prix Cha l1enge at Lon igo, Italy, on Octob er 10. In related news, the FIM has - under the d efiniti on of "s pecial circu msta nces" g ra n te d a dire ct s eed in to th e 1999 World Ind ividua l Speedway Cha m pio ns h i p G ra n ds Pr i x to 1996 Wo r ld Cha m pio n Billy Hamill. Remember that the Californian was badly inju red in a cras h a t th e fi na l round o f the 1998 se ries a n d thu s mi s sed ou t o n w h a t would likely have been sure qua lification for the 1999 GPs. In ligh t of thi s, the FIM ha s shown leniency, and Hamill has been given the 22nd sta rting position in the 24-rider Grand Pri x field . Lockhart Phillips USA's tea m pri vateer program is now accep ting racer resumes for the 1999 season. Resumes can be sen t to Lockhart Phillips USA, attn: race support, 151 Ca lle Igl esi a, San Clemente, CA 92672. Those who don ' t know th e e xten t of Ma zda 's co m m it men t to m ot o cr o s s should check out the new' 1999 Mazda tru ck brochure. In addition to showing off th e new B3000 w ith th e Trov Lee Appearance Package, the brochur~ contains a tw o- p age spread th a t features Jer em y McG ra t h a n d jimmy Button stan d ing by a Ma zd a B4000 w it h two riders jumping mot ocro ss bikes in th e backgrou nd. Th er e is a lso at leas t one refere nce to th e AM A / Ma zda Tru ck Motocross Nationals in the brochure. Discover Today's Mo torcycl ing recentl y bestowed it s V isionary Award to Thomas Krens, di rector of the Solomo n R. Guggenheim Founda tion Worldw ide , at a reception held at the Guggen heim Muse um in New York City . The award recogni zed Krens' ro le as crea to r a nd curator of The Art of the Mot orcycle, the exhibition that explores the motorcycle as bo th cu ltural icon a nd design and technical ach ievement. . Barn Burner fIat- track racing is se t to begi n on November 7 in San Jose, Californi a. The indoor races will take p lace in a barn at the Santa Clara Co un ty Fairgrou nds . Open-traction classes includ e Pee Wee, 60, 80 and XR100 classes. For more infor mation, ca11408 / 293-8921. Cycle Ne w s is curre ntly acce p ti ng resumes fo r th e position of assistant editor. A col1ege degree inEngl ish or journalism is required . No ph on e calls. Sen d res u mes to Cycle News , at tn: Pau l Carru thers, P.O. Box 5084, Cos ta Mesa, CA 92626. MO VED : Tom Mo rgan Racin g, to 1155 Aviation Drive; Uni t A, Lake H a v as u C ity, AZ 86 403 , ~20 / 453-5061. O PENED: Tar ga Accesso ries' home pa ge o n th e World Wide Web. Th e s ite can be found at the followin g addn.. http:/ /www .targa-acc.com. 'Ss: chnica l Institut e and MotorMERGED: Universal Te cycle and Marine Mechanics In stitute, to become Universa l Tech nical Institut e. The or gani zati on is located at 10851 N . Black Canyon High way, Su ite 600 , Phoen ix, AZ 850 29, 602 / 216-7600 , 602 / 2167700 (fax). , . BORN: Payton Scott Marlow,' to off-road racer Russ Marlow and his wife, Vicki, in Hun tington Beach, California, on September 21. CO RRECTION: Ne wly crow ned WERA Nation al En du ra nce Ch ampions Semoff Bros. Raci ng use Yamahas. OPENED: Ele ctrex USA's home page on the World Wide Web. Th e site can be fou nd at the following ad dTL"SS: http : / / ~ . eh..'Ctrexu sa . com . NAMED: Mon ty Scott, as d irector of sales and marketin g for ATK Ame rica lnc., replacin g Rob Weave r, w ho ha s resigned in order to conti nue his educat ion. CO RRECTIO N: Ray Lynn Cr um p, who d ied on October 6 in Dalton, Georgia, was a member of factory racing team s for Bul taco and American , and finished out his motor cycle-racing career riding Triumph and Harley-David son motorcycles. He is survived by his wife, fath er , moth er , two d aughters .~ and a broth er . B . B ~ 00 0\ 0\ ..... ~ ' l-< Q) ,..Q a Q) :> o Z 3

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