Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

Voice s America's weekly motorcyclenewspaper Volume XXXVI Sharon Clayton, President Michael Klinger, Publisher LETTERS TO THE EDITOR th e on ly guy who k nows Ka w a s a ki s wel l enoug h to bring u s many m ore cha m pionships in years to come. . And if yo u' re thinking abou t ge tting out of racing again, we' ll go dcsmodronic. M . Norton Campbell , CA Editorial Paul Carruthers, Editor Kit Palmer, Associate Editor Scott Rousseau , Associate Editor Keith Bush, Assistant Editor/Copy Editor Matt Freeman, Assistant Editor Alan Cathcart, European Editor David R. Holther, Copy Editor Good sport Advertising West ern States (714) 751-7433 Terry Pratt, National Accounts Milnager Mark Thome, Western SalesManager Forrest Hayashi, W,'Stern Sales Milnager Rhonda Crawford, Ad Coordinator Bridgett Bobr ofsky, Assistant Advertising Eastern States (770) 934-7850 Greg Mitchell, Eastern Accounts Manager JimClark, Eastern Sales Manager Carla Allen, Ad Coordinator Marketing & Promotion Mark Thome, Director Forrest Hayashi, Manager . Kory Klinger, Dealer Representative After a long and successful relations hip, Rob Muzzy and Kawasaki are set to go their separate ways. New Media Development Kory Klinger, Site Mallager Listen up , Kawasaki Classified Ads Alicia Franklin Graphics and Production Mandy Lao, Art Director Amanda Wollny, Lead Graphic Artist Paul Fisher, Graphi Artist c Admi nistration .. Judy Klinger, Coordinator Pam Klein; Administrative Assistant AccountingIData Processing Donna Bryan-Diamond, A/R Coordinator Geneva Repass, Assistant Theresa Milburn, Credit Manager Circulatio n Alma Anguiano, Circulation Milnager Carol Maggio, Processing Coordinator joy Lau, Dealer Coor dinator Donna Sharp, Billillg Coordinator , Service and Support Shannon Clark, Receptionist Jim Olson, Service and Support National Headqua rters 3505-M Cadillac Ave., Costa Mesa, CA 92626 P.O. Box 5084, Costa Mesa, CA 92628-5084 (714) 751-7433 FAX (71 4) 75 1~685 Easlem Office 4188 First Ave., Tucker, GA 30084 P.O. Box 805, Tucker, GA 30085-0805 (77 934-7850 FAX (770) 934-31 12 0) e-mail ed itorfscy clencws .com subscribcfecyclcnews. com ad vertising@cyclenews.com Internet http:/ /www.cyclenews.com additional mailin g office, Ca nada Pos t International Publica- tions Mail lf 54661 5. r.o. Box 5084. Cosu Mesa. CA 92628-5084. 11I 1 11I 1 III " .. ~ ~ ... .. ; _~ 4 Trials fix Wit h not havin g a mot or cycl e a ro u nd m y ga ra ge or a su bscr ip tio n to you r newspaper on a weekl y basis, I'm so meti mes o u t of tou ch wi th the sport. A fte r a tte n di ng the Trials National in Wa sho uga l, Wa s h ing to n, I mu st agree wi th the reader w ho wrot e in a bo u t yo u not covering trial s. This is one cool s port and it wa s th e fi rs t time I'd seen the se guys live. Th e olde st r id e r was 70 yeaTS old and th er e w ere a rou n d 175 total rid ers at the e ven t. An d I didn't se e one r ider a t a medic's table. If that' s n ot e n o ug h, m y lawnmower is louder than those bikes. I've since joined the Norwest Club and I'll be Last week's issue featured next-day coverage of the World Trials Championship round f rom Rhode Island. We'll also have the Watkins Glen round covered and you can lookforward to seeing the rest of the National rO llllds covered as well... Editor Isle of Man vent I am wri ting concerni ng the four-page Isle of Ma n TT article (Ju ne 30, Iss ue #25). I kn ow and under stand everyone has a right to thei r ow n opinion, but I w a s app all ed , chag r ined, and ve ry tak en aback by th e negative coverage Stephen Burns gave the Isle of Man TT races this year. Thi s type of covera ge is why mo tor cycle ra cin g has suc h a negative im age in th e United Stat es as opposed to the rest of th e world . I am sure my letter w ill not be th e o nly one you re ceive regardin g th is a rticle . Has Mr . Burns eve r raced th e TT? If not, he's an ou ts ider comm entin g o n so me t h in g h e know s no thing abou t. I'd li ke to see him av e rage ove r 105 mph fo r 38 miles. Bett er ye t, have Mr . Burns come ou t on the Ll.S, circuit with me and th e re st o f the A me rican r id ers a t th is yea r's TT even t! Half the Pro racers fro m arou nd the world w ho go to the TT don't qualify. The other half th in k it's too expe ns ive Great race, great coverage? INSIDE : ISSUE #27 JUL Y 14. 1999 Cycle NE'W5 CUSPS. 141-340lis published weekly except the last two weeks of the' calendar year for i..!i8.00per year by CycleNews. Inc.• 3S05- MCadillac Avenue, CINa Mesa. CA 92626 PeriodicalsPostage Paid at Costa Mesa. CA and at . POSTMASTER: Send ad dress chan ges to Cycle New s. After seven AMA Superbike titles, th ree unbelievable Dayt ona 200 victories, 37 World Superbike vic to ries , a Wor ld Su perbike titl e and a Su zu ka 8 Hou rs victory with Mr. Rob Muzz y, wha t do you want? Ending neg otiations ! We kn ow there are two sides to every s to ry and we Mu zz y /Ka w as aki fa ns anxiously await your side of this. From a fan's perspective, Rob and his te am wou ld be a class ac t n o matter wh a t b rand w as found und er their awni ng. Kawasaki not returnin g with Mu zzy wo uld be like Ford telling Mr . Roush to p ack h is s tra w hat a n d g o home. Listen, anyo ne can be a Ho nda or a Ducati fan - hell, almost eve ry motorcycle publication would choose a Honda ov er a Kawa saki in a taste test, even if the Honda had wooden piston s. Simply put, Rob and his crew have consistently taken a green bik e to th e ra ce tra ck read y to run up front wit h anybody on the grid . What we love about your associati on with Rob Mu zzy is the trad ition and history you have creat ed wi th him and his crew over the years. This is wh at keeps the othe r team s a littl e on ed ge - they rea liz e w h en th e Muz zy tra n sporte r arrives in the pad dock tha t the competition bar has just been raised. He re' s h op ing yo u' ll rethi nk you r decision and reopen ne goti ati on s w ith There is no d oubt that any rider in any race is ther e with the int ention of winning. Ho wever, it beca me completely obvious to me, a recent qu alifier at Camp Co ker in Socie ty Hi lls, Sou th Carolina, just wha t it takes to really be a "winner." As it ha ppens, ther e w as a midrace cras h in volvin g tw o rid ers - nothing uncommon, but it left one rid er pinned under his bike with no ability to ge t up a n d co n ti n u e. Th e oth er rid er w ent d own se ve ral ya rds away. He jumped up, restarted his bike and looked back. This sa me rider jumped off his bike and unselfishl y went back to help the other rider. This a ct cost him th e p osition need ed to qu alify for Loretta Lynn's. I made a point to find ou t w ho thi s rider wa s, as he is an excep tio nal individual. Let it be known that if there was eve r a true "winne r" in this spo rt, it is "Poo h Bear" Gu iden. Step hanie Starling Deland, FL watchin g to see your coverage of World and Nation al Tria ls in the future. Ron Stanley Euge ne , OR To det erm ine the expiration date of your subsaiption, check the four numbers on the first line of your address Label. 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PatentOffice All rights reserved. . - DEPARTMENTS FEATURES ROAD RACING Rou nd 8 - World Cha mpionship Road Racing Series from Don ington , England AMA West Coast Dirt Track Nationals from Washington State 22 6 MOTOCROSS Round 6 - AMA /Mazda Truc ks National Championship 125/ 250<:c MX Series from Red Bud, Michigan .10 : .36 26 Round 3 - West Coast Vin tage Flat Track Series from Ventura, Califomia 28 Mammoth Mountain Motocross from Ma mmo th Lakes, Californ ia .32 Rou nd 10 - Wor ld Champion ship 250cc Motocross Series from Kester, Belgiurn 34 DIRT TRACK Round 7 - AMA Grand National Dirt Track Series from Indianapolis, Indiana DRAG RACING Round 7: NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series from St. Louis, Missouri 35 RESULTS .49 CALENDAR 50 WANT ADS Round 3 - West Coast Flat Track Series from Sail Jose, Califomia OFF-ROAD Silver State 300 Best in the Desert race 24 from Mesquite, Nevada Round 5 - AMA National Championship Ha re Scrambles Series from Ottaw a, Illinois 30 16 EVENTS 58 ACROSS THE ATLANTIC .75 LOOKINGBACK 75 ON THE FRONT COVER Honda 's Kevin Windham scor ed the . overall win at the AMA Na tional Mo tocros s at Red Bud. Phot o by Kinney Jones. Inset: Ale x Criville won again this time at Don ington Park in England. Photo by Gold & Goose.

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