Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

Briefly... 30 YEARS AGO•.• June 3. 1975 r-"':F::=-=""";;"f This was a big trials ,en"",,,,." issue. Inside there I~~·u:,ll was nearly everything you needed to know about who was winning what in the world of trials... The Honda Trials Team , won big at the Big Bear Two-Day Trials event. Marland Whaley was the overall winner, besting a field of 125... Giacomo Agostini edged out Phil Read in a thrilling race to the checkered flag at the 500cc German Grand Prix in Hockenheim, West Germany. In the closing laps, Agostini shattered the lap record by 2.7 seconds... Heikki Mikkola came away victorious at the second round of the 500cc World Motocross Channpionship Series. It was a muddy mess that left some of Mikkola's competitors picking themselves up out of the mud. 20 YEARS AGO... June 5. 1985 A torn-apart Honda NRSOO Y-four motor graced the cover of this issue. It was the power plant for the bike that was set to come back, in 1986, to the 500cc World Championship Road Racing Series with Freddie Spencer aboard... Team Suzuki's Erik Kehoe scored his first-ever National Motocross victory at round four of the National Motocross Series in Mount Morris, Pennsylvania. The win also put Kehoe into first in the championship chase, just seven points ahead of Ron Lechien... Factory Husqvarna rider Larry Roeseler took the win at the Yirginia City Grand Prix in Virginia City, California. On the second-to-last lap, Roeseler was nearly challenged by Tony Pasqualotto and Billy Grossi. 10 YEARS AGO•.. May 31. 1995 Jeremy McGrath recorded his third straight 250cc Supercross Championship with his victo- ry at round 13 in Cleveland, Ohio. McGrath had also preViously recorded two I25cc Supercross titles, making it actually five straight titles for the champ.. Italian Mauro Lucchairi won the World Superbike race in his home country. The race was round two of the championship series, and Lucchairi swept both races over the weekend for his first two wins of the season... Reigning Grand National Cross Country Series Champion Scott Plessinger scored his first AMA National Hare Scrambles win of the season at the third round ofthe series... Multitime National Motocross Champion Jeff Ward attempted to qualify for the Indianapolis 500, but just barely failed. This year he will be competing in the race once again. Continued from page 9 her accusations of two types of "egregious misconduct" by sheriff's deputies investigating the killings, according to the Pasadena Star-News report. Several witnesses testified Monday last week and at an earlier hearing that a Los Angeles County sheriff's detective convinced one of Goodwin's employees to spy on him in 200 I, shortly before Goodwin was arrested. The employee, Michael Jones, was hired to make copies, go to different courts and fetch documents for his defense as Goodwin directed, Jones testified. During his employment, he reported to a Sheriff's Department detective on the daily activities of Goodwin. Saris argued that because Jones had access to Goodwin's legal affairs, he violated Goodwin's attorney-client privilege. Deputy District Attorney Alan Jackson argued in response that Jones' spying did not include any privileged information, the newspaper reports. Judge Teri Schwartz agreed. She denied the defense's motion to dismiss the case on that basis. Saris also has filed a motion dismiss the case because police took I 16 boxes of documents from Goodwin's home, some of which contained information protected by the attorney-client privilege. Those documents found their way to prosecutors, who never should have seen them, Saris said. "You can't unring a bell," she said. If the case is not dismissed, Saris argued, the LA district attorney's office should recuse itself from prosecuting the case. (The case was moved from Orange County to Los Angeles County a year ago.) A hearing on transferring the case to the state's attorney general's office will be held June 2, according to the Pasadena Star-News. KTM North America has announced its Supermoto contingency program for the upcoming 2005 AMA Supermoto Channpionship series, with bonus awards in the Unlimited, 450cc and 250cc classes totaling $289,275. Any KTM rider who enters on a 2003 or newer model KTM and competes in the 2005 AHA Supermoto Channpionship Series is eligible for the posted prize money, according to KTM. KTM owners and interested parties are encouraged to visit their local KTM dealer to learn more about the 2005 KTM Supernnoto Contingency Program. According to the FIM, indoor trials has been chosen to be included in the World Games, scheduled for Duisburg, Germany, this July. The World Games are an international sporting event held every four years (one year after the Olympic games), under the patronage of the International Olympic Committee, featuring 34 sports (and six invited sports) that are not included in the Olympic games but that might be included in the near future. All Federations who are controlling these sports are officially recognized by the 10C, and the FIM - also officially recognized since 2000 - wiiltake part in the Games for the second time since 1985, when a Speedway demonstration was held during the World Games in Great Britain. This year, the World Games will feature an indoor trials competition for national teams follOWing the rules of the Indoor Trial des Nations with some adaptations for six teams instead of three (Spain, Great Britain, Japan, France, Italy and home country Gernnany) - in which all the best trials riders regularly taking part in the World Championship will compete; there will also be a demonstration of women's trials. The event will be held on July 22-23 at the Arena Centre in Oberhausen, near Duisburg, according to the FIM. Two Brothers Racing riders Steve Drew and Joel Albrecht are getting ready to resume testing in preparation for the 2005 Supernnoto season after both riders suffered injury on May I during the Fontana STTARS Supernnoto race. Drew collided with another rider midair over a triple jump and broke his collarbone. "This is definitely not what I had planned," said Drew after the crash. "I was just trying to stay on pace with the leaders and landed on the back of another rider on the triple." Albrecht has also been forced to take time of from testing due to an injury to his right knee suffered on the same jump that caused Drew's crash. '" was making a pass on the triple and landed a little sideways," Albrecht said. "I just put my foot down to regain my balance and tweaked my knee a little." Both riders have been cleared by their doctors to resume testing in preparation for the opening round of the AMA Supermoto Channpionships series opener June 2-5 at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. The AMA has announced that the second National Summit on Motorcycle Sound was held on Saturday, May 14, in Columbus, Ohio, and that the group has published its recommendations for addressing the issue. The recommendations, released as a document called "Sound Advice," are the product of two years of effort by the Motorcycle Sound Working Group, which was formed after the first summit conference in May of 2003. Contributors included representatives of the street and off-road motorcycling communities, as well as motorcycle manufacturers, aftermarket companies, event organizers, law enforcement, municipal governments, research institutions and regulatory agencies. "We're grateful to all those who contributed to these recommendations, helping American motorcyclists address a difficult and important issue," said Robert Rasor, AMA president. "Now, for the motorcycling community and the powersports industry, the real work begins, and the AMA will continue to participate in creating solutions." "'Sound Advice' speaks with virtually every voice in American motorcycling, and it speaks to everyone who has a stake in American motorcycling's future," said Ed Moreland, AMA vice president for government relations and facilitator of the Motorcycle Sound Working Group. "We encourage motorcyclists, businesses and communities to work together to support the working group's recommendations." "Sound Advice" is available on the AMJ>is website, AMADirectlink.com, at www.anna-cycle.orgllegisltnfSound_Advice.asp. The 21 st annual Dairyland Classic presented by Revolution Performance returns to the Sheboygan County Fair Park in Plymouth, Wisconsin, on Friday night, June 3, and it headlines the $1 1,000 Wisconsin Pro Dirt Track Weekend. The pre-entry list for the Dairyland Classic short track already includes such notable GNC stars as Joe Kopp, Kenny Coolbeth, Johnny Murphree, Jared Mees, Bryan Smith and local hero J.R. Schnabel. The Classic will feature the third running of the Jim Sumner Memorial Dash For Cash, which currentiy pays $1470 to the winner of the inverted-start sprint race. The Extreme Motorsports Semi-Pro Half Mile concludes the weekend at the Dodge County Fairgrounds in Beaver Dam on Saturday night, June 4. The new event currently boasts a $3850 Pro purse plus the Al Muth Memorial Dash For Cash, which pays $500 to the winner. For more information on the Dairyland Classic, contact Bert Sumner at 262/339-7430 or bert2@dairylandclassic.com, or visit www.dairylandclassic.com. For more information on the Extreme Motorsports Half Mile, contact Eric Mischler at 920/887-8425 or visit www.beavercycleclub.com. Over the weekend of June 24-26, hundreds of Hodaka faithful are expected to ascend on Athena, Oregon, for Hodaka Days. Driven by the incredible resurgence of interest in old motorcycles in general, and Hodakas in particular, Hodaka Days was born seven years ago. Series organizers say that the event has grown tenfold since the first event, which culminated with a small parade of 20 or 30 bikes down Main Street. It is now a full-fledged weekend of events, including technical seminars, a bike show, field events, a triats and a winner-take-all scrambles event downtown, with the winner of the Grand Prix being crowned (Iite...lly) "King of Hodaka Days." Last year's parade of Hodakas featured nearly 100 machines. For more information on Hodaka Days events, visit www.strictlyhodaka.com on the Internet. Custom Chrome will now be offering TP Engineering engines and products, according to a news release issued by the Custom Chrome. The TP I 14-cubic-inch, 121-cubic-inch and I24-cubic-inch engines will be offered in both standard and show polish. Additionally, Custom Chrome will be featuring the TP engines as an option with its HR3 Hardcore II Rolling Chassis. "We now have the most complete drive-train offering in the industry with TP, 5&5 and ReVlech products available from one source," said John Loll, CEO of the Global Motorsport Group, the parent company of Custom Chrome. "With the addition of a quality product like Tp, we have further strengthened our position as the preferred partner with dealers by offering them the most complete range of drive-train products available from any distributor." Along with the three engines, Custom Chrome will also be offering the following TP products: TP Pro billet oil pump, TP Pro compression releases and the TP Pro-Vent rocker box covers for both evolution and twin-cam engines. To order TP products from Custom Chrome, please see your local Custom Chrome dealer or log on to www.customchrome.com to find a dealer near you. CYCLE NEWS • JUNE 1,2005 13

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