Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

Briefly.•. 30 Y£4RS A60.•. June ii?4. 1975 Husqvama rider Kent Howerton graced the cover aboard his factory Husky. Howerton had just won the Whitney, Texas, round of the 250cc National Championship Series. Unfortunately for Howerton, Tony DiStefano won the championship... Gary Standridge and Jim Ellis were the big winners at the S,C.a.R.E Internacional 400 in Ensenada, Mexico. The two riders didn't physically win the event, but on adjusted time, they were declared the victors... The eighth annual Mammoth Motocross took place at Mammoth Mountain in California. Over 500 riders flocked to the race to compete on arguably on of the most scenic tracks in the United States. This year, the 38th annual mammoth Motocross is set to blast off in a few weeks. ii?0 YEARS A6U•.. June ii?6. 1985 Yamaha's all-new, air- cooled Xj700N Maxim cruiser appeared on the cover. Inside, we did a full test on the bike... Mike Baldwin led from start to finish at the 15th round of the AMA Grand National Championship Road Racing Series at Bryar Motorsports Park. For Baldwin, it was his fourth victory at the facility in as many years... Team Yamaha's Broc Glover was the winner of the 500cc class at round six of the AMA National Motocross Series in Lakewood, Colorado. Glover beat out Billy Lies and with the win took over the points lead ... Dave Thorpe was the winner at the fifth round of the 500cc World Motocross Championship Series in Montevarchi, Italy. American Danny Chandler crashed out while running third in the first moto. 10 YEARS A6U••• June ii?1, 1995 Jeff Emig won a strange Supercross Season final in Las Vegas, Nevada. That night, after over half the races were run, the lights unexpectedly shut off, forcing the delay of the night's action. When races got back under way. the mains were cut short by five laps each due to the delay... Dave Ondas, Paul Krause and Craig Smith took a bittersweet win at the Baja 500. They were the second of two Kawasaki teams. Danny Hamel was on the other team and was killed when his motorcycle collided with a car 10 miles from the start... We tested the new Husaberg FC50 I motocross bike at the picturesque Washougal Motocross Park in Washougal, Washington. We liked the jf$lirtJ1;1;il!i bike, but the front suspension needed some work. Con,inued from page 9 Medicine is the longtime sponsor of Team Makita Suzuki's Broc Hepler. The curriculum for the mini-camp will include motocrossspecific training techniques, injury management and prevention, deconstructing current motocross training myths, nutrition, mental training and concussion management, according to UPMC. "I was an instructor at the first mini-camp," Hepler said. "It was impressive. People definitely learned a lot. There is a right way and a wrong way to train and manage your motocross fitness program. UPMC has come up with a blueprint for training success. This blueprint works for teams like the Steelers and the Penguins. I'm proof that it works for professional motocross." All riding skill levels are welcome at the camp, but participants must be II years of age or older to enroll. The cost is $50 per person. For more information, call 412/432-3720. Officials at Unadilla Valley Sports Center have announced the continued alliance between the Unadilla MX National and Bombardier - the parent company of Bombardier ATV; Ski-Doo and Lynx snowmobiles; Sea-Doo watercraft; Rotax karts and engines; and Johnson and Evinrude outboards. "I can't begin to tell you how happy we are to continue our alliance with Bombardier and all of its products," NPG member Greg Robinson of Unadilla said. "The guys at Bombardier enjoy coming back year after year to the legendary Unadilla track to showcase their great product in front of what proves to be a very ATV/snowmobile/watercraft-friendly crowd. The Unadilla hillsides are fliled with spectators, and many ofthem came here in pick up trucks, RVs and/or towing some sort of trailer. These are exactly the people Bombardier is looking forward to reaching with word on their products - and we've been more than happy to deliver them!" Hypercycle's Hyperclub Track Day organization has partnered up with the Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles Sheriff's Department and American Suzuki Motor Corporation to offer select discounted track days in an effort to get riders out of the canyons and onto the track. Officers will be passing out flyers to the events - the first slated for June 27 at the Streets of Willow in Rosamond, California - while on duty at local bike nights, shops and during traffic stops. The law enforcement agencies are recerving a lot of pressure to reduce the amount of canyon traffic, mainly due to noise, speeding, accidents and countless deaths. For more information, visit www.hypercycle.com or call 562/889-802B. According to event promoters, Doug Henry will compete in the Supermoto event scheduled for June 16 as part of the 82nd Loudon Classic at New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. According to the event promoters, in addition to racing Supermoto at Loudon, Henry will also enter some of the CCS road races. The Legend of the Motorcycle: Interna· tional Concours d' Elegance will be held at the Ritz-Carlton in Half Moon Bay, California, on May 6, 2006, according to event promoters. The event will feature an exhibition of up to 200 motorcycles covering nearly a century of history, and they will be judged by an international panel of experts, according to promoters. The inaugural event's featured marques will be Crocker and Brough Superior. For more information, visit www.legendofthemotorcyde.com or call 415/673-79BO. Fast50s.com will field a Supermoto team in the remainder of the AHA and Supermoto USA Series, according to Fast50s. The team, called the Fast50s/Slide Motorsports Supermoto team, will feature Calvin Andlovec and 2000 Minibike World Champion Craig Mason, with guest rides slated to be filled by Australian Mark Avard, Tallon Vohland and 1994 125cc Motocross World Champion Bobby Moore. The team will ride Yamahas. "We are very excited on how much support we are getting this year from our past sponsors and some new ones," Mason said. "It was getting crazy working on bikes and such, and it took us a little longer to tie up all the loose ends. And we missed round number one of the AMA series, but from here on out, things are ready to go. We are looking forward to promoting and creating sales for all our supporters. Also, with it being Yamaha's 50th anniversary, it is a perfect time to be on blue." The team will make its debut July 30 at U.S. International Raceway in Shawano, Wisconsin, the site of round two of the AMA Supermoto Series. Coolskunk Promotions has announced that Chris Carr and the Quality Checked Certified Pre-Owned Ford Racing team will debut the XR750 motorcycle built for Team Coolskunk KyDs Racing at the AMA Pro GNC Aaron Creamer Miracle Mile in Syracuse New York on June 18. The bike, which features Coolskunk KyDs Racing paint, will be at the team's disposal throughout the year and on display in the paddock area at each race . thereafter. Coolskunk KyDs founder Philip Rispoli said: "It is fitting that we debut our Coolskunk GNC Pro XR7S0 at this event. C~lskunk KyDs Racing was the first formal sponsor for the young New Englander who lost his life in a tragic race accident in Sturgis last year. Our program provided the young hotshoe the necessary equipment and structure to help him gain his GNC qualifying points in 1999 and 2000. As part of the sponsor package, Aaron was our Coolskunk KyDs representative for all the up and coming youngsters in the New England area. This was a role Aaron fittingly maintained even after he turned Pro. Aaron gained the respect of all he came in contact with. We all miss him dearly:' In addition, Coolskunk KyDs Racing will raffle off an XR750 replica bicycle with national number 64 on the number plates. The bicycle is a fully functional 20inch bike with a custom-fabricated XR seat pan and XR-style tank. Tickets are $10 each and will be sold at the racetrack in the Flattrack Illustrated booth. Proceeds will benefit the St. Jude's Children Hospital. Former 250cc GP racer and current Cycle World contributing editor Nick lenatseh recently raced Stotz Racing's 2005 turbocharged Honda CBR I 100XX Blackbird in the 2005 AHA Prostar Pro Street Series, and the pairing made it to the semifinals. "We knew coming into St Louis that we had picked up 65 more horsepower over the winter running the same 30 pounds of boost as last year," said Kent Stotz, the Blackbird's regular pilot, "and I just can't say enough about Nick. We first worked together in Cycle World magazine's UFO project, and I knew that he had the physical skills, mental sharpness and sheer guts to do well in this sport. He exceeded everyone's expectations." On his first pass ever on a Pro Street bike, lenatsch clocked a 7.98-second quarter-mile at 180.B4 mph. His second pass was even better, netting him a 7.57 at 191.46. At the end of the qualifying session, lenatsch sat in the fifth position. In the semifinal against last year's champion, Barry Henson, lenatsch ran a 7.62 at 194.44 mph, though Henson won the round. According to a Speed Channel spokesperson, in addition to the live broadcast of the race, the motorsports channel will air qualifying from the U.S. MotoGP live from Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on Saturday, July 9. Speed's cqverage of the entire event will also be enhanced from what we normally get. Speed will take the international feed as always but will add some American flavor to it with interviews, personality pieces, etc., according to Speed. Jim Pomeroy has teamed up with Tami Rice-Haase to promote motocross clinics across the country. The duo will be working together, Pomeroy working with the intermediate/expert riders, while Rice-Haase concentrates on the beginner-level riders. In addition to motocross sessions, plans are under way for some MSF Dirt Bike Schools, according to the duo. For more information, visit www.JimPomeroyMX.com. North Carolina Motorsports Park in Henderson, North Carolina, about three hours southwest of Budds Creek, is inviting all AMA Pro license holders to an open practice at its facility on Monday, June 13 through Friday, June 17. Practice and camping will be free for any AMA Pro license holder. NCMP is a 240-acre off-road facility. More information and directions to the park can be found at www.ncmotorsportspark.com. For more information, call 919/422-6740. A special ceremony took place on June B in Assen, Holland, where a new IO-year contract between the Dutch circuit and Dorna Sports was announced, meaning that MotoGP will be hosted in Assen until at least 2016. The announcement was made by IT Circuit Assen president Jos Vaessen and Doma Sports CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta. The same event was used to officially open the new floating grandstand that was built in front of the start/finish line, allowing the runoff area required for safety reasons to be underneath it. This new facility is called the Geert Timmer Grandstand. The Gauloises IT Assen reaches its 75th anniversary in 2005 with round seven of the MotoGP World Championship. Assen is the only racetrack that has been present in every edition of the FIM World Championship since 1949. CYCLE NEWS • JUNE 22, 2005 11

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