Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

For the 20th consecutive year, the off·road masses attended and competed in the Desert Vipers MC Adelanto Grand Prix, in Adelanto, California, February 5·6. Of the four races he entered, Johnny Campbell (Honl won three, including the Four· Stroke, Open and Pro races. Campbell fin· ished second to Destry Abbott (Kawl in Saturday's Unclassified event. Abbott also won the 0·200cc class, but after crashing in Saturday's Pro race, he didn't compete on Sunday. Other winners included Ty Davis (Yaml, who won the 250cc class and finished second to Scott Myers (KTMl in the Expert/Amateur Vet race. Larry Roeseler (Kawl made his annual appearance at Adelanto, scoring the victo· ry in the Senior race. Defending AMA Superbike National Champion Mat Mladin had the opportunity to ride the MoviStar 500cc Suzuki during a team test at Phillip Island in Australia that concluded on February 3. "After more than five years off two-strokes, Mat fully justified the high reputation he has in the USA," Suzuki team manager Garry Taylor said. "He was trading times with [Nobuatsu] Aoki, and it was interesting and valuable to have his input on the bike. Both Kenny [Roberts Jr.) and Nobu ride it all the time, so they take it as it comes - but Mat was able to bring a completely fresh viewpoint," Despite less-than-perfect conditions, the team was pleased with the outcome of the test. Kenny Roberts Jr. lapped in the low 1:33s, which he was happy with, considering the conditions. He also came out on top in a fight with a seagull at the seaside Paul Edmondson (Kawl eamed his second big victory in as many tries when he scored the win in the opening round of the AMA National Hare Scrambles series in Hollister, Califomia, on February 6. Sec· ond place went to Shane Watts (KTMl, with Fred Andrews (Kawl, Brian Garrahan (KTMl and Pat Garrahan (KTMl rounding out the top five. Edmondson won in his debut on the Kawasaki a month ago in the Tecate Hare Scrambles in Mexico. ~ 9 > a> :..;;::==-==-----------------------l~ circuit. "I actually hit two birds today [February 2]," Roberts said in his daily diary for Cycle News Online. -I hit one of them in fifth gear at World Champion Doug Lampkin (Monl won the third round of the World Indoor Trials Cup on February 4 in Geneva, Switzerland. Lampkin topped Takahisa Fujinaml (Hon) and Marc Colomer (Mon) in the final. The Brit leads the championship point standings after three of 10 rounds, 57-50, over Coromer. been in the works for a long time, fonnally marks the 24-year-old Hacker's departure from the Moroney's Harley-Davidson team, for whom he has campaigned since 1995. Now, Hacker is teamed up with Grand National Championship-winning tuner Johnny Goad, a fellow Virginian and the man who guided Hacker to his first Grand National start in 1994. "j'm really excited to be with Johnny," Hacker said. • He's a great motivator, and I'm training real hard for the new season. I've been working with a personal trainer, Jason c o c; o c c z AMA Grand National Dirt Track contender Mike Hacker phoned Cycle News to officially announce his new deal with the Saddlemen Racing/Lancaster Harley-Davidson/Dodge Brothers Racing team. The move, which has about 21 Oks [130 mph], so it looked like a jumbo jet. Luckily, it hit right on top of my helmet. The bird didn't make it, but I didn't fall down. It actually broke the screen at the same time, so it must have had a pretty big wing span on it." The Suzuki team will test again in Jerez, Spain, February 18·20. Fuller at Extreme Fitness Consultants, and I think it's going to help. If it's true what they say about getting out of it what you put into it, we'll be good. I also want every· one to know that Pat [Moroney] and I are still good buddies. We parted on friendly tenns. Pat had a chance to get a top-five rider [Will Davis], and I don't blame him for that at all. There was a chance that I was still going to ride his SuperTracker, but that fell through. Instead, we're going to build a Harley-Davidson SuperTracker of our own. It's all looking good, and all my associate sponsors have stuck with me. I was wonried about losing some of them when the Moroney's deal ended. but they've stuck with me, and I appreciate it. Between this deal and all the rumors running around about PACE, it has really rejuvenated my enthusiasm for dirt track. " Five-time World Champion Mlck Doohan has accepted an invitation to wave the checkered flag at this year's Australian Fonnula One Grand Prix, scheduled for next month. Australian Grand Prix Corporation chief executive John Hamden said the invitation to Doohan to wave the flag at the first Fonnula One Grand Prix of the new millennium was -in acknowledgernent of his fantastic achievements and what he has done for Australian motorsport... .•••.•.•.....•..•.....•........•.....•...••.•.•••.••..........................................••...•.•••.•............................ o o o: o o o 0 : : : dates - sans venues - for upcoming events. The dates are Sep- : tember 30, October 21, November 18. For more infonnation, call : 310/589-0733. : o o • • • 0 6 o FORMED: American Classic Racing, a member-owned organi· : • zation dedicated to promoting vintage motocross in the northeast : United States. ACR currently has a 10-race series scheduled to : begin April 1 at Budds Creek, Maryland, and conclude October 7 at Southwick, Massachusetts. For a full race schedule and class : o : o o C r o w f'. o 0 NAMED: Harley-Davidson Motor Co., as the official proVider of motorcycles for the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. info, call 973/667-1717. AUTOGRAPH SIGNING: At Capitol Cycle in Macon, Geargia, on March 10. Team Green's Lanry Roeseler, Fred Andrews and Destroy Abbott, Yamaha's Ty Davis and Randy Hawkins, and Team Honda's Scott Summers are scheduled to appear. For more infonnation, call 912/475-5711. MOVED: Works Connection, to 6451 Capitol Avenue, Diamond Springs, California, 95619. The phone number is 530/642-9488. o X u o Gearbox Intemational. Garner was fonnerly the editor of Twistgrip MagaZine. For more infonnation, call 800/799-9444. o o o o o APPOINTED: Paul Spitler, to serve on the Californian OffHighway Motor Vehicle Recreation Commission, replacing Hugh McGuigan, who had been a member since 1988. Spitler is the executive commissioner of the California Wilderness Coalition. OPEN HOUSE: Team FMF-Honda will attend an open house at Bob's Cycle Supply in SI. Paul, Minnesota, on March 24, from 7 to 9 p.m. For more infonnation, call 310/631-4363. o o SIGNED: Road racer Norifume Abe, and Team Manchester Honda MX and off-road riders Scott Carter, Mike Treadwell and Dave Gunn, to wear Sidi boots. NAMED: The Victory V92SC SportCruiser. as the official sight: ing-Iap bike for the Chevy Trucks Superbike Series. In addition to its on-track activities, the bike will be on display at the AMA tech: nical-inspection areas at each Superbike National. o o o APPOINTED: Michael Daws, to the position of vice president : of the Fox Racing Shox snowmobile/motorcycle/ATV division. RESCHEDULED: The opening round of the WFA-sanctioned freestyle motocross competition at Irwindale Raceway in Irwin: dale, California, to March 11. The event has been rescheduled to o avoid a scheduling conflict. In addition, the WFA three more CORRECTION: We incorrectly identified 16-year-old Kyle Williams (142) in a photo in our coverage of the National Arenacross in Baltimore. o o o o 0 : ..........•..•..•..... ~ .•.•..•....................... .........................•.•....•.•.•..................................••.•.... : 2 FEBRUARY 16, 2000' cue I e n e _ Longtime AMA member and legislative supporter Scott Braman was randomly picked to receive the AMA/lntersports West Vintage Racer leather jacket as part of a year-end draWing to support the' Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum. 0 AUTOGRAPH SIGNING: At Ray C's Cycle & Sport in Lapeer, Michigan, on February 18 from 7 to 8 p.m. Team Chevy Trucks Kawasaki's Ricky Carmichael, John Dowd and Larry Ward, and Team SplitFire/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki's Nathan Ramsey and Nick Wey are scheduled to appear. For more infonna. : tion, call 810/664-9261. • '-I • HIRED: John Garner, as sales and marketing coordinator of (' • s The Whizzer motorbike kit is back in production. Introduced in 1939, the original Whizzer featured a 1 3/8·hp four-stroke engine that effectively converted a standard bicycle into a motorized cycle. The kit gained popularity throughout the '40s and '50s. The new-generation Whizzer is a modemized re-creation of the original, featuring a 12-volt electrical system, CDI electronic ignition, full lighting system and speedometer. For more infonnation, contact Whizzer Motorbike Co., 714/5639982. The first Buell Blast motorcycles rolled off the production line at the Buell Motorcycle Co. in East Troy, Wisconsin, on January 26. The first two examples were autographed by all Buell employees, with one machine being presented to chainnan and chief technical officer Erik Buell. The second was presented to Harley-Davidson

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