Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

o tj u @@@(J[] fijffJ [J@[JiJg [J(JffJ71D@[JiJffJD sp onsor for Fo rmul a USA Sp ortbike at the series finale set for Dayt ona Int em at iona I Sp e edway on t he w e ek en d o f October 22 . according to Formu la USA. Jeff and Chris Apple. in co njunc tion with Ho leshot Produc tion s , have anno unce d the 4th a n nua l Ra y Hensley Memo· rial A H RM A Wes t ern Reg ional F lat Trac k race . at Lancast e r Fairgrounds in Lancast er, Califomia, o n Sep tem ber 4. The race will run all AHRMA clas se s. Op en Support . 250cc Support, and the Trackm ast er Ch allenge. in ho no r of the lat e Ray Hensley. The gat es are scheduled to o pen at noon w ith practice at 3 p.m. and racing at 5 p.m. For more info rm ation. call 619/425-8723. Th o ma s S teve n s . the 19 91 A MA Superbike N atio nal C hampion, wi ll host a track day at Carolina M ot orspo rt s Park in co njunction w ith Ducat i Atlant a o n September 10. There is a limit ed amount of spo ts still available. For more inform ation . call Rob in Fearer at 4 04 /760-061 1. O n J uly 20 . Epsilon A ssoci ates , a co nsui t ing fi rm hired by M assachusetts Department of Env ironmental Management ( DE M) , D iv is io n of Fo rest s and Parks. presented their draft plan fo r the reo pening of an Off-highway Ve hicle (O HV> trail at Myles Standish State Forest near Plymouth, according to the AMA. Epsilo n has de termined that. with manageable st ipulations , OHV use in specific territories would not inappropriately im pact natural resources or ot her recreational users of the forest. However. a grou p of Plym o u t h r e s id e nt s have launc hed a misinformation campaign. target ing nei g hbo ring lan downers. to dis cou rage O HV recreation in the sta te fo r. the AMA sa y s . T he y are using I t amiliar anti-access organization's rhetori c st I nd braze n scare tac tics to incite local r e si d en ts to take action aga inst co nt ro lle d. res ponsible and legit imate O HV r ec reatio n. The A M A is recom men d ing t hat. ' O HV users atte nd this meeting and ~ear yo ur OH V jersey, hat or a bus iness sui t if yo u wis h. A llo w t he anti-access pe op le to s peak wi thout he c k li ng or taunting . Then provide brief , po lit e and bo ncise co mmen t both oral and written . ~hen t he o pposition beg in s to harass to 0 0 •••••• 0 0 0 0 o... 0 0 ••••••••••••••• 0 •• 0 ••••• 0 WDffJDr;B @DDffJ[jfjf)[f1 D mNRin~~ i-=-~~@_[JiJ L.J n U n Saturday's win went to Bultaco-mounted Raymo nd Peters, with Ryon Bell tak ing second on his Montesa and Jess Kemp kes roundi ng out the top three on a Gas Gas. The foll owing day saw Bell take the win over Aaro n, with Peters thi rd and Kempkes fourth . Finishi ng second and third. respectively. in the final points standi ngs were Bell and Peters. Aaron. who hails from Jamul in Southem California , won five of the series' 10 rounds on his way to the title not qu ite th e ba tti ng ave rage of World ki ng Dou gie Lampkin, but fairly dominant nonetheless. Not counting the finale's two rounds, at which Aaron was in conserva tive mod e, there were only three events that he didn 't win. Bell took two of those, and Peters took the other. M ike Tarter. founder of Racers Under The So n M /C , was killed in an indus tria l accident o n J uly 31 . Tart er was crushed when a large earth -moving mach ine bac ked up ove r him whi le he was w ork ing on the job . M ike fo unded RUTS (Racers Under The S on ) , an AM A Di st ric t 37 club . abo ut 17 years ago. Though Tarter was a motoc ros s er , many m e mb e r s raced in th e d esert an d RU TS has become one of the mos t res pec ted clubs in Di st rict 37 . For mo re information. vis it the RUTS website at : www.ruts .org . •••• 0 • 0 • • • • • • • •• 0 0 • • • • • • • • • • 0 0 •• 0 U o CJ T he Tr i als Traini ng Center i n S eq uat chi e. Tennessee , has anno unced its fall /win te r schedule fo r its C ro s s Training 10 1 Schoo ls . The dates are as follows: Septem ber 13 -14 : October 1415 : O c t o b er 2 8 -2 9 ; N o v e m b e r 6 - 7 : Novem ber 2 4 - 2 5: D e c e m b e r 9 - 10: D ecember 28-29; February 3-4; February 17 - 18 . For more i nf o r m ati o n . call 423 / 942-8688. Sh ehee n has won numerous broadc asting awa rds . including five awards from the N ational M oto ring Press A ssociat ion for feature news reporting . Sa dow ski is a familiar name and face in motorcycle road racing .• Ski. ' as he is known by his many racing frien ds . is a tw o-time Fo rmula USA cham pion <1 994 and 1997l and the 1990 N atio nal 600cc S uperspo rt champion. He also earned wins at the D ayt on a 200 <1990l and in England (1 996 ). Sadowski began his broadcasting career in 19 9 5 while recovering from a racin g inju ry . S ince then. he has turned his attention full time to illuminating the racing expe rience for television v iewers on netwo rk and cable television . The Poco no race. which will run on the weekend of Augus t 25-27 , is the penul timate ro und of the sixrace Formula USA-sanctio ned seri es . The season co nclu des at Dayt ona lnternation al Speedway on October 19-22. Tom Raap (Bull was the big winner at the AH RMAISpeed & S port Vintage MX National Se ries' 11th round . held at The Farm in C hehalis . Washington . A ug ust 13 . Raap topped the +40 Expert and 500 cc Sport sman classes. Ra lph Sheheen and David Sadows· k i will handle the television duties fo r the te lecas t of the Wrenchead.com N ational Road Race S erie s event to be hel d at Poco no Inte mational Raceway on August 2 7. The even t, w hich is being produced by SFX Television, is se t to air on C BS S po rt s on Su nday . O ct ob e r 1, at 4 :30 p.m. (Eastern). Sheheen. who w ill ancho r the show . has had mo t o rcy cl e s in his blood s ince he go t h i s start doi ng ann oun cing at Sear s Poi nt Rac ew ay in Califo rnia. Since 1988 , when he began his broadcast ca ree r. he has covered every conceiva ble form o f rno to rs ports f rom pavement to dirt on two w heels and four. •••••• •••• ••••• • •• ••• ••• 0 • •• • •• • • • 0 •• • • •••• ••• • • • • Du e to a change in the promoter agreeme nt . the AHRMA national short track scheduled fo r Del M ar, California on O ct ob e r 17 has been ca nce le d , according to AH RMA. A diff erent promoter wi ll run t he event, ·but it will not carry an A HRM A sanction. Since our film was lost o n its Right fro m Peoria, Illino is. to O range County. California. on M o nd ay , Augus t 14 . w e w ere forced to use a file photo from last year' s Peoria TT . Tha t' s w hy. rac e w in ne r Chris Carr is number four in the photo. rather than the number one usually worn by the G rand Nat ional Ch ampion. •• •••• CORRECTION: The Cycle News report on the August 6 PACE Sportbike race at Portland Internation al Raceway. written by Henny Ray Abrams. stated that the riders whose qualifying times were disallowed after post-qualifying dyno tests ' were exposed as cheaters.' Cycle News acknowledges that motorcycle tuning, and specifically tuning to meet dyno horsepower limits. is a difficult endeavor and that it is possible for riders Fort Worth, Te xe s -based Tucker· Rocky Distributing and V an N uy s . Ca lifornia-based Easton Aluminum ha s filed a patent inf ringe me nt law suit aga inst C heshire. England-based Renthai. Ltd. in the Northern D istric t of Te xas . The claims in the case revolv e around Renthal's manufacture and import ation o f handlebars under t he Fat bar name. The patent in q ue st io n covers a handlebar having a n inc rea sed ce nter sectio n, w hich Tucker-Rocky and Easto n Alu minum sel l unde r the name Pro Tape r, acco rdi ng to a relea s e fro m T uc k e r Rocky ' s attomeys . and tuners with the best of intentions to unintentionally exceed dyne lim- MOVED: OMS , Ltd.. to 73 Cavalier Blvd.. Ste. 325, Rorence. KY 41042. The phone number is 859/647 -0718. the fax is 859/647 -0747. and the e-matl address is prorepoms@aol.com. NAMED: Tim Schuldt. as vice president of sales and marketing at Sears Point Raceway. Schuldt spent 12 years in sales/ marketi g and sports marn keting for Coors Brewing Company and Pepsi. He also worked as the director of sponsor marketing at the NHRA. HIRED: Randy McKitrick, as vice president of marketing for Sport Management, by Sport Management president Tom Mueller. McKitrick brings over nine years o f marketing and sale s experience in branding, promo ting .. and developing products and services for two large U .S . manufacturers and brands, Macklenburq-Duncan and Schlage Lock Company, according to M ueller . MARRIED: Dirt track racer Lonny Kopp. to Donika Mithoug, on August 4 in Coeur d"Alene, Idaho. The couple headed off to Sturgis and Peoria to honey moon . '. MOVED, USA Sport - Arizona Inc.lBent Clothing. to 4507 N. 195th Ave.. Utchfield Park, AZ. 85340. 623/853-0750. 623/853 -9333 (faxl. its. As for the specific reference to Team Valvoline EMGO Suzuki's John Hopkins. according to the team. Hopkins' bike dyno'ed at between 102.5 and 103 horsepower in three dyno runs made 20 minutes prior to qualify· ing. and his crew had made 18 runs earlier in the day in an attempt to comply with 106 horsepower class limits. Immediately after qualifying. Hopkins' bike was dyno'ed at 106.2 horsepower: Hopkins' qualifying time was disallowedand he was moved from the front row to the 14th and last row of the starting grid for the race itself. As for the statement that Hopkins' team ' has a history of rule breaking at PIR," and a reference to an incident invoivinq former team rider D ave St anton ..a few years back. " in fact the incident occurred in 1995 and involved Stanton jumping on a Supersport bike that had passed tech and restarting a Formula USA race after crashing his Formula USA bike. without the knowledge or consent of the team. In over a decade of competition at Portland International Raceway, typically entering between four and six racebikes at any given event, Team Hammer, Inc.. now racing as Team Valvoline EMGO Suzuki, has never been disqualified from any race for any technical violation and has never been found by officials to be "cheatmq." Clearly, the team does not have "a history of rule breaking at Portland." OPENED: Starwest Motocross Park's home page on the World Wide We b . The si te can be found at the fo ll owi ng ad dress : http:/ /www .starwestmx.com. ........... . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , n n Aaron has won the crown . and taunt the OH V speakers remain conc iliat e, co mposed and pro fe ssion al. D o no t deteri orat e to t hei r lev el. t hey wi ll most lik el y be seeki ng con f ro nt ation. W hen it co me s t ime for public co mment. riders nee d to get th eir hands up early. W hen called on to provide comment slmply let the residents know that there is a specific need for responsible motorized recreatio n in the forest and that yo u are willing to vo lunteer time and resources to ensure th is is a positive experience for everyone. ' The meeting w ill be held at the Plymouth. M assachusett s. Town Hall (Take rou te 3A south from state route 44 ; left onto Lincoln at Texaco S tatio n) on Thursday . August 17. If you cannot attend the meeting . you can write to Epsilo n A sso ciates, Box 700, M aynard . MA 01 754 . f' --.) L.J At the final stop on the AMA National Championship Trials Series in DuLuth . Minnesota. August 12-13 . Gas Gas rider Geoff Aaron wra pped up the 2000 National title. posti ng a fourth-place finish on Saturday and a runnerup fi nish on Sunday. This marks the sixth ti me that [ Q =-=-== , ___ 8 " cue I e Duca t i M o t o r H ol d in g S .p .A ha s anno unced that Carlo Di Biagio. director o f f inan ce a nd admi nist ration. has been elected chie f executive officer of Du cati M otor Holding S .p.A by t he board of directors. Federico M inoli will ret ain . . n - - - - - - - - Continued on pag 96 e e _ S • A UGUST 2 3 . 2000 3 o '0 o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o

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