Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Keep up the good work, 0-371 America's weekly motorcycle newspaper Sh aron Clayton, Publisher Caroline Gendry, Executive Secretary to the Publisher Dan Rodriguez, Advertising/Editorial Assistant. Editorial Dale Brown, Senior Editor. Lance Bryson, Editor. Karel Kramer, Editor. Jim Bowman, Editor. Advertising Skip Johnson , National Sales Manager. Terry Pra tt , Sales Manager. Duane Johnson, Sales Manager. Steve Wilson, Sales Manager. Linda Brown, Advervising Coordinator. Nancy Danger, Advertising Assistant. Graphics and Production Kristin Cooper, Graphic Artist. Rona Kramer, Assistant. Marion Hatashita, Typography. Dennis Greene, Laboratory. • Accounting/Data Processing Mike Klinger, Controller. Donna Bryan, Accounts Receiva b le Coordinator . Geneva Repa ss.Assistant . Terry Dailey , Credit Manager. Circulation R h e ba Smith, Manager. Michelle Hanna, Sarah Taylor, Debbie Walker, Lyna Hood, Assistants. Want Ads Gayle Whee ler, Want Ad Sales. Dealer Sales and Service Nancy Emde Bro gger, Dealer Sales Manager. Pyeatt tribute I was saddened to hear of the death of Denn y Pyeatt in a speedway accident in Britain. We supporters and friends wish to offer our sincere condolences to his family. Denny was a quiet man, proud of what he did but never without an appreciative "thanks for your help." It was a p rivilege to be associated wit h h im a nd his passing has left us all wit h an emptiness in our hearts. Rest peacefully, Denny. Service and Support BOB RUESCH CycleService San Pedro, CA Chris Aitcheson, Receptionist. Gregory Hanson, S&S. West . 2201 Cherry Ave., Long Beach, CA P.O. Box 498, Long Beach, CA 908010498 (213) 427-7433; L.A . Line 636-8844. East 4190 First Ave., Tucker, GA . P.O. Box 805, Tucker, GA 30084-0805. (404) 934·7850. Cycle News/West (USPS 141-340) is published weekly except the first and last week of the calendar year for $20 per year by Cycle News, Inc., 2201 Cherry Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90806. Second class postage paid at Long Beach, CA. POSTMASTER; Send form 3579 to Cycle News. P.O . Box 498. Long Beach . CA 90801-0498. Subscription rates: One year, second class mail, $20; two years, second class mail, $35; three years, second class mail, $53; 25 weeks, SII. Foreign rates available on req uest. Cycle News welcomes unsolicited editorial material including stories, cartoons, photos, etc. Such material, if published, becomes the exclusive property of Cycle News. Such accepted rnaterial is subject to revision as is necessary in the sole discretion of Cycle News. Unsolicited material which is not used will be returned if accompanied by a self addressed stamped envelope. All unsolicited material will be handled with reasonable care, however, Cycle News assumes no responsibility for the safety, 100;5 or damage to such material. Reprinting in whole or part only by permission of the publisher. Advertising rates and circulation information will be sent upon request. See S. R.D.S . Copyrigh~ Cycle News. Inc. 1982. Trademark Cycle News registered U.S. Patent Office. All rights ntMI'Wd. ON THE FRONT PAGE: Fast Freddie Spencer scorches European pavement' for the experienced lens of Henny Ray Abrams. In t erv iew on page 12. Penhall backer Roxy Rockwood seems just a bit harsh in his treatment of Bruce Penhall's backing off to enhance his fellow Americans ' chances after already having secured his own advancement to the Inter-Continental Speedway Finals in Sweden. In hindsight Penhall would undoubtedly have done things differently, but under the pressure of the moment it probably and simply seemed the sporting thing to do.j ust the fact tha t the qualifying rounds are held on a sort of national basis in the first place, rather than on a strictly individual basis, really encourages this sort o f thing, whether anyone wants to admit it or not. Certainly it should not "haunt him for the rest of his racing career." While Roxy mentions both jay Springsteen and Kenny Roberts in making his case against Penhall, if memory serves me it was just a few years back that, as has often been the case , a Grand National title was not to be settled u ntil the last meet of the year at Ascot. Springer, who needed onlya fourth or whatever spot to take the title, went all out, taking both the win and the ti tle. Cycle News in the covering article fell all over itself -in admiring him for doing what was apparently u nnecessa ry and u nexpected. Cheers to Spri nger for pulling it off. He deserved it. Bu t let's be consistent. Since that time, at Nurburgring, Germany, I think, Kenny Roberts clinched one of his world titles by sen sibl y taking the t itle-w inn ing position rat her than risk the breaking of his machi nery in go ing for th e much less important race win. Perhaps a more for givi ng morality a p plies under the gri nd of the longer races . Who kn ows? Personall y, I feel that Penhall , quite a pparently a decent young guy, has more dass than the crowd, wh ich will forget as he keeps wi n ning, which' I hope he does, beg inning a t the Col iseum Aug. 28. JIM MILLS Santa Barbara, CA Hammer on the mend After much apprehension I finally got up the courage to go see my friend, Bruce Hammer. My problem was what to tell a guy who has a serious injury. Well it turned out that I found the same optimistic Bruce telling me how well his rehabiliation is going. Near the end of my visit his wife jackie showed up and there was ' a chance that Bruce could go ho me for the weekend. His boss at the cabinet shop, where Bru ce has worked for years, has already offered h im the position of shop foreman when he returns. To quote Bru ce, "I'm a problem solver a nd should be out of here by mid-September." He still constantly talks about Team Hammer and all of his loyal sponsors. In fact there is an eight foot high Chevron poster on Bruce's window showing him in action on his superbike. The bottom line is that if you have been hesitating, like I was, now is the time to give Bru ce a call at 213/ 9227111. If you are lucky enough to arrange a visit you'll be happy to know that Ra ncho Los Amigos is n o t the typica l hosptial, but a rehabilitation center just 0[£ the Long Beach Freeway at 7601 E. Imperial H ig h way, in Downey. If you don't know what to bri ng Br uce, he is chewing Trident sugarless gum. We, at T rade-Tech, apprecia ted Bru ce coming last fall and tal king to our students a n d a re now looking forward to a future visit. PAT OWENS Temp le Ci ty, CA O n j uly 2-5, 1982, th e Barstow Resour ce Area of the Bureau of Land Management, with help fro m District 37 of the Ame rican Mo to rcyclist Association, the T raining Wheels and Los t An gel s Mo torcycle Clubs, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's O ffice, and the ' California Highway Pa trol, imp lemented a temporary area closure in the Shadow Mountains near Victorville. The Shadow Mountain area is a chec kerboard of p u blic a nd private p ropert y. Every weeke nd problems have occurred with tres pa ss, litterin g, vandalism, illegal a nd dangerous sh oo ting, an d violations of ORV regul ations. T he closure of lim ited a reas adjacent to priva te prope rt y was im p leme nted by BLM as a buffer zon e to p rotect the peace, safety, a nd propert y of local residents. It was an experiment, a nd success depended on support from th e users. On th e surface, an y lan d closure ha s negat ive co n n o ta tions, and while th is clos u re in vol ved only areas immed iately adjacen t to residences, one n e wspaper, i n its pre-co ve rage, eq ua ted it wi th actions at Deep Creek. Admitted ly, BLM had some nervous moments over th e proposal, and law enforceme n t officer s anticipa ted resista nce to the closure. It was resista nce th at n ever materi al ized , d u e largely to the assistance of D-37 mem bers with a n in fo rmation bl itz to let users know what was happening, why, where, and how to help bo th th em selves a nd area residents enjoy the holiday. . Attempts to identify an d relieve resi de n ts' p ro blems in the area had al ready involved much letter writing, a number of meetings with BLM and not a little frustrat ion. D-37 members, seeking im proved relations with the residen ts and hoping to improve conditions for users, had conducted it clean -up project in th e area in May. On july 3 a nd 4, some D-37 members positioned th emse lves at key a rea access po ints an d o thers contac ted users at their camps. T hey had in hand information sheets and maps explaini ng the closure. It was an educational process as much as public relations, and thanks to the D-37 members' efforts a nd ability, it worked. 0 • e several cita tions written in th e a rea by the Sheriff's O ffice that weekend , n ot one was within the closed area, an d th e rest were for minor violations of OR V regulations. Initial reaction fro m local residents was positive, and man y ORV users commented tha t thi s sort of "educational" effort should be made every wee kend. Resu lts of th e effort were confirmed july 15, a t a meeti ng of the property ow ne rs with BL M, D· 37, and the Sh eriff's Off ice: It had been a q u iet weekend for th e resid ents. T hey . were very ha p p y, and the D-37 members were "the goo d guys" behind it. For their efforts and for contributing th eir resources and holid ay time, BL M would like to thank Ri ck Hammel, President of District 37; Norm St uart and Lou Li ndsay of the Lost Angels; Tom Getzfreid of the T rain ing Wheels; an d all the me m bers of their clubs who helped. I personall y say to them : Keep up the good work! AL DEN SIEVERS Area Manager Ba rstow Resource Area Bur ea u of La nd Managemen t Published letters do not necessarily reflect the position of Cycle News, Inc. Send letters to Voices, Box 498, Long Beach, CA90801 .

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