Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

WBST America's weekly motorcycle newspaper Sharon Clayton, Publisher Caroline Gendry, l:xeeutive Secretary to the Publisher Lisa Schorr, Advertising/Editorial Assistant. Editorial Dale Brown, Senior Editor. Lance Bryson, Editor. Karel Kramer, Editor. Jim Bowman, Editor. Advertising Skip Johnson, National Sales Manager. Terry Prall, 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 Receivable Coordi.nator. Geneva Repass, Assistant_ Terry nailey, Credit Manager. Circulation Rheba Smith, Manager. Michelle Hanna, Sarah Taylor, Debbie Walker, Lyna Hood, Assistants. Want Ads Gayle Wheeler, Wani Ad Sales. Dealer Sales and Service Nancy Emde Brogger, Dealer Sales Manager. Service and Support Olris Aiteheson, Receptionist. Grqory Hanson. S&:S. West 2201 Olerry Ave., Long Beach, CA P.O. Box 498, Long Beach, CA 908010498 (215) 427-7455; L.A. Line 6!l6-8844. East 4190 First Ave., Tucker, GA. P.O. Box 805, Tucker, GA 50084-0805. (404) 954-7850. Cycle News/West (USPS 141-540) is published weekly except the first and last week of the calendar year for $20 per year by Cycle News, Inc., 2201 Olerry Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90806. Second class postage paid at Long Beach, CA. POSTMASTER: Send fonn 3&79 to Cycle News. P.O. Box 498. long Beech. CA 90801-0498. Subscription rates: One year, second class mail, $20; two years, second class mail, $55; three years, second class mai I, $55; 25 weeks, $11. Foreign rates available on request. Cycle News welcomes unsolicited edi· torial material including stories, car· toons, photos, etc. Such material, if published, becomes the exclusive property of Cycle News. Such accepled mate· rial 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 ~, however, Cycle News assumes no responsibiliry for the safety, loss 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. Traclemerk Cycle News regiat8red U.S. htMtOffice. AI righta.-wd. ON THE FRONT PAGE: Bimota's latest creation in EPA illegal glory. Photo by Alan Cathcart 4 Another view After reading the letter of Mrs. Jon Woo in the Oct. 6 issue of Cycle News, I felt the situation needed a bit more clarification. I too competed in the Superbike race at Seattle on Sept. 12 and believe some of the results were in error. Also like Mrs. Woo, I was unaware of the finish positions until after the 30-minute protest period had expired. Unlike Mrs. Woo however, I did not find it necessary to place the blame for incorrect scoring on another rider. I am sure Jon Woo is aware of the AMA protest rules and was apparently not concemedenough about his finish position to check the results within the protest period. I doubt that anyone knows exactly how many positions were affected. However, once the results are final, no rider, whether his position is improved or not, has the power to change the results. Toplacetheresponsibility on another rider for scoring errors or one's own failure to check a results sheet is unfair. DAN ZLOCK Spanaway, WA with a number of my competitors was made possible only by the backing of my sponsors and friends. My deepest gratitude to: Jeff Clawson, my Harley owner, tuner and driver; Sure-Fire Distributors; Petersons HD of Miami; Star Leathers; Nippondenso; Ken Childs' Cycle Supply of Houston; "Spike" ·of Out Front Number Plates; ex-National #99 Dave Estep and his family, who put me up at their home between races; and, last but not least, National #42 Steve Morehead who gave me moral support and good advice along the way. The support my Mom, Dad and brothers Barron and Rock gave is in a class all by itself. They have been believers in me from day one. SAMMY SWEET Porter, TX Published lettersdo not necessarily reflect the position of Cycle News, Inc. Send letters to Voices, Box 498, Long Beach, CA 90801. No luck This is just great! I look forward to one thing every year, and that's an outdoor MX race. I went to New Castle in '76 and Mid-Ohio every year since then, until now. I took a vacation last year and drove to Unadilla to catch the USGP, and attended the Pontiac Supercross earlier this year. So now that Mid-Ohio is closed to MX and open to rock concerts, I was planning on going to Mt. Morris until they canceled, so I set my sights on the Denver Trans-USA. Even when the factories pulled out I was still going because I'm behind the AMA, but now Denver's canceled. Since my luck has run out and Pro MX is history in the Mideast, I wonder if there are any decent road races. GREG MARTIN Union, KY How Sweet it was I recently completed a summer tour for my AMA Expert points in the dirt track division. I earned the needed amount and locked up the Junior Central Regional Championship fairly early in the season. That I had such good success and the bonus of making some super friendships Guest Editorial (Continuedfrom page J) Yamaha. It's time to bring the problem - the real problem, whatever it is - into the open and resolve it. The existing situation cannot be allowed to continue running its course in hopes that it will mend itself. What has transpired to date can be compared to a low budget soap opera. Thousands ofdollars have been spent, pages of words have been written, and untold hours have been poured into cloak and dagger meetings. The basics are as follows: In February, a meeting was held and the format of professional motocross was altered. Instead of National Champions in 125, 250cc and Open classes and Supercross and Trans-USA, there was to be only one champion. The proposal was accepted by the AMA board of trustees. Honda, Suzuki and Yamaha decided they could not live with the changes due to committments already made to riders and works cycle production. The matter was again brou~ht be- fore the AMA board an

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