Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

track and a quarter-mile short 'track oval on part of the apple farm. Malley says Weinert might be talked into challenging some of the youn.)? local Expert class riders. In light of the fact that Weinert also competed in professional dirt track events at the start of his illustrious career, perhaps we'll see him race on both of the new tracks. For more information on racing at the new facility, call 914/427-2248, Road racer Mike Smith underwent surgery in San Francisco, California, on Monday, June 22 to repair his broken left leg. The surgery was performed by Dr. Arthur Ting,the man who operated on Wayne Rainey's broken leg, and a: rod and four screws were inserted in Smith's lower leg. Smi th crashed while leading the AMA/ CCS 600cc Supersport race at New Hampshire International Speedway on June 21. ''I'm doing alright," Smith said. "I was real lucky I didn't do this at Texas. I'm going to be out three and a half'to four weeks, so I'll be back for Mid-Ohio (August 1-2)." George Mood, a WERA road racer .and official, suffered head injuries, a severed thumb and a broken wrist in a street accident while on duty as a motorcycle police officer. He's recuperating at home. Cards can be sent to: 651 County Line Rd., Hatboro, PA 19040. Steve Billick is offering a $500 reward for the return of his 1992 Honda CR250, VIN #JH2ME0301NM401210, that was stolen out of his truck at a Sacramento, California, hotel the night of June 20. 'Billick can be reached at 707/544-7868. Road racer John Choate has been absent from the last three rounds of the AMA National Championship Road Race Series, but has' still been racing motorcycles. In fact, Choate, who was ranked 12th in the AMA/CCS 600cc Supersport championship point standings going into the June 28 Road America round, won both motos of the Plus-25 Intermediate Class at the recent Masters of Motocross at Muddy Creek Raceway in Tennessee. "Financially I was beyond the end of my rope," Choate explained as to why he hasn't been at the road races. "Hopefully, I can make the final two rounds. It was just difficult because the AMA had three in a row - in Minnesota, New Hampshire and then back to Wisconsin. It's not by choice that I wasn't there. Racing motorcycles is my whole life and it's very disappointing to me that I couldn't go to the Nationals." According to the AMA, the July 25- 26 Vintage Motorcycle Days promises to be one of the biggest motorcycle events of the year. It will take place at the AMA's headquarters in Westerville, Ohio. A celebration of motorcycling's 107-year heritage, Vintage Motorcycle Days will feature displays, exhibits and running demonstrations of some of the most treasured motorcycles ever manufactured. Motorcycle memorabilia will also be on display and for sale at the .two-day event, which will feature a vintage motorcycle parade through historic Westerville and a ride into the countryside. Activites also will include a 1950s-style cruise-in for cars, trucks and bikes. Gates will open at 8 a.m. each day, and admission prices for the public will be $10 for the weekend or $6 for one day. A weekend ticket for AMA members is $8, while single-day tickets are $5. message can be communicated through a set of buttons offered by the AMA as part of its Rider Vote campaign. The buttons, which riders are urged to wear to the polls, are available in two colors, with a white version displaying the message: ·"Motorcyclists Vote Too," and the black version saying: ''I'm a Motorcyclist Registered to Vote." The buttons are available for $2 each and can be ordered by writing to: AMA Rider Vote, P.O. Box 6114, Westerville, OH 43081-6114. Each order also includes a free AMA Freedom Rider decal. Jerry Wood, organizer of the motorcycle auction held during Motorcycle Week in Daytona Beach each spring, will preside over the sale of more than 200 antique, vintage and classic bikes at the Vintage Motorcycle Days Auction. The auction will be held in a tent located behind AMA headquarters at 33 Collegeview Road in Westerville. Bidders can preview the bikes at 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 25, and again at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday prior to the auction's 11 a.m. start. Owners can begin checking in their consigned motorcycles at noon on Thursday, July 23. Registered bidders will receive two reserved seats, a bidding number and a catalog. Bidders can register by paying a $20 .fee at. the auction site. For auction and consignment information, contact J. Wood & Co. at 207/ 548-2888. The Brothers will host an 80-mile dual sport ride and a 40-mile dirt bike ride on July II in the Puget Sound area of the state of Washington. Proceeds from the rides will benefi't Project Family, a child abuse prevention cause. Pre-entry is $10 per rider/$5 per passenger; sign-up at the event will cost $2 more. For more information, call Biull Holbert at 206/479-6943. The Iron Horseman Semi-Pro Half Mile which was scheduled for July 25 at the Elkhart County Fairgrounds in Goshen, Indiana, has been rescheduled and will take place August 1. For more information, call 219/674-8061. Adios, America! Hola, Hondurasl Five, Florida riders - Graeme Davies, William Hooper, Robert Possehl, Todd Sandoval and Jeff Ware will compete in the Centnil American National Championship Enduro Series round in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, July 8. Team Yamaha's Damon Bradshaw, DQug Dubach and Jeff Emig will be on hand to sign autographs and bench race with fans at North End Cycles in Elkhart, Indiana, on' Friday, July 3, from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. They'll be at the dealership in conjunction with the AMA National Championship 125/250cc MX that will take place at Buchanan, Michigan, on July 5. The AMA/CCS road race meet scheduled for August 8-9 at Putnam Park Road Course in Indianapolis, Indiana, has been canceled. That makes the WERA meet on July 4-5 the last motorcycle event of the season at Putnam Park, according to track spokesman Richard Diasio. Reports from Europe say defending 250cc National MX Champion JeanMichel Bayle, who is currently practicing in France for the July 19 World Championship 250cc Road Race GP in Magny-Cours, France, will not compete at the July 5 Red Bud National Championship 250cc MX in Buchanan, Michigan. The shoulder which Bayle injured at the May 30 Dallas Supercross is apparently still bothering the Frenchman, enough to prevent him from racing motocross. Hond~·Suzuki West of Tampa, Florida, will host a 75-mile poker run to benefit the Brain Tumor Foundation for Children on Sunday, July 12. Sign-up will take place from 8:30 a.m.. to 11 a.m. at the dealership which is located at 13521 N. Florida Avenue in Tampa. For more information, call Don Nicolini at 813/968-7888 On election day, November 3, motorcyclists can send a simple but irpportant message to their elected officials: Motorcycle riders are voters, too. That Speaking of Jean-Michel Bayle, his practice lap times on his 250cc G P road race bike are respectable, according to our source in France. Compared to lap times logged in French National road race meets, Bayle's among the top riders, but compared to GP times, he's not yet among the top 10. However, it's reponed that Bayle's lap times are constantly improving. Honda's J eft Stanton and Kawasaki' s Jeff Ward were on hand for weekday practice before the Mammoth Mountain MX, but neither rider competed in the races. "Mammoth is one of my favorite tracks," said Ward, who, like Stanton, spent the majority of his time aboard an Open class motocrosser preparing for the upcoming 500cc Nationals. Even though Jeff Stanton didn't compete at Mammoth, one of his old motorcycles did. Team Peak/Pro Circuit's Jeremy McGrath piloted Stanton's 1991 factory Honda CR500 to a runner-up finish in the Open Expert class behind Suzuki's Steve Lamson. Ironically, it was the same motorcycle that Lamson rode to last year's Open Expert class win, before Stanton raced it in the Nationals. "I couldn't get beaten by myoid bike," joked Lamson. Since Suzuki doesn't make an Open class machine, Lamson rode a Klemm Research 340cc-kitted RM250. Multi-time Supercross, 250 and 500cc National MX Champion David Bailey tells us his Lake Suger Tree MX Park track in Axton, Virginia, is for sale. "It's just a matter of a change of interests. I live too far away (southern California) and I don't have the time that is required to do a good job, but I'd still like to see the facility do well." Bailey's father Gary had assisted in operating the track, but is· busy running his motocross school. Bailey, who suffered a career-ending injury in 1987, has been devoting his time to wheelchair racing, painting helmets, doing design work for JT Racing and raising his two children. The last event run at the track was the 1991 National I25/250cc MX, and Bailey says that the facility is ready to host either professional or amateur MX events. The property is estimated to be worth $500,000, but Bailey will consider the best offer. For more information, call 619/945-7067. Swede Jimmie Eriksson and Czech Jan Hrehor, who have consistently placed well throughout this year's U.S. ISDE Qualifier Series, will not compete on the U.S. team at the Australian ISDE this August. 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