Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

~ IN THE WIND By Papa.Wealey ~ driving three individual box vans everywhere. " "' LC') ~ >-- ~ ~ ~ After the July 26 National Championship 250cc MX Series finale at Troy, Ohio, YaJI:}aha's Damon Bradshaw and Doug Dubach will join teammate Jeff Emig in contesting the remaining rounds of the National Championship 125cc M"X Series aboard Yamaha YZ 125s. In 1991, Bradshaw 'and Dubach contested the 500cc National Championship Series aboard heavily-modified WR500s. According to Yamaha, the idea was Bradshaw's. He approached the decision makers at Yamaha and said, "The WR isn't even a motocross bike, why race it? The magazines are slamming the YZI25 for being slow, but I've ridden Emig's and it's a rocket. I'll win a few races on one and show everyone how slow it is." Actually, Bradshaw won't have too much to prove now, since Emig scored his first-ever National win at the July 5 Red Bud 125cc National in Michigan. The July 19 Unadilla 250cc U.S. MX GP in New Berlin, New York will see Damon Bradshaw debut the 1993 Yamaha YZ250, which is scheduled to arrive at Yamaha dealerships in late September. The new YZ80 and YZl25 are scheduled to follow in October and November, respectively. Look for photos and reports on the new YZ lineup elsewhere in this issue of Cycle News. Motolink Off-Road' Events' Greg Baumann, who along with his wife, Yvonne, is the promoter of the past two U.S. 500cc MX GPs, suffered a broken ankle while competing in the Mammoth Mountain Motocross in California on June 25. Cards and letters may be sent to Baumann at P.O. Box 12275, Scottsdale, AZ 85267. Riders purchasing any 1993 or new, non-current Yamaha YZ or WR motorcycles between September I, 1992 and May 31, 1993 will be eligible to attend a free riding school, taught by multi-time Supercross and National Motocross Champion Rick Johnson. Dubbed "Track Techniques by Rick Johnson," the school will be conducted at various sites across the country and is open only to new Yamaha owners. School dates and locations will be announced at a later date. Bert's Motorcycle Mall in Azusa, California, is holding an open house July 10-12 in conjunction with the July 11- Los Angeles Supercross. On Friday, July 10, Team Peak Pro Circuit riders Jeremy McGrath anq Buddy Antunez will be on hand, as will Suzuki factory riders Guy Cooper, Brian Swink and Larry Ward. Bob Hannah is scheduled to appear on Friday after 4:00 p.m. Supercross tickets and door prizes will be raffled off, and comp~ementary refreshments will be served. Free dyno testing for motorcycles be available on Friday and Saturday. Toe dealership is located at 900 W. Foothill in Azusa. For more information call 818/334-1288. Honda's Jean-Michel Bayle was a no-show at the fifth round of the 250cc National Motocross series in Buchanan, Michigan, due to a shoulder injury incurred at the San Jose Supercross. "He's over there (in Europe) testing road race bikes, but his shoulder is still a little too sore for the pounding of motocross," said Race Team Manager Dave Arnold. "Right now, the plan is for him to race in the L.A. Supercross next week, and then do all the 500cc Nationals." Team North County Yamaha's Tyson Vohland competed at the Red Bud National MX while wearing a pair of suspenders underneath his chest protector. "I've been having some trouble lately· with my riding pants falling down," said Vohland. "These should help them to stay put." The August I Mid-Ohio round of the AMA/CCS EBC Endurance Challenge Series is "sold out." All 50 grid positions have been filled, and postentry will not be available. The final round of the Camel Supercross Series at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, July II, will decide what is one of the closest championship title battles in supercross history. With $100,000 going to the series champion, Team Yamaha's Damon Bradshaw leads two-time champ Jeff Stanton of Team Honda by just six points, 312-306, while the defending champ Jean-Michel Bayle of Team Honda is just four points back of Stanton with 302. The tightest points race in supercross history happened in 1985 when Kawasaki's Jeff Ward and Yamaha'.s Broc Glover went into the final round at the L.A. Coliseum tied in points. Ward Bartels' H·Dhosts grand onening_ B 2 artels' Harley-Davidson, one of the world's best known and most successful motorcycle dealerships, celebrated its move to Marina' . Del Rey in southern California after almost nine years in nearby Culver City. The grand opening celebration, held Saturday, June 20, featured custom-designed bikes, f

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