Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

.VOlCES Letters to the editor INSIDE FEATURES First in line SUPERCROSS Stanton takes championship with Los Angeles win 8 Liles dominates British GP 24 DUAL SPORT Honda National Rally in Rocky Mountains Thank you very much for running an item regarding the theft of my 1992 Honda CR250. The bike has not been recovered. Well, at least I have the chance to be first in line for a '93 Honda.CR250! 12 ROAD RACE Kawasaki France stays perfect at Belgian Endurance DIRT TRACK. First-ever Camel Pro win for Rogers at Hagerstown 22 Steve Billick Santa Rosa, CA 26 DEPARTMENTS RIDING IMPRESSION 1993 BMW KllOOLT luxury toqrer 16 INTERVIEW The Roeder Family LOCAL RACING CALENDAR 28 .36 18 WANT ADS 42 RESULTS Hey, I quit! 23,54 ON THE FRONT PAGE: Team Honda'.s Jeff Stanton won the final round of the AMA Camel Supercross Series in I,.os Angeles, and rounded up his third'Supercross Championship of his career in dramatic fashion. See page 8 for race coverage. Photo by ~nney Jones. America's weekly motorcycle newspaper Volume XXIX Michael Klinger, Publishe~ Caroline Gendry, Executive Secretary to the Publisher Editorial jack Mangus, Associate Publisher/ Editor Kit Palmer, Associate Editor Paul Carruthers, Associate Editor Donn Maeda, Associate Editor Ken Faught, Assistant Editor Chris jonnurn, Assistant Editor Edwina Mangus, Calendar Editor Graphics and Production Ree johnson, Production Supervisor Mandy Loo, Production Manager Dennis Greene, Lab. Tech. Stacey Guest, Graphic Artist Amy Harris, Graphic Artist Carolyn Branham, Typesetter Advertising Terry Pratt, National Accounts Manager Mark Thome, Western Sales Manager Thomas R. Gonter, Western Sales Manager Steve Gotoski, Western Sales Manager Mark Mitchell, Eastern Accounts Manager Greg Mitchell, Eastern Sales Manager Rick Matheny, Eastern Sales Manager Rhonda Crawford, Western Ad Coordinator Carla Borden Allen, Eastern Ad Coordinator Dealer Sales Steve Gotoski, Dealer Representative Marketing &: Promotion Mark Thome, Manager Circulation Rheba Smith, Manager Sarah Taylor, Billing Coordinator Alma Anguiano, Processing Coordinator Debbie Weller, Dealer Coordinator Accounting/Data Processing Donna Bryan-Diamond, A/R Coordinator Geneva Repass, Assistant Herlane Lewis, Credit Want Ads Toni Kerr, Want Ad Sales Service and Support Chris Aitcheson, Headquarters Receptionist Leonard Herring, Service and Support National Headquarters 2201 Cherry Ave., Long Beach, CA 90806, P.O. Box 498, Long Beach, CA 9080]·0498 (310) 427-7433; (310) 636-8844. FAX (310) 427-6685 Eastern Office 4190 First Ave., Tucker, GA, 3(184; mailing address P.O. Box 805, Tucker, GA 30085-0805. (404) 934-7850. FAX (404) 934-3112 Cycle News (USPS 141-340) is published weekly except the last two weeks of the calendar year for $50.00 per year by Cycle News, Inc., 2201 Cherry Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90806.' Second class postage paid at Long Beach, CA. Canada Post International Publications Mail #546615. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Cycle News, P.O. Box 498, Long Beach, CA 90801-0498. To determine the expiration date of your subscription, check the four numbers on the first line of your address label. The first two digits indicate the last issue number you'll receive and the last two characters indicate the year of the last issue. Subscription rates: Rates for the United States and its possessions for one year, (50 issues), $50.00; two years (100 issues), $95.00; six months, (25 issues), $26.00; trial sub (15 issues), $19.00. Canada and Foreign, one year (50 issues), $90.00; two years (100 issues), $175.00; six months (25 issues), $45.00; trial sub (15 issues), $38.00. Cycle News welcomes unsoficited editorial material including stories, cartoons, photos, etc. Such material, if published, becomes the exclusive property of Cycle News. Such accepted material 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, loss or damage to such material. Reprinting in whole or part only by permission of the publisher. Advertising rates and circulation information will be sem upon request. See S.R.D.S. ViI/B'nA "if r~ 4 According to American Honda, the 1993 CR250 will be available at the beginning of October . .. Editor. AUDITED CIRCULATION Copyright8 Cycle News, Inc. 1992. Trademark Cycle News registered U.S. Patent Office. All rights reserved. On July 5 I attended the Caliente Grand Prix, hosted by the Groundshakers M.e., of which I am, or was~ a member. Much to my surprise and dismay, I was blamed as the instigator of a controversy which I believe was blown completely out of proportion. When overall leader Daryl Folks exited the pits for his last lap, Daryl's brother Bryan, who had caught (lats early in the race and was a lap down, exited the pits immediately after his brother. Now whether Bryan did this to help his brother in case of mechanical difficulties or prevent second overall rider and longtime racing rival Scott Morris from passing Daryl, I do not know. I do know that when Scott entered the pits, I informed him that Bryan took off after Daryl and he would have to pass Bryan first. After the race and Daryl's victory, fellow Groundshaker member Casey Folks accosted me and gave me a fiveminute, expletive fraught chastisement for informing Scott. Perhaps Casey felt I foiled their" team tactics." Perhaps he felt I instigated a situation. Casey alluded to a feud between the Morrises and the Folkses and that I should have known better. Frankly, Casey, I couldn't care less about any feud. What I-did for Scott is the same thing I would have done for Daryl or Bryan,~ had the circustances been reversed. Casey also mentioned that he would leave the club if I did not. I respect Casey inasmuch as I believe he has done more for desert motorcycle racing than anyone person in the history of the sport, and no more. Also, I realize Casey has been in the club more years than I've been alive. Therefore, I readily resign my status as a member of the Groundshakers and I sincerely hope my friendship with Daryl and Bryan has·remained unscathed because of this incident, which I justly consider trivial and unnecessarily magnified. Sammy Joeckel Las Vegas, NV Obviously not all that discreetly Roger Edmondson (AMA road race manager) has discreetly told several journalists that there will be no Twins class at a National level in 1993. If this is true, would it be too much to ask for the AMA to inform the competitors and the fans alike before a final decision is made, thus allowing a form of democracy to invade the AMA's rule making! The treatment of this class by the AMA in the past five years has led directly to the small fields of 1992. Despite the well intentioned pleas of several participants of the Battle of the Twins class, the rules have changed each year for the worse. Roger stated his objective to pick apart the Twins class in 1988, suggesting at the time a 400cc Supersport class. Vocal oppo-' sition prevented that then and only serious input from Twins racing fans can prevent this in the future, The class will survive if the AMA removes its collective head from the sand! Walter Richards New York, NY Rumors of the SuperTwins class being done away with have certainly been circulating, especially since only 11 riders gridded for the May 31 Texas World Speedway round of the series. We tried to contact AMA Road Race Manager Roger Edmondson but were told he is out of the country. According to Bill Amick of the AMA's sports marketing department, "The program is s.crutinized every year and we will be doing so in the near future. Particular attention will be paid to that (the SuperTwins class) in our review." ... Editor. Failure to communicate I forone, am extremely disappointed with the poor, better yet "noncoverage" of the Vet Pro Classic at Hangtown. When our local newspapers didn't cover it, my first thought was, "Oh, well, it will surely be in Cycle News. After all, it is a motorcycle newspaper. But to my disappointment there was nothing. Not even the final results listed at _the bottom of the National report. Then Cycle News comes out with results of Amateur Day at Hangtown, saying Larry Wosick went "on to dominate Sunday's Vet Pro show." Get the facts straight! Give credit where credit is due! Dave Coupe of Yuba City won the first moto of the Vet Pro class and Wosick finished third. Coupe finished second behind Wosick in moto two to take the overall win. Now I wouldn't consider Wosick to be the dominating rider on Sunday. But then I suppose we (nonhern California readers) shouldn't be too surprised with the lousy coverage. After all, our riders up here have never gotten the coverage they deserve. Or in this case was it just because Coupe wasn't a former National Champion or ex-factory rider? Greg Vincent Nicolaus, CA Like the warden said in Cool Hand Luke, what we have here is a failure to communicate. The reporter covering the Saturday amateur races at Hangtown thought the reporter covering the Sunday National MX would also report on the Vet Pro class and vice versa. As everyone knows now, neither covered the race. We apologize. The results of the Hangtown Vet Pro class are as follows: 1. Dave Coupe (Hon) 1-2; 2. Larry Wosick (Yam) 3-1; 3. Rex Staten (Hon) 2-4; 4. Jeff Watts (Hon) 5-3; 5. Eric McKenna (Hon) 4-7 ... Editor. Podiatrist seeks assistance I am trying to compile a data base of motorcycle foot and ankle injuries in the hopes of developing a new protective and supportive device. Having four motocrossers in my family, I already have a small base to start with. I would appreciate having riders. who have suffered foot or ankle injuries contact me so that I can mail them a brief questionmiire. Dr. Alan E. Schultz 585 South Fairfax Los Angeles, CA 90036 Letters to the editor should be sent to: Voices, . Cycle News, P.O. Box 498, Long Beach, CA 90801-0498. Published letters do not necessarily reflect the position of Cycle News, Inc. Letters should not exceed 200 words and all letters are subject to editing.

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