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.IN THE WIND By Papa Wealey WASHINGTON MOTOCROSS • AMA Nat'l C'ship 125/500 Series. Washougal MX. Washougal. Info FlORIOA MOTOCROSS Oade City Raceway. Dade City Info 813/986·4950. 503/673-1671. GEORGIA MOTOCROSS Thunder Creek MX. High Falls. Info 9121994-6630. GEORGIA SUPERCRDSS Southern SX Track. Tunnel Hill. Info WISCONSIN DRAGS • Big ButU Bracket Bike Bash. Great Lakes Dragaway. Union Grove. Info 414/878·3783. 404/397·2937. GEORGIA SUPERCROSS RCG Supersports. Riverside Sx. Calhoun. Info 404/928·3053 or 6294450. GEORGIA MOTOCROSS • Wings 81 Wheels. Southern Super Series. Bremen MX. Bremen. Info August 2 CALIFORNIA MOTOCROSS • CMC. Glen Helen OHV Parlt. San Barnardino.lnfo 714/880·0016. CALIFORNIA MOTOCROSS • CRC. Sunrise Cycle Parlt. Adelanto. Info B051272-8889. CALIFORNIA MINI RACE CMMC Series. Barona Oaks. Ramona.lnfo 6191749·1900. CANADA HALF MILE • CMA Canadian Nat'! Dirt Track Series. Peterborough._ Ontario. Info 404/941-8464. IDAHO SHORT TRACK Owyhee M.C.. Boise. Info 2081 939-0815. ILLINOIS SUPERCROSS AMAIRed Rider Promotion/lnterstate Gold Cup Challenge. Tri'County Fairgrounds. Mendota. Info 815/5399021. INOIANA MOTOCROSS Haspin Acres Motor Parlt. Laurel. Info 5131772-2803 or 661-8954. IOWA SUPERCROSS MX Kingdom. Dallas County Fairgrounds, Adel.lnfo 5151285-6910. KENTUCKY MOTOCROSS • Southern Motorsports. Pilot Hill MX. Irvine-Ravenna. Info 6061723-4303. NEW YORK SUPERCROSS AMA/D-34/Del Ray Enterprises_ Lembo lake Parlt. Modena. Info 9141 427-2248. NEW YORK SHORT TRACK AMA. Square Deal Riders Raceway. Harpursville. Info 60717723--2387 or 693·2634. NORTH CAROLINA MOTOCROSS Wilkas County MX Parlt.Lenoir. Info 7041758·4342. OHIO MOTOCROSS • Honda Hills. Unnville. Info 6141 323·3766. OHIO SPEEDWAYI SHORT TRACK Bear Creek Speedway, Canton. Info 416/522-5705. FLORIDA MOTOCROSS FMC Series. Orlando MX Par1(, Orlando..Info 407/333-2356. IOWA YSR RACE Midwest YSR. Inc. Iowa Inn Raceway. Marshalltown. Info 5151 263-1460. KENTUCKY MOTOCROSS AMAlTri·State C'ship Round #6. Daniel Boone MX Parlt. london. Info 606/528·0130. KENTUCKY HARE SCRAMBLES 2-Man H.S. Pendleton Co. MIC Parlt. Gardnersville. Info 606/4723442. KENTUCKY MOTOCROSS Summer Series. Rough Country MX Parlt. Henderson. Info 8121897·3800 or 502/521-7884_ MASSACHUsnS MOTOCROSS NESC C'ship Series. Middleboro. Info 4131772-0685. MISSISSIPPI MOTOCROSS T.M.P. Racing. Thomastown. Info 6011289-2090. NEW J.ERSEY MOTOCROSS • Powerline Parlt. New Egypt Info 9081752-7305. NEW YORK HARE SCRAMBLES NY State C'ship Series. Speedsville. Info 315/839-5637 or 8957654. NEW YORK MOTOCROSS AMAIMetropolitan Sports Committee. South Woods MX. Monticello. Info 518/828·6149. NEW YORK SPEEDWAY Owego Motorsports Parlt. Owego. Info 6071748-6049. NEW YORK MOTOCROSS WNYSC. Silver Springs MX Parlt. Rock Glen. Info 7161786-5596 or 786-2157. OHIO MOTOCROSS AMA/D-11. Dirt Country Raceway. Blanchester. Info 513/625·7350 or 625-9987_ OHIO MOTOCROSS CRA. Malvern Motosport Parlt. Malvern. Info 216/262-4945. OKLAHOMA MOTOCROSS White Sands MX. Valliant Info 216/837·5694. OHIO MOTOCROSS AMA. Lucasville Sports Park. lucasville_ Info 6141259·4672. OHIO SHORT TRACK Speedway 250. Cadiz. Info 6141 942-2020. OHIO SUPERCROSS CRA. Western Reserve M. C., Salem. Info 216/337·8077. OKLAHOMA MOTOCROSS RBH. Inc. Motorcycle Raceway. Oklahoma City. Info 4051751·6616. PENNSYLVANIA MOTOCROSS AMA. Trail-Way Speedway, Han· over. Info 717/359-4310. PENNSYLVANIA DRIT DRAGS Zinc City M.C.• Kresgeville. Info 215/967·6422. SOUTH CAROLINA MOTOCROSS low Country MX. Hardeeville. Info 8031757·4226. TEXAS SHORT TRACKITI • AMA. Boyd Raceway, Boyd. Info 817/444-BOYD. August 1-2 INOIANA MOTOCROSS AMAlD-12 81 15/Read's Racing Unlimited. Inc. Trojan Track. Pierceton. Info 219/594-2649. IOWA TRIALS Iowa Observed Trials Series. Harley Griffieon Farm. Decatur. Inlnfo 5151 752-2892 or 442·3403. MICHIGAN MOTOCROSS AMAlD·4/Yamaha Series. Frelin Motorsport Parlt. Marlette. Info 3131 726·9450. NORTH CAROLINA DRAGS AMRA All Harley Drags United Nationals. Farmington Dragway, Winston·Salem. Info 7081250·0838. PENNSYLVANIA MOTOCROSS AMAlD·6. Hurricane Hills Sports Center. Clifford. Info 7171222-9290. TENNESSEE MOTOCROSS Christiana Raceway. Christiana. Info 615/896-3245. TENNESSEE MOTOCROSS KTMX Assn_ T-N-T MX Parlt. Milan. Info 901/987-3029. VERMONT ENDURO NETRA C'ship Series. Green Mountain Enduro. Bannington. Info 2031 875-5757. 405/933·7926. - PENNSYLVANIA n SCRAMBLES AMAlD-6. Flying Dutchmen M.C_. Pine Grove. Info 717/345-6340 or 345-8734. PENNSYLVANIA TRIALSI MOTOCROSS Hurricane Hills Sports Center. Clifford. Info 7171222-9290. PENNSYLVANIA MOTOCROSS Sleepy Hollow MX. Fredericksburg_ Info 7171273-1180 or 273-9212. SOUTH CAROLINA MOTOCROSS AMA/D·29. Summer Series. Riv· erside Sx. Marietta. Info 803/8366855 or 836-8900. SOUTH DAKOTA SHORT TRACK • AMAllndependent American Brotherhood/Sioux Valley Cycle Club. Saddleback Race Track. Renner. near Sioux Falls. Info 6051743-2463. August 3 SOUTH DAKOTA n • AMA. Jackpine Gypsies Track. Sturgis. Info 605/347·6570. August 3-8 MICHIGAN DUAL SPORT AMA/Suzuki Dual Sport Treil Ride Series. Cycle Conservation Club. Cadillac. Info 5171782·4567. August 3-9 SOUTH DAKOTA RAUY 52nd Annual Sturgis Black Hills Motor Classic. Sturgis. Info 605/3476570. August 4 IDAHO SHORT TRACK Owyhee M.C., Boise. Info 2081 939-0815. SOUTH DAKOTA SHORT TRACK • AMAlVintage Nationals. Jack Pine Gypsies Track. Sturgis. Info 605/347· 6570. SOUTH DALOTA TOUR AMA Northern Hills Tour. Devirs Tower Nat'l Monument Sturgis. Info 605/347·6570. August 4-7 SOUTH DAKOTA DRAGS J 81 P PromotionslAHDRA. All Harley Drags. Sturgis Dragway, Sturgis. Info 319/462-8011. August 5 CALIFORNIA SPEEOWAY • Glen Helen OHV Park. San Ber· nardino. Info 714/261·6116. SOUTH DAKOTA HILLClIMB • Jack Pine Gypsies Track. Sturgis. Info 605/347·6570. SOUTH DAKOTA TOUR AMA Southern Hills Tour. Mt. Rushmore Nat'l MemDrial. Sturgis. Info 605/347-6570. OREGON MOTOCROSS MXNW Series. Portland Int'! Raceway, Portland. Info 503/620-1020. SOUTH DAKOTA HIUClIMBI SHORT TRACK • AMA Amateur HillclimblAMA Prol Am Short Track/Vintage Nationals_ Jack Pine Gypsies Track. Sturgis. Info 605/347-6570. August 7 CALIFORNIA STADIUM MX • CMC. Sacramento Raceway. Sacramento. Info 916/366·7368. CALIFORNIA MOTOCROSS • CRC. LA. County Raceway. Palm' dale. Info B051272-8889. CALIFORNIA MOTOCROSS Cycleland Speedway, Chico. Info 916/342-0063. CALIFORNIA MOTOCROSS • CMC. Summer Series #7. Glen Helen OHV Parlt. San Bernardino. Info 714/261·6116. FREE CALENDAR liSTING I Calendar listings are a free service. Type or legibly print all the information asked for below and mail to Cycle News Calendar, P.O. Box 498, Long Beach, CA 90801-0498. Calendar listings cannot be accepted over the phone; we must have a complete Calendar I.isting form. Event date: Type of event: _ ~ _=__ _ Event sanction/promoter/sponsoring club: with J eff Ward leaving Kawasaki and Honda's Jean-Michel Bayle switching to road racing. Don't be too surprised if Jeff Stanton and Bradshaw are teammates next year. Kawasaki's Mike LaRocco was a spectator at the Los Angeles Supercross. The National Championship 125cc Series MX points leader decided not to ride in order to let a nagging wrist injury heal. "The 250s hurt my wrist twice as much as a 125, so I didn't want to ride (the Supercross) and aggravate it any more. I'll have to..have surgery at the end of the season." Also spectati.ng at the L.A. Coliseum was Suzuki's Steve Lamson, who recently won the 250 and 500cc classes at the Mammoth Mountain MX, as well as the 125cc cl_ass at the June 1.4 Hangtown National MX in Sacramento, California. Lamson, who recently returned to racing after breaking his leg at the Houston Supercross last February, said, "Suzuki just didn't want me to ride since I haven't ridden a Supercross in a while. I'll be riding the 125cc Nationals, though." ~p-placing privateer in the 1992 Camel Supercross Series, was a no-show at the L.A. Supercross. Tichenor suffered a separated shoulder in a crash last week at the Red Bud National MX. He will return to action at the July 26 125cc National MX at Troy, Ohio. Ron Tichenor, the Just-crowned Camel Supercross Champion Jeff Stanton will tie the knot with high school sweetheart Sara Knowles on October 17 in their homestate of Michigan. "We've been engaged for three years and going out for 10," sai Stanton. Guy Cooper, the factory Suzuki August 6 r-------------------------------, I Continued from page 3 motocrosser who said earlier in the year that this would most likely be his last season competing in Supercross and MX Nationals, said he hopes to sign with Suzuki again and compete for one more year before officially retiring from motocross. "I hope to work something out with Suzuki for next year, then concentrate on the Six Days in 1994." Cooper, who turned 30 last February, is hoping to qualify for the U.S. Trophy Team at the 1994 International Six Days Enduro which will be held in his homestate of . Oklahoma. On the subject of the ISDE, former MX GP racer Rodney Smith will represent the U.S. on this year's Trophy Team at the Australian Six Days in October. Smith will compete on a' Suzuki RMX250. Unofficially, Smith will be joined on the team by threetime National Enduro Champion Randy Hawkins, 1987 National Enduro Champion Kevin Hines, Husaberg's David Rhodes and Kawasaki's Jimmy Lewis. The last spot on the team will be filled by either Jon King or National Hare & Hound Champion Danny Hamel. _ Unofficially, this year's U.S. Junior World Trophy team will be made up of Chris Smith, Steve Hatch, Kelby Pepper and, depending on the Trophy Team, either Jon King or 526 E. Meadowbrook, Orange, CA 92665. AMA National dirt track referee Jerry Kennedy celebrated his 40th birthday at the July II Hagerstown. Half Mile, and was surprised to see a woman dressed in a skimpy bunny outfit approaching him before the start of the Camel Challenge. The woman presented Kennedy- with a bouquet of balloons at the start/finish line and led the crowd in the birthday song. It was rumored that Kennedy was disappointed that he didn't get to keep the girl. Kevin Atherton was on hand to spectate at the July 11 Hagerstown Half Mile after breaking his right forearm in a road race practice crash at Road America, July 1. ''I'm already undergoing therapy, trying to get my grip back," said Atherton, who squeezed a foam ball throughout the day. Before the start of practice, the 21-year-old Harley-Davidson factory rider was seen in the pits doing his best rendition of an Indian rain dance. "If it rains, no one will score any points," said Atherton, who is third in the series point standings. Apparently, Atherton didn't dance early enough - it rained two hours after the race was over. Two-time Grand National Champion Gary Nixon was a sPectator at the Hagerstown Half Mile, and proved that he is as great a fan as he was as a racer. After winning his heat race, three-time Grand National Champion Jay Springsteen said, "Man, it's been a long time since I've won a heat!" Nixon was quick to correct Springer, saying, "Oh no; you won a heat at Daytona this year, remember?" When asked about his results at a recent vintage race, Nixon's eyes lit up and he described the race with as much . enthusiasm as if it had been a Grand National Championship event. Some things never change - once a racer, always a racer. BORN: Tess Elizabeth Jean Goodwin, daughter of Scott Goodwin, associate publisher of Motorcyclist and Dirt Rider magazines, and his wife Kerrie, on July 2 in Studio City, California. CORRECTION: The price of the 1993 Yamaha YZ80 was incorrectly listed as $1899 in the last week's article on the new YZs. The actual suggested retail price is $2499. BORN: Lily Kathleen Fassnacht, daughter of Motorcycle Safety Foundation Vice President Peter Fassnacht and wife Melanie, on July 7 in Newport Beach, California. BORN: Brandon Jeffery Ward, son of multi-time Supercross and National MX Champion Jeff Ward and wife Candace, on July 10 in San Juan Capistrano, California. ''I'm ecstatic," said Ward the following day at the Los Angeles Supercross. CORRECTION: We recently printed Danny Hamel. City/Town:--=.- _ State: OPENED: TNT Distributing of femur and ankle in a crash at the L.A. Supercross and underwent surgery to repair the damage on July 13. Cards and letters may be sent to Bristol at Phoenix, Arizona, by Hal Sanguinetti, former White Bros. and Graydon Proline sales manager. TNT can be reached at 602/437·5411. CN _ Phone number (wilh area cod.) I an incorrect zip code as part of the address of the RZ/RD500 Owners Group. The correct address is: 313. Yacon St., Vista, CA 92083. Scott Bristol suffered a broken right location of event: Your name: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~-. --------------~-~-~--------_. 41