Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

INSIDE VOICES Letters to the editor FEATURES Congratulations, non-voters ROAD RACE MOTOCROSS WERA Formula USA title to Jacks Hall the big Suzuki Cup winner Team Suzuki finishes strong at Road Atlanta 6 8 10 Decker decks competition at GFI South round 23 DRAG RACING Schultz shines bright in Pomona .... 22 OFF-ROAD Summers wins Arizona Hare Scrambles; Plessinger nabs title 12 Hawkins clinches National Enduro crown in Indiana 16 AI Baker on Baja 18 MOTOCROSS DEPARTMENTS LOCAL,RACING 24 POINT STANDINGS 28 CALENDAR 28 14 WANT ADS 32 20 RESULTS 45 . Brown bags Hollister Vintage National Cole crowned queen at Perris ON THE FRONT PAGE: Randy Hawkins finished a conservative fifth overall at the Turkey Creek National Enduro in New Paris, Indiana, but that was good enough to clinch the fourth title of his career with one round still remaining. Story on. page 16. Photo by Chris Jonnum. America's weeklymotorcyde newspaper' Volume XXIX Michael Klinger, Publisher 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 Chris Jonnum, 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 Faught, Graphic Artist Carolyn Branham, Typesetter Dealer Sales Steve GoLOski, Dealer Representative Marketing Be Promotion Mark Thome, Manager Advertising Terry Prall, National Accounts Manager Mark Thome, Western Sales Manager Thomas R. Gonter, Western Sales Manager Steve GOLOski, Western Sales Manager Mark Mitchell, Eastern Accounts Manager Greg Mitchell, Eastern Sales Manager Rick Matheny, Eastern Sales Manager Rhonda Crawford, Westem Ad Coordinator Carla Borden Allen, Eastem Ad Coordinator Circulation Rheba Smith, Manager Sarah Taylor, Billing Coordinator Alma Anguiano, Processing Coordinator Accounting/Data Processing Donna Bryan-Diamond, A/R Coordinator Geneva Repass, Assistant Herlane Lewis, Credit Service and Support Chris Aitcheson, Headquarters Receptionist Leonard Herring, Service and Support Want Ads Toni Kerr, Want Ad Sales National Headquarters Eastern Office 2201 Cherry Ave., Long Beach, CA 90806, P.O. Box 498, Long Beach, CA 90801-0498 4190 First Ave., Tucker, GA, 30084; mailing address P.O. Box 805, Tucker, GA 30085·0805. (310) 427-7433; (310) 636-8844. FAX (310) 427-6685 (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 90801-6498. To determine the expiration date of your subscription, check the four numbers 0 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.(loo 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 unsolicited ediLOrial 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 pan only by permission of the publisher. Advenising rates and circulation information will be sent upon requesl. See S.R.D.S. W/BOI\ V rl"\ AUDITED CIRCULATION Copyright8 Cycle News, Inc. 1992. Trademark Cycle News. registered U.S. Patent Office. All rights reserved. 4 Well, we did it. Read that as "to ourselves," fellow off-roaders and recreational users of the California desert. We actually let eco-nuts Feinstein apd Boxer in, and turned Seymour, the guy who successfully blocked S21 for us, out! Actually, San Bernardino County - which had the most to lose in terms of recreational, mining, grazing, and development jobs and revenues - did not go that way, so, what happened to the rest of you people? Of course, we also knew that Clinton and Gore favor the environmentalists. Feinstein and Boxer have already billed themselves as the "Cagney· & Lacey One-Two Punch" for California. Feinstein has already come out that the first of her top three priorities is to reintroduce the Desert Lockup (Protection) bill! November 3 was a Black Tuesday for us all. I guess those who did not vote will realize that they could have made the difference when they ride up to that sign, "Closed to all vehicles." Martin Argo Angelus Oaks, CA Orange County, where Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha's U.S. headquarters are located and where a large percentage of our staff members live, didn't "go that way" either. Sadly, the counties of San Bernardino and Orange were in the minority. Prepare for a helluva fight to keep our desert open . .. Editor. Saddle up, Robert What is happening in America? American riders are dominant in all forms of Grand Prix motorcycle competition, yet in 1993 we won't have a World Championship event in this country. First (to go) was the 125cc MX GP, then the road race GP at Laguna Seca, and finally the 500 and 250cc MX GPs. I know the FIM is a demanding and overindulgent institution, and I sympathize with the promoters, but, as a fan, I don't care whose fault it is. I only know the end result, and I feel deprived and cheated. The term World Championship loses value when you don't include America - maybe it should be the European World Championships. Finally, one last plea to the promoters of these events: please try to go through the hassle for the fans; we'll be there for you. As it is, my son won't get to see a World Championship event in the U.S. That really is a shame. Robert W. Trigueros' Pro Pad East Davie, FL Next summer, pack your saddlebags and head for Budds Creek, Maryland, where the U.S. 250cc MX GP will take place at Budds Creek Motocross Park on july 18. As we reported last week, steps are being taken to decrease the amount of money U.S. promoters must spend to host a Grand Prix. Hopefully, we'll see a full sl4te of CPs in America on the FIM schedule in the not too distant future . .. Editor. The audience is the boss I Amen to the letter from Bob and Estelle Azevedo in the October 28 issue. The AMA has to accept most of the blame for having the dirt track program in such a decline. It is all backwards. They currently rank those in attendance in the order that follows: 1) Track and AMA officials. 2) Riders. 3) The audience. Yes, the audience comes last. Yes, the people that pay the bill for the AMA, the riders and the promoter. Hey, it's a new world out there and people are trained and used to viewing movies, .professional sporting events, and just about every other entertainment event knowing if they arrive at the time printed on the ticket, they are going to see that event start and then end in two to three hours so they can go home and get on with their life. If dirt track racing doesn't get with the fact that the audience is the boss and their needs are number one, then it will continue to drop further back in the dust and become a DNF. I love the sport and think it is still the greatest show around, but I get irritated as hell going to a race that is filled with goofy delays that force me to become part of some type of marathon to get my money's worth. A little bit of common sense would help, like maybe the guy who has owned and run the track for the past number of years knows better than the AMA official how much water to put down on the track. And maybe, just maybe the time trials are a waste of time_ Since there are dramatically less riders, maybe an extra heat race would give the audience another race for their bucks and give the kid who traveled across the country and paid his entry fee to race, a chance to do just that. Until AMA dirt track racing understands they are in the entertainment business, a business that is overpopulated wjth competitors willing to make every effort to attract and please customers, it will continue its current slow death. . Tom Robertson AMR Minneapolis, MN 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. 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