Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

~ IN THE WIND By Papa Wealey ~ Robbie Reynard CRaw) and Kevin Windham (Kaw) scored double class victories at the 21st Annual AMA , Winter National Olympics at Gatorback Cycle Park in Gainesville, Flor~ ida, November 23-28. In the event that OJ 'includes a combination of motocross, OJ TT scrambles and grand prix races, ~ Reynard scored overall wins in the 125 and 250cc A classes, and Windham topp~d the 85cc (12-15) and 125cc B classes. Other class winners included Tr~vis Pastrana (Suz) in the 85cc (7-11) division; Robbie Horton (Kaw) 85cc (12-13); Shaun Perolio (Yam) 85cc (14-15), and Kenny Yoho (Suz) 250cc B. Windham also earned the World Sports Bronze Bike and Scott Golden Goggles Awards, and Reynard the Dunlop Silver Tire Award. The Ricky Joseph Sportsmanship Award went to Tony and Purcell Haynes. A grand total of 2995 entries were filled out, by riders from 36 states, Canada, Great Britain and Costa Rica. ' Kyle Lewis (Yam) and Jimmy Gaddis (Kaw) were the big winners at the second running of tIte Reno Arenocross at the Livestock Event Center in Reno, Nevada, November 2021. Lewis scored wins in both the 125 and 250cc features Friday night, while Gaddis did the same Saturday night. On Friday, Gaddis finished second to Lewis in the 125cc class, and third in the· 250cc class. Kurt McMillen (Hon) finished second in the 250cc class. Lewis was the runner-up in both features Saturday, while Mike Chamberlain (Kaw) and McMillen finished third in the ,125 and 250cc divisions, respectively. Three-time 125cc National MX Cham: pion Broc Glover was recently playing a round of golf in El Cajon, California, and nailed a hole-in-one. "It was a slam dunk," said Glover. "It was a par three, 174-yard hole a,t the Steele Canyon golf course, and the ball never hit the grass. I got a hole-in-one once in Canada, bu t the ball rolled in. This one was awesome." Since retiring from professional MX racing in the late~1980s, Glover, while not playing golf, has been spending some of his time behind the wheel of race cars. "I've been doing some (car) racing, but lately I've been teaching car racing at the Skip Barber driving school. 1 went through my instructor's training about a year ago. This is a good way to keep my finger involved in racing." Pro Circuit is rumored to have signed Brit Jamie Dobb to campaign the 125cc Western Regional Supercross and National MX Series for Team Peak. li the rumor is true, Dobb will join Mike Chamberlain and Jimmy Gaddis on the Kawasakimounted squad. Dobb finished 10th in the 1992 World Championship 250cc MX Series. Since the end of the Grand National Championship dirt track season, Mike Hale has been spending the offseason recovering from multiple injuries suffered throughout the year. "I still feel that Springfield Mile crash in my wrist every morning when I get out of bed," said Texan Hale, who competed on \ Bartels' Harley-Davidson's machinery this year. "I never got a chance to really heal up all season long AMA NationalChampionship Superbike Series gets earl~ start, added TV A merican Motorcyclist Association (AMA) road racing is gearing up for its earliest start, most comprehensive broadcast package and longest season ever in 1993: A new AMA National Championship Superbike Series event at Phoenix International Raceway on February 13-14 will provide teams with a competition test of new equipment prior to the traditional AMA opener, the Daytona 200 at Daytona International Speedway. The Phoenix race kicks off an II-race schedule (with one' event tentative and another under negotiation). For the first time ever, tNevision coverage is planned for all AMA Superbike Series events in 1993. In 1992, the Daytona 200 was aired on TNN and Prime Network provided 14 hours of broadcasts from seven AMA NationalS. While AMA's 1993 broadcast plans are to be detailed at a later date. Dick Maxwell, AMA Vice President of Sports Marketing, indicated that the Prime Network broadcast package would be expanded. . Four new venues on the AMA schedule include two recently-constructed road courses'built at established oval speedways, plus a pair of traditional road courses. In addition to the series opener in Phoenix, a tentative September 25-26 event would take place at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Road courses returning to the AMA Superbike calendar for the first time since 1988 and 1989, respectively, are California's Sears Point International Raceway and Road Atlanta. Repeat venues are Daytona International Speedway, Laguna Seca Raceway, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Road America, New Hampshire International Speedway, Bra\nerd International Raceway and Mid-Ohio SPOTtS Car Course. In addition to the featured Superbike Class, which will attract five factory-backed teams in 1993, each AMA Superbike National weekend will feature 250cc Grand Prix, 600cc and 750cc SuperSports, 883 Harley-Davidson TwinSport, and EBC Brakes U.s. Endurance Series races. ' 2 1993 AMA National Superbike Series Schedule Date Site, location Feb. 13-14 Phoenix International Raceway, Phoenix, AZ March 3-7 Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL April 17-18 Laguna Seca Raceway, Monterey, CA May 1-2 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, NC Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI June 12-13 June 19-20 New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon, NH July 17-18 Road Atlanta, Braselton, GA July 31-Aug. 1 Brainerd International Raceway, Brainerd, MN Aug. 7-8 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, OH Aug. 28-29 Sears Point International Raceway, Sonoma, CA Sept. 25-26 .. Atlanta Motor Speedway, Atlanta, GA Ort.2-3 TBA .. Tentative -AMA expands 40th Anniversary·Grand National Chamnionshin_Se_rie_s__ A n expanded schedule awaits riders seeking the championship as the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) Grand National Championship Dirt'Track Series celebrates its 40th season in 1993. The 22-race schedule is the most extensive since 1986 and will carry AMA dirt track racers to 13 states and five new venues. New events for 1993 include half-mile'ovals in Denver, Dallas, and Lake Odessa, Michigan. Dirt track racing will make its first visit to the mile track of southern California's Del Mar Fairgrounds. Anq the historic Castle Rock TT in Castle Rock, Washington, returns to the AMA's premier dirt track series for the first time since the catastrophic eruption of nearby Mount St. Helens in 1980. AMA's Grand National Series has been billed as the Camel Pro Series since 1974, with title sponsorship from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. While Reynolds has discontinued its title sponsorship and rider point fund (which awarded a total of $200,000 to the top 10 riders in 1992), Camel will maintain a major presence in AMA dirt track racing. The company will be the major event sponsor of approximately half of the Grand National Championship Series races in 1993, and will continue to support the $10,000 Camel Challenge events at those venues. In 1993, four riders with a combined total of 10 AMA Grand National Championships will be among the competitors seeking the coveted No. I plate now held by Harley-Davidson factory rider Chris Carr of Valley Springs, California. Carr locked up the 1992 championship in his eighth year on the AMA National circuit. Four-time champion Scott Parker (1988-89-90-91), three-time titlist Jay Springsteen (1976-77-78) and dual champ Ricky Graham (1982,1984) will be among the riders trying to bring the high-flying Carr back to e;;t.rth when the season opens on Saturday evening, March 6, at'Municipal Stadium in Daytona ~each, Florida. Network and sponsor negotiations are in final stages and an announcement is expected soon r~garding continuation of ESPN television coverage of AMA Grand National Series racing. Date' March 6 April 4 April 10 Apiil25 May I May 30 June 5 , June 19 June 26 July 3 ' July 10 July 17 July 18 July 31 Aug. 8 , Aug. 14 Aug. 21Aug. 28 Sept. 5 Sept. 18 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 1993 AMA Grand National Championship Series Site, location _ ' Event type Municipal Stadium, Daytona Beach, FL Short Track Del Mar Fairgrounds, Del Mar, CA Mile ,Cal-Expo State Fairgrounds, Sacramento, CA Mile Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, San Jose, CA Mile Pomona Fairplex, Pomona, CA ' Half-Mile II1inois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL Mile W. Virginia Motor Speedway, Mineralwells, WV Half-Mile Devils Bowl Speedway, Dallas, TX Half-Mile Allen County Fairgrounds, Lima, OH Half-Mile' 1-96 Speedway, Lake Odessa, MI Half-Mile Hagerstown Speedway, Hagerstown, MD Half-Mile New York State Fairgrounds, Syracuse, NY Mile New York State Fairgrounds, Syracuse, NY Mile State Fair Speedway, Oklahoma City, OK Half-Mile Peoria Motorcycle Clubgrotinds, Peoria, IL TT ,Rocky Mountain Speedway, Denver, CO Half-Mile Indiana State Fairgrounds, Indianapolis, IN Mile W. Virginia Motor Speedway, Mineralwells"WV Half-Mile Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL Mile Castle Rock Fairgrounds, Castle Rock, WA TT Cal-Expo State Fairgrounds, Sacramento, CA Mile Pomona Fairplex., Pomona, CA Half-Mile - first it was my hand, then my wrist." In preparation for next season, Hale plans to train throughout the winter aboard a 125cc motocross bike. "I used to practice On 250s and 500s, but I thought I'd try a 125 this year. I figure that riding it wide open will teach me to be more aggressive on a dirt tracker," said Hale, who along with his college courses has been spending his days working part-time at North Texas Harley-Davidson, a dealership owned by the parents of Women's MX Champion Dee Ann Wood. And speaking of Dee Ann Wood, the Women's National 250cc MX Champion suffered a broken left arm and wrist in a crash at the Florida Winter, National Olympics over the'Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Wood underwent surgery to have a metal plate inserted into her broken arm in a Texas hospital on November 30. Cards and ' letters may be sent to Wood, care of North Texas Harley-Davidson, 11320 Harry Hines, Dallas, TX 75229. Two-time Grand National Champion Ricky Graham underwent surgery on November 23 to re-plate the middle finger on his left hand. Graham suffered the broken finger at the season-opening Daytona Short Track in March and originally had the finger rebroken and plated in late September. "It didn't heal right and it was pretty ugly," said Graham. In the second surg.ery, doctors removed the original metal plate and inserted a new one in a different position. A bone graft was taken from Graham's wrist to fill the holes left by the first plate, and Graham will be in a cast for approximately two weeks. "I can't wait to start training for next season," said Graham. "I'm getting a new motocrosser next week and I'm going to be pumped and ready for Daytona." Ricky Graham, who finished third in the '92 Grand National Championship Series, will team up with fellow northern Californian Brett Landes, winner of the Castle Rock TT 600cc Junior National, for the '93 season. Landes will make the jump to the , Expert class in '93 and like Graham, will campaign Johnny Goad-tuned Honda RS750s. "I met Brett earlier in

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