Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

• in the hgspital again due to complications with the heel he broke at the Labor .Day weekend Springfield Mile when he jumped off a scaffolding from which he was announcing the race. Despain entered the Indianapolis hospital on . November 25 and said on Monday, December 7, that he expects to be hospitalized for at least another week. "The foot became infected," said Despain. "and they had to cut the infection away. Now there's a hole in the foot that they're going to have to plug with muscle ?r something." Stanton wins World Supercross Championship_ _ eff Stanton added yet another championship title to his colledion, this time the inaugural World Supercross Series Championship. The three-time Camel Supercross and two-time 250cc National MX Champion, Stanfon, clinched the title in the abbreviated series at the final round in Geneva, Switzerland, December 4. The Team Honda rider scored Friday night's win, with fellow American Mike Craig, on a Kawasaki, finishing second and earning second place in the series. Stanton tallied 75 points to Craig's 54. Third in the race was French Kawasaki rider Yann Guedard, while Americans Larry Brooks and 250cc MX World Champion Donny Schmit, both riding Yamahas, rounded out the top five. Stanton was scheduled to compete in a nonchampionship race at the same venue on Saturday but was a non-starter aft!'!r learning that his wife, Sarah, had been admitted to a Michigan hospital while he was en route to Switzerland. "1 called to tell her I won Friday night and she was in the hospital," said Stanton in a phone conversation on December 7. "She had a bad case of strep throat and an ear infection. I had to leave. But she's a lot better now." Suzuki-mounted Larry Ward earned the win on Saturday,and Craig 'was the runner-up. Rounding out the top five were Brooks, France's Mikael p,ichon, on a Honda, and American Cliff Palmer, on a KTM. The final World Championship Supercross Series point standings show Stanton on top with 75 points, Craig next with 54, then Kyle Lewis with 44; Stefan Everts 43 and Jeremy McGrath 38. The Geneva round of the World Supercross Serieshecame the series finale when the round planned fo!:.Genoa, Italy, on December 13, was canceled. J has been rescheduled to May, but an exact date has not yet been finalized. For more information, call 619/251-2477.' Greg" Zitterkopf has joined Team KTM for 1993. The former Kawasaki Team Green rider will compete at most major off-road races. Kawasaki Team Green's.Larry Roeseler and two-time National Hare & Hound Champion Danny Hamel will pair up during the 1993 season at major off-road team races, such as the Las Vegas 300, Baja 500 and 1000, according to reliable sources. It is not yet certain who Ted Hunnicutt, Roeseler's number-one partner since 1991, will team with for '93. Steve Fletcher reports the theft of his bikes and gear from the Airport Holiday Inn in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on November 28. Missing are two Kawasaki motocross bikes, a 1992 KX250 (serial #JKAKXMJ16NA003628, engine #KX250JE003556) and a 1992 KX125 (serial #JKAKZRJ16NA002475, engine #KX125JE002492), plus gear including August 30 Binghamton, New York, 125cc National MX. The 1990 125cc National Champion finished sixth in Friday's main evert, and placed 13th the following night in a non.:'cham'pionship race. Doug Cook was the top money winner taking part in the Ducati Dealer Group Road Race Contingency Program. Over $3000 was awarded to riders who participated both at .Loudon and a Bridgehampton in the Production Twins class. The contingency program is supported exclusively by Ducati dealers. Most of the Ducati dealerships in the northeast are involved in the program. In addition to the dealers, Vanson Leathers also contributed. Cook, who competed aboard a Ducati 750 Super Sport backed by BCM Motorsports of Laconia, New Hampshire, pocketed $900. Tom Anderson, owner of the Sand Hill Ranch MX Park in Brentwood, California, denies rumors that the park has been sold and will lock its gates. "It is tnie that the water company bought 20 acres," said "Anderson, "but that is all. This won't effect our operation; the park is not closing." National Cross Country Champion Scott Summers will be featured in an upcoming issue of Sports Illustrated for Kids magazine. Check out your kid's reading material over, the next couple of months. MOVED: California Trail Rides, promoters of dual sport events, to 135 W. Orangethorpe Ave. #335, Fullerton, CA 92632,714/992-9291. MOVED: Road & Track Cycles, the Yamaha dealership owned by former Grand National Championship Series competitor Ed Salley, to 1082 Five Chop Rd., Orangeburg, SC 29115, 803/5364035. Don't miss next week's big end-of-theyear issue. It will feature our annual buyer's guide, the industry's first comprehensive listing of 1993 motorcycles, plus a host of interviews with the likes of World Champions Wayne Rainey and Jeff Stanton, and many other feature articles. MOVED: Storz Performance Accessories, distributors of performance parts, to 239 oS. Olive St., Ventura, CA 93001,805/641-9540, Fax 805/641-3650. The 23rd Annual Florida Winter AMA Series will get underway on January 2-3 when the opening round of the fiveround series takes place at Gatorback Cycle Park in Gainesville. Subsequent rounds will take place over the next three weekends at Orlando MX Park, Dade City and Cocoa before the series concludes with its final round back at Gatorback. AMA and World Sports membership is required and can be purchased at the tracks (AMA- $29/World Sports $5). For more information and/or an entry blank, call 813/894-0439. Entry blanks are also available for the Tampa Amateur Supercross which will take place in Tampa Stadium on Sunday, February 14, the day following the Camel Supercross Series round on the same track. Fox and Answer clothing, a pair of Alpinestar Tech 3 black boots, and en knee braces with T-Fletcher stamped on the inside in black. If you have any information regarding the bikes or gear, call Fletcher at 605/543-5666 or the Tulsa Police Department at 918/5961188. . The 15th Annual Coors Extra Gold Motorama '93 Indoor Races and Speed Show will take place February 19-21 at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex in Hiirrisburg, Pennsylvania: A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Squth Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society. The 600 Pro class portion of Friday's dirt track program will be sponsored by the Eastern Harley-Davidson Dealers Association, and Saturday and Sunday's supercross races will be sponsored by B&B Yamaha of Lancaster and Yamaha of Camp Hill. For more information, call 717/359-7056. CORRECTION: In our report of the final round of the AMA National Championship Hare'Scrambles Series in Wickenburg, Arizona, November 18, we incorrectly repo'rted that Bert Dunlop wa's National Hare Scrambles Champion Scott Plessinger's mechanic. Kirk Bataille is Plessinger's tuner, not Dunlop. CHANGED: Kal-Gard, a manufacturer of coatings and lubricants, has changed its name to KG Industries after selling its aerospace division to E/M Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Great Lakes Chemical Corp. According to Joe Ardigo, president and CEO of KG Industries, the company will continue to manufacture and market coatings and lubricants for motorcycle and motorsports consumer applications. "All packaging and products will remain the same and keep the Kal-Gard name," Ardigo said. KG Industries has moved its sales office to 4476 Dupont Circle, Ventura, CA 93003, 805/642-0186, Fax 805/642-5674. eN Guy Cooper (Suz) competed iil. the final round of the World Championship Supercross Series at Geneva, Switzerland, on Friday, December 4 (see race report elsewhere in this section). Cooper was making his first appearance in a race since breaking his femur at the Dave Despain, noted race announcer and host of ESPN's MotoWodd, is back r----------------------------------------------------------------, . . SUBSCRIPTION ORDER FORM Name -,- o o o _ Address City _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ State _ _ Zip - - - - 7 - - ' This is a renewal 50 Weekly iSsues for Only Please bill me 53 5.00 " Bill 3 payments of $11:67 0 Enclosed is my check or money order Charge my 0 Visa 0 Mastercard Order Date ----;- Send to: _ _ ~ ~, Inc. P.O. 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