Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles
Issue link: https://magazine.cyclenews.com/i/146701
v0ICES INSIDE Give me a break FEATURES MOTOCROSS Windham wails at Florida Winter Olympics 6 Lewis, Gaddis hit jackpot at Reno Arenocross 14 STOCKING STUFFERS New Products RIDING IMPRESSION Riding Mick Doohan's "Big Bang" Honda NSR500 20 DEPARTMENTS 16 POINT STANDINGS 22 LOCAL RACING 24 CALENDAR DUAL SPORT Hundreds celebrate Thanksgiving at L.A.-to-B-to-V dual sport ride 10 30 WANT ADS 34 ON THE FRONJ' PAGE: Alan Cathcart test rides Michael Doohan's works Honda NSR500 GP machine. For his impression of the bike, turn to page 16. Photo by Patrick Gosling. America's weekly motorcycle newspaper Volume XXIX Michael Klinger, Publisher Caroline Gendry, Executive Secretary to the Publisher Editorial Jack Mangus, Asso~,ate Publisher/ Editor Kii 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 Gotoski, Dealer Representative Marketing &: Promotion Mark Thome, Manager 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 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 gffice 2201 Cherry Ave., Long Beach, CA 90806, P.O. Box 498, Long Beach, CA 90801-0498 (310) 427-7433; (213) 636-8844. FAX (310) 427-6685 4190 First Ave., Tucker, GA, 30084; 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 A-venue, 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 unsolicited 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 re~ponsibility 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 sent upon request. See S.R.D.S. . .W/en " V rn Copyright8 4 Letters to the editor AUDITED CIRCULATION Cycle News, Inc. 1992. Trademark Cyclt News rtgislma U.S. Patent Office. All rights mmoed. This letter is in response to the somewhat immature comments (buckets of barf?) made by Jens Haerter in a recent letter to Cycle News. In that letter he refers to WERA Novice multi-champion Brian Gibbs as a spoiled kid with rich parents, and suggests that with the bikes he was riding Bria~ should have been able to win any race he entered. It is understandable how suppressed feelings of jealousy and ignorance of the true circumstances might provoke such hasty, unwarranted remarks. When Novice rider Colin Edwards won multiple titles on exotic equipment last year, many people, including myself, were doubtful of his true abilities and quite frankly, considered him a spoiled brat. I've had to eat some words since those days (congratulations on your '92 AMA 250 title, Mr. Edwards), but 90n't feel bad admitting it. You see, Jens, bikes don't go around a track by themselves, it takes a skilled rider to go fast, no matter how fast a bike he (or she) is on. I personally believe that Brian has demonstrated the skill to back up his championship-winning performances and would be willing to bet .that you will continue to see his name in the race results colurrms for some time to come. It might be true that Brian's father had the inspiration and foresight to get. a hold of some well-proven equipment, but from what I understand his family is not the rich one that you seem to envision. It's hard to imagine a dad who would stretch his finances to the max to help his son race motorcycles, but apparently that's what Mr. Gibbs did. That's what I call a father-son relationship! It's funny you suggested a hydroplane racing career for Brian next year. In fact, he began this September at the rain-soaked Road Atlanta AMA/CCS event, easily winning all five classes he entered on what you would term a "season-long-fatigued bike." Stan Dilcher . Chairman Southeastern Sportbike Assoc. Atlanta, GA FIexi-Flyer Brad Morrison's domination of the WERA Grand National Finals Vintage Class IV race at Road Atlanta, and subsequent championship, was performed on my Seeley-framed Suzuki TR750 racer, not my T500 racer as was reported. We had hoped to run both bikes, but the strong field forced us to stick with the "Flexi-Flyer 750" for both races. Although Brad also won the Vintage Class V race, he missed the championship by a mere three points. I would like to congratulate Brad on his many victories in '92 and also for not crashing my toys. He is one of the few remaining gentleman racers and is a pleasure to have on the team. Kristopher E. Bernstein Team "Consigeleri" Suzuki Yesteryear Baltimore, MD Open letter to King Kenny Thanks for the good news! The United States deserves a road race Grand Prix and the addition of the 125cc class should be exciting. I will attend and I hope enough people do to make your venture profitable and permanent. One suggestion/hope: Try to make the pits accessible to the public, even if only at certain times. I feel this is an important feature to diehard fans like myself. Jerry Campbell Glendale, CA And the Baja 1000 winner is... I just got through watching ESPN's coverage of the Baja 1000. They led us to believe that the overall winner was the Simon Brothers team in a Ford. But my Cycle News says that the Hamel/ Ostbo/Sweetland Kawasaki team finished 12 minutes ahead of the Ashcraft/Donatoni/Campbell Honda team and then came the four-wheeler. Who was the overall winner of the Baja 1000? Mark Mitchell Independence, MO The Hamel/Ostbo/Sweetland team scored the overall win in the Baja 1000. As we reported, they finished 12 minutes ahead of the Ashcraft/Donatoni/Campbell team. The Ford Ranger driven by Paul and Dave Simon finished second overall, less than three minutes behind the Hamel-led team. A motorcycle team won - period...Editor. President Perot? If ESPN can change the overall winner of the Baja 1000 as easily as they did last Monday, then it should present no problem to them to declare Per9t the winner of the presidential race held. earlier the same month. Of course, who knows...maybe they were for Clinton. Jim Jones Spring Valley, CA Letters to the editor should be sent to: 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.