Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

! Penhall won the 1982 title on; a 1973 Husqvarna ridden by Ed Schmidt, a member of the American team that won the Silver Vase in that year's ISDT; and the 500cc Yamaha ridden by World Road Race Champion Kenny Roberts in 1979. Also on display is the Coupe des Nations trophy recently won for the 12th consecutive year by an American team in the Motocross des Nations in Australia. The new Motorcycle Heritage Museum exhibit will be viewed by hundreds of international visitors when the AMA hosts the World Motorcycle Congress of the FIM, the world motorcycle competition sanctioning body. The Congress, which will attract hundreds of dele gates from more than 40 countries, takes place October 17-24 in Colum bus, Ohio. The Sound of Thunder Series, aka National Championship Four-Stroke MX Series, will be held in conjunction with the GFI Winter MX Series in 1993. Promoted by Mike Young Sr., the series will offer four-stroke moto- crossers a shot at a share of the $2000 purse that will be posted for each event. Young is seeking single-event sponsors and/or a series sponsor. He can be reached at 209/832-7168. The Women's Motorsport Association (WMSA) will host the Women's West Coast MX Championships at southern California's Perris Race way on Saturday, October 31. The 125cc Pro class winner will be crowned the 1992 Women's MX Champion, and the overall winner of both the 125 and 250cc Pro classes will be acknowledged as the Grand National Champion. Other classes to be run include First Timer, Pee Wee, 80/60cc, Beginner, Junior Intermediate, and Vet (over 30). In addition, a male support race will be run as well as a Halloween costume race. For entry forms or more infor mation, call 714/734-2278. The Benefit Bash for Scotty Adams will take place on October 24 from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. at G&W Trucking in Oklahoma City. The affair will benefit flat track racer Adams, who suffered paralyzing injur ies in a race accident last year. All proceeds will go to Adams to help defray his rehabilitation expenses. Admission is a $10 donation for adults and $5 for children. Free food, soft drinks and beer will be available and a raffle will be conducted. Raffle prizes include a car alarm and the use of a Jet Ski for a weekend. G&W Trucking is located at 2512 Exchange Avenue in the Stockyards area of Oklahoma City. For more information, call Vicky Sowders at 405/789-9490. The First State Racing- promoted MX scheduled for October 18 at the Delaware State Fairgrounds in Har rington has been canceled. First State Racing says the events scheduled for November 21-22 will take place and they will be the final races held at the fairgrounds due to the fact that the facility "did not comply with zoning requirements." For more information, call 302/678-2440. Motorsports of America will host an Indoor Short Track in Evansville, Indiana, November 7. Classes included in the program are Pee Wee, Minis, and Open Pro Bikes, and ESPN will be on hand to record the entire race program for broadcast on December 28. For more information contact Motorsports of America at 800/544- 8714. The October 24-25 motocross races at Washougal Motocross Park have been cancelled. Instead, the park will be open both days for open practice. Practice sessions will be divided into classes, and a $10 admission fee will be charged. Overnight camping will be available, and caution flaggers and medics will be on hand both days. For more information call 206/695-9221. Two-time Grand National Champion Ricky Graham, who finished third in the Camel Pro Series final point standings, said the 1992 season was "a learning experience." Asked about the obvious lack of horsepower he contended with all year, Graham, who rode a FIG (Ed Fisher, Sarah Irby and Johnny Goad) Racing Honda, said "At the beginning of the year, Skip Eaken was building our engines and I wasn't happy with that because he's our competition. Johnny built the engines the rest of the year and he built them to last. I just wasn't able to draft pass guys like Parker and Carr. I've had the advantage before, so I understand it, but it was frustrating. But I believe it made me ride better, because I knew I couldn't make a mistake and then make up for it with horsepower. Yeah, it was a learning experience." Former dirt track racer and three-time World Champion road racer Wayne Rainey spectated at the Camel Pro Southwest Motorsports Chris D'Aluisio is making plans for 1993 and those plans include racing in the AMA/CCS 600cc Supersports class."I have an offer from this team to ride a 250, but I think I'd like to try a 600," D'Aluisio said at Texas World. ،؟'m not getting anywhere on a 250. The only other class that's respectable is 600. All the superbike rides are taken." Attendance was up for what w؛likely the last AMA National at Texas World Speedway, but it didn't stop one cynic from suggesting that the greeting entering the track be changed to "Welcome Race Fan." The track is not on the AMA's tentative schedule for next year. The late Larry Schwarzbach was remembered in his home state by riders, crews and fans. Many of the riders wore black armbands with the number "64" and some wore Schwarzbach's former number on their helmets. AMA/CCS boss Roger Edmondson eulogized Schwarzbach at the start of racing on Sunday at Texas World Sfjeedway and asked that a minute of silence be observed. Moto Liberty/Nankai's Doug Carmichael dedicated the team's GTƯ win to the former Vance & Hines rider. Keith Code's California Superbike School is offering AMA members a $29 discount on their tuition for the school's half-day or full-day rider training courses. For 14 years, the school has trained racers and street riders alike in high-performance riding techniques at various race tracks around the country. "Our goal is to open the door to improvement, so the student leaves as a completed product of the school," Code said. "We give students the ability to translate ideas into improved riding skills." For more information, call 213/484-9323. A new exhibit entitled World Class Americans has opened at the Motor cycle Heritage Museum, located at the headquarters of the AMA in Wester ville, Ohio. The display chronicles victories by American racers in inter national competition from 1937 to the present. Visitors to the facility will see a photographic retrospective of Amer ica's World Champions, beginning with Jack Milne, who won the World Speedway Championship in 1937 and continuing with the champions of the 1970's, '80s and '90s. Also on display are several motorcycles ridden to World Championships, including the Weslake speedway bike that Bruce Series finale at Pomona. Rainey won 12 National Championship road races before going Grand Prix racing, but he was never able to win a dirt track National. Riding a Mert Lawwill Harley-Davidson, Rainey qualified fastest at the 1985 Sacramento Mile and then came within inches of winning the race, but was edged out by Scott Parker and had to settle for second. MOVING: Goat Breker's GFI Racing׳, to 4375 Prado Road, Suite 108-109, Corona, CA 91720. The location will also house GFI Sports, a motorcycle accessory shop. GFI's phone number is 714/371-3GFI (note that the area code will change to 909 November 14), fax 714/371-3980 and toll-free orders only 800/388-GOAT. The 21st Griffith Park Sidecar Rally will take place at the Mineral Wells area of the Los Angeles Park on October 24-25. Movies will be shown Saturday evening and camping is available (no showers!). Sunday is the main day of the laid-back rally and the fun will start at 9 a.m. and last until 3 p.m. For more information, call Doug Bingham at 818/780-5542. MARRIED: Ken Faught, editor of Dirt Rider magazine's Moto! section, and Amy Harris, Cycle News graphic artist, on October 10 in Brea, Califor nia. The Faughts honeymooned in Hawaii. FORMED: Grand Prix Apparel and Accessories, by former Pit Crew employees Kitty Reed and Jennifer Weindorf. Grand Prix Apparel and Accessories will specialize in team uniforms and motorsport leisure wear. For more information contact Reed or Weindorf at 3700 Clifton Place, Mont rose, CA 91020, 818/957-2570. OPENED: Powder Tek, Inc., a powder coating shop in Deland, Florida, by former Expert-ranked dirt tracker and road racer Larry O'Brien and his wife Carmen. The shop is located at 2111 SR472, Unit 7 in Deland; phone number is 904/774-0955. MOVED: Uni Filter, makers of foam air filters for motorcycles, to 1541 South Harris Court, Anaheim, CA 92806. Uni Filter's phone number is 714/939-6300, and its fax number is 714/634-4935. HIRED: Rick "Gunny" Claypoole, as operations manager of BJ's ATV Rentals, in Pismo Beach, California. 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