Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

The "Dutch Dentisr" Gerrit Wolsink, graced the cover of Cyc,e Ner,ls 30 years ato... Wolsink won the 500cc GP ar the U.S. Grand Prix of motocross at Carlsbad Raceway. lt was the third time running for Wolsink, who won both motos on the day, upsetting Americans limmy Weinert, Tony Distefano and Kent Howerton... Steve Baker took his Yamaha OW-31 to the Camel Pro Series Road Race National win at Bryar Motorsports Park after Ieaders Gary Nixon and Kenny Roberts both cEshed out. Scott Pearson won the Novice-class race, followed by ,ack Robaczewski and Rand Mamola,.. Bob Hannah took the overall win in the l25cc Lotocross National in l,lidland, Michitan. with l-2 moto finishes... The lsle of Man TT marked its last year a5 part of ahe normal world road-racint championship, and it wEs Tom Hcrron takint top honors throuthout the week. winning both the 250cc TT and the 500cc Senior TT o TtFl I Team Green Kawasaki's Jessica ZalLrsky threw out the ftrst pitch a few days before the AlyA Superbike National at the Miller Motorspons Park in Utah, tossing the baseball for rhe Salt Lake City Bees baseball game ar Franklin Covey Field. (The Bees are a Pacilic Coast League Clasr AAA arfiliare of the Los Angeles Angels ofAnaheim.) "That was a lot of fun, ' Zalusky said. "l was so nervous when I got up on the pitcher's mound. I was shaking. The people with the Bees were real- ly ni.e. I got pre-tame trainint from one of their pitcher!. GregJones. The besr pam was, rhey real- ly did a treat iob promotint rhe race at Miller Motorspons Park. ' Zalusky's op€nint pitch was pan of a large media push put on by l.4iller l,lororsports Park and AMA Pro Racing to promote last weekend's Honda Summit of Speed. ky Pitches -- a a t \ I D cx0lE ZO YedtE Aqo JuIg Z. ,9116.... Steve Zoll and Kelly Moran made the cover of Cycle News 20 years ago, Zollfor winnint the Mauna 200 Enduro in Hawaii, and Moran for makinS it to the American Speedway finals... Wayne Rainey took top honors in the Camel Pro Racing AMA Series Superbike race in Pocono, while Randy Renfrow continued to dominate the FormulaOn€ rank. Eithteen- year-old John Kocin5ki took his F2750 to a fourth-place finish in the Superbike race. lt was the best llnish ofhis career to date, while Rich Olivcr took hrs first career Formula Two win at Pocono... Team Husqvarna's Mark ltyd topped the l2th annual Blackwater 100... Wb reported Ricky Grahah won the New Orleans Mile. while we did a feature story on Mike Baldwin end his quest to beat Freddie Spencer. Bayliss Leads World Superbike Test The first of two midseason PirelliWorld Superbike tests rook place at Brno in the Czech Republic, June l2-14, with lap records gertint broken before the third day of the rest even got started. It was no surprise that it was Ducati Xerox's Troy Bayliss out front again, the Australian eventually riding his Ducati to a best- ever Superbike lap of 2:00.0 o. the larest qualifyinS tires, and 2:00.8s on race-spec Pirelli rubber. For comparison, during the 2005 World Superbike race week- end, the qualifyint lap record was 2:02.694 (set by current Brno test absentee Troy Corser, on a Suzuki) and the best race time was 7:03.747 (from the Yamaha of No.iyuki Hata). Hata and Corser would go on to take one race win apiece at Brno last year. Bayliss acknowledted that, despite an early crash, he could draw little but positives from his latest outint on the 999F06 twin. "lt's been a tood three days," he said. I did some good times this morning, both on qualifyint and race tires, and my lonE run wrs 39 seconds quicker than last year's time, so I'm feeling pretty tood about things. l'm in good spirits and looking fon ard to rac- int at lYisano nex( week. ' Bayliss'race simulation was made on an exceptionalh/ hot track sur{ace, wi(h maximum ground tempemtures reaching 49 lO YearE Aqo June ZE, t998.., The staft of the Buddr Creek 250cc Motocross National, Miguel Duhamel and Carl Fogarty all shared rhe cover of Cycle News l0 years ago... leremy Mccrath took the holeshot at Budds Creek and went on to take both moto wins, over lefi Emig, who took a pair of seconds on the day. Mccrath's factory Honda tearnmate StGve lamion topped the l25cc class... Duhamel took his fourlh win of the season rfl AMA Superbike action from Loudon lnternationa.l Speedway. Duharnel topped the 600cc Supersport class, as well, while Rich Oliver continued to dominate the 250cc ranks, and Aaron Yates won the 750cc Supersport class... Defending World Superbike Chahpion Carl Fog.rty was the man in Monz4 lraly, toing l-l on rhe day. RETAINED: Gusman Marketing Group (GMG), to assist with the launch of Vento Motorcycles U.S.A.'s product line of motorcycles, scooters, ATVS and ofl-road bikes and to help grow its dealer base in Southern Califomia, Vento also announced the appointment of Scot Graves and SportMoto lnc- as jts new Northwest regional sal6s representative, responsible for new dealer development, dealer services and support in the Pacific Northwest area, including the states of Washington, Oregon and ldaho. OPENED: Wheeling Cycle Supply, formerly Zeta-USA, is now the Eastern distributor for DRC and Zeta Products. Dift Freak of Nagoya, Japan, manufactures both lines. Co- owner Forrest Green says they are looking for dealers and reps. For more information, call 888/274-0886. EXPANDING: Lynch Archer PR Entertainment has announced the expansioh of their Burbank, California- based agency to include a productign studio area that will be used for media training and client intervie\./s. Serving as the a8ency of record for the Championship Off Road Racing Series (CORR), seven-time AMA Supercross Champ Jeremy l.'lcGrath, the Jeremy McGrath lnvitation- al, lo-time X Games medallisr Brian Deegan, 2OO5 Supersport Champion Tommy Hayden and current MotoGP points leader Nicky Hayden, this multifaceted production area will be in full operation and available for client use in July of 2006. For more information, visit wwwlyncharcher.com. OPENEDT The newest EagleRider lo

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