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SCRAllBLBS FEES UPPED DESERT PITS 1& SEARCH TEAM
By
M..-eeD Lee
Compared to recent meetings, the
March conclave was uneventful. There
were no arguments, floor fights or motions made to upset anyone's aPple cart.
Quite a bit of discussion concerned
establishing definite pit areas out in the
desert. steve Hurd (Foothill Hawks)
spoke up on the danger involved now
when riders come blasting in off the
trail, riding between the parked vehicles
to find their truck and their gas. It was
felt that separate areas should be marked
off for pits and for parking, as some of
the desert group come out on Friday
night and camp over until the Sunday
run. However, it was also pointed out
that some of the guys come out by themselves and therefor would not have a
buddy standing by in the pit area with
the needed gas can. They would have to
park in the pits. More discussion on this
will follow at next month's meeting.
Trail danger markings were also discussed. It was asked that they he placed
at specific number of feet ahead of a
hazard, but President Jean Carter said
there was It ruling already in effect that
a danger marking should be far enough
ahead that even the fastest rider on the
course could come to a complete stop
safely.
Lynn Wineland, from the Pasadena
M.C. suggested that the District form a
"otorcycle Search and Rescue Unit. We
already have OUr foot in tile door because
of the work done by riders in searching
for the lost fireman several weeks back
(see letter below). A unit like this on
call for emergencies when someone is
lost out in the desert would do motorcycling a great deal of good, and pro~
ably no one knows some of that country
like the desert riders do. Anyone interested, please contact Wineland.
Biggest subject the body voted on
was tbe upping of scrambles entry fees
$1.00. This will raise the price of a day
at the scrambles to $3.25 for the rider,
the gate admission remaining the same.
The hig National Hare and Hound by
San Gabriel M.C. has been changed from
December 23rd to November 25th. This
cross country race will go from Barstow
to Las Vegas.
Laundering The Image
Mr. Jean Carter-Sports Committee
American Motorcycle Associalton
District 37
c/o Mr. 8ilJ Adams, secy.
814 Cobb Street
Placentia, Calif.
Dear Mr. Carter:
As you well know, back in January
we had the unfortWlate experience of
losing one of our members, Mr. Stanley
Woods, in lJIe Piute Mountains above
Mojave, California, Allbaugh the results
were not as we would ha ve liked, it has
been heart-wanning to hear the mallY
stories of cooperation and unselfishness
01 IIIe may people wIlD aided ill IIIe
Iescae.
I _ told IIutt a larJe
of u.e.e '
people wIlD spent .-ay hom' cnverillc
very difficult temIiIl and UDdet' very adverse weatber CODdiUoas at lime , are
-.abers of your IIIOtorcycle PO.. from
aU over Soutbem CalHomia.
It is to tilese people that we wiall you
would couvey
siDcere craUtude, and
iD lIOIIIe way let tllem know that we, as
a D_ _ t, and tile mea iDdividually,
creatly _reciate tile bours tiley spent
wi th us, both iD the desert and iD the
molDltains. 1bere are many names we
could menUon, but perhaps tile one outstand1ng one is Mr. Lynn ll'iDellUld, who
acted as coordi...tor. Again, we .nab to
express
gratitude and thanks.
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!LE. KLINGER
Cbief Engineer
Los Angeles County Fire Department
'l'hanks To All
Through friends we received the
edition of Cycle News with the article
about the search for Stanley Woods. It
was a well written article and we're
very happy to have it.
We would like to extend our sincere
thanks to the many riders who took part
in the search. A wonderful group of
thougbtful, kind people. Thanks to all.
We would wish one or more of the
interested riders could have shared
their understanding and fervor with some
of the personnel in Mojave.
DOROTHY WOODS & FAMILY
West Covina
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...That one big motorcycle finn is suing
a Hollywood studio for using tbeir bUies
in 'a Hells Angels type film? There
shoUld be a law covering "defamation
of product,"
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...That the next big rush of iDterest wilJ
be to the new "Sleer Bike" class at tbe
drags? Tbese are tile perfectly stock
appearing cycles, l'UllDing fuel, that boil
the rear tires tIB"ning 130 mpb quartermile speeds!
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WOULD YOU BELIEVE?
...That District 37 scrambler #197x
Tony Greaves is only 10 years old? And
that's not a 50cc he's riding. His brother
is 12 years old and they have been riding
COmPetition for 3 years already. Not just
riding, but making the main events fairly often!
...That the reason why you don't see
pictures or professional coverage of
Oakland/San Francisco indoor racing in
Cycle News is that the promoters Murrel
& Barkheimer won't let our photographers
in? ••• Seems there's some hanky panky
going on that M & B want hushed uP.
Without
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P.O, Box 2066 Gardena, California 90247· Call: (213) 329·1152
American Kawasaki Motorcycle Corp" A Subsidiary of Kawasaki Aircraft ltd,
Three hundred and ninety-two bilJboards in 30 cities throughout the west
will signal the start of the spring advertising campaign for Triumph motorcycles according to E.W. "Pete" Colman,
Vice President of Johnson Motors, Inc.,
Duarte, California, the western distributor. The 30-sheet post ers are in full
color and feature a Bonneville motorcycle against the bold man symbol theme
set by The Koblitz Advertising Company
of Los Angeles.
The lower left portion of the board
was designed to accommodate dealer
"snipes" and participation by the more
than 250 western dealers was most enthusiastic. This is the first extensive
use of outdoor advertising by Triumph,
the motorcycle that holds the world's
sneed record.
WEEKLY SPEEDWAY RACES
SCHEDULED AT DORSEY, MD.
WASm G1'O , D.C. - Short track
speedway racing will have an Eastern
revi val in 1967 at Dorsey, Md. Speedway. Beginning May 27th, Three-Star
programs sanctioned by the AMA are
scheduled every Saturday night through
Sept. 2nd, except for June 24th, over
the high-banked. quarter-mile clay oval.
Dorsey is located on Maryland Route
176, south of Baltimore near Friendship
Airport. It is midway between U.S. Route
1 and the Baltimore-Washington Parkway.
The motorcycles will share the program with midget race cars. Cycles are
racing the standard AMA short-track
program with the cars scheduled for
time trials, heats, and a 20 lap final.
Racing Enterprises, Inc. of Washington, D.C. is the promoter at Dorsey
which also has stock car races every
Friday. Associated in REI are Peter J.
Carroll, Jr., a specialist in indoor trade
and sports shows; John E. Collins, a
former midget and sprint car owner; and
Venlo Wolfsolm, car 'owner and auto
racing ciub official.
"We are convinced motorcycle racing
on a short, fast track, if offered regularly, will attract sports fans," said Wolfsolm who heads REI. "The tremendous
popularity of speedway racing in Europe
indicates this type of competition has
appeal. It just hasn't had a chance to
enjoy a long run, at an established track,
recently in the East."
REI will set up a point system to
determine a track champion for the season. The promoters also hope to vary
the usual racing program with handicap
races, if approved, and to climax the
season with a round-robin tournament
Patterned after the meet used to determine the European spe edway champion.
