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TACOMA RACES CELEBRATE
MEMORIAL DAY
Tuesday, May 3D, will feature the
31st annual running of the Tacoma
Washington Memorial Day Clas;;i~
TT. Such recognized champions as
Sonny Burres. Glen Adams, Northwest #1 Emil Ahola and Dusty Coppage will be on hand to thrill the
thousands in the big bike chase. ,All
eyes will be on l8-year-old Mark
Williams in the ,Amateur class. Mark
set fast time ahead of the nation's
best Experts at the recent Boise
Championship TT. Don McCloud,
the Harley-riding ,Amateur point
leader for the Nation in 1966. who
hails from Tacoma, is also expected
to be on hand.
Dear Mr. Clayton:
Enjoy Cycle News very much. That
was an interesting account of your trip
across the south and up the east coast.
Have a son graduating from high
school next year (68) and we've been
thinking about the possibility of making
a motorcycle camping trip through Europe
the summer of 68.
Do you have any good poop or comments on such an enterprise? Am particularly Interested in the possiblity of
finding a group (Atlantic travel). Due to
the difference in travel rates: haven't
had any good preliminary indications
from local travel agents around here.
Know this is early but, wanted some
Ideas for advance planning.
Thanks for anything you can send me
on this.
Sincerely,
TIiOMASP.CODY
Bellevue. Nebraska
("Yes. Forget Europe. If you want to
really have fun on a camping trip with
yo... son, go to Mexico. Canada or the
U.S.A. Tie on your gear with elastic
bands and If you plan to do much road
riding I recommend a w1ndsbleld.")
Dear Sirs:
I would like the complete list of the
national numbers. That is if it is possi-
ble. I would sure appreciate it.
Thank you.
TIM NAVARRO
San Jose
(See page 21)
HIGH COST OF SOUTH GATE RACING CONDEMNED
I'm new in this district and having
read in your paper about A.M.A.-sanctIoned sportsman short track racing at
TrOjan speedway. I thought it would be
fun, so I took 0[[ for South Gate last
Tues. May 16th. (I should have remembered that Trojan Enterprises were the
ones who reamed you out of $5.00 a
head just to ride practice at the Long
Beach short track.)
After asking directions twice at the
"corner of the Long Beach Freeway and
Firestone Blvd.". we finally found the
track, up a dead-end street, behind a
factory.
At the sign-up window the man said I
had to buy a number to ride. because out
of district numbers were no good. This
was fine with me. the District 37 Sports
Committee needs the money anyway.
Then the man said that this wasn't a
district number. it is good only at Trojan Speedway. The numbers cost $6.00.
I told him I'd paint my own. No you
can·t do that, you have to buy Trojan
Enterprises number plates ... IS THE
$6.00 A RIDER REGISTRATION FEE,
OR TIiE COST OF FORCED PURCHASE
OF THEIR NUMBER PLATES? Does
the District 37 Sports Committee benefit
at all, or does the entire $6.00 go into
the pockets of Trojan EnterPrises?
At the' next window I showed the
womal) my receipt for my assigned number. She s~s it will cost another $3.50
each. to Slgn up. ARE TIiEY KIDDING
ME? Don't they know that you can ride
at Ascot for only $2.50? Maybe track
conditioning at South Gate costs more
than Ascot????
For A.M.A. sportsman short-track
"1967 Rules for Competition Manual"
Article 19. Section 7 says "There can
be no entry fee charged for short-track".
Article 19, Section 9 says "In all types
0[ competition where an entry fee is
chargedthe maximum shall be $2.00". I
am Wllling to pay two bucks to ride.
Where do these promoters get 0[[ chargmg an entry fee of $3.50???
Article 3, Section 11 says "The
A.M.A. reserves the right to refuse sanction to any promoter who has in the past
conducted events of questionable character." I QUESTION THE CHARACTER
OF ANY PROMOTER WHO. UNDER AN
A.M.A. SANCTION. CHARGES YOU
$6.00 FOR IDS NUMBER PLATES AND
WHO CHARGES 75% OVER THE MAXI-
-THE VOICE OF CALIFORNIAPubllsber
Cbuck Clayton
Business Mana'ger Sbaron Clayton
Circulation Manager.Gaye lbomason
Editor
Rudi Hartmut
Associate Editor
Carol Sims
Advertising Manager
.JacK Dair
PhotO Editor
Dennis Greene
Ad & Edit. Asst
Robert Bradford
Production Asslstant......Randy say
Published weekly except the first
and last weeR of the calendar year
by C&S Publisbing Company, Post
Office Box 498, Long Beach. Calif.
MUM ALLOWABLE ENTRY FEE FOR
AN EVENT, FOR WHICH AN ENTRY
FEE CAN'T BE CHARGED IN THE
FIRST PLACE. Article 19, Section 7.
What is the District 37 Sports Committee's position on this? Will they back
the promoter or the independent rider?
What are the feelings of other riders in
this situation? I've seen both the
Bakersfield Sprockets and the Atascadero Ramblers give better fifth place
trophies than Trojan Enterprises gives
for second place, and they only charge
$2.25 to ride.
It was a fun ride at South Gate. I'd
like to ride again, but $9.50 to ride the
first night and $3.50 every otber time is
too much for me. Maybe I should go down
next week just to pick UP my number
plates, you can always repaint them and
use them at more than one track.
WHAT A BUMMER!!!!!!
JEFFREY J. NOLKE
Canoga Park
CURTAIL CHEATING
The Desert Creepers M.C. have fined
IIlember 106x G. Gerlich $25.00 for being
disquallfied at the Foothill Hawks Hare
Scrambles. The fine will be donated to
the City of Hope. How about other clubs
following suit? Lets stop cheating in
the desert.
NORMAN SMITH
Pres. Desert Creepers
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WOULD YOU BELIEVE?
••• That Dick (National 2) Mann is
going East to help make the Yankee
American-built
motorcycle
world
beater a reality.
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...That if you need a feeler gauge
and don·t have one. a pull-off tab
[rom a beer can is exactly .01:1".
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...That there are now 15 monthly
motorcycle publications, and still
oniy one weekly.
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...That Bay Mare Race Park management will soon be ho stin g a motorhillclimb up one of those ultra challenging slopes around the basin.
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...That a prominent society editor in
Northern Calif. would rather write
articles for Cycle News than cover
the biggest bash in town?
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...That a prominent publisher in the
Canoga Park area had his 250 blown orr
by a 100cc trail bike?
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...Tlrere's a rumor going around that entries in the scrambles part of the Berkeley (Calif.) Spring Marine Festival May
20-21 will be required to have 8" laceUP sandals. Also, that all motorcycles
will be required to have special guards
to keep hair out of the sprockets.
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PROPOSE TO CLOSE MORE FOREST
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The U.S. Forest Service recommends
that 94,728 more acres of California
woods be closed to motor vehicles. The
area 1S approximately 24 miles long and
8 m11es w1de. It contains a large portion
of the Santa Lucia Mountain Range and
1S entirely within Monterey County and
the Los Padres National Forest.
Popularity of the area in question is
admltted by the Forest Service. Because
of 1tS low elevation it is a favorite of
outdoorsmen during spring and winter
months when higher lands are closed by
snow. Much of it is closed In the summer months because of fire hazards.
Tbe Forest Service. presumably at
at tbe behest of the Sierra Club, wishes
~o have the area declared a "Wilderness"
ID order to ban motor travel in its boundaries. California now has over 1 250 000
acres of wilderness area, open to hikers
and horsehack riders, but not trailbike
nders.
A PU blic hearing will be held at 9
a.m., June 7, 1967 in the Board of
Supervisors Chambers, Monterey County
Court House. Alisal and Church Streets
Salinas, California. All those interested
in this Wilderness proposal are invited
to express their views at this scheduled
heanng. Persons wishing to submit
wntten statements can do so before
JulY7,1967. Written statements Or questlOns about the proposal, should be addressed to one of the following:
Forest Supervisor
Los Padres National Forest
Federal Building
Santa Barbara, California 93101
Regional Forester,
U.S. FOrest Service
630 Sansorne Street
san Francisco, California 94111
Written statements received prior to
July 7 will be made part of the hearing
record.
