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We wish to tbank you for !be very f1ne , informative Cycle News wb1cb you are prodac1ng and wi 'I b you c:onttnned suc- cess . MARrs MEN M .e . SaD Diego, calif. TOO CLOSE lOGETHER I J1ke very mllCh to see as many <1 !be NatIonal CJwmpimsblp races that I can get to. 1 b8d planned to go to !be 5O-Iap TT at Ascot 011 July 2'1. 'Ibe AKA bas decided that !bey should allow santa. Rosa to bave a lo-mile Natloaal nee 011 .July 28. Pm sure that !be AMA back in Obio must be _ware of !be distance between Las ADgeles and SaDta Rosa, almost 500 m1Ies. 'Ibe race at Ascot w1U start at 8: 30 Saturday II1gbt aDd probBb1y will not be over until atler midn1gbt. 'Ibis means that if a person were to go to !be TT at Ascot and !ben try to drive to the santa Rosa be would make it to santa Rosa just in time for !be race. I am not a rider so I don 't bave to worry about !be drive because 1 w1U just go to !be SiuIta Rosa race,lIowever many <1 !be racers w1U have to drive alI nlgbt to maR it in time for !be SiuIta Rosa race. 1 tb1nlt that !be AMA bas made a IIl1staIIIe in aIlow1ng tbese two races to be run so close togetber. 'Ibis w1Ilprobably burt !be attendaDce at bolb of the races. PerhaPs next year !be AMA w1U do a better job <11ssu1ng sanctiollls for tile Nat1naa1 CJwmpfcY'sblp nices. BRUCE FARLEY Palo Alto. calif. THAll-YOU IIOTE We wish to tbank all of our deSert frieDds for tbeIr calls, cards and symIIUb1 c:oacern1ng Wes Andersoo k .. '1'ra1lJ:lBe No. 4. wbo was injured in an aulD 1ICc1deDt. Wes bas a bnlb!D arm. noseaDdfacial eIlts. Be pPeCts to be back radDg in Seplember. 'I1IaDk JOUMR. " MRS. WES ANDERSON SR . Las ADgeJes, calif. IIJLES FOR CHEATERS Cooc:erD1ng !be DIrt Dggers race at HopetIown; you guys wbo entered the 250cc Novice class when you should bave entered !be Amateur could bave been a UttIe more careful. If you want to cbeat. bere are a few rules you sbould remember to foIIow: A) Never war JOur club blazer; It loots lad for !be club. B) Neter war your own Iealllers; d1Sgu1se yourself. C) Wben you enter both Novice and Amateur classes, don't war !be same outflt in both eYeIlts. People start to suspect foul play. If you felIo1rs in question bad followed tbese rules 011 cbMtlng, it wouldn't bave beeo so obrious who you _re- especlaIIy ODe 250 Amateur from !beSimi Va1ley M.C . Also a certain Scramblersbou1dbe more carefu1 next time. DffiGUSTEDSPECTATOR SaD Fernando, Calif. P .S. Wbat do you DIrt Dggers bave to say about tb1s sbameful situation? 1'7. 1'7. 1'7. lHESE ARE ·SPORTSIIE.~ I haft just spent !be weekead atHopetown for !be DIrt DIggers AIl State Cbampl oosblp Scrambles. I tIloucbt it was just about !be best track I have ridde n In a long wb1Ie, aDd this club did a great job of getting ttle races off. My only compIa1nt to !be DIrt IJlggers i s the downr1gbt cbeat1ng that _nt on.. Why were so many Amateurs and Experts riding in tile Novice class? Why weren't any classif tcation cards checlted ? I Imo... many Novices who _re left out of tile Main Events because of these guys who call themselves " SPortsmen." Please print tb1s so !be cheaters can bang tbeIr beads in shame. Tbank you.. Panorama City. calif. 'Ibe SIo-Pokes M.C . presents tbenrst sb: montbly AMA-sancUoned scrambles race meets at!beSiultaMar1a (CaL) Speedway on SIIIIdaY, .July 2L 'Ibe club plans to toss events from .July t:IIroaP December and at tile ~ of !be season present three bsutital ~1Dcb SW e epsteltes lrqJb1es to Itlchpo4ntrider"s in tautamweigbt, I1cIJtweJcht and heaY7"ft1cbt div1s1onS. Ea.cb meet w1U 1Dclude a full pn:lCJ'U1 <1 races (1nclud1ng Powder Puff and " Rookie " classes) with Gidget. !be club's Yiftdo!ls \:ropby girl, doing !be boaors We <1 !be crestline K.C . lave a unique situation. Although our club is made up of entireIy <1 members with some form <1 physical baDdl~, bolII guys and gals, we are stIlI abie to enjoy tile world' 'I greatest sport. We PI" ! 11) have 20 ad1ve members aDd would very muell J1ke to raise tbia figure to at 1elIst 35 , so we cu join the Sports C()II!mWee aDd Pl"omote a deSert race next - . We have severaI members wbo are llIder1ng races IIOW aDd a1tbougIl we have to accomp1lsb mllc11, _ feel _ SOOIl sball. im m ediately atler !be day'scompet1t1oa.. 'Ibe ltidney-sbaped course is newlybuilt and promises to be an action lraclt. Tbe club advises speed gearing. It is easy to find (just ott Hwy. 101- Bakersfi eld e xit) only a 3-bour drive from La" Angeles and a little longer from the san FrancIsco area. Camping, clean restrooms, and complete concessions are available; !be charge is $1.50 to ride or watch; practice starts at 10 a.m . and racing begins at noon. For more Information write P .O. Box 217'7, Orcutt, Cal. or call (805) WE '7-5836. We would I1lte to talte tb1s 0pp0rtn01l;y to soliclt lIllY and alI interested parties to contact us regarding membership. AIl inqu1r1es w1U be answered. Thanks in advance for your cooperation in our bebalf. CLIFF HERRINGTON, JR. Treasurer, Crestl1ne M.C . BoxQ Crestl1ne, caur. JOH SON DOMINATES RACE _lH A REASON DIST. 3& E-XPERT POINT RACE Last year Nor1tlenl CaIifonda's District 36 1n1t1ated a year-I.oag lI}'stem <1 point taboI1at101l to determine !be top twenty uperts in !be ara, and thus asstcn !be low twenty nnmber plates. Jim Rice aDd Mark Bn!lsford were !be top f1n1sbers last year but now bave largely sportsman racing for the pr0fessional tracks, when! !bey are do1nc very weIL. . 'Ibe race tb1s year isn't as botIy COll- ."Tl