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"'ooooooooooooooo. ~ a.. • -America's Oil, 1IeekI, ....cycle New".,. All N. lIBg Buell Bin. LIng Beaell, Calif•••5 Or: Btx ea. Leag BUell, Calif. -Pili . ....-0... 1 ne: _ ON (Area CoR n 3l Fnm LA. PIJones: &36....4 • VOICES OF THE WEST HOSPITABLE DIRT DI GGERS NORTH A friend and mysel! went to the Northern Dirt Dlggers M.C. in Lincoln, Calif. J uly 14. We are from Southern Califor nia., don 't belong to the Dirt Diggers M.C . North or South, but we had a grand time and lots of racing. We were treated llke ODe of their own group and given every consideration. Thanks to the Northern Dirt Diggers M.C. for their hospltalit'j . AR T LOHNES RALPH PORZ ELT La P uen te , Calif. THE RIGHT KI D OF PUBUCITY The following front-page editorial appeared in a recent is s ue of the LoDe Pine, Calif. .. Progress-Citizen" and was s ent to us by Mr. WUlard Edwards, Dean of Educational services at San F ernando State College in Northridge, Calif. Additional coverage also included several large photographs of cyclists enjoying the High Sierra Rally. It's a beautiful example of the kind of publicity motorcycling is co nstantly striving to achieve, and our thanks not only to Mr . Edwards for sending it along, bu t also to all participants in the High Sierra Rally for the fine impr ess ion they made. COME AGAIN - AllY n E! Tbe 40 or so moloreycle clubs whicb CllIlII! to Lone Pine last weekend for dleir 13Cb annual High Sierra rally were c _ prised of Cbe kind of people we'd like to see IIIOI'e of. Tbe thousand or so partici.... ts ~ d in Cbe ...dl and elsewhere, s ta&ed dleir JIIlrade and dleir emibilioos a t the airport. eajoyed a barbecue and then a dance. And when i t was all over tile town was probllbly c lealler before they arrived, for they pitdled in and cleaned up evelYthing. They dido't leave a scrap of JIIlPer or an empty soda can. Their deportment was exemplalY, a s was to be expected or responsible adults whose ..-incipal pastime bappens to be motor cycling ralller dian fishing. !:OJ( or some otheS' more commonpla ce sport. As lon g as orchids are bein g ...ssed out, a big bouquet should !:O to Tino Valdez and bis belpers of the barbeaJe pit. Tbe cyclists who'd been ber e before were all looking forward to cho w time as one of the highlights of the trip and Tino dido' t disappoint them. It wa s scrumptious! "an UPCOMIN GCANADIAN RACE Our organization was formed in 1959 to promote road racing in Western Canada and the U.S. Paclfic Northwest. We hold our events on a 1.8 mile paved circult, considered to be one of the most demanding on the continent. Tbe backstraight terminates in a tight hair-pin bend; the straigbt is down-hill for ba1f its length, allowing the faster machines to attain speeds of 130 mph before braking for tbe 20 mph hair-pin. This puts great demands on braking power and rider's skill. . ' Our course is located in Port Coquitlam, Britisb Columbia, a suburb of Vancouver. VanCouver lsapproximately 160 miles north of Seattle, Wllsbington. On August 24th and 25tb we are bos~ ing the Western Canadian Cbampi.oosbip Road Races . We are endeavoring to make this race- meet one of tbe best in North America this season. In past years we have bad riders from as far away as Montreal and San Diego. This year we are awarding more prizes and tow money to attract even more r iders fr om tbe U.S. We are putting on an extensive publicity campaign locally and sending literature to many areas. Fred Deeley Ltd.. tbe Canadian Yamaha distributor is cooperating with our club in sponsoring these Champlonsbips and will bimsel! tielda team ofYamabas. One of this team will be Yvon Dubamel, wIlo did so well on Deeley'S machines at Daytona this year. Our races are sanctioned by the Canadian Motorcycle Association, and all competing riders must hold a current comPetition li ce nse is s ued by this organization. An y r iders fr om the U.sA . wishing to compete In our races would be well advised to apply for membership in the C.MA . as soon as possible. Membership fees are $5.00 per year (which i ncludes 12 is sues of tbeir magulne) and an additional $10.00 per year for the co mpetition license. Anyone wisbing to join need only send in the required amount along witb pertinent information (nam e, address, age, current competiti on licenses held, etc.). No medical examination is required: Application sbould be made to The Canadian Motorcycle As socia tion, Box 100, Islington. Ontario, Canada. AIry of your readers wishing more informati on on the Cbampionships in August can obtain it by contacting us at Box 91, S. Burnaby, B.C. Canada. We take this opportunity to welcome all racing entbusiasts from your area to participate or spectate a t the Wes~ wood Circuit on August 24th and 25th, where tbey will en joy some of the finest road-racing to be found on tbe West Coast of this continent. Yours very truly , WESTWOOD M.C. RACING CLUB K.J.M. Fish Publicity Committee S. Burnaby, B.C ., Canada WHAT ISTH EIR HANGUP? I bave been a Cycle News ranior some time and enjoy the paper very much. Of late it bas become even more enjoyable in regards to "Voices". Any publication which features an open column llke yours is indeed brave. Yes, 1 am going to add a further wor d on this " cberry" matter. (ooes.) Evidently Mr. Schwartz and a few others are not up on the latest happenings. Eve ryone is aware of the way in which words and terms change and lake on ditferent meanings as .tbey are passed from generation to generation. Strange would tbe American society be without i ts slang, for this is the one thing that sets societies apart fr om one another. Everyone also has their own bag ,and for some it is to aggravate the ir ulc er s by stirring up unnecessary concern over trival matter s . Judging from the opinions expressed in previous letiers, Mr. Schwartz and llke thinkers are of a minority and will soon blow their minds over it. Or perhaps tbey are just trying to fake us ouL What IS tbe hang up on this word? 1 lake my bat off to Mr . Kilroy, wIlo added a few examples as to bow foolis h some people can be. In any case it has been most entertaining, Mr. Clayton, please keep up tbe good work. MRS. BARBARA STUMPENHAUS No. Hollywood, Calif. PERRIS O TH E UPSWING N Perris Motorcycle Recreation Center bad over - 100 entries sign up to ride Saturday night, July 20. Tbey all rode three matos, tben the wiDDers picked up their trophies afterwards. Tbey all said tbey would be back next Saturday Digbt to ride again; 110 one disliked tbe track. JolIn Rice and JIm Hunter were here to get tbeir practice in for tile big grudge event, which tIley will IlIlDOUDCe very soon now. Lambert studios from Riverside banded out 8 x 10's of JIm Hunter to a great number of his fans; coosequently, JIm spent much of his eYeDiog autograpbing. Jobn presented JIm witb his new number plate. Due to a mis-shift by Tony Denius, Gary Jones, Mike Posey and be all went flying into the famous grand canyon, but all came up smiling. Skip Hudson from tbe anto raclng circuit was present and commented on all tile improvements to tbe center, since be visited a year ago. In cooc1usioo, it was Pu.. lsheS'• • •••Chartes C. Claytoa Business Mana ger. .sbaron Clay Ion Circulation Mer• • •Gaye Tboma_ Editor•• •••• • • •• •• Carol Sims Advertising Mer•• •••• Tom C..... Photo Editor••• •• Dennis Greene Lab Tec:boldan••••Bill Pettigrew Boo....eeper•••• • Susan MJllelaw Receptionist. • • • • • • Judie Bailey Publisbed weekly e xce pt the first and last week of the ca le ndar year by C&S Publisb in g Co. , P ost Office Box 498. Lon g Bea ch. California. ~~~~ g~t. postage pai d at Lon g Editorial stor ies. ca rtoo ns . photos. etc. ar e we Icorned and will be paid for upon publication (except pres s rel eases and · Voice" letters .) Ad-dres s ed. stamped enve lope assures return . . Single copy ...ice• • ••••• •• • 25¢ Subscription: One year 2Dd class Mail ••• ••• • • • •• •• •• • • 57.50 Advertising rates and circulati on information will be se nt upon req ue s t. an excellent race, with all contenders exhibiting good sportsmanship and riding sldll. GERRY BURTON Perris M/ C Recreation Center Perris, Calif. (-Glad to bear dla t tbin gs are !:Oing so weD at Perris; we're all looldn g forward to Cbe K1ce-Huoler grudge race promoted !lY CYcle News colullllll.stMaureen Lee,") ATTENTION fANSI ASCOT 50-LAP TT NATIONAL SAT. NIGHT This coming Saturday night, July 27, top name nationally-ranked riders from all over tbe country will eonverge on Ascot Park to compete in tbe annnal 50Lap Na tiooal Champi onship 'M' steeplechase races promoted by J .C . Agajanian, for a purse of $7500 and those coveted national paints. Unbeaten in over a year, favored Skip Van Leeuwen will be challenged on bis own home ground. On F riday nigbt there will be a full program of sidecar and Novice action; key Novice s and sidecar aces will supplement the Saturday Digbt finals. MOTORCYCLING FUN Scavenger Hunt (on motorcycles) WHERE: Honda Oxnard, 1032 S. Oxnard IDvd., Oxnard WHEN: Sunday, July 28, 2968 (Pbone 7-2701) Honda " Good Guys" aredoingitagain! A run for tbe last Sunday of each month! Everyone is welcome to ride or spectate. All s izes of motorcycles will participate. No speed involved•••••.Just your skill. Riding double is more fun . P .S. A timed Road Rally Is plannedfor August 25. . WHAT: I.S.C.E. ANN OUNCES LA ST ' PROFESSI ONAL RA CE FOR '68 I.S.C .E . Pr esident John Renesch announced today that the professional road race at Vaca Valley, originally set for July 28, has been rescheduled for Auew;t 18, 1968. " Due to our upcoming Anonal Br ooks Hall Cycle Show, thi s will have to be our last race for the !68 season", said Renesch . " We are initiating a new pay-off system for this event, paying overall winners ratller than by class winners. While tbe amount of prize money remains unchanged, we will be paying winners by their overall positions in the 5O-175cc, 25Occ, and OPen Mains, with $200 to the winners of botb tbe250andOpenMatns" . This change in pay-off bas been partially due to I.S .C.E.'s last race, May 5, where R2lpb White, Art Baumann, Ron Grant, Walt Fulton & Jody Nicholas bigblighted tile program witb a 7 lap baWe tbat bad all the fans on tbeir feet for tile entire 250cc race, and Bill LJOD's 110 mph power slide on the last lap to win tile Open Main. "After talking to tile riders wbo put on the sIlow, we decided tbe pay-off form ula had to be modified" , said Renesch, " s ince the fastest were not necessarily tbe most rewarded, and we !lave to remember this is a specta- tor race." National AFM points will still be awarded by class es in the August 18 race and tbe Production class main event will remain unchanged fr o m previous I.S.C .E . events. For additional information and entry forms, writeAFM secretary DIane Parker, 4810 ~, 0a1dand, California. By Barbara Adams OIhms One of the areas of vital concern to motorcycle people is rider training programs . Whether done pr ivately or in the public schools (or botb) it is necessary to have facWties for learning to ride properly and safely. Parental acceptance of the motorcycle will increase enormously wben bigb school studnets can learn to operate a motorcycle as now they do an automobile - in tbe school . Older people wIlo ma y be hesitant a t present to learn to r ide will have no r eluctance when training is available. Increased safety records will reduce legislative harassment . And further mor e , more automobile drivers will know we are tbere on the streets with the m. This last point Is one which most interests Dr. John R. Eales , Consultant in secondary Education for the State of California, and the man wIlo will be in charge of implementing Assemblyman Foran's resolution to study the feasibWty of including motorcycle rider traln1ng in tile driver education program. Actually Dr. Eales is already ahead of tbe resolution. For several years he bas encouraged California schools to devote some of tbe driver education time to tbe basics of operating a motorcycle. When we discussed tbe matier in Sacramento last week be said 609 of 723 schools report some involvement with motorcycle operation. This involvement is gener ally a long way from the comprehensive rider training program we would like to see. But it is a beginning. There are two ways that subjects become part of the curriculum of a school •••by tbe choice of tbe local scbocl board or by a state law. Of these theformer is usually pr eferable . Subjects required by state law may not adapt well to local facili ti es and finances , and wilen the y do not , compliance is minimal. Programs de s i r ed on a local level are way ahead in local cooperation. several s uch pr ograms are being or have been done. They have hadtheparticipation of various people in the community as well as school authorities . They have involved both the high school and the adult s chool programs and we will need botb programs to produce the kind of training programs we are hoping to see. The key to tbe public schools is the word public. Just as it is true of the legislature so it is witb the schools; both are responsive to tbe wishes of the people. However well planned or well done, a public school program must have the support of the community to succeed. W&are an ever-growing part of tbe community. We bave to encourage our local schools witb our s ~ and cooperation. I believe motorcycle rider tralniDg will definitely be a part of future school plans. How soon this can be accomplisbed depends a great deal upon us. And tbe sooner the better• ADULTS AT PLAY IN LANCASTER IT' S HODAIA Don & Ray's Motorcycle Shop 1223 W.Ave. I, Lancaster, Calif. (1115) 54M624 o. ...