Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

ce What You Can Do Nowl I I I I 11Ie Mlllrqcli ... 11Ie Palllie LaDd By Barbara Adams Dahms Tbe Bureau d Land IIanlIpment bas tile IIII8DYIahIe c:bore d taJdnc care d all tbe public IaDd wII1ch I.s not cootroUed by otber apaelea. In caJUornta, 50% d tbe ..... I.s pmuc land, a IOOd port!OD at wII1eh I.s UDder tile jurI.sdletlOD at tile BLY. In otber wutern statu tile per- eentap COM U blch U 10'1. or more. Coafroot8d with tile s d IIII8III"Ve)"8d IaDd and the _ dUterent t;ypea d pIIbllc need, tile BLJI .. maIdnc an lIffort to meet lhoM needs. Tbe followtnc ucerpt8 from an article by Arthur E. Tower, D18trlct I4anIpr d the SLM In 1&1 Veea-, In "Our Public: Lands", a SLM pubUeatlOD, I.s Indleatlve d the .eate d tbe art at present. "1be two raees, tile MInt 400 and IltarcIut '7-11, were tile outelowtb d the l'IPtdb' crowtne InterNt In oft-road ftIdel8a for ncr_Hew! 1188. AltboaIt' tbe raee course eroued_ )lI1fttIe land, tile major port!OD was ~ pmuc IaDda admJn1stlIred by tile BLM. 'DIe 88taNlelm1lDt d aeoarsetllat - ' d IM8t tbe requlrements d both tile .-or' and tile 8LK requlred careIuI . . .pt'!C. Rac1DC enIl~ from tile 1&1 Veea- COIIIJIIJIIIlt:J ~ III8Il7 boanI to mark lIIe cour... "WIdIe ~lzhlC lhI.s .." tread In reereat:IaI u a Iecltlmalle _ d tile pmue 1aDda, BLM wanted to usure tile Ill' _tlcm d tbe pubIJe 1aDda, e.....Oy • • •pnwd anu such u Red Rock Cuycm RaereaUcm LandII, 15 mtlMwut d 1&1 Veea-. SLM aI80 wulled to atecJaZ'd tbe lDtieruta d arutncpermlteM and otber _ . 01 tile p)jaJlc IaDd and to pve tbe cnUeft poutbI8 protec:tlaD to tile dHert eeoloQ. Wber_ ~.lb1e tbe course .... re.trle1ec1, to eldattne roMll, tralIa, dr)'wubuandandduM&. BLM reeetftd ueaUent eooperatlca fJ'om tile 1IPOOlIOI" d both raeeI. "BLM l.s8ued Spee1aI Land Use Permlt8 to autborlze the raeee acl'088 public 1andI. Tbe permlts cootalned staPuJa.tlcms lnIieDcIed to cuard aplnIt ape at pabUc IandI and lneludeda$10,~ t:J boDd to cover damap. tbat mtCllt reniL A COIIIPIete croUDd cheek at tile cour.., made before and after the rae••, pve tile Barean a reI1abIe retereneetor .... II'!C damap. "Very little damap .... ~tbe racrs. Geaera1I7, all vehicles fol101Nd 125 &100(C rI•• C,••,,, 125 &100" I ••,. SACHS tile stnele tracks d tile course, and a weU dllftDed course DOW exlst8. Moft d the traeka made dt the course resulted trom drt.er. 10Islng their WI.)' during the ntebt. "SLM oItlc:tal8 met w:Ith all drivers just before each race to expJaln the resource ft1ue8 InYo1ved and to stress the posslbliities d damace. Drivers were urpd to stay OIl the deslpated course. SLM otnctal8 belleve that this last minute brlettnc played an Important part In keePtne damap to a mlDlmum. "In add1t1on to the specUled check points, tllere were several check points wboae locations were not know to the driver•• Tbe8e were to usure lbat contHtant8 were fol1ow:lDc tile proper route, and they were .ubject to belne moved at randOlll durtne tile rae•• Drivers wIlo talJed to bave their carda pgacbed at all _e cheek IlClID*dlsqurllfled. "Botti raeM are 81IIlbollc d the crowIne InterNt In Olddoor recr-.tlcm and d tile vartet;y d new dem.Dds belnc made OIl pubI1e Janda. It _ma certain tIIat w:Itbln the iIPt decade pmuc IaDd man..... will be called 11lIOII to aecommodUe IIWlJ nrtI' forma d outdoor acttnties, _ d wII1eh may even Involve equipmeat DOW unknawD. "Today tbe NatlaI'. rematntne ICl8II spac. I.s ItlIeIt a resource wbo8evalue1ll heine rec.IMd by a crcnrtne secment d tile ~cm. 1be dem'Dd. belne made on lhI.s ClIl8D .-ee are alreadY creal and will 1Der_ In the year. abead. QaJy lIIrOlllb earetuI P1!'Dnlncand multlpl8-1188 IllaMC8ment can !he re~ce be metx:bed to provtde all the coalS and aen1ees a crowilllr pq)ulatlon needs." FrCIIII tile foreeotnc It I.s erideDt tbat the BLM 111 taId.nc eqp!1......e at tile needa and rtehtlI d motorcycle and oftrord ftblcle people. It 111 aI.so evtdeDt tIIat tbe7 are quite naive u to wbat tbese needs are. 'IbI.s libation eldats lareel7 beeaJIM we baft never OI'cantzed our need. and preseDted them In UDderstandable tasII1on. To 8GlYe tIWI problem we are condllCttne a survey at cycI1sts. Ideally we 8bould bave personal respoose from IIY8I'J' cycle enlhusIa8L However, even a erou-MCtlca will prortde 111 with a ftluablr'tooI tor deaIlnc with lhoM wbo pdmlnlllw tile relll8iDlnc .vaUabIe land. Pleue taIre a few mtnJdu and COIIIPlete tile aecCllllP&D7lnc 81Il"ftY. A...llable lar I.......... Delivery I.S.D. r. POI"'" Torsten Hallman Racing, Inc. We., Coall 0111. Ie, PENTOII 1II_,eles I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I dirt? What CC's do you ride: street? How many riders In tamiJy? Children Included? Do you w:Isb to go tor a .-., .....?__ weekend Camp? _ ._....... - - - - - - _ • ...........,s Do you want camp.ltes? _ How do you bau1 bikes: truck _ _ trailer _ _ other . How tar w:Ill you go for one day? _ For more than one day? Would you be Interested In riding area In your immediate vicinity? What kind of What type at _ ott-r~ rldlne Interests you: organized events? private rldlng? (trails?) easy? _ d1ttIcult? _ tWt _ _ In-between _ Are you Interested In competition events? spectator? - - - - _ (cross-country?) terrain would you want: bills? -- _ _ partlcJpate? _ Wbat compet1t1OD events do you prefer? _ You be wl1l1Dg to PII1 to ride? - - - Wbat would you cODSlder a reasoopbJe fee? What pgrtlOD of your recreattOD I.s lDYolved w:Ith motorcycles? How much d lhls Is oft-rCl&d rldIDC? _ _ Would you ride more It you bad a cOllV8lllent area wbleb you knew was available? I I Do you cODSlder lhI.s a tlun1l7 activity? - - - - - - - - I I I Do 1011 presently bave an area you like for dirt rldlng? I Have you ever been told you cannot ride there? - - - - - - - - - - - - I I I I I I I I Wbat other recreattOD do 1011 enjoy? _ Where? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Do YOll know who owns or 1IIaMC8' this 1aDd? Comments: Name Address - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Please lDclude your name and addres8. Tb1s I.s a pUot study. We may bave turlber answers wblch _ will need to know as tile procram d~s. Your cooperatiOD 18 ureentb' needed. -------- -~----- --- To...... Hall.an . .clal .lIp I...... & ,ada• •Ip.,.al U.s. DIlt.1ar T..II.bor. Moto-C'OIl tl... Far deale, Info. write 0' •• 11 5345 TI...... 51., La ...., Cal. U041 (714) 4&0-1402 imichrome A VlIl1abl. at ..i ssllll Hills M,"eyeles Shines Suddealy 8730 sepulveda 8lvd. sepulveda, Cal. .Simichrome i, .. a,a 7 • •- • • • • ho".~ c1"0' qui ok n • Ilu'loy ( OMPETITION Tube 85<" CHEMICALS C.n S2.95 704 Walllio.loo A•••• low. F.II. low. Foot Pegs for Yamaha m, cn, • Fill ....11 12-. 1102.. LI.......... An ISO Dna" LI.CIst NOW IN STOCK SEE YOUR BARNETT DEALER 4I1l Padc II'.... Y cali..... ,8-. I !~ -E- ~, ... Des Moines Scramb les Des Moines, Iowa 100cc Class Grants Pass, Oregon April 13th John Kite XC100 1st 100cc "A" Main 1st Peter Simonson XCIOO April 27th John Kite XC100 1st May 4th John Kite XC100 1st Gayl. Coc:lI XCIOO 2nd 1018 SPORTC"IQ.O-31l E. AlEXANOE~ AYE. TACOM-. WASHtNGTON 98&21 May 3 Haywalll Speedway 100cc Novice class 1st Gary Selby XC100 2nd Rocky Main XC100 4th Larry AI eXlWlder XCIOO Sunny Valley Speedway -

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