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appreciate wllatever you were dolng a great deal more, but somehow caused a feeUng of pride to seeP to the surface whenever you finished a day with him. He also had a general concern for his fellow man and whenever he saw an Injured rider on the trail, Clyde would drop out of the race, assist the man, then, rather than give uP, jump back in with the same desire and commitment he had entered the race with. Clyde was one of the few people I have known that enjoyed his own company. He took many hikes in the mountains behind his beachfront home north of Malibu, following deer paths or streams, and then he would return home late In the afternoon to relate his outings with his pretty wife, Kay, and their three daughters. On October 3, 1969, Clyde passed away due to cancer. He accepted this dreadful challenge as he did the hills and mountains in his ute and managed to ouWve the time the doctors had given him by seven months. But, when the end was apparent for Clyde, he faced it as no man could ever hope to face such a tragedy ••• with courage. The second weekend of January, 1970, there will be a memorial race for Clyde. It will be sanctioned by District 37 and held In Southern Callfornia. ThIs Is our Iaet organiZed effort to pay tribute to a bike rider and friend who loved ute, but assuredly his memory will stay with most of us long after the dust in the desert has settled and the clear, crisp air has returned to quiet. For wherever we find men with the desire to experience, ellploreand to challenge and at the same moment take the time to appreciate his fellow man•••we will see a Uttle bit of Clyde Howdy. AMERICAN MX TEAM'S 1910 PLANS With one successful season behind them, the American M.X. team Is settlng its sights on this comlng two years to put an American or three into the world championship motocross point standings. Founders Dan Gurney, Kim Kimball and Joe Parkhurst have agreed to engage motocrosser Russ Darnell as the Team Captain for 1970. Russ Is well known to Cycle News readers for his 1nslgbtful letters from the European motocross circuit, where he continues to represent One Wheel Enough For Barstow-Vegas Finisher cia" The MIlt I... ,OU don't think ,au are colnC to make It throuch U. when 'OU think ,OU Just can't CD on aIIJ furU.r, .tOP and think about Harold MortenHn and the tlnl-shlnc spirit he" rallied In the last few mile. of thl. ,ear'. Bautow to Vep. run. Aft. whamlnc Into ......lnC that should have stopped him Harold'. front . f t l cot proClasslyel, wor. as bent and brollen • • • pve wa,. In the last lew h_dred before the flnl.h ~ the 150 mile race the w...1 collapsed completel, and dropped the brake drum to the cro_d. That was CODd enouch for Harold. He Ju.t shifted hi. 40 Inch Triumph Into bottom C- and rolled Oft. Flnall, when he cot clo. enauch to the tlnlsb line crowd . _ of the boy. towed hili In uslnc hi. destro,ed • • 1 for a handle. Photo by Mike Pearlman America very we1lin rough competition. "We plan to make a serious attempt at Spark plug Kimball thanks the Russ will be joined by two as yet unthe world title in 1971," says co-founder American motorcycle pubUc for its suPParkhurst. port 0( the American M.X. Team in the named American motocrossers whom "I would say that within two years we past year. "All the btlls are paid, inthe founders are now selecting. One of the leading contenders Is New York's will have riders capable of scorlng G.P. eluding the founding costs," says Kim, Barry H1gg1ns, who topped the American points," Darnell agrees. "To do that "And we are about $1,000 to the good." Usts in the recentlY concluded Inter-Am one must f1n1sh in the top ten at a Grand Enthusiasts who have already joined in series. Another good prospect might be Prix event. The European racers aren't 1969 are requested to continue their young Jeff Penton of OhIo. The team, supermen," Russ emphasizes. "They support in the 1970 season by send1ng a put their pants on one leg at a time just donation of $5 or inore to American whoever it is, will tour the European Grand Prix Motocross circuit learning Uke anybody else. Only they dotta whole Motocross Team, Box 3276, Hollywood, 10 faster'" Callt. the art throughout 1970. ,ards 1IteMf ~ue.fU, "''''4 ~4fI{Vf ?tetQ. ~eM /'Hili SACHS i L _ _~ THE ENDURO- THE CROSS COUNTRY ~ATCH THIS SPACE IN THE FUTURE FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS ON OUR SURPRISING NEW 1910 MODELS. Imported by HERCULES DISTRIBUTING, LTD. ~ 1812 Colorado Ayenue / Santa Monica, California 90404