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Horsemen Granted-Trails Before Cyclists Support Called for At .oard Mee,ing By theSMHTC U you, as a motorcycle r1der, want to *********************** Three at a time the Dunlap scramblers sail over the Jump. Spier Win~ O,er Hart At Dunlap have land to r1de on freely and without a hassle 10 the f uture thts message appUes directly to you. The Horsey Set For 4-1/2 years the San Mateo Hlklng and Tralls Committee has met to discuss, plan, and approve traUs for recreational use by the res1dents of San Mateo County. Th1s commlttee conststs of 16. representatives, 14 of which are e1ther ' hor semen or hikers. The other 2 members represent motorcycUsts. These motorcyclists, Ray Abrams representing the dealers and Alan Bygdnes, the club representative, for the county, have been constantly turned down whenever there Is a vote and a demand for motorcycle tralis malntalned by the county. But the horsemen, because of their major1ty 10 the comm1ttee, have galned a tremendous mlleage of publlcly malntalned tralls, wh1ch are posted: NO MOTORCYCLISTS ALLOWED. Is this a democratic procedure when th e County Recreation Department caters to the needs of 2,000 horsemen and has chosen to completely ignore the 25,000 motorcycllsts-taxpayers of the county? Presently, the horsemen have mUes of public tralls, but motorcycllsts must f1nd pr1vate land to r1de on. Th e Future The Tralls Comm1ttee of San Mateo County is plannlng to bulld 361 mUes of horse tralls over a pertod of 30 years, at a cost of mllllons of $$$$ to the taxpayers. There are no plans for motorcycle tratls, Would you as a motorcycllst-taxpayer beneflt? Absolutely not. Wh at Can We Do? The motorcycle clubs and dealers of San Mateo ·County have for m ed the San Mateo County Motorcycle Association to represent all motorcyclists of' the county. They are go1og to present their case to the Board of Supervisors with the help and guidance of an av1d motorcycle enthusiast, Dan Clapp, an attorney with Melv10 Ba111, of Ba111, Ashe, Elllson, Choulos, and Lieu. Dan 1s an excellent 'mouthp1ece' for our group since he Is totally aware and concerned about our speclf1c problems. He isn't a one shot r1der. He owns a b1ke and r 1des 10 the dirt, so this Is also a personal problem confronting htm, Dan potnts out that the 2,000 horsemen are not even paytng anyth10g near the amount of taxes that the 25,000 motorcycllsts are paytng, Act Immediately Dan, AI, and Ray need the publlc support for thts campaign that will affect all motorcycllsts. We must act immediately. They want all motorcycle r1ders, street or dirt, to appear at the Board of Supervisors meeting on March 24. We don't want to be ignored. The Board of Supervtsor s wUl act when they are confronted with hundreds of motorcycUsts demand1ng action, now. Let us show them that we motorcycUsts take an Interest 10 our rfghts, This meeting is open to everyone, Including out-of-county res1dents. Come and support motorcycting. Stand uP and be counted with us on Tuesday, March 24. San Mateo County Board of Supervisors Meettng 10 Redwood C1ty at the Courthouse TUESDAY, MARCH 24, at 11:15 a.m, Mike Spier won the 250 Expert class with two wins and a hard 10Ulht second. Story by Barbara Taylor Photos by Kip Zimmerman FRESNO, CAL. Mar. 15, 1970 _ A moto- . Dunlap is fast becom1og the place cross sponsored by the V1salla Ramwhere the Northern and Southern r1ders bIers' aga1n highUghted the action Sunmeet to do their baWe. The course at day ;'t Dunlap Cycle Park. The weather Dunlap 10cludes almost eve~y condition was just r1ght for racing; but with very a r1der wants to encounter Including' a llWe recent rain the course was dusty. high speed jump f or the r1ders to dis, play their skills. Randy P1ephorn on his Yamaha won the f irst 125cc d1vis10n and Russel F uller took top honors 1n the second d1viston, Herschel Spurlock won the 125cc Santor class on his Sachs. The 250 Junlors were also div1ded Into two dlvtsfons with J1m Holmes r1d1ng his Bultaco to the number one spot 10the first COLISEUM CYCLE and (415) 222·2044 F ULL P ART S INVE NTORY 4036 Dam Rd. E I So bra nte, C ali f. ACCESSORY CO. _~ Il1AIL ORDEIl KAWASAKI ~ MOTORCYCL ES 3958 E. 14TH ST. OAKLAND. CAL . (415) 334-5461 - 5462 94&01 'FlEKEftCA'lE' U.S.A. West Coast Distributor s from Looking more like a swimming pool than a motocross course the Dunlap course was nevertheless popular with the riders. diviston and M1ke Hall wlnnlng the second divtsfon on his Yamaha. The race of the day was 10 the 250cc Santor Class between the number one Montesa r1der, Tim Hart, and seventeen year old Mike Sp1er of Coallnga r1d1ng his Mateo. Tim Hart had a llWe bad luck 10 the first modo and ended up with a fourth overall whlle Mike Sp1er ·earned the flrst posttlon, In the second moto, Tim came back on top with Mike getttng a hard fought second. The thtrd moto saw Mike 10 front with T1m gettlng second. Overall, Mike got the first ·place gold. The Open Junlor class was won by Bobby Rogers r1ding a CZ. Bobby took ·I·I~·;;~~·:;~:····:E:~::·~~;··I· * Col eman' s. 1545 E . Mi ner Stock t on. Ca. 95205 ph. ( 209) 466-5872 •• o., ••••••••••• •••••••• p • • • ~ ORANGEVALE DISTRIBUTORS NYLON ANTI-FRICTION CABLES 91.98 Greenback Lane Orangevale, California 95662 RACERS HEADQUARTERS FOR THE NEW FLEXERCABLE IlrlACI YOUI OlD fASH'OIID CAlliS W,rH rHI f'NESr InON AITI-fIICTlON UN,rS (Dealers Write For Inlo. and Prices ) Phone: 916-988-4725 HUSQVARNA ~~~T EXCITERS! (415) 687.7742 AT flANI CIANE (415) 686-6814 YAMAHA MOTORCYCLE INSURANCE FOR SALE 511 MONUMENT BLVD .. CONCORD . CALIF. all three of his moloswithahealthylead. T1m Hart made uP for his bad luck 10 the Open Sentor class by wlnnlng all three motes, Bill OUver look second 10 all the motos and thus, came 10 with a second overall. The next event at Dunlap 15 Gary Bailey's Motocross school slated for Saturday, March 21. The school wUl be lopped off the followlng day with a Motocross sponsored by Explorer Post 305 of Madera. T1m Hart is planning to help Gary with the school It should - be a beneflclal event for all who wIsh to participate. (Results on page 19) BILL CHA.NEY I HARLEY-DAVIDSON I MOTORCYCLES, INC. J)S S NO · MA ' '''' !lTRHl P LEASANT HILL. CAL IFOR N IA Ti lE P MO r-.£ 9 ~ 9 . 4 JO O YOUR AD THIS SIZE ONLY Sf••Stt Call Lyn Dr JDhn at (415) !I34-1995l 1470 Broadway, Walnut Creek. CallI.