Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

soramliDn'arounif By Maureen Lee (Continued from page 2) ~ w Z w MOTOCROSS ~ Beaumont. Take interstate 10 to Beaumont ~ U by Bummasters M.C. at and follow lime from Beaumont Ave. Disl. 37 pts. $3 mail to Bummasters Inc., PO Box 921, Banning, Cal. 92220. $5 post. Pract. at 8, SPEEDWAY RACING at Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa. 8 pm. SCRAMBLES by Hi Hats M.C. at Vallejo Speedway. AMA sanct. $2 per rider per bike. Class C traction. Signup 5-6:45 p.m., practice 6·7, racing at 8. racing at 9. 51 admission. SAT. & SUN., OCT. 24 & 25 SHORT TRACK by Eastside M.C. of San Jose at Alviso Speedway. Class "C" traction, AMA ANTIQUE RALLY by CAMA at Grossmont Shopping Center on the Mall. Classics and sanet. 52 to ride or watch. Signup & praet. 9·11, racing at noon. Info: (408) 292-8574. HI LLCLIMB by Campbell M.C. at Carnegie Cycle Park's (Livermore) virgin hill 'The Wall". AMA sanct., postponed from Oct. 11. $2.50 entry plus $2.50 admission. loocc·up. Signups close at 10:30. 2 hills for heavyweight and lightweight. Info: (415) 251·3331,241-6443,263-1374, or 272·2474. SCRAMBLES by Hustlers M.C. Y, mi. S, of I nte"tate 80 on Old Davis Road between Davis and Woodland Fwy exits. Signup and pract. 8·10, racing at 11. $2 entry; Dist. 36 pts. $1 admission, 50 cents under 12. Info: (916) 753·7437, TT SCRAMBLES by Gripsters M.C. at Elsinore Raceway. Practice at 8, racing at 9. Entries close at 8. Info: (714) 871·1961. HARE & HOUNDS by RAms M.C. at Soggy Dry Lake, Lucerne Valley. Will be limed on Old Women Springs Rd. E. from Lucerne to Soggy Lake turnoff. Two 40·mile loops. Dist. 37 pu. 10 a.m. stan. SPEEDWAY RACING at San Gabriel Valley Speedway, 4900 Rivergrade Rd., Irwindale, Calif. 1/5 mile oval track. Racing begins at 3 p.m. MOTOCROSS at River Ridge, 2 mi. E of Zillar, Wash. Turn at "Teapot" service station, follow markers. $1 entry. Racing 7-dark. THURSDAY, OCT. 22 .. SUNDAY, OCT. 25 INTER·AMS MOTOCROSS. championmip at Tulsa, Oklahoma. Mid·West MOTOCROSS by Humboldt Hustlers M.C. and Garberville Rotary Club at Garberville Motocross Park. 8 mi. S. of Garberville at KOA campground. $1.50 for spectato" and participants. Signup & practice 10:30·noon; racing at 12:30. HARE & HOUNOS by Sunland Shamrocks M.C. at Barstow. limed from Fort Irwin Rd. Disl. 37 pu.• Rescue 3. Two 45·mile loops; 9 a.m, start. Entry $4.25 closes at 8:30, bring waler. Info: (213) 352·5255. ACA MOTOCROSS at Saddleback Park. All Jr. and Sr. classes. Sign up at 8; racing at 11 :30. $3 entry. Into, (714) 528-4290. CMC MOTOCROSS at Carlsbad. $5 mial entry to CMC, Box 1402, Costa Mesa, Cal. 92626, closes Oct. 20. Post $10. Gates open at 7:30 a.m.; racing at 10. 3 No. plates. MOTOCROSS by Cascade M.C. 2 miles W. of Bend, Ore., on Oil Shevlin Park Rd. Opens at 10 a.m.; races at 1 p.m. FRIDAY, OCT. 30 WEDNESDAY, OCT. 21 • Antique motorcycles. Begins at 9 a.m. each day. Info: John (714) 448-8416. TT AND FLAT TRACK at Trojan Speedway, South Gate, Calif. 100, 125, and 250cc clas..... Gates open 6 pm, 1st race at 7:30 pm. Info: (213) 923-9132. INTER·AM MOTOCROSS at Ascot Park, Gardena. Calif. SHORT TRACK at Orange County Speedway. Jr. and Sr. trophies, cash. Gates open at 6 p.m.. practice et 7. fi"t race at 8. SUNDAY, NOV. 1 JACKASS ENDURO by Foothill Hawks limed from Red Mountain. $4 mail to Jay practice at 7, fint race at 8. Adams, 6208 S. McN_, Whittier, Cal., 90606. $5 post with $1 added for each team rider. Limited entry closes Oct. 18. Drawing Oct. 21 at 503 W. Whitti.er Blvd., Monteballo, Calif. 90640. Info: (213) 695·7317, (213) 695-7735. CMC MOTOCROSS at Ascot Park, Gardena, Calif. Gates open 5:30 pm, 1st race at 7 pm. CMC membership and three readable number plates required. SAND SCRAMBLES by AMRA at Indian Dunes. Mila $5 entry to San Scrambles, c/o Box 174, Newhall, Calif. No penalty for post. Info: (2131892-5725. or l8oS) 259·7495. FRIDAY, OCT. 23 TT ElACES at Orange County Speedway. Jr. and Sr. trophies, cash. Gates open at 6 p.m., TROJAN SPEED"A' Sat. Oct. 3r" & E,e,., Sat. Aher Mini bike, practice from 12 to 2 p.m. Racing Starts 2 p.m. Qualifying of All Classes Entry $3.00, Admission $1.00 Somc silly stuff fllst, before we get to thc serious bit for this week, and it is serious. Anyway, I have a threatened law suit on my hands from a member of the Competition Committee who thinks I was referring to him as the steward who won't do anything until he watches Bugs Bunny Saturdays. He's even filed an official protest, in triplicate, yet! Sorry chum, but I still won't say if I was referring to you or not, and anyway, I know you like Motor Mouse, Dick Kouns! We have found the absolutely perfect location for a new motocross coune. Lion Country Safari. It has everything: hills, gullies, a marvelous water crossing complete with hippopotamuses...do they eat Huskies?...giraffes who like to block the trail but by bending low you could ride under 'em and of coune the marvelous cats. Any club considering this terrain should print clearly on their poster that crashers will be eaten and course cutten will no doubt run into a very big male lion who. likes to hide behind rocks with just his head sticking out. Checkers, beware! Just kidding of coune, but if you haven't been there, go. It is completely out of sight! A couple of weeks back we wrote that we'd like. to send Worthington. a big bouquet of. roses for finally getting on the motocross bandwagon. Now we're not so sure. For some reason or other a £eal flap has started over licenses. The AMA is, ar this writing, not recognizing the International FIM licenses that some of our riders hold. Would you believe that Gary Bailey's entry for the senes was turned back? Worthington seems to have it in their heads that riders must have a Class C license. It looks suspiciously like the AMA has g10mmed onto a way to get an extra $20.00 out of the guys for the Class C license. In case some of you are a bit hazy as to what an International license is, we'll explain. It's a license that enables you to go anywhere in the world to an FIM race and ride with no need for any further license. This is in the FIM rule book and is part of the FIM sporting code. Every country recognizes and honon a license granted a rider by an FIM affiliate association. Every country has one organization that a rider arPlies to for his license. In England it s the ACU, here it is MICUS. And as of this year, also the AMA, until the legalities are ironed out and we have one combined organization, the ASMA. You don't get an International license easily. You have to be a professional rider with top qualifications in a MICUS affiliated organization of which there are several in the United States, or a Class C AMA rider, befere you can apply for the "green staJnp." N ow here is where things start getting sticky, and silly. In years past, RIDE WITH THE BEST MOTOCROSS rP O'f~ All Entries Accepted .. l? Ultil 6:30 p.m. MOTOCROS~ EveryThursdayN ig hi 4:30 PII . ~oo $If • purse Pit pta open Pit pt•• and entries Close ASCOT PARK • t83... (. VERMONT L -' 6:30 p.m. :~:C:7:~::PII CIIC . . .rslllp 3 1a'18 ..au..1e # plales Off =.":::~ fREEWAYS , The rules for the AMA National circuit are a far cry from those gQverning International competition where world champions a,e crowned. Right now MICUS is doing everything it can to get this straightened out. Personally we can't understand Worthington's stand on the Class C bit unless, as we say, they need the money. , They've done weird ·things on licenses before, their rules are strict (ha hal as to age limit for a Class C license but for quite a while they've been issuing licenses to rea! teeny-boppers and everyone knows it, even to the point where the youngsters themselves admit in print they lied about their age, etc. to get the license. All credit to the kids, they are all damn fine riders but here w~ have an organization who looks the other way about minor riding the big races yet insists others mUlt have a Class C when they don't need it. . Want a rea!·laught?...(and oh boy it's good to get the luit of armor and battleaxe out of the closet again) ...the method for determining eligibility of riders in the "Main Event" and the "Support Class", is illegal. Er, this is In t emational ,motocross, felIas! In regards to the International roles, the AMA's Tom Clark is reported to have admitted he was hazy on these. With all due respect, Mr. Clark lir, if this is correct, how come? You are the h.ead of all professional racing in the United States and should be the one person above all who knows the way to do things. Otherwise, may we suggest several itemS". One, a very large pot of coffee, a good comfortable chair, a note pad, several hours of time and THE FIM RULE BOOKI rNOW AT1 SaOOLeBaCK ORANIiECQtlNTY'SIlOTOR PLAYGROUNt Watdl for 5601 SOIITIE.. A'E. SO.TIGATE, CAlIfOI.,j • before the AMA was part of the FlM, MICUS always honored a Class C Expert license should one of our guys require an International to ride overseas, although technically, they didn't havc to .and would issue the green stamp. As a MICUS spokesman told us, "Naturally we did. It would be pretty silly to ten someone like, say, Gary Nixon or any of the top AMA Experts that we couldn't issue them an International because they hadn't been riding MICUS races when we were perfectly aware of their professional qualifications." Now of course, there is no problem as the AMA is part of the FIM so they can issue the license themselves. Now here's what's happening. Jman Ave .• east to Santiago Canyon Blvd., turn right, II!> miles to' entrance opposite state fire station. PhoQe (714) 639·5832.

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