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.. ! le ~... ~ inews ~ U "America's No. 1 weekly motorcycle newspaper. You'll always see it FIRST in Cycle News!" and not return. At this point, a question comes to mind. Has the chamber become the symbol of the bad guy? After several books of warning tickets, only one of -the riders did not have a chamber. First of all, these people were not children; they were adults. They did, in fact, knowingly and willfully commit a crime. The law or the penalty t/lat might result was not deterrent enough to stop them. It seems, then, that only other bike riders will be able to stop these people from destroying the sport before areas can be acwuired for riding. This is why I suggest that violators be blacklisted or suspended from sanctioned competition. Also, if any Club has more than three of its members suspended, the entire Club should be suspended. O.R.V.I:'s attorney is preparing a case against the City of San Diego;>, and hopes to be in court soon. The kmd of VOICE OF THANKS We would like to express our thanks to "Mike" of the Cactus Cats M.C. and to Rescue "3". Walt Boysha of the S-.B.V. M.C.. broke his leg at the 4 Aces Moose Run on jan. 31. He was brought out from between checks 6 and 7 by the wonderful people of Rescue "3" who always do a great job taking care of an injured rider. " . " But our special thanks. to MIke of the Cactus Cats who stopped to help Walt and stayed with him. Mike even jumped out in front of an oncommg rider, flagged him down and took th.e rider's canteen saying he would return It at the next race, just so that Walt would have water. Walt had just started racing his 400 Husky in December and already had two 1st one 2nd, and one 6th place Novice' to his credit. At the Spokebenders run December 20, Walt finished 18th overall with both tires flat. Now Walt will be in the San Bernardino County Hospital for some time, and may never ride again. So if anyone wants to send a cheerful card to his home I'm sure Walt will appreciate it. Again, all our thanks to the p~ople of ·Rescue "3", and a very specIal guy named "Mike". P.S. WaIt's home address is: 7642 Kempster Ave.,. Fontana, Calif. 92335. LOU & MARY Mc'KEY All The S.B.V. M.C. Cycle News East, Dixie Cycle News, and National Advertising information: Tom Culp, National Advertising Director. Cycle News (West), P.O. Box 498, Long Beach, California 90801. (213) 427-7433 - L.A. 636-8844. TELEX NO. 673-474 Subscription: One year 2nd class mail 2 years 2nd class mail 3 years 2nd class mail "'Single copy price · .$9.00 · $15.00 · $18.00 · . $.30 should be at least an equal fee for rider and spectator alike, and the motion made at the District 36 meeting was worded as follows: "No one (club OR promoter) may charge a rider more than a spectator, at spectator supported Amateur events". An amendment was added by Bob Scally that set the limit at two dollars for riders, again, only at spectator supported e~ents. . As I mentioned, It only apphes to spectator sup"0rted events, so that clubs who depend soldy on the rider to pay for the event, (Hare scrambles, Enduros, isolat'ed scramble and motocross tracks) 'are exempt. After all, Sportsman racing was never intended as a promotional endeavor. If a club or promoter wants'to make money, then they should limit themselves to professional He" events, rather than the obviously cheaper to organizer amateur races. CHUCK LANTZ Reno, Nevada VOICES OF THE WEST violations I have described will endanger our efforts. O.R.V.I. has signed up 700 members in San Diego in only· four weeks. If you want a place to ride legally in San Diego, join O.R.V.I. at your local dealer. O.R.V.I. is preparing a plan to submit to the U.S.. Forest Service to develop a bike trail from San Diego to Canada. O.R.V.!. also urges you to support Russ Sanford as your lobbyist and. representative of M.O.R.E. O.R.V.I. will have an information booth in the upcoming car-cycle show in the Community Concourse, San Diego from March 19 to 21. . VIC CONAWAY Vice Chairman ORVI THE ENEMY WITHIN In my. position as Vice Chairman of O.R.V.I. (Off-Road Vehicle Institute,) I have run across many situations where the motorcyclist was unju'Hly discriminated against. Recently, though, I have become aware of good reasons for people to "hate" motorcyclists. This situation, I migh t add, has been worsened by a recent San Diego City Council decision to "ban the cycle." The incidents that follow were related to me by a police officer who has the hellacious job of enforcing regulations on a sport he also enjoys. A local rancher was having trouble with bike riders cutting fences and chasing cattle. Some of th.e fence cutting was attributed to a few hunters who also ignored the man's rights. The last straw that broke the camel's back came the day the ranch foreman noticed some cut fence on one side of the property, made a repair, continued to the other side where he came upo~ a bike rider about to cut the fence. "How did you get· in here?" he asked. "On the other side," replied the unconcerned cyclist, w)lo then turned to cu t the fence. "Don't cut that fence," said the foreman. "I'll show you off the property." The reply was unprintable, and the first strand was cut. The foreman then pulled out a pocket kn.ife ,,;?d cut the cyclist's front tire, saymg, That does it! I'm calling the police." He then drove off. The rider was gone when the police arrived. His real nature was not revealed until the next day, when the rancher discovered that every strand of wire had been cut at every post for a quarter of a mile. A week later the police had another recently repaired section of fence under observation when three leather-clad riders appeared, sporting number plates, as did the first fence c'!tter. After a few minutes of fiddling with the fence, which they apparently had not expected to find repaired, the police officer r~de up quickly and informed the cychsts that if they crossed the fence, they would go to jail without passing Go or collecting two hundred dollars. He politely sUl!Kested that the riders leave Charles Clayton Publisher Editor Sharon Clayton Business Manager General Manager · . Tom Culp Assistant Ed itor · John Bethea · Rheba Smith Circulation Manager Circulation Ass't . . · . Marla Tarbet · Diane Sosnoski Lab Technician . . . Production Manager · .. Ed Randall · Dorothea Lang Bookkeeper Bookkeeper Ass't · Eleanor Duke' Delivery · . Larry Groves . Marion Hatashita Typographer . Barbara Richard Receptionist ONE·HORSE BULTACO? It seems that all those who are responsible for current laws, chasing us out of God's country (the desert), have taken advantage of Saddleback Park. The Motocross course, the Scrambles course as well as the TT course were not busy at all. The well laid-out trails were almost vacant. But the main road .and the parking lots and access roads. were a shamble. 360's and 400's were tned out in first and second gear, throwing gravel WRITE & HELP AGGIE ~ I would like to see all the motorcycle owners and enthusiast gather together behind Mr. Agajanian in his effort to get the great new Sacramento racmg pla.nt on the 25-mile national. We, the pubhc, paid for Cal-Expo through taxes and we should have a word in its use. Right now it is being controlled by horse owners and promoters. But what about other types of racing? . . Voice your opn!on. WrIte to Cal-Expo Fair, P.O. Box 15649, Sacramento Calif. 95813, Attn: Tom Bair. Mayb~ our letters will help Mr. Agajanian in his efforts to get Cal-Expo for fu ture motorcycle racmg. BRUCE C. YOUNG Roseville, Calif. TRY LIKE H···· After reading your article about the riding area between Barstow and Victorville I wondered if it was worth it. . Well, after returning from Nevada I was able to see the land of the proposed area. I think we ought to try like hell to get that area. RICHARD SUYDAM Victorville, Calif. DEPT. OF CLARIFICATION Regarding your Feb. 9, 1971 issue: On page 32 under the heading, "Limit Set On Scrambles", you erroneously stated that the two dollar limit "does not affect how much a promoter can charge a specator, but does limit the clubs." . The truth of the matter is that this entire decision evolved from the fact that at certain District 36 Amateur races, the rider was being charged more than the spectator. Seen from the rider's point of view, this is somewhat less than fair, as the rider is the one who provides the entertainment that the spectator pays to see. . . Therefore, it was felt that there Publ ished weeki y except· !lie fi rst and last week of the calendar year by Cycle News, Inc., Post Office Box 498, Long Beach, California, also pUblishers of Cycle News East, and Dixie Cycle News. Second Class Postage paid at Long Beam, Calif. Editorial stories, cartoons, photos, etc. are \l\(elcome. Addressed, stamped envelope assures return of editorial matter. Reprinting in whole or in part only by permission of the publishers. Advertising rates and circulation information will be sent upon req\,lest. See S.R.D.S. WHAT ABOUT.STOCK? Thank you for a fine article on expansion chambers. Beiog a DTl·C owner, I was particu'larly interested in the DTI-C phase of your tests. Upon making a chart with the stock curve, a number of questions come to mind I think that they all could be answered if you ran the DTI-C with the stock mltffler on Mr. Axtell's dyno. If you have, I'm sure all your readers would appreciate seeing it. ROBERT P. JOHNSON Temple City, Cal. Our DT-l wa.s modified, as stated in the test, so the stock pipe would not have worked ... Ed. CONTROVERSY AT 30t For your readers' information, our "outlaw" show at the Plaza Hotel will feature over 125 booths including Harley-Davidson, Honda, Montesa, Hodaka, Puch, etc. The Honda display will include Dick Mann's Daytona winning machine and will be the largest, most elaborate ever seen in the motorcycle show in the United States. Harley-Davidson is bringing Eve! Knievel with all his machines plus Cal Rayborn's world record holding streamliner. Many of the participants will be in Daytona for the first time. I would like to think they would be caught up in . the excitement of Speed Week rather than concern themselves with being in an "outlaw" show. Your copy i'mplies that the Armory Show is the "official AMA sponsored show". With your knowledge of the AMA, I'm sure you realize they sponsor neither show. During the past' three years. more positive action has taken place m the AMA than in the past thirty years. I'm proud that my partner, Bill Bagnall, was president during that period For you to imply that Bill is putting on a show m competition with the "official AMA sponsored show" in unbelievable. Your editorial policy of "controversy at any cost" is your own decision, but please stick to the facts. LARRY HESTER Co-Producer Motorcycle & Accessory Trade Show Don't forget, Cycle News is in your show, too ... Ed. NOW IT HITS COLORADO allover you and busting your ear drums. Of course you have to try your best, if you want to keep up with. the expansion-chambered and broad-shdmg Park Patrol. My 5-year old boy refused t~. ride !Us Mini-Indian after he dumped It tWIce because some idiot passed him in some down hill tum and cut him off, leaving no other alternative than to run off the road (200 feet down) or lay it on the side. In both cases I am sad to say, that those idiots were around my own age.. I found pop bottles in the most r:mote parts of the park. I have been gomg to Saddleback Park for years, but recently things have changed drastically and if I ever come in to some money, I shall JOIn the Sierra Club and enjoy the kind of country wh'ich had to be vacated by the people who invade beautiful Saddleback Park now. Maybe Bultaco will even start building horses for people like me. MANFRED LAUXEN Anaheim, Cal. JENNINGS FORMULA SOURCE • OK wise guys, Jennings the winner. Now how do I get a copy of the famous formula? . j. SWEENEY Spring Valley, Cal. It's included in a book called "Technical Manual" available for $3.00 from Cycle World -Books 1499 Monrovia, Newport, Cal. 92663. They ;ay they have about 40 copies left... Ed. R.E. your "Crisis in the Dirt" serie's. I am enclosing a copy of Colorado Senate Bill 63 which proposes to dose all public land in Colorado to motor vehicle travel except for areas designated and posted for such travel. The federal agencies involved quickly pointed out at the only public hearings held that the state has no authority to close federal land The worst problem here in Colorado is the great amount of apathy on the part of the people whose rights are i.n real danger of being taken away. What IS needed is a national organization, with local chap ters, to represen t us in upcoming "battles" for our rights. You at Cycle News are to be congratulated in leading the way on thIS issue. Many thanks. MARVIN W. NEPT.UNE Denver, Colorado The Motorcycle Industry Council is working on a national Land Use Program. But we are about 3 years too late... Ed. A WORD OF THANKS The members of the Rim Runners MC of West Covina would like to thank Rescue 3, O.C. M.C. and all the other people who helped one of our riders after he crashed and broke his leg on the way to the smoke bomb. Kevin Hasten, No. 164x, started to ride in the OCMC Hare·Scrambles of Feb. 21, )971. Thanks again to all of you. RIM RUNNERS MC West Covina, Cal.