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qdle Gjive; AMA ADOPTS OIL WARNING FLAG FOR ROAD RACES By Papa Wealey ~lightly GJrreverertt CPoop Ralph White may be riding the 750cc Kawasaki Mach IV at the Cycle Guide GP Saturday and Sunday; though it is $till unofficial, our $ource is pretty reliable and isn't wrong too often... If that i$n't enough for you road racing buffs, try this one on for size: Phil Read (you've heard of him, haven't you), will be out to beat America's best at Ontario on Oct. 17 on a beefed up Kawasaki HIR from Monotrack Engineering; he flatly states "If Kel Carruthers can win over there, then so can I"... another quick note: Steve Froschaur made his appearance on the AMA Road Racing circuit Sunday at Talladega on a sponsored ride from Wes Cooley of the ACA... year: he will miss at least the first three Trans-AMA events since he will be at the Isle of Man doing his 15DT thing... * * ... Some intere$ting notes on the Grand National Championship race: Jim Rice has picked up points in each one of the last 13 AMA Nationals (this doesn't include Talladega so check the resul ts to see if he made it 14 or not) ...Dick Mann (also not including Talladega) has scored 439 of a possible 465 total points in road racing this. year. -. The AMA has adopted a red and yellow oil warning flag similar to that used at road racing events in Europe. It will be conspicuous as a 30 x 30 inch yellow flag with three two-inch red stripes, used at road races o.nly to indicate that oil has been spilled on the course. AMA Director of Professional Racing Bill Boyce states, "The yellow flag used to warn a rider of an obstruction on the course is not sufficient as a warning for oil, because it usually causes the rider to look up and ahead of his machine. In the future the yellow warning flag will still be used to warn a rider of an obstruction, bu t if he sees red stripes on the flag he will know to look down toward the surface for spilled oil." ONTAR 10 MOTOCROSS Included in the week of motorcycle activities at Ontario Motor Speedway in October there will be a pro motocross on Saturday, Oct. 16. The $2,100 purse will be split for the 250cc and Open class. As a professional event, AMA professional licenses will be required. Licensed riders may enter the day of the event, but no licenses will be issued on . the spot. In addition, closed pits will be enforced with non-competing participants required to have AMA mechanic's licenses and be in proper pit attire. License inquiries should be addressed to the AMA, 5655 N. High St., Worthington, Ohio, 4308-5, immediately. REGION * * * Motocrosser Bob Grossi is still recuperating from his spill up at Mammoth Mountain MX last June, but he says he'll be following part of the Trans·AMA circuit "to get back into shape;" his arm is still in a caste but that hasn't stopped him from riding around a bit on the beach near his Santa Cruz, Calif., home; he plans to ride a.t Saddleback on Dec. 5 against the Europeans... * * * Diane Connoly has been suspended from active scrambles competition for about half·a-year for breaking a strict Powder Puff rule - that is, you're not supposed to ride two on a bike; we hope it's a bouncin' baby boy, Diane... * * * Jeff Wright, along with all the other Rickman riders, is still up in the air about the. recen t BSA involvement; however, Steen's has still come through with a prototype 175cc Rickman which Jeff took out to a remote section of the desert last weekend to tryout; he says that if it is as powerful as the European developers say it is, he'll be out for an overall win in the desert with it... * * * _ _ DISTRIC: T BOUNDARY _REGION BoUNDAI<'( The AMA's number one motocross plater, Dick BUrleson, will have a very difficult time retaining the honor this Competition Congress Sets Deadline The 1971 national meeting of the AMA's Competition Congress.is rapidly nearing. All representatives (see list at the righ t) must submit their written proposals and rule changes to the AMA home office in Worthington, Ohio, no later than Oct. 15. Local AMA members who wish to submit new proposals or rul~ changes are urged to contact their representative as quickly as possible. Representing the professional riders and not listed with the other representatives appearing on this page are seven National Championship Circuit competitors. Royal Sherbet covers the East, Neil Keen the Midwe$t and J ody Nicholas the West. In addition, national reps include Gene Romero, Jim Rice, Dick Mann and Mert Lawwill. All AMA members have at least one represen tative who will be attending the Congress late this year. Since there is only a little more than a month still remaining before proposals and rule changes must be submitted, time is of the essence. A.M.A. DISTRICT 37 BULLETIN - AUGUST 1971 SPORTS COMMITTEE Aug. 5: -Bay Mare Cycle Assn. hereafter will be known as Boosters Cycle Assn. -S.G.V.M.C. was granted an increase in entry fee for the Barstow to Vegas run. Entry will be $7 mail and $10 post. -The Lightweights M.C. were granted two point TT's to be held on Sept. 19 and Oct. 17. -Powder Puff Assn. has cancelled their October 17 Moto-X. -The TT M.C. has rejoined the District and two new clubs, the Desert Vipers and the Chaparrals joined the District. There are now 65 member clubs in District 37. -The Bushmasters have cancelled their November 28 Hare & Hound. Letters from Rescue 3 were read commending three District 37 riders for their assistance. Mack Moffatt, Patty Clagg, and Dick Gilman have earned the prvilege of wearing the Rescue 3 decal. BOARD 0 F DIRECTORS Aug. 11: -District 37 has joined the CMIC as an associate member. -The Board has given approval for District 37 to pay $200 for grading Bessemer Mine Road leading to Soggy Dry Lake as district riders use it quite frequently. -The $1 cost of the new Enduro Only cards was approved by the board. -The board gave final approval to the new method of electing the District referee. The referee will be elected by the Competition Committee for the following year from the current Competition Committee. The referee will be a free agent having no other duties. Haley and McElroy were appointed to a committee to study the possibility of District 37 changing to a fi$cal year. COMPETITION COMMITTEE Aug. 12: -By popular demand section 15, page 7 of the general rules in the District 37 rule book has been changed. The rule will now read: "Powder Puff class is limited to 125cc displacement and entrants may not compete in another 100cc or 125cc event at the meet except Grand Prix. Powder Puff class at Grand Prix events shall run a combined 100cc and 125cc class, but shall be $cored separately." This is to become effective immediately. -Cordis Brooks' di$qualification at the Chargers M.C. July 4 E.S. Was upheld. Jack Orndoff was' awarded 3rd place and Arvie Adkison was awarded 8th place at the Viewfinders June 13 E.S. . -The Hilltoppers M.C. have been ordered to re-do their results of their July 25 E.S. and re-mail to all entrants. -As a result of numerous complaints about late results the rules committee will consider a fine system for violaters of section 14 of the by-laws. -The following clubs are in violation of section 14 of the by-laws on page 6 of the District 3,7 rule book: Viewfinders M.C., Chargers M.C., A.R.M.C., and the Red Dots. AMA Competition Congress Members DISTRICT 1 Fred Mitchell 47 Hillside Street Roxbury, Masa. 02120 DISTRICT 2 Don Pink 298 Concord Road Yonkers, New York 10710 DISTRICT 3 To Be Elected DISTRICT 4 Paul Cole Box 23 Pt. Gibson, New York 14637 DISTRICT 5 To Be Elected DISTRICT 6 Horace Fritz: 236 North Ninth Street Reading, Pennsylvania 19601 DISTRICT 7 Robert Myers 12615 Laurie Drive Silver Springs, Md. 20904 DISTRICT 8 Raymond Hempstead 230·8Oth Avenue N.E. St. Petersburg, Florida 53702 DISTRICT 9 To Be Elected DISTRICT 10 James Herndon 1911 Capri Road . Memphis. Tennessee 38117 DISTRICT 11 To Be Elected DISTRICT 12 Paul Schlegel 5325 Lewis A venue Toledo, Ohio 43612 DISTRICT 14 Richard Ranney 1423 S. Genevieve Drive Davison, 1\.H. 48423 DISTRICT IS Han!, Inman fi440 East 55th Street Jndianapolis, Indiana 46226 DISTRICT 16 Gil Dosema~en 7l0·5I'ith Stl'eet Kenosha, Wisconsin 53140 DISTRICT 17 William Maxey 1148 Cedal' Street Ro{·k1onl. Illinois 61102 DISTRICT 18 Ri(·hMd Neb 2100 NOl't.h Belt West Bl'l!cvill(', Illinois 62223 DISTRICT 19 .fuJi! Averett Jr. ~:J:l2 Delaw8"c Stref't Rnton Rou~e. La. 70805 DISTRICT 20 Vernon Hal'dwic.'k :'00 East Jefferson Dallas. T(,xu 75007 DISTRICT 21 WHIt. Sawhill fit!) Sutton PI. Wit'hita. Kansas 67202 DISTRICT 22 td"Onnnl Fortune 2Mj PI'O~rwrt ~treet W~hstcol' Cit},. Iowa fi0595 D1~TRICT 23 Dale G,'ccnwald :U;75 H ubhard Rohhin~c1ale. Minn. 55422 DISTRICT 24 Del Hofer B88-2nd Street S.W. Huron. S. D. 67360 DISTRICT 2S To Be Elected DISTRICT 26 Deane Kinpford 1627 Ruthton Otr . 0.. .... - '" ... ~. W Z W ..J tJ >tJ