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II:'"1n·~,· , Cr J m ll jl~ ll :n I" s a election and all D ist rict 3 7 AMA clubs w er e prese n t. I calle d th e roll as R ecord ing Secretary and it was a sigh t to behold to see the road ri ders in their uniforms side by side wit h our com petition cl u b members. There is no reas on th at trail ridi ng clubs cannot b elong to th e Dist ric t. It is not a sh ut or priva t e o rga nization as you are trying t o lead p eople t o b el ieve. It is open to any charter ed AMA club wh o w ishes to beco me a m ember. Period. Yes. I' ll agr ee to a coup le o f th in gs y o u say. T h ere ar e so me " oldi es " in th e club who d o n't 'wan t th e b oat to be rocked b u t th ese same o ldi es h ave mo re to ma ki n g c o n t ri bu ted m o t orcy clin g w hat it is today th an m ost of us p u t t o geth er will ever do. When I first go t in volved I .was green as gra ss and b oy did I ask questions o f some of the old tim ers . N orm Lee wh o was on the Board of Directors at that time w as of fabulous help in getting the his toric al b ackground of the District strai ght in m y h ead. He a nd others like Earl F l and ers have n ever wi t h h eld in fo rm at io n when I needed t o cle ar up a p o in t, so b y now I know th e Distric t "tales" p retty wel l. I also a gree th at at ti mes ce r ta in cl ubs an d riders h ave no t been p enalized when they sh o uld a nd th er e 's b een man y a tim e I've sat a t a Co m p etitio n Meeting an d m utter ed t o m ys elf but all in all wh en yo u consider th a t eve ryo ne is an Am ateur in th e District and n ot on the Board o f NA SCA R I d o n 't thi nk we d o too b ad a job. A s to rider s wh o snivel w hen the Competit io n C ommi ttee h an ds th em a p en al ty , th ere 's b een a~rJlourn]:d' By Maru een Lee For a few minutes this week I' m go ing to h ave to fo rsake m y suit o f ar m o ur and m y soap b o x and d o n my District 3 7 officer's coat. T hat em b lem o f the "private cl ub " Ron Schneider s calls our Sports C ommittee. I'm sorry I have t o t ake a sw ip e at a fellow colum n ist , b ut y ou still h aven' t check ed your facts , R on, and sp ea ki ng for m yself personally , I'm not go ing to let y ou get away w ith attacking R on Sloan . Yo u 'd m ak e a lousy bird d og R o n , y o u bac ktrack like mad , p ic k up a bi t o f a fr esh trail b ut you st ilI ca n' t flu sh o u t the q ua rry, which is the truth. Edi t oria l space requirements being what th ey ar e I shall o n ly t ouch o n a few of the things contain ed in yo ur last we e k's co lumn, so brace yourse lf ducks. Getting t owards the en d of the colum n you q uesti o n as to why there are n't trail ridin g clubs, enduro clubs and road ridin g clubs in the Sports Com mit t ee. Yo u ob viously don' t kn ow th at at o ne ti me the r oad and the c om p eti tio n cl ub s were all t he Sp orts Com mitte e t o geth er bu t compet it io n riding sta rted ge tting so b ig tha t th e clubs were split in to the two divisi ons, th e road riding AMA cl ubs h ave their group and we have o urs. Howev er, we st ill get together wh en necessary and it's o bvious you d idn ' t know th at either. When Bill Adams was chosen to b e Distric t 3 7's Congressm an, mn Berry cam e o ut from Ohio for the had j ust about been re duced to sta nding like little kids begging favors from adults with one boot kicking into the ground u n til :'-Ir. Sloan arrived and ta lked back to the S upervisors on their own te rms, in their o wn lan guage and go t the rest of us properly organized. The tw o tracks were Hunti ngton Beach and Adelan to , Huntington rece ntly sh u tting down d ue t o popula tio n ex pansion aro und it . The R eddin g fam ily an d t he En gland family h ave Ron to than k fo r th eir tr acks, th e o th er side was t oo w ell organ ized. The desert troops know th ey h ave Ron t o thank for h is co nversa tions wi th the BLM wh en, b elieve it or not, h alf of us didn 't eve n know wh o th e hell th e BLM wa s. S o Mr. Schneiders , w atch out or I ca n see yo ur gam bit lo osing you mo re th an you'll gai n. Re aders , if you d o n' t know what a gam bit is lo o k it up in yo ur Fu nk an d Wagn all 's. I had t o as ch ess isn ' t m y game, I can explai n a re d d o g o r a draw p lay p lus m ost of t h ose rules w e race under , and I'm p re tty good a t t id d ly -win ks, but chess, no. T h is section en ti tled , " Don 't say mother d id n 't warn you. " For a while I've been on abou t the ama teur vs. professio nalism in rac ing and m aybe cr eatin g a m as ter o f super -exper t class. It's a slow pro cess getting th in gs lik e thi s th rough peoples' head s because the majori ty of th e ri ders aren't sponsored and thi nk that all th e top run ners are an d th ey won't b e able to beat th em anyway, o r th eir hu m ble opinions don 't coun t. Well, this year it looks as if th e bird h as come home to nest and t his w ill make me some friends an d no doubt lo se me some , too, b ut b e tha t as it may. T h e n umber o ne plate in District motocross will go t o Joh n Ric e, a sponsored rid er w ho ma kes all t he GP's and I b elieve this year has possib ly ridden aro und three or four Dist ric t m o to crosses. In second p lace will be a you ngs ter I don 't k now, Tony R od ger s, wh o is 16 and unsp on so red. Tony has n ot mis sed one mo to cr oss this seaso n. The motocross p oin ts are paid according to th e percentage of the n umber of best rides, a sys tem I believe th e incom ing Com p etition Committee will cha nge, as Tony has actually earned more points than Joh n R. Now who d o y o u really think that District num brer o ne p la t e belongs to? A rider who supports th e District o r one w ho spends m uc h of his time a t In d ian Dunes etc. at the money races? Have I m ad e m y p o int clear? NOTES Does yo ur d ealer su p port you r sport? If h e d oes, he belongs to C~HC/MI C a nd as suc h is an ac tive force w or king for you , locall y and nationall y. This mo n th th e Cali forn ia Mo t or cycl e Industry Council/MIC task fo rce will t our California in a mem b ership roundup d rive aimed at 100% d ealer support of th e organization which is working fo r you. . Eac h d eal er , b y b el onging t o CMIC /MI C works fo r you and your sport in the fields o f legisla tio n , safety and education, land use, m otorcycl e d rivers licensing, and any o ther area that affects the cycl in g fraterni ty (and sorority). See or call yo ur dealer, as k if h e is a mem ber of CMI C/MIC. Ask if he' s go ing to attend one of the fo llowing m ee tings. If he b elongs, he's go ing to ge t his certificate of me m bership . If he does n' t belong, fin d another d ealer, you don't need hi m . IF HE'S NO T PART OF THE SO LU TION, HE'S PART O F THE PR OBLEM!!! * * * * * Meetings will b e held b y th e CMIC /MIC tas k fo rce, com posed of th e fo llowi ng : Ted Evans, CMIC Pr esident T om H eini nger , MIC T as k For c e Ch airman Wes Perry, CMIC Staff Russ Sanford , CMIC L obbyist Distrib uto r an d Facto ry p ersonnel Harry Whalen, CMI G Staff MIC R epresen tatives Loc al m eetin gs w ill b e held at CMIC local Dir ectors for each area SAN F RANCI SC O M o n day . D ec . 6 . H o li day In n . Civic Center 50th & 8 t h S t reet SA C RAM ENTO Tuesd ay. D ec. 7 , Woodl ake I n n High way 160 at Canterbury Rd . F RES N O We dnesda y, D ec . 8, Tr o pi ca na L o d ge 4 0 61 No. B l ac k st o n e BAKERSFIEL D T hurSday . D ec . 9 , Holiday I nn 27 00 White La n e SA N DI E G O Monday, D ec. 13 , H oli day I nn 161 7 First Av e. SANTA M O N I C A Tuesday. D ec . 14, H o lid a y I nn 12 0 E. Colorado at O cea n LOS ANGELES W edn esday. D ec. 15. H o l iday I nn, C on ven ti o n C en t er 1020 So . F i gu er oa S t . C O R ON A T hursd ay , D ec . 16, H iCk ory Barbeq u e 14 092 M agnolia Ave. SAN TA B ARBARA Fri d ay , D ec. 1 7 H owa r d Johnson's 4 7 7 0 Call e Real As y o u can see, one of th ese m eet in gs can b e a tte nded by every California d ealer wh o cares about m o t o ~cy cl in g. A.M,A, DISTRICT 37 BULLETIN NOVEMBER 1971 SPORTS C OMMITT EE M E ET ING , N O V . 4 . 1 9 71 - Tw o District 37 rid er s. D o n Da vi s a n d Dan Ra t ch f o rd . h av e ea rned t he ri gh t t o w ea r t h e R esc ue 3 d ecal on t heir helmets. As o f Oct . 1. 1971 t he A.M .A. has pa id off 22 2 me d ical insurance c laims to taling $ 10 4,8 6 1.6 7 . The L o st A n gelS ha ve canceled the ir 19 7 2 Jan uar y d a t e. The B o o st ers ha ve canceled thei r December 12 M oto~X. N o mi n ati ons were r e o pe ned . Presiden t: R o n SJoa n, D ec lin ed . V ice Presid en t : none . Se cr e t ary -T reasu re r : non e. R ec ordi ng Secret ary: Sharo n H erwic k , D ecli n ed . Com p etiti on C o m m i ttee : D ic k K ou ns, R o n Sch ne i ders. D ecl in ed , B ob Ste ffan , D eclin ed . E L EC . I O N RESULTS Presi de n t: Mike Hi nsha w V ic e Pr esid ent : Jack Hu rl ev Secreta rv-Treas urer r Roy McElr oy R ec o rd i n g Sec reta r y: Ma u reen L ee R ef eree: Sam C r o o k s C OM PET ITI ON C OM M ITT EE Jack Fro eli ch ~~ r~a~:?le r l D i c k Kou n s Larry H aley D i an e C o nnolly R o n Hall J ohn Town send T om C enter A L T E R N A T ES D ic k Cam p Jim Honeter - - a.C .M.C. and t he C h ec k ers MI G requ est ed copy r ig h t pr ivil eges on t hei r club n am es, eve nt n ames . an d clu b c o l o rs. C OM PETI TI ON C OMMIT T E E, NOV . 11 , 1971 --5 .G .V.M .C. p et it i oned th e C ompet i ti on C o m m ittee t o allow u ncla ssified p ie pla t e ri ders t o st art w it h t he JR /EX sta rt . Th is w as den ied . - Jim Honeter an d John Kneb els protest s o f thei r diSQuali f ic ati o n at the Ch ec k ers H ar e & Hound were d isallow ed. - A l l race resu l ts sent to th e st ewa rds m ust now b e m a il ed 1st class . -The cancelled da te of December 19. 19 7 1 Is t o rema in op en . -- A prop o sed Ch ange to tne Si de H ac k ru le s w ere accep ted un anim ou sly . BO A RD OF D IR ECTO RS M E ET ING , N O V. 16 ; 19 71 D istrict 3 7 h as be en ap pro ached b y p ersons wish i n g t he D ist r ic t t o p r o m ote t h e El si n o re G rand Pr i x . H o w ev er , t he B oard f eels that It wo ul d n ot b e i n the b est In te rests of D i st ri c t 37 to p a rt i c ipa t e a t t his time. Wh alen and Hu rl ey re ported that D ist r i c t 3 7's books are In order as of the Oct ober au dit. T h e c os t of a D ist ri c t 37 number wi ll rema i n at $ 3 , E nduro cares are $1. All D i st rict 37 E nduro s w ill now requi re an ambu la nce in a ttend ance. . . . I n ord er t o assu re tha t th e U nited St a t es p ro v id e t he fin est p ossib le setti ng and t he best av ai labl e p erso n n el f or t he I S .D.T . i n 1973. t he D i st r ic t 37 B oard o f D ir ec t o rs su bm itted the f o ll o wing tel egr am t o Russ Marc h of t h e A .M.A . an d B ill A dams D ist r ic t 37 C o n gr essman fo r th e c o ns id erati on of th e A .M .A. C o mpet ition C on gress: DISTRI CT 37 SPO RTS C OMMI TT E E E XCITED AT F IM ACCEPTA N C E OF A M A B ID FO R 1973 ISDT . WE PLE DGE FULLEST SUPPO RT TO P ROMOTE A M E R ICA N PA RT I C IP A TI O N A ND PREST I G E I N I N T ERN AT I O NAL TR IALS. W E H A V E I N ST R U CT E D CO NGRESSMAN B ILL ADA M S TO PR ESENT OU R RESO LUTION TO A M A COMPET IT ION CONG R ESS . PRO PO S ED ' TO STAGE A THREE·DAY Q UALI F YI N G ' TR IAL IN SO U T H E R N CALIF ORNIA IN S PR ING PROPOSED , LAS VEGAS AS 19 72. C E NT E R FOR I S D T IN FALL 1973. TO ST A G E T H R EE·DA Y PRO PO S E D , PR E V I E W TRIAL I N SP R I N G 1 9 7 3 I N L AS V E G A S. AL L E VEN T S T O BE SUPPORTE D BY KN OWLED GEA BLE DISTRICT 37 M AN POWER. FO R MAL PR O POSAL T O FOLLOW LIST I N G Q U ALIFI C ATIONS OF LOCA L IT Y, F AC ILIT IES , M AN POWER AND K NOW -HO W . PROPOS ED, T H A T IS DT VE N UE BE AWARD ED O NL Y FOLLOWI NG D E MOCRATI C S U BMI TTA L AND REV I E W OF PROPOSALS F R O M ALL I N T E R ES T E D DISTR ICTS. BOARD O F D I R EC TORS D ISTR IC T 3 7 SPORTS C O M MI T TE E, AM A . .. Ali clubs sh ould have th eir san ctio n s an d d i st r ict dues p aid a t o r b y t h e December meet ing o f t h ~ SP<:.t_s:~.I ~ ! ~ :...r .J ••••• • •••• _ • •• _ •• • • _ - _ . _ _ •• 1 m.o.r.e. from file ca~itol' By Ru ss San fo rd MOR E POTPO URRI A coup le of issues b ack, this colu m n carried the statement that "involvemen t pays o ff " . T hat same column (Cycle News. 30 Nov . 19 7 1) carried the annou nce ment th at the Sacramento Re creation C o un ty Parks . a nd Commission was pro p osin g an o rdi nance th at no t o nly wo uld prohib it all off-road ridi ng in Sacrame n to Cou n ty , b ut wo u ld also close t h e 32 acre m o t o rcycle faci li ty in C.M. Goethe Par k . T hose o f us wh o h ave wo rk ed with .th is m o t orcycle p ark d uri n g t he past nine years, have ex pec te d th at it s closure was immin en t b ecause of its loca tio n , smack-dab in the c en te r of the American River Parkway . We've as ke d the Board of Superviso rs o n many occasions to provid e use with a larger m o to rcycle park in an area where such use would n o t create a co nd it io n of inc om pati bility with other recrea t io n -seekers. But each t im e in the past th ey have replied that, "we und erstand your pro b lem but th er e is n o m oney in th e b udget, e tc., etc.", So, th e day o f th e h earin g, Monday, No vem ber 15th , lo omed ra ther bleak an d ominous for Sacram ento's 35, 70 0 m o t o r c y cl i s t s . Th e o ff - roa d p os ie-sn iffers a nd th e flower-plucker s wer e th ere in full fo rce , d egradin g eve ry aspect of off-road veh icle r ecreation. Th e fo rces were ab o u t evenly di vid ed , but th e m otorcyclist s h ad an 'ace-in -the-hole": the im mi nent p assage of AB 234 2 wh ich p ro vid es fu nds fo r motorcy cle p ar ks th rough re gistratio n an d identification o f off-road vehicles. No longer d id th e county-fa th ers have the excuse o f "no m oney " . A nd ; all of a su dden, w e h ad their a ttentio n. FI NAL RES ULTS N o t o nly did we defeat the proposed anti·ORV ordi nance, b ut we re ceived a promise fro m th e Co u n ty th at th ey will attem p t t o est ab lish a new 5 00 to 100 0 p ar k ' wi th th e ac re mo t orcy cle fo rt h coming fu nds. And, if that wasn 't enough, they will also a ttem pt t o lease an in terim si te o f 200 acres o r m o ved to t· , ..:.,. ;'i. I~ _fJ ·, r.o r ro r i II ... ; H; ~ d l ...: ~lt ;t ; be used in lie u of th e ex ist ing motorcycle park and th e existing p ark will not b e closed u n ti l the in terim site is availa b le. HU RRA Y FO R OUR SIDE A nd so , in just a few short hours, a bleak and glo om y day turned 'beautiful". And. from so mewhere in th e recesses of my m ind, an o ld ad age was revived : "Out of t he m ud , a Lotus grows!" SO WHAT! Some of you ma y be aski ng, "That's all very we ll and good fo r Sa cramento County, bu t what about m e and th e rest o f th e m ot or cy clist s in m y coun ty? Wh o is lo o ki ng o u t for OU T interest s?" A nd, fo r t his, th er e is o nly o ne an swe r. In the p ast t wo years , since M.O .R. E . was fo rmed, we have ap peared at ev ery city, county , sta te , and/or federal h earin g in California to present the motorcyclists p o in t of view, wh en ' we kn ew ab out th e hearin g in adva nce! This is an area in which we must depend up on our statewide memb ership to alert u s to suc h h earin gs in advance. Just as in nearly legi sla tive ma t t ers, it is im possible t o revo ke a law after it h as been passed and put in to effect. And th is is when M.O .R.E . usually is made aware of new lo cal o rd inanc es: wh en th e law begin s t o pi nch (a nd you can ta ke th at b oth li terally an d figurativ ely ). Please, if y o u eve n h ear th e sligh tes t rumor abou t n ew o rd inances, contact m e im me diately . We'll ch eck it o u t an d det ermine th e validity . If any part of th e ru mor proves tru e, we 'll d o o ur very best to re p resent you a nd the m otorcyclists in your area. O ur success to date has b een ra ther phen om en al . when w e knew in advance. 19 71 WR AP ·UP T h e Cali fornia State Le gislature is ex pecte d to adjourn o n Decem b er 3rd . . A t th at tim e , o u r fate for next year, in th e way of new m oto rcycle la ws , will b e kn own. We 'll provide you with an en d-o f-y ear wrap -u p in th e Ch ristmas Issue of Cycl e Ne ws. Mai l all inqui ries or c om m en ts to M.O .R .E ., P.O. Box 26 062 , Sacram ento , CA 95 8 26 . . i'l , h'" "1 )-.]( J I 1).'11; 'l' 1.~1 ~f Hi( l Jh !. J l~ '" ~ "r-. '" v· g c ~ w 2 ~ o ~

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