Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

~ > ~ .., II) 3: w z W ..J U > U , ,,;.;;Jtj; , " , At the bomb, Sharon Rosenauer gets it on with. the guys. roug Dean Modesett (DKW) dominated the lightweight Div II Novices again today, followed by Bob Massey (Oss) and Dan Dawson (Yam). Ron Bowman was having trouble with his 400 Suz and had decided to go horne Saturday night, but friends talked him into racing. First in the Open Novice class made Ron feel a lot better.. Bob Underwood (Cl) took second; Rollin Kolbuss (Suz), third. • y- ooner Both courses were challenging, but not so as to beat a rider to death. The Rams seemed to have things under con trol as the races wen t off on schedule. The last race was over at noon and eve·rybody had a chance to get on the road before it really got hot. Even Rescue 3 had the injuries taken care of and left at 2:00. Pit racing his never been a very popular spectator sport, and John Plemons made it even less liked as he narrowly avoided three spectators near the Rescue 3 van. If anybody takes a dim view of running down the spectators, it is the guys who have to patch them up. The Rams disqualified Plemons, who was ridmg pie-plate. 'Round the Call1pfire By Ms. Alice Rhea Paul, the catering truck man who August 1, 1972 to register our vehicles shows up at all of our desert races, without penalty. Don't quote that as whatever the weather, dispensing cold official, I only heard it from somebody drinks, coffee, snacks and humor, was who is a layman, like myself. presented with a Sled Riders' finisher Meanwhile, at the District 37 meeting pin and a Cycle News Hot Hat to keep Thursday, July 6, the body voted the sun out of his eyes and provide a unanarnously to have District 37 hire an place for fu ture finisher pins. Paul is attorney, seek an injunction to preven t reported to have been very pleased with the 0 RV' registration law from being his pin. implemented and bring sui.t against the That great big jobbie with the State of California, if possible. air-conditionmg that Rescue 3 uses. as a The acting chairman, Jack Froelich, first aid station blew its rear end again. advised us that the group on the That's twice in one mon th! Are you platform had no power to do other than guys hot rodding around in that thing? I recommend that the Board of Directors can't see it being any ·good for drag take action for us, and that 'would be racing or motocross, but perhaps an done. enduro? An emergency meeting of the Board Fourteen-year-old Mike Lechick was of Directors of District 37 was called for the real first Trail Novice at Rim Tuesday, July 1 I. After much Runners Hare Scrambles. After Mike discussion the members voted worked a paper rou te to buy the bike unanamously to engage an attorney to and rode that well, he didn't get credit examine the law and advise us of our for his win. Keep up th~ good riding, position and whether we can do Mike. anything to have it ammended, I promised some exciting things were repealed. I am anxious to· hear the happening regarding Off Road report and will pass the word .along as Registration.. soon as I know what can or cannot be The law has been explained to me by done. another layman (that is anybody who is On to lighter subjects. not a qualified authority on the subject John McCowan was out at the desert being discussed) who had the law July 9, and by now, according toJohn, explained to him by an expert. Kookie should have that left hind leg As I understand it, as long as you are out of the cast. Kookie looked cheerful racing at an AMA sanctioned race in spite of the encumberance of the everything is ok. The optimistic cast, but was very dissapointed when interpretation is that the law will stretch John reported that he will not allow to include the pits as part of the course Kookie to race for at leas-t a month and and John Law probably won't even most likely poor Kookie will have to corne out to see what we are doing. wait until the weather cools off a bit Unfortunately, the above is not before jumping into his leathers. John explicitly stated in the 'law and if an has been consoling Kookie with trail officer wan ted to get real nasty you rides, bu t Kookie says it just won't could get busted for riding your bike do ...he has racing in his bones. from your truck to the starting line. Perhaps next week [ really can do I hear we have been granted a stay of iliat article about how to select a club execution and that we now have until and the joys of belonging to saIne. ~I'l'l 1W t. 1;.. • ..I -I lUI.. ) I 11-1 MOTORCYC,LE RIDERS and MOTORCYCLE CLUBS There is a new motorcycle track being built near Adelanto. All interested parties and clubs please contact George Fatino . at Adelanto Union 76, Hwy 395 & Bartlett.

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