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JUST PLAIN OL' MOJO
Many thanks for the .plug from Papa
Wealey. But, for the record, the group is
called simply "The Mojo Co."
And I have been leader of the group
since its formation. Since Joe Parkhurst
owns everything else in Southern
California, please don't award him my
band, too.
Our schedule calls for Mondays and
Tuesdays at the Refried Bean, rather
than "most nigh ts. ,.. Honest, we do
work on "Cycle World" at least part of
the week!
The latest version of the band
includes myself on
Fender
piano/Hammond organ, Steve Simmons
(a former CW mailboy) on lead guitar,
Joe ("Slick") Parkhurst on drums, and
Win Muldrow (a brillian t photographer
of the Baja and Calif. bugb'Y 'racing
scenel on conga drums.
We sincerely hope you'll corne and
sec us. The bean is on PClf, where the
Orphanage used to be, in Labena
Gooch.
DAN HUNT
Sen ior Edior
"Cycle World"
Major Inside Reports
COLUMN: LASTEST POOP ...................•...•......•...•....7
FEATURE: THE MILE ............•...•......•...•..........•....8
NATIONAL: HOMEWOOD MILE ...............•...•...•.......... 12
FEATURE: HOW TO WRITE A ROAD TEST ..........•...•.......... 18
INTERNATIONAL: HOTSHOE FROM E. GERMANy .......•.......... 19
ENDURO: PROSPECTORS BY MOONLIGHT .. '. ......•...•......... .20
DESEI3T: DMCA, URA and A. RHEA .. '
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SECTION: NEW STUFF AND THINGS ...•..........•...•..........22
ROAD RACE: ACA WILLOW SPRINGS ... , ...•......•............. .24
FEATURE: SPLASH AND DROWN ......•......•...•...•..•.......32
INTERVIEW: THERESA MARTIN .......•......•...•......•.......34
SPEEDWAY: NORTH AND EUROPE .....•......•...•......•.......35
SECTION: NORTH
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RESULTS ...................•......•...•..•...•..•...•...... .42
SECTION: CENTRAL ..........• : .....•..........•...•..•...... .46
EDITORIAL AND OPINION
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CALENDAR
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MX CAT R IDES AGAIN ........•......•...•......•...•......... .54
DEADMAN'S DROP AT DUNES
\\'eek a.fter \<\leek after week at Indian
.Dunes guys arc take" to the hospital
bccausc of a fall at the drop-off at the
start of the Shadow Glen Course. The
reason is the water that makes il like
racing 011 ice.·ll can't hur(anyone to
stop watering that SpOL
I t is in san e to keep on \·vatering it
when it causes so many to gel smashed.
I though t racing was supposed to be
fun. Is a broken bike and smashed ribs
fun? Something should be done about
it!
CONCERNED RACER
Northridge, Calif.
What if it's not watered and racers start
crashing because they can't see through the
dusti ... Ed.
VOICES OF THE WEST
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BURTONS' NIGHT
LOW BLOW
Alrigh L I saw that low blow in your
Laguna Seca report about the sidecars.
PUlling oil and rubber on tne track,
really now. Why should a sidecar put
any more oil on the track .than a solo
bike? They usc the same engines. And
rubber on the track, I suppose the
thousands of sports cars that have run
there have not left rubber on the track.
And by the way, how corne no report
on the Sidecar event. The most sidecars
ever in the States at a race, the crowd
loves it, and then only a couple of lines
on how we dirtied iI,e track. I'd say
that's getting the clam where it hurts.
DEAN NEWTON
Anteater Racing Organization No. 98
YAMAHA NOT HUSKY.
After reading about the Burtons'
problem in Maureen's column, I began
to remember all the great times I had at
their track. I had some of my finest
rides on that track, of course this was
always accomplished by the excel len t
condition they kept the track in.
Thinking about those days really gets
the old nostalgia going. Just be sure and
let me know what the date will be and 1
will be there.
FRED MOXLEY
Penton 'Vest
The actual date is still pending in an effort to
avoid conflict with any big races, Nationals,
etc. We'll let everybody know as soon as it's
firm ... Ed.
WHERE
HAVE
MXERS GONE?
ALL
THE
I have just finished reading Bill
Spencer's column in July 25 issue. I got
the impression that there are more
riders than there arc racing facilities to
handle them throughout most of the
state; whether it be MX or scrambles.
As of late. however, I'm n!'lt Sure
DAN AND JEFF
about this, at least in Northern
California, due to the lack of rider
WIGWAM
turn-out at our MX area.
At the \Vigwam Tavern near
We have 600 acres of fantastit riding
Bremerton, Wash .. I had the privilege of
area that is just 10 minutes off 1-5. It
meeting a motorcyclist from Sou.thern
offers almost every type of terrain for
California last summer. I would like
the two-wheel enthusiast: rolling hills,
very much to meet him again but the
gullies and ditches, jumps of all shapes
only things I know about him arc:
and sizes, hill climbs to challenge even.
1. He is big with short hair.
the best riders, and a few pines thrown
2.He is (or was) with a large
in for shade among the oaks and buck
motorcycle club in California.
brush.
3. His first name is Jim.
We nave laid out what most consider
4. He wears red and white striped
to be an excellen t MX course in the
shorts with the letters D.D.M.C. and a
bottom of a valley surrounded by hills
Torsten Hallman Replica labei.
on three sides. The course is a mile i.n
If anyone can help me in the search
length, rock free, has a lot of elevation
for my "Super Lover", I will be very
changes and riders arc always visible
appreciative.
from spectator area. Spectators sit
R.C.
under large oaks and watch from shade
c/o Wigwarm Tavern
while sipping a tall cool one. Dust is
Gorst, \l'a~h -,; minima};' "g/~B> of ilie' . track is kept'"
On the
have had
Husky and
would like
for once.
K-E-L-L-Y.
last two desert reports you
Kelly Sullivan as riding a
he really rides a Yamaha. We
it if you would get it straight
And his name is spcJled
watered down.
Docs it sound good? II is! So what's
the problem? How corne we can only
pull 30-40 riders?
A re we doing some th ing wrong? I
dare say a facility like this located in the
Los Angeles area would turn riders away
by the gross.
Trophies? We usualJy give 50% brass
all pushing two feet. Are we that far
away from where it's happening?
Riders! Speak-up!
Somewhat Discouraged
RANDALL GIBBONS
Siskiyou Scramblers
1'.0. Box J 16
Yreka, California 96097
OMITTED SCREAMERS
This letter is in regard to your article
about the Cactus Cats' and Master
Links' "Dual in the Sun". fn paragraph
two of that article you said that Torn
Brooks finished first. which was righ t.
But then you stated that he was
followed by Bill Frian t and Gregg
llawks. both mounted on Puchs. This
however was a mistake on your part.
In between these two was a great
rider 'by the name of Chuck Cartledge
(Pen). lie is presently 55 in the District
37 Trailbike standings.
This is only because his bike had
recently been out of comission. He is
back riding now and will probably begin
to bring himself up con tinuaJly in the
standings.
Also in your article, (in paragraph
five) you mentioned that Trail Expert
Don Daily (I-Iod) took two seconds and
Craig Forney (Yam) finished right
behind him both times. But what about
the guy iI,at finished first? In case
you're wOl'ldering who it is, i.t's Chuck's
brother Mike. He took two firsts to
finish first overall in the Trail Am/Ex
class on a Ilodaka.
I am not saying that these other
riders aren't good, I. just,f,el th~t ~redit
.hould' be given' 'wnere 'erelli~" l>f,~
