Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

problems. The U.S.F.S. has had to pack cemen t into some areas of heavy wear, an d while it is expected that there be some wear, much of the latest damage is needless. We were checked for spark arrestors yesterday arid had an interesting talk with the ranger. The ranger said that they are really cracking down on people riding without approved spark arrestors. A plain silencer just won't get it anymore. Minimum fine is $25 and' everyone gets at least the minimum. He informed us that the whole area there (Snowy Trail, etc.) is being studied by "environmentalists" as to its closure. When people see money being spent to maintain trails for us they could apply pressure enough to close the area. So, please, ride on the trails, and ensure the keeping open,of this super riding area. DICK SCHROEDER Los Angeles, Calif. Amerita's No.1 Weekly Motorcycle Newspaper Sharon Clayton; Publisher Tom Culp; General Manager Edna Mewton; Sec. to Publisher Todi Rafferty; Managing Editor Catherine Lampton; Art Director Art Friedman; Editor Dave Schoonmaker; Assoc. Editor John D. Ulrich; Cal: & 'corjtroversy Howie Fowler; Advertising Mgr. Wendy Blanton; Advertising Asst. Rheba Smith; Circulation Manager Cheryl Steinberg; Circulation Asst. Rosalind Quinn; Production Asst. Hector Aguilera; Lab Technician Marion Hatashita; Typographer Melvin Phelps; Asst. Typographer Dave Crowe; Collection Manager Grace Camp; Accounting Manager Barbara Bebeck; Accounting Asst. Chris Kolbet; Accounting Asst. Micllael Colikas; Svc. & Support Ken' Lee; Services & Support Dav ,Pauli; Services & Support Squeey Nesbitt; Svc. & Support National Advertising Dir; Tom Culp. WEST P.O. Box 498, Long Beach CA 90801 (213) 427-7433; LA 636-8844 TELEX NO. 673474 EAST·DIXIE 4190 First Ave., Tucker, Georgia (404) 934-7850 CENTRAL Vigilante Alert Tickets'And Beer I am writing to you, America's No.1 Motorcycling newspaper, for two reasons. First, where do I send for tickets to the non-national one mile races to be held in late September in San Francisco at Golden G.ate Fields? DENNIS L. McCOMAS Burbank, Calif. Tickets for the Golden Gate mile on Sept. 23 are available by mail from Media Max, Inc., Box 41407, Sacramento 95841; General admission is 85, bo x seats 87 and kids under 12 get in for half price. Include 40 cents mailing fee. Ticketron outlets will have tickets on Sept. 3 ... Ed. On Ulrich I have just finihsed the last of John Ulrich's articles on the Sierra Club, and found them stimulating and though tfu!. Regardless of one's views on the Club, Ulrich provides much food for thought. At this point, I have two questions. 1.) Are the three letters following Ulrich's last article for real? They are so long-winded and narrow-minded that they must be put-ons. Talk about closed minds! IRIDAL 1118 West 6th St., Austin, Texas (512) 476-7571 Subscription One ye.ar, second class mail, $12.50 2 years, second class mail, $22.50 3 years, second class mail, $30.00 Single copy price, 504 Pro MX 6 Another US GP? News And Opinion 8 The AMA's shake up. Local Racing .10,15,22,30 Deadman's dies. Dirt Test 11 The Suzuki TM-250. Pro Smooth Track 12 Ascot Published weekly except for the first and last week of the calendar year by Cycle News, Inc., Post Office Box 498, Long Beach, California. Second class postage paid at Long Beach, CA. Editorial stories, cartoons, photos, etc. are welcome. Addressed, stamped envelope assures return of editorial . matter. Reprinting in whole or part only by permission of the publishers. Advertising rates and circulation information will be sent upon request. See S.R.D.S. Copyrigh t ~ Cycle News, Inc. I 9 73 all righ ts reserved Snoopy Humor 14 How is a BSA like a Lobster? International Motocross ..18 Big goin's-on in Belgium. North Nationals 28,33 Around and around is the way to fall down. Road Racing 34 Three wheels at Laguna Seca Results. . . . .. . . . . . . Calendar The flaw in Sierra Club logic was temporarily cancelled out by the pronouncements of the EPA, and then turned out to be not as big as expected. The EPA has been shown to be wrong, and the Sierra Club states that it represents not only its &0,000 tightly organized member in California, but also the silent majority and future generatio~. The Club says it speaks for "the greater go,od" of present and future generations. If the Club is really concerned with "the greater goo iI". then consider this: what affects more people, the qualify of the air they breathe in the LA basin, or the "destruction" of the desert? Why, air pollution, of course. Now, what do Sierra Clubbers drive out to the wilderness and desert areas in? B elc hfi;e eight Detroit terrors, often with 4WD air conditioning, and other accessories: How many Sierra Clubbers inhabit one of these monsters? According to a recent article in a Sierra Club publication, usually only one p":"son. Now, if the Sierra Club was really interested in "the greater good" of the population, they would junk their fat cars and buy small cars, or better still, motorcycles, and form car (bike?) pools everywhere they went. Then their "greater good" claim would be justified. The Sierra Club 'does have an official policy recommending that members use small cars, but it is roundly ignored on the rank .and file level. You see, Sierra Club" regulations only apply to other people. But we're sure you'll understand... you know how it is when you're busy saving the world. After the OR V hate mail started flooding in, Ulrich found it easier to believe nice, calm Sierra Clubbers than irrational, screaming OR V reps who defamed his character. He was "turned off" by OR V reactionaries,' and his human reaction reflected in his conclusions... Ed. 20 24 Peoria IT and Santa Fe ST. Speedway 2.) The introduction to Ulrich's series promised to feveal "inconsistencies in those (Club) policies and expose a hypoc~itical flaw in Sierra Club logic that, if used properly, could effectively end Sierra Club credibility in the California Desert question". Where was this flaw, which I must have overlooked in my reading? If one was shown, it apparently didn't end the Club's credibility witli Ulrich, for at the end he seems to give them the credibility and respect they apparently merit. HAROLD ACKERMAN Sacramento, Calif. .36 39 COVER: Nils-Arne Nilsson flying to a 125 International win near S1. Louis, Missouri. Photo by Marcia Holley. Now's The Time Having just returned from my mon thIy trail ride in Los Padres National- Forest, I feel I should wri te to you in order that all might hear. I've been riding there for about two years. In that time I've noticed that the trails are deteriorating much more rapidly than in the .past. These trails are maintained by the U.S. Forest Service. They are maintained as long as the money holds out. People riding off the trails and especially between the switchbacks has caused serious erosion My new Husqvarna has been stolen. On the 22nd of July at the Buzzard's Hare Scrambles, my Husqvarna 250 WR 6 speed, which I owned for.a whole three weeks, was stolen at the finish area just a few minu tes after 1 had finished my third race on this bike. Now I must pay $ I ,000 for a year on something I only enjoyed for three weeks. Needless to say, my vision of the desert racing scene has been shattered. Gone are the days of the friendly atmosphere and trust that everyone had of District 37 Desert races. Now I must put out a plea to all my fellow bikers and Husqvarna shops everywhere to keep a watchful eye out for my bike, frame number MK-02223, engine numbe 2032-0281, in hopes·that the lowly scum, who showed his lack of intelligence, will again appear with my bike and be discovered and apprehended to steal no more. Of course, there is a bounty for return of my bike intact and the thief's body. Anyone having any information as to the where-abou ts of my bike please call (213) 337·9569. TERRY HARRIS No. 377x Lwt. Div. I Covina, Calif. No Brake I would like to poin t ou t that the picture of Dave Aldana on Page 7 in your July 31st issue with the caption of "With Scott out of the race, Aldana was never <:hallenged" could not have been taken at the July 22nd IT due to the fact that he has a spool hub up front. RICHARD BRASSFIELD From U.S. Suzuki It is with our deepest regret and sorrow we cOnIrrm that Mr. Geoff Perry was a fatali ty in a commercial airplane crash in Tahiti. Geoff was emoute to this country to participate in the championship road race at Laguna Seca as our Suzuki Team rider. A true competitor in the road racing circuit, Geoff, at 22 years of age, flavored the sport wi th his dynamic skills, personality, and professionalism on and off the race track. Perry came into the limelight this past year on June 3rd when he won the Road Atlanta AMA 75-mile Road Race. This victory was Perry's first in the United States and put him with the elite of foreign competitors who have taken the ~heckered flag in AMA competition in the United States. Geoff had just completed a six-year apprenticeship with Air New Zealand; studying Aircraft Engine Technology. Geoff lived in New Zealand, and was also a fierce competitor for Team Suzuki in the Southeast Asia racing circuits. Suzuki is proud of our association with Geoff. He not only was an outstanding representative on the competitive track, but also was a fine person in every respect. We all extend our heartfelt sympathies to his family. R.R.ORTH Vice President U.S. Suzuki Motor Corporation c;: en : ~ Cl ~ w Z ~ ~ U

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