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views about the funds" from the Green ORV Sticker, the fust three months of the county funds paid to San Diego County went to Sheriff Duffy for law enforcement, not to provide off-road facilities. LLOYD L. PALMER So. Regional Membership Dir. CORVA We tried to check out these charges with the Department of Parks and Recreation. Dick Brown referred us to Ralph Goodson, who did not return our calls in spite of promises to do so... Ed. - Saving A Buck A Head Since April 1973 there has been a chain of events that we felt you should be aware of in the BLM vs. Cactus Cats litigation over non·payment of the $I per rider BLM fee. 1. After several threatening letters from J.R. Penny, we were fmally served a summons to answer their legal demands to Bryan Freema!1, Assistant U.S. Attorney in Los Angeles. 2. We applied for a race permit early in June for our race date on the calendar of December 8, 1973 and after a lengthy delay we were finany denied the permit on the basis that we had not paid the rider fee for the January race (all other conditions of the permit requirements had been met). We then had to cancel our race date on the calendar with District 37. 3. In other areas such as public campgrounds, boat loading ramps, and other such recreation arien ted areas, where in the past a fee has been charged, now charging of the fee has been discontinued by congressional order, on the basis that "the charging of the fee was not in proportion to the service that was provided by the Federal or State ". (What service is the BLM providing for your II?) 4. We have been advised from various contacts that "The BLM does not want this to go to court," as they feel they are on very weak ground in this matter. I t seems as though the federal attorneys might drag this case out for some time to come, as the hearings have been delayed several times. As a club the Cactus Cats feel as though this might be resolved if other clubs were to support our cause with a similar action. After all they can overlook one situation but if the problem were to multiply, it would have to be resolved. In addition, if this is resolved in our favor, the obvious next move would be to file a class action suit to recover funds paid in the past 13 months. This would amount to a tidy sum, which we are sure could be put to some worthy cause, such as equipment for the various rescue organizations, which in turn, benefit us all. We might add for clarification that, we have no quarrel with the personnel working out of the local or regional BLM offices, the people that we have dealt with on matters of the permit and other contacts regarding this matter have been ex tremely cooperative and pleasant in every way. However, they have supervisors to answer to and are just doing 'a job. CACTUS CATS M.C. Box 881, Corona, Calif. 91720 Wanna Fight? How can I get more involved with the fight? Please explain why the BLM feels it necessary to close part of the desert? How cali we stop it? We should join up with tile four wheelers and the other off roaders and try to stop it. How can I get into M.O.R.E.? K. WILLIAMS PASADENA, CAL. 4 The BLM m4de their desert plan because a) the president told them to and b) conservation groups wanted part of the desert for their type of activities. You can't stop'it. The best you can do is take an interest in the plan You can also join M.O.R.E. by sending 110 to M.O.R.E., P.O. Box 26062, Sacramento, CA. 95826. Old ItlIlwarts of sidehacking. John Palfreyman and monkey Joe Gardner three-whMled to the overall hack win at Hopetown in their Triumph-Wap. Monohan/Remsden (Hon-Waspl giabbed the hole shot but faded. Hopetown story bein... on page 6. terrible all the trailbikes _ra out .there destroying the fragile ecology of the desert. Where does he get off pulling that stuff instaad of giving out the high and low temperatures as he's paid to do? Poor. wery poor. George Fischbeck. To meet the 70dbA sound level, required in the 1980's by the State of California, motorcycles will have to be one half as noisy as they are now. Such things as fm rattling, piston slap, chain, and tire noise will all have to be controlled to meet the standard on the logarithmic db scale, as well as intake and exhaust noise. BRITISH RACERS: The Department of Transportation telb us that only motorcyd. manufactured for use on the streets must meet thair control placement standards (left hend shift. right I hend brakes. etc. I. Street legal enduro bik. would heve to comply. The standard applies to motorcycles manufactured after September 1. 1974. BAD NEVIS FOR EVF.iiYP.lDY: The California state -.nbly has paned AB 1421. an amendment to the controversial "green stickie ORV registration program. 'EFFECTIVE JULY 1. EVERY. REPEAT EVERY. MOTORCYCLE IN CALIFORNIA WILL EITHER HAVE TO HAVE A GREEN STICKlE OR A LICENSE PLATE. The printe property exemption is removed so even vehicles ridden on private property hewe to hawe them. This means road racers. flat trackers. speedway bikes. dragsters. triab machines. and even Bonneville machines. Cars being run in the Ontario 500 will heve to hewe them. Ewen if you're hauling a bike in your van or truck you hewe to hewe one. No eXCllP.tions. July 1 is the deadline. Among those supporting the bill was RIllS Sanford. president of M.O.R.E. (Motorcycle Owners. Riders and EnthteWastsl. The idea behind the bill is supposedly to cut down on vehicle thefts end improve recowary. The green stickie program has improwed the recowary rate. but _'re not sure that H insurance wouldn't be cheaper. Owners of race can will like it bec:auR the property tax no longer has to be peid on registered riflicles. but the property tax on most bik. is hardly significant. Tickets are on sale for the Supernationals of drag racing at Ontario M.otor Speedway on November 16 through 18. Although it's mostly a race for those dangerous automobiles, there will be a Prc:>-Bike category. Likely looking fast guys are Jim Preisler (H-D), the current record holder (8.73 at 175.75 MPH): T.C. Christensen: Joe "King Rat" Smith: James Cibel: and others. This is about the 'biggest bike drag meet on the very sparse list of meetings on the West Coast. If you're into it, you' should probably go. Qualifications will be held on Friday and Saturday with the top eigh t qualifiers coming to the line.on Sunday. WHERE'S OUR EQUAL TIME? The Los Angeles area ABC Channel 7 _therman. of all people. recently used his "early·morning-l~ouds-near· the-coas t·cleari ng·i n ·the-aftemoon" time slot to editorialize about how Seattle International Raceway, located in Kent, Washington, has built a scrambles course with an eye on the winter season. The track is designed to drain and dry out quickly after the Northwest's seasonal rains. Races will be run twice a month, the next on November 25. More info is available through the wire to 206/631-1550. If you're an ardent reader of the Cycle News masthead. you'D note that there . . now 16 women end "ewen men employed ..... Hubba! Hubbe! Giacomo Agostini told the British press that he is quite anxious to race in the U.S. He might even race something ,besides an MV outside of Europe. Then there was a dog named Norton who always treated J ~ bibs. especially two-s.trok.. .. other clogs might treat fire hydrants. Although this corrodes alloy rims. it does meke the world more pleasant for fire men. This dog lIIso does wheelies and is most likely to be found frequenting motorcycle shops. although he won't go into a resmarant. He is particularty fond of road racing although he _ to enjoy my tvpe of motorcycle compelitiorl.