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remammg 20-odd dealers in Orange County to per suad e th em to participate. A to tal of 35 co-operative dealers is needed to make the budget. If successful, othe r areas may want to try the plan. Cycle News will tell y ou how it wor ks o u t. • 2-Wheeled Deliverance Speedway Down Under season du e to b usiness commi tmen ts bu t he was en tic ed o u t of retirement for thi s bi g me etin g. He h ad previ ously wo n the speedway crown o n five oc cas ion s. A irey breezed t h ro ugh five ra ces comfortably an d the re sult was n ever in d oubt. Def ending cha mp ion Bob Valentine , fr om Newcastle (NS W), finished second and former Scotsman Bill Land els w as third . DISNEYLAND , CA L. Sixteen Oran ge Coun ty M.C. dealers go t together over the holidays and co ffee to approve a plan t o inject motorcycles into th e context of the gaso lin e short age, sell a few more bikes and mayb e put something more b ack into the business that provides them with such a good living. Assembled at the invitation of Bob May nar d , lo cal Yamaha racer-dealer, you co uld tell by t he look of the m th a t here were enthusias ts. They sat in fo lding chairs, like an au d ience , while represen ta tives of a popular lo cal advertising agency outlined the plan . It s theme is " T w o-Whee led Deliveran ce," m eaning, among other t hings, how m o t 0 rcy cles can deliver us from boredom, co ngestio n , e xpense , and, of course, the problems of a gaso line shortage. "We don' t know if this energy crisis is phony or not," Maynard emphasized, "so we wa nt to tell ab o ut the real ben efits of mo torcycle t ransportation f un , adven ture .i.c onven ien ce . H Fuel econo my will be advertised, along with t he other benefits. The adve rtising experts laid o ut a plan costing $14 ,000 o ver an eigh t-week period , co nsist ing of radio spots. billboard s and sto re pr omotion s - a cam paign to sat urate moto rists in th eir cars wi t h t he idea o f motorcycles as God's ow n expedient device to deliver us fro m evil. It so unded good. They formed th e Orange Coun ty M.C. Dealers Associatio n on the spot. All sixteen d ealers pr esen t plu s Cy cle New s agreed to kick in $200 a mo nth toward t he ca mpaign for the nex t two mon th s. Bo b Maynard is contacting th e Trailbike Seminar In mid -Oct ober; the AMA, alo ng wi th t h e T e n nessee Va lle y Au th ority , and the Nati onal Park Servi ce Training Ins titue co -hoste d a sem inar on trailbikes an d lan d-u se plan ning for the nations' top land ma nagers. The Training Institute was held at the Tennesse Valley A uth ority's Land Betwee n the Lakes, site of one of t he first ORV ar eas of fed eral land . E ver y federa l a gency s ent representatives, b ut the Corps of Eng inee rs showed particular interes t and was w ell represen ted. As a result of the information ga thered at the se minar th e O mah a d istrict of the Corps of Enginee rs has an nounced plans for th e construction of t he Bear Creek O RV area near Denver, Co lorado. Art Jensen of the p lannin g d ivision of Omaha d ist rict has stated that final p lans are being readied for a 35 ac re site near Mt. Carbon in the foo th ills of Denver. According to Jim Nidiffer , legi slative ass istant of the AMA, the site will then be leased b y th e State of C ol o r ad o , Divisio n of Parks and Recrea tion and man aged as a trailbike area. Nidiffer, we ll fa milia r with the area, says that "this 35 acre gravel pi t w ill provid e an area for th e arna teur h illcl imber and w ill go so me distance to wards pr o viding sp ace for persons livin g in the Denver me tr opo litan comple x. '''''hil e we hope to see this area enl ar ged as we ll as having ad ditional areas available in th e fu tu re, th is cer tai nly is an encouraging st art an d we are pleased to see it come as a re sult o f th e Land Bet ween the Lakes Sem in ar. " Great Bri ta in wins t hird test After winn in g th e fir st two test matches aga inst Australia in Perth, the British Lions to uring team moved on to Adelaide fo r the third test. Again the Poms ham mered the home side, this time t o the tune of 6 4 4 4 . Wit h th ree straigh t win s, the British have only to win the next en counter in Sy dney early in J an uary and they will have annexed the ashes. Ste ve Bast leads Ricky Day in Sydney. Another retirement announced Another top Australian test star announced his retirement on the weekend of Curtis' death. He is Sy d ney ace, John Langfield. T he accident to Curtis came as the deciding blow an d now A us t ralia loses yet another in ternational rider. By Peter Whit e SYDNEY, AUST., DEC. 15 Australian internati onal speedway star, Geoff Curtis, was killed in a racing accid en t at the Syd ney Showg o und today. r Curtis was co mp eting in the New South Wales championship meeting alo ng with Californian riders Steve and Mike Bast. Barry Briggs returns to British League But while the news is glo o my concerning reti rements Down Unde r, there are brigh t days ahead for British fan s wi th the news that fo ur ti mes world champion, the lege ndary Barry Briggs in tends to re tu rn to regular league and world championship competit ion n e x t season. Briggs has announced in London that he has sign ed a two year co n tract wi t h the Wimbledon side in Lon don. T he Kiwi great retired last year after losing a fi nge r in the 19 72 World Final at Wem bley whe n lookin g a lik ely win n er. Beca use of hi s ret irement fro m leagu e racing he was b an ned from com peting in t he world cham pio ns hip . Provided all the necessary endorsements are fo rthco ming, it will be a full ti me tr ac k career for Barry Briggs in 19 74 . • T h e a c ciden t o ccurred in the eleventh heat when h e co llided wit h an o ther A ust ralia n tes t rider, Phil Herne, o nly half a lap from the finis h . Curtis ca reened down the track, lost his balance , and struck the safety fe n ce. He passed aw ay soon after admission to a local hospital with he ad inj u ries. He rne su ffered a severe bru isin g. Jim Airey wins championsh ip The NSW title itself wa s won by J im Airey , the hi gh flying Sydne ysider, with a brillian t 15 poin t ma ximu m. A irey had not rid d en at all th is • II Expert smokers agree, Skyway is best for you r pipe. Malc ol m Smith is sold on performance of Skyway Silencers. Rolf Tiblin and Preston Pett y, on the other hand , say not only is there no loss of power but Skyway will outlast any other silencers on the market. Because of Skyway's sup erior engi neeri ng and quality, lead ing motorcycl e manu facturers like Husqvarna and Bultaco make Skyway Silen cers standard equi prnent on all the ir production mod els and Yamaha makes them standard on their MX mach ines. Skyway Silencers are bu ilt to last and are backed up with a on e-year wri tten guarantee against defects in parts or wo rkmansh ip. Shop around, who else can do that. Skyway Silen ce rs will fit all makes of motorcycles and are availa ble at leadi ng motor cycl e dealers every where. BZZZ Super Silence rs S KYWAY REC REAT ION PROD UCT S . DIVI S ION OF S KYWAY M ACH IN E. INC.. 1 230 0 GLAD STONE. SAN FE R NAN DO. CA LI F. 91 342 _ __ _ _ _.. .. ..... - - - -- -- - -- - - - - - - - - - - _ _ ..J 17