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miss the turkey. but the new feathered one almost makes up for it. Anyway. it's about time we got someone around here who is slower t h an (t he new) Papa. This past weekend we took a rid e up to "THE ROCK STORE." On the way up w e ran into Cook Neilson of Cy cle m aga zin e. "It's gon e absolu tely berserk ,'! he sa id. It was true. When we turned on to Mulholland Highway, it became apparent that something was afoot, In every other tum there was an on coming rider o n y our sid e of th e ro ad with open exhausts and ey es as big as headlights. Police were everywhere and with reason. One full -h ouse GP bike turned up and took a tum down the road. There were a couple of thoroughly scraped-up motorcycles, and the proprietor of t he store allowed as how a couple of ca fe ra cers scratch paveme nt the hard way every weekend. On the w ay h om e w e came ac ross a brand new Kawasaki S-3. It was a write-off and the rid er had been taken aw ay in an arnbu- . lance. Cafe racing isn't as much fun as road racing, and it isn't as safe, either. We hope that so me of those guys will turn up at OCIR th is weekend (Feb. 3) fo r the CMC cafe-racer class for first -timers. Honda has sent letters to all their dealers stating that the Elsinores are still in production. T he AMA in response to a req uest from the Federal Energy Offices has proposed a 25 percent cu t-b ac k in energy (fuel) c o n s u m p t i o n through motorcycle racing. Shortening of prac tice, the lowering of rac e distance (the Daytona 150?) , and car pooling to races are some of the pr oposed methods. Our new lightweight champ is ready when you are - the new WKR-Seri es tanks come complete wit h a mounting kit and vented gas cap. 'We've made them of highest quali ty polyethylene to stand up to the roughest punishment you can dish out, and they've been tested and retested to ta ke it. The WKR-15 (1.5 gal. cap.) and WKR-30 (3.0 gal. cap. ) come in your choice of knockout colors an d feature seamless ~• • construction and easy center mounting. They will fit most popular bikes. .. TEAM BR ITISH : T hat's the name of t he Triumph -Norton racing team which will consist of Dave A ldana an d Mike Kidd. David will have one of th e new space frame Joh n Playe r No rt ons fo r Daytona. TRIPES ON R ICKMA:-l! If yo u 've been wondering what Mar t y T rip es is going to do nex t season th e an sw er is p artiall y t hat he wil l b e rid in g for No r to n-T riu mp h 's Team British o n a Rickm an 25 0 VR in th e Florida series. Rumor has it that there might be I someone e lse , too. RON GRANT, the colorful Suzuki teamster. has announced that he is retiring from competition after a 15 year career. His good humor and friendliness will be greatly missed around the pits. Distributed by: Austin & Gr ay d on Paramount, Calif. TriaJer MALCOLM RATHMEL L has signe d a two year contract with OSSA . Hangtown motocross is still on April 6-7, energy crisis permitting, according to the Dirt Diggers North. Saturday will be sportsman day. Entry is limited ; contact D.D.N .M.C. at P.O . Box 338. Orangevale. CA 95662. Seattle, Wash . Co mpe tition Plu s Atlanta, Ga . Just . Dist. Kent , w ash . Ac e Dist. Franklin , In d . Lechien & Reed San Diego, Calif. Ed Tucker Anders on Kittl eson Minneapo lis, ~l n . Speed Cem er , U.S.A. Costa Mesa. Calif. Acti on Supply Ho uston . Te xas Cycle Access. Lansing . Mic h . webcc Venice. Calif. Cycle S to p J. C. tndu str tes Xew Orleans , La . Gaithersburg, xtd. Redwood City, Calif. In his spare time, our Associate or Assistant or whatever·they're-callinghim-this-week Editor is a full-time student at Cal State Fullerton where he made the Dean's list. The rest of the staff. most of.whom weren't let into or flunked out of college. are proud. 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