Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles
Issue link: https://magazine.cyclenews.com/i/125880
ever bee n offered in motorcycling be fore ; but the announ cement also ope ned the d oor o n th e whole questi on of insurance which has since b ecome on e of th e sha rpest tho rns in th e side of the nation al organization. While insu ran ce was the big p lum , the 19 71 an nounceme n ts also in troduced a full- ti me AMA legislative p rogram, a campaign of televised p ub lic servi ce safety spots aimed at m o to ri sts an d u r gin g the m t o watc h ou t for m ot or cy cles, a - re -apportionment of d is tri c t s an d re d, w hite an d blue uniforms for th e AMA staff to wear when in th e field . A ca m paign fo r q uie t m uffl ers so me wh at reminiscen t of Muffler Mik e was a small part o f the public rel ati o ns push in 1971. Mo re visible w as th e Traveling Ambassador program, with "Gentle Ben" Harroll criss-crossing th e nation on a full-dress road bike, meeting with clubs, selling memberships and , m o re im portantly, co nfron tin g the news media with the gos pel of o rganized motorcycling as good , clean fu n . Occasional upgrading of the insurance ben e fi ts wer e announced, with Death and Dismember men t increased fro m $1 ,0 00 to $5.000. The groundwork was laid fo r a n atio n al mi ni-cycle p rogram aimed at un d er -16 cyclists and the FlM's Wladyslaw Pietrzak visited the Unite d States to discuss speedway racing, to visit the Loudon road race ana to become acquainted with the American newcomers to the FIM . It was not lo ng thereafter that the Auto-Cycle Union of England proposed, as a result of a Cincinnati, Ohio, meeting earlier that year, a formula for international road racing to be known as "For mul a 750." The formula w as nothing more than the AMA rule book for road rac in g with some key statis tics translated into metric figures and iJ bec am e c l ea r to observers of i n t e r n ational moto rcy cl ing that t he Americans, only a matter o f months after acc ep ta nc e into th e FIM, carried a fo rce to be reckoned with . TEAM Wh y does the world's largest motorcycle manufact urer's motocross team use Pennzoil? It's simple. Pennzo il 2-Stroke Motorcycle Oil gives lasting engine pro tection, the kind of pro tection it takes to be a strong finisher . Mixed properl y, Pennzoil blends thoroughly, burns clean and gives excellent' throttle response at an y rpm. Pre-m ixed or injected . .. when the going gets tough, Pennzoil ha ngs in there. Take a tip from Team Honda , for racing or pleasure ... if what you ride is worth caring for , Pennzoil is worth asking for . Catalina Island hosted a race th rou gh th e st reets for many years. PENNZOIL COMPANY Oil City, Pennsylvan ia 'BB OHU I !lIB DBW / -r n', In this fast-movi ng world you 'd like some of the changes to be in your favor . Ou r members feel the same way. and from all areas of the motorcycle industry they've l. joined forces in supporting us. Because we 're strong we are effectively promoting an equ itable legislative attitude towards the industry, and a pos itive public view of motorcycling. We're the Motorcycle Industry Council. We're strong, but to grow stro nger we need you . Send fortheM IC membersh ip package. (Mlel Motorcycle Industry Coun ci l, Inc. 1001 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Washington D, C, 20936 .,