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Funduro From wh at I understand it is extr emel y di ff icult to put o n a point-to-po in t race (vers us th e loo p type). especially wh e n y o u th in k o f all the h igh way , rai lroad, ri ver and p riva te land crossings which all have to be cleared by va rious agencies. As for th e trop hies - yes, th e Checkers got screwed on their famous "Bottle" trophies this year and had to get others a t the last minute, but yo ur reporter doesn't coun t very well . They gave him a copy of the results; all he had to do was count X's. The Checkers trophied 154 fin ishers which is 17 .2% of the starters (over 1/3rd of the fi nishers)! 6 Hook & Ladder benefit happening Trans·AMA 8 Dr. Wolsink, I presume? How-To 10, 15 Set up for MX and snip conical tin. >n .... IlJ .c E IlJ > Z o Hangin' Out . .. .. : . ... .12 Right around home with Number Two Desert Opinion JEAN DA VIS Hesperi a, Calif. P.S. Maybe less D rinkie-Wi nkie would m a ke writer righter? 16 18, 22 To the po lls, to the polls. To the woods? Races But you can there . . . Ed. 2 1, 23, 29 die of thirst out up , down, around and sideways Achtung! 24 Arise, ye sons of freedom BMW R90S : silent, svelte, swift. North Results Peo ple in the East Bay have a chance to el ect a p ro -motorcycle park pe rso n t o the Par k Dist ric t. We Can ho pe fo r mo re riding areas in the San Francisco area vo te fo r Ro bert Sysum. 26 30 Look Maude! I wo n so meth ing ! MX Cat Calendar 31 38 PHI L D ARLI NG Rich m ond, Ca lif. All the events that fit - Want Ads 43 Cheat ing made harder ON THE F RONT PAGE: Im p ressio ns in point - Gary Scott by Tim Clark. The s tarting system at mos t rno toe ros s races is fai r a nd safe , whe n using th e sta rting gate righ r, Most big cl u bs make you put your fron t tire against the gate. This m a kes cheating im possible. But. when ra cing C. R .C. Fr iday nights at Ind ian Dunes you can back up as far as you want , making cheating as easy as when yo u used to p ut your hand on your helmet. Not only is it unfair bu I unsafe as well. I feel. along with many, this idea of a fair start should be changed to putting yo ur tire against the gate. R.N . HENRY Downey, Calif. Thanks, desert truckers Sharon Clayton, Publisher Edn a xtewton. Secretary to Publisher. Adv ert ising Linda Clark, Advertising Manager ; Chri Kolber. Advertising Assistant. Editor ial Charles Clayton, Edi to r ; Lane Campbell . Assistant Editor ; Bohi Scott. SCCTC'tary & Calendar. Art & Product ion Catherine Lampton , Art Dire ctor ; Nancy Gray, Advertising Art Director; Hecto r Agui lera: Lab Technician, Marion Hatashita, Typographer; Melvin Phelps, Assistant Typographer. Circ ulation Rhcba Smith. Manager; Pam Hobbs & Qui! Andrews. Assistants. Accx>un ting Gaye Zaionz, ~1anager; Twila Wheeler. Linda Mallard,Judy Fouts& Lani Sienko Assistants : Gary Ginn. Credit Manager . Couldn't resist it ... In response to a q uote in the Gary Bailey article on MX riding, " .. .. a suit of a r mor that covered him up everywhere." I thought you might be interested in this drawing I did which illustrates that quote. DAROLD B. CUMM INGS Inglewo o d . Calif. 56.ices & Support Mike Colikas: Randy Davis: 8iU Runyan; Jeannie Dunivan. Receptionist. In the land of the blind .. West This letter was forwarded to u.s by a constituent of Tunney 5: P.O. Box 498. Long Beach, CA 90801 (2 13) 427 ·7433: L.A. Line 636·8844. East· P.O. Box 805. Tucker, GA 30084 (4 04) 934-7850. Central P.O . Box 13245. Austin. TX 78711. (512) 444· 7548. SUbsaiption One year. second class mail 512.50; 2 years. second class mail, 522.50: 3 yean, second class mail, 530.00; Single copy p rice, 50 cen ts. CopyriJtht Cycl~ News . Inc . 1974. Trade m u k res ietered U.S . Patent OfficC'. All rili(hu reserved. Pu b lish ed w e~ k ly except the £int and last week of th e cale ndar y~u hy Cycle- NC'w•• Inc •• P.O . Ball 49K. Lo ng Beach, c..lifornia. Second c1.us pollt~co p..id at Lana: Beach. CA . Edilorilll stories, car toons, p hot os . e tc. Me welcome. Addrellled . stounped envelope al1 ures return of Wlpur chaW'd editori~ m...nee. Rep rinlina: in whole or PM! only by permission of the publisht'Ts. Advutilinli( Ule. ;and cir culation inform.ition will be l en t upon request, Scot' 4 S.R .D.S . Dear Senato r T u nney: This is in reply to your inquiry regarding correspo ndence from Mrs. Rebecca Burke who has suggested a motorcycle recognition week. During th e las t d ecad e there has been a co ntin ued growth in the use of m o t or c y cl e s f or recreat ion and tra nsportation . . . With the growth in mo to rcycle usage we have had a co rrespo nding increase in rno t orcycle accidents , inju ries and dea th s. During 1974 we estimate that fat alities will re ach 4000, an increase of abo ut 20 pe rce nt ove r the to tal duri ng 197 3. Moto rcycles a re inh er en tly less safe than enclosed veh icles, a nd their use in a traffic m ix creates safe ty pr oblems . There is a nee d for grea te r public awareness of the hazards in he rent in mo torcycle usc. Also, a need exists to better inform d rivers about the rights and duties of motorcyclists and about their capabilities and limitations. However, posit ive aspects of energy conservation must be weighed against safety and other aspects before po licy decisions are made actively to promote motorcycle usc. WILLARD Y. HOWELL Acting Associate Administrator T raffic Safety Pro gr am s NIITSA, U.S . Dept. of Trans. And no kiss, either ... I feel you r readers should know about the screwing the American Sidehack tea m is getting in the so-called American-European Sidecar Motocross series. So far three of the six ra ces have been held. To date the Europeans received all the money they we re promised. but the Americans received only a part of their start money. I am aware of the fact the series is a failure, and every track owner who has hosted th e mo to cro ss sidecars has lo st money. but I fee l the manager for the U.S. team should lo o k out for the riders. To d a te the so-called team manager for the U.S. team bas ma de noth ing b ut excuses as to wh y the ri ders are o n ly getting par t of the prom ised mo ney. It is reall y to o bad this ra ce series has turn ed into suc h a fl op, for if ha ndl ed right Moto cro ss Sid ecar s could be an exciti ng part of mo tocross raci n g. J OlI N COLEMAN Sherman Oaks, Cali f. Duck, Papa, more flak I read and enjoy Cycle News every • week, bu t I think your coverage of the Check Chase w· s lousy for such a grea t a race! At the rece n t Check Chase Race. about two miles beyond the first pit we had our truck stuck in the soft sa nd whe n we were trying to help o ne uf our riders. We take our hats off to the men in the 2M2-ton Army truck that p ulled us out. Without them we would h ave sti ll been there . We offered the m money wh ich they refused . So, please give our th a n ks and appreciation for their wo nde rfully kind serv ice . LEE COX & RO N KA RELL Orange. Calif. And more thanks lowe a special thanks to a co uple of the Vikings and a member of the Prairie Dogs who hel ped me when my bi ke stalled while exiting chec k :~ of the Check Chase. :\ly bike was starving for air and they real ized my air cleaner was clogged. cleaned it fo r me an d go t m e on my way again ASAP .. . I was able to fi nish my first Check Chase thanks to those nice desert fo lks . GINGER EVANS PP I 05A Hes peria. Cal if. Asbury Park Speedway. Ascot , Balbo a Race wa y, Bend, Be nto n Lane, Bo ise, Burnaby B.C., Cas tle Ro c k, C h ristm as Valley . Cloverdale B.C., Corvallis, Da llas , De lta Pa rk , Du ndee. Elk City, Elm a, Es tacada , Fo x Holl ow, Goose Ho llo w , Grah am , Gr ande Ronde, Holida y Hills, Lucky Spokes, Mac Mo t o cr o s s, M ed f ord, Ph ilornath , Po rtl an d Co lise u m. Pu yallup , Ro seburg. Sale m. Sa n Jose, Seattle In tern a t ional , Shamrock s, She ridan, She vlin Pa rk. Sidew inder s, Wh ite Sa lmon. Willam ette Speed wa y , Yakima an d Yreka. Thanks to all those su per people at al l those race tracks in all those towns who made me fell so welcome. I was often the ';nly girl rider. but I never felt alone. DIANE COX, Ex. 66Q Salem , O re.