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Though th e AMA has anno u nced th at the Ca lifo rn i a ·based American Federation of Motorcyclists (A FM) is fully into the embryon ic Amateur National ro ad rac e se ries, th e local reception h as been lu kew a rm , w it h the Board of Directo rs' atti tu de, " Let's go ah ead, get the race d at es, and see if th e AMA gets its act togeth er. " Ru les for th e se ries haven 't been finali zed to everyone's sa tisfactio n. ¥" :\ Janda is a ~ Icxic ;ln Ii o nd a . As o f Nov . 25 . the Kern County (Calif.) Motorcycle Trade Association kicked it off under acting Chairm an Tom McCullum of Cycles Unlimited . Th e newly-founded t rade group will work w ith Kern County Board of Superv isors and other county officials to open up more rid ing land in th e a rea . Wha t bette r Kift for th e dirt cycle ent husiast th an one of th ese fine Hi-Point Accessories for C h ris t m a s . If yo u've run out of ideas of wh a t to }.tet him . h e' It remem be r th is o ne for a long tim e. Shop earl)' and m ake the m a n in your li fe very ve ry happy. Here 's a n oth er ad m in istrati ve d in g us we co u ld d o w it h out. San Bern ard in o Count y Supervi sor J am es L. Mayfi eld rammed th rough a S2200 appro pria tion at a rec en t co un ty ho a rd m e e ti ng for m o n itori ng ai r po llu ti on at th e Barst o w-to -Veg as ra ce. Reason ? "So ne xt ycar we'll he pre p a red to sto p th is large -sca le d egr ad a ti on of th e e nviro nme n t. " Rem em b er h im co me ne x t el ectio n. Th e AMA anno u nced th e sin gle-d igit National numbers fo r 19 75 : 1. Ken Robert s, Champ ion 1973. 1974 . 2 . Dick Mann. Ch ampion 196 3 , 1971. 3 . Gen e Rome ro, Champi o n 1970. 4. Bart Markel, Champion 1962. 65. 66. 5 . Rog er Re iman . Ch ampion 19 64. 6. Mark Brelsford , Ch ampion 19 72. 7. Mert Laww ill, Champion 1969. 8 . Vacant. 9 . Gary Nixon, Ch ampion 1967.1968. • Number eigh t has bee n vacant since the rul e lim it ing th e single d igits to presen t and former Grand National champio ns. THE CHAMPION S CHOICE The finest boot on the m ark e t. Ex el us ive steel s h in pla te. Quick fas ten buc kles a n d th e fi nest in co n s truc ti on a n d mate ria l. In all s izes with s mo ot h or cleated so les. One former holder of th at vaca nt eigh t was Short y Seab ourn c, wh o m the A~IA says "was a BSA dirt t rac k spcci a list;" Wh at you mcan " was," ,\ ~ I A ? li e sti ll is. Rides ;1 Gold St ar a t As cot a t lea st once a seaso n, a nd he sti ll stan ds jus t under five feet. Fcist y dude . Other FIM decisions of note : new weights for motocross bikes - 76 Kg (171 Ib .] min imum fo r 125cc mach ines . and 92 Kg (202.4 lb .) for 500s. Ap parently no ch an ge for 250s. Also (:s if following AMA's lead) the FIM h as created a Med ical Comm ittee. .. Hi -Po in t Accesso r ies are so ld through author ized We got a re sponse to tha t Ko ni reb u ild qu ery in "Vo iccs" (C:'>I 1'\0 . 48; Dec. 10). Othman Dist rihu tin g Co .. Bo x 7 12. North r id ge, California has b o th rebuild Hi -Po int dea lers on ly . "';"'~ FR ~11 E E ~.~,~ \';t~~ kits an d di sassembly tools for Ko n is, ';'...,... '0 T ools go fo r 5.95, two shoc k kit fo r 4 .9 5. .\n yhody clsc ? "\''l t f..C" ' m an u fac t u re r is plann ing to produce a solar-power cycle? J ust think, you roll o ut a sheet o f sol ar c e lls in yo ur parking place (o r throw it o n the garage roof). plu g in an d charge up th e ha ttcries for free . Wo uld that to uch off ano the r wor ld -wi de boom ? OUf su sp ec ts . when St o p in and :"l;'t" our co m plete lin e nf q uality end uro a ccesso ries. T ool ha~:". IU ~J.:a~t' ra c ks , tim ers. ~o~ ~ lt's. fend er-s. I'tr . a t o ur E nd uro hea dqu arters . , ..,, ',J Let y our eyeballs do th e shopping in t he Cycle N ews lI'ant Ads ~~ Coast Moto Cycle ~,~ Mileafter mile ride in style R in V ide era's leathers VEra'S to our custo mers and f rien ds Quickly becoming one of the le ad ing manufacturers of riding apparel Chuck's Steak House Motocross - Desert 23 34 . < Seasons " Greetings ~ aske d . just smi led inscru tih ly . M.O .R.E . is o ffe ring to incorporate mot o rcycle clubs as Ca lifo rn ia no n-pro fit corpo rations, all ve ry legal. by mean s o f a new co m pu ter pro gra m th ey ha ve access to. All a club has to do is fill in t he names and dates and the co mputer does the rest. except filin g it wit h all the state bureaus. which R uss Sanford takes care of. Total cost to dubs: $3 7 for computer time, plus a S2 00 donation to M.O.R. E. Lawyers cha rge a min imum $750 for the same th ing. (f' \ - ~ We have two official fini shes to the Barsto w-to -Vegas. 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