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The Academy of Defensive Driving, located at Orange County International Raceway, has announced it s fi rst Basic Motorcycle Train ing Program . Classes will be held March 13, 14, 15, and 16. Don 't fo rget t he Bush Bust ers ' Mar ch 16 0 -37 ru n , the third annu al "Bust Out." Get th at leer off y our faces , y o u male chauvinists, it's a desert race - got th at ? Check the calendar this issue for details. While y o u're in th e .calenda r, lo o k up Russ Darnell' s East e r Wee k seri es of motocross schools. Bran ch cam pu ses are at Carneg ie, Sadd leback, and Indian Du nes. s; 00 ...... Pierre Karsm a kers suffered a "green break in o ne leg, X-rays showed after a pa infully sleepless n ight. HeTl be out at least three weeks fo r sure . U We' re st ill getting feed back on Dr . S. l. Hayakawa 's synd icated " Dirt-b ikes may be 'w reck ing the dese rt " column. It was so loaded with inaccu racies and e motionally·charged overstatements that it provides bikers a glowing opportunity for rebuttal through the editorial pages of the papers that carried the column. . AMA res ear ch indi cates th at ligh ts-on laws have be en ineffective, possibly co u n te rp rod uct iv e , in cutting mo torcy cle accidents. Bills to repeal lights-on raws are active in the Maine an d Oregon legislatures. Ar izona is considering striking it s mandatory helm et law from the books, acco rd ing to AMA so urces. A b ill to do just t ha t is stalled in com m ittee, and AMA suggests that a concerted lette r campaign by A rizo na b ike rs mi ght break th e lo gjam . Washington st ate legislature has two House Bills in the works, Numbers 171 and 447, whi ch would restrict fuel tax all ocations to the st ate All-Terrain Vehicle fund. Bummer. Jim T rue , Keith Roe ssle r, Ma nuel Caruso, Lee Duga s and Ro n T rue, in Dist rict 36 to p f ive o rde r, a re hill climbe rs. You probably don ' t watch kids ' TV , so yo u probably missed t he tru ly fine m ini-motocross cl ip broadcast on "ZOOM," a public network show t h at origi nates in Bost on. It onl y lasted abo ut t wo mi nutes, but it had all th e quali ty of "On Any Sunday . " Beautif ul. Give credit where credit is d ue, by writing ZOOM, Bo x 350, Boston, Massachusetts 021 34. While you' re at it, write the th ree ma jor net w o rks and te ll th e m to wa tch ZOOM, t oo . If they 're not ca reful , they m ight get an o riginal idea. The hell with Chevrolet. Motorcycles make sense for America. The ' Los Angeles TImes, in recent articles dealing w it h ORVs and the Ca lifornia desert, seems to be hinting that the BLM needs more autho rity and mo re desert range rs. Wonde r wh o put them up to it ? The MX at On ta rio on the 23rd of Marc h is shap in g up t o be a very ex citing eve nt. So me of the. biggies who are supp osed to show are Bill Pay ne , Jo hn . DeSoto, an d Mitch May es. Remember t he p urse is $1500 plus 50% o f th e gate. There are sti ll so me entries ope n so get it on. Do n't m iss " The Firs t Rule of Rac ing " by Ho nda in t his issue . It's got an au tographed acti o n poste r, plus the 1975 Ho nda line up . If it's been ripped off already , wr it e for a free copy t o : Ame rican Honda Motor Co. , 100 West Alond ra Boulevard , Garde na , Californ ia 90247 . ~ (21 3) 693-1883 . ~ Goodyear is Carroll Shelby , 213-538-2914 Maico _ _....... D KW Sales Service A ccessories 13 52 Cen tinela, IV . L.A. 213-826-78 56 714-525·7606 .. _ tIO~ a...,IuM """'" lof "'- _'I....,. ,.....on" ...... .,..... BAYAREA BULTACO __- HooII Or -.d ' ,.25.not yau.u_~_ 01 HOO K[ R IN DUST RIES •• • HooQr ......... _'fd-..-d ....... 1,.._ . _-.obiloe ••"--C ........ Mwdoc:h W n .. Sa.J pk.~ .w_ .. HcKMI_ ........ l0J2W... IIroob k. Onuno. CA I 11G . Hand r..}Vm~~l m" 0 W St ay So ft '\.~ ~;;' l (714) 822-2252 9008 Sierra Ave., Fontana, Ca. WEST . ?J' 18 2 27 L UdlOW 51. N or t h rIdge , Ca . 9 1 32 4 . _ . ..'-' .. .~ ~~ O t "' m . " O l\ trlb u tlng Ct) . r ( "- , ' waShable . ......... ~7 / YAMAHA.. ro~TIr j.\FlJ.\ @ .,. 8026 Freest o ne Avenu e San ta Fe Springs, CA 906 70 :T~ jiM FisltbA cl{s , • R id ing ... Ra c ing • St reet GL OV ES De. le , ' n QI...." " , I n Vi ted I l l ] } 3 6 3 ·6 230 Carabela Hodaka Indian Malca M onresaPuch Steen s W est minst er SportC1~1! 7219 Westminster A'Ill , W estminsl~ . CA (114) 893·705 7 . 3