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Warren Cooper, not Warren Miller. Warren Miller is the producer of about a zillion ski films . Where's your head at, Ron? Road AUanla Marl canceled Road racer Ron Pierce just b o ugh t Sprockets Park in Bakersfield, California. He"Il be open for business with MX on a new course May 4, and a TT on the existing scrambles trac k May 11. WESTERVILLE, OH., APR. 21 Purse negotiations for the American Motorcycle Association Camel Pro Series road race at Road Atlanta in Gainesville, Georgia, have failed to produce a satisfactory arrangement and the June I event has been canceled by promoter Dave Sloyer. Slover's decision followed a telephone conference with AJlIA Director of Competition Bill Boyce and the AJlIA Grand National Championship Committee, which voted not to run the event fo r less than a $25,000 guaranteed purse. Road Atlanta originally requested a Camel Pro Series event carrying a $20,000 purse, $7,000 u nder the established m inimum for a National road race. AJI'IA Gran d National Committee m em bers refu sed the request an d Slo ver lat er agree d to a compromise $25,0 00 event. However, the promoter subsequently withdrew th e $25,0 00 offer, reve rted to the $ 20, 000 guarantee and re fus ed to go any highe r. " We are alway s willing to negotiate with promoters an d to . take in to co nsi deration th eir unique situations an d problems," sai d Boyce , wh o serves - as chairman of the Gra nd Natio nal ; Committee, stated. " But at a time when th e future of road racing in American is u nder serious consideration, the Co mmittee did not feel it wo uld be in the best in terest o f all parties to red uce the purse guarantee fo r a National Champ ionsh ip event to an amoun t $ 7,000 below the accepted minimum. Boyce continued, " Changes in the AJIIA road raci ng fo rmat see m inevitable for the fu ture and one of the changes receiving considerable attention is a proposal to organize m ore races with less purse m oney pcr race. That may offer a so lu t io n to road racing's dilemma, bu t any such decision will be mad e base d on input from all parties invo lved and by vote of the Professio nal Rul es Committee . It wil l not be mad e based on the demands of a promoter who agre ed in wri ting to a $25 ,00 0 purse an d th en subsequently attempted to h ave th at amo un t reduced." Can cell at ion of th e Road Atlanta even t leaves a 20-race Camel Pro Ser ies wi th n earl y three-quarters of $ I mill ion offered ' in purse, point fund and co n tinge ncy awards. Jaroslav Falta (CZ) swept to victory in both motos of the Austrian 250 Grand Prix followed by many time World Champion Joel Robert (Suz) . In the second moto Willi Bauer (Suz) managed to slip between the Falta·Robert duo to score third overall points for the two motos. Bultaco's Jim Pomeroy put together two excellent rides, a sixth in the first round followed by a fifth in the second, to score a fifth overall. It was Pomeroy's best performance in Grand Prix competition in some time. This year's young motocross sensation, Harry Everts [Puc], posted a third place score in the first moto, but dropped out of the top ten finishers in the final round. Full coverage next week , provided the mail ponies don't get tired. Dic k Burleson added the Post National Enduro to his victory crown last wee ken d as . he defeated a field of m ostly Texas riders as the national na mes moved on to the t wo day q ual ifier in Alab am a. The even t, held in the small town of, yo u guessed it, Pos t, Texa s, attracted a 460 rider st rong field to co mpete in the 116 mile lo ng eve n t . 2 Watch for Telesco to come out with their new "Hydro-Bag" gas shock in the near future. Jim Pomeroy is said to be checking them out now in testing sessions. What Papa can't figure out is "I've never ridden a bike that handled so good. It was very forgiving, would straighten right up. At Daytona, they had no horsepower, but a good transmission. The seven speed made up for a lot, had a gear for every purpose. I think that's the bike to have if they get all the bugs worked out." The man talking is Ron Pierce, the machine a Kawasaki 250, and the horsepower problem too much compression causing overheating. Different strokes for rich folks Breaking with Ducati tradition are a parallel twin (above) and a KTM.inspired two stroke en· duro (below JTI,e roadburner (also available as a 350 with single front disc) features chain cam drive and might also appear in a Desm a version. The 125 tuio-smog- ger has chrome bore, six-speed gearbox and a hum ongous price tag. Family resem· blan ce goes • deeper than th e name, as co m mon t ooling is used to pr oduce primary drive and gearbox com· ponents on all th ree new Ducklings. P H O T O S C OU RT ESY MOTOR CYCLE NEWS the "Hydro-Bag" name. Are they water dampers? Giacomo Agostini (Yam) scored his first 350cc GP win with a 10 second victory over Johnny Cecotto (Yam) in the April 20 Spanish GP . In 250cc action Walter Villa (H· D) was the victor ove r Patrick Pons (Yam). Pao lo Pileri [Mor] took the 125cc class and Angel Nieto [Kre] topped the 50cc division. 500cc and Sidecar rounds were not schedu led. Kevin LaVoie (Ossl took the overall win at the April 19-20 Alabama Two-Day ISDT Qualifier. Class winners were Dane Leimbach (Pen l 1OOcc; Dennis Vandecar (Penl 200cc; Don Cutler [Oss] 250cc; LaVoie 350cc; Frank Gallo (Husl Open. The LaVoier, Cutler and Max Markowitz Ossa team took the Manufacturers Team award. Complete coverage next week. lI usqvarn a In ternational Training Cen ter is offering a special one day mo tocross for HSMXers at Carlsbad, clinic California. Price on the cli nic will be $17.50, effective May 13 through J une 14. Check with your co u nselor - it may qualify as a field trip for credit. More info at (7 14) 744 ·2 16 1. Pork Chop makes good! The sectioned Harley speedway Sportster featured in our end-of-year issue, with Denis Porter up, took a Division Three heat win and second in the main at Costa Mesa's opening night. And another opening night surprise an involuntary Huffman Hop. Seems some chick grabbed Larry's behind to see if his leathers were real - and got more than lea thers. HosPITal Stop - Danny Hockie will be Tom Rockwood's roommate for awhile, says Roxy. Danny suffered a broken shoulder, broken rib and punctured lung in that Ascot crash, but is said to be out of the woods and headed for recovery. Schedule additions: Ra di o KOI L MX confirmed as a 250cc National for June 1, near Om ah a . Neb raska. and an East-West Invita tion al back East, May I I at Belpre, Ohio. Tha t last one will make the first weeks in May busy for touring pros. Somebody whispered in our ear that, the Shamrocks President quoted several times in Schneiders' Gambit column is Kawasaki see ms set to start serious develop me ntal testing of 25 0 ro ad racers with th e new p arallelogram rear su sp en sion system soon , with a so rted-o ut version of th e 210-pound mini -rneani es du e in ti me fo r Laguna six- speed Seca, Th e 24 0-pound, Yamah as m ay have something to wo rry ab o ut. AMA 250 MX Champion Gary Jones will have his right leg in a cast for at least six more weeks. The leg, originally broken at Daytona, had to be re-broken by doctors recently because it was healing a tad "tweaked." Says Gary, "I'm trying as hard as I can Ito get out of the cast]," The Reno ld Chain pe ople gave Ru dy Galin do a chain at Dayto na 1974 fo r his ho me -built "TZ" 350, an d Galindo 's still running it. That's 15 local races and two Daytonas on the same set of links. Either the chain is strong o r Rudy's wal let is weak. Papa spoke to Gary Jones a few days before the AFM six-hour road race, and the temporarily sidelined champion said he thought his new Can-Am 250 Enduro bike could do alright w ith a few changes. "I could just put o n a little taillight, take off the skid plate, put a Pirelli on the front, gear it up • •. " Filte r Dynamics International, In c., a a line of co mpa ny devel oping mass-merchandised motorcycle parts (yo u 11 be ab le to b uy po ints fo r your bike in departmen t st o res, if they hav e it their way I, ma y ge t in to ro ad rac ing. Ever notice that Johnny Cecono carries his blood type (RH+I on the front of his leathers? Look fo r a National effort with an under-rated privateer of long standing getting his big break. DKW 175s and 2505 are now being imported into this country. Fichtel Sachs, the giant German conglomerate wh ich owns DKW, may make a move to take over DKW distribution in America. Seen in Daddy Don Jones' develop ment shop - a whole shipment of Mexican Moto Islo motorcycles, from a trick 250 rno t ocro sser to an u n us ual-looking trialer. In the U.S ., Mo to Islo is spelled " Cooper." What is "half and half," and what does it have to do with going on the road with Burrino? Why did American Ho nda b uy a Suzu ki Ro ta ry ? Why did th e b ike they bought fro m a Suzu ki dealer fo r list price co me without th e kicksta nd installed? For more info rmatio n on contingency money for the Cal City GP from Torque Master, you can contact them at (213) 322-4125. Road Race rs Attentio n: Beware of Pat Man ning p it rac ing in his killer Vol vo .