Switch tactics and bring
up the flank
INSIDE
San Jose
Man y rid er /writ er s co nc erned with
th e issue of o ff-roa d m otor cycl in g's
im pact on th e en viron m e n t a rc a rguin g
t he ir c as e s o n t he wr ong basis. Havi ng
com ple ted a reasona ble vo lume o f
Inq uiry into th e field . I have c oncl ud ed
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Sassaman da zzles ' em all
Ascot
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tha t n o on e Ca n
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Speedway
Gaston with the gas on
Austrian Road Race GP .. 14
International /lair
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o ff-roa d ridm lt to jus tify its abolit ion.
Politi cally and eco n o m ically . off-road
riding is d e fensib le , En viro n rnen tall y .
based up o n scien t ific consensus. it is
not.
JOliN D. UL RICH
La Mir ada. Calif.
• Residen t two wheeled warriors
go to it again
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Peter Starr on road ra cing
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A close look at an econoracer
Which is what and
who's on first
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North
Se rgean t Preston where a re yo u ?
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Opinion
Read al l about t he lan d
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Results
Who do ne it
AMA road race outline
Calendar
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COV ER : Ro o kie Dave Sassaman
and his rewards fro m San Jose.
Dazzling color by Creed.
Thanks again
We would like to express our
appreciation to all t he D-37 people who
hel ped Gary Laudig, a t the 100's Hare
Scrambles. April 20 th .
Thanks to the pack ra t who stopped
and offered help , th e 10 0 s, the Sled
Riders and Resc ue Three; for the
prompt and excelle nt care. after he
broke two ribs and dislocated his co llar
bone. fo r wh ich he is now undergoing
surgery.
And a special thanks to Ron Wright
for being there when we needed him.
GARY & CAROLYN LA UOIG &JOY
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