Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

I $AN ONOFRE STAT E 8EACH " nac te d in its present form , th is bill wou ld crea te a "closed unl ess p os ted open " policy for off-road veh icles. Oregon bikers are urged to main tain pr essure on th eir state legislators to enact equitable lan d use legislati on. Morgan Malocco, the apparent winner of the ORA Tom Strong Memorial Run two weeks, was disqualified. After his number had been recorded, Morgan made a short sprint off the line and then returned, which is verboten under ORA rules . So Gordon Schmid emerged as the Overall winner in the official results. The M IA is building a referral file of motorcycle race an nouncers. Any one race an no uncing with legi timate experie nce who would like to be part o f that file sh ould co ntact the M IA Publicity Departmen t. Pacif'ic Ocean Go fasters A.C. Bakken and C. Brooks have joined that quick group who are sponsored by Helmet House in Santa Monica. Th e BLM Advisory Bo ard mee tin gs for th e Boise and Salmon Distri cts (Idah o ) sche duled fo r June 4 an d June 3. respectively, were cancelled , no reason given, re schedule dat e " later" according to th e Federal Register. Is some body san dbagging up there ? SCALE IN MILES - "'_ -... .- -~ ~"' ~_ .... f_ , _ _ 11_ _ _ ' e-. .... '-- -. ..... "'""" ' T Carlsbad Racewav can't handle lou of campers. br inging frowns from the local pol ice. fire. a nd health departments. Therefore there w ill be no camping at the U .S. Grand Pr ix this year. Th is map shows where t~ camp. Get more info bV call ing 17 14 1 729-5924. Just noticed where the General Services Agency (Federal) published mileage allowances for travel "when use of a privately-owned conveyance is advantageous to the Government": ei~t cents/mile for private-owned motorcycle, 15 cents/mile for private car, 22 cents/mile for private aircraft. June II the National Motor Vehicle Safety Advis ory Council meets in D.O.T. Headquarters. Washington, D.C. to discuss, among other things, daytime use of motorcycle headlights. advanced motorcyclist licensing/training (about time), an d in-depth accident investigation . Call (202) 426-2872 for info. Congratulate us, we got it ri~t at last! Andy Kirker, winner of the Stumpjumpers' run, rides a 250 mono, not a 400 as has been reported on other earlier occasions. Andy will team with Ron Wright on a Fairway 250 for the AC/Delco Baja 500. J ohanna St en er sen has a Suz uki factory rid e for both the l25cc an d 25 0cc classes in the co ming Po wde rpuff National, July 4-5 . Sh e 's the seco nd lady MXer to receive a full ride (Nancy Payne's in Europe, riding Maico). Ooops - make that Nancy Payne Glasgow . She and Don got hitched. 0 1' Curly Top (pro fession ally known as "Hunt 'n Peck") got himself a part time jo b - he's an official Trophy Boy for the upcoming Powderpuff National. Harry Klinzmann did no t break his ann last wee k at Sears Point. contrary to early re po rts from the track. He did loose some skin and su ffere d a bruisi ng, b ut is con fide n t it won't slo w him d own . We didn 't kn ow that in time for our dead line. Environmentalists have propused a large tract of wilderness in the aeveland National Forest. The suggested " San Mateo Wilderness" would cover about 80% of the area south of Ortega Hi~way in the Trabuco District. 4 500cc MX World Standings: Heikki broke from a world Mikkol a championshi p point tie with Roger DeCoster to sole possession o f the lead wit h 52 points. Belgian th ree-tim e World Champion DeCo ster did n ot score in Italy and slipped to fourth in the standings with 27 poin ts. Second is Dutchman Gerrit Wolsink ' with 36 poi nts and Swede Ake J on sson holds do wn th e No, 3 spo t with 28 points. Brad Lackey. because o f his Italian problem s. slipped to seventh. AMA Atlantic Region Starter Duke Pennell has decided not to accept re-appointment for the 1975 season. Mr. Pennell served as starter for the Daytona 200 at the request of Mel Parkhurst, AMA manager of professional competition, and Charlie Watson, Atlantic Region Referee. No replacement for Mr. Pen nel l will be announced immediately an d other experienced MIA starters will handle rem ain ing 19 75 Nationals in the Atlantic Region. Governor Sherman W. Tribbitt has declared the week of June 9-14 Motorcycle Week in Delaware. Governor Tribbitt's prociamation is in recognition of the ILC Cycle Classic, a Camel Pro Ser ies half-mile Nat ional June 14 in Harr ington, Delaware. Legislation : HB2 749 in Oregon has been returne d to the Energy and Environme n t Com mittee for revision. If 250cc World MX Champion Gennady Moisseev, a Russian under contract to the Austrian KTM factory (read Penton in America), is expected to return to action by the June 8 Yugoslav GP. Moisseev broke an arm earlier th is year. Genit Wolsink, Suzuki works motocross rider and winner of last years 500cc U.S. GP. collects and restores BSA Goldstars. The AMA Professional Rules Committee has approved several significant proposals for the 1976 season. Among them are a change in the Grand National numbering system (top 20 riders rece iving numbers corresponding to their position in the final Grand National point standings); reve rti ng back to the 1974 procedure for starting dirt track and road race events; a change in the claim ing rules (engines/transmissions/ignit ion and carburetion components only - not the frame); and a limitation on the number of cylinders allowed in pro road racing. Just th ought y o u 'd lik e to know th at in order to collec t th e $6 ,00 0 CZ is putting up a t th e AC-Delco , Baja 500, y ou must be ridin g a CZ m otorcycle and win overal l. You kne w th at, di dn't you? Steve Mclaughlin, the fastest road racing privateer around, could be heading to England for a season of scratching on the short circuits. With only 2 AMA National road races left on the calendar it seems likely that more riders may make the switch to Britain where there are races every weekend. The 35 bhp water-cooled Morbidelli twins that are giving fits to the wor ks Yamaha road racing title defense of 125cc ch am p io n Ken t reigning Andersson will be available next year for a tiddling $6 .500. 125 Elsinores sleeved down to 100cc's are now legal in AMA Amateur competition. Paul Smart, on e of the top six racers in • the world. has opened a new motorcy cle shop in Ken t, Englan d. Paul who has pushed factory Suzuki 's an d Kawa's for th e p ast few years op en ed up , what else, a Ho nda sh op . From across the seas comes word that the FIM Rally will be held in the big Polish city of Lubl in. This is the 30th FIM Rally and in Poland will be handled under the Commission for Concentrations and Tourism. Sounds scary, doesn't it. The three day rally is one of the most popular cycl ing events on the continent. After the FIM Rally there will be three seven-day tours to the Mazurie ; land of 1.000 lakes, Bieszczady; a non-polluted natural reserve, and Zakopane; the pearl of the Tatras. With the approach of America's two . motocross Grands Prix for 1975. the 500cc at Carlsbad, California, on June 22 and the 125cc at Lexington , Ohio on July 6 , questions have arise n regarding the entry p roceedure to be used in determ in in g the fields for th ose tw o in ternational even ts, FIM regu lations re quire . in essence that a ride r choose the GP class he wants to ride, declare s th at class . and once he compe ted within tha t class he is not then e1gible to rid e a GP in another class for the rem ainder of the season . This then will require all riders to det erm in e in advance which of the American Gran ds Prix th ey wish to ride and enter only that one . Like-wise, a rider may n o t co mpete in one class in the Unite d States and then switch to rid e in the Canadian Gran d Prix. 250cc MX World Standings: Unofficially. Willi Bauer of West Germany and Team Suzuki continue to lead the standings after five of 12 250cc Grands Prix. Bauer's 90 point total includes 12 earned in Poland with a second place finish in the final moto. Everts' 3O-point sweep at the Polish GP moves him in to the No.2 spot with 71 points. Swede Hakan Andersson and Czech Jaroslav Falta have 54 points each , followed by West German Adolf Weil with 53, West German Hans Maisch with 51 , six-time World Champion Joel Robert of Belgium with 47 and American Pomeroy is ei~th with 39. BLM blues - if the BLM b ure aucrats got you down just be thankful you weren't at the Cinco de Mayo Enduro in Co males, Mexico. Mexican Federales (Federal Police to yo u prune pickers) ar med with pisto las an d machine guns stopped th e enduro when the riders tried to cross Gove rnment land. How long un til we 're dodging bu lle ts ins tead of pucker bush in thi s coun try? Rolf Tibblin won the May 26 Florence Gran Prix - that's in Kansas . Look for Ron Pierce on a Boston Cycles TZ 700 at some east coast club races in the near fut ure.

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