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&1 SIDE • ~ t Upshot Maico 440 Test Points for Virgin ia Cit y? We of th e Western St ates Racing Asso ciation ar e t ry ing to ge t Home District Points for the 800 riders that will ride the Sixth Annual Virg inia City Grand Prix . All rid ers t ha t want points sho uld wri te th eir Dis tri ct Reps, an d tell them . We ca n only ask the Districts for yo ur home points. You the riders have to co nvince t hem t ha t you want the po in ts too. , JAM ES R. HERSCHMAN Referee, WSRA Reno , Nev. 5 6 Weil away yo ur ti me Western Hotline 8 Hillcli mb . desert, MX action fro m L A. to Phoenix Suzuk iRM prep 14 Grand Prix preparation for fu n and pro fit 1T Snow job 20 Northern Dateline Why do n 't yo u sen d me a kit fo r reporting on the races here th is summer - and sn,ow depth t hi s winter. The skiin g at J ac kson 's be en great. Two in o ne trial World Calendar, Ago , Ro ger , Rast us, Burl eson , and Ro berts travelling plan s Central Pipel ine .. . . . , . .22 Shawn an d Granpa Memorial Polit ical Lifel ine TO M GENN INGS Thermoplis, Wyoming 29 Green Stickie flow ch art Factory Tour Your contributor info is in the m aiL Ho w about try ing some ice racing before all the white stuf m elts? If it 'll f make y ou fee l b et t er, Californians have forgott en wh at a raindrop looks lik e . . . Editor 30 Craig Vetter fares well Calendar MX Cat Want Ads , Dealer Directory 32 36 36 39 Tired of the biggies Why is it th at all you read in Cycle News is about " Pro 's?" I think all riders , Novice and Amateurs, who arc good eno ugh to pay their entries and win tro p hies, sho uld hav e a little re cognition too. After all, t he "Pros" h ad to start fro m the bottom- too - an d I ge t tired of reading' .o nly - abo u t th e " same big names. Let's be fa ir - give every goo d rider a chance at the news. How else can he beco me a we ll known rider? ON THE COVER: What goes up must co me down. In Hillclim b two pieces. that means in Precariousl y perch ed p hoto by Dennis Gre ene. What 's too easy? Your article men tio ned th at o ur trials was too easy. At recent AT A meet in gs, they've been trying to get the clubs to quit havin g ridiculous and dangero us sec ti on s. KCOTA is n ot go ing to cater to the Expert/Am ateur at the ex pen se o f t he Beginner in trials. The range of poin ts at our Jan. 11 trial s was Exper t 1 - 69; Amateur 28 85; Nov . A 12 - 85; Nov. B 15 - 117; Nov. C 29 - 50 ;Juniors 10 - 69 . This seems in line to me . We received a lot o f good co mm en ts from o ther AT A members that this was one of the first true family trials that th e w ho le fam ily co uld ride side by side . A MOT O RCYCLIST'S FR IEN D San ta Clara , Calif. You really blew it. You had a chance to get your na me in Cycle News but you didn't sign your letter . . . Edit or .He wants resu Its Advertising · Editoria l Lan e Ca mp bell, Se nio r Ed itor, J ouy Weisel , Ed itor , Bobi Scott, Edi tor. Art and Produ ct ion Ca the rine Lampton, Ar t Director : Ba rbara Mizun o, Ad vertisin g Ar t Director: Den n is Co x, Lab Te ch n ician: Mario n Ha tashlta. T y pogr aph er. Circu lat ion Rhe b a Smith, Man ager: Pam G reen and Calli e Smith, Assis tan ts . Acco un t ing Caylene Zaio nz, Man age r; J udy "Fo u ts, Mike Klin ger , j ean ne Hammond, Assistants; Tom Hun ter, Rh on da Van Doren, Cre di t De p ar tment. Services & Support Bill Run yan , To m Luehmann , Juanita Blan ton , rece ptionis t. West P_O. Box 498, Long Beach , CA 90801. (2 13) 427·7433 : L.A . Line 636·884-1 . (T elex 6 56-330) East r.o. Box 805. Tucker. GA 30084. GA 30084. (4 04) 934·7850. (Telex 542-777 ) Subscription O ne year , second class m ail S 12 .5 0 ; 2 year s, seco nd class m ail, S2 2.50 ; 3 years, secon d class m ail. S30.0 0 ; Single co py price. 50 ce n ts. Copyright Cycle News. inc. 1976. Trade mark re gistered U.s. Patent Offi ce. All 'righ ts reserve d . Publish ed weekly except the first an d last wee k o f th e calen da r year by Cy cle New s. Inc., P.O . Bo x 4 9 8. Long Beach, California. Second clas s p ostage pai d at Lon g Beach , CA. 9 08 01 . Edi to rial sto ries, carto o n s, ph ot os, e tc. are welcom e. Ad dr essed , stampe d envelope assures return o f unpurch ased edi to rial matter . Rep rinting in wh ole or par t o nly by pe rmi ssion o f the rat es and p ub lishers. Advertising circul ation informati on will be sen t upon request . Sec S.R .O.S. 4 N I- s o al W oJ W o :; Welco me back guys. an d that's a big 10-4 on the Sawmill . . . Edi t or J ock 's th e, k ilted S cot who came to this cou n try tw ice to rid e the California desert while his work mates at home pl edged so many quid (o r whatever ) f or each mile he co m ple ted to a w orth y , charity . . . Editor Pedal power This is a cartoo n drawing done by me. For awhile I'll be riding this type of bike, I' m rec overin g fr om open heart surgery. I had a heart at tack during the Viewfinders GP in June of last year. Those many days I spent in the hospital your p aper was of great comfort to me . . . Thanks. I will not make it back to Cali fornia for th e Chaparral s' 1976 run , bu t I'd like to pass on Christmas wishes to all desert riders. Good riding and hope to see yo u soon. JOCK CRICHTON from Scotland P.S . Can we have more desert news in CN? It helps bring a little sunshine to the cold, wintry shores of the U.K.! Matt, we ask our corr esp onden ts to alw ay s su bm it results w ith their race reports, but fo r on e reason or an other, th ey sometim es don't. R est assured, we'll prin t 'em when we get 'em .,• • Editor ..- Linda Clark, Adv ertising Man ager Chris Kol be t, Advertising Assistanl Mike Kinsella has re covered from a recent accident Ed Doody has recovered from a recent marriage. We are once again ready to cover the Northern California Endures, Shall we cover the Sawmill Enduro on February 15? MIKE KINSELLA Hayward , Calif. • RO N SPRAYB ERRY Kern Co un ty Observed Trials Assn. (KCOT A) Bakersfield, Calif. . 1 am a subscri ber and I've noticed, in the last few months, t hat th e o nly results from AMC you ha ve ar e fro m O .C.I.R. (WeOnesday ni gh t ). As a steady racer o f AMC a t Saddlebac k, Carls b ad, etc . I enjoy 100 kin g at th e results to check o ut th e co mpe titio n, o r to possibly see my name listed . I wish that you would start yo ur results on AMC again. MATT T EDD ER Mon tel air, Calif. Sharo n Clayton, Publisher Robert L.. Nor Velie:, Gener al Man age r Edna Mew to n , Secre tary to Publish er Back again Great (desert) Sco t , MOE LEBOVITZ Redondo Beach, Calif. I The views ex p ressed in this colu m n and o th e r colu m ns appearin g on th e fo llowing pages are so lely those of t he authors and do no t necessarily reflect the official position of Cycle News West or Cy cle News, In c. Qualified read ers wishing free and e qual reb uttal space should contact the Editor.