Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

Otherwise, if you 've go t an in curable desire to run alloy wh eel s, bu y a bike th at has them as standard equipment. Mon ey! So far , AFM /N orth has set a $2000 guaranteed purse (div ided between ' Prod. & GP ) " Go lden Gate Challenge" two da y at Sears; whil e the L.A. Chapter will, a t each of its race meets, draw from a hat one Production and one GP class to run for $ 100 each ($5 0/$-3 5/$ 15 ). Her e below is the co mb ine d schedule: AMA Pacific Regional Series where to go and who t o call Listed bel ow are th e eight events in th e 19 76 Pacif ic Regional Championship schedule as rele ased re cently by th e AMA, along with pre -entry address an d in fo ph one num bers. (No te: all of th e Midw est Region al ev en ts are east of th e Mississipp i, this y ear.} Events are op en to AI\lA profession al Novices, Junio rs and Experts , with separate po int talli es for eac h class. Na tio nwide, th e 22 ·even t ser ies carri es a to tal purse of 58 1,5 00 to help pro rider s sup p lement their Camel Pro earnings and/or gain n eeded recognit ion in th eir home areas. Industry backer s of th e Regionals incl ude Bat es Leathers, K RW Helm ets , and Sure- Fire Distributing. For purse and contingency information on a speci fic even t , co ntact th e promoter . APR. 25 TT, BOISE, 10. Owyhee MC, Box 733, Boise, Idaho 83701. (2 0 8) 34 4-33 29 MAY 9 HM, ERIE, CO . George Burland, 42 81 Weld County Rd., Erie, CO 85016. (30 3) 665-4173 MAY 28 TT(N) , CLACKAMAS, OR Oregon Sidewinders MC, 13500 S.E. Lawnfield Rd ., Clackamas, O R 97015. (503) 659-1022 'J UNE 26 TT(N), CASTLE RO CK, WA Mt. St . Helen 's MC, P.O. Bo x 51 , Castle Rock, WA 98611. (206) 274-4836 JULY 18 TT( N), CLAC KAMAS, O R Oregon Sidewinders MC, same address and phone as above. AUG. 15 HM, STU RG IS, S.D. Black Hills Motorcycle Classic , P.O. Box 665, Sturgis, S.D. 577855. (605) 347-2320 SEPT . 3 TT(N), CLACKAMAS, O R Oregon Sidewinders MC, same address and phone . SEPT. 4 HM(N) , ROS EBUR G , O R (Douglas Cnty. Fgds.) Cross Country Riders MC, Box 28, Qu ines Creek Rd ., Azale a , OR 97410. (503) 837-3372 AFM North/South get it on for '76 Schedules are in from th e San Fr ancisco and Los Angeles chapters of California's American Federation of Motorcyclists. But don 't load up for an AFM race this year if you don't have your 1976 licen se ! No one will be allowed to apply for a license on ra ce day and race that same day. If you don't already have a 1976 AFM license applicatio n, write to: AFM License Co mmittee, c/o Virg ini a Aldri ch , 631 Caldwell Rd., Oakland, CA 94611. License fee is up to $16 this year, b ut ~G :'\.~.. A membership is 1 requ ired . For '76, two production classes will . have new displacement limits - 400cc Produ cti on and 550 cc Production. After lots of debate, the club has de cid ed to allow slick tire s fro nt and rear on "produ cers ." With still more debate, they de cided to allow allo y wheels on th e front end only of 750 cc and Open Production bikes, but only in races lastin more than an hour (got that?). Rub elbows with the Pros March 14 Sears Po int March 21 Riverside April 11 Sea rs Point April 17-18 Ontario May 16 Sears Point May 23 Rivers ide June 13 Sea rs Po int June 20 Ontario July 11 Ontario July 18 Sears Po int August 8 Ontario August 28-29 Sears Poin t (G. G. Challen ge $20 00) September 19 Oiratno (Yup, that's Ontari o, ba ckwards !) September 26 Sears Point October 24 Sears Po int October 31 Riverside November (?) Las Veg as (very ten tative) 1 '" at the Bates Leather ~~~~ HnhhfnnfJ!o:i~~.~ _ :

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