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ITHELATEST PO BY PAPA WEALEY .s. c, <: Dick Mann , featured elsewhere in th is issue, laments that today's Gr and National riders are all seemin gly cut from the sam e mold - they look alike , talk alike, race alike. Today's race tracks also are too much alike. "If you don't remember thll old tracks I guess you don't miss the difference," he said . "But I can still remember the good old cushion dirt tracks over in Ohio Ronnie Rail tracks - before they got over-raced. "Peoria," he continued, "is the only race track from the old days that hasn't really changed. It's the only track left' with .the exception of Santa Fe - which is another matter - where regular top riders don't always win." Dick Mann on the sport of trials: "It's just 1he type of thing the average person would love to do if they knew about it. The popularity is limitless." Carlsbad Raceway and AMDRA are teamed for a regional meet and.NHRA Region al Nation al re cord run April 18 (Easter Sunday). Program includes all AMDRA classes, plus " Dial your own" E.T. bracket racing, with a $2000 cash purse for the pros. Call Joel Breau lt (2 13) 77 2·2774 for details. DRA's California City GP has been set as that organization's fund·raiser for the Co m petition MotOrcyclists' legal Defense Fund, with $4 of every entry (at least! going to the fund, along with tIIn percent of an winnings. Grand Prix nart th is year, with positions assigned by postmark. Get 'em in; the race is May 1·2. In a March 28 tuneup for the Spanish GP, Jim Pomeroy blew awa y both motos on a twin-carb Pursang before a flat tire and a tossed chain halted him. Ignacio Bulto, on a similar machine, was described as running "tooth and nail" with winner Roger D. both motos, The trick new engine resides in an otherwise-standard Mk 9 chassis. We tried to call Modern Cycle to gauge 1heir reaction to our April Foolish perody, but all we could get on the receiver was insane laughter' - m a stifled croak. Awright, PITStop, where the devil IS Rescue, California? Team rostllr for the Transatlantic Trophy match race series: Our side, Capt. Kenny Roberts (VarnI. Gene Romero (Yam), Steve Mclaughlin (Yam), Stllve Baker (Yam), Pat Evans (VarnI. Gary Nixon (Kaw), Ron Pierce (Kaw), Pat Hennen (Suz) witl\ Hurley Wilvert (Yam) in reserve. Their side: RiniJo who? Did the English really do it first? The "island" press reports at least two Gold Wmg engined shaft-drive kneeler sidehacks under construction for the coming road rashing - season (includin g one with a monoshock for the driven wheel) . How 'bout it readers? Anybody building a kneeler around one of the flat fours this side of the pond? 2 Phil Read crashed at a March 21 Modena, Italy 500cc road race and was rushed to a hospital receiving cardiac massage on the way, according to the . British press. However, it's reported he was sufficiently recovered to motor to the airport on his own hook and fly back to England for extensive X-rays. Photographer: "Gee thos e guys are crazy to jump that high up in the air! " Kent How erton: "That photographer must be crazy to lay under me while I do this!" Ton y D: "Those two gu ys are nuts!" A Keith 'Cheese' McCarty photograph take n at a safe distance. HANGTOWN BITS: Jeff Jennings missed a shot at the Hangtown 125 class because of a mix-up over how many riden would transfer out of the qualif".n. Seems he made the cut, but they wouldn't . let him on the grid because of a communications problem. Marty Tripes crashed during the first 250 moto and will be out for several _ks. Announcer Bruce Flanden did an excellent job, even though he did get a Hecltel stuck in his mouth occasionally. Rex Staten's Harley suffered ignition problems all day. Don McGee flashed his super secret Scott plastic boot around the pits late at night. A lightweight, flexible, but protllctive boot with a lot of thought. Look for them in the winter. We hear that California Parks & Recreation is looking around the Antelope Valley for a possible Green Stickie park site. Possible choices: the 12.000 acre Ritter Ran ch "near Min t Canyon, Holiday Hill east of Gorman, or Hungry Valle y , also in the Gorman vicinity. Comments pro or con should go to Ronald D. Rawlings, Trail & ORV Section, Dept. of Parks & Recreation. P.O. Box 239 0, Sacramento, CA 95811. Good news - there's a politically active Oregon Motorcycle Riden Association, P.O. Box 14374, Portland, OR 97214 representing that state's biken at $10 a . head dues, including a timely news sheet. Bargain. Motorcycle Safety Foundation is cOnducting one of four work sessions for college-level "Rider Ed" instructors at Saddleback College, Mission Viejo, Ca. April 13-15. Master Linker, Dave Barr, found a helmet, two jerseys and a pair of gloves at the Great Bear GP . If y our number was 2M, y ou better cal1 him at 213/925-4336 to claim the missing articles . Last minute changes have been announced regarding the upcoming (April 11) CMC Stockton Mile. Post entry has been dropped to $10. A $200 purse has been added to the 360 and 750cc classes. Danny "Bener.ko" Becker is beck - as a dmt choice for the Ventura Sharks speedway league team. Other team' roster highlights - Rick Woods is tapped to captain the Costa Mesa team (ten tatively named the "Eagles") and Sonny (Mr. Centerfold) Nutter heads up Ventura. Scotsman Bert Harkins and transplanted ' Briton Frank Shuter are signed as the first of several European riders to be seeded in to th e league, one to a team. Mark Cherry. who was original1y drafted for Costa Mesa. has been suddenly snapped up by th e British League. T his is be ginning to s oun d like baseball silly season on the tube! New Eng landers are craz y! They take Z-ls trail riding. Southern California writer Deke Houigate reports th at ' a "world class • event for motorcycles" is a possibility next year at Lon g Beach in the second annual formula 1 grand prix tentatively scheduled for April 3, 1977. . Kawasakis raced by Yvon D uh a m el , Gary Nixon and assorted others co mpeted in an exhibition during the March 28 Long Beach car inaugural and were impressive. Shamrocks two-day qualifier winner Cordis Brooks was aboard a Bay Area Bultaco not a Sou th Bay Bultaco as reported last week. April Fool! Sorry Cordis.