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El Segundo re finery wa s ci ted (that's so m ethi ng like being written up for spe eding) by the L.A . au tho rities fQr having vio late d pollu tion regs for years. The press rel eases th at went o ut at the time o f th e citation said that th e refinery's daily ex cess e m issio ns m at ch ed that of so me 400 ,000 ca rs . Apparen tly th e refineries upwind of the LC's hou se haven't go tte n th e message, as th e air still st ar ts to stin k ' long abo ut sundo wn. Maybe th e A PCD should lay on a n igh t shift. EPA vs.C.A.R.B. The motorcycle emissions test match comes to L.A. Experchange '76 No da te is set ye t, but ' just on sp ec the Mo t or i:ycle Industry Council has de cided , to get behind an d support a proposal called Exp erch an ge '76, put forward by Vern Braz ell, a co nsultan t with Leisu re In format ion Systems , Salt Lake Citv, Utah. T he idea is to ho ld a p ilot se minar. invo lving govern ment p lan ne rs at all levels w ith both in d u st ry and u ser -gro up (t ha t' s us, bunky) repr e sen tatives to . literally, ex ch ange ex pe rtise . In p lain term s. it 's o ur chance to e xp lain to bure au crats who ca n barely manage a rollaround swivel chair without fall ing ~o ff: wh y de sert ra cer s d o n't delib era tel y ce n terpu nch pu ck erbushe s at 9 0·per; what the d iffere nce is be tween a tr ailbik e and a trial b ike ; why we don 't, for the sak e of ou r ow n skins, care to be for ced to conc en trate on the sam e trails over and over. And m aybe they 'll ha ve something to tea ch us about h o w their system s operate and wh y. In orde r to obtain a survev q u es tio n nai re , to get in on th e early spad ew ork for the me etin g (w hic h will probablyrun ab out tw o and a half days over a weekend) wr it e to : Vern II. Brazell Lei sure Inform ation Sys tems lOW. Broad w ay: Su it e 6 05 • Salt La ke Cit y , Utah 84 10 1 It's official. In order to legally "effectuate" its motorcycle emission standards, California must ' first obtain a waiver from the Feds under section 209 of the Clean Air Act. A public hearing on the request for a waiver has been scheduled for the Los Angeles Convention Center beginning at 9 a.m., May 27 . . Any interested person can make a statement at the hearing or file written material for the record by filing notice of intent with the Director, Mobile Source Enforcement Division (EN-340) Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St. , SW, Washington, D.C. 20460. Notice deadline is .May 14, . Participants at the hearing, to really help our cause, 'should bear down on these issues spelled out in the law : "1) Whether the California motorcycle emissions standard is required to meet compelling and extraordinary conditions in California, and 2) Whether such standard and accompanying enforcement procedures are consistent with section 202(a) of the (Clean Air) Act, in particular wi jh respect to their technological feasibility in the lead time remaining." This is just one barricade on one front of a multi-front war. The issue is life -or-death, not just fOJ: the Japanese biggies wh o su pp ly ' the current market, but for any hope of a viable American motorcycle industry co ing forth within this decade. If motorcycle emission controls, as now proposed, go' into effect unchallenged, the effect is going to be painfully apparent, to everybody street .ri ders, motocrossers, trail riders, p ro fessional racers, no groups will escape unharmed. It will just take longer for some to hurt than others. If we win here, it's . the first nudge in swinging tfie heavy pendulum of government back the other way; and more than just bikers wiH thank us. What we need now is lots of peepIe willing to do their homework and show up May 27 prepared to lay down some intelligent, well-reasoned commentary. If the shoe fits, get bu sy. . IRWINDALE IRWINDALE RACEWAY 8:00 P.M. EVE RY THURSDAY COSTA MESA SAN BERNARDINO ORANG E CO UNTY FAIRGROUNDS BAKERSFIELD ORA NGE SHOW FAIRGRO UNDS 8:15 P.M. EVE RY FRIDAY KERN COUNTY FAIRG ROUNDS 8:15 P.M. EVERY WEDNESDAY . ' 8:00 P.M. EVERY SATURDAY VENTURA VENTURA CO UNTY FAIRGROUNOS 8:00 P.M. EVERY TUESDAY 20 21 22 23 24 21 28 29 3D- / 31•