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rrHE-LATEST POP BY PAPA WEILEY First "Reverend," now "Super Sleuth" Malcolm Smith: Seems a pair of bikes belonging to Malcolm's buddies were ripped off overnight at the Tecate 500. 01' Malcolm spent half of Sunday trackin 'em down by their t ire pr ints, which eventually led to a suspicious lookin' farmhouse. Malcolm r od e back to town, got the Federales, and nabbed a pair of locals in the act of tearing down the missing bikes. Betcha they won't do that again. For th e May 1-2 Cal City GP, DRA has changed to a convention GP start on safety and land use grounds. The start will be from the center of town , ten man rows , 3 5 row max per class . Compu ter scoring will even give the ba ck-row starters their proper handicap, lon g as the gadget don't blow a fuse . W/ERA's April 17-18 road race at Las Vegas is cancelled, leaving April 24-25 Texas World and May 8-9 Willow Springs as the next Western race dates, both Divisionals. A FM's Board o f Directors con sidere d a W/E RA o ffer of a merger/agreement similar to the o ne con cluded with CRRC an d de cided to p ass. Dave Aldana is entered with Dale Alexander on a Dale/Starr Z-1 for the AFM Ontario Six-Hour road race. Venezuelan Roberto Pietre, a buddy of Cecotto's, will join Cycle World's D. Randy Riggs" on lB1 unspecified bike . Maybe they'll dust off the Can-Am again? Williams benefit at San Jose (Above) Long hair flyin g, Diane Cox abou t to get bumped by slidin ' Ar t Frienden burg (62) as th e Ex - • perts had at it on a track barely salvaged..fro m the wee k 's rain s. (At righ t) Rick Delace y (165) leads Ste ve Carillo in th e Novice show as Scott Nelson tries to hitch a ride. For story and results, see North Dateline, p age 2 7., BLM FLASH for NorCaI folks around Ukiah . Public workshops are schedu led for April 22 at 7 p.m . in the Lakeport Courthouse and April 24 at I p.m. in the Nokomis School , Ukiah, to discuss a draft management . plan for Cow Mountain. Interested patties have been invited to attend and comment. Call (70 7) 462-3873 for more details. HosPITal Stop: Yamaha's trials contender Mick Andrews is out of action for a month with a broken foot. A broken foot complicated by severe infection of a footpeg-inflicted gash also sidelined Motorcycle Weekly editor Tom Beasley; and AMA's Dave Despain broke his ankle while "warming up" for 811 AMA staff picnic - which he missed. T wo Japanese and two Americans in American Honda jac kets were spied spying out the 125cc GP site at Laubus-Eschbach, West Gennany. A scouting expedition for Smith, Karsmakers & Co? Bultaco now has a 185 pound, alloy monocoque watercooled 125cc twin road racer ready for Angel Nieto to try out in FIM road race rounds. Over here, rumor has Rokon approaching MC Enterprises to build a watercooled 250 twin roadrasher complete with a utomatic transmission. Fantasy Factory wants to build a watercooled XL410 thumper in a monoshock frame with street-legal electrics and plumbing, but can't find a fool with enough money. 2 T he southern California Dire ctor of the BLM, Delmar Vail , for four and a half years the un luc ky middleman in ORV vs. Ant i-O RV dese rt disputes, re cently resigned arid we n t to Wyoming. No successo r has been name d . Eldorado Nat'l. Forest, California has released a Draft ORV Plan which appears to make some 60-70 percent of the land area available to some kind of trail riding, either open or designated routes, subject' to the usual fire season or wet season spot closures. A public meeting for final comment will be held at 7:30 p.m. May 5 in the cafeteria of Ponderosa High School, Ponderosa Rd., Shingle Springs, CA. Don't let a .good thing slide - be there if you ride the area and want to stay on top of things. The NMA Mini Nationals held at Indian Dunes over the April 9-11 weekend drew over 1200 entries, making it one of the largest closed-circuit events in the country. Full story and results are due next week. Hang in there, mini-readers. Latest hot trials rumor: Don Sweet (1975 National runnerup I to ride Montesa in the coming U.S. National O1ampionship rounds. Steve Eklund, swallowing any disappoin trnent from the National the night Defore , won a daytime short track at Ross Downs, Tx., after Billy LaBrie crashed in the Main. MODOC RIDERS: Modoc Nat'l. Forest is soliciting inputs on ORV planning, deadline is April 30. If you ride the area and can tell them specific trails or areas that should be kept open to bikes, or can tell them specific kinds of ORV or trailbike activity that's "compatible" with other forest users, send them a letter. Address Forest Supervisor, -Modo c N.F., 441 · N. Main sr., Alturas, CA 9610 I. If you think they ought to hold a public .planning meeting, tell them th at , too. James Kelly, 14, was injured by • metal cable stretched across a dirt road that he was riding his bike 'o n two yean ago. For five months James was unconscious; he cannot speak or walk. On April 1, the landowners who erected the "neckbreaker" agreed to pay Kelly $350,000 cash, plus $25,000 a year for the rest of his life. The Dinosaurs are riding again for their yearly trek to Perris Raceway and the Dirt Diggers M.C. third annual Dinosaur run, Fast and furious four-stroke racing at its finest wiD take place on the famous Perris long track. No two-cycles will be seen or heard. Check the calendar page for entry info. Honda execs drew a spe cial citation from the National Board of YMCAs for the finn's participation in the "Y 's" NYPUM (Na tiona l Youth Project Using Minibikes) over the past five ye ars. To date , over 30 ,000 kids have been hooked out of the asphalt j un gles for at least a brief taste of freedom. To th at end , Honda has don at ed 10,000 m inib ikes plus support. Team "colon" for the five league speedway sides will be matched sets of far-out leathers. Ventura's Sharks will ·wear black with orange trim; Orange T County's Eagles (~ta Mesal will be _ decked out in orarige with bhick and blue trim. Black and blue? That's gettin' kinda close to home .•. Briggo's trophy as team captain of the winning European side in the "Hebrew Nationals" (the relocated U.S. vs, Rest of World match) is this old oil lamp they dug up somewhere near Jerusalem. - J He rubs it and Harry Oxley appears to J' say, " You get three wishes, but the fint 01 two don 't count." j Mark Cherry. mentioned earlier as a ' L British League signee, returned to the Jl states after a so-so overseas debut and is expected to sign with· a SoCaI league team. Mike Curoso, meanwh.ile, is...0 apparendy fixed to ride in England for the rest of the season. i ) I U.S. Suzuki has recalled all ~ 250's '~ between the frame number 10001 and 13900 and RM 370', between 1000f u and 13200 because of a defective damper rod assembly. It is advised that >J _ you do not ride your bike, but take it to your dealer immediately and he will insta ll a new improved part a t no cost. All bik es with n umbers higher than those st ated are already equip p ed with the improved part.