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Down at U.S. Suz uki th ey have a ne at little wooden model of th e new RM 80. It is bu ilt fo r the dealer shows an d keep s people from riding off on it and dinging it up. Lake Whitney Cyde Ranch has been sold and will be run by Dicky Turnbo's father and former owner Harvey Evans. Spe aking of T exas tracks Mosier Valley an d La ke Whitn ey h ost ed the first two ro un ds of th e $I 0,000 Texas Motocross Champion ship and over 700 rider s showed up . Full story next week. Jammin' Jimmy tweaked h is knee again at Saddleback Saturday. Saddleback preps the track on Friday for the Saturday race, on Saturday for the Sunday race and on Sunday for the new Monday morning race prepared practice session. Nothing like being prepared. Cycle News h as m oved to its new loca tion at 22 0 1 Cherr y Ave. in Long Beach . No lon ger are we going to be ' able to match o ur typ ewriters to the throbb ing of th e oi l wells, all tha t is beh ind us, b eside US and in fro nt of us at the new building. Remember Robert George? (CN did a brief preview o f his double-Harl ey Bonneville streamliner early last y ear.) He ha s applied to th e AMA for a world land speed record attempt with the machine, and will field Dave Campos as primary rider. Dave alrea dy has broken into the " Over 200" club on a partially streamlined double-Harley project of George's. Did we say that Harley·Davidson's "Salute to American Motorcyding" road show at the Superbowl would be the first public showing of the' 19n models? Didn't think so. With additional entries by California dealers, the JUly 24 expo should be bigger than the one in Daytona. And what a mob that one drew! When enough spectators (20,000) showed up at the Duckworth/Laconia Classic road race National to guarantee a good return to the Loudon, N.H. promoters, they, in turn, refunded all the "back gate" fees collected from the rider$. How 'bout that? Trials afficionados (all two of you), it's getting close - th e U.S. Internation al Round, J ul y 25 at Gold Bar, WA. According to Pacific Northwest Trials Assoc ., -at least th e top ten Europeans are scheduled to sho w against 15 to 20 of the to p Americans. Gold Bar is a town of 500 in Cascad e foothills 'way east of Seattle; so unless you've been quic k about motel r eservations or like to dr ive, bring a sleep ing bag. Randy Skiver held off Chuc k Joyner and Sonny Burres to win th e Exper t portion of the AMA Pacific Regional IT at Castle Rock June 26. The third place finish still keep s Sonny Burres in the Expert points lead for the region. Results in Results Section. The August 22 CANAM Amateur Motocross Championship area qualifier hes been lIlOYed from FastTrack Int'I. near Phoenix to a new location: Sunshine Cyde Park, Tucson, Arizona. We also hear that earthmoving equipment used by an earlier motocross promoter destroyed the back section of FastTrack's road rllCll course, and the financially troubled facility may never be repaired. Bummer. Robert Blake, " Bar et t a" t o yo u TV frea ks, was a spe ctator at the Carlsbad USGP. Says he thoroughly enjoyed the show. SPORT Magazine's August issue, available mid-July, will ' carry a personality piece on U.S. 250cc motocross champ Tony D. SAlAD, th e Italian - Suzuki importer, is undercutting Harley-Davidson by abo u t a thousand dollars with a Suzu ki 250 twin Junior-class (club man) GP road racer built in small batches b y Suzu ki tech ni cian Masahuru Endo, according to the British papers. The limited-edition Italian project bikes are ported, fitted with Krober ignition and 34mm Mikunis. Claimed horsepower is 46 at 10,800 RPM, claimed weight with fairing is 235 pounds. Admirable Achievement Award at tha CERA Foors Gold VI Enduro went to Dawid " McCurley , who drove to California from Coffeeville, Kansas to take his kid to an enduro. They rode a stock CL360 Honda, with turn signals and street tires, as far as the second check. 2 Mike Bast's "at-horne" scoring average is 14.3 8 out of a possible 15 at th e Los Angel es Sprockets' home track in Irwindale. Trippe-Cox got their AMA, FIM, and ABC signs back and the returner donated the $50 to the Muscular Dystrophy Foundation. Seems like Cyde News has a lot in common with Sherlock Holmes. Ella Fitzgerald, Dr. Watson. "It was a super race and the road was in good condition; besides, I love fireroading and that's what Pikes Peak is all about!" After a whole lot of good luck and crossed fingers, Steve Scott pieced together one good mach ine, after blowing up both his practice bike and race bike, to claim h is fifth st raight win at the famous Pikes Peak Fourth of July Hilldimb. Last week's ad fo r the July 18, 0 -36 IT at San Jose Fairgrounds co ntained a err or . The ad read 0-37 IT, which of co urse everyone up there knows sh ould have been D·36. Gene Romero to Mert Lawwill at San Jose: "I only got one fresh Carlisle left; if I wreck or get killed, you can borrow it .. . ., Mike Kidd rode h is own Harley to third in the San Jose Half Mile National ; will ride Mert's bike again a t Castle Rock an d at the Ascot IT. Last week John McCown learned that KJ had been found, apparently killed by a vehide wh ile trying to cross a highway near Ridgecrest. He had been surviving in the desert, was even seen getting water at a ranch but ran off. KJ was buried near where he was found, and his finisher pin-studded collar returned to the McCown family. The Littlest Lackey is Lia Elizabeth. born to Bad Brad and Lori Friday, July 9 in Pinole, Ca. Momma Lori is doing fine, but Brad's still out after hearing the babe's first words: "Go for it, Dad '" American Jawa /CZ gift ed Fr ank Ewalt, Burban k dealer Dick Varnel, and Lou Massello for th eir ride s in S pillway Par k's recent Mo tocross for Cerebral Palsy. Vamel said, " My kid 's been ridin' motocr oss for a coup le of years . . . b ut the old man is the first to come home with a check!" Redwood Mini·Cycle Park, near Novato. is now open for riders 15 and under with parental permission on file . Summer schedule is seven days a week, 9 a.m . to 4 p.m. Call 479-1100, Mar in County Parks &. Recreation for into. Radio sta tion KAVR 's Skip Yo ung in tervi ewed Mike Laney an d Don Englan d for re broadcast prior to 395 Cycle Park's com ing TT an d Half Mile Schoo l. T ell 'em Pop says KA VR is neat. New boss appointed to head up the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in D.C. is Mr. John Snow. Rumor says that he's a biker and opposed the helmet law. Doe s th is mean th at h en ceforth every declaration to co me out of NHT SA will be a Snow job? Lance Weil lit on his head when he crashed his TZ700 in a patch of oil Sunday at Ontario's AFM road race. Hopefully he'll be up to speed the following race weekend, as he's got to be Race Director for a W/ERA two day. again at Ontario. In a bit of inter-shop rivalry, Mr. J ag's J im Haberli n has challenged Steve Pet erman to a vin tage m at ch race Melo Velo versus Gold Star Club man July 18 (at dawn? ) at On t ari o. Or maybe hi gh no on . Randy Cleek gave the San Jose Half Mile National a m iss, still suffering hangover mechanical problems from Albuquerque and taking time to get things right. Sunday, July 18 , r ight after the Castle Ro ck Nat ion al IT, th e Sid ewinders at Clac kamas, Oreg on will host a Pacific Regional IT wit h a guaranteed $3 50 0 purse. It 's a tw i-nigh t event, gates op en at 4 p.rn., first race a t 6. Call (503) 659- 1022 or 659·182 0 in case of possible rainou t, BLM has released a resource use plan for the Yuha Desert in Imperial County, east of San Diego. More info can be obtained at the Riverside District Office (1695 Spruce St.l or the EI Centro Resource Area Offic (1629 Main St., Valley Plazal. Did we men tion th at 3 95 Cycle Par k's July 16 IT/H alf Mile Sch ool is free? Call (7 14) 246-6109 for info. Minors will need a signe d release. TIp of the week - Tony D cuts the bottom off of an old pair of MX socks and pulls them up over his knees to provide extra padding and insulation before putting on a new pair of socks. Papa's been doing that for years, but only cause he couldn't afford the new sock$. Frank Gillespie, tell the joker on your crew thanks for "the "Super Tab" stickle, Following the summer long motocross daiming rule debate it appears now that it ~i11 soon be changed to match the Grand National claiming rule. The only thing that can be taken in that case is the eng ine and ignition system. The rules committee is voting on it now, then the board of trustees must approve it.