Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

~nnzoil ~tfotm~tAw8td -' JACK JOHNSON Las Vegas, Nevada's Jack Johnson, 1976 Mint 400 w inner, once again . proved his ranking as one of the best desert riders in the world by finishing fourth overall in the " Balentine Bounty Series" hare scrambles. Jack left home at 4:00 AM, drove 250 miles to the race, had a bad start, hit arock, tweaked the forks, but kept on charging. It takes determination and quality equipment to overcome these kinds of adversities and still finish in the inoney ... and that's why this pro's Husky 360 gets lasting engine protection from Pennzoil 2Stroke Motorcycle Oil (mixed 32 to 11. Take a tip from one of the sport's best, whatever you ride, whe rever you go, Pennzoil is worth asking fo r. Where there's Hope there's smoke After a marathon round of plannin g skull sessions all over the L. A. area , California Parks & . R ecrea tion planners will go before th e Park Cornmissi on ers a t a public hearing sometime in J an ua ry to su bm it plans , for th e Santa, Monica Mountains p ark com plex, including the form er H op e Ra nch . One a lte rna tive th ey will propose is a" vague, proposal to reclas sify one or m ore parcels for l ' recreation al (rea d ORV) tr ail use. T he .t'Reclassificatio n Alternative" is still just that. - a vague ' alternative . Althou gh one fa mily d id submit a well- th ought ,out ' p rop osal . · the planne rs cited a " lac k of input in favor of reclassification. " In prior land -use planni ng . au thorities have said t hey were not "cou nting vot es" ; rather . they wa nted specific factual in pu t. N ow, in the peri od pri or to the Jan ua ry hearing. they apparently do want "votes" fro m Los Angeles Area trailriders who have paid th eir Green Sti ck ies dues and need a place to ride. So . now through th e end of December , please take time to address . you r co ncern to: De pt. of Parks & Recrea tion Aun : George 0 .. Rackelm an P .O , Box 239 0 Sacramento . CA 95 811 Catch 22 Monicas in the ~ ID .-< ... ..0 a , QJ QJ >- o Z PENNZOIL COMPANY . Oil City, Pennsylvania On ly Official Top 25 as of Nov.4 Cycle News Ballots w ill be co unted Dic k M ann Carl Cranke 'Roger DeCoster Malcolm Sm it h Kenny Roberts John Penton Tom Penton Dick Bur leson Jay Springsteen Mi ~e Hannon Gary Nixon J im W eine" Gary Scott Ma" y Sm it h Rolf Tibbli n J im Fishback Dav e A ldana M itch Mayes LIm y Roeseler Brad lackey Bob Hanna h J immy Ellis John Hateley Jim Pomeroy Billy Uhl , t hese are not final Santa Cycle News is in favor of . and ha s proposed , an "e nvironment a l test ride" at Hope Ra nch , Point Mugu . or any other area . suspected of being , compatible wit h tria ls or trail bike use. However, we're told th at a t present it is im possible - beca use the a reas are classified " Pa rk", no m otor vehicles a re allowed off- ro ad ; ,an d apparently the re'sno way to obtain a on e-,shot. . use permit. One can wal k in . either by co ntacting a loca l ranger. or by go ing in with one of the Sierra Clu b group hi kes Though the planners would like to have the in formation from an environmental im p act test ride. it ca n only be .done on la nd classified fo r recreational use (the re is none in th e Santa Monicas ) or on private land. It was suggested we do it as a cooperative vent u re with the Sierra Club . Beginn ing to sound like things keep comi ng back to one point? Who is running Pa rks & Rec these days? To give the pl anners their due. they seem sympathetic. but h ampered by a web of regu la tions and d irectives Oregon BlM meeting There is a joint meetin g of the O regon Stat e' Mu ltiple Use Ad visory Bo ard wit h the a & C Mu ltiple Use Advisory Boa rd set for N ovember 23 24 in Portla nd a t th e Coliseum Travelodge, 144 1 N .E . 2nd Ave . New BLM legis la tion a nd recrea tion regs a re on the agenda . Both d ays a re op en to the public and peo ple m ay make brief oral sta tements beginning at 4 :30 p .m . Novem ber 23 . Contact.the BL M at (503) 234 -3361 to reser ve time. Address to file written sta tements is St at e Directo r . Oregon State O ffice. BLM . 729'N .E . Oregon St. , P .O . Box e 2965 . Po rtland . OR 97208. $ '1,000'Purse.,M X . Indian. Dunes Sunday, Nov. 14th T-Shirts sizes S, M. L, and Sh ado w Glen Course X L $3. 9 5 2-4 5 m in ut e mot es for Experts Posters Expert payback: . 1st $130 , 2 nd $85 , 3rd $60 , 4th $40, 5th $20 Roge r DeCoster. STool ta ll I st' place troph ies to Sportsmen 40% trophies t o a ll S p o rts m e n classes p a yba ck t o E x pert Powd er -Pu ff , 22" x 28" f ull co lo r Wor ld Champ ion $2.00: Gerr it Wolsin k. $2 .00 E ntry : Spa rt sm en - $8 mail $ 10 p ost Ex pert s - $ 15 mai l $20 post Decals Tr uck d ecals. tw o for $3, 00, bike decals, two fo r SO¢. sew-o n patches. $2 .00 Raeing J~s s. M , L. and XL. $1 4.95 ' AlsoSame Uay AME Mini Thanksgiving Grand P rix lat'l. Course Wpst..rn Dealers and Distributors contact : Bel,Ray ce., Inc. Mot orcycle & A ut o motive L ubrie:-nts Division 14670 Firestone BI. Suite 410 Ask your dealer La Mirada, CA or order direct 90638 (714) 522-0581 from Bel-Ray. (213) 921·1055 $ 4, 00 0 m edical Insurance 2 mil e G.P. 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