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Volume XIII : Number 46 : November 23 , 1976
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SACRAMENTO , CAL. , NOV . 5
According to a report released by the State Auditor General's office,
California's Parks and Recrea tion Department has, in at least four
documentable instances, drained the Off-Highway Vehicle Fund of
money which could have been
used
to
purchase
riding/recreation facilities. At a
m in imum , the "lost " funds to tal
almost two million dollars; but
the true amount may ne ver be
know n
b ecause
of
the
accounting procedures used by
the Parks & Rec Department.
On the very eve of the report's
release , t h e Departmen t's
Director, H erbert Rhodes, had
sat In a meeting with
motorcycling representatives ,
stone-faced , telling us to "cool
it, be patient... " that the Los
Angeles area would have a state
ORV park as soon as money was
available.
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For details, ~ee pages 2,8 ,35.
Close-up:
Trans-AMA
Bikes
teamed up to win the SCO RE Baja
1000. Mayes and Roeseler completed
the 1000 kilometer ci rcuit in II hours
and 30 minutes . The Mayes / Roeseler
Husqvarna duo won the event overall
against all the bikes and cars.
Audit finds Cal Parks & Ree mismanages
Green Stickle" money and gas tax
The start of the Baja race was
delayed one full day because of a
heavy storm that ravaged the Baja
moonscape. Inclement weather played
a large part in the motorcycle victory
over the .high powered four-wheelers.
p.26
Rocket DeFroster
freezes,'em out
PUYALL U P , WAS H. , NOV . 14
S uz uki's Rocket R oge r DeCoster
co nt in ues to pou r it on as he won his
sixt h Trans-A MA eve nt ou t of eight
ra ces. DeCoster has b uilt up a 96 poi nt
lead over second p lace Bra d Lackey.
W ith only 100 po ints left in the series,
DeCoster is a lmost su re of winning the
1976 Trans -AMA tit le .
Com p let e story starts on page 6.
BIKEPACKING
See page 12
Mitch Mayes.
Bikers blitz
Baja 1000
ENSENADA, MEXICO , NOV. 13
King of the desert Mitch Mayes and
cu rrent Desert master Larry Roeseler