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Ken Maely h as begun to rece ive th e first of thirty matched case-h alf sets from th e foundry for his made-in-USA spee dway engin e. T he unit will feature chain-driven SOHC. HyV o prim ary driv e. p rimary on the right and oil pump ou t of harm s way . per rid er suggest ions. District 37 (Los Angeles area) is considering set up of a "hot line" phone number w ith the week's racing schedule on tape. And y And e rson , proprietor of Anderson Moto rcycle Supply in Pasadena . die d suddenlv a t work last week . He was a longt im e part -of our cycle cu lt u re. and will be missed . Brotherhood of Street Racers. a Los Angeles area car and biker group, is trying to get a drag strip on Terminal Island. L.A. Mayor Tom Bradley is f or it , and he appoints t he Harbor Commission, who have so f ar said no . Our Ea stern office tells us J a y Springst een accide ntally shot him self wh ile target practici ng wit h a .22 pis tol. Lu ck ily, th e round ca used n o worse than a clean flesh wound in j ay's lower leg; he's up and a bo ut. ORA's 20 Mule Team 200 has Pennzoil sponsorship and w ill be a solo race inst ead of teams as in t h e past. It goes January 2. 19n and entry fees are $175, $100 and $50, but they're paying back 50 pe rcent plus cont ingenc ies. Pc n n v's HiV ista store is n o m ore'. hut Pr,;nv herself survives , in nr-wr-r a nd higg~r d igs ca lled The Ra nc h Ma r ket . just ca5' of 170th' o n Avenue O . out of Laucasu-r. Ca . Sh e 's gol hot c ho w. cold drink . and wa rm hospitalit y for hike pcoplr- in a sill' rhar 's our of rhr- wav of t he old h a ssle-s . ROGER DeCOSTER 5 Times World Moto-Cross Champion S hr- sa ys co rn r- on i:;ut. g-ct do wn . even hrin.~ musical instrumr-nts and jam , if vou wa nt, 10, . Ca ll (RO:i)!H4 ·:!()S 7 and l or drop on in. Oh , in case you wanted to say something confidential to California State Parks & Rec Director Herbert Rhodes, he's got an " ear s only" tape recorder phone setup in his office, (916)322-6927. ' HI-POINT BOOTS "THE CHOICE OF CHAMPIONS" T he annual T ra ns·AMA m ech a n ics' mini -bik e ra ce at t he R ichmon d Ramblers track is not the "Min i Bike World Ch ampionship Grand Pri x ," as J im "t he Greek" Gianatsis told Pap a last week . T he NMA holds th at n ame as a trademark. and the real " Mini G P" will be a t Escape Country .next April. Vern Hueber has purchased Petrochem from the Ashland Oil -' Company. The new outfit is called Champions Choice and w ill market Petrcichem products out of Santa Fe Springs, California. Is Anaheim Stadium the first Ameri can motocross ve n u e to go metric? For the record , the man-made stadium cou rse is designed to a length of approximately 1500 meters. An outfit called Seminars. Unlimited is arranging discount air tours from Northern California to Anaheim for the American MX Final. Call Jack Woodard (916) 4446229 for details. William Gordon (Willie) Carter . a Dirt Digger sin ce 1968 . be ca me the fi n a l vict im of t he traffic accident which cla imed the lives of several other cl ub members whil e Baj a -b ou n d ea rli er thi s month. Availa bl e in M-X or Enduro from your Hi-Point dealers in si zes 5 thru 13 includinii: Ih sizes. Goodyear is Carroll Shelby 213-538-2914 3109 W. Erie A ve .• Lorai n. O . 44D53 P.O. 80 11, 23%7. Am arillo. Tll,. 7910 5 960-1 Oal~s Dr.. Sou:n me nlo. Ca . 9sa21 Big Tire S~ Sales Service, & A rolling stone atbers momenta Fast UPS Mail Ord ers Any where 829W.CoIto nAvc. 7 14Red lands CA 923 73 793-204 1 r-------------, Rickey Racer I I I 444A Ea st Mo nte rey • Po m on a. C A 9 176 8 I 7146220533 .I I L I advertise I Be ll Buck ..,. Race J .:ke l - ~....m.I..1 H.ner Top - one w e I,,,, IIil >- Hoolter Hal - one SOle tits 1M T-Sh'" - .',' ,mJ II S.... . tsh ort- loI'IO .... ~ •• • ' .m ,I.1I e 1 _ 1 Q6 Sef\d Crleck ot '"OOe, oro.< 10 ........ . t032 W . . . . .. St . • OM.rlo. Ca;llf.1t7U . C8. ' , elld ent • ..:lCle, &ll1op" I•• SorrynoCOO Ami Enc _ _ "'em. _ _ -_ 5"_1 . ell, Or etwo- h i _ ~ CIW~ Ca'd ' _ S" I. _I~ ""*'t.,,, _ ..... bp 0iII'_ _ 3