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Exclusive to Papa Wealey - Randy
RiW is working for Cycle World. Not
again - still . In the tradition of Mark
Twain. rumors of Riggs' departure
were. ah- prematu re . .
California A ir Resources Boa rd has
called a ne w 'm ot or cycle emissio n
control hearing f or March 24 at
10:00 a.m . in the Biltmore Hotel.
Galleria Rm., 515 S, Oliv e St., Los
Angeles, CA. Th e ge neral purpose
of the m eeting ' i s to bring
Ca l ifornia ' s
1978
emission
standards int o li ne w ith recentlyannounced. Federal standards. If
this is not done, motorcycle
bu ilders would be forced to certify
bikes twice - to two different sets
of standards - just to be ab le to
sell them in California.
Is th ere a Spartan in your future ? Not
bloody likel y unless you're a n Engli sh
pri vat eer road rac er. The Spartan ' is
an all -British motorcycle based on the
successful RG-s eri es Suzuki fours. T he
" Ba rton" engines : cre ations of Barry
Hart . a re mated with Spondon frames
in a "c ott age e.ngincering" project.
Hart and his businessm an spo nsor Sid
Griffiths look to ha ve the fini shed
bikes on the tra ck by Easter .'
19n Morinis appearing in England
have a single Grimeca front disc
brake and the hub is drilled for a
second one. The pegs have also
been moved rearward a tad .
A BMW RI OO RS comi ng at you at
spe ed - is beautiful.
A .E. Ke ir-Nash's landm ark study,
the one that shows riders go to the
National Forests for the same
th ings as the posey-sn iffers, is
circulating "hi g her and higher in the
policymaking heirarchy, and it ' s
getting some serious readi ng.
Maybe this is why the Sierra Club
& Co . are renewing tbeir bl itz
against ORVs in in general. .
Steve Gresham . one of only three
Americans who have gained a
pe rmame nt foo thold in internationa l
speedway. is signed for a full season of
Br itish racing with the Bristol team .
Before lea ving . Steve sa ys he 'll a ppear
in th e Florida spee dw ay series this
week.
Hakan Anderson - has told the
Spanish magazine Motociclismo
that he plans a move to the SOOcc
World Championship class in 19n.
riding the Montesa 360cc Cappra
motocrosser. First 500cc round is
April 17 in Austria.
Oops'; The startling road racing photo
in th e 1'1'500 test publ ished last week
was ta ke n . by J im . Cook. In t he last·
mi nute dea d li ne ru sh . fre e lan ce r
Cook 's photo credi t got misplaced.
Speedway Star. a Br itish fan sheet.
has named Steve Gresham to its
Honours list of ten all-star riders.
Columnist Eric Linden named
Steve " M ist er Junior" for his 1976
performances with the British
League Newport team. Steve was
" M r. Comeback" i n Linde n's
column last year.
A politician's reply is now worth
something! W rit e a legisla tor on th e
off-road problem. bring his repl y with
you to a Family Enduro Association
event and ge t a dollar. Dick Payne of
th e F.E.A . feels that letter writ ing is
important and wants to show his
concern .
_The Continentai Moto-sport Club
ICMC) road - race scheduled for
April 3 at Willow Springs has been
postponed to June 26 to avoid a
conflict with the Apri l 2-3 Long
Beach GP.
The March 27 'CMC road race a t
Ontari o Mot or Speedw ay in Ontari o .
Cali f. will feature a specia l New
Rid er 's Race. For just $5 . ride rs who
have .never roa d raced ca n co mpete in
th e three -lap ra ce. Special new ride ronl y practi ce session s will be hel d
befor e a nd a fte r th e regu lar morning
practice sessions.
Here's a free offer for motorcycle
racers and , tuners from Larry
Huffman, the well-known Mouth
of Motorcycle Racing: microphone
grooming seminarS, " W hat to say
in front of a m ike and how to say
it." If you're going to be famous.
you need to know how to act
famous, right? Seriously, Larry
says he doesn't want to make a
dime; he just wants to pass on
some of his "mike . .n.... to riders
and tuners who are going to have
microphones shoved under their
noses as the price of success. For
more information on overcoming
stage fright and winning in the
press box. call Larry at (7141 498-
0540 .
The April 2-3 annua l Ra nd Area
Cleanup near California City. Calif.
often boils down to a Motorcycle
O wners. R id e rs. and Enthusiasts
(M . O. R .E.)
vs .
four -wheeler dominated Calif. off Road Vehicle
Assn . (C. O .R .V .A .) to see which
o utfit can tu r n o u t the most
pa rtici p a nts . Last year the bikers ·
turned ou t more vehicles. the fou r wheelers t urned out more people. T his
. yea r. gift certificates wort h abou t
$1.500 in ' mercha ndise are bein g
hidd en in the cleanu p area .
KCET , Los Angeles area Channel
28, will broadcast glimpses of
California desert racers at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 9. Highlights of
the telecast will be SoCal MC's
work party doing a course layout,'
and excerpts from ·t he March 6
ORA Silver Bear, in.California City.
MR. PIBB soft d rin k. in addition to its
promotional involvement with the
Atlanta Su perbow l South . will also
bac k the -Ma rc h 18 ·19 Supercross
event at the Houston Astrodome.
The
American
Motorcyclist
Association is looking for an
. Amateur Activities Manager someone with an ex tens ive
background i n 'm o t o r cy c li n g, a
desire to t ravel, and a high
tolerance for ve rbal abuse. The jo b
involves coordinat ing amateur
programs in motocross. dirt track,
road
rac i ng
and - minicycle
competition . Send resu m e i n
confidence to: Director of Member
Activities, . American Motorcyclist
Association,
P.O .
Box
141 ,
Westerville , OH 43081.
Why rely on the BLM alone to set up
. and promote Ca lifornia desert cleanup
work ? Ind ivid ua l-Sie rra Club cha pters
somet imes schedule trash " pac k-ou ts"
to remove litter from remote areas .
The recent success of Ora ng-e County
M.O. R.E. Chapter's Bikepack/Trai l
Rid e (Feb. 13 to the Surprise Basin
Petroglyphs ) suggests an op portu nit y
for individual clubs and groups to
unilat erally combine work and p la y.
Vesterinen wins,
Schreiber cops third in
Spanish trial
TAR RASSA . SP AIN. MAR. 6
Yrjo .Vesterinen (BpI). defend-.
ing World Trials Champion. at
.... Iast put together a winning ride
after watchi ng Malcolm Rathrnell
win the th ree previous ro unds. Martin
Lampkin ( Bu l) was second ; and
American Bernie Schreiber . in only his
second Wor ld Cham pio nshi p points
rid e. made .it a Bultaco sweep of the
top th ree placings. Ra thmell, finis hi ng
seventh. continues to lead for t he 1977
championship .
Conditions in this mountai nous
Spanjsh countryside were described a
' d ry and sunny. which means t hat
Southern California's latest gift to
int ernational trials felt right at home.
In two rides . Schreiber has va ulted to
seventh in the World Trials
Championship standings .
Moto Club Tarrassa , the promoting
o rganization , laid o u t tw o 50kilometer loops of 25 sections each.
There were severa l excellent river
sections.
Results
SPA NISH
ROUND .
WORLD
TRIA LS
•CHAMPIONSHIP; 1. y,jo VllSterinen IBul1 62.9 poi nts;
2. Marlin Lampkin IBuli 76.2; 3. IIemie Sch_ IBull
89.4. U~ Karts&on IMonr9B.3; S. C _ Cou1llrd IBuli
116.8; 6. Manuel Soler IBull; 7. MeIco4m R. thmell
IMonl ; 8. Rob Shepherd IHen); 9. Nigel Birkett ISun;
10. ThOI' E-'IOnIBuli .
_ POINT STANDINGS AFTER FOUR ROUNDS; 1.
R.'hmell. 49; 2. Ves'e