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Jay Ridgeway dies MT. VERNON. IL. AUG . 9 The Camel Pro Series lost one of its most popular members on Tuesday, August 9. with the death ofJoseph Gene "Jay" Ridgeway, Jr. Ridgeway died Tuesday morning as a result of severe head injuries suffered in a racing accident July 31 at DuQuoin. Illinois. The 20 ·year.old racer had been in a coma since the accident occurred and he never ' regained consciousness. He died at Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon . Illinois. Ridgeway was born in Joliet . Illinois. but was raised in Decatur. Georgia . He had rac ed as an AMA professional sinc e 1972 and was one .of the most talented dirt track racers in the South. On the track . Jay was one of the , most determined riders in the nation . Often riding underpowered Il)achines with remarkable success . he was tabbed with the nickname "Underdog." The Ridgeway family has requested that in lieu of flowers . donations be made to the Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon. Illinois. Ridgeway will be buried in Atlanta. Georgia. • Gorman greensticker park · reaches Governor 1977 National 125 Series Championship Congratulations . _ Broc .G lover -l st Danny LaPorte~2nd Bob Hannah-3rd Using SCOTT Goggles. By Russ Sanford The green-sticker (O HV registration) financed motorcycle park at Gorman. Calif. moved closer to reality last week when the California State Senate approved Assembly Bill 1098 by a 27 to 2 vote . The bill. authored by Assemblyman Larry Chimbole , ,was immediately forwarded to Governor Jerry Brown for approval. Of course, the govc;rnor , could veto the bill . thus dashing the hopes of off'-road vehicle (ORV) enthusiasts throughout the Los Angeles Basin. This site. totalling about 19.000 acres. could be available for use by ORV enthusiasts in about one year following a number of yet required actions by the Department of Parks and Recreation . General Services . and the State Public Works Department. , However . before this can happen . AB1098 must be approved by the Governor . . . and time is.of the essence! A companion Senate Bill by Senator Alan Robbins. carries almost identical wording to Assembly Bill 1098 . However. SB592 carries two additional items that were not in ABI098 and must be incorporated to avoid slowing the DRV Project down for another year. As we all know. the areas of public land tha t ORV enthusiastscan use are rapidly shrinking. The Gorman site . known as "Hungry Valley" may well be one of the few remaining places for such activity in a few short years . For this reason. it is absolutely imperative, that each of us write a letter to the govern or asking for his approval of both ABI098 and SB592 . Here are some items that you can include in your letter: 1. Thank the governor for including the sum of $8 million in his budget for the ORV facility at Hungry Valley. (Continued on page 15) Winners see their way to winning with SCOTT goggle and face guard syst em. your neerby SCOTT deeler fbr the com li ne of SCOTT motorcy cle goggles. face 9 repl acement lenses and tear- off lenses. SC:OTT ew! .-------------------------• • CYCLE NEW S PROD UCTS . P.O. Box 498 Send Cash. Che ck o r Money Ord er to: Order your , Comic Book today ONLY I I I I I Long Beach. CA 90801 Please enclose 15¢ f or eac h Comic Book. Plus 25¢ for postage and han dling. I I Please send me copies of , t he MX Cat Comic Book Dea ler Inquir ies encouraged! I I I : Name (Please print legibly) I Address I City • 1 State ZIP -------------------- 3