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_._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._. , WhiteBro~ alongside Kline and challenging him for second. got by and moved into th e lead when Lawrence dropped out with bike trouble. The second lime off the line. Jerry Shore jumped into the lead with Jim Hale right behind him followed by Paul Lane and Locey . Kurt Headlund , in his third pro race was running fifth and p utting pressure on the leaders . Lane and Ha le had a duel for second with no end in sight. Locey was right on Lane's tail and when Shore went down . they both got by with a side-by side. handlebar-to-handlebar duel for first. Locey took over as O 'Mara started moving up through the pack. Shore went down aga in, trying 10 get by Lane . and O'Mara moved on into second . With O'Mara behind him , Locey was smoking everyone in sight and came down 10 th e checkered flag for a first overall. Hale took second and third went to O'Mara . The 500 Pro race was a battlefield , for Mark White . who took down the overall win , Steve Rawson, . Ron Gibson and Noel Woolard. The first moto was a duel between Rawson and White that lasted right down to the wir e , with Rawson holdin g first. Th e se co n d m ot o wa s a hea rtbreake r for Rawson. He had bui lt a beautiful lea d with White in secon d. Then his rear tir e sta rted 10 go flat. Rawson hung on as long as he cou ld , bu t fin all y had to wave th e o the rs by and pu sh ed his bike back int o th e pits., • White rook over with Ronnie Gibson co m ing up fas t in third . pushing W oolard hard . White was so far out in fro n t h e co u ld n' t eve n see hi s co m pe t i t io n . Gib son , m o ved b y W ool a rd a long the fen ce lin e a nd held his po siti on d own 10 the wire . Fir st ove ra ll . went to White , second to • Gib so n a nd thi rd 10 W ool ard . Resul ts in Resul ts Sect ion . Recreational biker to work with land use planners The Motorcycle Industry Council has undertaken a major new program to encourage responsi ble planning for off-road motorcycle use. MIC has r etained profess ional planning consultant Garrell E. Nicholes , a former Utah Universit y teacher of recreation and dedicated environmentalist who participates in solitude sports (hiking, .backpacking, cross -country skiing , survival expeditions , e tc .) . He served . as a member of the Board of Trustees , Utah Museum of Natural History and the Special' Antiquities Taskforce on Public Education. Mr. Nicholes has also been a n off-road m ot orcyclist for many yea rs. A persona l co m mi tm en t ' to the e n vi ron m e n t, the recreati on p art icipant and the sP '?rt o f m ot orcycl ing has ste er ed him into pioneering the firs t, resource invent ory on off -road recreational vehi cles for the sta tes of W yoming and Utah. Hi s work for those states has been lauded as exc ellent . studying the ·" off - r oa d " ] In . motorcycle user for over a decade , Mr. Nicholes di scovered that many of the public as well as federal , sta te and community planners and resource managers , are unawa re o f. the recreational m otorcyclist. After the newness of a dirt bike wears off . the owner usually matures into a a recr eation al m otorcyclist. T h is biker uses h is vehicl e prim aril y to. participate in o ther outdoor recreation activities or see a part of nature where he otherwise wouldn 't have th e tenacity, time o r ability to visit on foot. Some of the extended recreation he might experience by . motorcycle can inc lude fishing , hunting , picnicking , hiking , swimming , camping, rock hounding . seeking geologic and historic points of interest , photography, exploring , etc. All of Mr. Nicholes efforts have been directed to the recreation motorcyclist. MIC President Alan R . Isley states " W e recognize that our su p po rt for knowledgeable planning for environmental. vresource user , and safety includ es reasonable control as well as responsible development." . Lack of understanding by the nation's recreation planners and 'land managers of how 10 provide solutions to off-road resource problems has led them to shift their planning priorities to other less " th rea tening" areas of outdoor recreat ion activit y. S ide ste p pi n g the probl em has coinpounded ne gativism toward th e spo rt 'l.s·more people bu y motorcycles a nd ride on unauthori zed . unplanned and unmanaged lands. MIC asks for partnersh ip wi t h gove r n me nt land m anagement agen cies so · t h ey c a n provide information . te chn ical assist ance and implernenr arion su p p o rt -l4> th e ir planning staffs. Nicholes' responsibilities for MIC will be to ac t as liaison among the ind ustry, recr eational enthusiast. sta te planner s a nd the federal Bureau of Outdoor Recreation , Bureau of Land Management , and U. S. Forest Service . Harper, Pillar and 'D ent on grab AME $600 night MX By Lee Taylor VALENCIA , CA , AUG . 12 A $600 purse , plus the Bosch Bounty, drew a shower of stars Friday night. In the 500 Pro . class, Terry Clark, Kawasaki faclOry rider, put his green machine through its paces. I understand his bike is the factory prolOtype for th e '78 Kawasaki and it was fas t! When the gate dropped and Clark took off, he roosted chu nks of dirt . not just dust. Clark , taking over the lead , found some heavy local competition on his ta il. Will Harper was closing fast in second. Steve Rawson was holding down the number three spot and Andy Jannings (C -A -Kolbe) had his hands full holding back Ken Zahrt , riding for Bultaco. Harper was really taking Clark on , but had to settle for second . The se co n d time off the line , Harper took over with Yamaha Support rider R ick Blackwell coming on sirong in second. Clark , in fou rt h , was closing on Andy Jannings. Blackwell went down andJannings was running strong in the second place slot. Clark , closing fast on Jannings , went down in the hairpin turn and wa s set way back in the pack. Harper had a wide open lead and Dean _ a ylo r T moved into third . Clark was smoking everyone in sight , trying to catch the leaders , but he r a n out o( time. Harper rode home to top money for the SODs , Jannings took home second place loot and third went to Clark. 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