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• i THE LATEST President Carter's biker sister, Gloria Spann, has edited a good book titled."Away from home: Letters to my family'" authored by Rrst Mother Lillian Cartar. The book is insightful, humorous, and reassuring. "The book was put together by a biker, remember, during the campaign when it was e real challenge to hang on to reality and my own identity," Gloria said. It's published by Simon and Schuster, $6.95 at bookstores. Little Kookie is ready to do his doggy bit on the tank, but John McCown is not getting married after all , we are told. Bikers in Paris, France ,hold semi· official road races every Friday night in the new market section of Rungis that have killed or injured close to 400 people. The night after the recant Bol d'Or race at Le Mans was particularly accident-ridden. Kawasaki Motors Corp. U .S .A . will again sponsor the Trans·AMA motocross at Sears Point, near Sonoma, CA on Nov . 20 . Kawasaki ace Jim Weinert plans his return to competition at Sears Point , joining teammate Gary Semics. Sears Point's cycle riding park will be closed -Oct. 17 through Nov. 25 to prepare for the running of the second Kawasaki Trans-AMA motocross. Palm Beach International Raceway will be the sunny site of WERRA's final road race in the Rickman National Series on Dec . 31 and New Year's day. Call (215) 687 ·8422 for info. Rumor has it that Malcolm Forbes, of magazine and balloon fame, has been picked for the "celebrity seat" on the AMA's Board of Trustees. raising the Board's number to a deadlockable T4. thirds of those only look at the pictures. At its October . 7 meeting The California Park and Recreation Commission deferred final approval for Hollister Hills State Vehicular Recreation Area until 'a special meeting set for December 12 in San Jose. The plan calls for continuing the existing ORV facilities , which include 2200 acres devoted exclusively to motorcycle riding, with nearly , 85 miles of trails, nine hill climbs, and four motorcycle tracks. Facilit ies also include 867 acres for competitive or club events. This is th e first stateoperated vehicu la r recreation area to be funded from the special "Green Sticker" registration fees paid by offroad vehicle owners. Cross Country hare scramblers can get ready for Wilseyville, CA with a run on Sundey, Nov. 5 at Knob Hill Ranch near Pescadero, just south of Halt Moon Bay. Four laps totaling about 50 miles should do the trick and Bart Barfly and crew have already signed up. Info from Sen Mateo Yamaha. Fremont. CA Raceway is attempting to get back into action with Saturday night short tracks beginning on Oct. 29 . A series of amateur events will tell the tale whether it comes to full life in '78 , so get out and support. A Houston tour from northern California is being organized by .BiII Spencer at Mt. View Distributing. It'll leave San Francisco on a Thursday night, coming home either Sunday or Monday morning. Call (415)969-1682 for a tour under $300. Last year's was a thriller. New NorCal race organization is JR racing out of San Jose, sponsoring Jimbo Filice for. the 11 plate in '78. 15-year-old Rodney Sullivan. riding his first halfmile on his · 250cc Yamaha, took first place over Eddie Lawson (nation's fastest pro junior) at Tulere, CA Octobar 7. Sullivan is National 11 TTer in the 125cc class and National 12 TTe, in 250cc. It 's official: Honda will build a new motorcycle assembly plant 30 miles northeast of AMA headquarters in Ohio, U .S.A. State tax concessions and Ohio's promise -to spend $2 .5 million on water, sewer , and railroad lines to the new factory swung the deal. Now if there were only some trails to ride in Ohio . . . . · 2 -Dick Wilson of the Hayward M.C . is going to try for a series of Saturday night short track races at Fremont Raceway beginning Oct. 2. Smile, you're among the elite. A new survey of American motorcycle enthusiasts shows that only one-third of them read any motorcycle publication, and two- Jim Mertens is reportedly in negotiations with a Harley store owner, hoping for an XR750 for the 1978 season. He will ride BOSSframed Yamahas in short tracks Latest trick weapon In the Trans-AMA wars is the patented new Preston Petty full-floating front brake. It is baing used by Brad Lackey Ishown here at Unadilla, N.Y.). Jim Pomeroy, and John Savitski. Floating brake is said to minimize fork compression under hard braking. . " and TT: but said he would like a "MILER." Mertens recently won the Oklahoma City Regional Junior and clinched the Pacific Coast Regional Championship. W inter series motocross at Sears Point _ will begin Dec . 4 , two weeks after th e Trans·AMA and will run a five-race senes. Before the National Speedway Championship. there was a neat trials demonstration. Marland Whaley and Bernie Schreiber rode up and over an old car, Marland did Ii wheelie all the way around the Costa Mesa oval, and Debbie Evans did one of her patented headstands. The Forest Service is cracking down on a few rules around the Hungry Valley area. One requires all licensed drivers to have their license on them while riding. Juveniles under the supervision of an adult are exempt unless the Forest Service catches them on a paved road. Two other things they're checking for are proper registration and spark arresters. The Richmond (California) Ramblers are negotiating . with AMA to make their Nov. 27 GrlzzJy Bear Endurance Trial a National Championship. thus establishing an Endurance Trial National Championship circuit of one and two day Endurance Trials. The RambJers ultimately hope to use the circuit to determine U.S. ISDT team members. Ooops Dept. : In last week 's "Hea vy Metal Medley," the write up of the Honda RC400 mentioned that the red machines had Showa shocks. The accompanying phojo showed Moto-X Fox Airshox. The photo had it right; the Honda teamsters are using the Airshox . Also , we recently reported Billy Grossi on a Carabela ride. That . was for one race only; he 's riding a .H usky in the Trans-AMA. The AMA continues to go show-biz as they are the sanctioning body for the "World Championship of Motorcycle Jumping" which will be held at Orange County International Raceway in California on October 28. That date, by the way, is a Friday. Huh7 Yep, don't need spectators they've got TV moneyI Also shown at the new Suzuki preview was Kayaba's Pro Line pneumatic suspension units. The front forks (top) are air/spring units with 10 inches of travel, totally adjustable damping as well as spring/air rate. Claiming a 15% weight reduction over conventional forks, they go for $380.The all air shocks feature four stages of rebound and compression damping 116 different combinations) and cost $225. More new Suzukis on page 8.