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the Support classes, or th e qualifying mot os in the Su percross series. I didn't incl ude the results of the Su pport class in the final 125cc National Cham p ion shi p ro und on Aug. 14 because onl y the riders' names were listed. Bob Hannah won more motos than the competition in every series ex ce pt the 250cc N a tional Ch am pionship , where he missed one race and suffered four DNFs. MA RENCE PIERCE W eyb u rn , Saska tchewa n Canad a IINSIDE ~ t Harley-Davidson X LCR t est 6 Not a racer, but l, O O of fun O cc How to ride li k e the Hurricane 8 Int roduction - meet Professor Hurricane Desert ho tline .Roeseler does it again (yawn) Robbers ' Roost 10 12 Pierce compiled a list of stats which showed Bob Hannah leading in m oto wins (32) and overall wins (I 7, l Oaf which were scored in the Winter-AMA and Sup ercross series'} over closest competitor Marty Sm ith (nine mo t a wins, seven overalls) . . .Editor Ride where the bad gu ys used to han/t out Western hotline 14 The week that was (well) Candid Conversation John Penton and Ja ck Lehto discuss the future of KTM and Penton Northern dateline 22 New Products 28 Motocross Cat.•. . . . . . . 29 Results 3O Calendar 32 Want Ads..... • .• •.. .. . 36 ON THE FRONT PAGE: Dick Fuller action-models Harley-Davidson's fun machine - the XLCR I ,OOOcc cafe racer, and John Penton with a sample of his feelings. Photos byJohn D. Ulrich and Charles Morey. . Charln C. Clayt on , President Bobi Scott . Aut. to the Presiden t Sharon Clayton, Publishe r Ed na Mewton . Secretary to rhe Publisher !?rag fan Thanks from Marcia I woul d like to thank the following companies and people for their help and suppo rt of me in the C BS Second ' Annual Hollywood Stunt Competi tion . Thanks to : Bell Helmets. Bel Ray Lub ricants , Moto-X Fo x Ai rShox , Gold Belt . J T Racing , Kawasaki Motor C orp. . Scott Goggles. a n d Su zuki Motor Corp. And a special th anks to : Terry Bilton. Bevo Forte, Butch Lee, Kei th McC a rt y, Beverl y C ha ndle r and D ia n e Smeto na for do nating their time a nd effor t as part of m y pit cre w. And also to th e people fro m ·CBS a nd to my friends who gave me the moral support I need ed. It would not have been such a good experience for me wit ho ut all these people wit h th eir hel p a nd support. MA RCIA HO L LEY San j ua n Ca pistrano , CA Advertising Trade Tech J im Ryan . Saln Mgr . Chris Kel ber . Assistant . I was very much impressed by th e L.A . Trade T ech article in th e Issue #50 , J anua ry II . 1978 Cycl e N ews. I am very interest ed in find in g ou t more about the Mot orcycle Repair Mechanic's Program a t th e college, and would appreciat e a ny information a s to wh om to co nta c t for more information. Thanks a lot . You 've got a. great paper and keep up th e good workl Editoria l Ch.. r1n Ma rry. Man aging Edit o r, Dale Brown , Edit or . Brian Ceorge . Assista nt Edit or . Graphics and Production Judy Klinger , Sur Mor ey, J an Gill. Prod uctio n. Mar io n H a ra ehira , Don n a Caba rd , Typography . Dennis G ree ne . La bora to ry Pr oduct ion. Accounting Mil t' Khngrr . ManaKt' T. j ea n ne H a m mon d . Accts. Receiv a ble . Pa rnel.. Dicke rson . Asst . Accu . Receivable. juan ita Bla n ton . Co llect ion a nd Cred it Circulation Rbeba Sm ith, Manager. Diane' Felten . Debbie' Drayden. Sandi McKa y, Kathy Bcae . A»~tanu . KIM VA UGHN Ellensburg, VA West You can g et in tou ch with author A ian Pauls en at Lo s Ange les T rade Tec hnical College, 400 W est Wash ington Blvd. , Los A ngeles, CA 90015 . . . Editor 220 1 Che rry Ave.. Long Beach . CA P.O . Box 498 , Long Brach . CA 90801 (2 15) 427-743' : L .A . Lio e6:S6-8&H. Rock-a-bye baby ... Services and Support Linda S u a , Recep uon ist cj im Pisa re te. S&S. East 4190 Fint Ave .. Tucker. GA , P.O. ·Box SO!). Tucker. CA ~84 . C404l 9~ ·7850 . Subscriptio n One yra r , second daM mail, $I !): 2 Y Uts, second d aM m..il, $27; 3 yea rs. second dna ma il. $37.!)0. 4 Copyright © Cycle Nt"W~, Inc . 1978. T radema rk Cycle News regist ered U.S. Patent Office . All riJthu reserved . Pu blished week ly rx cr pt the first a nd last week of rhe ca lendar yr a r by Cyclr Nt"WS. Inc.. P.O. Box 498, Long Br ach. Cali forn ia . Seco nd cla ss postage paid at Long Bea ch . CA 90801. Cycle News welco mes unso lici ted edito ria l m a ter ial inclu di ng scorin, ca rto o ns , photos . e tc . Su ch materia l. if p ub lished . becomes the exclusive co pyrigh t pr opt'rt y of Cycle News . Su c h ac ce p ted ma ter ial is subject 'to revision as is n('ceMary in the sole d iscretion of Cycle News. Unsoliched m at eri al which is no t used will be ret urned if accompa nied by a self-a d d ressed sta m pe d envelope. All u nsolicit ed ma teri al will be hand led. with rea sona ble ca rr , however Cycle , Nrw s as. umn 0 0 rr spo nsibi lity for the sa fe ry. 10 M o r da mage to suc h mater ial. R('printing in whole or Pol" on ly by pe rm ission of rhe pu blishers . Adverns ing rat es a nd circ ulati o n information will be sent upon re-qunt. SetS .R .D .S. I took a photo a t th e Fou r-strok e Na t ional Motocross at C a rlsbad . December 4 . 1977. It show ed two specta tors snooz ing on th e ra cet ra ck sid e of the fence . possibl y lulled to slee p by the mellow four-stroke soun d , Could you do this at a two -stroke race? It sure was nice to attend a race and go home without my hea d ringing. DENNIS BURKMAN Westminster, CA CMCconcern As loyal supporters of CMC and motocross for several years . we are deeply concerned about the first race of the Golden State Series. It has always been our feeling that CMC had th e best interests of the riders in mind . I do not believe thi s was true at the Saddleback even t. Our greatest concern was with th e 125cc Professional race, which was allowed to be started in sem i-darkness with another 125cc Junior race still on the track . This. in m y judgment. was total disregard for th e safet y of both th e Junior riders on t he track and the Professional rid ers starting. Then to allow the ra ce to con tin u e after a major pileup on th e fi rst downhill comer was unthinkable. Finally to still allow the race to continue aft er a flag was d isplayed leading some of the Professional riders to believe that the race was b eing sto p ped was ou trageous. W e cannot beli eve that an organization with CMC's reputation could have allowed all th ese thi ngs to ha ppen in one race. WANDA & EUEL KING Whittier. CA Hannah's stats Some people might have the idea that Honda won the most motocross races this last year because of the Full House Manufacturers award. Wrong! I have ·kep t track of every race (th rough Cycle N ews. of course) and have most all the statistics for the 1977 season. Guess who the winningest rider and manufacturer from the W inter· AMA to the Trans·AMA. in clu di ng the Support classes . were . Bo b Hannah and Yamaha , I didn't keep track of moto wins in I a m very interes ted in drag racing m otorcycles . But since the American Mot orcycle Dr ag R acing Association has folded . there is only on e organizatio n left. the International Drag Bike Associa tion (!DBA) , Could you ple ase give m e . the ad dress a nd phone number of the IDBA? I ha ve been subscri bing to Cycle News for two years and rarely see any drag race coverage. Come on you guys! . Drag racing is one of the fastest growing sports in motorcycling . JOHNCIMARO Willows. CA The [DBA can be reached at 12 Raceway Pk. Rd., Mount Olive, AL ) 5117, 205 1849·7886 . We pian an m CTea.se in drag racing coverage. . .Editor Next week Sears Point Golden State Series race moves to Sacto How to ride like the Hurricane Bike preparation