Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

volunteered to reassemb le the engine, also free of charge , I think that Husqvarna and Mission Hills Motorcycles have set a good exam ple for others to follow. INSIDE Winter-AMA MX Series . . 6 Florida's Finale How to ride like the Hurricane BOB MESECHER Sepulveda, CA 9 Ruff stuff and saving it Roger DeCoster Thanks. Ridgecrest staffers 9 ' " It wasa stupid crash." AME Mountain High . . . . 10 Robertson. Worth , Clark clean up Harley-Davidson em issions letter 12 Another less tha n tole rant viewpoint World Trials Championship 14 Irish o pe ner to Vesterinen Bill West Interview . . . . . 16 Eight years of experience and opinions W inter-AMA MX Series. 20 Round three thriller AMA Regional Calendar 22 Point s-earning dirt track events ON THE FRONT PAGE: Mark Johnson signals Mark Barnett in the final Winter·AMA race ; Larry Roeseler whoops it through the dez; even World Trials contenders da b sometimes; Winter·AMA head Bill West blasts the AMA. Photos byJim Gianatsis , Gary Laudig, Dave Wilcock and Gary Van Voorhis. Charles C. Ctavton , President Bo bi Scott . AS.~L (0 the P resid ent Sharon Clayton . Pub lisher Edna Meweon . Secretary to rhe Pub lisher No fan of Hannah 's My family and I went to th e Seattle Kingdome on Feb . 18 to see th e Yamaha Go ld CupSupercross. T he ra ce was very exciting, and all of the riders were very nice and polite excep t for one: Bob Hannah . Our son is a racer , and a lot of ou r friends race, so I realize that a rid er is busy and has a lot on his mind before a race . But I don't think that gives anyon e th e right to be rude . My daughter got autographs from most of the riders excep t for Mr. Hannah. When she asked him , he just mumbled somet hing a nd tu rned his ba ck to her. Does Mr . Hannah think he's too good for th e publi c? Aft er a ll, th e spec ta to rs are t he on es who ma de him what he is today. I wonder if he realizes tha t without p u blic suppo rt he would be nothing. MRS. LINDA GOrr Forks , WA against a ll of us . I personally do not wish to be represented by him. STEPHEN P. DEMSK I Ca m a rillo , CA All right, where 'd you guys put Sturgis? In the Feb. 8 issu e of Cycle News, a race calendar was included whic h listed all the AMA Grand National Championship /Camel Pro Series , World Championship Road Racing, all th e AMA and FIM MX ra ces and a lot of other event s. Two road runs were listed: Black H ill s Cla ssic and Aspencad e Mo torcycl ist Convention. The Bla ck Hills Classi c is listed for Aug , 7-12 in Sturgis, ND . I cannot locate Sturgis in North Dakota but find it in South Dakota . Please cla rify. ED KING Fresno, CA Advertising Jim Ryan. Sales Man ager , Larry Linle . Saln ManaKtr. Marg ot Bergma n . Sa tes Man aKl"T. Chris Kelber . As.sistanl. Editorial C hari" Mor ey. Mana gin/( Editor . Dal e Brown . Editor. Brian G<-orgC", Assistant Editor. Graphics and Production SUI:' Mo rry . Jan Gill , Production. Hatashira . Typogr a ph y. M arion Dennis G reene . Lab oratory Produ cti on . Accounting Milte Kling er . Man ager. j eanne Hammond . Accci . Receivable . Nata lie M aK~ . Assc. Accts. Recei vab le. j ua nita Blant on . Collection and Credit . Circulation Rhe ba Sm ith . Man ag.=or. Debbie Drayden . Rob in Holbert , Michell e All an. Sandi McKa.y, ' Kathy Boal . Assistan ts. Services and Support Jim Piu n:l z. S&S. West 2201ChMT)' Ave.• Long Beach. CA P.O . Box 498 , Lo ng Beach . CA 90801 (2") 427 ·7 433: L.A. Line 656·8844 . East 4190 Fine AW'" Tucker. GA . P.O . Box 80 5 . T ucker, GA 300tH . (.

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