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AMA releases Regional Championship schedule , . WESTERV ILLE , OH. , FEB. 17 Professional motorcycle racing, featuring competition on half-mile and TT Steeplechase tracks, has been scheduled by the American Motorcyclist Association for the W estern Regio na l Cham u.s. Regional Championship five eve nt Four steeplec hase events arep ionships. Series, Highligh ting the Eastern Regional Champ ionsh ip Series will be co ntests in Pennsylvania . New York a nd Ohi o. T he kickoff for the sevenrace Eas te rn Regio na l Series will be a n Apri l 30 half-m ile at Reading . Pennsylvania . with th e series to en d Se ptember 9 a t W eedsport Speed way in Weedsp ort. New York . a new track on th e Eas te rn Region al circuit. Only fo ur r aces are scheduled in th e Central Regio nal Series. T he season will begin May 7 ~ at W hite City. Illinois, and end with a half-mi le at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds in O kla homa City. October I . TT competition will dominate the sched uled in O regon , W ash ingt on and Id aho befo re the se ries finale , a halfm ile at Stu rgis. South D ak ota . August 13. Some of the co untry's finest professional riders will re turn in 197 8 to co ntest t he A MA U .S. Regio nal Championsh ip Se ri es. Fo llowi ng is the 19 78 AMA U.S . Region a l Cha mpionship Series schedu le. Additional dates a re pen· di ng in eac h of the th ree regions. and will be announced u pon confirmation. Promoters interested in promoting a regional championship event should conta ct Mel Parkhurst. AMA professional racing m anager. AMA U.S. REGION AL CHAMPIO NS H IP SERIES · 1978 SCHE DU LE Eastern Region A prilJO Half·Mile Reading Fairgrounds Reading. PA M ay 7 Half-M ile RSCAI U ndy V icari 2854 N. Fifth St . Reading. PA 19606 Orange County M idd letown. NY K.M .A . l nc . 51·23 71st Woodside . NY 11377 Fairgrounds SPECTRO OILS OF CALIFORNIA 477 Industrial Way May29 Half-M il e York Fairg rounds Yor k. PA York Motorcycle Club 2333 White fo rd Rd. York. PA 17402 Juna 17 Half-M ile Montgomery Coun ty Fairgrounds Dayton.OH J .R. Kelley 425 E. Third St . Dayton. OH 45402 Juna 18 Hal f -M ile Northfield Park Northfiel d. OH Half-M ile Erie County Fair grou nds Hamburg , NY Ha lf-M ile Weedsport Speedway Weedsport. NY Tro jan Enterprises P.O. Box 106 Redo ndo Beach. CA 90277 M ld ·State MC Inc. RR 1. Box 103A Mt. 0 Iive. IL62059 Central Region Ma y 7 Half-M ile W hite City.IL June 11 TT M uskegon Clubgro unds Br idgeton. M I October 1 Half-M il e Half-M ile Winnebago Fairgrounds Pecatonica . IL Ap ril 23 TT ~ Peaceful Cove Boise. 10 Owyhee Motorcycle Club 1381 North 5 Mile Boise. 10 83705 Cycle Anaheim Husqvarmi & Hodaka 2860 E, Uncoin. Anaheim. CA 92800 714-630-6522Mgr. Jerry Owen The State Fair of Ok lahoma 500 Land Rush St . Oklahoma City. OK 73107 Western Region June2 TT Clackamas Clubgrounds Clackamas. OR TT Castle Rock Fairgrounds Castle Rock. WA Mt. St. Hele ns MC P.O. Box 51 Castle Rock. WA 98611 Ju ly 9 August 13 TT Half-Mile Clackamas Clubgrounds Clackamas. OR Sturgis Fairgrounds Sturgis. SO Oregon Sidewinders MC (Same as abovel Black Hills MC Classics P.O. Box 685 Sturgis. SO 57785 @i§!I Cycle Santa Ana Bultaco. KTM & Hodaka 1300 E. Edinger. Santa Ana. CA 92705 714-835-7821 Mgr. John Townsend I[aU'CKO~.l ~@l IT1l~@l~T . Van Suspension Kit 13920 SW. Tualatin Valley Highway Beaverton. OR 97005 Oregon Sidewinders MC 3500 Lawnfield Rd. Clackamas. OR 97015 June 3 @ . Please stop in & meet the mgr. Jerry Owen! Winnebago County Fair Assn. 2003 Ridgeland Rd. Roc k ford. IL 61108 Oklahoma Sta te Fairg rounds Oklahoma City. OK 714-996-6411 CYCLE CENT ER O. M uskegonMC 5803 Lake Harbor Rd. Muskegon. M I 49442 August 17 Placentia, CA 92670 Proudly Announces the Grand Opening of our New Second Location in Anaheim near Lincoln and 57 Frwy. Featuring a New Product line at this location Sales and Service of Husqvarna & Hodaka JM Productions Inc. Pleasant Ave. at U.S. 20 Hamburg. NY 14075 Sept. 9 [A ~ 1=1] EmilChadima 96 Va lencia Cuyahoga Falls. OH 44223 August 24 P.O. Box 1154 503-646-8600 r Mike Patrick 's ..,~ ~. YAMAHA al CORONA 110 1 E_ 6th St reet, Corona. CA • .... (714) 735 772 1 MAGURA U.S.A. Par k CORP. P.O. Box 1030 M .e .I.D. L ewistown. Pa. 17044 717/242-0311 I 31