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INSIDE Land use bulletin 29 Palms, CA , in a f uture ISSUe of Cycle Neuis, '.' Ed itor Thanks 5 A special vote of thanks to Tim H ib ba rd . If it weren't for his presence of min d and knowledge of first aid, a young member of our group would have been in worse shape in California City. The boy broke his arm in two places but beca use of Tim's efforts we were ab le to transport him to the nearest hospital without further injury. Can we afford to lose450 million acres? The latest Poop . .. , • , • , • 6 Pontiac Supercross• . . .. . "8 The Hu rricane hasn't subsided . .• Great Bear Grand Prix .. 10 . . . Roeseler hasn't either Trans·AME Motocross. . 12 ...... ..... l-< 0.. < Demon, Blose, Gillman win series opener World Championship RR Series .. , • . . , 14 Western hotline .• . .. . . . 20 Northern dateline 30 Central pipeline 36 Results 38 Calendar. , . , 40 Want Ads , , ., .. 44 Dealer and Services Directory . . . , . , , , .. . . . , 47 ON THE FRONT PAGE: KR topping the 250s at Venezuela ; Hurricane Whippi ng Pontiac; Great Bear GP flying W' Trans·AME opening round . Photos by Mick Woolen , Gary Van Voorhis, Gary Laudig and Brian George. Cha rles C . Ctavton . Preside nt Bobi Scot t. A.u. to rhe President Sharon C layto n . Pu blish er Edna Mewron . Secretary to the Pu blisher Advertising J im Rya n. Sa lM M a n a~r . Larry Lu ue . Sa les Ma n aKt'T, Jl..brgol Ikrgm Oli n. SOlin Man ager. C h ris Kol br l . AMista m . Editorial Ch arl n Morry . M ana ~nK Ed ito r. Dale Brown . Ed itor . Brian George . Assisra m Editor . Graphics and Production Sue Morey. J an G ill. Prod uction . 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See S.R.[) .S. Dear. Citizen Way to go KCRA TV In Sacramento the station to wa tch for sports rep orts is · KC RA TV , Chan ne l 3: It is rare to find a TV station that even mentions loca l major motorcycling events, KCRA not on.ly mentionsthem . but gives them good coverage complete with interviews and pictures on their newscasts . KCRA also gave an excellent report on all its news broadcasts of Kenny Roberts' Daytona 200 win th is yea r. This sounds like a commercial , but we are not connected with th e station , just loca l motorcycle en thusiasts who really th ink that it's tim e to give cred it where credit is due. Unless a sta tion knows its coverage is a p precia ted , wh y continue? ·J AN E and DON BARNEY Pilot Hill , CA Truth We members of Conejo Trail Riders heard a rumor that Coors Beer Company has put up three million dollars to help stop off-road activities. We are a family motorcycle club and avid off-road users , We are aware of a real need for man to hav e the freedom 10 utilize his env ironment for p leasure , whether it be motorcycle riding, hiking, four wheel ing, skiing, etc . Please look into this rumor and let us know the truth. T RACEY LOWTHER CTR Pr esid ent Newbury Park, CA We heard a ' similar rumor several years ago , Tracey - something about Coors backing the Sierra Club , but it turned out to be a fals e alarm . Coors recognizes the potential market in offroad rid ers. They 're sponsoring the current Trans-AME MX Series and will probably rep eat the ir participation in th e Pion eertown GP . . . Editor. Big Bird wounded On Mar. 12, during th e Invaders' race, I unloaded pretty hard . I was shaken up', b roke my kn ee joint, ligaments a nd cartilage. • T hree Novice riders sto pped, hel ped me straighten out my bike a nd th en physicall y lifted me back on-it . T hen they sta rted my bike , put it in gear and pushed me off. I didn't get their names or numbers, . so I'm taking this opportunity to thank them , Even after putting for the last four . mi les, I turned around, and they had followed me in , A very warm thank you . See you in about three months . BIG BIRD Viewfinders M.C . EI Monte, CA Carter Alsop fan I would like to take this opportunity to announce foundation of the Carter Alsop Fan Club, Pleasant Hill Bra nch . Despite my efforts to maintain a membership list of one, my friends have just spotted the Mar . 29 cover of Cycle N ews; thus making my exclusive membership impossibl e. Carter, please be at the Sears Point National ' in Apr il. Your cheering section is already forming. KENT STEPHENS Presiden t. Carter Alsop Fa n Cl ub Pleasant H ill , CA The Cycle News edit anal staffformed their own bran ch of the Carter Alsop fan club som e time ago . . . Editor Lemaster fan I really appreciated the article in the March I issue of Cycle N ews by Don Lem as ter , ent itled "G hosts of the Bluecoa ts." This is a good example of recrea tiona l trailbiking. GARRELL E. NICHOLES President , The People Planners Salt Lake City , UT Look for an article by Don L emaster on th e Old Dale mining district near The Bu rea u of Land Management is beginning t he development of a process for inventorying and studying potential wild erness areas on " t he public la nds. The crucial first step in reviewi ng the 447 mi llion acres of pub lic land, incl uding 16 million acres in C alifornia , is to decide on the method _ of identifying potential areas, and we want the widest possible public involvement to assist us in developing this procedure , Lands administered by BLM were not covered by the Wilderness Act of 1964 , but the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 included these lands in the wilderness program and directed us to conduct 'a wilderness review of these lands . We will have a public meeting Apr. 19 in the Sutter Room . Sacramento Community Center, 14 t h and K Street s, Sac ramento to revicw the draft guidelines and discuss them with the public. This will be followed by . meetings in Barstow and Anaheim May 2 and 3 10 discuss the accelerated review procedure required 10 meet the deadline of Sep t. 30, 1980 , for com pl erion of a _ comprehensive management plan for the Ca lifornia-r. Desert Conservation Area. It should be noted that the policy of the Depa rt me nt of the In terior is to co nd uct t he wi lderness review W progra m wit h mi ni m u m in terruption of ex isti ng mu ltip le -u se activitics. J Most activities may co nt inue as long as the wilderness potentia l is not ~ impaired, You may sen d you r comments to me or d irectl y to the Director (370 ), Bureau of Land Management , Interior Building, Washington , D.C . , 20240 . ED HASTEY t State Director, BLM I U.S . Dep art m ent of the Interior '1 . Sacramento, CA 11 Published leners do not necesseru, refl ect the pos itio n of Cy cle News. Inc . Send leners to Vo ices, Box 498, Long Beach. CA 90801. JJf IPEIi'~ JP ,f' Ot ( P' J ., IIEI Ii ~'#fJ#I1M R E / !ilKE!lId11K/(. IT;f!IIKE #tJtJl 7 Etft' /1' f l £f E IIEYtJf1/!EfEffL tJ T.... I;I'I\ t R#(l \ AI " ,.I /J~~~RfAL?\ . . I ! I " ., ~:~ :-:-~t . , ,' I \ .