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pictoria lly that there IS intrusion by man . RICK HAMMEL LAURIE HAMMEL Newhall. CA Dugan's dad speaks out For a year now (a lm ost) . I have been reading 'a bou t John Wincewic's being 1977 AMA Re gion al Champion an d top Novice : H e is not. Ra y Dugan from Eureka . CA was 1977 AMA Regi on al Champion: he got top payoff a nd the Regional Champion Bell. That fact has never been in Cycle N ews. Neither has th e fact that he won it with a 1973 H onda Elsinore motor . which he buill and tuned himself. He did all his own wrenching. tire changing and pit work while his com petitio n just rode . He won the Heat Trophy Dash and Main at Boise last Y r . and he won ea th e Heat Da sh a nd Main a t Castle Roc k. He's now recovering from inj uries he got at Ascot this yea r but will be back in time for some more racing t his year. A lot of peop le in northern California a re sick of reading the in correct inform ation in Cycle N ews reports. 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Unso licited material wh ich is n OI U sM will be returned if accompa nied by ax-If· add ressed sta mped e nvelope. All un solicited mater ial will be ha nd led with rea son able ca re , however . Cycle News assum es no respon sib ilit y for the I3fNy . loss o r damage 10 such m a te rial . R("· priming in whole or part only by permission of the publishe rs. Ad verlising fat es and circula tion info rm a tion will be sent upon requel l. S""S .R .D .S. POSTMASTER: Send f o rm 3579 t o Cyc le News. P.O. Box 498. Long Beach. CA 90801 . 4 ON THE FRONT PAGE: United S tat e s' MX Grand Prix winner Gerrit Wolsink heads for the finish line and his fourth consecutive victory at Carlsbad. Photo by John D. Ulrich. More National coverage. please V irgin ia City GP thanks Master Lin k m em o Robert Duncan 's letter descri bes exactly how I feel . PIeasc . m o re Nat ional coverag(' ami con ti n uo us point st a ndi ngs . STEVE BUXTON Tuju nga . CA I would like 10 pu bl icly ex p ress m v apprecia tio n 10 th e \\'estern Stat':s Racing Association and the Vi rgi nia Ci ty loca ls for purring on the 8th annua l Virgin ia City Gra nd Prix. T his was m y fou rt h year of ridi ng th eir cla ssic. and a lt ho ug h t her e were some d iffic u lties dues to the new sco ring syste m. ove ra ll it was a we 11 run and cha llenging even t. See ya next yea r! Master Links M .C . mem be rs wish to tha nk everyone for their cooperation a nd und erst anding wh en we were forced to cancel our hare and hou nd race last week end . . A District 37 ra ce ca nnot be held withou t a a m bu la nce in a t te nda nce Aft er the a m bu la nce was discovered broken d own , we ca lled a nd were informed that th ey wou ld dispat ch the next available veh icle to o ur ra ce sit e. Three hours la ter . none had shown up . W e feel it 's time we began gettin g better service from a contract we all pay for indirectly. A ll entry fees will be refunded as soon as possible with finisher pins enclosed. Thanks again fo r the great sportsmanship yo u all sho wed to us. Bob Hayes booster I haven't read much in Cycle N ews about Bob Hayes running for the 39th District Re pu b lica n for Assemblyman . He is a fellow motorcycle rid er . and in these days where our representation in Government has to be increased we should suppon him in every way possible. I would like all motorcycle riders street. motocross, desert and enduro to joi n me in se ndi ng a contribution to the Bo b H a yes fo r Assemb ly Fund at 2 13 N . Maclay, San Ferna ndo . CA 91340.2 13/361 -8530 . Let's elect Bob so we know there is a m otorcycle rider in Sacramento who knows our problems. EDWALDHEIM Clean Sweep Racing Team Los Angeles. CA Just helpin' out The significance and im p lica tions of the BLM Wilderness Review on the Cal ifornia Desert represent one of the gTeatest crisis fa ced by the desert motorcyclists in recent yea rs. Needless to say. communication will play a cri tica l rol e in determining th e final outcome of the rev iew pr ocess . The American Motorcyclist Association is deeply indebted to Cycle News West and its staff for in creasing our abi lity to commun icate with not only AMA members but also to all motorcyclists in California . Your cooperation and assistance in spreading the word about the wilderness process and how riders can impact that process is deeply appreciated . T he coo perative efforts between t he AMA. District 37 Lega l Defense Task Force, and Cycle News West represent the orga nized efforts that will be necessary to adeq uately represent motorcyclists' interests. Thanks for your help . ROB ERT R ASOR AMA Associate Director, Go vern m en t Rela tions "SH RIN K" VOGT , Ph . D. Cross Country Association Reno . NV BLM eye open er You never know what you'Il wal k into when ' you get a wro ng address . fro m the Burea u of La nd Management . On May I I . in Bishop. CA . what we had expected to be a public wilderness meeti ng turned o ut to be a b usiness meeting of the California Desert Advisory Com m itt ee . Too late we realized we had st umbled into the wrong meeting . Althought there was no public input . it was nevertheless an eye opener. There are three set s of meetings scheduled with the BLM and th e CDAC cov e ring all aspects of the desert exce pt off-road vehicle enthusiasts: July 19·20 In San Bernardino . Sept. 28 ·29 in San Bernardino , NO\·. 30 . Dec . 1·2 in Riverside . The BLM plans field trips fo r the CDAC so that they can see , first hand . the controversial areas . Some areas that are too difficult or inconvenient for field trips will be discussed with slide presentations. Needless to say. the BLM will slant th e coverage to suit their own needs. We feel that motorcyclists shou ld be represented on these field trips so that we may know . . first hand . what direction t he BLM is taking . An o th er point we feel is importa nt is tha t t he C DAC t hinks highly of slide p resenta tio ns. It would seem that a nytime we wish to make a point on the Wilderness St udy Areas. back it up with slides! If yo u have a favorite area that t he BLM wa nts to study. show them that it would be a waste of time. Show the m 1 q BI LL C A MPB EL L.:> President . Master Links M ,C 'R W hitti e r , CA oft ~-- -----------' " Published letters do not necessarily reflect the position of Cycle News, Inc. Send letters to Voices. Box 498. Long Beach. CA 90801 . I.- , Next 'w eek Bel-Ray USGP of 11 Motocross 3 ~ Louisville Half Mile 8 II> I~ I" IJ