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THE LATEST GRAND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP o OF MOTOCROSS Pnes BY PAPA WEALEY $3,000 (Continued/rom page 2) There's a general membership meeting for the Arizona Motocross Association. an organization still in the forming stages, and all MX enthusiasts are invi ted . Drop in at the IBEW Loca l 769 Meeting Hall , 3232 North 20th St. , Phoenix. AZ at 7:30 on J une 7 if you want to get involved. More info is available from K,L. Lange , Director of Public Relations . AMXA, P.O . Box 10264 , Phoenix , AZ 85064 .602 /943·8584 . Purse The Burns to Bend desert race is alive and well. This Oregon race, started two yea rs ago by Bob Strobel of the Oregon Desert Riders Association, will be presented on Sep t . 3 by the Harney Basin M.C. of Burns, OR and t he Cascade M .C. of Bend, OR. Details t o follow in the Cycle News cal en dar sect io n; A TV specia l film ed by WKEF-T V in coope ra tio n with J. R . Kell ey's KK Mot orcycle Supply. both of Da yton , O H . won the Sports Ca tegory a t the 14t h Emm y Awards Pr esen ta tion held Saturday, May 13 . George Mitch ell, Presid ent of W KE F-TV a nd a n av id motorcycle dirt a nd street bike rider . too k a crew dow n to Da ytona for th e ha lf- hour special , Dayt ona '77, th a t International incl ude d th e Lightweight Road Rac e , th e Dayton a Supercross and the Da ytona 200 . Saddleback Saturday Motocross, w ith sponsorship from Tr ippe, Cox Associates and W heelsmith Motorcycles, w ill be presenting their fifth " W in a ticket to the USGP " motocross at Sadd le back Park on June 3. First place in each class is good for a ticket to the BelRay United States Grand Prix of Motocross at Carlsbad the following day. Second place in each class will win a $10 gift certificate f rom W hee lsmith. There 'll be trophies as well, plus lotsa rac ing: two JO-minute motos f or Sportsmen and two 4O-minute motos for Pros . Call SSM at 714/4954n1 for full details. MONDAY JUNE 26, 1978 LOS ANGELES COLISEUM GRAND NATIO NAL CHAMPIONSHIP MO TOCROSS O FFERS Al l THE EXCITMENT, COMPETITION, AND PERSONAL REWARDS ASSOCIATED WITHTHE N ATIONAL PROFESSIONAL EVENTS. BUT IT ISAVAILABLE TO All l EVE O COMPETITION AND IS FINANCIAl l Y f EASIBLE LS F FOR E YO RACING. VER NE SEEYA AT THE LOS ANGELES COUSEUM. SEEBELOW FOR QUALIFYING MOTOCROSS TRACKS IN YOUR AREA. for info: J erry Surbe r, GNC, 233 Palm A ire, Friends wood, TX 77 546 713-482-7593 Sandpoint. 10 sounds like a great place to spend the Fourth of July weekend, according to the info Roger Kane sent in to Papa . Roger says there are three MX races slated for the weekend in the Sandpoint area - July I at T eko a , WA : July 2 at Sandpoint: July 4 at Clarki a , 10 - a nd they pay Sl .500. S3.000 a nd $1 ,500 . respect ivel y. Plus there's th e usual parade . fir eworks and a lot of beautiful country up that way. Now if he can j ust convi nce Mrs. Weal ey . . . Ted Jones of Garden Grove, CA w ill be the first ri der off the li ne June 9 at approximately 6:45 a.m . for the start of the S.C.O.R.E. Baja Internacional off-road race at Ensenada. This year the event will begin downtown . behind race headquarters at the Bah ia Hotel on Blvd. Costero. Larry Roeseler and Jack Johnson, Team Husqvarna, are the ones to beat. Diane Blauer and Dawn Grant form an all -female t eam, riding a 250cc Husky backed by Torco Oil. . . '.' ',' . J ". Ph one Rece Da ta Plymo uth Racew ay 714-495-4m n 4-622-0773 714-462-9103 209-291-8195 209-291-8193 June 17 Ju ne 11 J une 18 June 18 Ju ne 10 Mulkey RV Pa rk 503-472-2475 June 18 208-375-5956 June 4 602-996-8203 June 10 June 18 Sadd le back Sa turday MX Els ino re Racewa y Barona Oaks Rac eway M o u nt ain High In t er na t io nal Beeline M IX Ave ry 's Cowboy Co un tr y NUMBER REOUESTED NAME _ 602-77!l-3176 ALTERNATE NUM BER _ . _ DATE OF BIRTH ADDRESS PHONE NUMBER CITY _ STATE SCHOOL NAME (IF APPLICABLE) HOM E TRACK ZIP _ -'-_ TO WHAT MOTORCYCLE ORGANIZATIONS DO YOU BELONG? NAME OF BIKE SPONSOR ~----- · Ente r now . Se cu re your nu mber. Enclose $15.00 check or money order with your a pplication for the fantastic. most prestigious motocr oss race of the year' 5