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his heat race line up was devoid of fact ory Harley mounts. Sign at Waco, Te xas car wash: " M ot orc y cl es Washed $2, Including Dr ivers." Amateurs and professional photographers wishing to enter the '78 FIM photo contest must have their entries postmarked by September 20. The judging will take place during the October FIM Congress meeting in Poland. There are two categories of competition, sport and touring. O nly black and white photos will be accepted in the sport category while the touring is sp lit into separate black and white and color judging. A medal and 500 Swiss francs are awarded to the winner in each of the three categories. Entries must measure 7 x 9~ inches and be marked only with a fictitious name and containing the entrant's real name and address m ust accompany the entry. Send entries to FIM Secretariat. 1978 Photo Contest, 19 Chemin W illiam Ba r bey, 1292 Cham besy-Geneva , Switzerland. The AMA National Enduro Championship is shaping up to be a real battle with four riders Ted Worrell, Drew Smith, Dick Bur leson and Jack Penton w ithin 15 po ints of each other, A ri der's best nine rides cou'nt for the championship w ith eight from his area and one from another regio n allowed. There are 10 Nationals left w ith three each in t he eastern and central regio ns and four in the w est. Husqvarna team member Buzz McQueen says that it w ill go right to the wire. " W e have a bike f or Dick (Burleson) in ou r western office and airplane r eserv at io ns ready," said McQueen. " Di ck isn't ready to give up h!s title just ye t. " District 37 Points ------------------- ------------------- AUG 19-20 -------------~- AUG26-27 SEPT 2-3 Hi-Point Racing P rod uc ts of Sacramento. CA will field a team of riders at the Sept. 9-10 Dirt Diggers' Grand Prix for the Coors $10.000 Pro race on Su nd ay. Rid ing 250c cMaicos. Da rre ll Shultz, Bryon jodry, Jim Liesne wski, Allen Be rt ol u tti and Shawn Hybarger will contest the event at Racing World . g SADDLE8ACK CARLSBAD RACInG IIORID ~ _ PARK - - ACn/I1A'F . On p. 64 yo u'll find a full page ad announcing the cancellation of t he) Pasadena Fire Dept,'s Hook & Ladder Enduro due to the "shortage of personnel to plan, organize and present" the event. Papa talked with former orga nizer, recently-ret ired Dick Pay ne, and Dick stated that he'd hap pily accept the organizational duties even t hough he's no longer a firem an. Perhaps, he suggested, if we wrote to Fire Ch ie f James Shern at 175 N. Marengo Ave., Pasadena, CA 91101, Chief Shern m ig ht recons i.der and let the enduro run. It's worth a try, right? Wr ite! . SUNDAY EVENTS GATE OPEN 6:30am SIGN UP (PROS)9 tolla m HosPITal STOP : Texan Hugh Humble. who carries National road race #17. was injured along with tuner tarry Few in an auto accident in Tennessee.. The pair were returning from the American Road Race of Champions at Mid -Ohio. where Humble had placed second in the 250cc class . Both men suffered broken backs in the accident, though there are no signs of paralysis. Hu mble also suffered kidney damage wh ile Few incurred a shattered ankle. Get well cards may be sent to 1023~ Rothbury, Houston ,TX 77043. T he C~ lifo rn ia Depart ment of • Parks and Rec rea t ion has (Continued to page 5) --------------~---- --------------._-- --------------- PROGRESSIVE PROFESSIONAL POINT EVENTS AMA MEMBERS $15. (mail)$2o.(post) NON AMA MEMBERS $15. POST ONLY WITH MEMB. PURCHASE AT TRACK DAY OF RAC E • • Co ng three eeks! Don"t miss the Laguna seca Special Issue 3