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THE LATEST P BY PAPA WEALEY (Cont inuedfrom page J) published a 48-page summary of the California Recreation Trails Plan. Included in its recommendations are a continuous source of funding for development of recreational trails in the Golden State, and the power of eminent domain to be used as a last resort in acquiring land for trails. The summary presents the results of a study by the Parks and Recreation Department, which conducted public hearings last year; and will be presented to the Legislature for review. It contains four elements: Hiking and Equestrian, Bicycling, Boating, Trails, and Off-Highway Vehicles. Denn is Brand of O a khu rst . CA ha s been na m ed Nikon Rookie of the Year for the 1978 AMA /Mr. PiBB 250cc National Championship MX Ser ies. Bran d , who rode an Oakhurst Cycle Center-spo nsored Suzuki , was 12th in th e series with 105 points. H is prize fro m N ikon is $500. Moto-X Fox has signed Jim Turner, Dan Turner and one as yet unidentified rider to ride the Trans-AMA Series for them. Additionally, Pat Richter. who has been out of action since the first of the year with a leg injury, will also ride the TransAMA Series for Fox. American \SDT riders will receive an official blue-with -white-stripes Bell Helmer , goggles courtesy of Scott . USA, and a USA team j acket , duffle bag, Jofa 'sho u ld er pads and m'o u thgu a rd , two pa ir of gloves and a helmet rain viso r from Torsten Hallman Racing. Hallman also offers discount prices on their nylon riding pants and Alpine Star boots to those who are accepted for the '78 ISDT. With the exception of $500 from the AMA rider fund used to defray the cost of th e 40 ja ckets, all equipment was' don ated b y t he abovementioned sponso rs. MORE PROTECTION THAN EVERI Meet tough 1975 Snell and applicable DOT specifications GREAT LOOKS! Reflective Yamaha graphics show off night and day ADDED COMFORTI New interiors with strategically located padding YAMAH'A HELMETSWhen you know how they're built, you'll buy a Yamaha ~ Old Timers attention I There will be an Old Timers' race at the Sept. 10 Dirt Diggers' Grand Prix. But don't enter through the Dirt Diggers; do it through your Old Timers Association. OK? OK. Yamaha Parts Distributors Inc., Buena Park, California ESCOHEAG. R.I. 500cc NATIONAL Steve POll S ha s replaced Da le Wright as Western Manager for Spectre Oi l: Wright will open a new office , Spectre Ce ntra l, in Am herst , O H . Sp ectre has jus t signed a co ntrac t wit h MOIO-X Fox for th e rem a inder of th e '78 AMA /Mr. PiBB N at ion al !\IX Ser ies; Fox rid ers will USt" Spectre produ ct s exclusively. Those of you who noticed a Western Hotline story with a ':CMC Saddleback" headline and a Carlsbad, CA, dateline, don't worry. Carlsbad Raceway is still doing business under its orig inal name. The editor responsible for the mistake is probably still jogging his 50 assigned laps between the two facilities, in the hope that his aching legs will remind him not to make dumb mistakes again. ~ 51.0"" . ~~,,\"90" METZELER 1.f0a"- 0" Go\d S \0a\\l{0 £.,.~MD7'D by r: TRRC£ P.O. Box 861, Wilbraham, Massachusetts 01095 413 /734-6211 5