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Cycle News 1978 09 06

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ungraded Expert the AMA hasn 't committed themselves on accepting his entry. Seems li ke Darrell was too busy beating the factory stars in the 500cc Nationals to be beck home earning qualifying at the Trans·AMA points Qualifiers. \})1 i \ 1\ \\\\. \\.\', ,'\ , 1' ,': ..'J' . " I - Women MX ers, here's a date to jot down on your calendars. It 's th e 1978 Kaw asa ki Wome n 's Mo to cross Nationa ls to be held a t Carlsbad International Raceway on Oct . 28-29. It 's not, however , an all-MX program. Saturday will fea ture Grand Prix events, two Pro races and a combined event for the other classes. On Sunday, th ere'll be two Pro classes , two Amateur classes and one Novice class. Oh yeah , and there's a pit toots ie race for the guys to stru t their stuff. Lodging is being arranged for ou t of stateltown riders and their families. Contact Vicki Miller Haag at 2167 EI Dora St. , Lemon Grove, CA 9204 5 714 /4629395 for more details. . I r--,., According to Kathy Coyle of the Amarican Federation of Motorcyclists' ' lIcensing commit· tee, both Bill and Joanne Ralston have resigned their posts at the AFM, Bill, former President of the AFM North, and Joanne, former Race Secretary, left for personal reasons, effective Aug. 20. For the rem ainder of the 1978 racing season , every CMC Sunday motocross at Carlsbad or Saddleback Pa rk will feature contingencies from Ro lf T ibblin Racing Products for the 250cc Pros. Overall winners can earn up to $50 a week for wearing Tibblin Racing Products, or Trac-Pro Products, the new name for the newest . Tibblin apparel line. Contact CMC or T ibblin Racing Products for more info on the easy bucks. Honda's Jimmy Ellis suffered a knee Injury in a fall at his home In Cobelt. CT and was rushed to Boston for a knee operation. No word was given on when 81is Is expected beck in action. Captain Cobalt's place on the Trophee and Motocross des Nations team will be taken by Tommy Croft. , Road racers Dale Singleton and David Emde have signed with Ho nda to compete in the September 16-17 Bol D'or 24-hour endurance ra ce at Circui t Paul Ricard in southern France. "We' re going to ride one of those 883 or 948cc or whatever Hondas," said Singleton. "T he yen was really right. When f signed the contract the pen stUCK to my hand. And they're going to pay us a big bonus for winning. And we're going to winl" From sloppin' hogs in no rth Georgia to raci ng for Honda in southern France. Not too sh ab!?J'. Pig Farmer. Not too shabby. Mert Lawwill Racing Products is in the process of fabricating 200 frames for Harley-Davidson's run of 1979 XR750's. The frames w ill be standard H·D design, No date has been set on when the final assembly will be completed. Jay Sprringsteen and Steve Eklu n'd will ca rry their battle for the Gra nd National Ch ampionship onto the pa vement of Bryar Mo torspor t Pa rk for the September 3 Camel Pro Series road race at the. Loudon , N.H . facility . Alt hough Harley-Davidson hasn't had a competitive road racer in years and Eklund feels that road racing is very unprofitable- for the outlay in volved in equipment. the pa ir cannot afford to pass up an y ra ce where championship points are at stake. I }/I Best Motor cycle Rider.in.the W ~ Sept. 1 7/Saddleba c k '11;'\\. IJIII""" ..... Park . ~ t{ lllll(ll\.l\ l~ \.ttl\\\\\\\ Olt - .. .. •, "h, SUBARU INTE RNATIO NAL M OTORCYCLE * * * .* * * * OLYMPIAD II * * * * * * * Bigges t Professional Motorcycle Event of the Year Yamaha H ILL CLIMB Goody ea r S hort Tr ack K awasak i Cros s Country I T R IA L S AMA -- - Yamaha TT Yamaha Motocross These Motorcycle Stars Battle for t he Ult imate # 1 MOTOCROSS Mike Bell YAM YAM Rick Burgett . CAN-AM Rich Eierstedt YAM Brae Glover YAM Bob Hannah SUZ Kent Howerton MAl Jeff Jennings HON Brad Lackey KAW Gaylon Mosier .~ i Rijijiiifis SCOTT U SA,° Gary Semics Steve Stackable Rex Staten Marty Tripes Jim Weinert Steve Wise Jeff Ward CAN-AM KAW Yam HON KAW HON YAM CAMEL PRO Dave Aldana Steve Eklund SADDLEBACK PROMOTIONS YAM YAM John Gennai PeeWee Gleason John Hateley Rick Hocking Alex Jorgensen Edd ie Lawson DESERT Bob Balentine Bruce Ogilvie Larry Roeseler MAl YAM HON YAM CAN-AM YAM KTM HD HUSKY Brent Wallingsford AI Baker HUSKY HUSKY ENDURO A. C. Bakken Richard Burleson Carl Cranke Jack Penton John Penton John Fero FOR MORE INFORMATION : HUSKY HUSKY YAM KTM SUZ YAM (714 ) 639-5832 SPEEDWAY Mike Bast Alan Christian Jim Fishback Bob Schwartz WOMEN Sue Fish Trudi Beck CELEBRITY Bruce Jenner OR YAM MAl YAM SUZ YAM YAM KAW (714) 5?8-1584 3

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