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record be exa m ined as a n indic a tion that I will be a n active representative working for th e betterment of motor: cycling in a ll its aspects. Thank you . Sin cerely. LYNN WINELAND AMA# 15306 Alhambra . CA Robinson's support We have just received a $1 .000 donation from Ward Robinson at the Unadilla Valley Sports Center to help the Motocross des Nations and the Trophy des Nations team efforts in Europe. I would personally like to thank Ward for his very generous contribution and his dedication to the sport of motorcycling. I thought you might like to let your readers know of his generosity. MICHAEL A. DiPRETE AMA Commissioner of Professional Racing Westerville. OH \VIS! America's No.1 Weekly Motorcycle Newspaper Sha ron. Cla yton . Publisher Caroline Gmdry, Secretary to the Publisher Bobi Scott , Executive Assistant Advertising Jim Ryan . Sa les Manag er. Larry Litt le . Sales Manager . Skip Johnson , Sal es Man ager. Ch ris Kolb er , Assista nt . Gin Ha r pe r . Want Ad s. Golden West College offers motorcycle technology course Editorial C ha r les Mor ey, Managing Editor. Dal e Brown , Editor. Brian George . Assistant Ed ito r. Graphics and Production Da v Pauli. Produ ction Mana ger. Judy Klin ger. Product ion Assist an t, Ma rion Ha tash ira , Kar en Farhat. Typogra phy . Den n is Gree ne . La boratory. Accounting Mik e Kl in g e r . Mana g er . J eann e Hammond. Accts. Recei vabl e . Don na Bryan . Asst. Accts . Receiva ble. Holly Ha le . Co llection a nd Cr ed it . Circulation Rh eb a Sm ith . Manager. Sandye McK.a y. Sing le Co py Sales. Sh err)' Kau fm a n. Christy Bd l. Tam my Taylor . Assista nt s. Services and Support P al Cardenas. Pruit ,5&5. R ec e p ti o n ist . Bruer West 220 1 Chorry Ave. . Long Beach . CA P .O . 80x 498 , Long Beach. CA 90801 (2 1') 427 ·74 " ; L .A . Lin e 6'6·8844. East 4190 First Ave. . T uc ker. GA, P. O . 8 0x 805 , Tucker , GA 30084 . (404 ) 9'4 ·7850 . Subscription One year , second class mail, $15 : two years, seco nd class ma il, $27 : three years. second class ma il, $37 .50 . Cop yright '" Cycle Now" Inc. 1978 . Trademark Cycle News registered U .S . Patent Office . All r ights reserved . Published weekl y except th e first a nd last week of th e calendar year by Cycle News, Inc. . P.O. Box 498, Lon g Bea ch, California. 'Seco nd cla ss postage pa id a t Long Beach, CA 90801. Cycle Now, welcomes unsolicited. ed itorial material including sto ries. ca rtoo ns. ph otos , et c. Such material. if published . bec omes th e exclusive copyrigh t property of Cycle News. Such accepted m aterial is su bject to revision as is necnsary in the sole discretion of Cycle News . Unso licit ed material whi ch is not used will be returned if accompanied b y a self · addressed stamped envelope. All un solic ited materia l will be handled with reasonable care. however. Cycle News assumes no responsibility for th e saf('ty. loss or damage to such mater ial. Re printing in whole or pan only by permissio n of th e publ ishers . Advertising rar es and circulation info nnation will be sent upon request , See S.R .D .S. POSTMASTER: Send form 3S79 to Cycle New.. P.O. Box 498. Long BelIch. CA 90801. . ON THE FRONT PAGE: Laguna Seca hopefuls clockwise from upper left are Skip AksIand (17) and Johnny Cecotto (305). Kenny Roberts (2) . . . S1IMt Baker 1321. Gene ROo r.-o I3l. ... Loudon National 4 wiI. . . Dale Singleton 1301. Thanks to Badgers. Rescue 3 Paul Pier angelo and I would like to tha nk th e Badger s M.C . a nd Rescu e 3 . for a ll the fine help th ey pr ovid ed when Paul e n d oe d a t the Du sters' Hare 'n Hound. Paul suffered a disloca te d left hip and is recove ri ng at home in Chula Vist a. He hopes to be back racin g soo n. FUDPUCKER Chul a Vista , CA Behar kudos Aft er many years of reading Cycle N ews I suddenly find m yself com pe lled to write and congratul at e you. The addition of photos and articles by Pat Beh ar have added a whol e new dimension to your weekl y. Superb ph otography coupl ed with a fascinating insight into motor racing ' make Pat 's stories a cred it to a ny motor cycle publ icat ion . While there is no doubt as to Mr. Behar des erving a prom otion. rai se . and key to the executive washroom . your readers would be happy to just see hi s e xce llent coverage o f California's premier motorcycle eve nts rewarded with more space. . LARRY PARME La j olla , CA We like Pat , too . and admire th e amount of ef fo rt he ex pends on our behalf. We gotta admit though , LArry, that your lett er is one of th e more original requests f or an inc rease in space given to southe rn California AFM/ARRA road racing . . .Edit or. Wineland seeks support The current issu e of American Motorcyclist contains a cou po n b y which you m ay nominate one of your Class A members to th e AMA Board of Trustees. a nd I solicit your support in that nomination and su bsequ ent election . T o aid in your decision . . I submit th ese facts : I am a 21 -year AMA member. Served four years as AMA Congressman from Dist rict 37 and was a lte rna te for six yea rs previous to that . As Congressman . held positi on s of Ch a irman of th e Pul ic Rel at ions Committee .fo r tw o yea rs a nd was a p point ed Cha irman of a Special T ask Fore.. for reorgan izar ion of th e AMA a t the 1975 Congress. It was ou t of th is com mi tt ee th at the rec om menda tion was made to in crease th e number of Class A T rustees from one to three. In 1977 , the Congress recommended to ~ he Board that that membership be Increased to a n eq ua l number with that of Indust ry {C lass B) members , and ele ct ed four o f its number to re p rese nt th em on th e Boa rd . One of the four wa s L ynn Wineland . In su bseq u e nt a tte n d a nce a t Board meetings as a non -vot ing participant, I was th e most vocal of th e Congress representatives a nd submitted severa l plans for increasing membership and revenue; th e program of Legislative Support has many of th e keys points submitted. I a tten ded all Board Meetings held during the year and also served as appointee to an ad hoc committee for re -structuring of the Board of Trustees . The splitting of the nation into six Regions with a Class A Trustee from each area was exactl y as I proposed last fal l. . I am involved in both dirt and road riding and rated Expert by District 37 Sports Committee. Involvement on a club a nd District level has been over 20 yea rs. including over 10 years on the Boa rd of D irectors of th e Sports Committee. Professionally. my major involvement is in design and advert ising , public rela t ions and market ing. Owner of two businesses . b oth with part ial in vol ve ment in motorcycle and automot ive products. ( Im po rt a nt qua lifi cati ons for deal ing with fi n a nc ia l as peqs of running an as soci a t io n ) . Part -tim e journalist / photographer , former full -time magazine ed itor and art director . author of two books on motorcycling. plus hundreds of magazine _articles and features . including nearly 15 years of coverage of th e Inrernariona l Six Days Trial (I 964 -1977). I ask again for your nomination and th e opportunity of sitting with the peopl e who will be controlling th e future of th e motorcycle sport in the U.S . during these next several criti cal yea rs. but with one major difference; th e pow... of th e vot e a n d th e undeni able voice which comes through acce pted credenti als rather than a mand ate - no matt er how vali d - from th e masses. I submi t th at th e t rack In an effort to heIp reduce the shortage of qualified motorcycle mechanics in southern California , Golden West College in Huntington Bea ch has a n nounced the development of a new career program in motorcycle technology to begin this co mi ng semeste r on Sept. II . 1978 . A four semester ce rt ific ate program has been set up to gi ve the stud ent th e necess a ry skills to enter th e job market as a qu alified motorcycle service technician upon completion of the program . Th e course has been designed to supply the stu dent with ent ry -level skills after the first semester so he may also ea rn units of credit for work expe rience. The program is set up to give a student the ability to perform all the functions of th e service personnel from tune-ups to complete overhauls of all components, The student will be schooled in the proper diagnostic troubl eshooting procedures for mechanical. carburetor and electrical malfunctions , In addition to the regular duties of the motorcycle mechanic. the student will gain a knowledge of both service department and parts department procedures. An added bonus for those students completing the program will be the choice of attending a number of fac tory service schools upon receipt of his certificate. The advantage of this is that the student will enter the job market with the lat est models fresh in his mind as an added incentive to a prospective employer. For those who m ight be interested. there is a mistake in the printing of the fall schedule. U n d e r Motorcycle Technology 053. the prerequisites are listed as Motorcycle Tech 052 or "em p loyed motorcycle mechanic. " In addition to this was su pposed to be "or previous motorcycle repair courses. day or evening. junior college or high school; or permission of the instructor." Fall semester begins Monday. Sept. I I. 1978. Register through Sept. 21 at Golden West College. 15744 Golden West Street, Huntington Beach . CA 92647. Registrat ion : Come to the admiss ions offi ce in the Administration Building to make an appointment to register. For more information. co ntact th e Technology counselor at 714 ·892·77 II. Ext. 590 , o r Mik e C a pa l it e , Motorc ycl e Techno logy instructor. a t Ext. 68 5.