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,-na' bust·~ like a Pi9l 5icJn up for the OffICIaISuiuIi POD THE-LATEST BY PAPA WEALEY (Continuedfrom page J) Lin Kuchler, recently appointed AMA 'i:xccutivc director, will "punch in" at the association 's Westcrvillc, Ohio, headquarters on October 2. Wc'rc relaying a copy of the October 1958 issue of Cycle Action , a now ,defunct magazinc which billed itself as ' providing "pictorial ' news of motorcycling" and listed one Charles Clayton as editor, to Kuchler with a request for an ASAP opportunity to sit down and gather material for a Cycle News feature to update the twenty-year-old (to the month) Cycle Action one, The two-decade-old one tells . us that .Kuchler was 42 , had daughters aged l!l and 16 and 'a son 7years-old, .had been involved with motorcycling for 25 years, a motorcycle dealer in Ann Arbor, Michigan , for five ycars ~ and showed pies of him officiating at the 1958 Springfield Milc with one pic showing him shaking hands with fast qualifier Carroll Resweber, Stay tuned for what we'll cill"Welcomc back, Kuchler!" SChool of Wotocross. We hate to boast, but this school rnay be the best of its kind. Why? Well, for one thing, it was designed by five-time World Champion RDgeT DeCoster. So you know it's good and tough. You11 get professional instruction from a team of pros headed by Mark Blackwell.They will teach you all the skills of motocrossing from berm-busting to sand-blasting. And youllleam on an HM Suzuki _~ :.;. of your choice (100, 125, 250 or 400). ~ .~... 3-day course includes individual instruction at the famed ~. Carlsbad International Raceway. Plus classroom study and physical fitness training, Sessions run year-around. but enrollment is limited So sign up right away. Also, for youngsters nine yeaTS and up, a special Minicycle course is being offered this year. Students will be provided with HM-SO MX bikes. t ," Kenny Robarta.and Marlo Andrenl got together. at Goodyear's test track in Luxembourg a few days after Kenny won the 500cc crown and ahortly before Andretti copped the Formula One auto racing title. Andretti ahowed Roberta the quick WfII/ around the circuit when the pelr took to the track In two BMW aedIIna. Roberts will apparently' take Kawasaki's Gregg Hansford up on his invita tion to visit Down Under and join Grcgg in Australia for a short vaca tion in October or November, Hansford ' }f s promised to rake Roberts on a wild a p'ig hunt in the bush country. I 'Oale "Pig Farmer" Singleton called from his Dalton. Georgia home to inform ua that he plana to be back In' action by the October 7-8 International Cup of Nationa road race in Imola, Italy, Singleton sustained a concussion and a shoulder separation in a practica crash two days prior to the Sept 10 F750 World Chfmplonship round at Laguna Seca. . • -SEEDR 5UDIHI DERLER FOR IHFCJRWRlDI RtlD RPPlICIUIOtIS Official Suzuki School of Motocross; 13767 Freeway Drive, Santa Fe Springs. CA 90670 HONT ALUMINUM -BRAKE DISCS 60% LIGHTER THAN 'STA NDA RD USED BY ROBERTSEKLUND-AKSLAND "I'll tell ya;" drawled Singleton, "that was thc hardest I've ever crashed. I wasn't even going fast since it was early in the F750 practice session . One minute I was racing right along and . the next I don't even remember. My shoulder is feeling better, but I ha ve one heck of a headache." The AMA and the National Sefety Council are making a cooperative effort to encourage the voluntary use of helmeta In statea which have rapealed their mandatory helmet laws. The main component in the program is a new poster which states, "Law or not..•wear your helmet and protective clothing:' Initial plana call for distribution of 12,000 of the posters via clubs, dealerships. and other outlets In the 28 states which do not have a mandatory helmet law.• AVA.ILABLE FOR MOST MOTORCYCLES ~ -PLASM A PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS INC. 1760 Crenshaw Blvd. Torrance, CA 90501(213) nS-8319 DEALER PRICES Ii'aft lIa'.o ~) I. I I I I t!4rMtM • • Service. Motorcycl Sele8 7'uzclt '11 7eave!, We..t - 2lIlI3 E. Colorado Blvd. P8sBdenB. CA 91107 213·795·2711 _ _...J 520 McG LlNC Y LANE . CA MPBELL . CA 95008 (408) 371-122 1 5