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Violating BLM regs may jeopardize AMA land use negotiations ' WESTERVILLE, OH, NOV. 13 The American Motorcycli.t As.ociation ha. expressed deep concern over the po••lble participation of California de.ert motorcyclists In any organized or "unorganized" desert ectivlty that might violate the Bureau of Land Management regulations. Between now and 1980, AMA will be conducting a delicate and contlnuou. negotiation with BLM on behalf of all off-roed riders. Every effort i. being made to Insure that adequate de.ert riding opportunltle., Including competition courses, are pert of tha final desert plan -which I. subject to completion In 1980, Unauthorized events or .Imilar demonetrations In the de.erts could jeopardize that negotiation and endanger future riding opportunltie. In the California de.ert. . BLM regard. groups up to 50 a. casual participation, but lerger numbers require adherence to agency regulations. AMA advises against becoming knowingly involved In groups larger than 50 riders that do not conform with BLM regulations for organized activity. • CN CN ~ ' q) ..0 e q) > o Z AMA /Toyota Supercross Series finale in Anaheim, didn't contest the event. Mike twisted his previously injured ' knee during the week prior to Anaheim and was given doctor's orders to take a rest instead. continued O'Brien. "Keener will also have the full backing of Harley although he will not have a factory mechanic for his equipment. Ted Boody, while no longer on the team , will be provided with bikes 'and parts for the coming season, " Suzuki rider ~rew Smith topped the Tul.. Enduro Riders' Nov. 12 J.R. Wheeler National Enduro, completing the 106-miie course on , hi. PE175 with only a 12-point loss. Husqvarna's Dick Burle.on aced the AA cless with a 13-point total. His nearest competitor In the series, Suzuki-mounted Ted Worrell, suffered a flat tire and DNF. Tops in the A class was Suzuki teamster Mike Rosso with 18. David Fogel scored be.t in the B category with a 26-point tally. Steve Moreheed, cont8eted at his Andley, Ohio home prior to leaving for the AMA Professional A_rd. Banquet. _ . nearly .peechle•• over hi. Invitation to join the H-D team. "It'. an honor," .ald Morehead who ill normally never at a los. for word•. "I've been working for thl. for a long time end • now that It ha. finally happened It's a little hard to believe. I haven't really come down off cloud nine yet." Unofficial results peg Mike Hannon (Yam) as the winner of the Nov. 12 Buckhorn AMA National Enduro. Team Honda 's Don Sanford and George Hendricks tied with Hannon at 13 points apiece. with the order decided by the tie- breaker check. Rob Sutliss and Dave Bertram finished one point back of the leaders. The event was held in northern California and hosted by the Redding Din Riders . . Pat Bre.ach, wife of AFM President Harry Bresach, died Sunday afternoon after being stricken with a heart etteck at the AFM race at River.ide. Our .ympathy goes out to Harry and all of Pat's family and friend•. Now that'. entertainmentl Motocrossers Bob "Hurricane" Hannah and ..John Boy" Savitski and their wrenches Bevo "The Czar of Motocro.... Forte and Keith McCerty lmake that left to right on 1he photo 1.0.1 were styIin' to the full extent of their abundant-yet-warped imagination. at the AMA Awards Banquet. Hannah, by the way, collected hi. award. for being AMAI Mr. PiBB 250cc National MX Champion, AMAfToyota Supercro•• Saries Champion, Tran.-AMA Chempion and AMA Profe.sional Athlete of the Year. McCarty received the 250cc MX Tuner of the Year award, Roger and Laurie DeCoster are the proud parents of a baby boy, as yet unnamed , who was born in Santa Barbara, CA on Nov. 9 at 8:52 p.m. The future (probably) MX star weighed in at 9 lb . 4 oz. and measured 22 inches in length. The DeCosters are trying to come up with a name that sounds good in French, Roger's native tongue, and in English, too . The lntem8tional Trial. Association Seen at the Coca-Cola Bottlers Motocross Finals and the AMA Awards Banquet was Husqvarna rider Chuck Sun . Contrary to popular belief, Sun's leg injury at the Lake ' Whitney Trans·AMA event will not keep him from contesting the 500cc World Championship MX Series in Eur ope next year . In fact ... "I'll be skiing in three weeks," Chuck said . " It' s not as serious as everyone made it ou t to be, " 2 head wound from a flying rock only four laps from the end of the Coca·Cola Bottlers Motocro.s Finals and wa. unable to keep signaling ' the Hurricane. : Fortunately, Bevo "The Czar of Motocross" Forte, who doe. the tuning magic on John Savitski'. Yamaha, was nearby and able to as.ume Keith's duties. A tip of the top hat to each other from each other. Wounded in action: Keith McCarty, t he gentleman who turns the wrenches on Bob Hannah's works Yamahas sustained a superficial Mike Bell , winner of - the '78 L.A . Superbowl of Motocross and therefore eligible to contest the Quaker State Oil Shotgun Showdown at th e ' Nov. II announced that their trials event scheduled for NoV, 19 at Saddleback Park ha. been cancelled, Harley-Davidson racing honcho Dick O'Brien has announced that Steve Morehead will be joining Grand National Champion Jay Springsteen and Corky Keener on the H-D team for the 1979 season. "We weighed a lot of factors ' in making our decision to ask Morehead to jo in the team," said O'Brien from Harley's Milwaukee headquarters. "Bill Werner will again • handle the tuning on Springsteen's machinery while Steve Storz will take over th e duties for Morehead ," The Wilseyville Hare Scrambles returns on Nov . 19 at Schaad Resort in (naturally) Wilseyville, CA . The 125cc and Old Timers classes run at 9 a .m. , the' 250ccclass at 11 and the ' Open bikes take off on the seven-mile course for their one and one-half hour event at 1 p.rn. More info is available at 209 /223·0300 (days) or 209/286·1583 (nights). ' Tickets will go on ..Ie Dec, 15 for the opening ,ro u nd of the AMAlToyota Supercros. at the Oakland Coll..um. The race will be run Sunday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. Jan. 28. Tickets are available from the Coliseum box office, BASS, Macy'. and Tlcketron agencies, or call 415/824-2743 to charge your tickets. The race I. co-promoted by Harold Murrell Enterpri.e. and PACE Management. . The California Desert Conservation Area Advisory Committee will meet Nov . 30 through Dec. 2 at the Ben H . Lewis Hall, Raincross Square. 3443 Orange Sr., Riverside, CA . On Thursday evening. Nov. 30 , BLM Director Frank Gregg will address the Committee, and on Saturday morning, one of the topics will be "Human Impacts on Desert Resources. " By the way, if you wi.h to contact the Desert Advl.ory Committee, or the Desert Plan Staff, write to 3610 Central Ave., Suite 402. Riverside, CA 92506. The mailing addresses for other BLM office. remain the ..me. Don't forget to enter/show up at /support the Maywood Motorcycle Club's Toys for Tots Grand Prix, run out of Sunrise Valley Cycle Park near (Continued to page 31)