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.---~------~-------------------IIIIIIIIII be collectively achieved - tell us what to do , when . a nd why; S. Ma intain the lines of communica tion between th e leadership and the rid er s on ea ch specific goal . its purpose and progress. Publish a periodic newsletter to ge t th e word out , The campfire in the d esert just doesn 't cut it! The cha llengero t he rest of us is also threefold ; I. Be responsive to the leadership so tha t our collective efforts ca n be recognized ; 2. Sta y active in th e sport In you r club ; S_ Keep in touch with . your desert rid ing fri ends. The list is probably end less if you 're truly committed to keeping our "good . thing" fro m coming to an .end . The next time finish line nears. som eone jams a beer in your ha nd , and the guy behind you with an ea r-to-ear smi le bumps your rear wheel you 'll re me mber how good a thing it is. And we' ll all re member th e comm it ment of that historic group on the 25t h of November. T hey'd have done well in .Boston H arbor 200 years ago . \lIS! America's No.1 Weekly Motorcycle Newspaper Sharon Cla yton, Pu bl isher T om C ulp. Marketing Director . Car oline Oend ry. Sec. to the Publlsbe r Margie Southern, Sec. to the Mtltg . OiT. AdvertisingJ im Rya n. Sales Ma n ager . La rryLittle , Sales Manage r. Ski p J o hnso n , Sales Manager. Chris Kolber . Assista nt. Editorial Ch arl es Morey, Ma nagi ng Edi to r. Dale Brown , Editor. Bob i SCOlt , Editor. \ Graphics and Production BILL ELA M Ca nyon Co u ntry . CA Oav Paul i. Pr oduction Ma nager. J udy Klinger, Prod uction Assi5tan t. M.uion Harash ita. Karen Fa rha t . Typography. Dennis Gree-ne, Laboratory. Accounting Mike Klinger , Manager. Jeanne Ham mo nd . AcetJ. Recei vabl e . Donna Bryan, Asst . Accu. Recei va b le. Holly H ale . C~il . Ellie Corter , Assistant . Circulation Rheba Smith . Manager . Sherry Kaufman , Christy Bell , Tammy Taylor. Barbara Taylor. Assistants. Reader/Dealer Services Gi n Harper, Want Ad Sales . Services and Support Pat C ardenas . Re cep t io ni s t . Bruce Penit.5&5 . West %201 Cherry Ave .. Long Beach. CA P.O . Box 498 . Long Bea ch . CA 90801 (21')427 .74" ; LA . LIne 6'6·8844 . East 4190 Firsr Ave . , Tucker. GA . P.O . Box 805 . T uc ke r. GA '0084 . (404 ) 9'4 -7850 . Subscription One year , seco nd class mai l, S15: two years . second class ma il. $27 : three years . seco nd cla ss mail. $37 .50 . Copyright " Cycle News. In c. 1979. Trademark Cycle News registered U. S. Patent Office . All r ights re served . Published wttkly except th e first and last week of the- ca lend ar year by Cycle News. In c . , P.O . Box 498 . Long Bea ch . California . Second class pos tage paid at Lon g Bea ch . CA 9080 1. Cycle New, welcom es u nsol icited ed itor ial material inclu d ing stories. ca rtoons. p hotos. etc. Su ch ma te ria l. if pu bl ished . becomes the exclu sive co pyr ight pro~rtv of Cycle News. Such accepted material is subject to revisio n as is nC'crssary in the sole discretion of Cycle Nrws. Unsolici ted m at e ria l wh ich is not usn! will be returned if accom pa nied b y a se lf a d d ressed sta m pe d e nvelope . All u nsolicited ma t('rial will be-handled with rea son ab le car e. however, Cycle News assu mes no respons ib ilit y Ior the s~.fety. loss or damage to suc h material. R('· printing in whole or pan onl y by pe rmis sion of the p ub lishe rs. Ad vert isin g ra tes and ci rcula tion information will be sent upon requ est . S «S .~ .D.S . POSTMASTER; Send form 3679 to Cycle Ne_. P.O. Box 498. Long Beech. CA 90801. ON THE FRONT PAGE: Baby New Year chases Father TIme across the landscape as we 'all roar int o 1919. For an old timer, Father TIme isn't doing too badly. Whimsical art by Steve Beaumont. 4 Horney Toads back Duck attack fund We would first like to thank Cycle News for the coverage you have given the Phantom Duck. Rick Sieman and the Legal Attack Fund. Through you r publication. we have been kept informed of the latest developments in defense of our rights . I have enclosed a co py of a letter which we recently forwarded to the " Lega l Attack Fund" care of Rick Sieman. Perha ps you can mention. in your publication , what on e small club has do ne in the form of th e additional dollar per race for the upcoming yea r. This may encou rage other clubs to follow suit a nd . therefore . generate additional monies for a worthwhi le cause. DENN IS P. ARNO LD President. Horney Toads Burbank. CA In the enclosed lett er, A mold states that any Horney Toads member entering a race during 1979 will donate 11 per race, wh ich will th en be forwarded to the Duck 's Attack Fund. " . Editor Maicos forever I read the article writt en by Jim Gianatsis in Volume XV , 147 , Dec . 6. 1978 and just abou t went out of my mind . H is comments about th e 1978 Maico Magnum 400 and 450 wer e way out of line. At .the beg inn ing of his art icle it sounded like he reall y liked to ride the Maico and by th e end of h is article , it sounded like th e Mai co was a pile of junk. Its quite evid ent that the author has never owned a Mai co , for if he had his article would have been on the positive sid e instead of calling it a pile of junk - in so many words . I have ridden al most every 250, 400 , and 450cc MXer that is on the course tod ay and u nt il I had the pleasure of ridi ng a Maico I d idn't know th a t motocross was so m uch fun. I can ride m y Maico Magnum 40 0 and make every m istake in the book b ut that bi ke is very forgivi ng a nd wit h no effort at all it straightens out to correct my mistakes . My I I -yea r-old son races a 250 Maico Ma gn um and, speaking of power with a long band , he is never less than fourth at th e start and with handling ease plus power. he is always in the top eight. O u t of all the moro- cross bikes we have owned. the Maicos are more maintenance free than any of them . I want to say that if the Maico factory was a 20 million dollar a year factory like Yamaha , th ey could afford to sponsor as many top pro· rid ers as they wanted to - but they aren't! If they were . I would say that 15% of the top riders would be aboa rd a Maico . JAMES E. RAGSDALE Colorado Springs,. CO B-to-V commitment encouraging The 1978 Ba rsto w-to-Vegas Trail ride was a tremendously encouraging a nd productive demonstration of determined .commitment to off- road motorcycli ng . T he years of BLM mis management , arrogance, and di scrim inatory decisions h ave produced a dyn amic gr oup of ac tively-committed, life-long desert ri ders. This ride counted because it de monstrated that people wa nt to ride motor ' cycles in the desert - a lot of peo ple . people to significantly Eno ugh influence the political system of which the BLM is part . And the riders on the B-to-V trail are only the tip of a large . iceberg beginning to surface. We've always been committed desert riders , but until recently it has only been a state of mind . We were not actively committed. The reason was leadership. We have not had good leadership in the past. That's why the $45 ,000 in the District S7 Legal Defense Fund is still uncommitted to . the defense of our sport. We therefore remained a disorganized group of ind ivid ua lists without well -defined goals and specific p lans and timetables for reaching them . Times are ch anging. Dyn am ic leadership is emerging . J im We lls, Bo b Hayes, Rick Sieman , t he P ha nt om Du ck and others are giving our commitm ent an active direction . Leadership takes co u rage . When you sta nd up and step forwa rd, you lose your low profile. The challenge to these leaders is threefold : I . Encourage motorcyclists to com mit their time and their money to the spo rt and t he friendships wh ich flourish because of it : 2. Develop detailed plans for gett ing riders actively involved in the political system so that specific goals can The Dist rict J7 Legal Defense Fun d. in a D· J7 me eting Dec. 7, decided to hire the Duck 's lawyer and go after the B rt o - V and Check Chase races . . . Editor Desert Donkeys Kids Fun Day thanks Our m a ny, many thanks to the people who donated prizes for the Dese rt Donkeys Kids Fun Day. We would appreciate it if the children would send a thank you note to the people who donated the prizes they won. They were; Cycle News [Tvshi rts and stickers); Canoga Park Su zuki (helmets, kidney belts and Suzu ki jackets); Charlie's Raceway Cycle (T· shins, Suzuki jerseys. shou lder pads. visors and grips); Chuck with the hot dog sta nd (Barbi puzz les, Ast ro Blasters and GroupLoop games . plus the candy ca nes) ; T&O Yam a ha (T· shirts , stoc king <.aps a nd grips) a nd Bea l's Flower and Gifts (animal pla n ts a nd do lls), We would like to give a spec ia l thanks to Wanda a nd Geo rge McClellan for dona ting th e little kids' Donk ey pins , which were super great , and the bl ue and white Motorola hats . plus ot her prizes, too many to mention . So kids , please show your appreciatio n to all of these people with a little tha nk you note . Without their help the Don key Ladies cou ld n't ha ve done it alone . Hope you had fun . MARILYN STOFFEL Desert Donkeys M .C . Torrance , CA Mrs. Doney says thanks T o all of ou r dear desert friends that sent Christmas greetings to me . and to those that made donations to Rescue S. in Dave's (I05T) memory, please accept my thanks . ~ our caring has made my Christmas easier. I am dee ply grateful. MARTHA P . DO NEY Yuca ipa , CA Will miss'Laudig I do not kn ow Gary Laudig person a lly, but I like him and will mi ss his timely desert' raci ng reports in Cycle News . . Hi s dedication and hard work have not go ne u nnoticed or u na pprecia ted. JIM PETERSON 100's M.C . Upland , CA