Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

"Sue-ha ppy" racers raise costs I think we have such high insurance rates because of sue- happy people. And this doesn't only apply to motorcyclists. If little Tommy goes out to the local track and falls down. mommy and daddy sue because of unsafe track conditions. If little Tommy skis, goes off the trail and hits a rock, mommy and daddy sue because the rock wasn't marked with a 100 ,OOO·voIt light. If little Tommy jogs along a sidewalk, steps in a hole and breaks an ankle, mommy and daddz sue the city . And they win these suits! How can a judge in his right mind grant these people anything but an insanity hearing? That totally blows me away! Nobody, let alone the people being sued, is forcing these people to participate, We race, ski and jog at our own risk . . That's like going to an ~.rated movie , going home and domg my thing, and then filing a lawsu it against the theatre for corrupting mel Sounds stupid , right? But it's no more stupid than a racer suing the track because he was clumsy enough to get hun. . One way we can cut down the high cost of racing is to reduce or eliminate some of the promoters' expenses. And insurance seems to be the main one. How about it , people? Bob Hayes? Legal Defense Fund? Can we do something about this? WIST America's No.1 Weekly Motorcycle Newspaper Sharon Cla yton . Pu bl ishe r T om Cu lp . Ma rkt"t inJi: Dire ctor Carol ine Cr-n drv . Sec . to rhe Publ ish e r MarK ir South("r~ . Sec . (0 t he MtkK . Dir . Advertising Jim Rya n . Sales Ma na ge r . Larry Little, Saks Manager . Skip J ohnso n , Sa1<5 Ma na · gtT. Chris KoIb«, Advertising Coordinator. Editorial C ha rk -s Mort· y. Ma na g ing Ed itor . Dah· Brown . Ed itor . Boh i SnHI . Ed itor . Graphics and Production Oa v Pau li, Pr od uc tio n ManaKt·r. Jud y KJin~(·r . Pr od uct io n Assistant . Marion Har ashit a . Ka re n Fa rhat. TYf"I~raJlhy. De -n n is Green e . Laboratory. Accounting Mik e- Kli ng e-r. M a nag er . j e a nn e H amm ond , Ar ct s. Rece iva ble . Donna Br van . A,,-'l. A (T h . Rr-cei vah k-. R il'k G( ~·t l't(· h . Cn-dir . Elli«'\.llll c' r . A ~,i"l a nl . Circulation Rheba Smith , Manager. Barbara Taylor. Christy &11. Tammy Taylor . Assistants. Reader/Dealer Services G in H arpe r , Want Ad SOlin . Services and Support P al Carden a s . Pru it . 5& 5 . R e c e p t i oni st . B ru e r West 220 1 C hr rry Ave .. LunK Brac h . C A P .O . Box 498 . LonK Bea r-h. CA 90801 (2 " )42 7 ·7433 : L.A . Lin. 63 6 -88 H , East 4190 Fir!!t A\'" " 'T uc kr r . G A. P .O . Bo x 80 S. Tucke-r. G A ~ 0 0 8 4 . (40 4) 934 -78 50 , C ycle Now~/W<5' (U SPS 141 .3 40 ) is published weekly except tho firs' a nd last week of the calendar year for $1 5 per yoa r b y Cycle Now>. Inc.. 2201 Che r ry Aven ue . Long Bea ch . C A 908 01. Seco nd class postage 'paid at Long Beach . CA. POSTMASTER: Send form 3579 to Cycle News. P.O. Box 498. Long Beach. CA 90801. Subscription rates: One year , second class mail. $ 15: two yean. second class mai l. $27: three yean , second class mail. $37 .50. Cycle News ~elc?m~s . u nso lici.te d ed ito ri a l matenal incl u d ing stones , cartoons, photos, etc. Such material ,. if pu blis hed . beco mes the excl usive pro!","y ".f Cycle Now>. Su~h. accep ted ma terial 15 su bjec t to reV1510n as IS necessary in the .sole discretion of Cycle News . Unsolicited material which is not used will be ret u rned if accompanied by a self-a dd ressed sta mped en velope.. All unsolicited m ateria l will be handled with reasonable care. however , Cycle Nt'WS assumes no responsibility for the safety. 1055 or d am a g e to such ma te r ia l. Reprinting in who le . o r pan onl~ . by permission of th e publishers . Ad vert ising rates and circulation info rmation will be u po n roqU<51. See S.R.D .S . S

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