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mer with all the aftermarket accessory items that are available, he could have as good or almost as good a bike as anybody. But they don't want to spend the time and effort on it because the majority of them just aren't in that class of competition. T he rider who cla imed the Honda will probably never get a chance to reall y use that bike the way it was meant to be used . We have received calls and letters from riders and enthusiasts wondering what direction road racing will be taking next year. Have you begun to plan for a change? We are working on plans for 1980 involving what may tum out to be a lot of changes. We are taking input from various people on their ideas and , within the next few months, we should be able to make a determination on what direction we will be following in 1980 and the future. Those decisions will encompass both road racing and dirt track. 1 don't really want to comment on wh at we are loo king at because we a re not really far eno ugh down the line . I've got my own ideas on the directions I would like to see followed. W h at do you feel would be th e most advantageous d ir ec tion for US to take , in road racing? Well , I think the d irection we must look at is one which will get more brands involved and more factory participation . In addit ion , we should have more dealer/sponsor and tuner participation in the sport. We have to have something that the dealers can become enthusiastic about. We have a problem in both road racing and dirt track wh ich is just the opposite of MX . In MX we have partici p a tion from nearly all the manu facturers , and what we've done is restrict them to the point that everyone else is competitive. Then we have the problem in road racing and dirt track where, in reality , only on e major manufacturer is involved in each and we go out and solicit their support. On one hand we are saying we need the manufacturers ' support and on the other we say we don 't . T he sport needs factory su pport. I don't think they should d om ina te the sport. Where we need the most support is in the dealer networks where we don't really have it anymore and it's possible that we will never get it back because we have second and third generation dealers who are removed from the way it used to be . They are not as involved in competition as their parents or the previous owners were. We need grassroots level involvement. Winston FILTER -CIGARETTES • ~. C.Ajfl.YllI inn n .. National Half-Mile Plus Junior and Novice Invitationals Ascot Park, Saturday, May 12, 8:00 p.m. For ticket information contact: Ag a ja nian E nterp rises P.O Bo x 9B.Ga rd ena , Co lifo mia 902 47 Phone No.: (213)321-1100 or (213)323-1142 Warning : The Surgeon General Has Determined That Cigarette Smoking Is Dangerous to Your Health. H aa Bill France, J r. , of D a yto na International Speedway been vocal in inp ut of ideas regar ding the direction of road raci ng? No, not really. He has his own ideas. I've talked with Jim France and they are flexible on the direction. I think what they really want is to have some racing at Daytona that will really attract people. I believe that they would be satisfied with a formula that would be competitive and put a lot of brands on t he track. They are for bringing back brand identification to racing. I don't think they really care whether it is 1000 , 750 or 500cc as long as the brands are there. I'll be getting together with them once we have decided the direction we feel is the right one to take. Daytona can ru n just , about anything they want because it is a special event. More im port a ntly. we hav e to look at the other road ra ce ci rcu its in the country and get them involved. It sounds like you are talking about a revision, change or modification of the Superbike form u la. Yes, that is being looked at. • C MJdh: 20 mg "lar-.1.3 mg ",cOline av per eiqarane. FTC Bepon MAY7B. MAICOPARTS MA IL ORDER Engine Building DMG 213-832-6844 213-833-1301 DISCOUNT D IRECT Low est prices on all yo ur motorcycle acce ssories we Racing 130 0 ] Rosecr ans N lHWd lk, L A ~06~O (213) 802- 1911 Th inking of selling the 01 scoot · Cycle News Want Ads ' ATTENTION YAMAHA MOTOCROSSER'S ?9 yz MONOSHOCK MODS Gua rant eed to work or your money back Get the smoot hest ride available Now it's pos sible to compete with th e best Terry Clark - 250/500 Pro AJ Wh it ing - 125 Pro Matt Whiting - 125 Int. Inquire PADILLA'S Off- Road 714-989-3775 USED PARTS HONDA. SUZUKI T ~ ~ YAMAHA Kawasaki i11!D CYCLE SALVAGE INC. 172 Frontage Rd., West Haven , CT 06516 CALL 1203) 933-1609 Cycle Rider Store s Itt:1 CHAIN LUBE Offer Disco unt Prices 7 Days a Week! 205 N. Harbor Santa Ana. CA 714·839·5541 152Q W . Holt Ontario. CA 714-983-8210 S20 McG LlNCY LANE. CAMPBE LL. CA 9S008 (408 ) 37 1·1 221 25