Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles
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• p. THE LATEST • -= rI,t. IlQ t IlQ o O"l .r- BY PAPA WEALEY O"l ~ to (Continuedfrom pag e 6) ~ >ro explanation of why y ou should be named Miss Be l·Ra y to Cycle News , A ttn : Papa Wea le y (seri ou sly), P.O. Box 498, Lo ng Beach, CA 90801. You r deadline is May 23. The w inner will receive four guest passes for the weekend, motel accommodations for herself and the benefit of media exposure. Plus, you get to meet the European MX stars. ~ Planning for Carlsbad ? T his year's 500 cc USG P, the ninth a n n u a l edi tion , will ru n on Ju ne 9-1 0 weekend , a nd tickets are avai lab le at T icketr on or by ma il at Grand Prix Motoc ross, P.O . Box 2820 , Mission Viejo, CA 92690. On race d ay, adults can get th roug h th e gates of the BI· Ra y United States G ra nd Prix of Mo tocross for $12 ; kids u nder 12 ca n slid e by for half price . But , if you pu rchase adva nce tickets, the adults price is $12 for a weeken d tic ket or $10 for Su nday only. A Canadian reader who Identified himself as "The Trivia K id" provided the following: "Did you know that Skip Van Leeuwen won the 1969 Houston TT on a 650 Tri· umph riding as 1591 As you know, in 1979 Mickey Faye won the Houston TT on a Honda 500, also running as 159. So, the question is, who'll be 159 in 19891" Steve Baker, who was forced to borrow a bike to compete in the Transatlantic Trophy Ma tch Race Ser ies after Yamaha Motor Canada was notified by Japan not to ship Baker's mount to England, may have changed his plans for the coming season. Currently, Baker's Yamaha Motor Canada ri de is for Canadian and AM A National championships on ly. : ~!!R'P Topeka Gold Cup Half-Mile National Championship Saturday, May 19,Gates Op e n 4:00 p.m. Sunflower State Expo Fairgrounds Topeka, Kansas Forticket infor m a tion contact: David Sport Cycle Phone No.: (913) 862·1053 or (913) 266-5999 If You Can 't Rnd One, Create One Dept.: Faced with a serious shortage of hikers in the southern California Desert. the Bureau of Land Management has decided to provide one of its own. Before a club or organization can hold an event in the Rand Open Area, a BLM biologist must first hike the entire length of 'the course, conducting an inventory of desert tortoises. Where one is found, the course must be re-routed. After the event is run off, the biologist will again hike the course to determine impact. How many readers have written to th e Sierra Club requesting their free 56 · page catalog? Papa's been wondering about that ever since he p rinted th e suggest ion in issue number eigh t ea rly in the month of March. If 100 of us did it , th e Sierra Club is $200 -$400 poorer. If 10 ,000 did it , that 's $20 ,000 -$40 ,000. Let us know. H ere's another trick, too . Randy, Steve and Dale of t he Fast Company M.C . suggest that we tak e our ca ta logs, form "d rop-off" points - at shops o r wherever' - and tum th e paper in to be recycled. Then send the money to the Phantom Duck of th e Deser t Lega l Defense Fund, Not a bad plan! • .. ,......--------------~ Warning : The Surgeon General Has Determined That C igarette S moking Is Dangerous toY H our ealth. L..-.-.. 20 mg ",,, ', 13 mg m CDIll' av. per ciga," ,. , fTC R 'PDn MAY'18, _ , , movi,ng? Well , HOT DOG ! That means you've got another coupon to fill out. Alter all, we have to send your Cycle News somewhere and what better place than your new address? So don't delay, do it today. Fill out and mail to: Cycle News, P.D . Box 498, Long Beach , CA 90801 ----- ~----------------------------- ---- old address new address You may stick on your mailing label here. name name _ _ address address city state _ city _ zip _ state _ zip _ 53