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products postpaid immediately. Feir enough? Steve Eklund, at a dinner held in his honor following the Sears Point National Road Race, received the Burmah-Castrol Achievement Award from Castrol's race coordinator Walter von Schonfeld in recognition of his halfway point standings iead in the AMA Grand National Championship/ Winston Pro Seris, Eklund stretched that point lead at Ascot last weekend; coverage in on p. 12. King Kenny Roberts regained his 500cc World Championship Road Rece Series point standings lead at thlt Juiy 22 Swedish GP by taking fourth place behind a trio of Suzuki riders. Former World Champ Barry Sheene won the race, held at the Karlskoga circuit near Stockholm. Second and third went to Dutchmen Jack Mlddelburg and Boet von Dulmen. Roberts' main contender for the 79 title, Suzuki's Vlrginio Ferrari, retired from the Swedish race with Ignition problems. Roberts put his Yamaha back on top with an 83-point series total over Ferrari's 81. Randy - Mamola reportedly finished sixth . in Sweden. In F750 action, Austrian Franz Nenning (Yam). won both legs of the Austrian round on July 22. Second overall was Frenchman Patrick Pons, also Yamaha-mounted, who scored 32'in the two races. Series. points leader Johnny Cecotto reportedly raced in Sweden. Cecotto still leads the F750 series with 79 points over. Pons' 71. Frutsehi, Asami and Hansford follow with 50, 43 and 39 points, respectively. California Desert Conservation Area Advisory Committee will hold an Aug. ~ meeting at Raincross Square, 3443 Orange St., Riverside, CA. and the public Is. Invited to attend. Meetings begin at 8:30 Lm. on Aug. 3 - the Motorized Vehicle Access Element segment is scheduled to start at 3:45 p.m. and there's a second day of meetings on Aug. 4 starting at 8:00 a.m. You cen contact the Desert Advisory Committee or the Desert Plan Staff at the foUowlng eddress: . 3620 Central ·Ave., Suite 402, .Riverside, CA 92506. Gary Scott broke his own six·year-old track record at Ascot by winning the non·Natio!1al half mile the night before the TT. It was a sweep of Harley·Davidson-mounted easterners, with Randy Goss and Scott Parka finishing second and third. Texan Don ."Bubba" Shobert, double winner in. Houston Junior Invitational action, won the Junior main event. 6 The billboard advertising the Sept. 29 Winston Pro Series finale half mile at Ascot was completed just before TT action began at the Gardena, CA. facility. Procrastination until the last minute? Not exactly. The billboard, located above and behind the crash wall in the second turn of the half mile, was demolished when a sprint cer crashed, got airborne, and went throu'" the sign and into a motorhome parked behind it. "The driver was not seriously injured," intoned announcer Roxy Rockwood, "and was last seen having coffee in the living room of the motorhome." Eddie Wirth, who competed· on the AMA Grand National Championship circuit during the 60's and early 70's, made a brief comeback appearance at Ascot. "Some friends had a Triumph and asked 'me if I wanted to ride it," said Wirth before the race. ''I'm out of shape, but I'm having fun." Wirth, who now competes in sprint cars, finished fifth in the Trophy race. In last week's Latest Poop, we told you that one of the four factory Honda entries In the Suzuka 8-Hour Endurance Race would be ridden by Dale Singleton and Freddie Spencer. However, FIM rules prohibit participation by riders under 18 years of age, and so 17yeer-old Spencer was ineligible. Dave Aldana was picked b'/ Honda as Freddie's replacement and left for Japan lest week. Papa was chatting with Doug Lackey the other day and discovered that both. "Bad Brad" and daughter Lia celebrated birthdays this month, Brad's was on July 8, and he was 27 years old. Little Lia tumed three the next day, July 9. Last week. the phone number for camping information in the Laguna Seca Champion, Spark Plug 200 advertisement was Incorrect. It should have been 4081373-1811. Detective John Trumbull from the Victorville Sheriff Substation sent Papa a letter thanking ~ Cycle News reader for information leading to the trial of- one suspect and the arrest of two others. You may recall, we printed a description in a March issue of two men involved in a theft/assault incident; the victims being two men and a woman, dirt riders camping near Soggy Dry Lake. Sqortly after that information was printed, th~ department received an anonymous phone call that identified the defendants. Word has it that some of the CocaCola Bottlers' Superbowl of Motocross spectators who got VIP coupons didn't redeem them. It's not too late. If you're holding one, please send it to Promotion Products, P.O. Box 1054, La Mirada, CA 90637 and Glen' Baumgartner will send your Amataur scrambles riders from throughout 'the western U.S. wlil converge on the Lpd! Cycle Bowl on July 28-29 in an anempt to qualify for the AMA National Amateur Championships to be held at Ascot Park in. Gardena, CA on the last weekend in August. The Lodl Motorcycle Club has operated the'" track since the lata 1930'8; they're one of the oldest and most active dirt riding clubs in the country. For more info, dial 2091 464-6982. So far, Team Yamaha's Broc Glover is the only factory rider who says he'll be riding a 125cc bike in the upcoming Trans-USA MX Series. "And it certainly isn't my idea," Broc replied "'hen asked why, Don't miss the Desert Vipers' GP; entries open j)n Aug. 6 for the Oct. 6 event. It'll be run on a 12-mile loop with a watarhole, descnbed as a "fast. fun course." Cao 7141 542-3092 evenings for details. We talked with the Phantom Duck of the Desert and Rick Sieman recently, and discovered that things are currently in a holding pattern centered around money. The Bjlreau of Land Management has already offered to drop the charges, but some of the stipulations involved were unsatisfactory to the Duck and his associates. The case, which has passed out of the hands of the local BLM district and up to Ed Hastey and the Secretary of the Interior, is considered quite hot and . there is reportedly a lot of pressure on the governm~nt to settle it quickly and quietly, Right now, the Duck is waiting for money promised by Super, bowl of Motocross promoter Mike Goodwin; when that comes they intend to fight the case - and the cause - through. "If we get what Goodwin promised, we'll take this stipulation and shove it, We'll have enough money to have our day in court," said the Duck, who was not allowed to present his case in court earlier in the year. In the meantime, if you're thinking of making a contribution to the Duck's cause, the address is Phantom Duck of the Desert, 7896 Kempster Ave" Fontana. CA 92335, Flat trackers Terry Dorsch and Charlie Seale, and "hopefully:' tuner Sal Acosta. will be heading "Down Under" for some guest appearances and competition in Australian flat track. They'll arrive in Melbourne on August 20, and· make a guest appearance at the Australian Short Circuit Dirt Track Championship, followed by two racing commitments, one of which will be part of the 1Q.day Royal Melbourne show. The Hartwell M.C., the largest club in Victoria, will be paying for airfare to Australia, but Dorsch is looking for some halp with expenses, and can be reached at 2131886-1728. Terry says he hopes this will evolve into lomething similar to the Trans· Atlantic Match Races held now for U.S. and British road racers In England. The Sept. 23 San Joee Mile has nceived the approval of the County Super rison. Promoter Bob Barkheimer has agreed to construct a temporary sound wall, and in addition, the race has been allowed a five decibel variance from the preViously agreed standard for the May event. Not all residents are satisfied with the compromise, however, and we expect more conflicts to arise from their dissatisfaction. But ... safar, so good. Entries are open for the Aug. 26 CRC Gold Medal One Day Trial in Red Mountain, CA. Similer to tbe Two-Day ISDT Qualifiers, all d...-t . and enduro riders are .likely candidates for the Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals which will be awarded. For more' info, call 7141689-8114. Monday, July 16 will be remembered as the day Racing World closed i~ gates to mqtorcycle riding. The park is closed, but manager Lois Asta said that four races remain on the Racing' World calendar. The last motocross for the Trabuco Canyon facility will be the Aug. 5 CRC event. The last GP, of course, is the Sept. 1·2 Dirt Diggers Pioneer Town extravaganza. You've heard of Bol D'Or, the French endurance race? Now, they've come up with the Bol D'Herbe, another 24-hour race, only this one's off roedl Held on July 14-15, the Bol D:Herbe (which means .." . . . ball" - Bol O'Or meaRS "'old ball'" saw an inter· national team with Larry Roeseler, Swedish 250cc National MX Series leader Carlson, an American named Robinson and, a French rider named Drobecq take first place. AMA 125cc National MX Series Champ Broc Gtover al80 rode Bol D'Herbe, and he qualified fastest on the six-mile course In time trials, registering a time 20 seconds fastar than anyone else. Glover's team suffered mechanical problems, however, and didn't flnish among the top places. Are you like Papa, a little on the elderly side and tired of getting blown off by all that young talent in the desert but not elderly enough to be a senior? Take heart, 'District 37's Veteran's Division started on July 1 for thOle aged 30-39. For details, call referee Dennis Rosenberg 714/496-8779. Pasadena Community Arts Center and the Modified Motorcycle AssoCiation have scheduled a "First Annual Biker Art Show:' Ther~, according to their flyer, we'll see custom, street and "rats:' plus gallery exhibits of artistic club patches, tattoo skin art. tanks, sissy bars, frames, seats, all custom parts, quality paintngs, drawings, sculptura and photography. It all happens on JulY 29 at Pasadena Community Arts Center, 360 N. Arroyo Blvd.. Paladena, CA. Contact Bob Phillips at 213f796.5891 for more info. Among the happenings at the Aug. 4-5 Laguna Seca Champion Spark Plug 200 F750 road race will be an event for vintage bikes. Two classes vintage and classic - will be run. For further info, send a self addressed, stamped' envelope to Mike L-ewis, 11501 Venice Blvd., 14, Los Angeles, . CA 90066, or give tUm a call at 213/ 398·3658. • Chip Hennen, Pat's brother, is now working at U.S. Suzuki as Pres. Relations Manager. With all the winning that. Suzuki riders have been doing lately, looks like wall be hearing a lot from Chip. •