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WlldHfe. .nd the General Public. Term. will be two ye.r•. Nomln.tlon. .hould include the name••ddr.... profeuion. interest category to be repreunted••nd • blogr.phical .ketch of the nominee. All nominations must be received in the Ukiah District Office. 566 leslie St.• P.D. Box 940. Ukiah. CA 96482. no IlIter then Oct. 5.1979. We were deeply saddened to learn of the death of Jeff Fries, 25, son !JICycle News desert correspondent Joyce May. Fries, who was sidelined from competition earlier in the year by an injury, was reportedly struck by a dune buggy while play-riding near Barstow, Funeral arrangements were tentatively set for Aug. 29. Is Yamahe looking for someone to take over, Kenny Roberts' ride should Roberts. along with a good portion of the rast of the top name road race GP rider. form their own organization apert from the FIM1 Perhaps. Reliable sources Indicate that freddie Spencer was sounded out by Yamahe for just that reason. Yamaha _nts to retain the 500cc World Championship and anyone racing outside the AM would not be in line fm: the title. Rolf Tibblin, he of motocross, motocross school, and off-road motorcycling fame, took his Class 5 Baja Bug to a class win in the SCORE OffRoad World Championships, as well as a 10th place in the Pepsi Challenge of Champions race for top drivers of unlimited single seat dune buggies (Rick Mears, he of '79 Indy 500 fame, won that one). Malcolm Smith took a fifth' place in the regular Class I race for unlimited single seaters. ReCent four-wheel convert Jack Johnson, he of Husky fame, scored a sixth place in the 1200cc dune buggy class. Y.maha hn signed Moto-X Fox rider Donnie Cantaloupi to a contract to contest the 125cc AMA National Championship MX Sari.. and the Supercross Sarles. As a tune-up for 1980. Cantaloupi will ride Injur,ed Bob Hannah's fectory 2SOcc bike In the 'upcoming TransUSA MX Saries with Hannah's tuner. Keith McCarty. keeping things running. Among the more interesting rumors going around the pits of the Aug., 27 St. Pete 125/500cc MX Nationals has Many Tripes signing with Yamaha for 1980. Tripes' contract with Honda expires Sept. 50. I~ was speculated by some that after that date Tripes would be Seen on anomer brand in the fmal Trans-USA rounds. Of course, speculation a few weeks ago had Many ready to join Kawasaki ... Steve Stackable will probably leave Team LOP st the end of the season for a ride with Maico. R.A.C.E. will host their 4th annual Labor Day GP on Monday, Sept. 5, at Corona Raceway, Corona, CA. Since their event info didn't arrive in time to make the Calendar section, Papa will fill you in on the details. The GP will feature a seven mile course with a team race scheduled for 5:50 p.m. Ga~ open at 7:00 a.m., practice starts at 8:00 a.m., ·first race (all 0lOOcc &-. Women) gets off at 9: 15. Mail entry is $1 5, post $20. Team race will COllt you $8 by mail, $10 post. Fo~ more info contact Corona Raceway, P.O. Box 588, Corona, CA 91720, or call 7141755-1705. • WI IIIG••• .....-. and.-..... ftIere9s . - .••• 3,d Aug. 12 - 125cc National Motocross -, Binghamton, NY , st . 2nd Broc Glover . Mark Barnett ' Yamaha' Brian Myerscough Suzuki . and 7 out of top 10 Suzuki Aug. 12 - 500cc National Motocross'- Binghamton, NY 1 1 1 st Mike Beli - Yamaha 2 nd Greg Theiss LOP Yamaha 3rd Chuck Sun Husqvarna 2 Aug. 12 - Nationa~ Enduro - Ithaca, NY st Dick Burleson Grand nd Bob Popiel Second .Husqvarna Champion Husqvarna Overall Aug. 19 - 500cc-National Motocross - Charlotte, NC st Mike Bell Yamaha 1 In the 1978 125cc, 250cc, and 500cc Nationals, the CMC Golden State Series, Trans AMA and US. Grand Prix events, Dunlop Motocross Tires powered more motorcycles to the winner's circle than aU other tires combined And Dunlop's winning again in 1979. Check the, Dunlop KI90, K88 and K88HT: three champiOnship knobbies ... each engineered with a tread design and compound to conquer specific types of terrain. One of them is your key to winning. ~DUN£OP Dunlop Tire and Rubber Corporation, P.O, Bo" 1109, Buffalo, New York 14240 PASADENA $UZUKI * for immediate'delivery.GS-1000LN in stock GS-1000N, GS-1000EN, * Will meet or beat any price you find. li+-_+_CO_L_O~_:_oo_---j'--_ ci N > 210 +--+-----f_ Come in and see why we ~re the fastest growing Suzuki store in Southern California 2900 E. Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91107 213-796-4129 7.