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HI-POINT RACING PRODUCTS have equipment that will run with the top competitors, they want to make a . rule change. This has happened before in the sport and over the yea~ these rule changes have gotten very expensive. When the AMA proposed a restrictor rule 'we felt that this. was enough. The petition we (McDonald" Tex Peel and Gary Sc:;ott) circulated at the Nationals got 42 signatures and by the time we were fmished we had over 50 people who were willing to pay a share of an attorney's fee for a class action law suit should the restrictor rule be passed. The fact is that the people amending the rules were not the people spending money developing motorcycles. If Yamaha can spend millions so that Kenny Roberts can win the 500cc road racing World Champion: ship, then if they wanted into 750cc (dirt track) racing they would be here and so would Honda and the rest. I'm one of the oldest dealers in the Yamaha network in the U.S. and I like them. But I don't like the way that they have not put anything into our racing efforts. WEST GERMANY ~ "I hope that if there is one sane thing that comes from this meeting it's to incorporate the Juniors in the National Program for 1980 and to make it a Junior National rather than just a support race." Gene Romero What I would really like to see is a true professional class and do away with the Novices and Juniors. We could have a Formula 500 and a Forinula 750cc class and, like in MX, a rider would state before the beginning of the season which title he was running for. We would have two Grand National Champions and I believe that it would add new blood to the sport. If we had 20 riders with a shot at number one and participation by all brands it would make a heck of a program. If a company in the 500cc division saw an advantage in building a 750cc machine and Harley-Davidson wanted to get into the 500cc race, more--power to them. Now if we go to restrictors or a 500cc rule we are going to have problems. What do you think the chances of a 185 pound rider on a 500cc machine are against some skinny butt that weights IlO? Not much. As far as reliability goes, those of us who went through the period when the 500cc bikes were being raced saw events where you might have five or six finishers out of the 14 starting. Something has to be changed in dirt track racing. I feel that the two class program would be the way to go. The race tonight (Topeka) was good, but if there were two Nationals to be ruri and the fans saw 100 riders and plenty of brands represented it would be a much better program.. Don't penalize the people who have put all of the money into the sport to bring in other brands. Let's modify the rules and get more people involved. OB: Harley-Davidson did a complete series of horsepower tests and there were also tests done on independent dynos. I don't want to see the equipment obsoleted that is out in the field right now. There are a lot of . riders who have a lot invested in equipment. We'd also like to stay in racing. The thing that I feel a lot of people Hi-Point has been supplying quality racing products to U.S. 6-0ay 'competitors for over 10 years. The champions have come to rely on many of our products to help them through the tough six days of competition. Many of our products have been developed over the years by these champions to meet their demanding 'requirements in cross-country competition. Hi-Point Racing Products are all rider tested and developed to give you the very finest in racing accessorjes. your Hi-Point Racing Products dealer for the finest in racing accessories and lubrican~. See why the champions choose HiPoint. see ~. • HI-POINT RACING PRODUCTS 3709 W. Erie Ave., Lorain, OH 44053 P.O. Box 2327, Amarillo, TX 79105 9604 Oates Dr., Sacramento, CA 95827 SO,,£ OF TH£ HIPOINT RACING PROOUCTS B£ING US£D AT TH£ selh ISDT IN W£ST G£R"ANY TOMORROW'S CARBURETOR FOR TODAY'S ENGINES ContBct your d....r or distributor for Lectron Cerburetora: Branch Inc. 2131595-4659 Don Vesco Yamaha 714/442-3338 Far East Facilities 2131271-0552 .Hap Jones Distributing Co. 4t5l621-4185 H~Point Oils & Accessories 8061373-1051 H~Point Oils & Accessories 916/362-4124 Howard Racing 713/693-7604 Longhorn Distributors 214/263-2479 Marco Distributors 2081523-7373 Milne Accessories 213/334-51 B4 Rinky Dink's 3031232-3600 LECTRON',:" SYSTEMS. INC 11JJO s~ HighwIty, Tto¥. MicNgen C808& Fr.. appliCllllon chona and brae...... av.... bIe on ,...••t. or c.ll our CIIUfomie Carburetor Service Center: Phone: 18051256'&174. 21