Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

Oct. 6 Coors Distributing/KEZY Radio·sponsored U.S. National are on sale right now at International Speedway, Inc., P.O. Box ggg4, San Clemente, CA 92672. Or you can get them at Orange County Fairgrounds and at all Ticketron outlets. All seats are reserved, so don't waitl ... o ~ $-< V ..c o u o Brown vetoes AB101, Hayes responds ARLETA. CA, OCT. 1 Governor Brown's veto of AB 101 which would have provided new environmental protection for off-highway vehicles, "shows how susceptible he is to bureaucratic misrepresentation," Assemblyman Bob Hayes (R-San Fernando) charged today. The bill also would have provided that an applicant for issuance, transfer, or renewal of personalized license plates could specify that his or her fees are to be deposited In the Off-Highway Vehicle Fund. They now go into the California Environmental Protection Program Fund. The San Fernando Valley legislator seld he was in total disagreement with figures supplied Brown by the Department of Finance, quoted In the Governor's veto message. "AB 101 would have provided environmentally sound opportunities for off-highway vehicle recreationists," said Hayes. The reason Brown gave for vetoing AB 101 was that there was a projected .18 million unappropriated balance now In the fund. "I don't believe that figure," said Hayes, "and I am going to take a much closer look at it." Hayes said that this veto, coming on top of Brown's veto of his Sagebrush Rebellion bill, "really makes me wonder if the Governor knows what. he's doing or what kind of cockamamie advice he's .gettlng. "I frankly wonder if he's spending enough time on the job," said Hayes. "When he vetoed AB 1407 he used poor management of stateowned lands as an excuse not to go after poorly-managed federallyowned land. That's saying two wrongs make a right. His veto of AB 101 prevents us from establishing built-in environmental protection against abuse of off-highway vehicles, as well as giving the offhighway vehicle owners a free choice when purchasing vanity license plates. "I think he must be the captive of the bureaucrats. He doesn't seem to care about either the environment or recreation. We are trying to get the kids out of the hillsides and into environmentally sound areas," Hayes said. . . "The next time someone is' awakened at 4:00 in the morning by a dirt bike with a straight exhaust pipe they should remember that Governor Brown vetoed this bill." We're all pretty familiar with the Sierra Club's position on ORV use in the California desert. That's why we were surprised - utterly astounded might be a better word - when a . reader called to tell us that the Sierra Club was planning a four-wheel drive trip into the Pannamint Valley, just west of the Death Valley National Monument. This is according to the October issue, page 5, of the Sierra Crub newsletter, The Palm and Pine. Is this a case of "do as I say, not as I do?" 6 Remember in Iaat week's. Latest Poop column that Papa said Mike Bast won't be riding in the Nov. 16 AMA World Speedway Qualifier in Anaheim Stadium7 Mike phoned Papa and told him he'd definitely like to ride Anaheim. Bast was racing in New York at the time of ~e qualifiers (for the Oct. 6 U.S. National at Costa Mesa) and he didn't realize that they'd be selecting the Anaheim riders from that series. Last year, riders for the AMA qualifier were chosen by another means. Bast wants to ride, and he's doing all he can to show up at Anaheim. The speedway event of the year, the 12th annual U.S. Speedw'ay National Championship, will be held Oct. 6 at Costa Mesa's Orange County Fair· grounds. It all gets underway at 8 p.m. on Harry Oxley's oval with the man who's won six of those titles on hand to make it seven out of 12. Maybe. Fifteen other ride.rs will do all they can to prevent that, naturally; they'll be going for the biggest share of the almost $17,000 pune. Tickets for the Papa got a pressday phone call from a motorcyclist called Son of Desert Duck, and SDD said there's another bl,lIletin making the rounds that could be highly detrimental to desert riders. Called Desert Report. this newsletter urges conservationists to write letters of protest against the Ludlow to Parker' (Cheek Chase) event to the State and National Directors of the Bureau of Land Management. As the Desert Report puts it. "It is crucial .that big, cross country glamor races - which have proved so destructive and hopelessly unmanageable in the past - not be resurrectedl" We, too, should write Frank Gregg, Director BLM, 1800 CSt. NW, Weshington, DC 20246 and James Ruch, State Director BLM, 2800 .cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825. We can matc,", the posey-sniffers letter for letter, but only if YOU (Yeah, you) get off your butt and write. Steve Storz, who spent the last few years tuning for Ted Boody and Steve Morehead on the factory HarleyDavidson race team, has quit his job and will be leaving Milwaukee and returning to California. Storz says he'd like to tune for a privateer effort in '80. Chub Kellam, who retired lait year as the AMA Western Region. Referee, was named Grand Marshall of the Ascot Half Mile National. A luncheon was also held in his honor Sunday, Sapt. 30 at the Lobster House in Redondo Beach, CA. who helped at the scene; people who left jackets can pick them up at the Hanks' residence on Post Office Road in Lucerne Valley or contact Paul's parents, Charlie and Pat, at 21g/g74· 4119 (Hermosa Beach). How'd you like to help with the Nov. 7-8 running of the Baja 1ooo? SCORE International is looking for volunteers, and you can get in touch with them at 31332 Via Colinas, Suite 103, Westlake Village, CA 91361. The drawing for starting positions for the Baja 1000 takes place on Oct. 6 at Costa Mesa AMC/Jeep. There'll be 'a last·chance registration for the drawing from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., so you can sign up there if you didn't get it done earlier. Their address is 2524 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa. There'll be an International Motor· cycle Safety Conference at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Washington, DC on May 18-23, 1980. Interested? Contact the sponsor, Motorcycle Safety Foundation, 780 Elkridge Landing Rd., Unthicum, MD 21090 for informa!" tion. The Pace that Thn'lls, the "original motorcycle movie," will be shown Saturday night, Oct. 27 at the Eighth Annual Sidecar Rally at Crystal Springs in L.A.'s Griffith Park. Clyde Earl will be presenting the film. and the stars of the flick. Carey Lofton, Bill Williams, Bob Blair (who doubled for Williams) and Gordon Black (boo, hiss; he played the villian) will be o~ hand. There's lots of neat other things happening at the Sidecar Rally, including overnight camping and .3.. big picnic on Sunday. For more info, contact Doug Bingham at the Ameri~ can Sidecar Association, P.O. Box 8119, Van Nuys, CA 91409, 213/780· 5542. In the opening ceremonies at Ascot. Eklund received a crown and $1,000 from Castrol. There was a slight error in the SoCaI M.C. Cal City GP ad of a couple of weeks ago. The organizers of the Oct. 20-21 event request that entrants send three large stamped, self-addressed envelopes along with their entry. The race itself will be on an all new course that does indeed run through town, just like the classics of yesteryear. Those who complete the two hours of racing (three races per day) will receive a beautiful belt buckle. Call 213/9987632 (days) or 213/375-1336 (after 6 p.m.) for more fascinating details. Former AMA Czar of Professional Racing, Doug Mockett, will be getting married to architect Sylvia Hegg on Oct. 7. They'll leave the following day for a honeymoon in Europe. Sportsman Racing Association riden will be able to get SRA points at the aforementioned Cal City GP. Contact SRA, 714/828·1g58 for the complete scoop. Steve Eklund, by virtue of leading the AMA Grand National Cham· pionship/Winston Pro Series point standings at the mid-year and endof-year payoff dates, will pocket $28,000 in Winston point money for '79. That's a single·year record; no other rider has led the point standings at both payoff points. Winston Pro Series point money, by the way, goes from $100,000 to $125,000 for 1980. American Federation of Motorcyclists will show the 3CHninute film KIn, Kenn, at the Bonnie Rae Restaurant, 9647 Garvey Blvd.. South EI Monte on Oct. 10 at 9:00 p.m. It's the story of Kenny Roberts' 1978 World ChampionshIp title quest. and It was furnIshed by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. Oh yeah, It's freel HosPITal STOP: CRC desert racer Paul Walters broke his back while riding the Sept. 2g Lucerne Valley CRC Team Race and is permanently paralyzed from mid·chest down. Paul's staying at the Lorna Linda University Hospital, Unit 9100, l12g4 Anderson St., Lama Linda, CA 92554. He could use some cheering up, so dial 21gI796·7g11 and ask for extension 29g6. Thanks go to those According to a report In 7Jte Pre•• magazine, studies by independent researchers and by the Social Security Administration predict the following costs by the ye. 2001: Toothpaste $62. Compact ~ .105,000. New house .1.1 million. Bett. buy that bike you've been eyeing right nowl New KTMs in the 175, 250, 400 and 420cc configurations will be available the first week in October. (Hey, that's now!) Dealers may phone the KTM America folks in beautiful downtown Lorain, OH, for detailed info on the new machines. How come no 125cc model? Does this suggest that there's • an all-new killer KTM in the wings? Stay tuned ... The 8th annual AMA Florida WlntW National Mlnlcycle and Schoolboy

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