Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

$5,500; 9. Scott Parker (119) $S,OOO; 10. Corky Keener (118) $2.500; 11. Garth Brow (Ill) $2,000; 12. Skip Aksland (95) $1,700; IS. (Tie) Terry Poovey/Ricky Graham (82) $1,400; IS. Scott Pearson (81) $1.000; 16. Ted Boody (62); 17. Mickey Fay (56); 18. Billy Labrie (54); 19. Brad Hurst (S5); 20. Gene Romero (S2). Factory Kawasaki rider Mike Hannon, riding a KDX4OO, took the overall win at the Double Crossers M.C. Cal State 100 AMA National Enduro held at Lucerne Valley, CAon Oct. 7. Hannon lost just six points, edging out Wheelsmith Maico-mounted Mike Godfrey by one point. Kolbe Can-Am pilot Tom Webb finished third overall with a score of 10. Guess they missed Earl Flanders at Bonneville this year. According to our correspondent. resultS that Earl normally posted at the end of each day were often a day or two late this time. Maybe SCTA should reconsider ... Full repon on salt flat happenings in next week's Cycle News. Last week Papa mentioned that Steve Storz. the man who tuned Steve Morehead's Harley· Davidson In the '79 Winston Pro Series, is looking for a privateer to wrench for in 1980. Inquiries have been sent to Papa regarding Steve's whereebouts, but we can't help you ... yet. Storz has promised to call us when he gets moved to the West. and we'll forward the information then. 12. Special disCount tickets 1$tII are available at participating members of the Northern California Yamaha Dealers Association. Now. ~t's the time to go pick 'em up. Trade Litho, the people who do an outstanding job on our front page color separations every week, are supponers of the 0-57 Legal Defense Fund and the Phantom Duck of the Desen. Ten percent of all the motorcycle-related color separation work they do will be pledged to the saving of the California desen. So, if your firm needs to put together a new brochure, catalog or whatever. give Doug Johns or Tom Sisson a call at 714/99S-5400. They're located in Anaheim on 4201 E: LaPalma. Doug had another good thought when Papa was yakkin' with him the other day: He's decided to donate his Check Chase entry fee to the D-S7 Legal Defense Fund. He figures the check's already written, and the Checkers have it, so why not put it to good use to help save our riding land. Three Pro classes will be run in the CRe's Nov. 18 Anaheim Stadium event. and qualifiers are going. on right now. The three classes, 125, 250 and 5OOcc, will split a $2.100 purse: The opening date for the NorCal qualifying series is Oct. 14 at Tulare. San Gabriel Valley M.C. has the answer for folks who want to ride a Thanksgiving Weekend B·to-V event. their 15O-mile Beatty to Las Vegas race I It all takes place on Nov. 24. and 0.37 points will ba awarded. SGVMC President Thumper McDowell wrote Papa a letter thanking Nevada's BlM, Las Vegas area motorcycle clubs and Casey Folks for making it all possible. Call 21316444962 or 714/ 593-3403 for info. Mall entries 1$19.601 go to SGVMC, P.O. Box 422. San Gabriel, CA 91776. Be sure to Include three SASE. OK7 Terry Tiernan has left Bel-Ray. Those who've followed the executive's wayward path across the upper ranks of the motorcycle industry can (probably) catch up with him at the Interpan booth at the Las Vegas show. He's heading their motorcycle products division. Trans·USA. That's the neme of the series. Sears PoInt Intematlonel Raceway. That's the name of the only west caest track to host a Trans-USA event. the only seriea In 79 where riders from all three National classes can compete against each j)ther In real oUtdoor motocross. In other words, Papa ain't gonna miss it. and you shouldn't either. October 21. That's the date. TIckets are available at BASS and Tlcketron outlets at .10 for adults and $6 for kids age six to Brian lier called up to say that he and panner B.J. Lee took first Amateur at the recent CRC Jackass desen team race, not the team we had listed in last week's story. lier and Lee were Husqvarna mounted on their way to e victory. lONG BEACH, CA. OCT. 8 Offered a course comprised mostly of fast. fast graded road by the Bureau of Land Manegement. the Checkers M.C. has decided to reject the offer for sevaral reasons, primarily rider safety. The Oct. 27 Check Chase has been cancelled. The following is an exchange of letters between Gerald Hillier, BlM Riverside District Manager, and Bob Terrazas of the Checkers. Deer Mr. Terrazas: - This letter confirms our telephone conversation of Oct. 1, 1979 and constitutes a formal decision on the Checkers M.C. application for an Oct. 27, 1979 Ludlow to Parker motorcycle race IFile ICA-D60-SR8-6 IHHI. BlM will issue a permit for the race following completion of severel requirements, Including: 1. Receipt of written p.,-mission from all private land owners whose property the approved route will cross, 2. Issuance of site approval by San Bernardino County for use of private land, 3. Receipt of permission or a statement of non-objection from the Atchison Topeka and Sante Fe Railroad, 4. Receipt of a bond and insurance required by BlM, 3. Field check by a teem of BlM resource specielists and addendum to Environmental Assessment Record. These five requirements must be completed by Oct. 16, 1979, so that a permit may ba issued 10 days prior to the event. The route which is approvad starts south of Siberia ISaction II, T. 6N., R. 9E.I, leads southeast on to the pole line road which Is part of Alternative 1 in the Environmental Assessment Report. and follow this aiternate route to Cadiz. From Cadiz. the route follows a combination of existing vehicle routes, including a pole line road, southeasterly on the south side of the railroad to a pole line road approximately five miles southeast of Milligan. The course then follows your proposed route, including that pole line road, the south flank of the "Parker 400" route, and the finish area east of Vidal Junction. The decision to approve this particular route results from many considerations, including my firm desire to approve an envlronmentally-accepteble race. The reeaons that the route proposed in yOur application must ba revised as described abova include the following four polnta: 1.1 The National Environmental Policy Act requires that BLM prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for any action "significantly affecting the quality of the human environment". Several of the criteria established by the Council on Environmental Quality for determining the need for an EIS may apply relative to the Checkers proposed course. Budgetary and time constrainta preclude the preparation of an EIS In time to meet this year's desired date. 2.1 A portion of the proposed route passes through a designeted Wlld..,.ss Study Area IAmboy crater lava beds area I304Al. The Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 requires BLM to manege WIlderness Study Areas; " ... in a manner so aa not to impeir the suitability of such arees for preservation as wilderness ..." ISec. 603 Icll The En~ronmental Assesament Record prepared for this event Identifies the potantial for impairment of wilderness values If the proposed course is used. (Continued to page 40) - Rnel 1979 Winston Manufacturer Paint Standings: 1. Hartey-Davldson eGOI: 2. Yamahe 11791: 3. Honda 1781: 4. Triumph 1741: 5. Suzuki 1211: 6. Bultaco 113); 7. Kawasaki 1111: 8. Ossa 191: 9. BSA III: 10. Norton 131. Final 1979 AMA/Winston Pro Series Point/Payoff Standings: 1. Steve Eklund (270) $18.000; 2. Jay Spring· steen (229) $11,000; S. Randy Goss (226) $9,000; 4. Steve Morehead (157) $7,000; 5. Mike Kidd (ISS) $5,000; 6. Gary Scott (150) $4,500; 7. Hank Scott (147) $4,000; 8. Rick Hocking (124) Spectators at the Oct. 12 stadium motocross at San Bernardino's Orange Show Fairgrounds will be treated to an exhibition performed by several road racing'sidecar rigs. You heerd right - those sleek, exotic sidecars that you usually see thrilling the crowd at a Natlonel road race will be doing their thing on the quarter-mile bankad oval at the Orange Show. Check Chase '79 cancelled Want to go to the 1980 AMAI,Winston Pro Series opener? As always. it's in Houston under the Astrodome for two nights of TT and shon track. And Papa heard that a special c.baner flight is being put toge.ther from Los Angeles to liouston. We'll follow' up the rumor and keep you posted. Brad Lackey has agreed to ride in the Nov. 17 Coca-Cola Motocross Finals. 2 Planning to attend the Coca·CoIa Motocross Finals7 As you're probebly already aware, there's a complete weekend planned for motorcyclists over the Nov. 16-18 weekend. Friday night is speedway night with the U.S. Qualifier for the World Finals. Saturday night is the final Supercross race of 1979. And on Sunday, Amateur and Pro MXers will take to the stadium course for a day of racing. All the while, there's a show with all the 1980 motorcycles and other goodies to check out between eventsI More, Info7 Phone Aneheim Convention Center at 7141635-5000 or Speed Weekend West promoters at 714/4946568. The promoters will send you e packet of information on camping or hotal information if you're coming from out of town. Want to learn to ride like seven-time U.S. National Speedway Champion Mike Bast? (Is it possible to ride like Bast? A group of very good riders (ound out otherwise at the U.S. Nationals,) But if there's any hope of ever being that good, you'll get a chance to learn how from Bast himself in a two·day speedway school to be held Nov. 2·S at the Maely Ranch. The price tag is $100, and you better hurry if you want to get on the limited registration list; phone 714/989-7786 for info. .. - - - , .;.-.... ~

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