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Gulfport, MS Oct. 12·14, Kenny Annesley took his doubl~.engined Kawasaki to the Top Fuel win and the '79IDBA Top Fu~1 World Champion. ship. Pro Stocker Sid Pogue (Kaw) also claimed an IDBA championship title as he ddeated Vicki Farr for the event win. A s~cond event/world title combination went to Ken Blackburn (Kaw) in Super Eliminator. The only IDBA World Champ who didn't win this Wttkmd was Terry Kiz~r (Kaw), who fmished as runner-up to Jeff Masters in Pro Comp, but took the title anyway. Americlln Fed.-etion of MotorcycIlata road I'lIC8n who plan on atte.'ldlng the Oct. 20-21 I'lIce at WIIow should plan 10 arrive lit th8 track by 8 ..m. Seems there's I chII cook-off, or 8hootout. or aomedling Ike that going on In the neighborhood, that Ia expected 10 dl'llW 3O.G00-40,OOO people H you cIrllg your feet. you'. get stuck In the world'. hungriest Spr"..... tI'lIffIc jam. Tentative Schedule 1980 motocross events DIIte 219180 2110180 2117180 311180 3I8t8O 3114I8D 311&180 3123180 3I30I8O Type of Event Stadium Motocrou StadIum Mo1Dcrou StadIum MotDcroA StadIum MotDcroA Stlldium Motoerou S1adIum Motocroa S1adIum Motocroa 121it25O NadoMI 12&1250 NlItionIII 121i121iO NetloMl S1Hium MotDcroA S1BdIum Motoa'OA Stadium MotDcroA Stadium Mo1Dcrou StadIum Motoaou 12&1250 NatIonIlI 2!iOI&OO N8done1 25OIfiCIO NlItIonal 2IiOIIiOO NlItIonal 2IiOIIiOO National 500cc Gl'lInd PrIx 600112& National 600112& N8done1 StadIum Motocrou StadIum Motoerou 2&Occ GI'lInd PrIx 12&cc Gl'lInd PrIx Stadium Motoerou 6001125 NlItIonaI 600112& NlItIonaI TI'lInl-USA TI1InI-USA TI'lInl-USA Tr-.USA Trarw-USA loc8tIon Seettle, WA Se.ttIe, WA 0ekI8nd. CA AdentII. GA Deytona Beech, FL Houlton. TX HouatDn. TX s.c:r.m.rto, CA Phoenix. AZ 4113110 Houlton. TX 4I2l18O Poi...... MI 4I278J PoiltiK. MI &I3l1O New 0dMna. LA 5/4I8D New 0rIAnI. LA 5/10180 KanuI aty, KS 5/18180 SouthwIck. MA 512&180 Mt. Morria. PA 811180 Buchlmen. MI 6I8t8O Atlanta. GA 811&180 L8kewood. CO (Denverl 6122180 C8r1ab8d, CA 8121180 See,. PoInt. CA 7/8180 WahoupI. WA 7112180 Loa AngeIeI, CA 7113110 Los Angeles, CA 7120lIO New BerlIn. NY (UnadIl181 717:1180 L8x1ngton. OH 819-10180 PhiIaKIeIphI8. PA 8124180 Blngh8mton, NY 8131180 St. Petersburg, FL 9121180 LulnglOfi, OH 9128180 Buc:twnan. MI 10l&I8O New BertIn. NY (UnadIIII) 10112180 AdentII. GA 10111180 Sonoma. CA Note: Above cI8tIlIand IoclItIona . . IUbject 10 ch8nge. Riding an 'SO Honda CRI25R, Honda Enduro T~am Manager Bob Nick~1Ien won th~ 12Sec A class at the recent Doubl~ Crouen M.C. Cal Stat~ 100 "Iadonal Enduro. More coverage on that evmt on p. 12, Mile High NlItIonIII EncIwo hosted by the PrelrIe o.wp M.C, at Chlpp.way Perk. NM. CoIoredo'. Kevin Devia flniIhed aecond, with DIck BurieIon (Hu.1 edging out Drew SmIth (SuzI by 12 ..con. at a de-breek. check. Burleson and John F.o both pt oteated a .ection far Innecurete mlleqe, but upon checking. the mlleege proved 10 be eccul'llte. An overeH win In New Mexico could have clinched Burleson'. .ixth AMA National Enduro Championship; he'll try egeIn 10 WI'lIP It up In Wuhlngton, Oct. 21, Maico's Don Sanford w.. the overall winnar at the Oct. 14 AMA At th~ Int~rnational Drag Bik~ Association's World Finals at AI promised. ex-H8r1ey-D8VIdeon fectory tuner S1eve Storz celled Pepe 10 let ever-tbodY know of his whereebouts.. People who might went 10 get together with far the '80 WinslOn Pro 8erIee cen write to him, cere of Lerry AiIeI, '*" 3108 Meyfleld, L8Cre..nte, CA 91214, or cell 2131'49-2328. 2 John ~to, th~ Flying Hawaiian, is listed as an alternate for the Nov. 17 Coca-eoIa Motocross Finals in Anaheim Stadium. Gueu "whet happened when they replll.d the hellllllt law In MaIne. DeIItha cIecr••• d by 1~ But the ~ Institute far Highway 5efety'. Stetua Report ettrIbutea that 10 the amaII numbers Involved and llCIda that In only thrM of the 21 _ _ where helmet IMn were rep.al.d did dud. In other wordI. brace ycxneIf. We're about to be blutecl IgIIn by good cldz.... (and politicians and buN- deer.... auCl'lltSI who went 10 protect us from ouraelves. Eric McKem1a, riding his Eurocycles Maico, took th~ only double mota win at the Oct. 14 1979 AMA Amateur National MX Championships held at Plymouth, CA's Hangtown motocross coune. Micigan's Alan King scored a second placing behind McKmna at th~ CES Promotions event, run with assistance of th~ Sacram~nto Jammers M.C. and the Dirt Diggen North M.C. Michigan riden staged a 1·2-3 sweep in th~ 250cc event, with Mark Hicks (Hon) l~ading Mall Harrocks and Jeff Jacobson. Michigan won again as ~nny Bentley pull~d off a 1·2 victory in the 125cc class over Mark Patenon of Indiana and Iowa's Johnny Spaw. In the lOOcc category, Ylloo Yamahas filled the top five spots with North Carolina's Todd Harrell I~ading the "way over Michigan's Jim Wolfen· barger. Compl~t~ coverage next week. There wi. be a . . . . of meetings conducted by the Cellfornla Department of Park. and Rec:relIdon In earty November 10 gather Input on the Hungry Valley OHV f*k. Parka and Rec W81'1t11O know whet rIdera want out of the park and this Ia yow chltlC8 to till 'em. firat meeting I. Tuesday night. Nov. 8, In the Lower PIaD AII.. mbly Room. Venturi CcM.my Government Building. 800 South VIctorIa Ave.. Ventura. The iI8COIld meeting. Wedneadey night. Nov. 7, Is near the Hungry Valley .Ite at the Gorman School AucIItarIum. 41847 Gormln School Rd., Gorman. The final meeting will be Thursday evening. Nov. 8, In loB Ange'es' Griffith Park at the Frlend.hlp Auditorium, 3201 Rlvlnide Dr. (~of Loa FeIlz). All meeting. stert at 7:30 p.m~ and you only need to ettend one. More info is available from project supervisor Hlnk Ortman at 9161322-7526. Th~ venue of the Richmond Ramblen' annual Friday·night·bdore·the·xars. Point·Trans-USA minicycle GP has changed this year from the Ramblers' clubhouse grounds to the Richmond Rod and Gun Club. Maps are availabl~ at area M/C deal~n. The Nov. 25 Richmond Ramblers' Grizzly Bear One-Day Trial will include an Old TImers cI8as, after .ame wa. reque.ted by Dick "Bugay" Mann. The Ramblers also amounced that two of the special t8ata motocro.s and tire· changing - will be sponsored by HI-PoInt. RAM's the nam~; road racing's the game. Representatives from Am, WERA, CRRC and AAMRR road racing organizations met in Houston, TX on Oct. 8-9 and agreed to form a non·profit organization called Roadracing American Motorcyclists. The four groups total over 5,000 active racen and hold n~arly 100 ~u ~r year. Together, as RAM, they have planned a national road racing series, the RAM PRO Xries, consisting of 15 ~u. No dates have been set yet. For RAM info, dial 714/496·2190. Wlnt to join a motorcycle club In the San DIego . . .7 A group of dez Iovera went 10 atIrt I new group 10 help the exlatlng two cIuba by putting on evente. The two .e doing a great job. but they're tired. Info: 71414Z7-5751 or write 10 250 Kennedy, Apt. 8, Chu18 VIate. CA lI2D11. The guy you should teIt 10 cella ....... (cerefuI) Fudpllck•. Who's male, eams $SO,OOO + per year, attended college. rides a street bik~ daily, races motorcycles, owns three motorcycles, spent $100-$999 on motorcycle accessories in the last 12 months and has been reading C,cle News for 4-6 years? Don't know? You! Our readers. Not all or you, of course, but 96% of you are mal~, 25% earn $30,000+, 52% attmded college, 39% ride'a street bike daily, 70% ra~ motorcycles, median n';lmber of motorcycles owned is 2.94, 62% s~nt $100-$999 on motorcycle accessories in the last 12 months and 32% of you have been reading Cycle News for 4·6 years. C" Our News reeder llUI'Vey turned up IOI'n8 other Int8ruting facta. too. In the "Num. of motoreyclea owned per household" column. we found that 98% of you own motarcycIu, 15% own orl8, 24% own two, 20% own three, 15% own four and 25% own five or more. Good motorcycling falnl..... Income·wise, Cycle News readers are pretty well off: 10% earn less than $10,000. 15% earn $IO·$I!I,ooo, 16% earn $15-$20.000, 19% earn $20· $25,000, 15% earn $%5-$30,000 and (this one made Papa cry) 25% of you guys (and ladies.. .'1ICUR m~) earn over $30,000. So that's why the marketing guys don't want us readiDg our own paper.. : The oeco.t.·to-Honcla rumor I. one of the moat ones pre.lndy In clrcullltlon. and the ~oat recent v-.lon t.d Roger signing with AmerIcan Honda on 0ctDber 8, PIpe phoned the race team heedqulrtllrl and related "the rumor 10 en IrnuMd stiff mem. who returned hla cell on the following day aft8r checking with Team Honda manager Dennis McK8y. "Am8licen Honda hu not been Involved in it... she aaId. How about Honda Japan7 Maybe. popu"