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vetoing AB 1407 and AB 101, reminding him that you can and will vote. and that you will be watching his and his appointees' actions in this matter, are definitely in order. And send copies of those letters to Assemblyman Bob Hayes so they'lI be on the record. Reports that we get concerning rule changes for AMA Professional motocross and road racing say that in 1980, the motocross claiming rule will be dropped entirely, and exotic metals and Water-cooling will be allowed. In road racing. es we've heard before, N'ational roed I'8Ct!lI will be open to unrestricted 500Cc machinery, restricted 750s, and four-strokes up to 1025cc. r-.. M V ..0 8 v > o Last week Papa told you about AMA District $8's point to point race from the Mexican border to Burro Bend. He told you - as they told him - that the race was scheduled for Nov. 18. That's been changed to Nov. 25, reponedly at tbe insistence of the .Bureau of Land Management, although BLM spokesman John Frye said, "The race has nothing to do with the Duck thing." An entry blank appears in this week's Calendar section. Z Tentative Schedule 1980 Winston Pro Series Date Location Type 2/8/80 2/9180 Houston, TX Houston, TX Tourist Trophy Short track 319/80 Daytona Beach, FL Road race 5/4/80 5/10180 (Sat.) 5/17180 (Sat.' 5/31180 (Sat.) San Jose, CA Gardena, CA (Ascot! Topeka,KS Louisville, KY Mile Half mile Hetfmile Half mile 6/1/80 'Sun.) 6/7/80 ,Sat.) 6/15/80 6/20/80 'Fri') 6/22/80 6/29/80 Elkhart Lake, WI Laurel. MD Loudon, NH Hinsdale, ILlSanta Fe) Columbus, OH Braselton, GA 'Road Atlanta) Roadrace* Half mile Road race Tourist Trophy Half mile Road race 7/4180 7/6180 7/12/80 (Sat.) 7/13180 7/19/80 'Sat.) 7/27/80 Sacramento, CA (Cal Expo) Brooklyn. MI 'Michigan Int'll Castle Rock WA Sears Point. CA Gardena, CA 'Ascot! DuQuoin,lL Mile Road race* Tourist Trophy Road race Tourist Trophy Mile 8/1/80 'Fri.) 8/3/80 8/3/80 8/10/80 8/17/80 8/17/80 8/23-24/80 8/31/80 Hinsdale, IL (Santa Fe) Peoria.IL Laguna Seca, CA (Non'Nationall East Rutherford. NJ Pocono.PA Cedar Rapids, IA Indianapolis. IN Pittsburgh, PA Short track Tourist Trophy Road race Mile* Road race Half mile Mile Half mile 9/7/80 9/14180 9/21/80 9/28180 Syracuse, NY Watkins·Glen. NY San Jose, CA Riverside. CA Mile Road race* Mile Road race 10/5/80 Gardena, CA 'Ascot! * Pending. All dates and locations subject to change. 6 Rumors out of Europe say that Yamaha has signed 250cc World Motocross Champ Hakan Carlqvist to ride with Heikki Mikkola in the 500cc World Championship Serias, with Englishman Neil Hudson being enlisted to compete for Yamaha in the 250cc serias. Rumors also have it that Suzuki has signed Frenchman Jean-' Jacquas Bruno to compete in the 500cc class with Gerard Rond. What five-time World Champ Roger DeCoster will do in 1980 is unknown, but Herry Everts is expected to defend his 125cc World Championship for Suzuki.' And it was reported that Gerrit Wolsink has signed with Maico. Remember Huey Johnson? He's the Sierra Club guy who serves California Governor Jerry Brown as Resources Secretary and was the one who persuaded Governor Brown to veto AB 1407, the Sagebrush Rebellion bill, after it had passed both houses of the State Lagislature without a single dissenting vote. Well Cyde News received a copy \of a letter Johnson wrote to Secretary ot the Intarior Cecil Andrus. The letter urged Andrus to adopt more restrictive policies on ORV use on public lands, and suggested that the Department of the Interior might wish to copy California's OHV Act and provide a few controlled sites • I, Half mile Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha have contributed to a pool, which will be maintained by the AMA, that will be used to pay a purse of $$,000 at AMA Regional Championship MX Series race meets in 1980. Since 1980 sanction package and purse requirements are $4,888, payment of the purse by the manufacturers will reduce the cost to only $1,888 for promoters hosting Regionals. The AMA is requiring each Regional promoter to include the four manufacturers' names in all advertising, make PA announcements concerning the manufacturers during the meets, place banners provided by the manufacturers around the track, and use pennants provided by the manufacturers to outline the course. In a letter from Mike DiPrete, Commissioner of Professional Racing, sent to AMA promoters, DiPrete says the AMA has "set a target of 10 Regional Championship MX meets for each of our three Regions: Eastern, Central and Western." for OHV use. Johnson sent carbon copies of the letter to the environmental thugs at th, Council on Environmental Quality (they hired David Sheridan to do a report on ORV use), George Bernes (a member of the Sierra Club's ORV task force) well-known anti-QRV environmentalist Howard Wilshire, Rupert Cutler (the father of RARE III and Russell Cahill 'head of the California Parks' & Rec department!. Yes Virginia, Mr. Johnson is a public servant, if your definition of "public" is limited to the Sierra Club ... Next year's AMA National Enduro Championship Series has been cut to 12 eventa (from 24 in 19791 in an apparent effort to streamline the series, encourage more rider par· ticipation and place more emphasis on local eventa. Energy conservation and land use problems were given as the basis for the decision. However, counting a competitor's 10 best rides (of 12) in 1980 as opposed to 13 (of 24) this year, appears to place Increased emphasis on travel rather than restricting it. Letters to Governor Brown about this incident and the mistake he made in The ISDT Qualifier Series for 1980 has grown to seven events with the addition of Tulsa, OK, to the sites used this year. The rocky terrain in Oklahoma should give riders a fust hand glimpse of what to expect in the ISDT in France. In addition, the Trask Mountain (Oregon) Qualifier will be a three day event. Complete Enduro and lSDT Qualifier Series schedules next week. Jay Springsteen, who saw his three year reign as AMA Grand National Champion come to B halt this season, is "feeling fine. I went into the hospital in Rint (Michiganl after the San Jose National for mora tests on my stomach problem," said Springsteen in a call from his Lapeer, MI. home. "Basically, the doctors said that nerves were the cause of my problems. It's been a long year and I'm glad it's over although it didn't exactly turn out the way I planned. I just bought a couple of new rifles and I'm spending my time hunting ducks and doing a little fishing right now:' continued Springsteen. "Deer season opens Nov. 15 and you can bet I'll be out in the woods. In fact. I've got it figured ttl where I can hunt until 11 a.m. on the 17th and then fly out to California for the AMA awards banquet (Nov. 18) and be back in the woods by the afternoon of the 19th. That's what life is all about. taking it easy and doing what you enjoy doing. I feel good enough to start the 1980 season right now:' Two World Champions head the entry list for the Dec. 1 "Superbikers" event at Carlsbad Raceway. The Superbikers' event will pit top road racers, dirt trackers and motocrossers in one race over a course composed equally of road race, din track and motoc1'OlS sections. The two World Champs are 500cc road race king Kenny Roberts and 500cc motocross champ Graham Noyce, and they'll be competing against the likes of Gerrit Wolsink. Mike Kidd, Brad Lackey, Freddie Spencer, Peter Collins, Kent Howerton, Wes Cooley, Mike Bast, Gene Romero, Scott Autrey, Mike Bell, Dave Aldana, John Hateley, Danny LaPorte and Mike Bell and morel The Superbikers will be competing for a $20,000 cash purse, plus contingencies. ABC's Wide World of Sports will be there, filming the event for a two or three-pen airing next year. Machinery is up to the competitor's choice, with twostrokes up to 500cc and fourstrokes up to 7liOcc. TIckets for the AMA-senctioned event are available at TlCketron, and more information can be obtained from Superbikers, P.O. Box 28211, Mission Viejo, CA 92690, 714149!Hi906. Yamaha's 1980 U.S. motocross team is set. Racing Manager Kenny Clark made the official announcement during a press conference Sunday, Oct. 28. Reigning champion Broc Glover and Donnie Cantaloupi will ride the 125cc class, defending titleholder Bob Hannah and Many Tripes will contest the 250cc battles, and Mike Bell, Rick Burgett and Rex Staten will try to wrest back the 500cc title. Daytona 200 winner Dale Singleton says, ''I'm going to live in Europe next year and restrict my road racing to primarily European and British events. I'U definitely be at Daytona, but after that I'll pack up and head for Europe." Singleton will primarily be backed by Beaulieu, an Int8l1l8tional carpet