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BlM draws the line ~ ~ ... Q) ..c 8 Q) > o Z I Rain. snow .nd hall dampened the lII*Ita of p11l1iclpenta .in the Redding Dirt Rid. .' 100 mile Buckhom National Enduro held Nov. 4 In the SiemI foothIIa of northern Califoml.. Unofficial ....uIts have Honda's Rick Munyon winning the event overa. with Mike Hannon secolld. Rumors of HInton poteat· Ing the event due to an Improperly marked check have been. so _. unfounded. At . . . . time no official protest had been lodged. Out of 180 entnIntS only 44 managed to finish the event. Moat dropped out at the first check. Poor vIaiblIlty due to blowing snow. along with extremely cold winds and freezing nIin .dded to the mlaerlea of thoroughly soaked ridara. Complete coverage of this final AMA National Enduro Series event of 1979 wII.ppear next week. Roberts at Houston? It's true, accord· ing to Yamaha's brand· new P.R. person Dave Ferrato. King Kenny will ride both the TT and the short track in the Astrodome on the Feb. 8-9 weekend. Wonder it he's considered Yamaha's new 250cc four· stroke fo~ a short track powerplant? Vlcld Miller Haag. the lady who put together the Women's Nationals. phoned Pepa on preaday momlng with exciting news. On Dec. 2. the day following the Superbikers competition. ABC Sports wli film • apec:IaI women's event - 12Scc Experts only - for • test showing In mld-April. If audience reaction Is good. they1I cov. the , . Women's National. Ladies may conbIc:t VIcId at 2167 Eldora St.. Lemon Grove. CA 92IM6. Papa got a call from an old dez rider who offered two tips to people trail· riding in the Barstow to Vega! course area over Thanksgiving Weekend. First, don't leave a messy pit site; last year not everyone cleaned up as well as they should have. Second, you may ride "ery c10le to the San Gabriel M.C. '5 event. If you do, be sure to give the racers right of way! It's pretty late notice. but there's a public meeting In regwda to the Echo Lake OAV Project at 7 p.m. on Nov. 7 In the Snohom..... HIgh School Gym. Rfth and Avenue D. Snohoml8h. WA. Hope the pepw got to you In time... . 2 Eddie Michetti of DeAnza Cycle Park says they've received the $6.8 million from the Green. Stickie Fund, and imptovements are UDdeIway. Fiftt among the good things ha~ng will be a paved road leading mto the park. Lots of acres will swdI DeAnza to many times the original size. Coemopoltan Motors haa been ap- pointed Montesa ~butorfor the entire U.s. They have distributed the ~ rnotorcycla In the e.ltem portion of the country since 1971. Cosmo . . InataD • WATS line end utIIze .....e-day UPS Blue Label service to enable Monteaa riders to get P8rtS from the Hatboro. PA. baaed firm ASAP. A west coast ~bu don point wiI be eatablshed in the near future. New d......,1p app1ications . . now being eccepted for a11.r.... w...... Three-time 250« MX National Champion Tony DiStefano will be aboard a Husqvama in 1980. Tony D will be starting his program in Florida at the Winter-AMA MX Series, trying to become the ftrst triple title winner in the series'10 year history. Suzuld's MX squed Includea Mark Barnett. Danny laPorte. Kant Howerton. BriIIn Myerscough .nd D8rreII Shuhz. They haven't decided who'll ride i"which c....·yet. Kawasaki's MX team will feature Gaylon Mosier on a works KX420, Larry Wosick and Warren Reid on factory KX250 machines and a three· man punch in the 125cc class with Jimmy Weinert, Jeff Ward and Chappy Blose. Brad Lackey, of course, will challenge the world's best in Europe. BuItBco MX. . for 1980 win have some Incredible changes. Not only wlI the entire motor. frame ... avwy· thing ... be new". on the European model. but the people In VirgInia Beech will "AmerIcanize" the bikes before they get to you. They1I have SImons Forks. Thor· weldson Banana Swlngarma and Works Pwfonnance Shocks. The prImary-ldck. c.se reed Induction 260cc unit wII be here In January; the 4&0 Is due In M.ch. Both have 12" travel on both ends. Win MotOCTOlS with Professor Gary Bailey is the title of a new video cauette tape available from Gary Bailey's Cycle Bam, P.O. Box 118. Axton, VA 24054. 704/650-5050. Hi· Point Racing and PDQ. Motocross Vitamins are sponsors. Kenny Roberts . . join Walk. Evans and, Herb AdIms • co- lONG BEACH. CA. NOV: 5 Strange things . . happening. Printed Just a few Inch. down this page is a BLM preas release. As you'D see. It states that two are. near the town of Baker and CIwk Mountain will be closed to off-road vehicle use on Nov. 21-26. Apperently. if you. your femDy or up to 49 friends want to go trailriding In that . . . lcoincidentally enough. on the Batstow to Vegas route). you won't be allowed to do so. Deputy U.s. MarahaIa wiD be there to atop you. Pepa's been invited to meet with Mr. Hillier and BLM State Director James Ruch on Nov. 8 In Sacramento. As Mr. Ruch put It In a mailgram. "We need your advice. aaaIatanc:e .nd Input to assure that a concwned people win ect In • responsible manner on thanksgiving Weekend. I am afraid that some want • confrontation. but wa feaI that with your help. wa can avoid • potentlaIIy violent conflontatlon. Such a confrontation. if It occurred, could only damage the Image of .11 off· road vehicle Intareata." "A violent confrontation? What does Mr. Auch expect? A swat on the head from Grandma Duckbacker's umbrell.? Gunfire from outlaw bikers? In a ~t phone conversation. Rick Sleman of Phantom Duck of the Desert. Inc. asked Mr. Ruch if they would .rrest people. Ruch told S1eman they would not. More recentIy.·.ccording to Sieman. • wom.n phoned the BlM Riverside office end. pretending to be a conaervatIonlat. .ked If they could do something .bout this ORV thing on ThanskgMng Weekend. She spent 40 mlnut.. on the phone with • BLM employee. during which he encouraged her to .ppear at the .nticlpated "confrontation" site to P otaat the ORV... Perhaps Mr. Auch's "fear" of a confrontation is juatifled. BLM protective land closure RIVERSIDE. CA. NOV. 5 The U.S. Bureau of Land Management and San Bwnardlno County announced plans today to provide apec:IaI protection to two . . . of public .nd private lands In the Carlfomia desert from damage by off· road vehicle use during the Thanksgiving HoBday. Gerald E. Hillier. BLM AIveraIde District Manager. announced • aix· day emergency cIoaure of two . . . . to protect naturel and cultural resources on pubic Ianda. "This action Is ....ntiaI if BLM is to foIow the Inatructiona of Federal Judge Wwren Ferguson. who stated that • situation aImIIw to 1178 must not occur In 1979." HIUier said. James MeyfIeId. ChaIrman of the san Bernardino County Board of Supwvisora. said. "San Bwnardlno County haa ordinances requiring • permit for an offoflMld vehicle event and written pennlaalon to cross private Ianda:' MeyfIeId and . . . joined In calling on responsible offoflMld vehicle ..... to help In protecting two aenaItlve a,... of public and private land located near the town of Baker and Clark Mountain. Becauae of Intwmlngled but unmerked public and private lends and the pre_nce of senaitlve naturel and cultural valu•• BLM Issued the cIoaure for the period Nov. 21-25. 1979. The BLM closure applies to Federal lands In the .... State and local trespaaa Iawa apply to the intermingled private lands. H.....nd M.yfIeId concurred that the vaat majority of responsible motorcyclists .nd other ORV u_rs don't want to see unlawful and lrreaponalble IICtII dam.ge the public .nd privata lands or the Image of legitimate ORV... . Hillier noted that BLM haa worked with motorcycle clubs to permit two authorized motorcycle events which are scheduled for the week· end und. BLM permits. These actions ware also taken In acconla"ce with Judge Ferguson·slntentions. A poInt·to-polnt race Is scheduled Nov. 24 from Beatty. NV. to Las Vegas. and plans are concluding for another on Nov. 25 from Yuha to 'Oc:otlllo W.... CA. Information on the races Is available from BLM's Rivwalde. Barstow. and 8 Centro offices In CalIfomiL and from the Las Vegas Diatrlet OffIce. needed because of continued and Hillier said the c:Ioaure _ incraaaIng unauthorized Thanksgiving weekand activity aince 1975 on the route of the former 8aI atow-to-Laa Vegas Motoreycle race. The Iaat authorized .. Barstow to Vegas" motorcycle race was held in 1974 undw • BLM pwmit after preparation of .n environmental impect statement .nd extenalve public review. It Involved 3.000 rIcIara and 10.000 epectatora. .nd ceuaad impecta on natureI and cultural resources. The race haa not been aIowed since then. but some motorcyclists have ridden the course to protest the denial of the race. The cIoau of an . . . southwest of Bak. that has been used • • staging for OAV ~ on peat holidaYS. and of an . . . of enviror.mantal aaMItIvIty .... Clark MountIIin. 40 mil. north.1IIt of Baker. Mape . . available from BLM's RIvwaide Diatrlet OffIce. United Statee M ...... VIIIa••cu.. said Deputy U.S. M.ahals will be preaant to enforce the BLM cIoaure. Under Federal law. vIoIatiotIs of the closure . . puniehable. upon conviction. by. fine of not more than .'.000 and Irnprilonment for not more then 12 months. or both. VIolators of state treIpau IIIwa may be subject to wrest or citation. "This specific emwgency closure la intended to prevent large-scale. maasIve damage to lands end resources during • apecIfIecI period of time:' Hillier said. "Public lands In Southern California are managed undw a vehicle management plan adopted In 1973. Reaponlible rec:reatIoniatI wII find ample opportunity to seek and enjoy desert resources on • d1aperaed bIlIk • they have In the pIIat." . Copies of BLM·. vehicle management plan . . available from all BLM offices In Southam Callfarnia. • a.ou.