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Awards E Do-it- e (Continued from JltlBe 16) S The How-eome-l'm-tbe-oDly-oneAward goes to the AMA Board of Trustees for their recent rulemaking decisions that con· tradicted the recommendations of their own experts in the sport. w~kDow ..l'm-right Launch yourself into space with these genuine Kawasaki accessories for the KZlOOO Shaft. And remember, your Kawasaki dealer has got a full line ofaccessories to fit whatever Kawasaki you're riding. Kawasaki by Vetter fairing. (It's color matched, ofcourse). WIndshield with pop·vents. // The Gft.d~.,ou-haYe-to-leave-so soon Award goes to American motor· cycle marques Penton, Rakon and Yankee. TheBut-now-l-have-to-allDb-it Award to John Penton and Champion Spark Plug's Bobby Strahlmann who finally let their hair grow after walking around for decades with crew cuts. The Mount Rushmore Award to stone· faced referee Charlie Watson. who never wilts under any kind of pressure. The Titanic Award to Marty Tripes for his boat handling while towing a waterskiing Bob Hannah. The Hean4-Amaica-nice-guy Award to Diamond Chain'sJohn Duncan. The Calloused-fingertips Award goes 10 our own Marion Hatashita who has typeset nearly every single word that has appeared in this newspaper for the last decade. _. and beyond. The Play-it-again-5am Award goes to Roxy Rockwood for memorable announcing. Rockwood also receives the If·this·is- Friday·this·must- be·Ascot Award for pushing the boundaries of California clear across the U.S. Saddle bags molded from tough, durable ABS. Kawasakiyou by. Don't let the good times pass To err is human.... . to get marks for it is trials The Shon-rider.-need-love-lOO Award to all those riders whose feet don't touch the ground when sitting astride the latest berm buster with 13 inches of travel front and rear. The More-bounee-to-the-ounce Award to "Bouncing" Bob Malley for making the checkered nag cartwheel popular. The I'd- walk-a-tnile-for-a-Camel Award to those on the Camel/Winston Pro Series squad from R.J. Reynolds who have added one helluva lot to AMA Grand National Championship racing. claim one of Kenny Roberts' y ~ OW din track engines at Indianapolis and then was never heard from again. The If-at-fint-ytMHlon't-suc:aed-ttyagaiD Awanlto Ste-Je Eklund for provo ing that with a little luck and a lot of determination a privateer could become AMA Grand National Champion. The Damn-the-torpedoea-full~ ahead Award to the AMA Board of Trustees. The Black Ban Markel Award to the unidentified rider who knocked Bart Markel down at Syracuse in 1979. The Ben Caley/Medical Ceutrr Award is presented to Gene Romero and Chuck Palmgren, whose AMA medical exams were "performed" by a gynecologist. The Evel Knieve! Award goes to Dirt Bike editor Rick "Super Hunky" Sieman for his L.A. Supercross Press Day getoff. The H. Gordon Liddy Award is pre· sented to former Yamaha racing manager Pete Schick for 1,000.000 consecutive uno comment" answers to reporters' questions. The I-didn't-know-the-gtm-wa.-loaded Award goes to Jay Springsteen, who accidentally shot himself. The Sugar Ray Leonard Award is presented to Jammin' Jimmy Weinert and Supercross promoter Mike Goodwin for their one round boul. The J. Edgar Hoover Award to Don Woods and Cycle News publisher Sharon Clayton for exposing the in· famous Westergate at the AMA. Woods was rewarded by being fired from the AMA the same day. The Above-tbe-call-of-duty Award to Kel Carruthers, who while in the employment of Yamaha voted against AMA approval of the Yamaha TZ700. The Honesty-is-the-best-policy Award to Kenny Roberts who after his win at Indy aboard a TZ700 powered nat tracker said, "They don't pay me enough to ride that s.o.b." The Dick Mann Award to Dick Mann simply because there is only one Dick Mann. The Keep-'em-flying-and-rememberPearl-Harbor Award to hiJlclimbers like Earl Bowlby, Beese Wendt, etc. wbo do their thing on BSAs, Vincents, Harleys, etc. The Keep-on-keeping-on Award to race announcer Dave Despain for verbage above and beyond the call of duty on occasions when events have run into inevitable delays. The Giantldller Awanl for tbe 70s goes to Tom Brooks, who had a habit of winning D·37 desert races overall on a 125cc DKW, while the competition was riding things like 450 Huskys. The A-name-is-a-name-but-a-nick- The A-a-a-a-a-a-a-cbooool Award goes to Son of Desert Duck, for all the letters he sent to the CN offices in envelopes full of feathenl name-is-forever Award is presented to motoscribe Jim Gianatsis for gems like Hurricane, Typhoon, Broccoli, Sideways, Killer, etc. tagged to the famous and infamous. We Oller You Se~on ~ (jreelintp... Cheekinaa-above-and-beyoDdAward goes to tbe chap. who while on the way to the !SDT in Sweden. pulled a moon for Dr. Richard Meyer's camera, in front of Copenhagen's largest porn center. the-call~f-duty The Chen-y-pickcu Award to all those European MX riders who found out to their surprise that that type of fruit doesn't grow in the U.S. anymore. The Gold-skid-shoe Award to' Ken Maely for service to dirt trackers all over the U.S., Canada and points unknown which allowed them to put their best foot forward. The Which-way-is-up Award to the NHSTA for the "backwards bike." 58 The ROCKY CYCLE CO. INC. The ExpeDsive-convenation-piece Award to the rider who paid $3.500 to The Playmatr of the Decade Award goes to non otber tban Loyal Truesdale. for his 1974 centerfold appearance in CN. The Unkno~Prophecy Award goes to Dirt Bike Magazine. In a '73 test of the AJS Slormer, they observed, "the shocks are mounted funher forward on the swingarm than usual. Perhaps this soaks up the abuse before it reaches the rider's fanny. "