Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

What's the matter with the numbers used now? It wouldn't look like Jorgy without the same configuration 44 that we have all come to recognize. It wouldn't look like Corky without his stylish 62. What's nellt. ..everyone having to wear the same color leathers? Seems to me the AMA should either spend some time working on the problems racing and motorcycling in !teneraJ already has, or find a bobby, Instead of wasting their time (and our money) making useless and stupid new rules. GEORGE L. HUEBNER National Sales Manager R.C. Engin~ring Gardena. CA o ex> 0') .-4 WIST America's only weekly motorcycle newspaper The rationale behind the rule way isn't new for 1980; enforced - is to solve a sconng problem, George. .4nd i/ applies particularly to motocross where n'ders have three-digit numbers that are partly obscured by their Legs or oftentimes by mud. (.4s a race reporter, I've tried to read these , numbers under adverse conditions and can easily understand the scorekeepers' problem.) .4MA's intent is not to standardize rider appearance or make them look alike, but in fact to from help distinguish one another.. .Editor. ~?i~h by the It s Just being Sharon Clayton. Publisher Tom Culp, Marketing Director Caroline Gendry, Sec. to the Publisher Nancy Corall. Sec. to the M\tng. OiT. Advertising Skip Johnson. Sal.. Manager. Terry Prau. Sales Manager. Linda Brown, Advenising Coordinator. Editorial Charles Morey. Managing Ediror. Dale Brown, Editor, Bobi McGann, Editor. Mark Kariya. Editor. Graphics and Production Judy Klinger. Production Manager. Pamela Wood, Production Assistant. Marion Hatashita. Cindy Torres, Typography. Dennis Greene. Laboratory. Accounting Milte Klinger. Manager. Jeanne Hammond. Accu. Receivable, Donna Bryan, AsIc Accts. Receivable. Terry Dailey. Credit Manager. Circulation Rbeba Smith, Manager. Shirley Short. Sarah Taylor. Michelle Allan. Assistants. Reader/Dealer Service Gin Harper. Wanl Ad Sal... Service and Support Chris Aitcheson. Receptionist. Jim Leal, S&!;. West 2201 Cherry A..,,, Long Beach. CA P.O. Box 498. Long Beach. CA 90801 (215)427·7455: L.A. Line 656·8844. East 4190 First Ave" Tucker. GA. P.O. Box 80~. Tucker. GA 50084. (404)954·78~0. Cycle New./W..t (USPS 141·540) is published week.ly except the first and last week of the calendar year for S18 per year by Cycle News. Inc" 2201 Cherry Avenue. Long Beach. CA 90801. Second class postage paid at Long Beach, CA. POSTMASTER: Send form 3679 to Cycle News, P.O. Boll 498, Long Beech, CA . .,. Subscription rates: One ye~tr. ~cond class mail. S18; twO years. 5e'Cond class mail. S30; thTee years. second class mail, $41: 2~ weeks. $10. Cycle News welco~ unsolicited editorial material including stories. cartoons. photos, etc. Such material, if published. be-comes the exclusive property of Cycle News. Such accepled material is subFcl to revision as is necessary in the sole discrecion of Cycle N~5. Unsolicired material which is not used will be returned if acco"";pa-nied by a seif·addrOssed stamped envelope. All unsolicit3ted material will be handled with reasonable care, howev('r, Cycle N~5 assumes no responsibility for the safcty, loss or dama~(' to such material. Reprinting in whotr or part only by permission of the' publishen. Adve'rtising rates and circulalion information will b~ K'nt upon re~ucst. See S.R.D.S. Copyright Cycle News, Inc. 19l1l. T,8

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