Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

THE LATEST POOP BY PAPA WEALEY (Continued from page 2) plans for the Sonoma racing facility, just north of San Francisco. Immediate plans include improved safety condi· tions for competitors and better spec· tator facilities. Oops. In last week's International Speedwayed - that's Coste Mesa - the tima 6:30 was listed. That's when the gates open. Races don't start until 8:00 p.m. The season opens on April 11. See you thera7 ~Marland Whaley has returned from Europe and is presently riding moto· Ct'OllII. He's mounted on a ~90 CR Husky and has been doing pretty well in local CMC events. He still plans to ride all the AMA/NATC National Observed Trials Series events. AMA D-38 President and all-around nice guy, Fudpucker, reports that Leon Uvingston won the Barking Spider of the Desert Scrambles, his third D-38 win in a row, Veteren Expert Bill Carr wes second, followed by Don Mathews, the first 250cc Expert. 'The Sierra Club will throw a big party when dirt bikes become extinct. And I'll enjoy it all the more because I told y'all just how it would happen," said California·Nevada Sierra Club field representative Russell Shay in an inter· view with the AMA magazine, Amen'can Motorcyclist. His theories make interesting reading, if only for their comic· relief value in relation to the intelligent comments from Joe Wernex of Washington, Larry Shearer of Florida and Dave Sanderson of New England. o 00 (j) ~ Due to cIosillg of the Angeles Forest Highway, the April 13 British Bike ..... .... Road Run hes been rerouted and now Includes a totel mileage of 87 miles instead of the original 100 miles. The new route runs roughly parallel to Highway 14 from the Rosebowl to Hensen Dam. Phone Pet Owens at 2131746-Q1OO or Gene COlC at 7141996-8200 for more Info. Fred Dion of Boss Motocross Promo· tions is planning a motocross at the Livermore Valley Stadium on May 17. Proceeds from the event go to a pretty worthy cause - the Special Olympics, a sports competition for handicapped children. Give him a call at 415/829· 5~~O for more details. "Jay (Springsteen) is outside loading up for the (April 12 Winston Pro Series) Secremento Mile right now," seid HarleyDavidson's Dick O'Brien in a presstime phOne cell. "Everything looks good from the medical reports. We'll just heve to wait and see if we have a handle on the problem. Jay is definitely reedy to race:' Returning to action at Costa Mesa's April 11 Speedway opener will be Danny Becker and Dubb Ferrell. • M ~ < Cycle News president invents hybrid tri.ke LONG BEACH, CAo APR. 7 Almost every five years, Cycle News previews some startling new invention of which nothing is ever heard again. Candidates for this 'honor are so scarce that wa've hed to go In-houSe this time and produce the hybrid "Humbug:' The 1980 Humbug runs on eight rechargeable batteries, or gasoline, or both. It has three wheels and travels 15 miles on 8 charge, or about the distance from inventor CC's home to the office and beck. On irregular gasoline, the Humbug performs like a 1954 Volkswagen, which it was at one time. CC uses the rear engine to commute between Long Beach and his Cambria, CA test track at freeway speeds. When both accelerators are floored, seys the Inventor, "It passes everything up Cherry hill but an XS11:' He adds, "It also passes up gas stations:' If coupon Is missing, wm. P.O. Box 7932. Ijecr 10 0¥QiIabIl1ly. S, 0.00 MKftVCO ~ ~ rTff -~O IiCkels ro rTff VlSo\O NQ'===========_-I Elcp. deft Ace. Cln:»<)10<.< ~ Iidwt> by rTlOil and _ 0 Dl5COUNT ON "'"KAT II ItOU5lI '2.00 011 on alllfttNOOd ...... '1.00 011 on GA DiIcDurtn _ _ m. rTlOil only. . focM< _ _ -Ik>ot 5 will ~ hKl 011 \IU CAll. a - 12l'OOB and ~ 11> pnc. on ~ p r a d - ' IAwI Qlb.... Low. .... a- .... = .oduIt , TicMt> 1&.00 \il12.110 CNId 10.00 ",.00 5.00 ,.00 • 7.00 &.00 ...... be Induded or lidwt>.wfI be _ Handling ~ Pteoaw IlI'nd 0 Sfcrnperd, M'ff 'fOJ' ~ ro , _ TClOI 7.00 ~ ,oc-.- '" 'I/U CAlL 1.00 tonand TOTAl'TIC~_ _ TOTAl'_ _ Mo~ etwdu poyo~ and moll .'" ~ 01 Moloctas P.O llo>< N:l:2. Konsos Ciry. NO. 6& 119 KC202 -----------~-----. ~ Ciry 5ftn __ Zlp _ _ YCN Can Cho¥ Your TldoMs IIy ea.ng (1116) 7~ 7 HQun, 9,00.5,00 MDMtt ~ int",mc"ion on Ii~ and roc:ing. _ P.O.llo>< 1932. K.C./IO. 6&129 FOt 21

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