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95811, or they may phone 916 /322 7554 or 322 -7526 . Just because you haven't seen him around lately, don't forget Pops Yoshimura. He recently purchased some land in Atsugi City and w ill open another Yoshimura R&D section in Japan within the next f ew months. Can-Am mounted Tom Webb was the overall winner in th e Cal Poly Penguins' Hi- Mountain Enduro, dropping just one second. There was a four-way tie for second , at two seconds lost, between Grant Palenske , Jeff Hen ning, Douglas Ba rt h and Pete Sm ith . Some problems on the course resulted in a couple of checks being thrown out. Com plete coverage next week. It all happens on Memorial Day Weekend: The Southern California Motorcycling Association will present the fourth annual United States Motorcycle Jamboree at Kern County Fairgrounds in Bakers· field, CA. One low price ($8.50 at the gate for adultsl includes field events, two nights of dancing to liv e band, exhibits, jamboree pins and camping with hot showers. For more information, dial 213/5401589 or 213/920-2768, Motel and hotel info is ava ilable at 805/3255051, Culp Enterprise, a new business formed by former Cycle News marketing director Tom Culp, "will offer a wide variety of marketing research directed to the effectual increase of sales within the industry for various clients," according to his press release. Tom may be found directing opera· tions from his offices at 15503 Feldspar Dr .. Ca rbo n Canyon, CA 91710. Culp Enterprise's phone nu mbers are 714/ 59 7-4871 and 714/597-6180. If you love Mustangs...TIm Ryan phoned Papa the other day to pass on some info about Steve Counter's Mustang Motor Scooter Registry. Steve sends out a mimeographed pamphlet that contains an owners' list with serial numbers, model numbers and parts availability for the old Mustangs. Curious? lntrigued? Nosey? Contact Counter at 3720 Flood St., Simi Valley, CA 93063, 8051526-3288, Montana State Motorcycle Racing Association and the Corvallis Motocross Club will stage the Coors High Coun try Classic in beautiful Bitterroot Valley on Memorial Day Weekend. Billed as the biggest motocross race ever for the state, the Coors High Country Classic will feature six-foot trophies for the May 24 amateur winners . Then, on May 25, the pros will compete for a guaranteed purse of $10,000. And beyond all that , some of the best fishing in the U.S. is within a few miles of the track. Phone Gary Tice aI406/961-3331 or Dan Huls at 406/961-3336 for m ore info. TIme to start thinking about the 10th Annual Bel·Ray 500cc United States Grand Prix of Motocross. The Carlsbad event takes place on June 22 this year, and we'll 'all be watching for the first American victory there. The tenth year could be the charm. Tickets for the USGP are available through TIcketron or by mail at Grand Prix Motocross, P.O. Box 2820, M ission Viejo, CA 92690. Advance prices are as follows: Adults, $10: Under 12. $6; Weekend, $12. If you pay at the gate, prices go up to .12 for adults and .15 for the weekend ticket. .. HosPITal STO P: Following surgery to put two SCrews and a plate in his broken arm, road racer Bill Silver is in good spirits and appreciates the cards and letters sent to him following his crash in the AFM Honda Six Hour En durance Classic. More cards and letters ma y be sent to him at 7700 Parkway Drive , La Mesa, CA 92041. NOTE: TRACK CONVERTED FROM AUTO RACING TO MOTO RCYCLE TRACK IN 10 MIN. Announcer Larry Huffman w ill be seen on an upcoming NBC Sports World broadcast of the New Orleans Supercross as the co lor commentator to anchorman Bruce Jenne r, Huffman also anchored the previous week's taping of the Pontiac Supercross event w ith Dave Despain. Air dates of the broadcasts have not baen announced. In addition, Huffman has been signed as the on-site announcer of the June 7 Toronto Supercross Spectacular in Canada. Craig Vetter's design works is altering th e new 250cc Kawasak i facto ry :'chopper." T hey a re tryi ng to make it mto a comforta ble, cross-co untry cruiser. We'll see if they succeeded at the first a nd possible annual Vetter owner's intergalactic roa d rally in Colorado thi s August. Trends we are watching with prime rate int erest M ighty Honda's backing of road races like the AFM Six·hour endurance contest. A series of well·financed road endurance races would compress all the reseerch, development and testing of better road bikes int o a very short time. There could be no doubt which is the best bike in the lo ng run: Results don't exagerate. J .C. Agajanian and R. Rockwood 's renewal of 500cc dirt trackers. If you have the ability and the desire to tie on a skid shoe and take Ascot. why shouldn't you? The answer was, " Because you need a $10,000 Harley." Now you can take your Honda Xl or Yamaha XT or Morini Xcetera, and a course in welding, and go racing, It is all beginning. You may be the one, Naturally, no brand is going to long endure the agony of defeat. There'll be dealer and factory backing, goodies, publicity, talent scouts, etc. Who knows, perhaps even big purses. We can hope, Motorcycle sales topped the million mark in the U.S. again despite higher prices and the continued mischief of Carter's transportation administration. The road segment is burgeoning, as it should, for a change. For the past five years, the road market was only half of the motorcycle sales picture. Dirt bikes and dual purpose cycles sales were up way out of normal pro po rti on . Now it appears that the pendulum is swinging back toward the usual 80 % mix in favor of the streetbike category. Thank goodness this time we are ready for the onslaught of millions m ore new motorcycles on the street. Mot orcycles Safety Foundation has a $5 million course for new riders . A large n um ber of the newcomers to the street have som e dirt riding experience, which has to help. An d now that hel met laws are off the books, people have stop ped using j~nk helmets. A tip of the Cycle News helm et to Assemblywoman Carol Hallett for joining Bob Hayes in talking with the Sheriff's and Highway Patrol offices In the area of the HlMountain after the Sierra Club reo portedly pressured them to hassle riders with equipment citations, etc. DeAnza's hill climb on May 18 will not be on the clocks . ' . . ' .. ' ... ~.~~~~t 22 BAJA PITS = ~ tP ~.A =~! , 44 CREWMEN Al DERS JUMP floClolllltOl" WlUIol"vtlll",.c.. ' Oft , "ft " Of' '0 CM"lifG( ' ''0'' ' WM lE ~ ASU .... ' DUlb lotG aAC t BETWEEN 5th AND ,ttl LAPS. Check this outl Dez racers who may think they"ra in for an easy ride on M ickey Tho.mpson's Off-Road Championship Gran Prix car course, June 20-21, In the L.A. Coliseum, had better take a second loo k. Not only has the w ide four-wheeler track been narrowed in a couple spots but a quick jaunt up over the trophy stand, a front wheel change and ' an off-camber on top of the peristyle turn have been added. BLM Press Release Mendocino County Sheriff to patrol public lands Bureau of Land Management officials and Sheriff Tom Jondahl signed a cooperative agreement May 2 providing for more adequate protection of persons and property on public lands in Mendocino County. As a result of the agreement. an additional deputy is being hired to patrol use araas of the public lands, specifically Cow Mountain Recreation Area including Sheldon Creek. east of Ukiah, and Uttle Darby Env ironmental Education Area. approximately 12 miles east of Willits. A four-wheel drive vehicle for use of the new deputY is be ing purchased by the sheriff, cost to be re imbured by BlM. Patrol w ill be at irr egular int ervals with special attentio n on high use holidays and at the opening of deer season. The patroling deputy will inspect for hazardous conditions, acts of vandalism and abuse of public facilities, as well as respond to requests for assitance, advise on conditions and facilities, provide emergency medical treatment. direct and participate in search and recovery operations. Monitoring the activities of off-road vehicle users, hikers and campers is a part of the assignment . Prior to 1975, vandalism had become so prevalent on Cow M ounta in that BlM seriously considered closing the entire area but through the efforts of local ORV clubs and associations, the closure was limited to the northern half of the area leavi ng the southern portion open to ORV use on exist ing roads and trails. Rece nt ly BlM has graded the approximately eight·mile loop road which had been severely eroded by ORV use during winter rains. Green Sticker m oney is financing the de ve lopment of an ORV staging area on Cow Mountain six miles east of Ukiah. Both Jondahl and John Dutcher, BlM Mendocino Resource Area Manager, expressed setisfaction w it h the mutually beneficial working agreement coordina ting the efforts of local and federal government. 3.