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E i o - THE LATEST 00 0') easily win the first moto and then take a trip to the hospital with a broken right ankle after a crash early in moto two. Fritz Kobele (Hon) put in a 2-3 day with Pavel Rangelov (Hus) at 5-4. Despite finishing 6-7, Jaroslav Falta (CZ) still leads the points tally with 47 followed by Georges jobe (Suz) and Kobele at 46 . Gaston Rahier (Gill swept both motos in the fifth round of the World Championship 125cc MX Series on May 18 in Trzec. Yugoslavia. Defending champ Harry Everts (Suz) broke an arm and will be out for a good portion of the reo maining rounds. In case you've been wondering why Jack Penton didn't ride the Oregon State National Enduro. Gigi Penton has the answer. Had the answer. that is. at around 1:00 a.m. Saturday morning. May 17. His name is Adam, and he weighed 7 lb., 8 oz. at birth. No wonder they're Iookin' so happyl Reigning 500cc road race World Champion Kenny Robers scored his second GP win in as many weeks with a runaway victory in the May 18 Spanish GP at Jarama near Madrid. Chasing Roberts home were Marco Lucchinelli (Suz) and American Randy Mamola (Suz). Brad Lackey's (Kaw) hold on the top spot in the World Championship 500cc MX Series point standings now consists of a scant three points - 117 to 114 - over Andre Malherbe (Hon) after the May 18 GP at Ruskeasanta. Finland. World Champion Graham Noyce (Hon) and Malherbe split moto wins and fourth place finishes. Lackey took third in both motos. A protest was lodged by Lackey against Gerard Rond (Yam) for riding a bike weighing less than the FIM. minimum. Rand finished ahead of Lackey in mototwo. 2 The May 18 250cc MX GP in Bauern . West Germany saw Neil Hudson (Mail Bill Buchka phoned from Europe to give Papa the inside scoop in doings at the Finnish 500cc MXGP last weekend. Results are reponed elsewhere on this page. but Bill had an added note of in terest: The reason Lackey protested Rond was that a drive chain was found inside Rond's airbox at the post-race inspection! That's a violation of the minimum weight rule where it's illegal to add weight via bolt-on (or thrownin) extra parts. It must be an integral part of the motorcycle. Hakan Carlqvist DNF both motes, suffering severe tonsilitis, according to the people in his pit area. The Dave Aldana/Daytona protest was heard by the three-person board. and the board's decision put Aldana in sixth place, exactly as the original results showed. AMA Rules Committees met last week, and during the next week their recommendations will be presented to the AMA Board of Directors. The Directors will then make the final de cision on what becomes law for the 198I season. Among their decisions are such touchy topics as the din track restrictor rule. the claiming rule and the 750cc Superbike proposal. Stay tuned .. . Bob Hannah will not ride the June 22 Bel-Ray USGP of Motocross. Ads which appeared in the monthly publications were placed at a time when Hannah apparently had planned to contest the 500cc World Championship MX Series race. On that weekend, he'll be driving a Class One Unlimited Single Seater car in Mickey Thompson's OffRoad Gran Prix in the LA. Colisaum. Freddie Spencer has been kept so busy with his American Honda Superbike effort that he hasn't had time to develop a GP bike to race in the Euro- Even under a veil of rain scattered with occasional snowflakes, Colorado's Garden of the Gods promises some beautiful riding when Vetter Corporation presents the Aug. 22·24 Vetter Rally. Owners of motorcycles with Vetter fairings only will meet in Colorado Springs near the Rying W Ranch lis that name really appropriate 71 for three days of good food, fun and games. Inter· ested? The following toll·free phone numbers will connect you with a direct source of Information: 800/637-1134. or in illinois, dial 8001252-1119. Rally limits are in the 1.500-2,000 person range. so reserve your spot early. Both motel and camping accommodations are in abundance. lAnd weather in August promises to be a vast improvement over that In the May 8 photo above.) pean events . He'd planned to make his debut at the May 25 French GP on the Paul Ricard circuit, but now it's unlikely that he'll make it overseas before July. Don't miss the vintage car and motorcycle concourse d'elegance on May 25 in Ojai. It's only $3.50 to get in, and there promises to be some truly fine vintage machinery on display. . The [DBA-sanctioned Sunshine Nationals drag race, originally scheduled for May 17-18 in Memphis, TN, has been rescheduled to run July 19-20 in Darlington, SC. They still plan to call it the Sunshine Nationals, just changed the date and location .. . Whitney Blakeslee is now lighter and presumbly faster. After winning the AFM Riverside Open Box Stock class May 11 on his KZ1000 Kawasaki. Blakeslee - who hadn't been feeling well for a couple weeks - entered the hospital on May 13 and discovered his appendix was overdue for removal. They did the deed, and he's now anxious to try out his new Iightferlweight bod. Send those get well wishes to Whitney in care of Champion Cycki, 1980 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa. CA 92627. How badly do you want to see On Any Sunday, II' According to the May 18 Los Angeles Times - p. 10 of the Real Estate section, to be specific - the Building Industry Association will present a fund raising showing of the film on Friday, May 23 , at Landis Auditorium, Riverside City College. The price? For the film only, it's $12.50, or if you want to get in on the cocktail party, too, it's $50 even. Contact the BIA at 4333 Orange sc. Suite 3620, Riverside, CA 92501 for more details . HosPITal STOP: Sue Fish was practicing on the Shadow Glen course at Indian Dunes on May 13 when she rounded a corner and dis· covered a Jeep occupying her line. Sue wound up with a broken leg; no report on the Jeep. Send her get well cards to 5261·A Coldwater Canyon. Van Nuys, CA 91401. Peter Slate Schick, 41 , former Team Yamaha Racing Manager, died Thursday, May 8, after suffering a cerebral aneurysm on May 6 at his Huntington Beach residence. Schick , a Yamaha employee since October 1964, had served as Western Region District Manager, National Sales Coordinator, Racing Manager and Senior District Manager during his 15 years with the company. Services were held on Saturday, May 10_ Schick is survived by wife Gae , sister Nancy and two sons, Peter. 18, and Michael. 17. The family has requested that any donations be directed to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Ever wonder which of the motomonthlies sell best on the newsstand? Ea.y Riders tops the list with 408,966 according to ABC Audit figures published in May, 1980. Second Is Cyde World with 134,384. Following them Is Dirt B'ke at 122,727, Cyde at 116.663 and Cyde Guide at n,038. Those figures, of course do not include subscriptIon sales. Two public meetings are scheduled concerning the California Parks and Recreation Department's Carnegie Off-Highway Vehicle Park project. The first isJune 2 at the SMUD Auditorium . 6201 S SI. (near the 65th St. off-ramp on Hwy. 50) in Sacramento, and the second is at the Hayward Public Works Building, 399 Elmhurst SI. , in Hayward. Both meetings stan at 7:30 p .m . and will deal with resource inventory. For more information, call Project Manager Les Maddox at 916/322-7526 . Da'Ia. reruns fell by the wayside in the Lone Star state with the running of the three-race Texas Pro Series. May 16-18. In the Friday night short track in Wichita Falls, Junior :Jim Filice (Yam) took the main event over Mike Kidd (Hon) and Bubba Shobert (Yam). In Satur· day night's short track at Ross Downs in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. Shobert won the Juniorl Expert main event with Kidd and Terry Poovey second and third. Fillce's bike didn't make it through the night. Billy Herndon (Bull won the Novice main.Sunday·s regional