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11 III • ~ t 0 00 California OHV Advisory Committee to meet in Sacramento THE SACRAMENTO. CA. MAY 27 The first public meeting of the California Department of Parks and Recreetion's newly appointed citizens' OHV Advisory Committee is scheduled for Thursday. May 29 in SaCl1lmento. Major areas of concern for the committee will be recreational needs of OHV enthusiasts. acquisition. developement, and operation of State Vehicular Recreation Ar.... and recommendations for allocation of state funds to federal and Iocalagencl.. for provision of OHV facilities in California. The committee. expected to meet four times a year In various araBS of the state, will heer comments from the public regarding recreational use of off-highway vehlcl... Recommendations will be made by the committee on how the Department. through Its OHV recreational pr0gram. can best meet the OHV uaer needs_ The public is encouraged to attend the 7:00 p.m. meeting to be held In the Resources Building Auditorium at 1416 9th Street In downtown Sacramento. 0') ~ ~ Q.) I=: :l ~ Kenny Roberts ran off with his third 500cc World Championship Road Race Series victory on France's Paui Ricard circuit, making the May 26 event a three-for -three total on his 'SO scorecard. Suzuki-mounted Marco Lucchinelli had posted fast qualifying time, with Roberts' Yamaha clockingin second. But in the race. Roberts rode unchallenged from a slow eighth place start to a 5.11 second win over eventual second placer Randy Mamola. Suzuki-mounted Mamola and Lucchinelli staged the battle of the event, with LucchinieIli following the American across the finish line only 0.41 seconds behindlln the point standings. Roberts hoids 45 over a tie between Mamola and Lucchinelli at 22 each. Fourth is another tie between Takazumi Katayama and Graziano Rossi at IS. Johnny Cecotto is sixth with 15 points. Rounds one and two of the 1980 AMAINATC Observed Trials Championship Saries took place over the Memorial Day Weekend, P.I.T.S. staged the first event May 24 near Oroville. CA. and Curt Comer. formerly of Alabama now residing in Colorado. won on his Montese Cote. The series moved to southern California for a May 26 date. and Oregon's Brad Skreen. also Montesa-mounted. topped It. Skreen leads the series. Complete coverage next week. The England vs, America five-race speedway "test series" is over (see p. 12 for coverage of the first two races ). and we won! At the May 7 race held at Hull. the U.S. tall ied 61 points to the Britons' 47. Then, May 14 at Poole , the Yanks racked up 611 points to England's 44. Then on May 24 the final event at Swindon, we topped 'em again, 59-49. Overall, that's U.S . 11-1 , plus a tie. Full coverage soon. In the World Team Speedway Qualifier. held May 18 at King's Lynn. England. the American 1eam of Bruce Penhall. Scott Autrey. Bobby Schwertz and Dennis SigeIos placed second overall. earning a transfer toward the final. England placed first at that meet when the t88m of Dave Jessup. Peter ColOns. Mike Lee and John Davis topped the field with 44 points over the Americans' 34. 2 Quotable quote: After crashing a few times during the first day's motocross special test at the Trask Mountain Three-Day, Suzuki 's Mike Rosso explained, "Handling problems . My mind couldn't handle what my hands and feet were doing." Bob Balentine IKTMI won the May 25 Cherry Creek hare and hound near Jericho. UT. with fellow Cali· fornian Morgan Malocco taking second. Jack Johnson. winner of the past two events. broke a transmission while attempting to win his third straight and retire the perpetual trophy. La Habra Yamaha is placing itself squarely behind the 1980 Saddleback Amateur Point Series . The Hl-race series takes place at Saturday Saddleback Motocross, California Racing Club and Continental Moto-sports Club promoted races. The top 10 riders at the end of the series will receive a brand new 'SI yz motocrosser (in the displacement size they competed on during the series). Bell or KRW helmet, MXL boots. gloves and goggles, DG team jackets. Ocean Pacific wardrobe. Lubri-Tech lubricants, jersey and leathers, and much more. For all the details on the series. which begins June S, call714/55S-1584. Bruce Penhall. the defending World Masters speedway champion. will be returning from across the pond this summ. and one of the things he'lI be doing while he's here is teaching a two-day speedway school. June 14-15. One day will be devoted to classroom instruction. ranging from rider and bike preparation to dealing with promoters. The second day will be on the track at San Bernardlno's Inland Motor Speedway with Penhall's personalized supervision. For further information. contact Ameri· can Raceways, Inc. at 2131446-0969. or 2131446-2241. AI Eames . the man behind the 19711 American ISDT. recently had his left leg amputated after suffering an infec tion in his foot which hampered circu.lation , Eames is recuperating at home. Cards and letters may be sent to 176 East St. , Pittsfield, MA 01201. The Mey 24-25 NMRA National drag races at Epping. New Hampshire's New England Dragway sew Frog Thacker IKawl take the Top Fuel -w in from Bo O'Brochta IKawl. 7.65 . - seconds/182.55 mph to 7.551186.04. O'Brochta set an NMRA e.t. record in losing. Terry Vance ISuzl nipped Bob Carpenter IKawl 9.02 to 9.12 for the Pro Stock win while Mike Bruso IKaw) had an easy win time in Super Eliminator after Jon Baugh broke. Yoshimura Suzuki mounted Wes Cooley won the Formula 1 class of the May. III Victoria Day Sprints at Canada's Mosport Park. Richard Schlachter (Yam) and Bruce Patterson (Yam) finished 211. Frank Mrazek topped both the Open Superbike and Open Production classes, riding a Kawasaki in the former and a Honda in the latter division. Due to the disaster surrounding the Mount St. Helens volcano eruption, the July 12 Caa1Ie Rock TT Winston Pro race - and all other motorcycle racing by the Mt. St. Helens M.C. - Is cancelled. Darris McDaniels and Duane Bernes. both of the club. phoned Papa to tell teIes of five to eight feet of rock· hard sludge that's accumulated on the fairgrounds track. It'lI take a lot of people and heavy equipment to clean up the area, even in time for next year's race ...and then there's still that smoldering mountain. Interested in a 110 % discount for two of the best race tickets in the country? If you order Coca-Cola Superbowl of Motocross and Bel-Ray USGP of Motocross tickets at once , you can get the Superbowl's $25 tickets for $IS and the USGP's $15 weekend ticket for $10. (You may also order $IS Superbowl tickets for $15 at a special ticket booth at the Carlsbad evenr .) To order the two, or for further info , dial 714/494·656S or write P.O. Box 15211, Laguna Bch .. CA 92651. And then there's the Yamaha Perpetual Gold Cup Motocross Serl.. up in the Washington-Idaho area. There's .24.000 for the top finishers In each cl.... plus $6.000 contingency to be divided among Yamaha-mounted finishers baaed on points accumulated during the series. The three rac.. are at Mabton. WA 15091663-24331. Span. way. WA 12061&37-31191 and Sandpoint,ID 12081263-66151. In the May 26 issue of Forbes magazine. Editor-in -Chief Malcolm S. Forbes has addressed part of his Fact and Comment column to Resolution No . 220, the foolishness about forming a task force to go out after outlaw motorcycle gangs. Forbes, a motorcyclist, makes several points. all of which are good reading. Especially for the well-intentioned congressmen who support 220. Let's hope they do read and then understand it! Maico. USA IMaico West and Maico Motorcycles. Inc.. that is.1 are hoping that the thre.man MXGP squad - Gerrit Wolsink. Ivan Van Den Broeck and Herbert Schmitz - will race In the June 22 Bel-Ray USGP of Motocross. No final decision has been given by the factory. however. Malco West. by the way. has a new Sal.. Mallag.... U.E. "Rich" Schuenemann. formerly of KreldlerNan Veen of W.Germany. Beck-Arnley has decided to quit the motorcycle pam and accessories business . They'll keep the automotive outlets open. The 44th Bol d'Or road race. slated for Sept. 13-14. will be an international endurance race. but it won't count toward the World Endurence Championship. HosPITal STOP: PJl's Tim Rockwood phoned Papa to fill in the missing information about Skip Aksland's getoff at the Spanish 500cc Road Race Grand Prix . Seems Skip high-sided on the second lap of the race, following unforseen delays that had robbed him of practice on the circuit. and broke his kneecap in five places. He's now waiting for the cuts to heal before undergoing an operation to correct the broken kneecap . Skip says he's through racing, that this accident and injury was the last straw. Get well cards may be sent to Aksland at 2116 Mills Ave., Modesto. CA 951150. Craig Vetter has announced his first High Mileage Contest. a major event of the upcoming Vetter Rally at Colorado Spring.. A total of .1.000 In prize money wUI be awarded. The High Mileage Contest begins Friday, Aug. 22. at 9:00 a.m. The course Is a 115-m11e round trip, starting at the Rally campsite and running to Cripple Creek and beck. Rules allow any street legal motorcycle equipped with a Vatter Fairing to participate. Two c...... will include blk.. with the WindjammerMndleator type fairings and bikes sporting the smaller Quicksilver fairings. The contest will be limited to the first 200 who sign up at the rally grounds. Specific rule. will be available at reglBtrBtion. The Vetter Rally. August 22·24. will include three days of camping, music. great f ood. special events, guests and speakers, all at the famous Aying . W Ranch. Craig says that he is this event to sponsoring encourage the use of more efficient vehicles. He plans to ride to the rally on an experimental 100 mpg luxury touring motorcycle. For details.... your Vetter dealer or call the Rally Hotlln..: 8001637· 1134. or In illinois 8001252-1119.