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Oakland Coliseum on Sept. 10 for a four-day run. Produced by Western Explorations, lnc., addi- . tionaI show information can be found at 415/276-8873. Papa received a beautiful Bikers of America Fight Musc ular Dystrophy action kit from Harley-Davidson in t~e mail last week. Want to help "J erry's kids?"' T he kit is filled with fund raisi ng ideas that also are' fu n to participat e in as mot orcyclists. Clu bs may obtai n th e action kit from Harlev. Davidson Moto r Compan y, P.O . B~x 653. Milwauk ee. WI 53201. Send them to th e atte ntion of Bill Dutcher . Direct or /Pu blic Relat ions. Despite a broken toe on the fourth lap of the first moto in the May 25 British Championship MX round at Corsham, Graham Noyce (Hon) topped the field . Noyce plans to run the June 8 SOOcc GP in Italy. The May 25 French GP road race round at Paul Ricard proved to be a rough one for American entries Dale Singleton and Richard Schlechter. Singleton qualified 37th with Schlachter 38th in a 30 bike starting field . "W e just didn't get enough time on the track to get it dialed in ," said Schlachter at the Road America Winston Pro Series road race National. " We probably got two hours and a bit to run . The others had been there for three da ys practice that we didn't know about . You've got to be on top of everything . It was a learn ing expe rience." : . ~,t O. " . " : .~ The June 8 motocross race at Saddleback will see some major track changes, according to Rich Kimball. Included will be some new jumps, including a double jump as used in the Nationel, and the addition of some sand to the clay track surface. Dave Emde will be supported by Duckwo~ Chain , through Hap Jones, durhis campaign of the U.S. road racing circus for the remainder of the 1980 season. He'll ride the Loudon Superbike event on a San Jose BMW , but that's a one-shot deal ; he's still looking for a full time Superbike mount. "' . .... : .' . ............ (Left to right! Harley·Davidson Director of Public Relations Bill Dutcher, Doug Domokos and Burt Reynolds took a moment to check over the Harley Sportster Domokos will wheelie in Reynolds' new movie ea.IHHINII which is being filmed in Atlanta. Domokos spent 20 minutes with the bike and proceeded to do taillight·scraping wheelies. "Hey, this thing's a puppy. There's nothing to it," Domokos said. One scene called for the Harley to be driven out of an airplane and filmed at a distance as it crashed to the ground. That made Dutcher a bit apprehensive. The film is due to be released in June, 1981 . ' , Papa received a super poster from Northwest Motocross Enterprises for the July 6 Washougal Yamaha Nationel Motocross. Dealers who'd like to sell this item at a suggested $2 (it's worth far more) are urged to contact NME at 7100 S.W. Hampton, Suite 130, Tigard, OR 97223,5031620-5301 . Joe Parkhurst's Motorcycle Business Newsletter included a few choice items: Honda is reported to be de veloping a single shock rear suspension for the CBX; Ossa is alive and at least kicking (according to John Taylor); Triumph is near to making a deal with Suzuki Japan's tra di ng company. Marubeni, that hopefully will save the failing British manufacturer; and. results from a recent Gallup Poll revealed that when Americans were asked what kind of activities they'd participated in during the last 12 months. 10% said motorcycling. That's compared to eight percen~ who ~oted . golf as their gamel MBN IS pubhshed by Parkhurst Publishing Co .. 1812 Alaska Ave.. Costa Mesa . CA 92626 . It 's an informative publication if you can swallow a $78 per year subscription pricetag. PhoneJoe at 714/549-2092 if you have some im port ant news to con tribute regarding your motorcycle business-oriented int erests. • 3