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that you don't blatantlj and in'ation· ally destroy this great traclt. The Big 0 deserves a better fate than that. We the people, the racers, spectators, sports supporters, Chevron cwtomers, deserve more from you than that. Thinlt about it. EARL H. SMITH President, American Road Racing Association Santa Barbara, CA . WIST Sllved I would like to say thanks to all of the memben of the Bedouins and the United Enduro Association. These fantastic people "rescued" my wife, son and I from the confines of a mini pickup truck cab at the Coyote Derby Enduro. Our friend's motorhome was stopped at Cajon Pass due to high winds and we had no place to sleep other than in the cab. At 5 a.m. we woke up cold and cramped, looking everywhere for our buddy's vehicle. Th.i~, is wher,t we were. rescued by "Fat Phil and hiS ultra-tnclr. rolling hotel. These folks treated us as if they had known us for yean. They turned our bummer into a blastl This is a club I'd like to join. Thanks again. EDDIE ROCK Escondido, CA America's weekly motorcycle newspaper I Sharon Cbyton. Publisher. Gendry, Executive the Publisher. Carotin~ S~cfetary to Editorial Chula Morey. Managing Editor. Dale Brown. Editor. Mark Kariya. Editor. Advertising Skip Johnson, National Sales Manager. Terry Pratt,. ~ales Manager. Linda Brown, Advertlsmg Coordinator. Graphics and Production Kristin Cooper, Graphic Ani5t. Barbara Travers, Assistant. Marion Hatashita Typography. Denni. Greene, Laboratory: Accounting Mike KI~, Manager. Donna Bryan. Accu. Receivable. Pat Batty. AlIt. Accu. Ra:eivablt:. Terry DaiIoy, CmIit Manop. Circulation Rheba Smith. Manager. Shirley Short, Sarah Taylor, Michelle Allan. Assistants. Duane JoblllOn, Dealer Sala Manager. Want Ads Yvette Goeken, Want Ad Sales. Services and Support ChriS Allcheson, Jamoon. S&S. Receptionist. Joe West 2201 Cherry Ave.. Long Beach. CA P.O. Box 498. Long Beach. CA 90801 (215)427-7455: L.A. Line 656-8844. East 4190 Fjnt Ave., Tucker, GA. P.O, Box 805, Tucker, GA 5008ol. (404)954-7850. Cycle New./Wat (USPS 141-540) i. published weekly except the first and last week of the calendar year for $20 per year by Cycle New•. Inc.. 2201 Cherry Avenue. Long Beach. CA 90801. Second cl... postage paid at LonK Beach. CA. POSTMASTER: Send form 3679 to Cycle New.. P.O. Box 498, Long Arizona dirt track R.A.C.E. (Racing Association of Concered Enthusiasts) is a new motorcycle racing association in the Phoenix are~. R.A.C:E: is t.he o~y motorcycle ra<;Jng assoaanon m Anzona actively trymg to regenerate interest in din track racing (i.e. IT, short track, etc.). We currendy have posters in most of the motorcycle shops in the Phoenix area and are worlting hard at locating a race track. It has been over five years since we've had a regular track to race at. We a.re. desperately trying to get o~r ~auon mto the motorcyclist's VIew. We ve had very encouraging reo suits thus far, but we still have a long way togo. Anyone interested in seeing dirt track racing in the Phoenix area, please call Marlow Parks at 60l!/8451124 or Doug Dillar at 60l!/958·2618. Or drop us a line at R.A.C.E., 7752 W. Wagoner Rd., Peoria, AZ 85545. MARLOW PARKS President, R.A.C.E. .Phoenix , AZ Beech, CA 9l8I1. Subscri~ion rates: cl~ mall, $20; two One year, second years, second class mall, 535; three years, second class mail, 555; 25 weelu. 511. Foreign rata available on request. Cycle N~5 welcomes ull5Olicit~ edi· torial material including stories, car' t?OM, photos, etc. Such material, if pub· Iished, bttomcs the exclusive property of Cyc~e News. Such accepted material is sub~ to :rnsion as is necessary in the sole discretion of Cycle News. Unsolicited material which is not used will be returned if accompanied by a self· add~cssed stamped envelope. All unsoliCited material will be handled with reasonable care, however, Cycle News assumes no rcsponsibilicy for the safety, loss or damage to such material. Re· p~n!ing in whole or. part only by per' miSSion of. the ~ub~hen. ~dvcnising ratcs and Circulation mformauon will be sent upon re~uC5t. Sec S.R.D.S. Copyright Cycle Ne_, Inc. 1981. Trademark Cycle N _ regl_ad U.S. Patent Office. All rlghta ..rvad. r. Thenka from Reecue 3 Rescue 5 would like to thank everyone .from Stotts Body Shop and H~ungton Beach M.C. for making poa5Ible the much needed paint job done on Unit 5. A special thanks to Bob Stotts and his crew, for without their help the body work and painting could not have been done. We would abo like to thank Floyd Mattox and Ken Colben of Montclair Yamaha for the top cover on Unit 517. I'm sure all those who have to ride in the unit will appreciate being in out of the weather. HARRY CANTRALL Secretary, Rescue 5 Barstow, CA Save Ontario! ON THE FRONT PAGE: Daytona 200 winner Dale Singl. ton is joined in victory circle by trophy girls. Elmer. his Beaulieu of America sponsors and Lynn Griffis. Photo by 4 Charta Morey. Enclosed is a copy of a letter sent by me to Chevron Land and Develop' ment Company opposing the imminent destruction of Ontario Motor Speedway. Now we need the help of every concerned reader, whether racer, spectator, or spons supporter. For-all who have wondered what could be done to fight Chevron - here is your chance. All else h~ failed; The only weapon we have left IS public pressure, public indignation. Write to Chevron. Let them know you don't want to see Ontario demolished. Each letter, each post card with the message "Don't ~troy Ontario" is important. If you Wish, tell them you won't buy Chevron produet5, and tell them why. They've gOt us up against the wall, but w~ won't go down without a fight. Wnte to: R.F. Schlecht, President, Chevron Land and Development Co., P.O. Box 5069, San Francisco, CA 94119. We desperately need your help. Join us. Dear Mr. Schlecht: When Chevron Land and Development Company purchased Ontan'o Motor Speedway we all wondered why. Was Chevron going to promote racing' Maybe this would be the shot in the arm OMS needed. How wrong we were. It didn't talte you long to announce your intentions - the destruction of this world famow race traclt. For what.' Condominiums' A shop~ center' And why' Why spend 1mlhons for that noble facility when there is abundant vacant Iond ;;. the area' If you particulorly wanted to build in Ontan'o, why not buy something much cheaper.' Many of w have expressed our distress. A. spoltesperson to you was grven . polIte .attention, and empty promISes to listen to alternative proposals.. ~ou promised a JO·day hold on demolItIon to supposedly allow time for propositions and pions to operate the faahty on a profitable basis. But it now appears that was only a device to pacify, and divert attentio/,!, as the demolition progresses. Why, we aslted ourselves naively, would they spend all that money to buy the traclt only to demolish ia Then the dismal thought - could it be you want to lose money on the fadlity' Tax u:rite-offs' Offset some of those "windfall profits" before taxes' . Is the company that cloims it was '-born on the frontier" more interested in a tax shelter than the public mteresa We're not .asIting that you perform any magnantmow act of chanty. Just Reply to Sheek Mr. Gochnaur's so-called accusations in the Feb. II issue of Cycle News are not all that unsupported. Most, if not all, of his observations are correct. The main problem is the AMA's continuing belief that the BLM is not the enemy. There are a hell of a lot of BLM people malting big decisions who a~it to b.eing preservationists (ecologISts, enVIronmentalists, naturalists, whatever), but say this doesn't affect their ju.dgement. Does the AMA really buy this? Do they really believe that no~y in the BLM cares about preservation? Maybe the AMA is not aware of the high BLM official who will be quitting to become a biggy in the National Wildlife Federation. Or how about the BLM, bigshot who takes jeep rides with the SIerra Club to discuss, among other things, destruction of the desen by we off-roaders. (Sierra Club jeeps must be the orlly ORVs allowable?) If the AMA would just accept that the BLM is the enemy, too, and that others have an important role in keeping B·to·V alive (like the Phantom Duck), they would have a lot easier time convincing riders to support the AMA the way they have the Ph~ntom Duck. Their suit is a step 10 the nght direction. ROBERT ALLESSI Lawndale, CA Published Iettera do not nec:eaurily reflect the position of Cycle News. Inc. Send letters 10 Volcea. Box 498. Long Beech. CA90801. NEXT WEEKSidecars through Long Beach streets!