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-----------------------Trout Wilderness. Another "off-the-record" plan was to enforce the rules that ORV's could not be operated on the paved ~orest Service roads. Fortunately our discussion led to consideration of establishing "corridors" to allow access to trailheads. Letters of support are needed here, too. Even more important is for riders who go to the Sequoia in the interim to "cool it" on the pavement. Last year there were three accidents which is why they're thinking of enforcement - two of which involved a motorcycle versus a logging truclr.. Besides the advantage of protecting your access, protecting your life is a heavy benefit. Since there is no parking at most of the trailheads, certainly not for large motorhomes or campers wi.t?, trailers - the "street legal or push It requirement would close access to the trails for most of us. ...... 00 (j) ...... WIST Sharon Clayton. Publisher. Caroli"" Geodry, Executive Secretary to tbe Publisher. Voaoria Smith. 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Cycle News usumcs no responsibility for tbe saf~ty. lou or dama~ to such material. R~· printing in whole or. pan only by .~r misaion of th~ publishers. Advertlsmg rates and circulation information will be sent upon r~Quesl. See S.R.D.S. N_. r. Copyright" Cycle Inc. 1981. Tr.d.....rk Cycle N_ "'ili_ed U.S. Pet.nt 0ffIc.. All rights ..rved. ON THE FRONT PAGE: Jay Springe18en flat uiIed aboard hi. Harley at &en. Joee to c10.. up on Steve Eklund in polm.. Photo by C...... Morey. 4 Friend in need As my son receives Cycle News each week in the mail, I was reading the write-up by Ron Lawson, about the Coors race at Saddlebaclr. on April 12th, and it stated that the race was a success with no serious injuries. Perhaps Mr. Lawson isn't aware of this, but I felt I just had to write you, that my son Mike Harrison, rider number 1ST just raced in the 250cc Intermediate class race. He has raced this track many times in the past, but now his racing days are over. In this race he was hit from behind by another rider coming off a jump, and the rider's bike hit Mike in the middle of the back, and he was paralyzed on impact. He was rushed to Santa Anal Tustin Communiry Hospital, and underwent eight hours of surgery. His spine was ~riously damaged, and he was in ICU for four days. He is permanently paralyzed now from the waist down, the doctors say for the rest of his life, and he just turned 22 this month. He has been transferred to Sharp Rehabilitation Center in San Diego, and we don't know how long he will be there for treatment. Mike always knew the risks involved in racing, and enjoyed it, and although he has no ill feeling toward the other rider whoever he may be, I'm sure the other doesn't realize how badly Mike was injured. Mike has many friends in motocross racing, and if you feel you could do a write-up about this serious accident, he would enjoy hearing from his fellow racen. His addrels is: Mike Harrison, Sharp Rehabilitation Center, Room l!1O-2, 7901 Frost Street, San Diego, CA 92125. MRS. HARRISON Santee, CA Trail. - do it you....lf Jerry Counts' discussion of the proposed Sequoia National Forest trail system seasonal closures leads to the obvious "we shoulda known" conclusion ... Ifwe want an ORV trail system, we have to do it ourselves. On April 16th, ~h~ C~ifor:rua