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Tire-sponsored four-hour WERA road race held at Long bland's Bridgehampton circuit. Californians Bruce Hammer and John Ulrich took their Team Hammer Suzuki to the overall win, in front by seven laps at the checkered flag. To promote Interest In the Aug. 2223 Suzuki West8m Netiol_ NMRA drag race at Orange County InterNtlonai RacewaY. folks like Vince Santangelo, Jon Baugh. Russ Collins .nd the Teson .nd Bemerd teem heel their machines on cllspley at the swep meet .nd .peeclwey reces held at the Orange County F.irgrounds on Aug. 14. If you're going to be competing in the Sept. 5-7 National Amateur/Youth championship Hillclimb at Bay City, WI, be forewarned that the AMA will be checking fuel at the event. According to the AMA, "Engine fuel must consist of gasoline defined as a petroleum fuel whose dielectric constant falls within the range 2.025 ± 5. Additives for lubrication and knock suppression may be added, providing the resulting mixture falls within the above values." Meico's Alen King, fourth ranked in the SOOcc N.tional MX Series going Into the Washougal (Washington) National on August 2. crashed hard in moto ona and dislocated his wrist. An operation had to be performed, end King look. to be out of ection for as long 8S two months_ Maico is putting together a team for The Superbikers at Carlsbad Raceway on November I. Plans to have SIeve Eklund, Rod Spencer, Rich Schlachter and Carlos Serrano on Ihe leam are now in the works. - The European compeny which pr0duces Pemod, .n 8& proof spirit .n.... will .ponsor this year'. SCORE Baja 1000. The Pemod Baja 1000, Nov. 6-8, .terts at Ensenade, B.C. Mexico, winds over approxImately 800 miles of the toughest terreln In North Americe, then end. In Ensenada. The compeny .1.0 becks • fully.....ried 87-rider motorcycle roed race te.m In Europe. Nancy Emde and Charles Bragger will be married on Aug. 22 in Oceanside, CA. The best of everything 10 both from all of us al Cycle News! M&D Promotions heYe scheduled three Friday night .hort tracks at LodI Cycle Bowi to make it three double-heeder weekends with the regular Saturday night program thera. The three doubles will be held on Aug. 21-22. Sept. 9-10 and 5ept. 16-19. More info7 Dial 209I3lI8-71_B2. Two $1,500 Pro purses will be up for grabs at the Saturday Saddleback Double-Cross MX Aug. 22 and Aug. 29. The event, sponsored by Orange County Cycle and Fairway Yamaha. will feature 40·minute Pro motos and !lO·minute Amateur races. In addition to the $!I,OOO in Pro money. Ihe Amateur riders will compele for $!I,OOO in prizes and a 1981 YZ 125 will be given away in a drawing. , Host country Belgium has .nnounced their team for the September 6 Trophee des Nations MX land the September 13 Motocrou d.s Nations in West Germanyl. 500cc MX World Champion Andre Melherbe will be joined. by Georges Jobe, Harry Everts .nd Andre Vromans. Ivan Van den Broeck will substitute for Everts In the West German event. Ah well, live and learn ... We'll be showing you a test of Maico's new 40hp, water-cooled 250cc pavement smoker in about three weeks, but it's not what we may have led you to believe. Much to our embarasament, after telling you that it's a road bike, Papa discovered that Maico is imponing a GP road racerl HosPIT.1 STOP: Tony Brigg., son of four-time World Speeclwey Champion Barry Briggs. creshed during. speeclwey race meeting et Coventry Speeclwey In England .nd suffered severe damage to his beck. neck. end spinal column. Although Tony W8S completely pal'lllyzed for the first few d.y•• he still hu not regained complete use of his hands. The doctors feel confident that he will, In time, make e full racovery, Tony rode hi. first year of .peedwey In the United Stetes In 1979 end perticlpeted In the United State. Netional Championship that seme yMr. He still hu many fans In this country who remember him well end would like to drop him e nne to cheer him up while In the hospital His eddreu I. The Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopedic Hospltel. Oswestry Shropshll'll, Englend. 00 ~ Ted Rose Ccenter). e motorcyclist, M.D. from CBrmel. CA. end the winner of e 1981 GPz1100 In the recent AFMlBudweIser/Kewaseki SIx-Hour endurance race sweepstakes, receives his prize from Kew888kl's Peter LOC88clo (lettl end Jim Moore of AFM Pro. Reportedly. Ted told his wife that If he couldn't buye new bike. then he would win onel John Culllngton of Fresno. CA recently picked up one of the prizes he won in the Cycle ~. . Super 6-Hour SWMP8tllkes for picking the winning brand of the bike Ce Kawasaki) of the AFM Budweiser 6-Hour roed rece - a Kawesakl KZ440LTO belt drive. John's friendly neighborhood Kawasaki de.ler. AI Kewesaki of Fresno Kew.saki. presanted him with his Ietest sat of wheels. Not shown is the mountain of other prizes John will receive In addition to the bike. Seen the "Closed To All ORV." flyer that's circulating around? It's about Clear Creek, and if we don't want it to become another Panoche, Mercy Hot Spring or Three Rocks, we'd hetter tell the Bureau of Land Management about it. BLM is presently soliciting input, and they need it before Aug. !II. Tell them how you feel about ORV use at Clear Creek by writing David E. Howell, BLM Hollister Resource Area, P.O. Box !l65. Hollister, CA 9502!l or by calling 408/6!17-818!1. I.M.S. promoter John La Douceur hu ennounced thet the CBllfomle Stete Invltetlonal Speedwey Champlon.hlp will be held at Sen Bernardino egeln this ....on; however. the competition expected at the 1981 championship will outdo that of years peued since Bruce Penhall hu .ccepted the Invltetlon end wiD be evelleble for the event on Wednesd.y. 5ept. 23rd. If Penhall wins the World Championship at Wembley, .. odds makers predict. his .ppearance wII be hi. first In the U.S.A. 8S • world title holder. Speeclwey fans may .ntIcIpete the tops In scratch I'IIcIng since top point holder 16-ye.r-old Lance King of Ven Nuys is elso scheduled to compete In the event with other top riders In the state. Tickete may be purchesed at the track or by mall from Amerlcen Raceways, Inc.. P.O. Box 3072. Arcadia. CA. 91008. Adult edmlsslon 113 & up) is t7 .nd • child'. tickat C.ge 6-12) coats only '3. Make checks or money orders payeble to Amerlcen Racew.ys. Inc. For further information, please cell 21314460969. Did you see the Cycle News Want Ad about the private inventor who claims to have a unique engine design? He has a working prototype which promises high horsepower with broad range, high economy and efficiency, and little or no emialliom. He's looking for a backer and invites serious inquiries only_ If you have the bucks, dial 916/284-7015. • Slater Brothers, recently .ppolnted 8S U.S. distributor of 0 ... off-roed motorcycles .nd spere parts, ennounced that the first batch of 0888 360 Trials models hes .rrived. The machine features 302.7cc dlsplecement. five. speed gearbox and a weight of 211.2 pounds. The retell price will be ,2.266. For more info, contact Slater Bros. at P.O. Box 746, Kenwood, CA 96462. 707/83J.2622.