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TEN YEARS ere co AGO And there were a few words from the President. .. Ilichard M. Nixon issued executive Order 11964, wh ich called upon the Secretaries of Interior, Agriculture and Defense , plus the Tennessee Valley Authority , to establish controls over off·road veh icle use on public lands. ercross A picture showed former Grand National Champion Gene Romero behind the wheel of a NASCAR stock car. "Burritto" was scheduled to drive Kevin Terris' 1970 Plymouth in the Miller High Life 500 at Ontario Motor Speedway. Unable to produce th e required 200 units of its new all -aluminum XR750 in ti me, Harley-Davidson's Charles Thompson annou nced that th e company's ra cing team would not compete atDaytona , That would leav e Mark Brelsford and Mert Lawwill at home during Speed Week , but Cal Rayborn was expected to compete in the Lightweight event aboard a Don Vesco 250 Yamaha. Peace dove on the handlebars of his CZ, Brad Lackey dominated the 250 and 500cc Expert classes at a northern California motocross hosted by the Salinas Ramblers. The Wrangler brand is proud to betbe 1982 sponsor of the N/\A sanctioned Supercross'Series. Daring, demanding, adventurous. That's the Supercross spirit. And that's the spirit of the Wrangler brand, too. So come on out and watch the riders compete for points in the $75,000 Wrangler Supercross Point Fund. SUPERCROSS Ron Bolling and Pat Richter took their Open class Husky to the overall win in an annual team motocross at Foster's Ranch . Bolling and Richter fin ished five laps ahead of the runnersup, Jay Stradley and Lonnie Foster, • in the three-hour event. Remember when? SERIES , Ellent Anaheim.CA Seattle WA . Atlanta.GA Daytona Beach. Fl Houston,lX Pontiac.MI Kansas City. MO Los Angeles, CA San Diego, CA The Motorcycle Industry Council announced that Malcolm Forbes, editor-in -chief of 'Forbes Magazine, would be the principal speaker at the MIC's third annual meeting in Washington, DC . Jim Drury, star of ' the TV show The Virginian, was , named as master of ceremonies. The AMA Board of Trustees vetoed a plan to elect a Class-A (dues paying member) representative to the powerful Executive Committee. then comprised of all Class B (ind ustry) members. Chief objection to th e plan was that it called for the Class A rep to be chosen by Class B members. r Wra AMA Novice Pro Steve Hernandez (Oss) had been unstoppable in the indoor short track circuit, but in the second of a series of races at the San Francisco Cow Palace, he met his match in the form of Suzuki-mounted Dave Hansen. Hansen dominated the main event, winning over Hernandez , Gary Lozano (Bul) and : Iliclt Hocking (Bul). Tom Rapp led fellow Bultaco rider Dave Rogen to 1·2 placing in the 125cc Expert class ai an A.C .E. motocross at Indian Dunes. Rogers returned to try again , in the 250cc Experts, but he wound up second again this time to Deadman's Point regular Rex Staten (CZ). In the 500cc Experts , J im Wilson (CZ) was the winner over Tim Han (Mai). , 'J , Stadium Date' Anaheim Stadium Seattle Kingdome Atlanta Stadium Daytona Intl.Speedway Houston Astrodome Pontiac Sillierdome Arrowhead Stadium Los Angeles Coliseum San DiegoStadium 1/30 2/13-14 2/27 3/6 3/19-20 4/ 24-25 5/8 7/17 TBA Supercross Riders. They're some tough customers. .c 1982, Blue Bell,Inc, Formula 054 SUPER BRAKES "~ ~ ~ , ~O ~ ~ ~ ~~ - '~~-': ~--;;;:;,: AFM #1 FRANK ~UR Specifies EBC ESC HIGH PERFORMANCE DISCPADS are now ova liable In the USAforall models of Japanese, Har1ey-Davidson and European bikes. Proven time artertlme to be the best disc brake pads on sale by Independent magazines and racers. Forfingertip stopping power WET or DRY ask your dealer for EBC disc pods. They cost less and work best. Exclusive U.S. Distributors: Deal"",. Please "!rite For Free 1982 Catalog & Distributor List. FREEMAN AMERICA CORP., P.O. Box 561. DuBois, pA 15801 (114) 371-0770 25