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The plant will operate at full capacity for the next two weeks in an attempt to f inish assembling thousands of mopeds from remaining stock. These w ill be sold in a b id to reduce the e normous debts . 750 out of h is Tucker, GA, shop. However, Kenney's ride came to a halt m idway through the race when he crashed entering the second turn . Bryan was unhurt . Grand National Champ Mike Kidd had a few words to say a bo ut Wise's performance in both the Superbike 100 a nd the Da ytona 200, wh ere h e garnered top 10 finish es both tim es. " Wise was a rnot ocrosser who tried dirt tra ck and did good, " said Kidd. " No w we have a dirt tra cker wh o went road ra cing and did good. And th at' s exce lle nt. " There will be coverage of a t least one road racing G P on NB C television this season. T he network, whi ch provid ed de laye d coverage o f th e 198 1 Brit ish GP a t Si lversto ne, has co ntacted organiz ers to do th e Au gu st I British event agai n this year. Despite over a 50% drop in net income compa red to the 1980 fiscal year, the American Motorcyclist Association 's annual report showed t he AMA increasing its surplus operating capital from $54,817 to' $234,712 . Gross in c o m e from $3 .4 million t o $3 .5 m illion . but operating expenses soared from $2.8 million to $3.2 m illion as the AMA. after re c o ve rin g from a defic it of $444,699 in 1980. was able to spend money. according to the re po rt. on " important planning. ma intenance and management pla ns ." Kenny Roberts and Randy Mamola, both shod on Dunlops for the Daytona 200, had massive rear s licks on their machines. The w idth of the t ire appeared to be around eight inches, and the swingarm on Roberts ' bike had to be modified to fit. Roberts' square fou r had a triangulated sw ingarm . but it appeared upside down in relation to past application, with a hidden s ho c k link-up. Wh en is a n insta nt a n eternity? Steve Wise, ta lkin g to a reporter before Daytona 's Bell Superbike 100, sai d. ''I' m doin g 2:07 la p times, but Freddi e's runn ing 2:04s. T hose are going to be th e ha rdest th ree seco nds to find in th e world." Steve Wis e's sevent h -p lace finish in th e Da ytona 200 was eno ugh to put th e veteran rnot ocrosser a nd n ovi ceyet-success fu l T'Ter /road racer into th e AMA G rand National C ha mio ns h ip/ Wi ns to n Pro Seri es poi nt lea d . Wi se no w has 21 p oints a nd is foll ow ed by J ay Sp ri ngs tee n, R ick y G ra ham, Al ex Jorgensen and Randy C o ss, a ll of whom have 20. W ise wasn 't the only rid e r w ith motocross experience in the Daytona S uperbike race . Bryan Ken n e y, a highly successful MXer in t he late ' 6 0 s and early 70s. was entered on a water-cooled Suzuki Th e in dustry ra ffl e initi a t e d by J , R, Ke lle y to rai s e f unds to help W in ston Pro competitor Ha nk Scott pay his medical bills was concluded at the recent C incinnati t ra de show. Over $12,000 was ra ised. Guest Editorial State capitol observations Several weeks ago , I wrote an article about the Governor's propos al to take $8.5 million out of the "Green Stickie Fu n " in an effort to balance this year 's bu dget. That effort is still very much alive, although the legislature might put it to rest this week. AMA, CORVA, the four-wheel-drive people , and others have hired a lobbyist to work on this issue. The new lobbyest, George Miller, tells us that new budget negotia tions between the Governor and the legislature have so far placed our fund "off lim its" for any money grabs. If you haven't already written your legislatore, it is still not too late to let him know that the OHV Fund moni es were collected for one purpose, to prov ide use areas for off-road vehicles. Let them kno w th at you will not be ha pp y if they vote to spend these monies for an y other purpose. On another note, the bill which was int roduced on beh alf of off-road vehicle groups , AB 2397 by Assemb lyman Bruce Young, will probably be heard in committee on Mar . 31. Most of the major ORV groups have sen t Young an official letter of support. These letters are improtant. Letters from individuals to your own Assembly- man and Senator are also important. AB2397, in case you haven't hea rd , will remove the Off-Hig hway Vehicle program from the control of the Parks and Recrea tion Comm ission (which is totally environmentalist) and put it under the control of a new OffHighway Vehicle Commission. The new AMA/CO RV A/four·wheel-drive lobbyest is also working on this bill. Speaking of CORVA, their annual convention is this weekend in Bakersfield. CORVA president Chuck Hollings. worth announced that the meeting is open to all interested ORV people, whether or not they are members of CORVA. As of now, BLM State Director, Ed Hastey, is scheduled to talk about BLM issues: the Desert Plan Amendments, prospects for a legal Bto -V race, and anything else we care to discuss. Assemblyman Don Rogers , will be on hand to update us on legislation and the latest on our efforts to kill the Budget "rip off." Also in attendance will be a representative from the Forest Service , a .rep from the State Parks Department to tell us about the Grant Program which will provide some new riding opportunities. The State Parks consult· ants who are working on a statewide ORV T rail Plan will also be on hand to explain the proj ect , and to talk ab ou t your favorite ridi ng areas for incl usion to the plan. Besides all of this there is plenty of time planned for fun stu ff. 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