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Texas World Speedway will be the si te of a 24-hour endurance race on Mav 22-23. The Western Eastern R o~ d racer s Associa tion -sanc tioned event w ill be the first of its kind in Texas, with racing from 9 a.m. Saturday morning to9 a.rn. Sunday, follo wed by a sprint race program. For more on the event , contact WE RA a t 8031784-3 105. The California Park and Recreation Commission will meet on Apr. 9 to hold a hearing and then either approve or disapprove the General Plan for the Ocotillo Wells State Vehiclular Recreation Area . The 9 a.m. meeting will be held at the Youth Center. Circle J Springs Rd .• in Borrego Springs, On Apr. 8 the Commission will tour Ocotillo Wells and Guyamaca Rancho State Park . For more details on the meeting , contact Andrea Patterson at 916 /445-2358. $8.5 million ripped off from California OHV fund SACRAMENTO, CA, MAR. 11 ..Anyone with a respect for sausage or the law should watch neither being made," said the late German emperor. Otto Von Bismark. That saying was never more true than last week in Sacramento. The governor's assault on the OHV budget was int ensified. Initially, the Gov was after $8% million of our money. Late Tuesday night. his henchman. Assemblyman John Vasconcellos, passed around a list of measures which would balance the state budget this year. On the list were two separate $8% million dollar rip-offs from our fund . A conference committee met on Wednesday to consider these items. Assemblyman Chuck Imbrecht and Senator Ken Maddy, the two Republicans on t he six-man committee, kept voting aga inst the ripoff. Our new ORV lobbyist. George M iller, managed to reopen the issue for discussion three times by presenting new information but each time it was voted down by the same 4-2. On Thursday, the legislature voted for the rip-off and the governor quickly signed it. Miller was ab le to get the rip-off reduced from the $17 million back to $8% million. The fight is not over yet. CORVA has already announced possible new legislation and/or lawsuit. Suzuki 's Terry Vance claimed the Pro Stock ti tle at the NHRA Gatorna tionals drag race he ld in Gainesville, FL. Vance ran an 8.70at 15 1.5\ mph to down Kawasa ki-moun ted "Superbike Mike" Kevte's8.72/150.25 run . Low q ua lifying honors were a lso captured by Vance via an 8 .65/ 152.54 shot. Keyte d id n't RO home emptyhanded however; h is group captured "Best Appearing Crew" honors in the primari ly car meet. The AMA has confirmed the addit ion of the Apr. 17 Riverside Int ernational Raceway date to the AMA Superbike Series. The AFM Propromoted event also kicks off the 8udweiser Grand Prix endurance race series, and is the second leg of the Bell Helmets Superbike Triple Crown, which concludes in June at loudon, N H. AFM Pro was attempting to get Superbike races at four other Budweiser endurance race weekends, but those plans have been shelved. Whitney Cycle Ranch in Whitney. TX, The four-race series then moves on to Rio Bravo MX Park in Houston on Apr, 4. Conroe MX Park in Conroe on Apr. 11 and winds up at Swan's MX in Tyler on Apr, 26, Expemwillviefor $9000 while all other riders go for one of the many trophies. For more info, 1 call 713/273-2336, Arroyo Cycle Park's speedway track wi ll be more of a training track than a practice track , according to Dick Vorhees. Severa l Second Divisio n riders tried it out on Mar. 14 desp ite the ra in , a nd preliminary indications are favo rable. Speedway So uth still needs help and construc tion materia ls for it, though . Give Gene Thurman a ca ll ai 714/875-2365 if you can help . The Bureau of Land Management is conducting a review of and requesting ammendments to the California Desert Plan for 1982. Hey there in the Lone Star State! The first round of proposed Long time motorcycle racer Ro bert S. ammendments is already out and Bayn e is running fo r U.S. Congress this second round runs until May in the fifth district, which is loca ted 17. Proposals should, according in Dallas co untv . Bayne, who curto the BlM. be accompanied by an rently rides a 430 Hus ky, is aimi ng explanation of the need for a for the Rep u blican spot in the May I change,The Multiple-UsaAdvisory primary elect.ion. I.:ike most ~oliti Council will conSider the suggested cians, Bayne IS seeking he lp prrmarammendments at its June 4 -6 ily financial. If you can help, c~1I meeting. Send those comments 214/988 -8000or 214/252-8095, or wnte and proposals t o 198 2 A m m end4313 Pleasant Run Rd., Irving, TX. m ent s, Bureau of Land Manage75062. ment, Cali forn ia Desert Di strict, The 10th annual Texas Motocross 1695 Spruce se. Riverslde. CA -Series kicks off on Mar.-28 at lake- - - ·9 2 i Q.7.,-'1 1 4/35 1 -6 J ~ 4. - - --, ' 2- Last week we tol d you that Stew Wise was lead in g the AMA /W inslOn Pro Series poi nt sta ndi ngs . Here are the standi ngs after the Mar. 7 Da yto na 200: I. Steve Wise (21); 2. (TIE) jay Springsteen / Ricky Graham / Randy Goss/ Alex j o rgen sen (20); 6. Mic key Fay ( 19); 7. Mike Kidd ( 18); 8. (TIE) Freddie Spencer/Terry Poovey (16); 10. Ronn ie jones ( 15); I I. Roberto Pietri (13); 12. (TIE) Mike Bal dwin / Rod Spencer (I I); 14. Dale Singleton (10); IS. (TIE) Steve Gervais/Steve Ek lund (9); 17. Bubba Shobert (8); 18. (TI E) Thad Wolff/Eddie Lawson/ Steve Morehead (7). In the Manufacturer sta ndi ng Honda leads wi th 48 poi nts , follow ed by Harley-Davidson (40), Yamaha (37) a nd Ca n-Am (20). Leitner Corporation. maker of the A -Trak suspension device. has moved to larger headquarters. While they didn't move far - next door. actually - their new headquarters has five t imes the space. The new address is 2650 Walnut. Un it C, Tustin, CA 92680. Correction: In last week's coverage of the CMC Saddleback 250cc Pro race, the w in ne r's na me was Pa t Weber, not P . Wi ker. After playing to 46.000 fans at Daytona International Speedway, the Wrangler Supercross Series 1J10ves to the Houston (TX) Astrodome for the Coca-Cola Supercross on Friday night Mar, 19, and again on Saturday night. Mar. 20. Daytona winner and current points leader Darrell Shultz of Team Honda will be there, but you ca n bet that the likes of Mark Barnett. Bob Hannah. Donnie Hansen and the rest of the gang will be gunning for him. Tickets. priced aU7, $8and $101$1 more on the day of the race) are available at all Ticketmaster locations, area Hondadealers, and at the Astrodome. Kids under 12 go for half fare. Ivan Ma uger. five times the World Speedway Champion, and Mike Bast, the-seven-time U.S. Speedway Champ, will poo l th eir ta lents an d co nd uc t a speedway school o n Mar. 27-18. T h is will be the on ly time this year that Mauger will be teach in g a school in th is country. For de tails, call 714/ 780-8261. All the folks in the motorcycle industry are cordially invited for the second Industry Road Ride on Apr. 24-26 . The ride w ill take on the wild and windy roads of the southern Calif orn ia area t hrough Tem ecula, Mt. Pal om·ar. Sant a Ysabel and onto Julian. with an -overnight .s~a y at the Pine Hills J,I . Lo dge~ Featured iNith the overnight stay is a barbeque and a dinner play. Prices. including lodging. are $46 individual and $86 per couple. Make checks payable to Great American Adventours and mail to Industry Road Ride. c/o GAA, 26392 Gemini Lane . EI Tore, CA 92630. For more info call Eric Anderson at 714/752-7833. Nat exact ly a classic hare ' n' hound, but close enough: Fullerton Yamaha will have a Playboy Bun n y in the shop all day Saturday, Mar. 20. You ca n get your picture taken with the . aforementio ned cottontail, absolutely free, and check out the.lines - either h ers or the Yarna has'. Fullerton Yamaha is located at 1835 West Commonwealt h in Fu llerton. Oh, one other thing: The Fu llerton Yamaha ad in last week's paper featured one typo. It was a YZ80j they were advenisi ng; a YZ80T won't exist for a few more years . Ralph Babbitt, Diamond Chain's vice president of marketing. will retire at the end of March after more than 36 years' service with the Indianapolis firm. Babbitt began his career with Diamond in 1936. starting as a mail boy. and has held his present position since 1972. The Rich mo nd Ramblers' Bearfoot Enduro. scheduled for Apr. 4, has had to be postponed because of land use problems. No ne w date has been set as yet, bu t we'll let you know as soon as possible. If you have any other ques tions you ca n contact the club at 415/235- 7322 or 4 151234-0391. Resource planning is now underway for the preparation of five Management Framework Plan Amendments for 10 Wilderness ' Studies Areas (WSAs) in the Caliente, Folsom. and Hollister Resource Areas. Bakersfield District. The plan amendments will involve the Temblor-Caliente. Sierra, Fresno-San Benito. Monterey, and South Sierra Foothills planning areas . The plans will be incorporated under a single Environmental Impact statement lEIS) and will carry out the requirements of the Federal land Policy and Management Act · (FLPMA) of 1976. The purpose of these planning amendments is to determine the highest and best use of the subject lands and. through such a determination. the suitability or nonsuitability of the WSAs for wilderness designation . The process will result in recommendations by the Secretary of the Interior to the President as to which areas. or portions of areas, should be designated as wilderness. The final decision as to whether the WSAs should be designated com- ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System will be made by Congress . The plan amendments and the EIS are scheduled for complet ion by September 30, 1982. The study process will analyze all resource values and ilses within each WSAto determine whether the area, or a portion of the area will be recommended as suitable or nonsuitable for wilderness designation . Th is process will 'address such issues as the grazing of livestOCk, motorized vehicle access, all forms of mi neral activity. land tenure , watershed, and recreational uses. The public is invited t o participate in the plan ning process by su rfacing issues, commenting on the planning cr it eria which will be developed to guide the planning effort, providing information to be I '.' cori6idereil in the planning process.