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TEN YEARS AG·O - California's on-again, off-again political /motorcycle brush fires were ignited when Assemblyman W. Craig Biddle introduced a bill calling for mandatory helmet use by motorcycle riders and passengers. .. . 0-e l-o Works Yamaha riders captured the victories as the Pacific-AMA motocross series moved to Carnegie Cycle Par k in northern California. In the 250cc class. i t was a seesaw contest between the works Yammie of Jim Weinert and the CZ of Brad Lackey, but Weinert finally tri umphed. In the 500cc ranks. Gary Jones took his Yamaha to a win over Huskymounted Bob Grossi. The 1972 speedway season opened at the Indio, CA. showgrounds. Bill Cody used the opportunity to take the season's first Scratch main over Rick Woods and Steve Bast, while Eric Olsen won the Handicap main over Steve Bast and his brother Mik e. Bruce Baron debuted the 125 Husky with a win at an ACA Saddleback motocross. It was battle waged by young riders in the 125cc Expert class at Corona Racewa y. In the end. l6-year-old Bu ltaco pilot Ken ny Zahrt emerged the winner over Penton rider Danny La Porte. Skip Newell was named public relations manager of Kawasaki Motors Corp. ADVANCE T ICKETS AVA ILABLE AT (i) TJ~Em[JN' HOWE AVE. BOX OFF ICE - ' (916) 920-1121 - OR 925 Howe Ave•• Sacramento , Californ ia 95825 ET --~---------- - -"",M~A= QRDER TICK IL~~~~~~~F=OR~M---------- ---" .~ ~. Turf Club seats Box Seats Reserved Grandstand Road tests a re a motojournalism staple, then and now. So the eN staff did o ne: Mulholland Drive . Howard Utsey was the overall winner of the Huntington Beach M.C. hare scram bles. doing the deed on a 400 Suzuki. Second overall. first 250cc Expert . was a newcomer to the desert, Jim Fishback (CZ). Third overa ll. riding a q ua rter-liter Bultaco , was Doug Winche ll. John Frankli n. known as the " Farmer from Madera." won the 250 and 500cc Senior classes in a CMC motocross at Livermore, CA. Total at $25.00 each at $17.50 each at $15.00 each $--$--$ _ (General Admiss ion $10.00 on sale at Box Off ice on night of race only) ENCLOSED IS MY CHECK FOR $ _ Please enc lose a self addressed stamped enve lope along with check or money order payab le to : HOWE AVE . BOX OFFICE - 925 Howe Ave .• Sacramento , Californ ia 95825 Name Phone _ Addres s City State Z ip _ _ THE SWEET TASTE OF V1CTORYJ Jimmy Adamo - WINNER AGAIN! Kawasaki, which had been making headlines with its prototype 450cc MXer, showed up with another model in the form of a 250cc piston-port enduro machine. Ron Bishop and George Walk er rode one in the Mint 400 an d fi nished 16th in spite of a rash of fla t tires. Battle of the lWins Castrol congratulates Jimmy on his great wins - the second year in a row! • WINNER DAYTONA '82 • WINNER TALLADEGA '82 Thank you for riding with Castro I America's #1 Motorcyc le Oil. T racy O swell gave northbound oppon en ts a southside view of his CZ en route to a three-mote sweep of the 250cc Expert class at Indian Dunes. The heads of the AMA and the MIC. Russ March and James Potter, a nn ounced a combined AMA /MIC committee which would respond to R ich ard Nixon's recent Execu tive Order on ORV use on public lands.• Quantity Engineered for Performance Castfol 401 Hackensack Avenue, Hackensack, NJ 07601 19