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The April issue of Safe Cycling, the Motorcycle Safety Foundation's magazine, features a cover photo of baseball slugger Reggie Jackson thumbs-up and grinning from the seat of a Harley-Davidson . Jackson did a television public service announ cement for the MSF, as well as a poster which is due out at the end of this month. t he end of the second day, with prizes d o na t e d by Kal-Gard , Mal colm Smith, Bill Wal t e rs, Tsuba ki Chain , Pasa de na an d Po mona Suzu ki, and more. For info call Ra ndyWessellsat714/525-65B4, or J oh n Down ey a t 213 /691 8342, Carlsbad Raceway will ba the s ite of the Anaheim Hi-Siders AMA D-n Grand Prix to be held over the May 1-2 weekend. Knowing the 'S id e rs, it ought to be a goodie. Check out the Calendar section for details. J ack Carlton o f th e Bees M.C by WdY o f a n ex p la na tion as to wh y there was lillie ad va nce word on the Ap r. 25 Widowmak er hillcl imb o u tside of Salt Lake Cit y, UT. T he lease was on ly sig ned 10 da ys befor e th e event. There'll be th e exotic nitro-burners of th e Exhibition clas s running for a $5000 purse a n d a 1000 reward for th e first rider over th e hill. La st year over 20,000 people wa tched th e event, whi ch was filmed by Don Shoemak er for NBC S poTls Wo Tld and a ire d recentl y. Sh oemaker will be back to film it agai n, we're told. For mor e info on the nation 's most legendary hi llclimb, ca l l 801 /2 55- 89 46 o r 801/561-1453. High Point Racing Products West has moved on the bigger an d better things. Well , at least, quarters. The address of their new location is 2650 H Mercantile Dr . , Rancho Cordova , CA 95670. The new phone is 916 /6352141. The American Speedway Final will take place June 12 at the Long Beach (CA) Veterans Stadium. The top three fin is he rs from that race will move to London fo r t he Overseas Fina l July 4, t hen to Vojens, Denmark fo r the Inter-Continental Fina l J uly 23 , The top finishe rs t he re w ill join the firs t five finishers from the Continental Final July 25 in Lezno, Czechoslovakia, which includes the best fro m the Iron Curtain countries and West Germany, This field of 16, including reigning World Chamio n Bruce Penhall who's automatically seeded into the race, w ill contest the World Championship August 28 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, For more info on the American races, contact World Class, Inc. at 7141492-9933. Two bikes were stolen from a '78 blue Ford van before the Apr. 18 Riverside Bud weiser endurance race. Both were Yamaha Visions. The first was a black race bike with wide rims and tires, motor n u m ber 00203, a nd the other was a red stocker, motor n urnber 04750. If you have any infor mation on these two bikes, p lease call Sa n Lea ndro Yamaha at 415/483-2345 . Last week we wrote that Rich Arnaiz would be backed by Stockton Harley-Davidson . However, Arnaiz says that's not true. " I am not aware of any such sponsorship - I am self-sponsored in relationship to my Harley-Davidson. " Arnaiz added, "I would ba more than happy to have this announcement if such a sponsorship existed . However, it doesn ' t , Racing is extremely expensive, and I still do not know how many Nat iona ls I can race at this ye a r:' Gary Pennell has been ap point ed vice-p resident of marketing a t Diamond Ch a in , succeedi ng R alph Babbitt, who retired after 45 years with Diamond, in that posit ion. Pennell joined Diamond in 1969, a nd hi s most recent position was that of sales manager. The OverThe Hill Gang la group of motocrossers age 30-40, not to ba confused with successful Widowmaker entrants) will be h o ld ing their fifth annual OTHG Nationals at DeAna Cycle Park on Apr. 2425. The Los Angeles OTHG chapter will host the two-day event, wh ic h will see OTHG members from all over the western U,S, competing, as well as the Old Timers Association and support classes. A large raffle will coincide w it h the trophy presentation at " It took us a while, but we ha ve a five-yea r lease on th e hill ," o ffered Ita lje t fa c t o ry rider Scott Head sent us t hese photos of a prototype SWM two-w he e l drive trials bike . A sprocket f itted to the outside of the existing cou nte rs hift unit drives a c hain which d rives a gear which drives a cable which drives a chain fo r the f ront w heel. It can be disengaged at will. Want to e njoy a n ight in t he dese rt, watch a few racing f ilm s, participate in a raffle and help s u p port the Phant o m Duck of the Desert all a t t he sa me tim e? Well, o n Sat u rd a y nig ht Ap r. 24 in the Red Mountain a re a just off Trona Rd., t here will be a Saturday night get together just before t he Triumph hare scrambles. The Phantom Duck of the Desert will be there, as w ill Pat Owens and three films - foot age of the 1 964 California State Hare Scrambles, as well as two Yamaha f ilms: Grand Slam of Motocross and ICing Kenny. The raffle w ill feature prizes donated by Kal-Gard, Barnett, Flanders & Co.. and Triumph Motorcycles of America. The campsite will be lim ed from Hwy. 395 down Trona Rd . Contact Pat Owens at 213 / 443-9630 after 4 p .m. for more info. I / h e City of Tecate, northern Baja T border town and site for th e past 10 years of the famous Tecate 500 Enduro, has asked the Los Ancianos M.C ., who put on the Tecate 500, if they wou ld like to run a Grand Prix simi lar to the Elsinore race of years pa st. The event would run through the streets of the town and out through th e co unt ryside for a lon g loop. Severa l laps would be run . The club is giving th e request serious consid era tion. John Fero is n o w a manufacturer's representative fo r Smith Gogg les a n d will be at all AMA National Champ ionsh ip End uro Se ries events and most of the ISDE Qualifi e rs . Kare n Leim b a c h, w ife o f Kawasaki's end uro /off-road c oordinator Dane Leim ba ch, is wo rk in g for Jones Goggles and w ill follo w the same basic schedule . T he 1982 FIM Con gress will take pla ce O ct ober 20-25 in Opat ij a, Yu goslavi a. now, but there's no doubt it's intended to be a challenger to Yamaha's TZ250. HosPITal STOP: Joaquin Picazo, a southern California motocrosser who carries CMC number 28 , crashed over the Apr. 10-11 weekend. He broke his back and is now paralyzed below t he wa ist. You can drop him a card or note at 5270 Kes ling , San Diego, CA 921 17. T he Dinosaurs Association reunion o n Apr. 25 wi ll feature a sho rt hare scra m bles for pushrod four-str ok es o nly. Din o saur g rea ts ex pec te d incl ude Buck Sm ith, J .D. Williams, Don Surplice, Ken Knudsen , Eddi e Mulder, Ron Nel son, Bob Ba iley, Ski p Van Leeu wen . a nd man y others active in th e '50s a nd '60s. Ho w long ha s it been since you' ve h eard a ma ss four-stro ke sta rt? For in fo on the event , call Pal Owen s a t 2 13/4439630 a fter 4 p. m . class. Texan Danny Storbeck placed fourth in the Race of Champions, making him the fastest nonCalifornia rider. Nowell Thomson came from Idaho to take the 60cc Race of Champions over Clay Branch of Texas and Bubba Erickson. Yamaha's Ron Le c h ie n won every c lass he e ntered , in cl ud in g the 125cc Stock and Modified Expert c lasses. Drag racer Jim Yod ock , 35, of Ca tawissa, P ennsylvania , was killed o n April I I in a ligh t pl ane crash near Pittsbu rgh . Yod ock was th e NMRA 's Number One pl at e holder in Competition Elim in ator in 1980. He was also a member o f th e select Wi seco Seve n Second Club. Ca rds a n d leit ers ma y be sen t to RD # 1, Box 144. Ca tawissa, PA 17820. End uro Le To uq ue t, t he Fre nch cross country race which draws t o p rid e rs and many thousands of spectators each ye a r, may not run in ' 8 3. The French Min ister for the Environment w ithdrew permission for t he event next year, b ut actions by ra c e enthusiasts are already underway t o have the decision reversed , Results f rom t he National Minicyc le Association's World Min i G P at Saddleback Park Apr. 16-18 sho w Pa ul Denis taking the 80cc Ya m a h a Race of Champions over Todd Campbell and Larry Brooks. De n is a ls o picked up the w in in the 1 05cc c lass on his regular KawaU p eastern Washington wa y,the Trisaki rid e , over Rick Hemme and Cities ABATE group will be having a B ruc e Bunch - both Suzukibike show at the Benton County m o u nt e d . Denis also t o o k t hi rd in Fairgrounds, in Kennewick, WA. The both the Modified and Stock Expert date on that is Apr. 24, and th e doors Mini c lasses. Bunch IS uz) won open at 10 a.m , There's all sorts of bo t h of those followed by Rick classes for street bikes. ch o p pers. vinAlso spotted in Japan was a protoHe m m e IS uz) in the Stocks and tage bikes, dragsrers and more. Call type 250cc two-stroke twin road racer. Larry Brooks ISuz) in the Modified 509/946-1425 . The bike is in:.£~~~~~~~~~~~~:':~=:.!:~~~:::':::::;::~.l.~~ia:~~~ _ . " •• , ." " . , '" ~ ~~~~~~~ pre-production stages Honda unveiled a water-cooled 250cc V-twin street bike ata dealer preview in Japan la s t month. The VT250F features four va lve heads, double overhead cams and a sixspeed gearbox, Honda claims 35 horsepower at 10,500 rpm and a top speed of 102 mph. Rear suspension is monoshock Pro Link and the frame is a double lo o p cradle type. Dry weight is c laimed to be 311 pounds. •••••• ••••