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• (approximately 115 acres), most of the 'area will be developed into a motorcycle and three-wheeler ORV park. The money which has been requested from th e OHVFund will be u sed to develop the ORV portion of th e proj ect - not th e drag strip. The non-profi t orga n ization which ha s been fo rmed to promote the project estimat es th e cost at $ I.5 million. Of this $I.5 million, $1.2 mill ion will be ra ised from privat e sources. The rem ain ing $300 ,000 will co me from th e 0 HV Fund in th e form of a grant. In view of th e fact that 100acres of th e 115 acre project will be dedicated to ORV u se, th is a p p ears to be one of th e beuer inv estments in ORV recreation wh ich has been provided since th e ORV Fund was creat ed. WBST ~ 00 . C\l I - - - - - - - - - - - - i ...... ... . l-t 0. < America's weekly motorcycle newspaper Sharon Clayton. Pu blisher Caroline Gendry. EXecutive Secretory to the Pu blisher. Dan Rodriguez , Ad vertising/ Edi torial Assistam . Editorial Dale Brown. Senio r Editor. Mar k Kari ya. Editor . Lance Bryson , Editor. Ka rel Kram er . Ed itor. Advertising Skip Jo hnso n . Nation al Sales Manager. T erry Pratt , Sales Manager. Duane Jo hnso n, Sales Manager. Steve Wilson , Sola Manager. Linda Brown . Advertising Coo rdi na tor. Nan cy Danger. Advert ising Assistant. •Graphics and Production Kristin Cooper. Graphi c Ar tist, Ro na Kramer, Assistant. Marion Hat ash ua . T vpographv . Dennis Greene, 1..OOr· , arory . Accounting/Data Processing Thanks. everyone I wou ld like to la ke this opport u nity to th ank everyone wh o sent Howers bo th before a nd afte r m y da d's recent passin g . T hough a lege nd has d ied , th e name Indian and Sammy Pierce will live o n forever. Mik t"Kfinger, Control ler. Donna Brva n . R r'("t j ' ·41b b- Cnurdi na'io r . · Terrv Da ih-v. C:lt'dil ~1 a na Jo:(·" ;\ ( (' U U ll h Circulation R heba Smi th . ~1an~lgt·r. Mir hdlt" Bern ier , Sar ah Tavtor. LaZ':t"tlt' \ ·~l s sa r . llt· b· hie w al ker . Lvna Ho od . Assisl&ll1t ~. Want Ads GLENN PI ERCE Fresno, CA Gayle Wheeler . W ont Ad Sales . Dealer Sales and Service Naney B"'Sll"'r. Dea ler Sales Manager. Vet/OT thanks On behalf of th e Vet eran and Old T imer riders , I would like to thank th e Dirt Diggers North Motorcycl e Club for inviting u s to ride Hangtown Sportsman Day th is year. Motocross is traditionally a yo u ng man's sport, but a llhough th e youngsters go faster, th e intense effort a n d tremendous competitive spirit is just as strong in the Veteran and Old Timer classes. Many of these "older" riders were the pioneers of motocross in this area not too many years ago. It seems fitting now that they be included in th e "ep itom y" of the sport - Hangtown. Services and Support Chris Aitcheson. Receptionist. Gregory Hanson. S&S. West 2201 Cherry Ave.. Long Beach. CA P.O. Box 498 . Long Beach. CA 90801 · 0498 (215) 427 ·7433 ; L.A. Line 636 ·8844 . 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A full interview with America's500ccMXGPcontender for the past decade begins on p. 24. . . .. Attention Vets and 30+ riders The Over The Hill G ang Association (O T H G A) is a motocross racing · cl ub whose members a re 30 yea rs of age or older. with chapters th rough.. out California .a s we11 as two more .. .. . .. . . .. . .. chap ters in Nevad a , a n d a budding chap ter in Washingt on Slate. If yo u are 30 or o lde r a nd would lik e to race w ith ride rs or yo ur own ca liber a n d age ins tead of gelli n g run over by th e local " ho t sh oes ." th en th e Over The Hill G an g is for you. We ra ce every two weeks and have four d ifferent d ivisions of skill levels - Novi ce, Intermediate, Amateurand Expert. Wh en you co me out to ride one of our ra ces for th e first time, you will ride as a gues t and b.e classified into th e proper di vision depending on yo ur skill level. We have our own races and scorekeepers, so you don 't have to worry about those "hot shoes" running over you, co m in g from behind or waiting in long lines for sign up. We are a family oriented club so you can load up the wife and kids for a great day at th e races. Once or twice a year we have a club barbecue where all the members and theirfamilies get together to have a fun day at the park. There's also an annual Christmas dinner and awards banquet for all members. On April 24 and 25 th e club will hold its annual OTHG National motocross race at De Anza Park near Riverside. CA. We also race at the Mammoth Mountain MX in june. So get out that scooter, load up th e family and put the fun back into racing with the Over The Hill Gang. For more information. call our president Randy Wessells at 714/5256584or john Downeya t 21~/691-8~42. MIKE WILCOCK Azusa , CA The project itself is located near th e town of Cas ta ic in Los Angel es County, an d will serve the needs o f off-road motorcycli sts in this fast growing a rea, a s well as provide a safe refuge for th e drag racing people from th e San Fernando a nd Santa Clarit a Vall eys. Presentl y, th ere is a tremendou s problem with street drag racing in th e San Fernando Valley . In all honesty, th e g row ing problem of drag ra cin g-related deaths an d accidents in th e Valley was th e original "driving forc e" behind the form a tion of Motor Exposi tio n. However, once wh at a ppeared to be an ideal site wa s located for safe a n d legal dr ag ra cing , it became apparent that th e acreage was much more than was required for a dra g stri p. At that time , th e sco pe of th e proj ect was expanded to in cl ude a motorcycle riding area, and th e proponents applied for some Slate " G ree n Srickie" monies to pa y for part o f th e motorcycle park. No fin al pl ans have presently been developed for eithe r th e drag str ip or the motorcycle park. I have suggested that the Valley Racing Association, Inc. contact interested motorcycle groups, including District 37 and CORVA. to en list their assistance in developing plans for the facility. I am also frankly somewhat amazed at the amount of controversy this project has caused because of inclusio n of a drag strip in a facility which will be only 20% funded by ORV monies. This year, the OHV Fund will provide 100% funding to the tune of $1,140,000 to acquire an area in Madera County where there are onl y 7.000 registered ORVs "in a three county area surrounding the project. Part of the a rea in this Madera Project will be used to stage boat races . In comparison , I think the Castaic project will provide a real benefit to the riders in the north Los Angeles County area and beyond. I hope this information will clarify some of the questions surrounding this project. Since I have become per; sonally in vo lved in trying to make this ORV park a reality, I am most interested in hearing from your readers regarding any suggestions to improve the project. I may be contacted at my office in Sepulveda at 15226 Parthenia si., No. ~B, Sepulveda, CA 91~43. Moto r Exposition Proj ect clarified The Cycle Ne ws issu e of April 7. 1982 carried a short article on the RICHARD KATZ MOlOr Exposition Off-Highway ~9th Assembly District Vehicle Project near Castaic, CA. Since there appears to be some confusion a bo u t this project, I would like to provide some information which Publlahed Iettera do not neceamay be helpful. ArIIy refIec:t the poaItIon of First, the proposed project does inCycle Newa. Inc. send Ietten clude a paved drag strip, and it was 10 VoIc:ea. 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