Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Trecy Greiger)." AFM Pro could not be reached for comment at preutime. Mammoth MC Inc. Presents 15th ANNUAL MAMMOTH MOTOCROSS $15,000 CASH & PRIZES $15,000 CONTINGENCIES JUNE 25,26,27 Honda is lookin g for MX titles in '82, and they're ready to back it up with dollars. In additio n to th e .$100.000 bonus for th e Supercross title. Honda team riders can look forward to an $80,000 bonus for a title in any of the three National MX classes. The generel public can't buy one, but a Honda RC250AF works Supercron bike is worth approximately $40,000. Three-time National MX ch a m p Marty Smith is pl ann ing to come out of retirement an d rid e for Cagiva , an Italian co m pany, in th e remaining 125cc National MX rounds. " Cagiva called me up and asked what it would take to get me out of retirem ent," sa id . Smith. " I sh ot them a pretty high figure and th ey sa id that would be fine-we 're talking lots of money. I'm just waiting for everything to come together and for th e bikes to be imported." Italjet's Dwaine Walters departed for Europe on May 10 to compete in the Italian, French and German rounds of the World Championship Observed Trials Series. Dwaine's trip is being paid for by the American Trials Association lATA) in recognition of his winningthe 1981 National Championship. Walters, who competes aboard an Italjet 350T, is leading the '82 ATA point standings. Form er Cycl« Netas editor Tod Ra fferty is assembling material for a catalog of mote-art to be published this fal l. Interested photographers an d ill us trators may submit samples. co lo r and/or bla ck and whi te. until Ju ne 30. H igh standard, excell ent reproduction qual ity material is required. Send mat er ial a nd a SASE to: Paradox Press, Box H, Santa Margarita, CA 93453 , or ca ll 805/ 438-5348 for more info. Team Maico, backed entirely now by Dick France of Fairmont, IL. will be helping to raise money for U .S. riders going to the ISOE in Czechoslovakia in September. Towards that end, they'll be selling Steve Booth's bookDlgaln' Dlrtat all IS DE Qualifiers. All profits from the books that Team Maico sells. as well as receipts from sale of the official 1982 AMA ISOE Support patches and decals designed by Dick's wife Joyce, will go to offsetting the high cost of sending riders tothelSDE . California speedway fans can get still more use out of their Class 4 motorcycle drivers licenses. After using it to get S I off the ad m issio n on th e May 7 Costa Mesa speedway races and accompanying Inter-Shows swa p meet. take that license with yo u an d truck ou t - oops, make that ride o ut - to San Bernardino on May 26. It will be Cvcl« Netas Class 4 night a t Inland Motor Speedway, a nd yo u again ge t SI off admission to th e races with yo u r Class 4 license. In addition. the gang from CN will be th ere to help you sign u p for a ch ance to win either a 1982 Suzu ki RM250Z or a 1982 Kawasa ki GPz750 in th e C ycle News Ridea way Sweepsta kes. We'll be there at 6 p.rn., a nd racing gets underway a t 8. Maico's Rich Schuenemann broke hi. arm at the Ounestown GP. Get well cards should go to Maico. 110 Santa Anita Dr., Burbank, CA 91502. Get well quick, Riehl • THIS WILL BE THE ONLY PUBLISHED ENTRY -FORM FRIDAY SATURDAY 125 EXPERT 125 INTERMEDIATE 125 JUNIOR OPEN EXPERT OPEN INTERMEDIATE OPEN JUNIOR 80 MINI (1 CLASS ONLY) SUNDAY 250 EXPERT 250 INTERMEDIATE 250 JUNIOR FEES: EXPERT $30 INTER. $20 JUNIOR $20 MINI $20 VETS $20 VETS (I CLASS ONLY ) ENTRIES OPEN MAY 25 LIMITED ENTRIES ENTRIES POSTMARKED BEFORE MAY 25, 5 DAY PENALTY No Refunds MAIL ENTRIES TO: Mammoth MC In c. P .O. 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I furt her acknowl ed ge th a t during t he co urse of sa id eve nt s there ma y be time s at whic h thoug h not ac tivel y part icipat in g in sa id eve nt . I may be a spec tat or and I, neverthe less, vol u nta rily a n d kn ow ingly ass ume suc h risk . I furth er ack no wledge tha t I may susta in prcma ncnt o r grave inju ries as either a part icip ant o r specta to r at thi s event due to the neg ligence: of other pe rso ns includ ing pa rticpa nt v, Marn mo th Me, the re feree, or o the r officia ls, th e o wners o f th e premises, o r a ny or the lea se ho ld ers a nd thai with thi s in m ind . I, ne vertheless. vol un ta rily a nd kno wing ly a ss u me such ri

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