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three-man board consisting of race director Harry Bresach, referee Kar l Na gy and pit steward Curtis Maddox. Contentions that Klinzmann and Wolff did 1 2 5 laps t o the 124 t urned in by the w inning effort of Kerry Bryant and Tracy Greiger, w ere also denied by the board after a rev iew of the lap sheets. Abrams has appealed the decision, an d a formal hearing will be held, at a date unspecified as of presstime. World Speedw ay Champion Bruce Penhall recently sign ed a commercia l and televi sion representation deal wi th the William Morris talent agen cy. Penhall is als o sla ted to do a screen test for MGM the da y after the June 12 U.S . Speedway qualifier in Long Beach, where he'll do the color co m mentary on th e CBS coverage. Stadium trials is enjoying great popularity in Europe, but here in the States the sport has much less of a following. A group of southern California ATA Experts is trying to change that, putting on trials demonstrations wherever they can. At a recent speedway race at Coste Mesa, these trials riders put on a marvelous show, riding over cars and other obstacles, and stole the show when Dwaine Walters bunnyhopped (l.e.. with no ramp) his machine over nine people I Promoters or event organizers interested in having these ATA riders perform can contact Ol i Thordarson at 5622 Richmond St., Garden Grove, CA 92645, 714 /8979262. Be sure to ch eck out p. 48 of this issue, with the results of the 1982 MX Cat Coloring Contest a nd th e ren d ition pen ned by the Grand Na tional Ch a m p io n, Dave Beaumon t o f Canyon Country, CA. Dave received a $50 check for h is " Mo tocross Ca t at the ni ght mo tocross." The KawaS8ki Team Gree n vans w ill be on the move in t he mont h of June, hitting the AMA and NMA qualifier series. The west van w ill stop at Brentwood, CA (J une 5 6 ), Porterville, CA (June 12-13), Prairie City (J une 19-20), Saddleback (June 26) and Indian Dunes (J une 27). The central van will go to Dallas, TX on June 5-6, follow ed by two-day stops on succeeding weekends at Houston, TX , St. Louis, MO, and Mitchell, NE . The sixth annual U.S . Motorcycle Jamboree is o n tap for Memorial Da y weekend, May 29-31, at the Ventura County Fairgrounds in Ventura, CA. The Southern California Motorcycle . Association will host th e three-day event, which wi ll incl ude campi ng, di sp lays, seminars, movies , bi ke events, dress com pe tition. and a liv e band. Mo re information on the even t can be h ad by ca llin g 213/834-6330. The Bureau of Land Management's California Desert District Multiple Use Advisory Council will hold a public meeting in Ridgecrest, CA, on June 3-4. The meeting, which runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m, each day, will be held at the Masonic Lodge, 626 North Norma. Topics scheduled to be discussed include ORV use, user land fees, and 1982 Ca lifornia Desert Plan amendments. • Harley-Davidson presented Jay Springsteen with a 1983 Sportster at the May 16 Springfield M ile National in recognition of hi s 30th National victory. The Sportster XLX Springsteen received i s a " back to basics" model, according to Harley's Willie G. Davidson. It features mag whe4!ls, two disc brakes in front with a single disc on the rear, a 1 ,OOOcc eng!ne w ith an 8 .8 compression ratio, black exhaust pipes, bead blasted engme cases, a single instrum ent cluster, solo seat, and a 2.5 ga llon gas tan~. The release date is set for m id-July. "The bike hera lds a new generation of XL's: ' said Davidson . AlES: Finally, there's a sweepstakes with something worth winning. The Datsun/Suzuki Sweet>' stakes. It's your bigchance to win a newDatsun 4x4 Longbed Pickup ora newSuzuki RM-125. Absolutely free. To enter, justvisit your nearest Southem Califomia Suzuki orDatsun dealer andask for a free three-part coupon. Part one enters you in the sweepstakes. Part twoentitles you to $2 offthe price ofadmission to the Datsun U.S. Grand Prix 1u~~~~s::sn~~$ir;teng//:: ofanyT-shirt you buy at the race that displays the official USGP logo. lOIN US AT THE USGP IN CARLSBAD Those who ride theirmotorcycles to the USGP will get free secured parking.Andeveryone will get to see the latest Suzuki streetanddirt bik~s that will be on display. BETTER YELRJDE WITH US TO THE RACE Why ride solo? Take theSuzuki "Winning Ride" toCarlsbad andmoke the trip anadventure. Suzuki personnel are hosting a special group ride worth remembering (but don't wonyif you THE wlnnl ' don't ride a Suzuki...all makesare welcome). Meetus at U.S. Suzuki's Headquarters in Brea, California at 7AM, Sunday,June 20th. Everyone who rides along will get a free gift, and we'll have a drawing for other free prizes aswell.See your Los Angeles orOrange County Suzukidealer for more details anddirections. Anddon't forget toenter the Datsun/Suzuki Sweepstakes! I I E * • SUZU K I M hI& & I 3