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Tarzana, CA. Performances will be at 9 and 10:15 p.m., and forreservat ion s call 213/342-7166. The AMA has scheduled an ISDE team selection meeting for June 22 at the AMA offices in Westerville, OH. The meeting begins at 9 a.rn. and is open to those individuals interested in providing positive input toward the selection of a qualified team to represent the U.S. in the ISDE in Czechoslovakia this 'September. Also, this year's official tour will be organize d by Champagne Travel. For more info on that, contact Gigi Penton, 1 3 0 5 Northridge Road West, Amherst, OH 44001 , 2161 282-7075 . Champagne Travel is a lso organizing a tour to the Trophee and Motocross des Nations races set for West Germany and Switzerland on the first two weekends of September. G uenter Gmelin of Cycle West in Van N uys, CA, called Papa the other day to say that he a nd Rock y Williams will be twirling wrenches for Maico riders Mickey Kessler, Andy Stacy and Gary Pustelak a t the J une 20 USGP at Carlsbad. Los Angeles Trade-Technical College will feature a motorcycle repair mechanic class as part of its summer school program. The program runs June 21 through July30four nights a week, and head instructor Pat Owens says that outstanding students can go directly to the second semester program when the school's regular program resumes in September. For more -info contact Trade-Tech at 2131 746-0800. Delaying until the last possible day , June 3, St. Louis Mayor Vincent Schoemehl signed into law the legislation ending a three-year-old ban of motorcycles from roads in the Missouri city 's parks. Board Bill 6, ap• proved by the St. Louis Board of Aldermen o n May 14 with overwhel ming support. repealed the " bike ban" and complements a city noi se -ordina nce enacted May 13. There will be a short track/TT race Mike Kidd 's ranch in 80yd, TX, on June 27 that's of note for a couple of reasons. First, it will be taped fo r broadcast on national cable TV, so some of the amateurs ru nning can get some air t ime, even on the ju m pless short track event. Second, Kidd is allowing motocross bikes with knobbies to run on t he TT course to set up a - motocrosser 1 d irt tracker challenge unlike t he one he was in in Houston. For all the details , call 817/433-5559. l~t HosPITal STOP: Injured off-road racer Bob Balentine is in im proved co ndition, and was released from intensive care over the weekend. As of presstirne, Bob was being transported by Rescue 3 from San Diego to Lo rna Li nda H ospita l, Ba rton Rd. and Anderso n. Lorna Li nda. CA 92350. Bob underwent sur gery June 8 to repair h is shattered right ankle and doctors - plan to let the rest of hi s right leg heal by itself. Bob's wife Michele will hav e some medical news of her own soon - her first child is d ue wi thin a week. Now that Bob's ou t of intensive care. he'll be a ble to receive visitors, phone calls , flow ers, and soo n, a newborn child. Orange County Intemational Raceway Thursday night MX program will have a Graydon Ltd. Prize Night on June 25, with all sorts of goodies. They incl ude Ceet safety seats for class winners, Ancra tiedowns for runners-up, and American Pro grips for the third-placers. Everyone who signs up gets something. For more info , contact OC IR at 714 /552-55 1 1 . Intermission at the J uly 17 Miller High Life Su perbow l of Mo tocro ss will feature th e "S prite Laser Show." presented by Laserm edia . Kryto n and a rgo n lasers will penetrate the night air in what sh ou ld be quite a mindbla st. co nsidering that Lasermedia did th e aw ards ceremony at the 1980 Winter Ol ympics and still does the Electri c Light Orchesta shows. AscOt promoterJ.C. Agajanian has been undergoing a series of tests recently 'fo r a stomach ailment, but so far all tests have been negat ive. Still Aggie was out at Ascot the other day, supervising the paving of the parking lot. Speaking of Ascot, former motorcycle TT specialist Eddie Worth broke the 25lap sprint car record, which had stood since 1957. The Utah Salt Flat Racing Association will be holding speed trials on the Bonneville Salt Flats. They ha ve two da tes: July 23-27 and October 2324. For more info on these events: contact the USFRAat P.O . Box 2744I. Salt Lake Cit y. UT 84125. Dept. of Corrections: World Observed Trials competitor Toni Gorgot rides a Montesa, not an SWM as we had ind icat e d in an earlier issue. The Pro fessional Racing Orga nization will be hosting a grand prix at Rosa rito Beach on July II. There 'll be free beer at sign-up Saturday. a wet T'-sh irt contest on Saturday night. and a 25-mile course for the race on Sunday. PRO can be reached at 714/ 531-7158. HosPITal STOP: Road racer Bruce Hammer has been transferred to Rancho Los Amigos Hospital to undergo physical therapy for his spinal injury . Hammer's partner, John Ulrich, says that Bruce is making progress in regaining the use of his hands. Cards and letters may be sent to him at Rancho Los Am igos , Ward 704, 7601 E. Imperia l Hwy. , Downey, CA 90242. Bruce is expected to be there fo r the next 60 days. World Ch ampion Bruce Penhall and World Pairs teammat e Dennis Siga los recently transferred to the World Best Pairs Ch ampion ship lat er this year. The Americans landed a second place in Prague, Czechoslovakia beh ind th e English team of Phi l Collins a nd Kenn y Carter. 34-32. The World Championship will be held in Australia in Decem ber. Now signed with Honda, Wheelie King Doug Domokos will make an appearance at the Central Valley Speedway meeting on June 19th. It will be Doug's first performance ever in that area. R iding to Laguna Seca? See yo ur participating Cal ifornia Yamaha dealer for details on their annual road tour to th e Winston Pro Series road race J ul y 10-11 at Monterey. CA. This year 's tour will incl ud e admission both da ys with a p it pass . a parade la p. tour cap and pin plus a post race part y where Kenny, Ra ndy a nd Fred -' die a re scheduled to draw for prizes. including two sets of Dunlop Elites. Cost is S25 ; see yo ur Yamaha dealer. If yo u're flying int o the San Francisco Bay area for Laguna Seca Here's a skirts-off look at Eddie lawson's KR500, which placed second at Elkhart Lake and will be contesting the June 20 Laconia Classic road race at Loudon, N H. "It's besically a new bike, " according to Kawasaki's Steve Johnson; " The bike has a shorter wheelbese, is lighter a nd is much more adjustable to rider preference in many areas," said Johnson.'" The engine has about the same power as the one Eddie rode at Daytona, but with the chassis refinements the power is more usable." and would like to rent two-wheeled transportation for the weekend, give Dick Bra ndt at Concord Yamaha a call. He's set aside a dozen bikes from his usual summer Eu ropean tour groups for that weekend with a irport pickup on Friday/Saturday and retum Monday. Call him at 415 /798-2580. Grand Tour Program. The popular road riding program operates o n a di str ict level under the organization of local AMA cha rtered clubs a nd promoters. Carli sle will send the winner of each AMA Grand Tour a new Carlisle Arrow ST in reco gni tion of his or her accom plishment. Got a Classic or Vintage motorcycle that yo u' d like to road race? Well , th e Classic Ra cing Mo tor cycle Club of sou thern Cal ifornia has a race of th eir own a t every ARRA meet with trophi es. ARRA points. yo u name it. They break the mach in es down into two ca tagories: Vintage for pre-'64. a nd Classi c for pre-'75 . as well as respective displacement classes. No slicks. discs, or contempo rary upda tes allowed for. Vintage mach ines. Due s are SIO per year, a nd the club welco mes regula r racers as well as those wh o wish to parade their vintage machines. For info, wr ite to club president Greg Phillippi. 170 1 Oak Ave., Manhattan Beach . CA 90266, an d be sure to include make, year. model and displacement of your bike. It ' s easy to become a supporter of t he U.S. team at this year's ISDE in Czechoslovakia. The AMA/ISDE Rider Fund, through several outlets, has hats w ith the red white and blue support team logo ($5 ), patches ($ 5), stickie s ($ 2 ) and Tshirts ($8) for sale. You can order products from Art Salomon, Box 225, Rock Hill, NY 12775. Make checks payable to IS D E Rider Fund . T eam H onda has been usin g a new cont ract a p proach wi th some of their MXers. A rider ca n predict where he will finish in the poi nts stan dings for his class . a nd is pai d accordingly. If he finishes bett er tha n his prediction, a bonus is usuall y d ue; if he finis hes worse th an he figured, well. . . . Sylvester " Roc ky" Stallone w ill be seen ridi ng a Harley-Davidson FLHS in Rocky 11/,' the third episode of the popular film series. Stallone told Enthusiast, the H-D monthly magazine, " Rocky needed something to iIIustrete his private life on screen. There's a point in t h e script where his world is crumbling. He takes ti m e for soul . searching, for retracing his past. The motorcycle fits the part perfe ct ly." Eddy Lej e u ne (Hon) w on t he Belg ian World Championsh ip Observed Tria ls round o n June 6 . Gilles Burgat (Fan ) w as second, and Bernie Schreiber (S WM) was third . Lejeune leads the series w ith 99 points, followed by Schreiber with 83 and Burgat a t 7 1 . A $20 H arl ey? T ha t's righ t! Accordin g to Th e New York T im es, Ha rleyDa vidson has gra nted a license to Em p ire of Carol in a for a lin e of H arl ey-Davidson toy motorcycles . Also in th e wo rks are items such as men 's co logne. beer, and vitamins. With a n increased emphas is on makin g th e H ar ley-Davi dso n name and logo beu er known . th e Milw aukee based motor cycle man ufacturer has notifi ed man y firm s tha t their use of th e H -D log o /name on prod uc ts is a no-n o. " O ne of th e stro nges t assets th is co mpa ny has is its nam e," said Clyde Fessler j r., director of mark etingand licensing, in the Times,report. " Licensi ng will furt her establish our nam e -as prestigio us and keep it current with th e American p ublic." " We have decided not to replace the ca nceled August 22 Tulsa (O klahom a) Winston Pro Series Half Mil e with a nother event," said AMA's Bill Boyce. " We did look at other facil ities, but decided to keep the schedule th e way it is." Globe-hopping motocrosser Carlos Serrano is at it again, this t ime to sink knobbies in Italia n soil. He 'll be heading over there towerds the end of June and says, "I'm ready to go back there." He'll be riding 500s, possiblyfactory Betas. The Carlisle T ire a nd Rubber Co. ha s agreed to su ppo rt theAMA's 1982 •• 1 •• •• • J • t • • 7