Sitting in a deal er 's (Cycle City.
Ltd.) showroom in Honolulu, as far
from its intended environment as
possib le, is a new H arley-Davidson
XR7 50 avail able to the general public, few of which have any idea what
this mo torcycle is actually designed
for. Maybe this letter will be read by a
racer, tuner or sponsor who is looking for a n XR750. It's a shame to see
it wasted her e.
MAC McFARLAND
. A frustrated flat track fan
Mililani , HI
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O N THE FRONT PAGE :
Danny "Magoo" Chandler
was no chump at the
USGP. he was the champ.
Complete coverage begins
on p . 6 . Photo b y Da le
Brown.
VOICES
Thanks from Ham m er
While laying in th e hosp ital in
Wisconsin I was inundated with cards
and letters from friends and total
strangers alike. I 'was reall y dazzled
and amazed by the kind thoughts and
I appreciated everybody's con cern and
good wishes.
Now I'm working hard on my recovery at Rancho Los Amigos Hospital, 7601 E. Im perial Hwy., Downey,
CA 90242. in Ward 704. They tell me
I'm going to be her e for five or six
months, but I'm out to prove them
wrong - especiall y since this place
charges $668 a dayl
It's going to take a long tim e and a
lot of determination but I hope to see
. all myoId frie nds and new friend s at
the races sometime in the future.
In the meantime I'll write - well,
actually dictate - to let you know how
it 's going. Thank you very much .
BRUCE H AMMER
Team H ammer
Downey, CA
Thanks for caring
My heart aches from th e pain of my
husband 's death. But , the sorrow I
feel has been softened by th e kind
prayers of so man y others. I didn 't
know how I was going to face the:
days surrounding the funeral. I felt
alone in my grief, but I was wrong.
The cards, calls and flowers we received were so very comforting. I.
can 't begin to try to thank people
individually, but I do want everyone
to know that his family and I sincerely appreciate all the wonderful
things that 'were done in Willie's
memory. However, it 's especiall y
important for us to express our gratitude to Jill Fili ce. During those nine
days Willie remained in a coma, she
gave us her car and house and rearranged her schedule to be by our side
at the hospital. Just knowing so
many people cared about him and
they took their time to let us know
makes what has happened a little easier to bear.
Many people have said th ey just
can 't believe it. It 's hard for us also.
But Willie loved racing; it was hi s
life. I've been told he was very happy
that day at San Jose. He was proud to
be Na tional #46 on the Winston Pro
Ser ies, and I was proud to be his wife.
Thank you and God bless everyone
for caring so very much.
I live in a suburb of Philadelphia
and will be flying to Los Angeles on
Nov; 18, 1982fora 10-14da y southern
California vacation with my wife.
Rather than pay Avis and be miserable all vacation in a car, I have a
proposal: I'd like to have access to a
75Occor larger touring-equipped bike
for 10-14 days. In return , I offer the
similar use of my immaculate 1976
BMW R90/ 6 equipped with head lamp modulator. tote box, saddle bags and windscreen. I have owned
seven different motorcycles, ridden
over 100,000 safe miles , and I am a
certified Motorcycle Safety Foundation instructor. I live one day's ride
from Montreal, Vermont, New Hampshire, Niagara Falls, Washington D.C.
and the Skyline Drive. Interested?
Write me.
HOWARD CYLINDER
clo The Franklin Research Center
Roo m 562, .Century Buildi ng
20th &: Rich St.
Philadelphia, PA 19103
DONNA CRABBE
THE CRABBE FAMILY
Baltimore, MD
Sand Flea GP
I'm writing in response to the
second annual Sand Flea GP which
was held June 6 at Lord Ellis Summit, near Blue Lakes , CA.
The race , which was run by th e Far
West M.e., was run in th e forest on
Simpson Timber Company property
and was much better, in my opinion,
th an th e Sand of Samoa the year
before . The forest , some of which was
so dense that vou almost needed a
headlight to see the trail, was fun and
required the riders to keep on their
toes to negotiate som e of th e secti ons.
Of course, Mother Nature played a
big hand in the excelle nt co urse condit ions' wi th ra in the pr evious four
days. The rider turnout was down ,
probably du e to th e remote location
and tim e of th e year.
The only flaw s I found were with
the parking (bu t it didn 't a ppear that
they co uld have done anything about
that), and the placing of some of the
danger arrows. Some were placed too
close to the danger area and caused
more than a few riders (including
myself) .to take soil samples until
those parts of the course were memorized.
However, the Far West M.C . deserves a lot of credit for a wellorga nized race, quick results and good
trophies. It's nice to be in events like
these , and this event was also an
Easter Seal benefit race.
Everyone I talked to after the race
liked it and I can only hope they ru n
their event in that area next year.
Observed
trialsters
tackle
Donner
Lake!
MARSHALL RO SE
San Pablo, CA
Hawaii Harley
Harley-Davidson 'sXR750: Built for
racing and sold to racers only - true
or false?
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