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f- I P.O . Box 653, M ilwaukee, W I 53201. Feb . 11 is the deadline for receipt of entries, and accepted entrants will be notified by Feb . 20. HosPITa l STO P : First Divis io n speedway racer P h il Gagnon is in the intensive care unit of Riverside Genera l Hospital fo ll owin g a fall from a utility po le he was wo rk ing on . Friends say Phil is now conscious an d movin g about, and that cards and letters may be sent to hi m care of John Bu rr Cycle, 9008 Sierra Ave., Fontana, CA 92335. Bruce Hammer has announced that the latest riders to join the Jon Woo Memorial Safety Project in clude Formula One Champ Mike Baldwin and Superbike Champ Eddie Lawson. The JWMSP is calling for safety improvements at Elkhart Lake and Laguna Seca, saying they will not compete unless t he changes are made. The San Diego T ribune reported on the Dec. 27 death- by-sui cide of J acqueline Gross, 41, th e form er wife of the late Cal Ra yborn . Donald Gross, her husband of two years , speculated that the breakdown ma y have begun with Ra ybo rn's death in 1974, the result of a crash in a race in New Zealand. Honda road racing team manager Udo Gietl has released the lineu p of Honda's 1983 tarmac team. M ike Baldwin and Steve Wise will comprise die works team, riding the Interceptor-based Superbikes and a choice of either the FWS four-stroke or ' the NS500 twostroke in Formula One events. The Superbike support team will consist of David Aldana, John Bettencourt, Sam McDonald, Fred Merkel and Roberto Pietri. Bill Spencer's annual tour-de-force excursion to the AMA/Camel Pro Series opener at Houston on Feb . 5-6 is set to go . It leaves from the Ba y Area , and for the measly price of .$440 yo u'll get airfare, three nights' hotel accommodations, ground transportation and tickets to the races. Call Bill at Mountain View Distribu tin g to order yo ur spots: 415/969-1682. Marlboro will sponsor Yamaha's GP road racing-team in ' 8 3 . Threetime World Champ ion Ken ny Roberts and his new teammate Eddie Lawson will be the riders on the Giacomo Agostini managed team. " I talked to Kenny last week and he said he was pleased about the formation of the new team, " said multi-time World Champion Agostini. "I hope to meet with him in a couple of weeks time when we can sign the contract for t he yea r. Yamaha will continue to make all the technical decisions while I will make personnel decisions." It looks certain that Kel Carruthers, former 250cc World Champion, will continue as tuner for Kenny's equipment. "I suppose I'll be back in Europe looking after Kenny's bikes next season, " said Carruthers. " N obby Clark and Trevor Bromley have also signed aga in . " POST ENTR Y: Road race ace Wes Cooley and wi fe Na ncy had a most special Christ mas p resent. Their first chi ld , daughter Alexis Lynn, was born Dec. 25. The youngster passed weig h-in a nd tech at seven pou nds, eight ounces, and 19\2 inches in wheelbase. Tell us Wes and Nancy, are th e baby booties pink - or a bright Kawasaki green? BACK ONTHE== 0<') Can-Amis back to w in you Our new Quad Link system with a lineupof motocrossers that delivers a true 60% rising rate istotallynew! through 320mm of wheel travel. FOUR NEW ENGINESOur Itsrugged, uncompli ated . c y R otax enginedivision in Austria has been bus working design uses a single upper shock mount and carries its unique bellc rank linkage at swingarm levelfor a low . itsmagic on our w hole rangeof motocross engines. Now our 2-stroke OperiClass engine is opened out to a c-of-g and improved handling. full 482cc It doesntjust out-muscle the competition on The system was conceived in co-operation w ith paper. irsa real lifeidle-to-topout monster! Ohlins: the linkage was designed for the shock; Our rotary valve 250 has always let Can-Am riders theshock for the linkage. Itallw orks togetherperfectly. pull rankon otherbikes out of the gate and from turn THE ULTlMATE MARZOCCHIS The front suspension to turn. Now liquid cooling gives it even more authority on our new MX bikes is every bit the equal of our superb rear suspension setup. All 4 models use new w ith a broader pow erband and the stamina to stay out front for a full40-minute mota. 300mm travel 40mm diameter aluminum slider Liquid cooling haslet usturn the w ickway up on Marzocchi units that have beenextensively rew orked with new progressive damping rodsand stictionour 1 reedvalveengine too. 25 And our already potent 4-valve o.H.C Sonic* 500 .redudng teflon bushings. They respond beautifUlly over engine has been significantly breathed on for serious everything from ripple bumpson up. motocrossing.Horsepoweris r;============ = = = ====;l THE BEST OF EVERYTHING up, throttle response isquicker Every 1 983Can-Am motocrosser And four-stroke radng wi ll eynolds comes w ith a rigid R neverbe the same! 531frame,Dunlop tires. Akront NEWOUADUNK "alloy rims, Grimeca hubs, SUSPENSION Along w ith Renoldschain,and an excellent the best engines w ecould new works-type seat/tank build,Can-Am isbackon the combination that will make track with a suspension w inning a lot easier on you. system mars First Class all Climb on one!We w ill w inyou. the way! CK! 00 0') ,f "SpeClflGllionsof BombardierInc. ~ Trad~rks SUt?Jecl clkl nge. ~ to , RIDE ON DUNLOP. Dunlop chews up the competition . Sweeps the 1982 Motocross Series and National Enduro Championship. Mark 8arnett(Suzuki), 125cc Class Champion; Donnie Hansen (Honda), Double Winner, 250cc Class and Stadium Supercross Series; The Logical Choice Terry Cunningham (Husqvarna), Nat iona l Enduro Champ ion ~DUN~OP .3