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t yo u trail new s, answered questi ons and took ca re o f any prob lems. A guy by th e n ame of Fri tz was th e manager. I understand at one ti me he was a top German end u ro rider. You ride a lot of local events during the year, wh at's the com p etition like? Let me tell yo u a bo u t District 17 local event s. There's Ron R ibolzi, wh o posted th e third best American sco re in Czecho, Jeff Fredette and J ohn Fero , wh o bo th h ave ridden the ISDE, an d we g el occas ional visits from John Martin a n d Fritz Kad lec, wh o aren ' t slow either. We have a t least four g uys wh o ar eof National caliber, bu t for one reason or a noth er money, job, wife o r kids - th ey n ever go l beyond riding the loca ls. T hen, there's a lway s so me young guy wh o's j ust ca tchi ng fire . I don 't feel bad if I ge l beat . In fact, I'm glad the re's that kind of compe tition. II keeps yo u on the thrott le and in sha p e. Ca n you imagi ne the peopl e . vo u 'd have to hea l at a loca l enduro in . Ohio? Do yo u have a training program, or do you just ride yourself into shape? I don't h ave a formal training progra m as suc h . I rid e every event I ca n, p lus I do so me weight-lifting a nd ru n ni ng. My biggest problem is time, or rathe r th e lack o f it. The ISD E Qual ifier Series starts in Ma rch a nd .ru ns into J une. I can' t pass up too many of the early ones j us t because they aren't close because I m igh t have had lu ck or machi ne tro u ble lat e in the series a n d then I m igh t fail to ma ke th e tea m. T ha t means a lot of traveling, an d ,Mo nda y m orn in g I have to go to work. I spe n d a co up le of days cleani ng a nd maintainin g the bi ke a nd that mea ns I'm getting down to where there're just one or two days left in the week . There a re some other th ings I have to do because m an does not live by motorcycles alone. Seriously, what I'm saying is, I tra in more in the winter a n d sum mer and ride more in th e spring and fall. The mayor of Carnanchee, Pa u l Willis, who is also a pi pefitter, has let me layout an eight-mi le loop on city la n d down by the river. II's onl y a sh ort ride from m y h ouse and that m akes it han dy if I only want to ride for an hour o r so . If I had to load th e' bike and haul it someplace, I wouldn 't ride as much. My diet has become important to me. I've read a lot about supplements an d vitami ns and learned a lot more fro m talking to people like Terry Cu nn ingh am and Dick Burleson. You know Dick has never smoked a cigare tte or taken a drink in his life and I swear he knows more about n u tri tion than anyone I've ever talked to . If yo u wa nt to know a bout getting in shape and staying there, talk to Burl eson. What are you r plans for th e '83 season? I'll be riding for Ma ico USA on their support program throu gh Barry H igg in s' H &H Maico in Smyrna, Georgia. I' ll be concen tra ti ng o n the ISDE Quali fier Series a n d a lso runni n g National Championship Hare Scram bles ro u n ds an d some Nationa l Championsh ip and Regional Champi onship Enduros. I want to be . assu red of my spot o n the ISDE team ea rly and that mea ns getting so m e top finishes in the first events. There will be one th ree-da y Qualifier in Oklahoma a n d that will be good because th e one-day events just don 't gi ve th e new riders the experience the y need to prepare them for a Six Day. . Do you have any special memories of Czechoslovakia? T wo stic k out in m y mind: One is the Czech ri ders on their big , heavy J awas bli pping the th rottle and motoring up the nasty hills while the restofthe world has to push up. The other is my own pride in being a member of the American ISDE team. • II. SB~ ~ Lf' SMOOTH-BORE CARBURETORS Mikuni has engineered th e VM38 Flat Valve t o give you the response you need to edge out the competition. ADVANCED DESIGN... Air fl ows faster and smoother thr ough the ventu ri area of th e VM38 Flat Valve. The high velocity means a stronge r vacuum at th e needle jet nozzle and more effic ient . fu el draw. . FOR QUICKER RESPONSE ... The Flat Valve delivers better response for you. Whether you're cornering. at half throttle or opened up all the way, the VM38 responds to let you grab the dirt and grab the lead. Application s include motocross, desert, race track and ATVs. WITH MIKUNI RJLL-L1NE ADAPTABILITY. And because the VM38 is from Mikun~ you can expect state-of -the-art precision, durability and a dependab le nat ionwide support syst em. It acceptsall Mikuni interchangeable parts including th e Power Jet and Accelerator Pump Kits. £J1ll!l1D AMERICAN CORPORATION 8910 Mlkunl A~ue, Northridge, CA 91324