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to pass, Team Obsolete will be there en masse . ROB IANNUCCI Brooklyn, NY For a closer look at Roper's Mat chless G-50, see p. 18...Editor. To Southern California enduro riders WEST America's weekly - motorcycle newspaper Sharon Clayton. Publisher Caroli ne Ge miry, Executive Secretary to the Publisher Lisa Scho rr , Advert ising/ Ed itorial Assista nt. Editorial Dal e Brown. Senior Ed itor. Lance Bryson. Editor . Karel Kramer. Editor . DaVId Edwards Editor. Advertising Skip Johnson, Nati onal Sales Mana ger. T erry P ratt, Sales Manag er . Du an e Johnson , Sal es Man ager . Steve Wil son . Sal es Man ager. Linda Brown , Ad vertisin g Coord inat or . Nancy Danger. Adve rrising Assista nt. Graphics and Production Kristin Cooper, Graphic Artist. Ron a Kra mer. Assistant. Marion Ha tash ita, Typography. Den nis G reene, La bora tory. Accounting/Data Processing Phil Larson backers unitel Mike Klinger , Co ntroller. Don na Bryan. Acc ounts Rece iva bl e Co o rd in a to r. Geneva Repa ss, Assistant. Terry Dai ley, Credit Manager. I am a long-time friend of the Phil Larson fam il y and have ta ken a lot of time off work to travel wit h this racing family. This family has devoted most of little Phil's life to his racing, and for good reason . Phil is one of th e most promising riders in th e U.S. toda y. Now, I' ve been told that after th e CMCGoiden State Series, Phil was to get a facto ry bike. Phil was told that if he would be a guinea pi g for Honda's new mech anic, any breakdowns or DNFs would have no effect on Ph il's getti ng th e bike . This was p rom ised ) No w that the Nationals are here, a nother rider got th e bike, because on paper he looked better. If you people bel ieve in Phil as I do, it would be greatly appreciated if yo u would writ e to Dave Arnold, H onda' s mot ocro ss team manager. a nd let him know that a grea t wrong ha s been don e to thi s o utstandi ng young racer, and should _ be righted l Write to Dave Arnold . 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Copyright!; J,,~yipg.rrOl)1 _t he {r nt of p th e Capital steps on Monday, June 13, 1983 at 8:30 a. m . I will leave th e ci ty and head north on Highway 1·5. In less than 80 hours I will be entering the city limits of Fa irbanks, Alas ka. In tra veling some 3020 mi les I will have encountered every type of road there is, and a variety of weather co nditions, with temperatures from 900 to below freezing. In co mp leting this record run I will have tested both myself and the eq u ipment to the limit . Some o f th e eq uipmen t I will be using to make thi s record run are th e 500cc Moto Morin i " Camel" motorcycle; motocross boots and spa re tube s by H i-P oint; T our Lion jacket and trousers . H ella halo gen dri ving lamps, a rid fann y pa ck supplied by Rocky Cycle Co.; Eutectic-furnished . top q uality material s for th e welding modifications; Dry Moly for th e rear chain and o ther lubricants by Certified Labs. Also I will be using a tank bag. th ermal undergarments, spa re cables and light bulbs, and necessary spares a nd tool s for repair, if needed , along wi th a very unique engine driven tire pump. With the help of the Ham operators to rake care of the progress reports, road conditions, emergencies, and other communicat ions, along with my faithful friends and crew I will have a successfu l record run. KEN HA USER Orangevale, CA Vintage update T eam Obsolete would like to add information to that which appeared in the coverage of the 1983 Daytona Vintage Grand Prix. We had four heavyweight entries: Dave Roper and Jeff Elghanayan, both G-50 mounted: Don Vesco on th eex-Mike Hailwood Manx Norton; and Phil Mahood on the ex-Gary Nixon Triumph 500. We scored a 1-2 sweep, (Roger and Elghanayan) and narrowly missed a 1-2-3 when Besco threw his chain while running a comfortable th ird . Mahood fin ished seventh with a mi sfire. We wo uld also like to tha n k o ur sponsors: Accessory Mart , Cas tro l, and Bell Helm ets. T here is ta lk of a Vint age race at . I,.agtpH ¥,q1.t.hh s.eil¥l n.Jf lJis me~ .... , I'm writ ing th is letter to address a concern that many of yo u have expressed; the difficulty of recent enduro courses, especially District 37 even ts. Many of yo u have co mp lai ned about "killer enduros, " wh ere there is no let-up on terrain or speeds. You want to ride an end uro that is fun, yet ch allenging, a course wh ere yo u will lose points and have your riding skills tested, yet still be able to go home with bike and body in one piece and be abl e to function th e next day. The Un ited Enduro Association is holding its ann ual district enduro this year on Sunday, May I. In the past, we have held the Tuff-E-Nuff . enduro, a very demanding event, and the Silver Dollar end uro, designed for th e famil y rider. This year , we are giving both even ts a rest , and are pres enting a good old-fashioned, fun enduro, called th e " Not So Tuff-ENuf£." Rem ember wh en en duros used to be fun? You cou ld party on Saturday n ight and still get up and rid e on Sunday. Remember riding terra in that was reall y nea t and not beat- to-d eath whoop-dee-doo trail s? Rem ember enj oying yo urse lf and not ha ving to wrestle your bike over 10 miles of baseball-sized rocks? Remember when end uros used to have " normal" speeds o ver most of th e loop, and not constan t 36 and 42 mph averages? We're working hard to br in g yo u our best en duro ever, an event that can be ridden by Distr ict and fam il y end uro riders. We've en listed La rry Langley, from CRC, to help select and evalua te our loops. We invite everyone to join us on May I for a good, fun rid e. Entry information ca n be found by calli ng 213/425-3086, 5-10 p.m. See you in the dezI CHARLES B. BROWN Referee, Un ited Enduro Assn . Red Line special It is always gratifying to be recognized for o ne 's accomp lis hments. On pag e 27 of th e March 30 issue of Cycle N ews I was co ngra tu lated for winning th e Daytona BOTT Amateur Modified Class with the help or Castrol O il. The unfortunate po int is that I am sponso red by Red Line O il and have used only Red Line Oil, as has Kevin Bracken who pl aced second in th e Expert Modified BOTT at Daytona. Tim Kerrigan of Red Line has developed a fine product and we believe we have found horsepower through its use. I am confident that Castrol's error was inadvert ent, however, I feel it is important to set the record straight expecially with regard to who helps whom.. . TONY GUEST Avalon, CA Published letters do not necessarily reflect the position of Cycle News. Inc. Send letters to Voices. Box 498. Long Beach. CA 90801 .