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Friday night, May 20, w ill be Party Night at Orange County Fairg rounds in Costa Mesa, Calif. In a ddition to the regu lar speedway ra c e s, t here w ill be an Int e r-Show s s wap meet, a motorcycle /ATV s t unt show, live music, and t hreew he el er races du ring speedway in t e rmis si o n. Dollar-off coupons fro m Cycle News for the races and show can be found elsewhere in t~is is s ue. The California Stat e Sen ate passed S BI58, the measu re by Sen ato r Alan Robbin s (D-Va n Nuys) th at wo uld lIela y th e California Air Resources Board-imposed cata lytic co nverter req u irem en ts th at were schedu led for some big bik es of 1984 model yea r a d beyond. The m easure now goes to th e State Assembl y, which will J:j g in co m m ittee hearings on it soon . is is one measure th at every m ot or- cli st shou ld write to his/her Assernbl rep resenta tive o n, unless the y lik e ei ng h igher prices a nd so me mod unavailable in Cal ifornia ; not to me n tion th e dangers inherent in th e ca ta lytic co nverters th ems elves. And ifdi rt riders think th ey don ' t hav e to wo rry a bo u t C.A.R.B. and its in cessam reg u la tio ns ; ri ght now C.A. R. B. i look in g a t o u tla wing gas o lineen g ine lawn m ower s. H o w lo ng will tRey ig nore two-stroke off-ro ad mo to rcycles? Write to yo ur Assembl yman ca re of th e Sta te Capitol. Sacrament o . CA 95814. Frid ay night, Ma y 6 , is the opening ro u n d of the 1 4 -race Budweiser S u m m e r Nig ht Motocross Series, p re s e nt ed by American Motocross Enterp rises at Ind ian Dune s . The re w ill be a little o f everythin g, with S50,OOO is series a wards, co nt in gencies, gi veaways a nd other valu!' s. Other serie s sponsors inlude Kal- Gard, Met ze le r, Works Perform anc e , D.I.D, Simpson, Cycle Am, Richter, Jones, Bosch, M iku ni, GSM and t he San Fernando Vall ey Yamaha Dealers Associat ion. Even the Bud-Man is supp o s e d to m a ke a n appearance. The o pe ni ng n ight's race features a S2 0 0 0 Pro purse. Fo r more inform a ti o n on the series, contact AM E at 213 /881-5778. Spe a kin g of goings-on in the Ca lifornia cap itol, th e Sta te Senate refused to co n firm Carol Hall ett to her app o int me nt as director o f the California Department of Parks a nd Recrea tion . So that agen cy again finds itself withou t a leader. Fo rmer Assembl yma n (and st ill an ac tive motorcycli st ) Bob Ha yes is lookin g at taking th e jo b, if we ca n ge t Gov ernor G eorge Deukrnejian to nominat e him. So wh ile yo u're bu sy writing yo ur letter o n SBI58, drop a not e to the Governor sayi ng yo u' d like to see Bob Hayes as th e director of the Californ ia Sta te Derartment o f Park s a nd Recrea tio n. Sen d th e no te to Deukmejian a t th e Stat e Cap ito l." Sacrame nto, CA 95814. HosP ITa l STO P : Motocrosse r Wayne Hubbard was seriously inj u re d in an April 1 crash, breaking three vertebrae to result in para lys is below the c hest. Wayne is curre nt ly in traction at the Houston Instit ut e of Rehabilitation and Research, and w ill be in the hospital for some time . We're sure that Wayne could use some cheering up, so please drop hi m a card or lette r care of 699 Bright Penny Lane, Houston, TX 77015. In th e Riv er side Formula Two race coverage that we ran a couple of weeks ago, we describef T racy DeMuro's mount as a n "air-cooled 350." Actually, it 's an RD400F engine in an old, by current F2 standards, TZ250G chassis . The bike is jointly owned by DeMuro a nd John Lassak. Wheelie King Doug Domokos w ill attempt a 1 OO-m ile wheelie p rio r to the running of the Indianapolis 500 auto race. The ride is s c heduled for May 28, around t he specially prepared Ind ia na p o lis State Fai rgrounds , Domokos h as been working out for this possible re cord setter, which is expected t o la st two and a half hours and in cl u d e t hree non -stop refueling sessions. • O ver th e years we've had man y calls from both o ur regular readers, an d from motorcycli sts overseas, wa n ti ng to know a bo u t th e availa bili ty o f ren o tal motorcycl es. Now , BMW s are available from Breen 's Mot orcycles West in Morro Bay, Calif. Full yeq ui p ped late-model Beem er s are read y to rent Ma y through O ctober, as is ca m p ing gear suited to m o to rcycle trav el. Morro Bay is o n th e coast of Central California, n ear m any scen ic vacation spots. For m ore informa ti on , wr ite o r ca ll Breen 's Motor cycles West, 2056 Bayview , Morro Bay, CA 93442, 805/772-3877. Kawa s a k i is post i n g nearly S60,OOO in cont ingences fo r riders contesting the National Mo t o rs po rt Associa t io n a nd Am e ric a n Motorcyc lis t Ass o c ia t io n a m at e u r motocross c ham p io nsh ips. The awards will be in the form of a S500 savings bond for the w in n in g rider and S50 0 in c a s h t o the parenti t u ne r. Th e a wards w ill be given to any Kawasaki-mounted class w inner at the Aug . 2-7 NMA Grand Na t io na l Cham pionship at Ponca City, O kla ., and the Aug . 10-1 3 AMA/ Ka w asaki National Motocro s s Championship a t Hu rr icane Mills, Ten n . Kawasaki t e ch nicia ns w ill be at both events to o ffer assistance. Th e Continental Motosp orts C lu b's fifth-annual Four-Stroke Ch ampio n ship Mot ocross is sched u led for May 29 at Saddleback Park in Oran ge, Calif. The event, sponsored th is yea r by White Bros. an d Bel-R a y, will fea ture an Open Pro class with 200% payback and a 500cc Pro class with regu lar payback. H owever, 500cc Pros may choose to rid e in th e Open class. In addition, there will be a full ra nge of Sportsman classes, including o ne for th e Side hacks. For more in fo o n th e event , 'co n tact CMC a t 714/ 5573323. KYB 's Ross Maeda will be getting married on May 28 to lo n g -t im e girfriend Eileen Hickman . On p age 12 ofthis issue yo u ' ll find a n im pression on Harley-Davidson 's new XR 1000R wr itten by well- kn own En glish motojou rnalist/racer Alan Cathcart. H o wever , o u t here a t the CN / Wes t offices, we' ve ha d a n XRIOOO fo r severa l days a nd m ore th an a co u p le hundred m iles. Stay tuned for next week 's issu e as we co me up with a few surprising o bservati ons of ou r o wn. The California Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Commissio n will meet May 6 to d iscuss and take public and governmental t e s timony on t he controversia l Pis m o Dunes is s u e . There will be a field trip to the dunes beginning at 10 a.rn. , w ith the special meeting sched uled for 7 :30 p.m. at the Pismo Beach Veteran's Memorial Hall, 780 Bello si.. Pismo Beach. The regular meeting of the Comm ission is May 7 , from 9 a .m . to 5 p .m. at the Elks Club Lodge, 410 Airpark Dr., Oceano. There w ill be more on Pis m o , p lus project status reports on EI M irage/Shadow Mounta ins, Martin Ranch (Fresno County), California OHVTrail Plan, Delta Du nes, Cl a y Pit SVRA and the OHV Fai r at Hung ry Valley. For addit io na l info , contact Ron Rawlin g s at 9 16/ 322-1046. Don 't ta lk to Fred Dion about su n n y Ca lifo rnia. Fred 's p romoting th e King o f th e Hill MX Series a n d once a gai n Ma Nat ur e ra in ed o n h is parade. The lat est casua lty was th e April 24 series fin al in Dixon, Ca lif. No t o ne to give up eas ily, Fred has rescheduled th e fi na l for Ma y 15 a nd call ed Pa pa the othe r day to say th at th e si x- foot cham p io ns hip trop h ies , p lu s all co ntin gen cies a nd prizes will be awarded that day. Che ck CN's Calendar section for de tai ls. ....... ....... Saddleback Motocross will present a n AMA Regional Pro Championship event May 1 4 w ith a S1500 purse. The event w ill pay regional points - ne e d e d to q ualify for the Na tionals - in a ll three cl a s s es, a nd Pro -Am licenses w ill be ava ilable at s ign-up. T h is is the o n ly A MA Regiona l MX s chedule d in Californ ia so fa r; for more informati on call the SMX folks at 7 14/ 4 9 5 -4 7 7 1 . A rid in g bag with gear in it was found o n Bear Valley Rd. between H esperi a an d Ap p le Valley. If it 's yo urs , ca ll 619/ 245- 1154 and identify it. Oh, the si lver s c re e n beckons I Rick Landy's motorcycle stunt team is looking for attractive women who can ride off-road motorcycles. This w ill be for motion picture work. If you're interes t ed, call Landry at 2 13/8 2 7 -24 1 0 , AS AP. Ho sPIT al STOP: Mini cycle motocros ser Jason Co ll ier ha s bee n p u t o u t o f active d uty for a w hi le by a broken leg . Cards a n d letters are bound to chee r h im lip; th ey may be sent to him at 5662 Ce ntral , Riverside , CA 92504. We were g iven an in c o rrect set o f results for the Amateur races at the Budweiser S uperbike Weekend two weeks ago. Scott Harmala, lis t e d in seventh place in the Production Class 4 results, was actua lly first. AM A/Dragbi ke! P ro Stoc k moto rcycles will be ru n ni ng a lo ng wi th th e ca rs in th e AH RA Desertna rional s a t Antel ope Valley Dra gway in Palmdal e, Ca lif. , on June 4-5. T he field o f eight mach in es wi ll be qualified a t th e reg u la rl y-sch eduled D ragbik e l meet in Pal mdal e on Ma y 21-22. Fo r m o re info o n th e two event s. ca ll 3 15/735-166 1. T he s ixth an nu a l Vir g in ia C ity M otorcycle Marat hon w ill begin June 1 5, le aving the Neva da t own of Tonopa h for a 204-mile ride to Virgi n ia c ity. Th e a n n ual rid e, called th e Va leta Rudn ick M emo ria l Enduro , is h el d t o rais e m o ney for the needy in Virginia City, and riders solic it ple d g e s and sponsors for the m iles they ride . This y e a r's ride is being organized t o benefit J im Hetmen and Tina Ballard, who are v ictims of a severed spine and an inc u ra ble kidney ailment, respect ivel y. At the conclusion of the ride , the partic ipants a re led t h rough town in a parade by the sheriff to the Bucket of Blood Saloon , where t h e re is a potluck s upper and a benefit auction. Louis McKey, t h e Phantom Duck of the Desert, has participated in the ride the past two years and will ride Marlboro/Yam8ha team m anager G iacomo Agostini (right) and head tune r Ke l Carruthers share a few anxious and Iight-~ moments as they m8n the stopwatch for ride rs Ke n ny Roberts and Eddie lawson d u ring the Italian GP at Monza. Photo s by He nny Ray Abrams. this year as well. To help a good cause, contact the VCCM at P .O. Bo x 454, Virginia C ity, NV B9440, o r te lep ho ne 702 /847-0177 (d ays) o r 702/847-0 7 5 6 (eve n in gs)_ With our impression of Kawasaki's KZlOOOR complete, but with on ly a few miles on the Honda V45 Intercep tor, the sco re now stands California Highway Patrol. 2; Cycle News Editorial Staff. O. • ... 7