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enthusiasts owe a debt of gratitude to people like Bob Hayes, Bob Ham. Hy Weitzman and Russ Sanford for the successful lobbying done on behalf on SB156. August 14 will ... N.tional motocrou meka Ita annual visit to the Pacific No.thweat with the outdoor National .t W....ougal MX Perk. The scenic track wiD . . . . fuO 126. 260 and 600cc program. with Bob "Hurricane" Hannah returning to action to try .nd hold onto hi. 260CC N.tion.1 points lead. Advance ticIreta for the Washougal race may be purchased by ceiling 603/248-1106. Bombardier, Inc., makers of Can-Am motorcycles, have announced two promotions. Yvon Lafortune has been named president of the Recreational and Utility Vehicles Sector, and Gerard Parent is the new vice president and general manager of the Recreational Products Division. Lafortune has been with the Canadian manu· facturer since 1975; Parent since 1968. Ahhough Supercrou title. have been decided at the ann. .1Superbowl of Motocro.. (heId previouaIy In the Coliseum In Lo. Angel. ., but thl. year moving to the P...• d.na Ro. . Bowl). this year h certelnly . . be decided. That'. beceu.. the MII.r High ute·apon· August 8 event I. the fl_1 Supercrou ofthe Wrengler Super Series, .nd Honda'. David Bailey hold. only a 1 O·point lead over the form.r thleholder from Suzuki. Merk Barnett. SO"" Millionaire/publi.her/motorcycllst Malcolm Forbes (..cond from right) recently racelved another motorcycle for hi. extensive collection, said to be over 60 machine•. Presenting the Can-Am Sonic are Can·Am'. Lan Goodman. Jeff Smith and Laurent Beaudoin. Kees Van der Ven (KTM) topped the July 24 Canadian 250cc MX GP at St. Gabriel de Brandon with 1:1 moto scores. Championship points leader George Jobe (Suz) put together solid 2-2 finishes for second overall with third to Canadian Ross Pederson ISuz) by a 7.914-second margin over reigning World Champion Danny LaPorte (Yam). Pederson (!-4) and LaPorte (4-!l) had tied on points. thus aggregate time was used as the tiebreaker. Jobe continues to hold a commanding lead with 188 points while LaPorte is second with 122 ahead of Jo Martinsat84and Vander Yen at 75. Haken Carlqvist (Yam) moved Into he point lead of the 600cc MX World Champion"'ip 8erIes witb . pair of moto win. In the Sunday, uly 24, British GP. Andre Malerba (Hon) WM second overaD with. 3-2 day, while Harry Everts (Suz) finished third overal with 23 moto performances. CarIqvIat now lead. the pOint stMdinga with 96 points. Malherba dropped to second .nd i. five points behind C8r1qvist at 190. Graham Nove(Hon) i. third with 131 point•. hrlle round. ramain with the next scheduled to take place on August 7 i Belgium. 2 ekke Vehkonen (Yam) was the overal wmner of the Sunday, July 24, 'lwedish round of the l25cc MX World Championship Series. Vehkonen finIshed econd in both motos. Second overall was point leader Eric Goebers (Suz), who had a 4-1 day and now leads Michele Rinaldi (Suz) 2117-202. Corrado Maddii (Gil) was third overall with third in both matos. Vekhonen took over third in the standings and now leads American Jim Gibson (Yam), who had a 5-DNF day inSweden.141-1!2.OnlyTworounds remain on the schedule. the Finnish GP on July III and the Czech GP on August 14. We're told th8t roecI racer Thad Wolff, who was Put out of commiaaion by a crash at the Mid-Ghio Road Race National, is back in ....pe following the recent remo· vel of pins from his hand. H. I. expec1ed to ride the August 21-22 National at Sean Pointon the pink Suzuki thet he had running fourth at Daytona before the motor let go with only a few Iapa remaining, In the bedlam of a 116-hour day that began Sunday morning at Laguna Seca and ended Monday afternoon ~hen our last issue went to press, Papa plumb fOlEOt to tell everyone the good news. The ~ news is that Senate Bill 156, Afan Robbins' measure to repay the California OHV Fund the $21 million that has been taken, passed the Assembly Ways and Means Committee. It passed Ill-I despite committee chairman John Vasconcellos' opposition to the measure. Having already passed the State Senate, the bill goes to the Assembly Ooor, where it's expected to be heard in August. Motorcyclists and OHV There was a large turnout of amateur road racers for the Kawasaki 100 Superbike Pro-Am at Portland International Raceway in Oregon. The largest group' of riders. the Oass !l and Class 4 Modified, ran a 15-lap featured race called the Lockheed Super Street race. Joseph Reynosa used an II-year-old Honda 550 SOHC four to win the event, coming from midpack to take the lead. Alan Ingels finished second on a water-cooled RD Yamaha. Complete coverage next week in Cycle News' Northern Dateline. Suzuki-mounted Bobc.rpemarren an 8.82-aecond q. .rter mile at 148.49 mph to beat a red-lighting Joe Folaore In Pro Stock competI. tIon at the July 23 NMRA cIraaa at Englahtown, New Jereey. In Funnyblke action, G.org. Bryc. topped John . . . . .In. . . .KMweAId final, and another 1CIIwI•• kl ridar, Frank Giordano. won Super Modified. Sam*I ridar Rick S.-· son won Pro Comp with an B.83/ . 161.60pe... J(0eIr., WashingtOi(, rr'the wry neXt evening. After mechanical problems in his heat race, Hurst staned at the rear of the pack at Oackamas and slashed his way towards the front, taking the lead on the last lap from a surprised Charlie Barkman. The n~t day Hurst batded with Honda rider Mickey Fay for a good portion of the race before pUlling his trusty Triumph out front for good. Look for complete details upcoming in CN's Nonhern Dateline. And you thought only motoeroa rlden got to play In the mud. h . .me there WM an added attraction at the speedway races run at california'. Ventura Raceway Iut week. The facility. known locally . . "The Commotion by the Ocean," kept the auemblecl row· diM happy during interml"n by staging a female mud-wraatling exhibition. After a standoff round . between thti featured combatants (Sadlatic Sadie and Pom Pom Play. mate), .p.edwey star Steve Lucero wa•.gang tackled by som. former friend., who unceremonlou.1y toaad him Into tha muck with a "am dunk that Mo•••· Malon. would appreciate. Word from tile pita was thet Lucero got further In the mud than he did on the track. j There'll be racing and rocking and a lot more at the American Motocross Enterprises' Budweiser Summer Sizzler, Friday night, July 29 at Indian Dunes. There will be racing for prizes - a Yamaha YZ for the overall series winner - and $1500 Pro purse money, and the Budweiser Wings Aerobatic Show will perform at 7 p.m. To add to the, uh, happenings, the "Caped Cru· sader of Cerveza," Bud-Man. will perform a stunt on his YZ250, there will bedancing to New Wave bands, hosted by David Mapels of TV's MV·ll rock program, who will also conduct the Miss Budweiser wet T-shirt contest. FortI*'500cc NatIonal MX Champ Chuck Sun .... severed hla riding reladolletdp with Maico In raaponaa to their recMt cutting ofexpenaea, and will be riding a production Honda CR4BOR when he com· petes. Sun made hi. Honda debut in a July 23 night motoero.......d will compete on red macJdne in. the W. .hougel, Waahlngton, National MX on August 14. . Many Tripes, who retired from active competition two yean ago, is baclt on the racing scene. Mounted on a Honda. Tripes has been winning CMC Saddlebaclt evenu and even attended a Gary Bailey MX School. Tripes will ride the August 6 Miller High Life Superbowl of Motocross at the Rose Bowl. Sequ0i8 National Forest Volunteer Dey n Ie achecIuIed for Sunday, The AMA end District 38 officIIlla have made th* dec'llon on the JIIoteetacl Fools Gold enduro held on Mey 14 of AI checka after check abc . . ba thrown out for the A ridars only. As e reeuIt. KTM·mounted Jeff Henning wII ba credItad with the win, Melt CuI· lina (Mal) with MCOlIICI and .John H. . . .(KTM) withtl*d. Jeff Irwin (Hon) and Tom Webb (Hua) tladfor fourth overall to round out the top five. Brad Hurst had a good weeJ.e,end up north, winning the $4000 Clackamas, Oregon, TT on Friday, July 22, then backing that win up with a first· place showing at the $8000 Castle HosPITal STOP: Jack Mercer. currently with Spectra but for many years a sales rep for Triumph and KK Supply, is in the hospital suffering from a serious chest obstruction. Those who know him say they "expect the 'old hulk' to come through with flying colors," but in the meantime he could use some cards and letters. Send 'em to Stamford Hospital, Room 4120, Broad SI., Stamford, cr 06902. The California OU·Highway Vehicle Commission met in San Diego July 22, and the highlight of the meeting, according to our source, was a go-ahead for a state vehicular recreation area at Sycamore Canyon in San Diego County. The green light, we're told. followed positive environmental repor1S. Bill H.rndon ten. u. thet the August 7. It begin. at the mouth of the Flah Creek Campground at 10 a.m" and the project Involves relocation work on the Jacka..Trait. For Info, cell Herndon at 213/ 266-6815. this,.....