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Kawasaki sponsored the AMA Grarte!l
National Championship Series road
race at Laguna Seca, and then watc~
two of their team riders dominate t
event, as Gary Nixon and Cliff
finished 1-2. Another Kawasaki pilf'
¥von DuHamel, led the race until !!'e
got oil on the rear tire and crash~
Behind the two green machines, G
Scott rode his Triumph to (in sh
third, (ollowed by Yamaha-mou ted
Steve Baker.
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Sequoia part 99
Okay, guys; I've done everythi~g
you suggested to protect my'favoTtte
hobby, to prevent wilderness expan·
sions, to protest nasty editorials letters, phone calls... the works! What
surprises me is that I have not re.ad a
single line against the real "now"
danger.
The fact is that as long as we have
people in charge of our National
Forests who hate motorcycles, carry
Sierra Club membership cards and/or
get kickbacks from the logging industry, keeping our forests open is
not going to help.
These people still have unrestrained
powers to close motorcycle trails at
will for indefinate periods of time
with the feeblest, if any at all, excuse.
Yes, I am referring to the fact that
90% of the motorcycle trails in the
Kennedy Meadows area are still
"temporarily" closed. The closure
has been extended four or five limes.
The last ranger I asked said that the
closures were now "indefinite." Pardon me, but isn't that a slight contradiction? A temporary indefinite closure? Or is that indefinite temporary
closure?
The official excuse is that Broder
Meadow is still wet. Aside from the
fact that by definition Broder Meadow always was and always will be
wet, does that mean that the dozens of
trails that come close to it and some
that don't need to be shut down? Does
less than a square mile of wet grass
warrant closing down three mountains and four valleys? Does the fact
that those trails are as dry and dusty
as ever make any difference?
Of course notl The wet winter is
just an excuse; the truth is that we've
been hadl Againl Sure they let us
build and use a mile or so of new trail
near the highway, and then they took
away everything else, even the Jackass Trail we so diligently rerouted
and reworked last year to bypass deli·
cate meadows. Now I read we are
again expected to work on Jackass on
August 7. I can't believe itl
Can our proud leaders be so blind?
What will they ask us to do next? Lay
down our picks and shovels and hel p
the Forestry Service hang "This trail
temporarily closed {orever" signs?
For the past two or three years the
orest Service has been trying to
clasp their greedy hands around some
of our Green Stickie money. I do not
know if they succeeded yet, but I'd
hate to think that they used, or will
use, some of that very money to print
"This trail closed to prevent damage
to your National Forest" signs.
As far as I am concerned, different
signs like: "This Green Stickie Fund
indefinitely closed to prevent damage
to our self esteem" or better: "This
fund closed to 'protect it from liars
and cheats" are in order.
Wake up people; those forestcrats
speak with forked tongue. And why
not? It worked just fine for their
ancestors, just ask any American
Indian if you don't believe me.
Anybody in favor of a motorcyclist
reservation...at the North Pole? For
those readers who haven't given up,
here are some names and addresses.
James Crates, Forest Supervisor,
Sequoia National Forest, U.S. Forest
Service, 900 W. Grand Ave., Porterville, CA 93257. Zane Smith Jr.,
Regional Forester, Region 5, 6~0 San
Some St., San Francisco, CA 94111.
Max Peterson, Chief Forest Service,
U.S. Forest Service, P.O. Box 2417,
Washington D.C. 2001~.
THE RED BARON
He'll take a little longer
Fifteen-year-old Don Church of
Rio Dell, California, was injured at
Sacramento Raceway July 22.
Don had signed up to ride two
125cc Novice classes and had his
{ront brake lock while leading the
second class. He was hit by another
rider, fracturing his right femur and
tibia. His recovery time should be
between six months and a year.
Don was competing in the Pacific
Coast Series in District 36. Though
he will miss the last two rounds, he
accumulated enough points to win
the I25cc Novice division. Don moved
up from the Mini class two months
before his accident and was well on
his way to his goal o{ turning Pro on
his January birthday. He says, "It
might take a little longer, but I will
definitely be back in action and going
WFO."
Anynne wishing to send cards or
well·wishes to Don can send them to
Sutter General Hospital, room 416,
2820 L street, Sacramento, CA 95816.
GAlLI;: P. CHURCH
In the supponing Laguna Seca events,
Yamaha's Kenny Roberts topped
mentor KeI Carruthen in the Junior/
Expert combined. (Roberts DNF the
National.) In the Junior race, Florida's
John Long was there (or the (irst
wave o( the checkered nag, and Jay
Livingston bested Gary Blackmm
and Wes Cooley (or the Novice laurels. In the Heavyweight Production
race, DuHamel and Steve McLaughlin placed 1-2 on a pair o( 900
Kawasakis.
Unadilla was the site o( the InterAMA Motocross Series stop, and it
was Husky's Heikki Mikkola who
took the overall win the 250cc International class. The "Flying Finn"
was followed by CZ-mounted Jaro.
slav Falla, Yamaha's Pierre Kanmakers and Maico-riding top American Gary Chaplin. Bill Groaai won
the 500cc Support class battle on a
Kawasaki.
The Swedish round of the World
Road Racing Championship Series
decided a pair of titles. Phil Kead
bested MV Augusta teammate Gia·
como Agostini (or the 500cc title, a'nd
Kent Andersson locked up the 125cc
championship. In the ~5Occ class, the
title was decided a week later in Finland where Agostini won it after
challenger Teuvo Lansivuori ran 0((
the track.
Kenneth Lee Koberts, son o( road
race/dirt track star Kenny Roberts,
arrived on the scene, weighing in at
six pounds. three ounces.
The AMA announced the U.S. squad
(or the International Six Days Trial, .
which was to be held in America for
the first time. The Penton-mounted
World Trophy team named consisted
o( Tom Penton, Jack Penton, Jeff
Penton, Carl Cranke, Dane Leimbach and Bill UhI.
Mitch Mayes (H us) and Jim Fish~
(CZ) occupied the top two spots 10
the Open Amateur/Expert class o( a
D-~7 European scrambles in the desert.
In the l75cc Expert ranks, it was
Bultaco-mounted Cordis Brooks taking the win (ollowed by DKW tider
Brent Wallingsford.
Honda·mounted Sue Fish won the
Powder Puff class in a motocross at
southern California's Rawhide Park.
In the same event, CZ rider Hal
Strauss took the 250cc Intermediate
race.'
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