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As of August 22. M.rvin Coolbaugh i. the new I...../own.r of the motocro.. program It Or.ng. County Int.rnltion.1 Rlc.w.y. Following the untim.ly d••th of prior operator Steve Crosby. Coolbaugh .nd som. of hia friend. h.d been keeping the OCIR MX program going. ~ 00 Motorcycle World' with Larry Huffman is doing suong in the ratings with its Saturday afternoon shows on K BC Channel 4 in Los Angeles. One.of the most recent shows drew a 4 rating and was the second-mostwatched program in its time period. Way to go, Larryl O"l Doreen Payne. currently the only woman to have ever made the field .t .n AMA N.tlonal Moto- crOll. will ba riding for cagiv. from now on. According to Payn•• . .ha·1I compete in the 250cc Pro cia. in the upcoming Tr.n.-C.I S nd In the 126 .nd 260Cc Pro cl t the Wom.n·. N.tional in Octobar. Philip Mathews, who heads both Bell Helmets and Vetter Products, has made two announcements regarding high-level executives (or both firms. Terry G. Lee will be joining Vetter Products as its new president following 14 years with Wilson Sporting Goods. And over at Bell. Don EIIlCk has been named marketing vice president. A three-year employee of Bell. Emde had most recently been director of motorsports marketing. The Motorcycle Safety Foundation ia aponaoring national distribution of • new film .bout the effect. of .1cohoI on motorcyclist.' .bility to ride aefeIy. Produced by the Wi.conaIn Department of Tran.port.tIon .nd the University of WilCOnlin'. Photographic Medii C.nt.r. the film i••ntitled HI", .nd demonItet.. how .lcohol effects ride,. of v.rying .xperi.nc•. Th. film i. in color .nd 27 minut•• long. To raqu.st Ilo.n of it. writ. to the MSF. c/o Mod.rn T.lking Picture Servic•• 600 P.rk Av•. South. St. P.t.r.burg. FL 33709. ""ft' The annual Pioneer Motorcycle Enthusiasts' Banquet will be held Saturday. October I at the Hacienda Resort in Fresno, CaliEornia. Ray Meser will be the master o( ceremonies for the dinner, with things getting underway around 6:~O p. m. Price for the dinner is $14 per person and tickets can be ordered by sending a check or money order made out to the Pioneer M/C Enthusiasts, c/o Ed Sumner, 4425 East Shields, Fresno, CA9~726. The Auguat 28 AMA/NATC National CMmpionship Observed Tri.l. SerieI round in Middletown. PennayIvIInie• •w Don Sweet (Mon) col.ct the win. Sweet'. 84 marks lost edged out Curt Comer'. (F.n) 86.8 in the C.nclytown M.C.-orgenized event. canadi.n Stan BIIkp.rd (Mon) finished I clo.. third with • score of 88.2. Ken Clark, head of Yamaha's racing deparunent, has submitted a proposal to the AMA Pro MX Rules Board which calls for the use of stock bikes in Wrangler Super Series competition beginning next year. "It's an idea whose time has come," said Clark. "I was one of the strongest proponents of works machinery lor years, but having looked at today's situation, I feel it's a time for a change. We've had slim fields showing up for National and Supercross events and everyone knows the majority of those who are competing.are laetory backed. Willow Springs International Raceway SEPTEMBER 17 & 18, 1983 Last West Coast AMA Superbike Race! Enter the k- K awasa GPz305 OVERNIGHT CAMPINGI I A. Specie. F_ture et Willow Springs Recewe,. ~.'I Bring your tent, camper or motorhome and enjoy rec:ing G~ action aI weekend. $5.00 per vehicle. Hi Deaert Kewe..ki Victorvili. Kewe..kl Sport Cycle lIInceater Kewe..ki·V.m.h. V.ntur. AMI Sparks M/C S.I•• Orang. Corona Kew...ki Corona Mid-City Hond.-K.w...ki P.r.mount Ch.mpion K.w...ki BMW Coate M... Covin. K.wI..ki Covin. Fred K.w...ki W.st Villey Suzuki-K.w...kl Riv.rlid. C.nog. P.rk lIImon.d. ~ycl. Works N.wh.U K.we..ki S.nte Monlce N.wh.U Hollywood Klw...ki Whitti.r K.wI..k1 Hollywood Whittl.r Bill Krau.. Sport Cycl. Hollywood GATES OPEN 8:00 am TICKET INFORMATION 805·256·2471