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to bt' paid In ihree a'ririJa'J'iristall-' menu. While no one concerned with the deal is talking, we assume negotiations were interrupted over the past week or so due to the fact that AMA Executive Director Ed Youngblood and Wayne Moulton, the association's difector oC professional racing, were in) 'Spain attending the FIM Congress. We're told that the only thing holding up the "sale" is Mike Goodwin's refusal to pay the AMA the $8,465 sanction fee he owes them for t!:l.e recent Rose Bowl Supercross. Sppnsors Wrangler and Miller have reportedly demanded that Goodwin's '841 events be part of the SupeH;ross Seri.es. Hopefully, the deals will be CiQalized by Saturday's press conCereItl.le and we can give you the details in-next week's paper. er After tuning into a scheduled Saturday afternoon Motorcycle World wftII LIar,., Huffman airing and getting a Mary Tyler Moore rerun October 22, Papa called Huffman to] find out what happened. Huffman, who had been out of town on tl\8t weekend, said "KNBC (Channel 4) called my office on Friday looking for the check for the aif! time, when it was actually at my syndicator's office waiting to be picked up." The snafu. plus what Huffman termed as newly i""posed insurance requirements "t,hat weren't in our budget" have c_used the show's producers to put the new series on hiatus until January. In the meantime the original 13-week series will begin.a se.qond run on San Diego's KUSI Channel 51 the first week of D,eember. The original series has also been purchased by a group of Reno, Nevada, motorcycle dealers to begin a run on that city's ABC affiliate. As far as the new series of shows and their future on KI'iIBC, Huffman said that he had nothing in writing t~at KNBC would run the show, but said, "We proved that we can produce a motorcycle show and get good ratings, even up against such stiff competition as college football." American Turbo-Pack, which went bankrupt a couple oC years ago, is being resurrected. The new owner is Billy Closon, and Dave Brewer, Cormerly oC R.C. Engineering, will be m3:!1aging the business. They have acquired the rights to ATP designs, as ell as the old inventory. "The new ATP will be supplying new kits to'those wishing to turbocharge their machines," said Brewer, "as well as parts to owners of older ATP kits." To contact ATP call 800/854·7659; inSltle California call 714/898-0731. Following the withdrawal of Kawasa'lli's factory road racing effort, Rob Muzzy and Mark Johnson have been named Team Green race coordinators with Kawasaki Motors Corp., USA, it was announced by Team Green Manager Bnice Stjernstrom. Team Green is ~wasaki'sracing support program wl1ich provides motorcycles, threewheelers, parts and technical assistance to selected professional an amateur riders. Muzzy, 41, was mSst recently crew chief for the Kawasaki road racing effort. In his new position, he assumes the responsiblity for all of Kawasaki's three-wheel racing activities. Johnson has been with Kawasaki since 1979, serving as the mechanic for Team Kawasaki motocross rider Jeff Ward and last year as amechanic for 1983 Superbike Champion Wayne Rainey. He will now sarve as the coordinator for Kawasaki's amateur motocross racing. Obse;~ed' trials legend Sammy Miller scored his historic IOOOth overall win in trials competition, adding yet another pearl to a list of accomplishments too long to go into here. Riding a 310 Armstrong, Miller won the President's Cup Trial in Emborough, Somerset on October 15, beating his nearest rival by 10 points. Papa'll tip his tankard in a toast to Miller, a magician on two wheels for 35 years. Suzuki has been named as the' supplier of motorcycles and allterrain vehicles for the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. In making the announcement, the company's press release said, "In addition to Suzuki getting involved, with the world's most-respected athletic event, the naming of the compeny as a supplier to the 1984 Games is expected to enhance the image of motorcycling in general. Some ofthe largestand most prestigious corporations in the United Stetes ara helping to support the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, the first Olympics ever to receive no taxpayer or government support. " ~ O'l l-4 Cl,) ..0 8 Cl,) ;> (Above) Tuner of the Year Brent Thompson and.Camel Pro Series Number One Randy Goss play serious while Ricky Graham and Jay Springsteen joke during the awar~ing of $115.000 of Camel Pro Series point fund money at the CPS banquet, held the day after the Pontiac National. (Below) Camel's Rick Houser, Formula One titlist Mike Baldwin, John Hasty. Miles Baldwin, Gregg Smrz and Doug Brauneck accepted awards. o Z While Bob Hannah has not come to a contract agreement with Honda, Honda MX team manager Dave Arnold told us over the phone, "We've got most of it worked out. Bob's up in Idaho right now, resting. He just got off his crutches yesterday (October 25) and the doctor says he'll be able to ride his bicycle pretty soon." Hannah broke his pelvis in a practice crash early in October. PJ 1 Corporation has completed its move into expanded headquarters. The new address is 7345 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Canoga Park, CA '91303, and their new phone number is 213/887-6704. With the trade show season kicking off next month with consumer shows in both Los Angeles and Anaheim, Peter Starr Productions is offering a service for ,exhibitors. Starr will produce film or video displays for booths, working with their own or the com· pany's existing footage, or they will make a custom film. For details on this service, contact Starr's marketing, , director, Gil Brown, at 213/888-2500. Randy Renfrow. the Formula Two Champion (left), and A'MA Grand National Champion Randy Goss accept Castro! awards from AMA's Pat McCoy. Up in Sacramento area, Prairie City OHV Park will be c::losed for public day-use riding because of cross,CQuntry events on the following dates: November 6, November 27 and December 4. Further information may be obteined by calling the park office at 916/351-0271. Rumors have reached our sensitive ears with the news that Motorcyclist Magazine is testing one of the new BMW KIOO-4 in-hne-fours that we showed you two issues ago. One of our reliable sources says that staffer Jeff Karr turned in a 12.4-second quarter mile at 110 miles per hour. Due to an advertising department error, some important copy was left off the John's Cycle Parts ad that appeared in the last issue of Cycle The ad copy provided by John's specifically limited their new management's grand opening to Saturday, October 29. We regret the error and apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. "e... Southern California motocrosser Louie Franco was invited by Bob Dejong, a Dutch TV producer, to ride the Indoor Moto Sport Gala in Rotterdam, Holland. Franco will also ride an indoor race in Wuvstwezel, Belgium. Although Franco will be riding a Honda 125 in these events, Dejong entered him in his first-ever 500cc event, the International Beach Race in Schevenivgen, Holland, to give Franco a taste of overseas competition. Franco placed 17th overall in the 500rider field, 300 of whom were profes· sionals. Franco's sponsors are O'Neal, Simpson, Scott and PJI. A public meeting of the California Desert Advisory Council will be held in San Diego on Friday and Saturday, November 4-5. The meeting will focus on the Bureau of Land Management's handling of almost 200.000 acres in San Diego County, and one of the items on the agenda includes the Stete of California's Parks and Recreation Department Off-Highway Vehicle Plan. Amendments to the California Desert Plan will also be discussed. The meetings will be held in the Town and Country Hotel's Sunrise Room, 500 Hotel Circle North. The Friday session will go from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; the Saturday session 8 a.m. to noon. Contrary to what our Calendar section indicated last week, the southern California British Road Ride will be held November 6, not 26. Ride organizer Pat Owens inCorms us that Sammy Tanner signed and donated an Arai helmet to the run's rame, which will benefit the District 37 Legal Defense Fund. Owens is currently having other top British-bike competitors such as Jack Wilson, Jon Minnono, Eddie Mulder and Skip Van Leeuwen sign the helmet prior to its being raffled off. For more info on the ride, contact Triumph of America's Gary g Ray at 714/996-8200. OJ