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proposal, and that he expected to forward a copy of the proposal to PACE later in the week. Once the agreement is signed by both parties, it will be pa~sed on to the AMA Board of Trustees for their approval. Lee Chapin, the owner of D.C. Promotions - an import/distribution of .pecialty motorcycle pl..tics and accessories busin... ha. opened up a reteil outlet called ..Wh....... The store is located at 10491 Magnolia, Unit N, in River.ide, California, the phone i. 714/ 351-8599, and the hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Chapin says the store will be ".pecializing in w . .ring apparel for your body and plastic apparel for your bike... While Team Ontario (Hon) won the final round of the WERA Endurance Road Racing Championship Series at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia, on November 12, Team Hammer finished third and won the championship. Team Hammer had two bikes in the event, and the second bike finished in the runner-up spot, while the lead Suzuki overcame a fire in the pits to ink third place and take the series title. In addition to the plaudits given to riders Steve Baron, Joey Osowski and John Ulrich, Ulrich singled out crew chief Ken Hoogland of International Motorcycle Performance in Canoga Park, California. "Ken had a lot to do with rurning our season around," said Ulrich. Dorene Payne, who cra.hed hard in her h..t race at the November 5 San Diego SupercroSl and broke her femur, .hould be out of the ho.pital by the time you read thi•. Dorene still faces a difficult recovery period, although we've heard that .he wa. up and starting to walk the day after .urgery. Cards and letter. can be .ent to Dorene at 5603 Wintergreen, Newark, CA 94560. Sport-touring defined. At a recent press introduction of Yamaha's 1984 models at California's Willow Springs Raceway, Kenny Roberts and Eddie Lawson commandeered a full-dress Venture and headed onto the track for a little saddlebag-scraping fun. It didn't help the egos of the assambled member. of the press much when the Roberts/Lawson duo came blasting past - Roberts hanging off and peering around the fairing, Lawson sitting bolt upright for a better view, and the channel-.eeking radio blaring out a tune. Check next week's issue for riding impre••ion. of the new Vamaha•. .In what has been described as the "wettest-ever Wilseyville Hare Scrambles," Yamaha rider Donnie Cantaloupi sloshed his way to the overall victory, despite a second-lap crash tha t popped his shoulder out of joint. Three days of constant rain in northern California swelled many of the courses' creek crossings to a depth of three to four feet, and reportedly just geuing out of the pits after the racewasa cause for celebration. We'll have more of the soggy details in a future issue. Gene Romero, manager of Honda's dirt track team, has announced that Honda has signed former Grand National Champion Ricky Graham and Texan Bubba Shobert for the '84 Camel Pro Series. "Both Ricky and Bubba have signed their contracts and we're waiting for Doug Chandler to do likewise. We feel the three will give us a very strong team for the '84 season. Ricky just missed winning his second title this year, Bubba finished the season in fourth place, and Doug won Rookie of the Year honors. "In addition, Romero announced that Honda has hired Rob Muzzy to serve as crew chief of the dirt tra.ck team's R&D section. Muzzy wrenched Kawasaki's Wayne Rainey to the '83 Superbike road racing title. Udo Gietl will oversee the dirt track team effort, adding those responsibilities to his road race team duties. Jerry Griffith will take care of Chandler's equipment, assuming Chandler inks his contract with Honda. 1983 Honda dirt tr~ck team members were Mike Kidd, Terry Poovey and Hank Scott. K.iM r~tjr:e~. at t!J.e.e!1P of the season, Just to wet your whistle until next week, here are some tidbit. about the new Vamaha•. The two-stroke is not d..dl The RZ360, previou.1y available only in Europe, Canada and Japan, will make an appearance in U.S. d....rship.for 1984. Besides the standard red, white and blue model, a special Kenny Robert••ignature edition will be available, complete with a yellowand-black bumblebee paint job. The bad news i. that the RZ won't be available in California, .0 if you live in the Golden Stete make .ure you have a friend in one of the other 49 .tetes. Heading up Vamaha'. new performance image, though, will be the FJ1100. The FJ i. a chain-driven in-line-four rocket.hip that .hould be good for about 1 50 mile. an hour on the top end. With a haif-fairing, huge tire., a whale-tail r. .r body .ection and aluminum muffler sheath., it certainly looks the part. A slightly les. potent FJ600 will also be available. Forfans of chopperesque styling, Yamaha hal twq .n~!'V ':1-. but both Poovey and Scott are left seeking rides for '84. Tex Peel, the man behind Grahem'. '82 Grand Nati0n81 Championship, said, "I'd be lying if I said I didn't hate losing Ricky, but we discuaed Honda'. offer and I told Ricky he couldn't turn it down. Now I have to go out and find a rider for my equipmant. There are lI8V8I'lIl riders who can win the Number One plate on my bik... I'll let you know who'll be riding for me the minute I know," The agreement between PACE Management/Stadium Motorsports Corporation and the AMA for the creation of the 1984 Supercross Series still has not been finalized as we go to press. AMA Director of Professional Competition Wayne Moulton said that he expected "hopefully, the last draft of the agreement to arri ve in my hands before the end of the day (November 14)." He added that most of what he called "minor details" should have been solved in the new qraft of the twin., a 700 and a 1oo0cc, that look very, uh, "Americanized," Oual-purposa affectionado. will appreciate the new XT250 and XT600. In the next week'. i.sue, we'll al.o have a closar look at the new VZ and IT mod.... Team Honda's MX team manager Dave Arnold announced that they will field a five-man motocross team in 1984. The team will consistof Johnny O'Mara, Danny Chandier, David Bailey, Ron Lechien and Bob Hannah. So what happens to Brian Myerscough and Goat Breker? According to Arnold, Myerscough will probably ride for Team Tamm while Breker is negotiating with Kawasaki. American Honda recently received a certificate of appreciation for their corporate support of the O. partment of Defense Dependent School System. Honda provided fellowships for educator. to attend the American Honda Institute for factory·authorized motorcycle service training, and a. a re.ult the educator. are now able to teach .uch courses in vocational training for military dependents. Honda donated 132 engine. to tho.e .chool•. In conjunction with the Anaheim Motorcycle Expo, to be held December 2-4 in tbe southwest hall of the Anaheim Convention Center, there will be a pubiic auction to raise money for the Motor,cycle DealeTnews Pro Rider Benefit on Sunday at 3 p.m. The atICtion needs rider memorabilia, new and used goods, and motorcycle products of any kind. Anyone intereslled in donating items to this worthy cause can contact Penny Nicolai-at 213/787-3497 or Nancy Combs-Wafier at 714/760-0169. . Forty-two grant proposal. total· ling $11,243,723 will be before the California Qff-Highway Vehicle Commis.ion when it meets November 19 at Borrego Spring. in San Diego County. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. The Commi..ion willal.o hear a report from it. .teff on project. that might be financed from the $21.5 million recently returned to the fund by the state legi.lature. Richard Franklin of Spectro Oils of California called to assure everyo e that their order desk is alive and w U at 213/!l31-7663. Seems that tbe m 5terious Cycle News ad mangler bali customers calling a disconnected phone number. '11 R.A.T.S. at Willow Spring.? V.,., there will be R.A.T.S. at Willow Spring. on November 26. Don't get the wrong idea, though. R.A.T.S .•tand. for Rider Advanced Treining School, and it's a .pecial one-day riding school for BMW rider. only, taught by Reg Pridmore. For all the detail. on the school, which costs $160 and ha. a limited enrollment, contact Reg Pridmore Motorcycles at 1946 E. Thompson Blvd., Santa Barbara, CA 93003, orcalI805/648-2B96. Jones Optical Company reported an increase in sales for the quarter ending September 30. Sales of $128,444 for the period is an increase of 69% over the year be.fore, according to the company. The sales totals are from all three of the market segments Jones tries for, the motorcycle and ski industries and optical-related sales. The Continental Mota.ports Club's Night National. at Ascot Park, .cheduled for November 11, wa. postponed until Friday, November 1.8., ~u .. tp,ain 0,", tt)~ 9~gi"a" !ia~~ ..