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seconds after my fall, they extracted me from a dangerous position, determined !.he situation and applied the needed traction to stop fur!.her injury. I would just like to say thank you to the paramedics and the Continental Motosports Club, who organized!.hese professionals. DORENE PAYNE Newark,CA Q(") 00 District 37 Fund Raisers 0') WEST America's weekly motorcycle newspaper Sharon ClayIon. Publisha CarolineGendry. Ex«uliveSocrew'y to lhe Publisha Nancy Danger. Advalising/Edilorial Assistanl. Editorial Dale Brown. Senior Edilor. Lance Bryson. Editor. David Edwards, Editor. Kil Palmer. Editor. Advertising Skip Johnson. Na,ional Sales Manager. Terry Prall, Sales Manager. LIf~da Brown, Advcnising Coordinator. Tma Bowen. Adver1ising Assislaol. Graphics and Production Gene Benneu. Graphic Anisl. Lori Tyson. Graphic ArtiSI. Marion Halashila. Typography. Sheila Larsen. Typography. Dennis Greene. LaboralOry. Accounting/Data Processing Thanks from the Women's Mike Klinger. Controller. 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ON THE FRONT PAGE: "Built for the fun of it," is Yamaha's . bettie cry for 1984, and if you 150-mph road rockets. you're 90n08 heve a great time. Our look at the new Yamahas begins on p. 10. 1_ 4 Champ I'd like to take !.his time to thank some very special people who helped me win the 1983 Woman's Motocross Grand National Championship. Thank you: Mom and Dad for all your love and support; Kawasaki Team Green for supplying me with !.he best bike and !.heir super crew, Bruce Styernstrom, James Degain. Jerry Campbell and Danny Belley; Simpson Helmets; JT Racing; Oakley Goggles; Hi-Flite; White Bros. and Nippondenso for supplying me with the top equipment; Pomona Valley Kawasaki and W.K. StandWorks for all their help; the Myerscough family 'for' their caring and encouragement; and especially to Marv Hendricks, owner of Saddleback Park, the world's best motorcycle park. Thanks also must go to the woinan behind !.he Nationals, Denise DeVine and to !.he event's sponsors, Budweiser, Ultimate and Cagiva. KIMI DOUGLASS Anaheim, CA Duck club From !.he beginning, there have been people who wanted to become members of the Phantom Duck organization. People who wished to become more involved in land use mauers. In !.he past, membership has not been available. But now, the Phantom Duck of the Desert and the California Off-Road Vehicle Association are offering charIer membership in a newly formed Phantom Duck Club. The club's purpose will be to protect and further the inalienable rights and fundamental interests of the people with regard to multiple useof public lands. In other words, we intend to fight for our rights. Affiliation with COR VA will provide Phantom Duck Club members with an opportunity to work on offroad issues in a broad-based, statewide organization. COR VA's retained lobbyist in Sacramento keeps members informed of off-road related legislation. Land-use commiuees and other monitoring systems keep tabs on just about everything going on that effects off-roading, and a monthly newsleuer distributes information. COR VA isa member of the National Outdoor Coalition, and NOC has a full-time lobbyist in Washington, D.C., to keep us informed of Federal legislation that could effect off-roading nationwide. Chaner membership for the Phantom Duck Club is 50. It includes CORVA membership, an ID card, a nylon jacket with your last name embroidered on the back along wi!.h the CORVA and Phantom Duck Club patches, your first or nickname embroidered on the front, and a Phantom Duck T-shirt. Future membersl}ip dues will be at a reduced rate, but will not include the jacket or shin. For membership applications or information, write to the Phantom Duck Club membership office, 3472 Birdsong Ave., Thousand Oaks, CA 91360, or phone 805/493-1680 (8 a. m. to 8 p.m.). LOUIS McKEY President, Phantom Duck of the Desert Fontana, CA Wait a year For over 24 years I've been buying motorcycles - new motorcycles! Tell me why I should purchase a new bike when !.he factory will discount the same bike up to 50 percent or more when the next-year models comeoul. I purchased a new 1982 Honda Ascot FT500 for which I paid over $2000. If I had waited, I could have purchased the same bike for $1098. I was going to get a new 1984 model, but what !.he hell can I get for a trade in now? I suggest that anyone wishing to purchase a new motorcycle, wail. Wait approximately a year, as the factory will want to dump old models when the next year's models come OUI. R.W. MARSHALL Tacoma, WA Good work at the San Diego SX I would like to take a moment to acknowledge !.he professional work of the Safety Concepts Ambulance Service paramedics after my crash at the San Di<:!to Supercross. Within A raffle held at !.he fourth annual All British Road Ride raised $502 for !.he District 37 Legal Defense Fund. Products for !.he raffle were donated by Sammy Tanner Distributing; Progressive Suspension, Inc.; "Rider" Magazine; Flanders &: Company; Ed Kretz and Son; Champion Spark Plugs; and AI Baker and Associates. The largest contributor was Triumph Motorcycles of America Inc., with a donation of 48 jackets and 48 hats. Since !.he last raffle was for those riding British motorcycles, the next one is open to the publ ic and is scheduled for January 8, 1984 at Alhambra Honda. The major products that have been donated at !.his time are a Shoei helmet with the signatures of 14 Grand National Dirt Track Champions, a frame-mount Pacifico fairing, a Marsee tank bag, and a fullcoverage Nava helmet from Van Leeuwan Enterprises, Inc. Also, Dave Arnold of American Honda has promised a special full-eoverage helmet wi!.h the signatures of Team Honda members. Anyone interested in purchasing tickets can go to Alhambra Honda, 1301 W. Valley Blvd., Alhambra; Buena Park Yamaha, 7521 Orangethorpe, Buena Park; Marina Suzuki, 12973 Washington Blvd., L.A.; Accessories Unlimited, 26057 Bouquet Canyon Rd., Saugus; or British Cycles Ltd., IHOW. Carson St., Torrance. If there is anyone interested in supporting this rafne pleasecaJl Los Angeles Trade-Tech at 211746-0800, Ext. 212 and ask for Pat Owens. PAT OWENS Temple City, CA Long Track complaints . I read your paper every week, and enjoy your great race coverage. The article written by Bill Locey on the U.S. Long Track Speedway Championship in your November 23 edition, however, struck me as a cheap shot at the racers who put thelT butts and their equipment on !.he line at "the awesome Ascot half mile." This article was filled wi!.h demeaning lines, such as, .....a less-!.hanstellar lineup", and discredited Lance King's championship win by sayin~ things like, "his long track compeotion was weak at besl." In the face of the largest number of entries in !.h.e history of the Ascot Long Track InYltational Championship, I read "This race has been going down hill for the last few years due to lack of competitors whe can ride a long track." Sure there were different names on !.he program, but that doesn't mean "the competition was weak at best." "The other notables who declined," don't necessarily have an irrefutable copyright on s~ed and skill. . If it sounds lIke I took the arocle personally, you are right. I finished third in the consolation main, not Rocky Robinson as you listed. . Come on Locey, give us a break. SCOTT ORMISTON Lakewood, CO Published letters do not necessarily reflect the position of Cycle News. Inc, Send letters to Voices. Box 498. Long Beach. CA 90801.