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sold through a dealership network of 700 shops already dealing with JRC. Calicchio is optomistic that everything will go of[ without a hjtch, but noted that "anything can happen" when you're dealing with the British motorcycle industry. HosPITal STOP: Pro MXer Pat Weber suffered a broken left collarbone in the opening round of the CMC Golden State Series at Saddleback on January 8. Weber is now at home resting, and cards and letters can be sent to him at 2465 Ocean View Dr., Upland, CA91786. Riders Arthur L. Miller, Marv Van Sickle, Ron Hubbard, Jack Bailey and Patrick Kanczuzews, along with passengers Carol Van Sickle, Marilyn Heyne and Linda M. Knenans will be honored at the D-37 Road Riding Division awards presentation on Thursday evening, January t9 at the Department of Water and Power, III N. Hope St., Los Angeles. Also in attendance will be legendary bureaucracy battler Louis McKey, the Phantom Duck of the Desert. The meeting is set to begin promptly at 7:30 p.m. Road racer David Emde has a new job as the service manager of a Riva scooter shop in Newport Beach, California. AnOl.her road racer, Harry Klinzmann, received word from Mike Krauser that Krauser/Germany will be supplying him with two MKM/Krauser BMWs for the Daytona Battle of the Twins and Superbike races. Mike Krauser will personally supervise the Daytona operation, and will then sponsor Klimmann for the remainder of the year on one bike, which he will use for both BoTT and Superbike competition. Rested editors can be rusty editors: Dan Smith turned in an impressive performance at the World Championship Hare & Hound that we covered last week, but he didn't finish both first"'" second. Smith wore number 31 0 in the race, and rider number 313 was the real runner-up, Dan Ashcraft. Don't worry, wedon'tgetany more twoweak vacations for a year or so. National Observed Trials Champ Bernie Schreiber demonstrates the latest in crazes: front-wheel-Iess wheelies. According to Schreiber, the big difficulty is the shorter balance range and the natural tendency to let the front end down when the wheelie goes bad. Photos by Len Weed. Benton County short track racing will resume near Corvallis, Oregon, on February 4. They'll have racing for both motorcycles and three-wheelers, and then on February 18, it will be old timers night. Call 503/926-0375 (days) or 503/928- 7205 (evenings) for more details. Former 250CC National Motocross and Supercross Champion Donnie Hansen will be conducting motocross schools in 1984, beginning with one on February 18 at Indian Dunas. For more information on the schools, as well as other dates, contact Hansen at 805/252-2445. Mama that's fast: We've heard reports that in a Motorcyclist test, Pee Wee Gleason turned in a 1O.47-second quarter mile at 128.40 mph on a stock Suzuki GSIIOOESE. That's about .1 second quicker than the quarter mile time for the Kawasaki GPz900R bullet we showed you las! week. The test was run at the Baylands Raceway drag strip in Fremont, California. We've heard that a mandatory helmet law has bean introduced in the state of Washington. The bill's number is HB4296, and as we .understand it, it's before the House Public Health and Safety Committee. More as we get it.. - - .. - . We were very saddened to hear that Camel Pro Series tuner Craig Filmer and his wife lost their four-and-ahalf-month-old daughterAshley Ann to crib death on January 10. Crib death is the mystery killer of infants that has no known cause or even symptoms. We're sure Craig and his wife could use a nell: of cheer..Orap, them a line at 173 Waverly St., Sunnyvale, CA 94086.. The California Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Commission will meet on January 26-27 to discuss and act on a number of projects. The first day will see the Commission touring sites like the Tulare OHVRA, .Huron Cycle Park and Martin Ranch. On the 27th, the Gommission will hold a public meeting in th, County Office of Education Auditorium, 2314 Mariposa St., Fresno. The meeting begins at 8:30 a.m. For more details on the tour and meeting, contact Andrea Patterson at 9161 445-2358. • Q OJ