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Oaks, CA 91360. Let us hear from you. DONNETTA CARNAGEY Vice-President, CORVA Thousand Oaks, CA America's weekly motorcycle newspaper Sharon Clayton. Publisher Caroline Gendry. Executive Secrelary to the Publisher Nancy Danger. Adverdsing/EdiLOriaJ Assistant. Editorial Dale Brown. Senior EdiLOf. Lance Bry- son, Editor. Kit Palmer. EdiLOr. Mau Hilgenberg. Edi,or. Advertising Skip Johnson, National Sales Manager. Terry Prall. Sales Manager. Mike Spencer, Sales Manager. Linda Brown, Advertising CoordinalOT. Tina Bowen, Advertising Assistant. Graphics and Production Gene Henneu, Graphic Artist. Lori Tyson, Graphic Artist. Marion Hawshila. Typography. Sheil" Lllrsen. Typography. Dennis Greene. Laboratory. Accounting/Data Processing Mike Klinger, Controller. Donn" Bryan. Accounts Receivable Coordinator. Geneva Repass. AssisulIl.L. Tc:rry D.ailey, Credit Manager. Circulation Rheb" Smi'h. Manager. Michelle Hanna, Sarah Taylor. Debbie Walker. Lyna Hood.. AssiSlanLs. 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Cycle News welcomes unsoli.cilcd edi· torial material including sLOries, cartoons, photos, etc. Such material, if published. becomes the exclusive propeflyor Cycle News. Such accepted m:illerial is subject to revision as is necessary in tbe sale discretion of Cycle News. Unsolicited material which is not used will be returned ir accompanied by a self addressL'd stamped envelope. All unsolicited material will be handled with reasonable care, however. Cycle News assumes no responsibility for the safety, loss or damage lO such material. Reprinting in whole or part only by pe,rmjssion of the publisher. Advertising rates and circulation information will be sent upon request. See S. R.D.S. Copyright® Cycle News. Inc. 1984. Trlldernark Cycle News registered U.S. Patent Office. All rights reserved. ONTHEFRONTPAGE:Johnny O'Marlllabow) and Oavid BaileV style in Paris Supercro•. Coverllee starts on page 22. Photos by Patrick Behar. Johnny 'No-Show' With this year's. running of the Daytona Supercross main event, there was a photo finish and some controversy over who finish~d in second or third place. Johnny O'Mara, who thought he had finished in second place, found out he finished third, and decided not to attend the trophy presentations. This is very unsportsmanlike. Win, place, or show, the least he could do is show up. He shDws lillIe regard to his fans (who pay good money to watch him race), his sponsor, and Team Honda, who helped him get that third place finish. 1am sure, out of the 40 riders who made it to the main at Daytona, plenty oJ them would be proud to be on that platform for a third place award. JOHN McWILLIAMS Riverside, CA Save Kennedy Meadows "Receation is just a grain of,sand on the Wilderness Beach." Such was the attitude of Senator Wilson's staff this week, in discussions regarding the California Wilderness Bill. At this moment, the Sequoia Domelands area, which includes the Dark Canyon Trait adopted by the 1\MA D-37 club the Chapparals, the Sirretta Peak, and Woodpecker u'ails and Rochhouse Basin jeep trail, is still part of Senator Wil on's 1.7million acre proposal. If Senator Cranston concurs with the bill- an answer is expected from him this week - then it will go to the Senate. Once the bill reaches the Senate with concurrence from both California Senators ...well, kiss Kennedy Meadows goodbye. We have to ask ourselves, why is '''recreation a grain of sand" in the eyes of Pete Wilson? There are about 2.4 million registered off-highway vehicles in California - which presumes nearly two-million owners. Doesn't that many angry people worry him? Re-election is just four years away. The answer is: Why worry? The vast majority of off road recreationists are completely uninformed about land-use issues, and of those who are aware of this bill, few will take the time to write. Of over two million off-roaders, less than 20,000 belong to groups like CORVA, AMA or CA4WDC. Statistically, nearly 40% of off-roaders aren't even registered to vote. So why should he worry about us? At last count, about 30 letters have been written in response to my last leller in Voices. Thirty lellers, out of a circulation of several thousand. COR VA and the other land-use groups in California will fight this bill unti-I the last gavel falls. but unless you stand up and be counted, and get your friends to stand up, as far as the Washington politicians are concerned, we're just speaking for a grain of sand. We are in the final days of decision for California Wilderness. Can we make a difference? Can we convince Senators Wilson and Cranston that we will not be ignored and that offroad recreation is more than a grain of sand? Can we show them that two million people in this State want their recreation preserved, and that we're mad as hellthalthey're turning long-established recreation areas into "Wilson's Wilderness?" Yes! Wecan, bu t you have to do i l. It is not toO late to write, if you write right now, to Senator Wilson and/or Senator Cranston, US enate Office Bldg., Washington, DC 20510. Telegrams are important, and phone calls count, too. You can reach both Senators through the Senate switchboard, 2021 224-3121. Will we win? Who can say. We thought we might win the. Golden Trout ballie in the I970s, and we didn't, but we've beaten this Wilderness addition down for five years. What we can say is that, if this grain of sand doesn't get rolling and become a boulder, we are sure to be walked on. lt would help us remind the Senators that we are. a "Minority" to be reckoned with if you would send us copies of your letters, or tell us a bout your phone calls. We are giving you a double shot at Senator Wilson by calling him on a daily basis and discussing your wrillen concerns. 1£ you need help with your letter, call us at 805/'493-1680. Our Land Use office is at 3472 Birdsong Ave., Thousand Ban beer Regarding the photo of a can of "Harley Beer" on page seven of the March 13 issue of Cycle News, I'd like to offer a lillie constructive criticism. How many Camel Pro Series din track or road race Nationals have you been to where you haven't seen the grounds lillered with beer cans, espeoally around the motorcycle parking areas: How many times at Louisville have you had to listen to, sit next to, and put up with bikers loaded to the max on beer? Just a few seasons ago, David Jones was killed by one of those drunken bozos. How many times have you had to nervously leave a race amidst a pack of trashed-out beerheads? One of the best Nationals on the circuit- the Col umbus, Ohio, Charity Newsies - was lost as a result of the antics of bikers on beer. Frankly, we don't need beer at the races I You're'going to a race, not a beer bust. Promoters, please follow the example set by the Illinois Motorcycle Dealers AssociatiO'n at the Springfield Mile: No beer at all, yet the Springfield Mile is one of the best races on the circuit. The imag.e that Harley is trying to . portray of beer .and racing going together is a dangerous one. Dangerous in that it will kill more motorcyclists and d..ngerous in that left unchallenged, it will kill more National races. All 1 can say is that let's "can" beer at the races. ED L. DOERING Milwaukee, WI We agree that the"drunken bozos" have to go, Ed, but don't think that banning beer is the answer. Beer isn't the problem; overindulgence is. A ban would penalize those spectators who enjoy a cold brew on a hot day without overdoing it, an'd those who are the problem now would find other methods of getting high, presumi;lbly illegal. We think better security is the answer, along with a refusal by vendors to sell beer to those who appear to be intoxicated. Beer companies have supported motorcycle racing, and we feel that the target should be the ones who abuse the privilege. We would appreciate hear-' ing from other readers on this subject... Editor. Published letters do not necessarily reflect the positi9n of Cycle News, Inc. Send letters to Voices, Box 498. Long Beach, CA 90801.