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Harley-Davidson-sponsored Dave McClure topped the Heavyweight Modified class and took fourth while fifth place Steve Fahey was the Lightweight Modified winner. Bill Roeder, aboard a Harley-Davidson topped the Stock class ranks. Adamo grabbed the lead on the start of the 25-lap final with Church for his shadow. Church stayed 011 Adamo's rear tire before taking the lead on lap five, giving it back to Adamo on lap six and retiring with a blown engine on lap seven. Church's DNF gave Adamo a solid lead over Roper with Klinzmann on the throaty sounding BMW-based MKM ahead of Battley and the fir t Heavyweight Modified class emry of McClure. Fahey led the Lightweight Modified class in about 10.th place. Adamo, licing through traffic, had lapped up tbrough fourth place by the 14th lap. Two laps later, Lady Luck cast a shadow on Adamo and he was out of the race with a sick engine, leaving Roper with nearly half a lap lead over Klinzmann while Bauley and McClure rounded out the LOp four. Roper's lead at the end of the 21 st lap had grown to 34 seconds over KJinzmann with Klinzmann holding about the same over Bauley. McClure was a couple of seconds behind in fourth. Roper took the checkered flag with a 48-second lead and liule show of emotion. Klinzmann, Bauley and a slowing McClure followed. Fahey cominued his pace and took fifth overall. "I've ridden a lot of laps on this track over the years," said Roper "but the last 25 were certainly the most fun. "I wa sliding all over the place," said KJinzmann. "A problem with the drivesbafL caused oil LO leak on the rear tire." PtiQp ~y p~p~ Wf~LfY (Continued from page 3) The U.S. team with the best overall 24-hour race record i Good Time from College Station, Texa . The team won the D Triple Crown Seri of three 24-hour races in 1982 and ha finished second or third in every 24-hour they've run. This year they're on an Fj600; in the pa t they campaigned Yamaha Vision 550 . The latest California craze is road race break dancing, seen here demonstrated by two young enthusiasts. Schools teaching the sport's intricate moves have sprung up in Newport Beach and Hollywood. Results GP: 1. Dave Roper (Due); 2. Harry Klinzmann (MKM!; 3. Devin Banley (BMW). H/W MOD: 1. Dave McClura (H-D); 2. Charlas Sims (M-G); 3. Charles Bostwick (Due!. LIW MOD: 1. Steve Fehey (Yam); 2. Roger Sears (Due!; 3. Gregory Richmond (M-G). STOCK: 1. Will Roeder (H-D); 2. Gary Alligood (Hon); 3. Weyne Reiss (BMW!. Sideur Fillery/ Ceelen once again LOUDON, NH, JUNE 17 The team of Ian Fillery and Brian Ceelen took their second straight Sidecar Series victory in easy fashion over the rig of Ronald Thorne and jobn Dougherty in the l2-lap final. Brothers john and Arthur Dailey finished third. Tbe first five laps were run in formation with the six rigs that started trading positions at wiJI and getting a lot of cheers from the spectators. On lap five, the Marvin Hagele/Mike Schneider rig crashed in turn six witb passenger Schneider sustaining a leg injury. Fillery/Ceelen put their Yamahapowered chair in the lead for good on lap six with the Windle of Thorne/ Dougherty holding a safe second. The Dailey/Dailey Suzuki ran third with some pressure from Fred Hopp and William Alston, but their challenges ended when they parked their sidecar on lap 10. From there umil the£inish the positions didn't change. • Results 1. Ian Fillery/Brian Ceelen (Yam); 2. Ronald Thorne/John Dougherty (Win); 3. John Dailey/ 8 Arthur Oailey (Suzl: 4. Jeff Millardl James Murray (Kaw!; 5. Fred HopplWiliiam Alston (Kaw). TIME: 16 min.• 54.B72 secs. AVERAGE SPEED: 66.152 mph. was director of speedway competition for Baylands Raceway in Fremont. California, and he wes also a contributor to this publication. Allyn is survived by his wife Barbara and seven children. Funeral services were held over the June 16-17 weekend. Friends have asked that in lieu of flowers. donations be made to a fund for the children. Donations can be sent to P.O. Box 980, Wrightwood, CA 92397. Road racer/dirt tracker/motocrosser/columnist David Aldana and hillclimber Louis Gerencer have both earned life member status in the American MOLOrcycli t Assn. after completing 25 years in the AMA. The official tour for this year's ISDE. which will be held in Hoiland, will again be organized by Champagne Travel. For information, contact them at 1035 North Ridge Rd_ West, Box 67, Amherst. Ohio 44001. 216/282-7075. The Sports Committee of AMA District 37 has voted LO form a division for all-terrain vehicles, LO be called American All-Terrain Vehicle Association D-37. AATVA D-37 will have its own orgarLization with officers. sanctioning responsibility with the AATVA and promotion of harter promoters, clubs and individuals in the ATV spon arena. Intere ted parties should contact either Lori Anderson (619/245-2536) or haron Bishop (805/965-9722). IN MEMORIAM: Ronnie Allyn succumbed to heart attack on June 9. A gifted motorsports writer, Allyn. 45. is probably best-known in the motorcycle industry for the five years he spent working full-time for Agajaniaii Enterprises and Ascot Raceway. 1976-81. In subsequent years Allyn did a variety of freelance work; most recently he Night life: Pieces of 3M traffic marking reflective tape were applied around the inside and outside of corners at Willow Springs, making life easier - and safer for riders in the recent 24-hour event. The tape was David Aldana's idea - he had seen it in World Championship races in Europe and was purchased by WERA for $450 against promises of donations from participating teams. So far, Team Hammer, Team Quester/Sullivan. Team Honda of Gardena, Team Satyr and Team Good Times have pledged $50 each toward the tape; anybody else who liked seeing where they were going in turn eight can send donations to WERA. Drawer H, Bluffton, SC 29910. Dave Summers of Canyon Country, California, won a selOf Dunlop Elite tires for correctl ygue si ng the mileage covered by the winners of the Willow Springs 24-hour. Summers won the conte t, sponsored by Willow Springs Raceway, with his entry of 2025 miles - tbe exact mileage covered by race winners Team Hammer. Randy Bechtel of Glendale, Arizona won an Arai Astro helmet by guessing 2027 miles; Kenny Morales of Orange, California won a pair of Moto-X Fox gloves wilh 2030 miles; and Mark Chen of Hermosa Beach and Dave dePerrot of Nonhridge. California tied with 2020 miles. Chen won a pair of StylMarti n boots, deParrot a pair of Held gloves. Injury free: That was the Willow 24-hour. Ambu"nces didn't have to transport anybody during the long event. A new name to U.S. endurance racing is Tim O'Kennedy, who rode with Team Hammer at Willow. Originally from Dublin, Ireland, O'Kennedy came LO La Angeles via London and ew York, working in advertising. Along the way he won the Irish endurance championship and finished in the LOp 10 in several 24hour World Championship races, riding a Harris-framed Kawasaki 1000. Carlsbad USGP Sunday schedule: Gates open 8:30 am; practice GP and 250s 9:30; GP qualifying 11 :00; first GP moto (45 min.) 1 :00 pm; first 250cc moto (20 min.) 2:00; second GP moto 3:00, second 250cc moto 4:00; awards ceremony startline 4:30. There will be a june 26 meeting at the AMA's Westerville, Ohio, offices to discuss selection of the 1984 U.S. International Six Days Enduro team. The meeting is open to anybody interested and will address this year's Qualifier Series, election of Trophy and Vase teams, and support capabilities. Tbe meeting begins at 9:00 a.m. Scheduled Hester Communications-produced Motorcycle and ATV Expo in Anaheim, California (November 16-18); in Houston, Texas (February 8-10, 1985); and in Hartford, Connecticut (March 1-3, 1985). Quit Cycle World magazine after six years, Managing EdiLOr Steve Kimball, 33, to become Feature Editor of Road & Track magazine. To keep Kimball from moving to Rider magazine two yeaTS ago, CBS management secretly promised to make Kimball Editor should Allan Girdler leave. But when Girdlerquit recently, Paul Dean was made Editor and Kimball became disillusioned. Road & Track is also owned by CBS. Passed His AMA speedway rider's test, at San Bernardino june 13, Dirt Rider Feature Editor Mark Kariya, 27, now a full-fledged Third Division rider. Married Road racer/American Federation of Motorcyclists board member Carl Nagy, 31, to Andrea Ste(fen, 27, on june 9. Named Director of marketing for the Recreational Products Division of Bombardier, Inc., Lars Goodman. also director of sales for Can-Am motorcycles. Visited japan, delegations from Cycle World magazine (led by publisher jim Hansen) and Cycle magazine (led by publisher Tom Sargeant), seeking to convince executives at Honda, Yamaha. Suzuki and Kawasaki to spend more money with their respective magazines; both junkets returned recently. Denied By editor Phil Schilling, any knowledge of a persistant rumor tbat Cycle magazine is for sale for Sl8 million. Opened Ma hburn Kawasaki in Simi Valley, California by former dirt tracker and ational number 19, Keith Mashburn, 34. a Ventura County firefighter married LO the former Shelby Brymer, daughter of race promoter Don Brymer. Moving To Southern California, the Motorcycle Safety Foundation, now located in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, in the fall of 1984, to be closer to the heart of the U.S. mOLOrcycle industry. A specific site has nOt yel been selected. Received on june 14 by Cycle News, a notice of a California State Park and Recreation Commission meeting scheduled for june 15, which made it impossible to provide our readers with advance notice; complaints should be directed to Andrea Patterson at 916/324-6976. •