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MSF attacks Deukmejian veto; override sought ~ (l,) .t:J o .... u o BYP.AP.A WfflLfY Dmch,£astGermansuophy in 'SD£ By Gary Van Voorhis ASSEN. HOLLAND. OCT. 6 Host country Holland topped the Trophy T..... competition and East Genneny fielded the top Vue T..m in the 1984lnternetionel Six Days Enduro. American teams finished sixth in both divisions. America fielded 22 riders and of the 19 who finished. Jeff Fiedette CKaw) was the top 1COt'er. Fiedette. Geoff s.lI8rd CC-A). Fritz K8d1ec CHu.) and larry Ro.eler CHu.) were the only American. who ..meet gold medIIl•. Eight American. were awarded silver medii... and seven received bronze med8Ia. 5ec:ond through fifth in the Trophy Teem rMutta were PoI8nd. Eat Germeny. Frenca end England. Holland. FrIInce. Auatnllia and Spein foIIovJwd East Germeny in the Vue T..m results. Complete c:overege next week. The Los Ancianos Motorcycle Club, for years the hosts of the legendary two-day Tecate 500 enduro, are returning to Baja California with the Tecate 250K. This latest version, which runs on Saturday, December I, is a tough one-day, 170-mile event restricted to A and B enduro riders. The $65 entry fee includes gas, insuranceand MAG 7 lunch. Youca'n send for entries to Los Ancianos M.e., P.O. Box 808, Santee; CA 92071; but hurry, entries are limited and almost half filled. Event information is available from Fred Germain at 619/727-6000. Mike Goodwin called to clarify some deteil. regerding the story which eppeared in laatweek·. iaue C"Mik. Goodwin'. not-so-secret plen to uve supercroaa." -C-yd8 N.ws October 10). "It sounded .. if w.·re going to meke the Coliseum track reeJ . .ay." uid Goodwin. ebout the upcoming Superbowl of Motocrou in Loa Angeles. California. November 3. "butthet·. not true. W.·re going to e reel tough treck to meke up for the one et the Rou Bowl. Thi. i. going to be the toughest one they've ever seen." 4 In addition to the above, the Godfather of supercross mentioned that he'll be teamed up with former Pro mOlocrosser Mike Gillman to compete in a Class 2 buggy racing in this weekend's Frontier 500. Sponsors of the Goodwin/Gillman racing errort are Coca-Cola and BFC Direct Marketing, the latter says Goodwin, is one of the motivators behind Howard Jarvis' California Proposition 36 tax reform measure.'"This, as f,1T as I know, is the first time a political sponsor has gotten into the race car business." Jim Vreek. CKew) won hi. eighth con.ecutive ARRA/Willow Spring. Superbike Serie. road recing event at the ROAmond. Cali· fornia. road course on October 7. Todd Bfubeker. in hi. first rid. on a Honda VF750F Interceptor Superbik•• we. second. IN MEMORIAM: Brian Carson, 17, of the racing Carson family of Colorado, died September 23 from complications of hepatitis. Although he was unable to attend the final Sports Racing Association of Colorado supercross at Greeley, he placed tbird in the 80cc Expert series championship. He is survived by his parents David and Bev, and brothers Barry and Kenny. Cards and letters can be sent to his family at4917 Chippewa Drive, Larkspur, CO S0118. Where'. the Kew? There ere no Kewauki Ninja 600 apec:ifications or photos in this issue. contrary to whet _ promised last week; those photos end specs appear in Cycle lie... East this week end will eppeer in Cycle lie... West. which is whet you're reeding. next week. Insteed. _ bring you the first photos and technical information on the oilcooled GSXR760. Watch for the Kewauki next week. The final all-bike NMRA drag meet of the year took place at New Jersey's Atco Raceway on October 6-7 and class wins went to Sam Wills (Kaw) in Top Fuel, George Bryce (Suz) in Funny Bike, Charlie , Gressman (Suz) in Pro . COSTA MESA. CA. OCT. 3 Motorcyc" Safety Foundetion Pre.id.nt Alan R. 1.ley responded to California Governor George Oeukm.jien·. veto of a motorcycle ufety bill. calling the Governor'. reasons for the veto "arrogant and uninformed. " Oeukmejian vetoed Aaumbly Bill 2489 on September 29. The mea.ure. introduced by Aaumblyman Richard Floyd CD-Gardena). would have eatebliahed a uH-funding motorcycl. Afety program with ita own commi.sion. In hi. veto meauge 'Oeukmejian uid. "The need and potential effectiveneA of thi.legi.lation i. queationable. Motorcyc" Afety i. but one component of motor vehicle and-tran.portation Afety. and the eatabli.hment of a .peciel. narrowly focused commi••ion is inappropriate and ri.k. fragmentation regarding overell ufety and accid.nt prevention. "Furthermore. the Offic. of Traffic Safety i. required by existing atetute to eddreA highway ufety metters. including thou related to the uu of motorcycle•. Th.re i. no need to duplicate this function." In an open letter to the Governor. Isley uid. "I find the Governor'. v.to m....g. to b. arrogant and uninformed. For the uke of protecting the .stebli.hed bureaucracy. he label. the need for the legi.letion a. ·que.tionable.· Oe.pite the previous admini.tration·. con.ci.ntiou. program to receive and adminster Federel 402 highway ufety fund. for a motorcycle ufety program. the Oeukmejian admini.tration ha. not continued that progrem or offered any .ub.titute. California·. Office of Treffic Safety he. absolutely no provi.ion. for motorcycle ufety or education in th.ir rrve-year Highway Safety Plan for 1986 and beyond. "lacking any leadership. planning or funding for this importent e"ment in traffic ufety. the motorcycle interest. of the atete ware .uccanful in providing this .eH-funded alternative. Whi.. the Governor loftily u_ the excuu of 'fragmentetion regarding overell Afety and accident prevention.' he veto. the overwhelming confidence of the legislature ... and offer. nothing in return. "If. a. Mr. O.ukmejian proclaim•• 'the Offica of Traffic Safety i. required by existing stetut. to addre.. highway ufety matter•• including thou related to the use of motorcyc....• where'. the plan? What dON the Governor have to offer that will replace the nowvetoed .1.4 million in aeIf-funded motorcycle ufety plan.? "H. stete. 'There i. no need to duplicat. this function .• Iagree. We do not need to duplicate a non-function. We need action. Thet w.. the r..son for AB2489. The Governor. by protecting the ucred integrity of hi. eatebli.hed bureeucrecy. ha. closed the door on motorcycle Afety for at lea.t e y.ar. Perhaps in that time he can be informed and motivated to allow those who care. the motorcycle rider•• to contribute to th.ir own ufety. If more traffic Af.ty group. were to step up to their reaponsibilitie. the way motorcyclist. ere. we would not be so depend.nt on tu••• the stete. or the Governor." District 37 AMA Road Rider Pre.ident Ed Weldheim re.ponded to the veto by ceiling for rider action. "I would like to request ell readers of Cycle News to und a letter to their senetor. and A...mblymen. requesting that this Rider Education Bill veto be overridden so it can tek. effect. lam"hoping that Gov.rnor Oeukmejian mede a misteke in vetoing this bill .inc. h. had .0 many bill. to veto at the last minute. "It i. imperetive ~het all uurs. road rid.rs and off-highway vehicl. user. write their legi.lator. and atete that they want this program. they pay for this program and they expect our governm.nt officiel. to cooperate and a••ist u. in getting th.u program. implemented and run .moothly." Correspondenca to the Governor and the stete legislature may be unt cere of the Stete Capitol. Sacramento. CA 96814. Stock, Peter Mahler (Suz) in Pro Comp, and Joe Yeager (Suz) in Junior Pro Stock. Terry Vance set a new Pro Stock record and took his 10th championship at the evenL Kawauki·. Teem Green heacho.... Answer Producta to be ita official clothing supplier. As a result. Teem Green Support and Assist riderS will be eligible for special product .ponsorship. from Answ.r Product. in their recing endeavon up to the Pro renk•. Small machines with stock induction systems dominated the October 6 WERAIDunlop National Endurance Road Race Series 8-hour at Texas World Speedway; the race was stopped due to noodingon the course. Winners Kevin Schwantz, Kenny Morgan, James Trimble and Brian Floores arid the Hurst Yamaha and Marine FJ600 were best at Cording two twofoot-deep, 50-foot-wide rivers across the course; most of the top National Endurance Serjes teams lost r,i\Tle,wl)en, their bikes sucked water through open veloci ty stacks. At 9:00 p.m. Sunday. October 14. on KEZY 1190 AM. Jeff Spencar will be larry Huffman'. guest on "Motorcycle World." Jeff is the author of Tatel Treining for Motocro.. and will be fielding que.tiona from list.ners regerding any heelth· or training-related problem•. You can call KEZV by dialing 714/778-1190 in Orange County. 714/638-0687 in the beech .,..•• or 213/626-7018 from the Lo. Angele. aree. Vance Be Hines Racing has signed a one-year contract with U.S. Suzuki Motor Corp. to race the NMRA Pro Stock drag racing series and selected IDBA Pro Stock events in 1985. Tuner Byron Hines will build a GSI150ES Suzuki for 10-time National Pro Stock Champion Terry Vance; Vance said "We're really excited about Suzuki's renewed involvement in drag racing and see ,tbi,s as a. prell,lde to 1986." •