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Cycle News 1985 02 27

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TErt YEARS AGO RANDY GOSS DIRT TRACK ATTACK! Assem blyman Paul Carpenter, a u thor of Ca lifo rnia's la test helmet bill , met with represent a tives o f th e MMA, SCM A, an d the m oto rcycle p ress to d iscu ss th e merits of h is proposed mandator y helme t la w. Presentati on s were ma de by Bob Barger, Bob Leppan, an d Roger Hull, suggesting th at th e real a ns wers for motorcycle safety were in improved rider education a n d stricter motorcycle licen sin g proced ure s. In th e end , Ca rpe nt er backed do wn a nd sta ted " Yo u have me al mos t 99% co nvi n ced - I wa nt vou to tell me, some weeks fro m no w: what you wa n t to see ch anged in th e class-fo ur mot orcycle licen sin g , a nd wha t yo u propose for a rid er ed uca tion p lan ." Idah o Sta te O ff-Road Vehicle Pl an ner Chuck Wells was int er viewed, where h e di scussed his ideas to ex pa nd motor cycle tra il s a nd O RV recrea tion areas throughou t the sta te. As a n avid desert racer, Wells was in a uni que positio n to understa n d the needs of o ff-road ent h usiasts. Ascot Park hosted a n AMA pilo t progra m, m ix in g pro fessiona l Nov ice a nd J u nior event s with Amateu r com pet iti on . Eddie Lawson and Wa yn e Rainey bo th won th eir 125cc hea ts to tran sfer into th e eig h t-la p ma in . In th e ma in even t, Darren Penrod holeshot, bu t Lawso n soon took it awav by goi ng undern eath in a tu rn . M ik~ Minnig th en go t by La wso n to take th e wi n. Rain ey, w ho h ad been ho lding third, lost it to Gordon Kidd for a fourt h-p lace fin ish.CMC Road Racin g was held at Oran ge Co u n ty I n te rn ati on al Raceway in Irvi ne, Ca li forn ia . Hurley WiIvert ra n away with th e O pen G P wi n, wi th Bruce Hammer fin ish in g second . Also on th e G P starti ng grid were Ron Pierce, Bob Endicott a n d Dav id Ernde. Cook Neil son rod e h is Du cati to victo ry in the 750cc Production clas s, a nd Cycle N ew s co nt ributor John Ul rich fini shed first in l2 5cc Production ridi ng a DKW. Jim Wotring topped a n AMA D-37 h are scra m bles held in T wenty -N ine Palms, Ca li forni a. A unique sta rt ing tech n ique wa s em p loye d for th e race: A gia nt Shamrock bann er wa s set on fir e. Severa l rid er s o n the lin e must have th ought this as so me kind of desert sacrifice , as th ey j ust sat o n th eir bi kes and wat ched, Bryon Farnsworth , form erl y o f K;I\\'a sa ki R&D. Iorrn erlv o f Cvc le Wor ld magazin e, is appointed publ ish er a t Mo tor cyclist ma gazine. Gasoline prices co nt in ued to climb in Eng la nd . In the 20-da y per iod fo llowin g th e la test ro u nd of pri ce h ikes, moped sales went u p 59%. wit h n ew motor cycle sa les jump in g 50% over th e sa me period a yea r ago. Even th ou gh th e lat est cro p o f megamo tor cycles ha ve topped th e $2000 mark . dea lers rep o rt tha t sales figures for model s like th e BMW R90S, the Ka wa sa ki Z-I A a nd th e Honda 750 are a t an a ll-tim e high. Dateline: Houst1ln, TX Astrodome February 9, 1985 Freddie SpencerlSuperTrapp Racingcelebrates tha beginning of the '985 s..sen with a convincing winduring the opening round 01 the Camel Pro Dirt Track Seriesin Houston. Team Goss/Chandler's RANDY GoSS, aboard the Jer ry Griffith /Denis Jones tuned. SuperTrapp powered dirt tracker, smokad the compelilion and made the victory look easy. And wby not1 He has one bigadvantage. Freddie Spencer and SuperTrapp. Support that GUARANTEES SMOKE. Congratulations al'" to SuperTrapp powered Scott Pear",n on his second place finish and Doug Chandler on lifth place in the February 8th Houston T.T. Nalional. 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