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way 99 , in Bakersfield , Ca liforn ia. Speaking at the 7:00 pm dinner o n March 2 will be Bob Naylor. Na ylor works in favor of o ff-road users as a n a ssem blvm an , and a n nou nce d ea rlier this mo'nth th a t he wi ll ch a ll en ge Senator Ala n Cran ston in 1986 for a posi tion in th e U.S. Sena te. The CO RVA di n ne r isan opportu n ity for a ny ent h usiasts to m eet a nd talk with Naylor on a on e-to-o ne bas is. For rese rva tio ns, ca l l 8 18 /349-606 7 o r 805/493- 1680. Honda w ill be at Daytona Internat ional Speedway on February 2728 for a test session prior to the start of Cycle Week. T ex Peel, wh o is bu ildin g an d tunin g Scott Parker 's Camel Pro Seri es dirt track eq u ip me nt th is year, receiv ed th e Beh ind th e Scen es award o n the February 16 edi tio n o f TV 's MotorWeek Illustrat ed. MORE NUMBERS : Freddie Spencer w ill ride w ith his familiar 19 in the Daytona 200 (Superbikel race. Spencer will use 17 in the Formula One National and 116 in the Formula Two rac e. A motor cycle conco urs d'elegan ce will ta ke p la ce a t Dayton a Internat ion al Speed way on Sa turday , March 9, sta rting a t 10 a.m. The ma chi nery o n d isp lay wi ll include pre and post-war motorcycles a s well as ra ce bikes a nd ot her bik es ma nufact ur ed up to 1970. E n th usiasts wishi ng to disp lay ma chi ne rv shou ld note th ere is n o ent ry fee dnd th e ar ea will be guarded. For more info, call 904/37 1-9650. Yamaha plans to enter this FZR750 racebike in 1985 European For mula One events. The new bike, based on t he FZ750, has an aluminum alloy frame based on the successful YZR500 Delta Box chassis used by 500cc World Champion Eddie Lawson in 1 984, along with works forks w ith Brembo four-piston ca lipers and full -floating d iscs and cast magnesium wheels. The 749cc engine has special carbs, valve train, transm ission, exhaust and a dry clutch; claimed power output is more than 128 bhp (130 PSI and claimed dry weight is 341 pounds. . ., One th ing in evidence at Houston was a nu mber of riders wearing last year's leather s and usi ng last year's equipment. Why? Most said that sponsorship money is gettin·g harder and harder t o come by, hence the money saving moves . Isl e o f Man road race fans ca n look forwa rd to seeing a n a ll- ne w gra ndsta n d a t th e Dougl as sta rt /finis h ar ea n ext yea r. Work o n th e first p hase of th e im p ro veme nt has begun an d is schedu led to be completed ea rly in '8 7. The new grandstand will be moved back a bo u t 30-feet from th e present si te and th e enti re pit area will be refurbish ed. Informat ion on th e 1985 Isle o f Man TT week ca nbe o bta ined from T he Isle o f Man T ourist Board , 13 Victo ria Si., Dougl as, Isle o f Ma n. The March 8 Daytona Formula One Na t iona l w ill be Freddie Spence r 's f irst rac e since a crash in practice at laguna Seca o n J uly 2 1 of last year. Spencer sust ained a broke n left collarbo ne w ith th e break com ing at exact ly t he same locat ion he had broken it two years earlier. The heali ng process kept him f rom rac ing the fi nal th ree 500cc GPs of t he season . 2 Wayne Rainey sustained a broken left collarbone in a Monday morning, February 25, crash at Daytona International Speedway . Ra iney was on his third lap of his f irst practice session on a Yama ha FZ750, according to Yamaha 's Kenny Clark, when an o il line ruptured after being burned by an exhaust pipe, and Ra iney got out of shape in a t ight inf ield t urn and highsided . "We're talking w ith Wayne's trainer and some doctors on the West Coast to see if something can be done to p in or pl ate the b reak, " said C lark. "The ti me is reall y too sh0r:t between now and the 200 to really expect Wayne to be in shape to ride. If th ings don't go right , then Reuben McMurter will join Sam McDonald on the team ." Rainey was more than a little disappointed after his accident, according t o Clark, because he was also sched uled to ride RS500 and RS250 Hondas in Formula One and Formula Two for MacLean Racing. T he Ca li fo rnia Off- Road Veh icl e Associa tion (C O R VA) w ill hav e its annual conve nt io n over th e Mar ch 1-3 weekend , at the H oliday In n , H ig h- RS500 in U.S . Camel Pro Series road races this year; joining Raineyon 250s will beJoeySommers, w ith t w o -t im e U .S . Formula One Champion Rich Schlachter riding another RS500 f or MacLean Racin g. T he 17th a n n ua l In terna tional Motor Cycle Exhibition has been sched u led for Sep tem ber 18-22 a t th e fairgrounds in Col ogne, West Germany. The sho w is traditionall y th e first showin g of th e next year's new mod el s fro m maj or man ufacturers. The 1984 show dr ew 203,000 visi tors fro m 64 co un: tri es. The Chaparrals M .C. will hold the 15th annual AMA D istrict 37 Coyote Derby Enduro near Red Mountain, California on March 3 . The dual-point event will pay points in D-37, Fa·rOily Racing Assn. (FR A) , or both. FRA's regular monthly enduro w ill be held March 17 in Lucerne Valley. Beginning riders are welcome, and no membe rsh ip is required. Canadi an motorcycle clubs have taken the Retin itis Pigmentosa Foundation a s a cause, and in a na tionwide "Ride for Sigh t" p ro gram ha ve co llec ted o ver .$250,000 annuall y for resear ch. In resp onse to thi s interest , th e Rp · Foun dation h as o ffered a European tour organ ized by Bea ch 's Motorcycle Adve nt ures , Lt d . as a gra nd prize for th e in dividual wh o co llec ts th e m ost money during th e fu nd raising. T h is yea r the award went to Mr. Lesli e / Blow of Sidn ey,-B.C. Bell Helmets w ill sponsor t he 1985 Daytona 200, and the Bell Superbike bonus w ill be added to t he pu rse . Bell will also be sponsoring the Bell Superbike Classic at laguna Seca in J uly, and w ill award the 1 9 8 5 Manufacturer's Perpetual T ro p hy to t he motorcycle manufacturer w ho accumulates the most points in the two races . At the Mar ch 17 FRA T in horn En duro, Lak ewood (Ca lifornia ) Honda is donating a Honda EX650 gen era tor to be giv en away by random drawing. All entran ts are eli gible. Also , on Saturday, March 16, J erry Counts of Countdown Engineering, will be conducting free ti mekeeping seminars, a nd will be giving a way a free $200 Cou n tdo v..n end u ro co m p u ter to a sem ina r participant. On Sa turday, March 2 , atthe Chaparrals M .C . enduro, there will be an AMA D -37 (Calif o rn ia) enduro meeting atthe UEA campsite. The m eet ing ' s topic w ill be the philosoph y of e n duro clubs for the 19 8 5 -' 8 6 seaso n . Also, those D-37 members w ho earned trophies at the February 17 Qu icksilver Nat ional Enduro should see Art Moore at the Chaparrals event for trophy pickup. H arlev-Davi dson 's Triha wk division has v~cated their Dana Point, Ca lifornia , headquarters. According to H arley-Da vid son 's Vice Presid ent o f Engineering , Mark T u tt le, a ll part s, tooling and p rod uctio n facili ties have temporaril y been moved to H -D 's Milwaukee facility, pending a fin al decisi on for th e loca tion of th e Trihawk asse m bly lines. T he ina ugura l runn in g of th e " Mich iga na tio na ls" h as been added to th e AMA Dr agbike series, a nd is sla ted for J u ne 29-30 a t th e Martin , Michiga n Dragw ay. In . othe r scheduling cha nges, th e Ma y 4-5 even t sch edu led for Roxboro, North Carolina has been moved to th e new Dorchester Dr agw a y n ear Charl esto n, South Ca rol in a. For furt he r information co ntact: AMA Dragbike, 2 100 Baker Ave., U tica , New York 13501. In a recent test session for MacLean Racing at Willow Springs, former U.S . Superbike Champion Wayne Rainey turned 1 minute, 31 -second laps in his f irst ride on an RS250 Honda. Rainey w ill ride the Stuart Toomey-prepared 250 and an Defending ' National Champion Terry Cunningham (Hus) turned in a strong 21 po int ride in the February 24 Brickhouse 100 Nationa l Enduro in Whitm ire, South Ca ro lina, to top a field of nearly 4 0 0