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May 18-19 will be the Nevada 200. a trail ride organized by desert rac ing guru Casey Folks and Husqvarna's Scot Harden . The ride begins at Caliente. 180 miles north of Las Vegas; riders can choose easy or challeng ing courses. Only 50 entries are available; cost is $60 f or rooms. t w o lunches and Saturday ni ght dinner. Call 7021 457-0343 f or inf orm at ion. SUPERTRAPP RACING 1985 .. . IT'S ONLY THE BEGINNING HOUSTON ASTRODOME (Feb. 8-91985) SHORT TRACK: RANDY GOSS -1st TOURIST TROPHY: scon PEARSON - 2nd DAYTONA BEACH (Speedweek '85) DAYTONA 200: WES COOLEY * - 2nd RON HASLAM * - 4th JIMMY FILICE - 6th MIKE HAR * - 7th TH BAnLE OF THE TWINS: GENE CHURCH -1st. ROGER REIMAN - 4th l\IflYrORCYCLE I" lINDUSTRY CHANGES Quit After six yea rs. Kawasak i Mo tors Corp. Pu bli c relat ions secre tar y Jane Kress. to be a full- time Mom to daughter Andrea , 10 m onths. The winners circle is getting to be a familiar sight for SuperTrapp. Which is understandable. After all, when SuperTrapp goes racing we are not out for a good time, we are out to SMOKE THE COMPETITION. Serious professionalism puts SuperTrapp in some pretty fast company: FREDDIE SPENCER, 1983 World Champion and 1985 Daytona 3-Class Incredible Anincrease of 23% in three-wh eeled ATV registrations in th e slate o f Cal ifornia as o f J anuary 25, 1985, to 117,349 units, up from 95,252 regi strat ions recorded a s of Janua ry 27. 1984; by co mpa rison , over th e sa me pe riod, off-roa d m otorcycle reg istra tio ns were 156,481 units up from 147.342, for a gain o f 6.2 percent. Because four-wheeled ATVs are listed as "other," th ere a re n o exac t regi strati on figures on th em . C hampion, joins SuperTrapp in sponsoring RANDY GOSS (two time Grand National Champion) and DOUGC HANDLER (1983 Rookie of the Y ear). Team G oss-Chandler challenges the Grand National C hampionship under the banner of FREDDIE SPENCERISUPERTRAPP RACING. WES COOLEY, member of Super T eam, 1979-1 980 Superbike Champion and 1981 Daytona winner. RON HASLAM, member of Super T eam, Honda UK factory rider and leading contender in the W orld Championship. Other SuperTrapp powered riders include: Dale Quarterley, Rich Oliver, Jimmy Adamo , Jay Springsteen , Scott Parker, Alex Jorgenson, Gary Scott, Lance Jones and the list goes on and on and on . . . . . . . . . . . . Wadded A 1985 H onda Sha do w 1100, by Motorcycl ist magazin e Associ ate Editor N ick Ien ar sch, on a can yon rozd near Mt. Baldy in California ; motorcycle damage was m in ima l. rider damage n il. So when you're ready to run with the big boys, bolt-on a SuperTrapp and SMOKE THE COMPETITION. RACERS - Phone SuperTrapp Racings' Advanced Research Team (ART) for information on one-off hand built Racing Systems. Stainless steel, ·tapered head pipes, 4 into 2 into 1, you name it. Bring your banker. Scheduled A two-hour madefor-TV movi e, " Stor m in' Home," to be aired on CBS on April 13; the film being a bo u t an ag in g motocrosser who makes a co me bac k. Eneaeed Dirt Rider magazine test editorBob Carpenter, to Anne Stewart; wedding sch ed u led for April 1986. Moved The H onda Center, franchised deal er for Honda m otorcycles , ATV s, and motor scooters, includ in g lawnrnow ers, wat er pumps, a nd o u tboard boat m o tors; n ew add ress is 3800 Pa ris Rd., Chalmett e, LA 70043, 50-11279-5574. FREDDIE SPENCER at Houston Special Thanks to: JerryGriffith and Denis Jones, Tom Tucker and Super Team, Yamaha Motor Corp. , Harley Owners Group, USA Network, Motorweek Illustrated and Motoworld, Roxy Rockwood and Larry Coleman. /ll;l;l - - - . - - -SuperThanks to FREDDIE SPENCER su"., r,.",. DM . 1on Moll.. C_Uon • 1222 R. ...rch ,..", Ori n • o.w CA 95115 • (9 15) 755-51H19 l., • SuperTrapp Limited Edition Supertljke Silencers used on HRC head pipes. Silencers available from SuperTrapp Racing : 5240.00 pair. Hired As Directo r of Sa les a nd Market in g for Ca la fia, J erry Bronstr u p, formerl y Sa les S upervisor for Kerk er Engineeri ng; Bronsrrup will be headin g Cal a fia 's ne w deal er program. Selected T o coo rd in a te advertising a nd promotion for U. S. Suzuki's " Licen se to Stea l," ca m paign in northern Texas , Dall y Advert ising o f Fort Worth. Moved IB Co G askets In c., manufacturer a nd di stributor of motorcycle parts a nd accessories, to 1429 West 16th St., Lon g Beach, CA 90813, 213/ 435-0660. (Con ti n ued to page 28) 3..