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Voices ( Co n ti n ued [ro m page 4) ride. Th e AT\' is not onl y a pl a y veh icle, but it is a veh icle tha t is used for work fo r ma ny peo p le. We' ve seen riders from fo ur to 70 vears o ld o n AT\'s a nd ha ve n ot see n a n in jury a n y more serious th an a bruise, a nd we go ridi ng every clear weekend. I th in k if vo ur real reas o n fo r wa n tti n g to ban' ATVs is because of too man y injuri es and dea th s, th en we shou ld have banned football , bicycle rid ing a nd skii ng a long tim e ago to protect us from a spo rt we choose to do ou rselves. I do th in k if th e AT\' use rs were m ore aw a re of th e need to b uy the p ro per model a nd rid ing gear for th e pe rso n usin g th e bike, the n inj uries which a re worrying yo u so badly would be less tha n th ey are now. Our Ii u le g ir l is seven -yea rs-o ld a n d h a s been rid in g a n AT C 70 fo r two yea rs, but she is sui ted up in rid in g gea r; th e bike is th e righ t model for her size a nd sh e is su pe rvised while riding and we have not had a problem. We a lso do n ot let a ny fool jump on our bikes a nd tak e o ff. We give th em th e ins tru ctio ns needed or learning to rid e th e bik e a nd th en if th ey want 1O,I et th em try it o u t. T ha t n ot o n ly protect s them , but it also h elps o u r bi kes o u t, because th ese are n ot chea p. I ho pe you cha nge yo ur tra in o f th ough t o n th is su bject, a n d in stead of bann ing ATV s, promote th em a nd give people a lill ie enjoyme n t a n d . fami ly togetherness in life. G REG & VIC KI H UBB S Cr escent C ity, CA 0 -37 dual -pu r pose J ust a word o f th anks to J im P ilon a n d Ed Wal d heim for p u ttin g on a n o u tsta nd ing AMA District 37 dualpurp ose Rid ge Run ner Pok er Run ! It wa s wo rt h th e six a nd o ne-ha lf-hour driv e from Sa n J ose! Is th ere a ny interest. for a d ual purpose event in AMA District 36? PAUL K. STIVE RS Sa n J ose, CA Desert heat With th e arriva l o f su m mer we a lso get killer h eat. Pl ease, racing cl u bs, wh en p lanning even ts try to run th e Women , Sen io rs a nd Beginners in eith er th e ea rly m orn in g h o ur s or la te aft ernoon (a fter 3:00 p .m.). Most Ama teurs and Ex perts are in fa r beuer co n dition to ha ndle th e h eat a nd wo u ldn ' t be a ffected by it as much , o r ma ybe have th e raci n g sto p arou n d II :30 a .m . an d sta rt up aga in a t 2:30 p .m . That still lea ves p len ty o f tim e to race . If we 're no t ca refu l we' re lia ble to lose racers due to the heat a nd we a ll kno w th ere a re bet ter ways to go. With that in mi nd let 's go raci ng. DAVID PROCIDA AMA #V136 Desert Vipers M.e. 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