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BY p~p~ Wf~LfY This 1921 986cc twin-cylinder BSA recently sold for $1485 at a British auction; the bike features adjustable tappets and a magneto ignition . It was announced Thursday. June 20 that three-time 500cc World Road Racing Champion Kenny Roberts will return to racing in the July 14 Champion Spark Plug 200 at Laguna Seca . Roberts. who retired after winning last year's Cainel Pro Series race at the Monterey, California facility. will be aboard Tadahiko Taira's factory V four Yamaha. Marlboro Yamaha tuner Kel Carruthers will accompany the GP bike and will head the Roberts effort. Current 500cc World Champion Edd ie Lawson w ill not r ide at Laguna Seca because of contractual differences w ith Marlboro Yamaha team manager Giacomo Agostin i. H onda ha s a nno u nced th at it will spe nd $40 mill ion to expand its engine factory in Ohio ; th e factory. which n ow mak es en gines for Gold Win gs. wi ll build 250 1500cc Civi c engines a day a fter th e expa nsio n. Honda pl an s to build Civics a t its Ma rysville pl ant. wh ere it now makes G old Wings and Accords, The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has scheduled its third public hearing on A TV safety for Thursday. July 25, in the State Legislative Building. Rooms 210 and 211. in Concord. New Hampshire. Persons wishing to testify at the hearing should contact Sheldon Butts. Deputy Secretary. CPSC. Washington. DC 20207. 800 /638-2772 or 301/4926800. The next ed ition o f MotoWorld, th e Larry Ma iers-h osted USA Netw ork monthl y T V show . will be telecas t Tuesda y, Ju ly 2. Check yo ur local listin gs for tim e and chan nel. Current pl ans ca ll for th e show to become a tw ice-monthl y feature o n USA Network. beginning in October. The AMA has entered into a threeyear licensing agreement w ith Circle Bell Industries of San Bruno. California. Under the agreement. Circle Bell will handle retail sales of AMA apparel and products at AMA -sanctioned events. con sumer motorcycle shows and through .catalog s and mail order. Bob Bellino. a former AMA Professional racer and president of Circle Bell. also markets apparel and products for AMA sponsors. including R.J . Reynolds Tobacco Co. and the Stroh Brewing Company. 2 Publish in g tycoon. avid mo to rcycl ist and motorcycl e dea ler Malcolm Forbes was in th e news aga in last week , Forbes was top bidder a t a So the by's aucti on in New York Ci ty a nd took home h is 11th Fa ber ge egg. T ha t pu ts Forbes o ne up on th e Kreml in . which ha s 10 of the bejeweled " Eas ter Eggs" made fo r th e R ussia n czars a nd .o rh er ro ya lt y by th e R ussian go lds mi th Peter Carl Faberge, Forbes pai d a bo u t 1.7 m il lion for th e egg a n d wi th th e 10% bu yers fee paid to th e a uc tion ho use. th at ad ds up to ' n early two mill ion do llars. L ike he says , th ough. you can ' t ta ke it with yo u . Team Tamm has pulled its sponsorship from the Texas Supercross Series according to J im Savoie of Goodtimes MX in San Antonio. Texas. Team Tamm has recently encountered financial troubles. T he July 14 R io Bravo ;\IX in Ri o Bravo. Texas ha s been resc he d u led to Ju ly 21. For more in for matio n ca ll 713/ 458-0090 . A motorcycle trail rider volunteer program will be held in the Sequoia National Forest on July 6. August 3-4 and September 1. as part of the Sequoia Summer Series. Riders will volunteer one day (usually 1 Y2 to 3% hours) of their time to uild or maintain designated motorcycle trails before using the rest of the weekend for trail riding . T h e Central R oad Racin g Associ ation and Yam aha Mot or Corporatio n wi ll host th e 10th a n n ua l March of Di m es R ace for Life a t Brainerd In terna tio na l Racewa y o n Au gust 10-1 I. For more informat ion, co ntact th e CR RA at 612/854-2601. The California Motorcycle Safety Bill (A B 412) establishes a selffunded program making rider education courses ava ilable to beg inning and experienced motorcyclists statewide. The $2 increase to the annual registration fee will also provide for increasing driver awareness of motorcyclists. course promotion and an advisory committee. Belgi an Erik Geb oers will be on hand a t th e June 30 USG P a t Carlsbad o n ly th ree weeks a fter breaki ng hi s leg a t th e Spa nish round o f th e 500cc World C hampions hip. Acco rd ing to USG P promoter Gavin T rippe. G eboers' leg has been bolted togeth er a nd he w ill a tte m p t to sco re poi nts at Carlsbad . Da n ny "Magoo " C ha nd ler is a lso o n th e m en d from a crash. and will be in the field for th e USG P . Willow Springs International Raceway announced its 1986 schedule including the American Road Rac- 109 Association (ARRA) events held. as in the past. on the first Sunday of each month beginning in February. Budweiser will be sponsoring the 600cc Superbike series and Kawasaki will be presenting ~on~ingen~y purses to entries in the 450. 600. 750cc and Open Stock and Modified Production classes. Additionally. the American Fenderation of Motorcyclists (AFM) will conduct monthly club races at the facility. Willow Springs will also host the AMA National Superbike Series on April 25-27 and the third annual WERA 24-hour endurance race on September 12-14. Ca lifornia Governor Deukmej ia n , in recognition o f th e need to furt he r incl ude m ot orcycles in sa fety pro gra ms . has proclai med June 23-29 Motorcycle Sa fety Awareness Week . According to an article in American Motorcyclist magazine. a California county judge recently threw out a speeding citlation, declaring the state's 55 mph speed limit unconstitutional. However. Monterey County Judge William Burleigh warns highway users to obey the speed limit unless they are confident of getting into his court. . J oh n Rozko o f Dun lop tires a n no u n ced th e co m pa ny 's offici a l list of su p p orte d riders for 1985. The list includes mot ocr ossers J eff Ward, R ick J oh nson . David Ba iley. Broc Gl over an d Ro n Lech ien ; o ff-ro ad racers J ohn Martin. Geoff Ballard. Dan Smi th. Dan Ash craft. Randy Moral es a nd Chuck Miller ; road racers Fred Merkel. Don Green e. Kevin Sch wa n tz, G en e Church . Wayn e R ainey a nd R ich a rd Sc h lac h ter. Du n lo p will a lso co nti n ue to su p port end urance teams H ammer. Ontario , Kerk er . Lockhart a nd Quester -Sullivan . According to track officials. attendance at the June 8 -9 Camel Pro Series road race at Elkhart Lake. Wisconsin's Road America totaled 40.000. a record for a motorcycle weekend at that course. Cathy N yh an, th e new est add itio n to th e R .]. Reyno lds public relat ion s department . was on hand at the Ca mel P ro Seri es road ra ce a t Loudon , Foremost a mo ng N yhan 's duties with RJR wi ll be th e Camel Pro Series. According to USGP promoter Gavin Trippe. ABC-TV's Jim lampley attended the Gary Bailey Motocross School irfVirgina to become more familiar with the sport of motocross. Lampley will once again commentate ABC's coverage of the USGP. HABLA ESPANOL? Spea king Spa nish wouldn 't hurt if yo u 're p la n n ing o n atten di ng th e 60th Int ern a tio na l Six Da ys End uro whi ch wi ll - tak e pl ace in north eastern Spa in Sep tem ber 30 th rough O cto ber 5. And it certainl v wou ldn 't hurt to chec k o u t th e tou rs' tha t are bei ng orga n ized espe -. cia lly for the Six Day s, Gi gi Penton 's Ch am p agn e Tra vel is o fferi ng a to ur f o r I SD E co mpeti tors, crew mem bers a nd ent h usiasts th at 'll tak e yo u from New Yor k City's J FK Airport to Barcel o na , Spai n . via Iberia Ai rli nes. provide you with a rent al car wi rhu nli rni ted mileage (kilometers?) fo r 14 days. hotel accornodations bo th at th e ISDE site and in Barcelo n a a t the concl usio n of the eve nt. brea kfast and di n ner whi le at th e ISDE. a fa rew ell d inn er pa rty in Barcelo na . a nd a n ISD E jacket. a ll for 1.245 per perso n . Cha mpagne Travel is a lso o ffering a $ 1,375 tou r th at will tak e yo u to Spa in 's Cos ta del So l for four days p rior to th e Six Days. H ighlights o f th e Costa del So l side tr ip incl ude an optio na l o ne-day trip (S32) to Sevi lle , a n op tio na l o ne-day trip to Ta ngier. Mor occo in Africa . a nd a cha nc e to be th e matador in a " ba by bu llfi ght. " Fo r a brochure th at covers both tours, co ntact: Champ a gn e Tra vel, 1305 North Ridge Rd . West , P ,O , Box 67. Amh erst. OH 4400 1. 2 16/282-7075. Defending World Champion Heinz Kinigadner (KTM) won the June 23 Spanish round of the World Championship 250cc MX Series via a 1-2 tally. Kin igadner topped Jacky Vimond (Yam) and GertJan Van Doorn (Hon) in the f irst moto, while the win in moto two fell to Michele Rinaldi (S uz) over Kinigadner and Vimond. Vimond leads the point standings over Kinigadnero 220 po ints to 185. while Arno Drechsel (KTM) is third with 177. Mot ocross des Nati ons in th e U.S.? If Unadilla Valley Sports Ce nter p rom ot er Ward Ro binson has h is way, hi s N ew Berlin , New York. facili ty co u ld be th e site o f th e event in 1987. " We pl an to ap p ly to th e FIM for a sanc tio n." sa id Ro bin son . "and ho pe fully it will be granted." Cycle Tech Racing (Suz). with David Aldana. Joey Osowski and John Kocinski doing the riding, took the overall win in the June 23 running of the fifth round in the WERA/Wiseco National Championship Endurance Road Race Series at Colorado's Pueblo Motorsports Park. It was the third series win this season for the team . Defending series champions Team Hammer (Russ Paulk/Doug To land. Suz) finished three laps down