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Latest Poop (Continued from page 20) Forii*' National Enduro Champion Mike Melton had surgery on December 10 in Greenville. South Carolina, after sustaining a left hip injury in a December 8 get-off and. according to Husqvarna's Dick Burleson, is "in good spirits considering the situation. The surgeon put a plate on his hipbone and a rod in the femur (thighbone). They've had him up and around a bit. but recuperation is expected to take two to three months. " Andy Stacy will be Husqvarna' only factory-supported MX rider in the U.S. in 1986, and will COOlest the Florida Wimer AMA MX Series, the 250 and 500cc Nationals, and selected Supercross series evems. Ouralube Oil will sponsor the Ouralube Pit Stop Challenge, a headsup pit crew competition at the Whiskey Pete's Hare and Hound World Championship. The fastest crew to change the rear tire and the rider's goggles against the clock on Friday. January 10 will win .1000. Formoreinformation,contact Ouralube Oil at 1·800/CALLOIL. The spring semester motorcycle mechanics program begins January 7 at L.A. Trade-Technical College in Los Angeles. California. More information is available from Lhe college at 213/746-0800, extensions 201, 202 or 212. (Continued to page 73) Rock removed from Willow Springs .J ROSAMOND, CA. DEC. 2 Willow Springs International Raceway -owner Bill Huth has removed a potentially dangerous formation of rock on the outside of turn five, with tbe belp of Dunlop Tire Company. For over 20 years the track had wound down off the Budweiser Bal· cony and around this rock formation. But at an AMA Superbike National in 1983, Sam McDonald crashed entering turn five and his bike hit the mound. launched imo the air and sailed over Wes Cooley's head. Huth decided something had to be done. HuLh first tried placing haybales in from of the rock formation; but Huth said crashes in the corner increased. so he had the haybales placed in bright orange nylon bags, which warned riders and also kept the haybales dry. Huth felt funher improvements were needed, so, with sponsorship from Dunlop, contrdcted heavy equipIVem to rip and tear tile rock formation away. The orange-wrapped haybales will serve as a temporary restraim to keep bikes crashed at the entrdnce'to turn five from re-emering Lhe track at the exit of turn; in the future, a catch fence may be installed. This isn't the first change Huth has made in an eHon to create one of the safest racing facilities in the country. In 1983, Huth (ag-din with Dunlop sponsorship) moved back an embankment in turn two, earning recognition from a riders-safety group in the form of a Jon Woo Memorial Safety Project Award for Excellence in Trdck Safety. More information on the recent change is available from Willow Springs Imernational Raceway at 805/256-2471. • HOT ACTION FEA TURING THE TOP RIDERS IN THE COUNTRY COMPETING FOR THE FIRST PLACE PRIZE MONEY! • NOW THROUGH MARCH 1 _ · .MONDAY AT 1O:00PM SATURDAY AT 4:00PM .CHANNEL Motorcycle World with Larry Huffman m This unday's speciaL guests are: ** EDDIE LAWSON ** 1985 Superbiker Champion and ** NICK IENATSCH ** of Motorcyclist Magazine It comes to you live, every Sunday night from 10 to 11 p.m. KOLA 99.9 FM KTIM 100.9 FM KYLO 105.5 FM XTRA "Extra Gold" 690 AM Los Angdes/Rivcrsidc Orange Co./San Bernardino San Francisco/Oakland Sacramcnto Strongcst AM Station in Wcstcrn U.S. Call in and talk wilh all lhe lOp personalilies. and be part of mOlorcycle world. Sponsored by: 1-(800) 228-5249 or (714) 661-1962 n 43