Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

H e felt th at since co m pe tition sponso rs were so accessibl e. policy was a p p lied to th em a n d not to th e O R V co mm u n ity as a wh o le. La st o n th e pa nel to spea k was David Hess. Chairman of th e Land Use Co mmittee of th e Ca liforn ia Association o f Fo ur-Wh eel Drive Clubs . Inc. H e stressed the importance of vehi cu lar access in th e desert. stating. " O u tdoo r recreation in th e desert is generall y u nsafe without motorized vehicl e su pport." That sta teme nt wa s particularl y true in regards to th o se in capabl e o f long d istan ce hiking while carry ing recreati onal eq u ipment and th e required two ga llons of wat er per person per da y. he sa id. H e th en p ointed o u t a n irony of desert clos ure. All desert su rvi val au tho rities recommend stayi ng with a vehicl e ra the r th an h ikin g for help. In clo sed areas. hikin g a great dis ta nce to a recrea ti ona l a rea wo u ld not be a wise decision . but th e on ly legal o ne. " T herefore. mot orized vehicle access is essentia l if th e vast a nd beau tiful expa nse of th e desert is to be mad e availa ble for recreationa l ac tivities." H ess co ncl uded by req uest ing that th e Commission recom me n d th a t Congressestablish a new classifica tio n of publ ic la nd s. tha t o f " Na tiona l Sceni c Recrea tion al Lands" o r " Backco unt ry." No permanent development would be all owed. but motorized aceess to existing roads. trails and wash es wo u ld be perm itt ed. The Commission. formed bv execurive order in 1985. will co nd uct further hearin g s o n outdoo r recreation thro ugh 1986 a nd issu e a report o n Decem ber 31.1986. Concept papers on any a spect of recrea tio n a re welcomed by th e Commiss io n. but must be su bm itted by Ma rch 31. 1986. For m ore in for ma tio n on th e President 's Co m mission o n Am eri can s Outdoo rs. or to offer your ow n recommen da tions. wri te: Presid ent 's Commission o n Ameri cans Outdoors. P.O. Box 18547. I I I 1 20th Street. N.W.. Wash in g to n . DC 20036. or ca ll 2021 634-7310. Jones tops Ohio AMA AX National By Larry Bell COL UMB US. OH . FEB. 14-16 Tea m Green 's Mike j ones tu rned in th e only five-victory p erformance at round fou r o f th e Suzuk i/Motoworld-sponsored AMA Arenacross Nationa ls h eld at Stackhouse Colise u m this weekend. Jones' five wins over a three day weekend we re in 125cc Expert . 2501500 Expert a nd 250c£: A. H eat s a nd fina ls were run o n each dav, a nd over 5.000 people were o n han'd for Sa tur day's raei ng. Jus t over 330 racers p rov ided m oto reli ef from th e winter weath er. J on es' bi g rival wa s J eff Stanton . ridi ng a Yamaha. On Frida y. J on es led Stanton to th e wi re in 125ce Expe rt and in 250/ 500cc Expert J on es ha d th e edge o n Mik e Bia s (Han) a nd S tant on agodin . On Saturday. J ones had to pull a co me-fro m-beh ind move o n Stanton a nd cu t him off for th e wi n in 250/ 500cc Expert. Mark Melton (H o n ) a nd Stanton were lit erall y banging bars a nd bodi es in th e pa cemak er fin ale. Stanton even tua llv took seco nd p lace a hea d o f Melt on to ro u nd o u t th e top three. L at er in th e even ing J ones sa id •. " I' ve go t a good -ru n n ing bik e. I lik e to think I'm th e best on this side o f M ike J ones recorded f ive w ins over a three-d ay weekend of AMA Natio nal are nacross racing in Columbu s. Oh io . the Mississippi Riv er (regard in g a renacro ss). I wo rked o u t o n Nauti lu s a n d do a ero b ics and I don 't ri de d urin g th e week a t a ll. " In Sunday 's 250ec A race. Dave Han d (H o n ) pu lled th e lea d fro m th e sta rt with Jon es ca ug h t in midpack traffic. But bv th e last section o f whoops. Jones'had ca ugh t Hand a nd wa s ru n n ing in seco n d. J ones a nd H and pl a yed tag for severa l laps. swapping th e lead . until J o nes started to clear the fin al two wh oo ps with ease a nd cru ised to th e win . " I had th e ou tside start a nd th e tra ck is ha rd to p ass on . Us ua lly yo u just have to run into people," J on es sa id. J on Agin (Hon ) was th e big winner in 125cc B and 250cc B by tak in g both classes o n Sa tu rdav a nd Sunda y fo r four victories. Steve'Crowe (Suz),'w ith please send' onl y a week 's worth of rid ing time on his new S uzu kis, took seco nd p lace in th ree ra ces: 125ce B Friday and Sa turda y. and 250cc B o n Sat urday. IiI Sa turday' s 125ee B final. Ag in litera ll y ran away fro m the pa ck. bu t C ro we had to co nte nd with Honda rid er Sh aw n Ga tes. Gat es was j ust a hea d o f Cro we for severa l laps unti l Crowe reeled him in just past the do u bles. At th e flag Agin too k th e easy win . but Crowe and Ga tes were onl y severa l seco nds apart. Gat es a lso finished thi rd behind Agin a nd Crowe in 250cc B. Stev ie Childress (Kaw) co nti n ued to be the dom ina ting rider in 85ec ( 14- 15) and Su per Min i as he swep t to th ree wins over three days. In Saturday's 85cc 14-15 fin al. Sco tt H ayes (H o n) took th e ear l y lead wi th Chil d ress a nd Suz uki-support rider J un - p,orint(s) to: IN" P.O. Bo. p~1 Name _ Address _ City State _ Phone Zip _ o Payment enclosed (check or mo ney order. payabl e to Cycle News). tCA res. add 6%. LA County res , add 6 1',% ) . _ o Charge my Visa 0 Charge my Mastercard '-'" . J..=.t Charg e Customers: We mu st have complete account number and card expir ation date . Card No. Expirat ion Dat e _ Signat ure _ Ma i Lth is orde r to ISLE of MAN PRINT c /o Cycle News P.O. Box 498. Long Beach. CA 90801-0498 29

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