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Speedway to defend their Paul Revere title. The team originally had planned to compete in the Isle of Man Senior TT race on June 6, but experienced problems shipping their Moto-Guzzi Lemans 1000 to England: Teams at the Paul Revere 250 will collect two poil'lts per mile completed. and bonus points will be awarded to the top 10 finishers. The 250-mile race is the only USEC event this ..ason that does not folIowa 500-kilometer format. During regular-format races. one point is awarded for each kilometer completed. American Guy Cooper (Hon) of Stillwater, Oklahoma, won the opening round of the Canadian Motorcycle Association's Supercross Series, held in Calgary May 13. Cooper took the . win despite a freak snow storm which caused power outages, including two light failures in the stadium during the evening's main event. Second place went to Honda-mounted Doug Hoover of Mount Albert, Ontario; Ross Pederson of Medicine Hat, Alberta, rode his Yamaha to third place. Pederson won the second round of the series, held at Vancouver, British Columbia May 17; Allan Dyck (Yam) of Abbotsford, British Columbia finished second, and American Mike Larson (Hon) of Bremerton, Washington took third. Silkolene Lubricants has posted $2500 in cash and product contingency awards for the 19th Annual Mammoth Mountain Motocross. scheduled near Mammoth Lakes. California on June 27-29. The Bureau of Land Management recently released a plan that would limit venicle access to General George Pallon's World War II Tank Corps training grounds in the California desert_ Under the BLM plan, vehicle use within the old camp areas would be limited to specific, authorized roads. The first loop of the SCORE Parker 400 off-road race traditionally runs through Pallon's old desert training area. For more information, . contact the BLM's California Desert District Office at 1695 Spruce Street, /Ri verside, California, 92507, 714/3516394. Riders came from as far away as Tucson. Arizona to join in the fun at the Seventh Annual Yamaha Family Affair in Pigeon Forge. Tennessee June 13-15. An estimated crowd of 2500 representing 76 dealers enjoyed a full weekend of demo rides. safety checks and the old time craft heritage of Dollywood. Dolly Parton's amusement park in Pigeon Forge. Festivities came to a close on Sunday morn- • • S ANcTIONED ing as ride,. rode in a parade from Pigeon Forge Welcome Center to a breakfast held at the park. The Washington Motorcycle Road Racing Association (WMRRA) has announced plans for what it calls Asphalt TT. Run on paved-oval speedways across the northwest, the TT combines Oat track and road racing. • ~ 00 0') l\IIlYrORCYCLE 1 ~ IINDUSTRY "ANGES Named President and Chief Executrve Officer of U.S. Suzuki Motor Corporation, Masao Tani, formerly President of Suzuki in France; Tani succeeds Mr. K. Senga, who is returning to Japan to accept a new assignment as General Manager of Suzuki's Overseas Maril]e and General Products divison. Born MERICA'S ONLY 1500cc WORLD Moving Hi-Point Racing Products and Hi-Point Trailers, to new facilities at 11 15 Milan Ave., Amherst, OH 44001, 216/988-4474, effective August I. MOTOCROSS Saturday, 28 Signed Sponsorship agreements for southern California racers Earl Roloff, Bob Reinen, Billy Debere and Jeff Stern, as well as two-time AMA Superbike Champion Fred Merkel, by Cycle Racer Motorcycle Riding Apparel of Arcadia, California. June CARLSBAD RACEWAY GATES OPEN AT 8:00 A.M. - RACING BEGINS AT NOON rhe Supercross season is over! The 250cc Nationals are over! There will be no more professional motocross in Southern Californi~ this year. The NISSAN U.S. GRAND PRIX OF MOTOCROSS Is your last chance to see the world's greatest ,riders fhallenge Southern California's toughest track. . Rick Johnson David Bailey Jim Holley Jeff Ward David Thorpe Andre Malherbe . Eric Geboers Kees van der Ven Georges Jobe Plus many more! Hired SCHEDULE Gates Open. '. .. , , .... , , . , . . . . .. Qualifying and TIme Trials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1st NISSAN USGP Moto. . . . . . . . . .. lst 250cc Support Moto .... , , . . . .. 2nd NISSAN USGP Moto. . . . . . .. .. 8:00 A.M. 9-10:45 A.M. Noon 1:00 P.M. 2:10 P.M 2nd 250cc Support Mota. . . . . . . . .. 3: 15 P.M. Will Riek Johnson triumph as the World's best? Can David Bailey do it again? W~II Works bikes vs. Produetion bikes, . make a differenee? ~ BE AT'CARLSBAD RACEWAY, SATURDAY, JUNE 28th! FOR INFORMATION AND TO CHARGE-BY-PHON.E, CALL (714) 498-0460. Advance tickets available at Ticketron and Teleseat ipedal Pro-Am Race, Sunday. Ride the exact same course as the pros! FOR INFORMATION, CALL (714) 261-6116 DON'T FORGET THE SOOcc NATIONAL ON AUGUST 17th AT HOLLISTERI Ryan Robert Mathews, to Brian and Debbie Mathews on May· 24; the Mathews are owners/operators of Racer's Choice Discount Motorcycle Accessories in Santa Ana, California. As Western Region Representative for Bel-Ray Lubricants, based in Irvine, California, Scott Dewey; responsible for 11 western states plus Hawaii and Alaska; formerly with Targa Accessories and a long-time motorcycle enthusiast. Relocating The Motorcycle SafetyFoundation W~t Region office, (in charge of motorcycle safety programs in 19 western states), from Sacramento, California to nearby the MSF National Administrative office 'in Costa Mesa, California, effective June 30; new phone number will be 714/241-8521. Named Account Executive in tne Great American Media, Inc. (of Newport Beach, California) sales department, Ruth Andradez; formerly a sales coordinator for a Los Angeles financial firm. Formed Agajanian Entertainment, a new entertainment division of Agajanian Enterprises, to produce and 'package television shows; now working on 26 new Speedway America shows from Ascot South Bay Speedway, aired on Tempo National Cable Network; headed by Chris Agajanian and pr~ucer Michael Callan. • 39