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(alo Number Plales; Big "D" Paiming and Dennis Voll; and a speciallhanks 10 Ron Wood of Wood Racing for building an engine fasl enough 10 win wilhoul ever missing a beal. DIANA WINSTON Team Manager Mission Viego. CA Letter to Yamaha Gentlemen, whal are you lalking aboul in your ad in Ihe July 2 issue o( Cycle News? "The Germans were sad to see Iheir trophy leave the coumry ... ," and Ihe reSI of those commenlS regarding !he other Grand Prix countries? For decades the Europeans have shown up year·after-year by the lOs o( thousands 10 see !he best riders in the grealest mOlOrcycle racing series in the world compel.e; Ihey are greal (ans and know full well who is mOSI likely to walk off wilh the trophies. There is no "sadness," no sour grapes, jusl apprecialion of firsl-class racing, - and they deserve beller than ridicule. So, please, don'l ascribe Ihose absurd commems to Eddie Lawson; you demean him as well as Yamaha. And remember, the world is becoming a small place. indeed; whal you wrile here today is being read across Ihe Atlantic tomorrow ... America's weekly motorcycle newspaper Sharon a.ylOrl. Puhlisher Mike Klinger,Comph'olln Skip JohllJOn. Assoc~ Puhlishnl NAlto,"d S4Us Moruagn Jack Man$"us. Anoci.te J).~blis"",' Senior Editor Rheba Smith, Circulation M.M~ Caroline Gendry. Executive SeCf'ttlJry to the Publishn Editorial John Ulrich. Edi'OT Kit Palmer. Associate E.ditor Malt Hilgenberg, A!Soci.'t Editor Paul Carruthers, AssocUalt Editor Fanm Williams. AssocitJIe Editor Advertl8lng Terry Pratt Sales M.,..gn Tim Ryan, S4les Mo,..gtT Mark Thorne. s.les M.,..ger Mike Church. EAstern Soles MOMgn Thomas R. Conter. E4skm Soles MOMgn Linda Brown Western Ad. Comdin.tor Calla Bonlen. E4stnn Ad. COOTdina"" Nancy Wutell, Advertising/Editori.l Aut. GEBHARD SOMMER Lexington, SC 0rIlph1c8 .nd Production Ginger Machado, Gr.phic Artist Malcolm WilJOll. Gr.phic Artist Diana "ilsenberg. 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N.wa regiater8d U.S. P_Office.AJIrighta-...d. ON THE FRONT PAGE: Nation.1 Tri.l. Champion Scott Head pl.va on the new TR33 Bet. tri.le,. See page 22. Photo by Len Weed. 4 Standing fans My wife.and I allended the June 28 Lima Half Mile and enjoyed il very much until the last fealUre race. We could nOI see because Ihe fans were standing up in from of us. Why do race fans pay $15 a seat, Ihen elecI to stand up for the emire lasl race of the program? Everyone can see perfectly well if Ihey would Slay in Iheir seal. I doubt il if there is a solution. W~ will not be there nexl year because of Ihi.s problem, and our $30 probably will not be missed. So, next year race fans, gel your aCI logelher and sil down so others may see and enjoy Ihe races, 100. BLAINE F. HEETER Brookville, OH Cranston replies Finally, Senalor CranslOn has seen fil 10 wrile me back. Have you ever heard so much bull in your life? C'mon, fellas, we can'Ilel him do Ihis 10 us. GET MADl TERESA TETREAULT Cypress, CA Cranston's letter to Tetreault is printed below ... Editor. Cranston's letter Many lhanks for your commenlS on S206I, the California Oeserl Proleelion ACI of 1986. I much appreciaIe your commems aboullhe impacI of the legislation in areas currently used by off-road vehicle emhusiasts. As you may know, S2061 designales 82 Bureau of Land Managemenl wilderness areas, upgrades Dealh Valley and Joshua Tree 10 Nalional Parks and adds some adjacenl lands, and creates the Mojave National Park. Some 4.6 million acres of public lands in Ihe California desen would remain available for olher mulliple uses - hUOling, mining, grazing, and mOlOrized recreation - as delermined bythe BLM. In drawing the boundaries of wilderness and park lands, I carefully excluded major areas for OR V use. All existing designaled open areas including Spangler Hills, Dummom Dunes, Johnson Valley, Sloddard Valley, Ocotillo Hills, Plaster City, and Galamis (sic) Dunes among others would remain available. Comrary 10 some repons, the exisling road nelwork in the Saline Valley would remain open 10 vehicles. Also it is not the imention of Ihe bill 10 curtail use of the Mojave Road, a popular and hisloric vehicular roule. Nor does the bill prohibit Ihe annual BarslOw-IoVegas motorcycle race. I know there are other areas o( imeresl 10 ORV users and I am reviewing them. Please be assured Ihal I'll make necessary amendmems 10 Ihe bill to assure adequate areas for off-road vehicle use while prolecling critical scenic, cullural and wildlife resources of the California desert. ALAN CRANSTON WashinglOn, DC Cranston sent this in reply to a letter from reader Teresa Tetreault, but mis-spelled her name as "Theresa Getreaub" ... Editor. Winston's race team We have jusl relUrned home from Ihe California Slale Championship shon Irack and half mile din Irack races held in Ponerville. Joe Wins!On won both the shon track and half mile Super Senior lale Championships. These race are the culminalion of a very full and successful year of racing for the Motorcycle Cily USA Din Track Racing Team. Along wilh winning Ihe Slale Championships, Joe Winslon also won Ihe AMA Grand Nalional Super Senior hal( mile dirt Irack Championship for Ihis year held al Ihe Spinners racing facililY in Ponerville. We would like 10 Ihank Larry Del Malio, lUner and mechanic, for keep- . ing everything running so very (ast and dependable all year long; Dave Del Matio for keeping all the transponalion equipmeOl and back-up Sluff ready; Ihe Ponerville Spinners Airporl Raceway for providing a mo I excellent place 10 race; our sponsors. lmerlink Dislribuling Company and SCOl! Link; Simpson Helmels; Bu(- Something for everyone I jusl wamed 10 lake a few minutes leI you know how pleasamly surprised I was when I opened Ihe June 25 issue o( Cycle News and discovered Ihe arlicle on Ihe Americade. I would like 10 Ihank Pete Keiser (or theexcellemjob hedid on wriling il and 10 thank him also for memioningmymotorcycle, the Silver Shadow. 11 does my hean good 10 realize Ihal there are sliJi people around who appreciale Ihe faCl thaI a 101 of care and lime can go inlo a motorcycle as well as money. 11 makes alllhe lime and effon I pUI in Ihe bike worth while 10 know some people slill appreciale hand craflsmanship. I have subscribed to Cycle News for the pasl two years and will cominue 10 do so in Ihe fUlure, as il offers a lillie somelhing for everyone. 10 ERNIE BOZARTH Whiling, NJ What really happened To set the story straighl on Ihe June 28 Camel Pro Series Lima Half Mile, i.e. the Cornwell-Rausch tangle: Jon Cornwell wem down on Ihe backstraighl wilh whal appeared to be a £lal lire. In a very dazed condilion, he slOod in the middle of the track and direCled the pack on the nexllap 10 Ihe outside where his bike was laying. The leaders saw !he bike and dodged iI, bUI dusl obscured il from the resl. Eric Rausch hil the downed bike and carlwheeled over it. We can thank !he AMA (or having less than aSlule flagmen in the comers and none on Ihe backslraighl (or Ihe crash which resulled in Rausch being injured. DON KUHL Cincinnati, OH Rausch suffered a concussion and a broken collarbone in the incident. He is expected to be sidelined until September . .. Editor. 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