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GP road race, Wayne Gardner operates his remote-controlled helicopter while fellow racers Ron Haslam (left) and Randy Mamola watch. The whirlybirds are the latest rage in the paddocks on the GP circuit. Who's top gun? We'll find out and let you know. Photo by Henny Ray Abrams. agreement with Ted Boody to lease , one of his Honda flat trackers and Rainey will compete in the remaining AMA/Cal1')el Pro Series miles starting with the back-to-back August 23-24 Indy Miles in Indianapolis, Indiana. Mechanic Sparky Edmonston will join Rainey in the effort; Rainey finished second at last year's Sacramento Mile on a Mert lawwill Harley-Davidson. Peoria winner Chris Carr also showed . appreciation for his sponsor Ron Wood. "Ron sure knows how to build a motorcycle," Carr said. "That thing never missed a beat the whole day. lowe a lot of credit to him for the success I've gQtten. 1 love the man, he's helped me out quite a bit." MERGED: Montesa Motorcycles of Barcelona, Spain, and Honda Motor Company, effective July I. Under the agreement, the new company, called Montesa Honda S.A., will be owned 60% by Honda and 40% by Montesa. The partnership will allow Honda to manufacture small displacement motorcycles in Spain, where import laws are very restrictive. U.S. distribution of the Montesa line will continue to be handled by Cosmopolitan Motors. Roger Clapp suffered a broken arm in the August 3 21 st Century - Promotions Desert Race in Indio, California. Then, to add insult to injury, he discovered that his bike was stolen. He's offering a reward no questions asked upon return of a 1986 KTM 500MXC, engine #5565-01850, frame #851 0-31475, green stickie #D56R65. Call 714/ 532-1888 or 633-7063. BORN: Amberly Rae, to Husqvarna parts manager Bill Halbert and wife Cathi, August 14 in Poway, California; Halbert will be relocating to Colorado to be Cagiva North America's District 3 sales manager. Spectators attending the Hollister MX Nationals, August 17, were forced to park nearly a mile away from the actual track site. The trek was mostly uphill on a dirt trail. Many said the race was great but that they wouldn't walk that distance again. The August 17 60th Annual Jack Pine National Championship Enduro in Moorestown, Michigan, was won by defending champ Terry C~nning ham (Hus) with a score of seven points. Randy Hawkins (Hus) and Kevin Hines (KTM) finished the run tied at 10 points each, but the win went to Hawklns via a secret check time. The run was 196.8 miles long with 175 ground miles. Complete coverage next week. MOVED: FMF, aftermarket twostroke engine performance parts manufacturer, to 25950 Belleporte Ave., Unit 1, Harbor City, CA 90710, 213/539-6884. "Sudden Sam" Ermolenko will be the only American competing in the August 30 World Individual Speedway Championship in Katowica, Poland. Ermolenko tied for the 1985 World Championship, but finished third in the run-off. Photo by John Hipkiss. Applications are now being accepted for an editorial position at Cycle News, Inc. Send resumes and direct all inquiries in writing (no phone calls, please) to Jack Mangu , Cycle ew ,P.O. Box 498, Long Beach. CA 90801-0498. NAMED: Official lubricant supplierfor the 1986 ISDE, Bel-Ray. Pete Hames' sponsor Charlie Gardner celebrated his birthday on Sunday, August 17 at the Peoria TT and Hames came through with a third place finish. "I wanna wish my sponsor Charlie Gardner a happy birthday and we're gonna party tonight," Hames said in the winner's circle. Camel Pro representative Curtis Gray found a surprise package in his rent-a-car at the Peoria TT on August 17. When Gray reached under his seat he found a small leather pouch containing a 38caliber Llama hand gun; Gray, who was careful not to get his fingerprints on it, returned the weapon to the rent-a-car agency. The recently concluded Sturgis Rally drew all sorts of folks to South Dakota. The state doesn't have a mandatory helmet law, but there is an eye protection law which applies to all motorcycle riders and passengers... pets included? Photo by Richard Creed. . Privateer motocrosser Mike Beier suffered a broken coJlarbone in a crash during the Millville, Minnesota, Nationals, August 10. Beier will be sidelined for a few weeks and will sit out the final National MX of the year in Washougal, Washington. American Motorcyclists Association lAMA) membership topped the 140,000 mark in July, according to Mark Mederski, membership development director. NAMED: Spectra Oils, as a national sponsor of the Iron Butt '86 Rally, which starts at Montgomeryville Cycle Center in Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania. on August 26, and encircles the contiguous U.S., requiring entrants to compete over 9,000 miles in 10 days. With one round left in the 500cc Motocross National Championship Series in Washougal, Washington, August 24, David Bailey has a seven-point lead over teammate Rick Johnson. If Johnson wins both motos, and Bailey finishes second each time out, Bailey will still clinch the championship by one point. • 3