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&: PDT) with special repeat programs Wednesday, October 15, at3 a.m. and Thursday, October 16, at I a.m. Check your local listings. Suzuki has announced that their 1987 lineup will include the largest V-twin available in the world. The Suzuki VS 1400 - yep. 14001 - will feature the styling of the VS700 Intruder, according to Suzuki. Following the September 14 CRC Mountain Run Enduro at Hungry Valley in Gorman. California, there'll be a drawing for 2000 in prizes. This month's edition of MotoWorid on USA Network will be telecast on Tuesday, September 30 at 10 p.m. (EDT & PDT). "We've jumped from Monday to Tuesday night to give the NFL football game a chance at some decent ratings on Monday night." said MotoWorld host Larry Maiers, with his tongue planted in his cheek. Team Honda's Johnny O'Mara used a 2 -1 score to win the 125cc Pro class over Larry Brooks (Hon) and Willie Surratt (Hon) at the opening round of the CMC/Dodge Dakota Trans-Cal MX Series September 6-7 at Sunrise Cycle Park in Adelanto, California. Jeff Leisk (Hon) went 1-1 in the 250cc Pros, while Jeff Stanton (Yam) and Bader Manneh (Yam) finished second and third overall. Stanton came back to top the 500cc Pros; Tommy Watts (Kaw) and Russ Wageman (Yam) filled the top three. Yamaha riders Billy Grossi, Rex Staten and Gary Semics were at the top of the Vet Pro scorecharts, and Paul Winn (Yam) was the 80cc Expert victor. Coverage of the '86 Unadilla 250cc MX GP will air on U A Network on Tuesday. October 14, at 10 p.m. (EDT NAMED: Tracy Pickford as operations manager at Great American Media, Inc., promoter of The Great American Motorcycle & ATV Shows. Pat Humphries lay unconscious on the side of the road near Spartansburg, South Carolina, after being hit by a car while riding his motorcycle. As he came to, he saw a woman bent over trying to offer him aid and, behind her, the Lone Ranger (complete with maskl holding a flashlight. Clayton Moore. the original Lone Ranger. was on his way to perform in a local benefit when he and his wife. a registered nurse. came upon the accident. "I was in too much pain to care much about who was helping me." Humphries said. "1 didn't know who it was at first, but Mrs. Moore said it was the Lone Ranger and I could see this guy in a blue suit with the flashlight." Later. after receiving treatment at a medical center, Humphries received a signed photo of the masked man on his horse, Silver. "You're a very lucky man." it read. "Always wear your helmet, pard. Clayton Moore - The Lone Ranger." The riders played bingo, talked and laughed with the children and did a fine job of lifting the spirits of the young patients, most of whom are suffering from a terminal form of cancer. Bobby Pearson, tuner for MXer Billy Lit s. was killed in an automobile accident in Italy on Wednesday;September 2. Liles, who was in Europe to compete in several races and discuss a possible contract with Kawasaki Italy for the '87 GP MX season, survived the accident. a did ISDE rider jeff Miller. Dr. Denni Metzger, Liles' tending physician and clo e per onal friend, flew to Italy the day following the accident to arrange shipment of Pearson's body to the U.S. and to tend to Liles. "Billy was battered in the accident and suffered whiplash and a laceration of the head," said Dr. Metzger. Pearson had worked at the Mableton, Georgia, Kawasaki and Suzuki dealership owned by Frank john on for three years. john on said, "Bobby was one of the nicest people I have ever worked with. He and Billy hit it off real well and we're all deeply saddened by the loss." The AMA has selected the three riders who will represent the United States at the 1986 Motocross des Nations. The riders are David Bailey, Rick Johnson and Johnny O'Mara. This year's event will be held on September 21, at Maggiora, Italy. The format, which was debuted last year, calls for National teams consisting of three riders, with one rider from each team competing on 125, 250 or 500cc machines. For the U.S. squad, Bailey will ride the 500, Johnson will ride the 250 and O'Mara will be aboard the 125. The United States has won this competition every year since 1981 and hopes to repeat again this year so that they can defend their titles on home ground when the event moves to Unadilla Valley Sports Center in New Berlin, New York, in 1987. To raise funds to cover the expense of sending our team overseas, the AMA has been seIling commemorative T-shirts, as they have done for the past several years. Anyone interested in getting one of these colorful momentos should contact Patricia McCoy at the AMA 614/891-2425. Yamaha will hold a press conference at the office of the governor of Georgia in Atlanta on Wednesday, September 10, to announce that they are going to construct a manufacturing plant in the Atlanta area. Some of the nation's top motocross riders showed a compassionate side of their personalities we never get to see on the race track. Atthe last AMA ational MX in Washougal, Washington, the event p'romoter, Bill Cantrell, arranged to have a group of racer visillhe DoehrnbeckerChildren's Hospital in Portland, Oregon. For two hour on Friday afternoon prior to the races, 250<:c and upercro s Champion Rick johnson. jim Holley. jeff Ward, Ron Tichenor, Keith Bowen, Eddie Warren and Jeff Stanton visited the hospital's cancer ward. Fred Merkel, who recently clinched the AMA Camel Pro road racing title and his third consecutive AMA Superbike Championship, will be heading Down Under to Melbourne, Australia, to compete in the Coca-Cola International Superbike Masters race at Calder Park on September 21. Also expected to compete is former World Champion Marco Lucchinelli and Satoshi Tsujimoto, the Japanese Formula One champ who rode at Daytona th is yea r for Yos hi mura and partnered Kevin Schwantz to third place in the uzuka Eight-Hour in july. Longtime Cycle News readers might recall a 1972 feature that looked at a two-stroke dirt bike built - engine and all - by a Californian named Frank Wheeler. That Californian is now living in Australia and has organized an off-road/ trail ride package tour of the Australian outback that he describes as a "seven-day motorcycle safari of the best Australia has to offer." The package price of $2595 covers bike rental. accommodations, food, lodging and support - everything but transportation to Australia and riding gear. Wheeler says experienced riders will enjoy the trip most due to some difficult terrain. For more info. contact Wheeler at 4-43 Victoria Ave.• Penhurst, NSW Australia 2222. Celebrities su h a two-time World Speedway Champion Bruce Penhall. Raechel Donahue, Sam jones, Ted Daw on and Jimmy Van Patlon will be on hand for the "Love Me Tender" Motorcycle Scavenger Hunt and family picnic in Van Nuys, California, on Sunday, October 12. The event is being puton by the American Women Road Rider's Alliance and proceeds from the event will go to the Southern California Coalition for Battered Women. For more info, call AWRRA at 213/395-1171. 2 Scuba diving, Nebraska styleIThat's how The Photo Man of Salida, Colorado, captioned this photo he took at the Pine Ridge Enduro in Nebraska. That's off-road ace Fritz Kadlec caught in one of life's embarrassing moments. MOVED: Cagiva North America. Inc:. to 700 W. 190th St., Gardena, CA 90248; phone number remains 213/538-9337.