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California, operating his business and working for the Mammoth Mountain Ski Patrol. However, I have been unable to contact him or find out where he is since January of this year. His conspicuous absence at the recent Laguna Seca Nissan 200 leads me to believe he may be the victim of some sort of foul play. If anyone has any information on the whereabouts of "Mr. Jags" please contact me for I am concerned. DAVID PELETIER 619/223-7012 San Diego, CA ~ 00 M (1) Square deal ..0 I'm responding to the letter from Mrs. Pat Barrow regarding the lack of prizes distributed at the AMA Amateur and Youth National Dirt Track Championship held at Square Deal Riders M.e. in New York. Mrs. Barrow was absolutely correct in her observation of the lack of door prizes given out at these Nationals, however being a member of Square Deal r know how much effort went into promoting these events.' _ Part of the promoting was obtaining prizes to be given out at the events. Over 200 req uests for merchandise was sen t out and the response we received was paltry to say the least. The companies Mrs. Barrow mentioned (Wiseco, Klotz and Shoei) were all contacted at least twice. Wiseco was the only one to contribute anything and that consisted of a paper Wiseco banner. Big deal. All the major helmet companies were contacted inel uding Shoei, Bell, etc., a'nd they all thanked us for asking but were unable to contribute anything. Maushin was the only company to donate a helmet. The jackets had to be mailed because we had no way of knowing who was going to win so obviously their sizes were unknown, and the jackets were paid for by Square Deal. .The major donor was Carlisle Tire Co. who gave 13 tires, and we certainly thank them for that. Of course, ifithadn't been for American Honda, who contributed the tropies, Square Deal Riders would have lost more money than they did. That's right, the expen'ses outweighed the income. It wasn't exactly a financial bonanza. We asked the same question as Mrs. Barrow did. "What happened to all the sponsors?" No one was more discouraged than Square Deal members. I do, however, disagree with Mrs. Barrow in one respect. I too have attended many Nationals with my sons, and never did we go for the purpose of feeling good because of receiving door prizes. Competing on . a national level, receiving a national trophy, a national number, and national recognition should be sufficient encouragement. If a young rider places more emphasis on prizes than he does on national competition he should reevaluate his purpose for racing. LARRY McBRIDE B'inghampton, NY Published letters do not necessarily reflect the position of Cycle News. Inc. Letters for publication must be typed and .double-spaced; letters must include the author's correct name and address; unsigned or anonymous letters cannot be used; due to the volume of mail no letters can be returned or acknowledged. Send letters to Voices, P.O. Box 498, Long Beach. CA 90801. o ..... u o e a one-year subscrIption and get Cycle News home delivered every week! A $75.00 value for only $32.50 I ------------------ Fill out and mall today I Subscription Coupon/Order Form I I I I I II I I I Name 0 This is a renewal 0 Please bill me (PLEASE PR'NT ClEARLYI Address City State _ _ Zip, _ Ple.se send me • CYCLE NEWS subscription for: I 0 ONE YEAR SECOND CLASS (50 issues) $32.50 I 0 TWO YEARS SECOND CLASS (100 issues) $60.00 I 0 SIX MONTHS SECOND CLASS (25 issues) $17.00 I lOne year (50 issues). 2nd class Cana~a or Mexico and all I other foreign countries $61.00 (U.S. funds). I I L First class and airmail rates available upon request. I I 0 Enclosed is check or money order Charge my 0 Visa 0 MasterCard f.J~ ." . ~ I CN-39 Signature I MC/Visa # E . . 0 t xplTatlon a e I -----------.1 Send to: CYCLE NEWS, Inc., P.O. Box 498. Long Beach. CA 90801-0498 / (213) 427-7433 Start getting your lubKrlptlon rltht a.ayl I I I I I I CHAMPAGNE FOR THE CHAMP! Congratulations Bubba Shobert, Ray Plum, Skip Eakin, and Honda on your 2nd Consecutive National Championship! A job well done! CALL TODAY FOR FREE MOTORCYCLE/ATV PARTS CATALOG Now available * Bubba's #1 Beef Jerky * Bubba Shobert orisJay Full co'or poster of Springsteen 800-328-9280 5