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munication between Congress and the trustees. ,u Mr. Petrie explained that after having seen th e trustees in action he realized that Congress a nd th e trustees are pursuing th e same goals and that th e trustees ar e awa re of th e important ro le pl ayed by Congr ess in .govcrning th e Association. M r. Petri e will make a complete report to Congress in th e near future. , Nice President for P ro fession a l Racin g Bill Amick reported on t~e current impasse that exists in 1988 supercross sc h edu ling, resulung pr imarily from lega l battl es between promo ters arid lim ita tio ns pl aced on the AMA by th e Insport Agr eem ent. After a carefu l consideration of legal options and potential financial impact, th e Board in structed th e staff to inve stigate a nd pursue a ll reasonable ways to enable th e Association to sa nc t io n a January eve n t a t An ah eim Stadium. Am ick reported ? n proposed 1988 professional rules changes because o f objections by ' Honda. The trustees discussed dirt track weigh t and claim in g rules a t length, a nd passed an amendm ent to th e claiming ru le p lacin g a 45-day m oratorium on o nce claimed bikes aimed a t red ucing th e lik eli hood o f hardship for teams tha t mi gh t ha ve to repl a ce claimed en gin es. T he trustees co nsented to a wai ver of the sta bility rule for th e purpose of enab lin g 600cc four-stroke, singlecylin der road racers to co m pete in th e 250 Grand Prix class in 1988. At th e request of Pa u l Schl egel , ' th e trustees moved th at the start pursu e crea tive a nd extra-ordinary measu res to increase the field o f rid er s entering supercross events. Amick rep orted that a new 600cc dirt tra ck National Championship program has bee n received enthusia sticall y by promoters and thai h e expec ts a seri es of 15 to 20 Nationa l even ts. H e reported on current sponsorsh ip n egotiation s noting; LA ROCCOS CYCLE CENTER,INC. 1227H'lghway 39 North , La Porte, (219)362·3161 LAKE CITY HONDA RT #8 Box3160 , Warsaw, (219) 26!l-4199 Louis ana . G. N. GONZALES INC. 666 Chippewa Str eet. Baton Rouge, (504) 387·5328 HONDA OF LAFAYETTE 504 N. Univers ity Avenue. Lafayette . (318) 232·7976 Main e SCHOTT MOTORCYCLE SUPPLY Stra wberry Avenue , Lewisto n, (207) 784·1308 Marylan d ·DUTROW SA l.ES & SERVICE . 6949 Baltimore Natl. Pk.. Frederick (301) 473·8117 Massachus etts VALLEY MOTORSPORTS, INC. 216 N. King Street, North ampt on, (413) 584-7303 BETTENCOURTSHO NDA 31 South Main St reet . W. Bridgewater . (617) 587· 1701 Michigan ANDERSONSALES & SERVICE INC. 1645 So. Telegraph Road, Bloomfield Hill (313) 858-2300 ACTIONHONDA 4J66 E. Bristol, Burton, (313) 743-1603 TOWN & COUN TRY SPORT US 12 & US 127, Cemen t City, (517)547·3333 FARMINGTON CYCLE WORLD, INC. 34600 Eight Mile Road, Farm ington Hills, (313) 478-8200 SHAWMUT HILLSSALES, INC. 2807Lake Michiga n NW, Grand Rapids, (616) 45.. 1·5467 GARS HONDA '. 2531 S. Division Ave., Gran d Rapids, (616) 452-6951 COLLEGEBIKE SHOP 340 N. Larch, Lansing, (517)484·6416 PAWPAWHONDA & MARINE 134AmpeyRoad, Paw Paw, (616)657·5235 ALGASKlll.S HONDA 65700 Grati ot Avenue, Richmond, (313) 727-T!77 Minne sota BURN SVILLEMOTORSPORTS 3200W. Highway 13. Burn sville. (612) 890-4890 LARSON CYCLES 110 S. Adams Str eet , Cambridg e, (612) 689·2760 RAPIDSPORT CENTER, INC. 3050 Coon Rapids Blvd.• Coon Rapids. (612) 421·B7 01 . METROPOUTAN 1I0NDA·YAMAHA 101S. Concord St reet, S. St Paul, (612) 451-2521 Miss ouri Blll.S CYCLESHOP 330 Cliff, Idaho Falls, (206) 523-S740 Illinois NORTHSHORE HONDA YAMAHA 490Skokie Valley Road, Highland Park, (312) 831·5300 Indiana NORTHEND CYCLE 2426 Cassopolis Street, Elkhart, (219)264-0618 GREENROSESPORTS CENTER INC. 907 Spring St _,Jeffersonville, (812)282-8229 DELLSHONDA 702 South Avenue. Blue Springs. (BI 6) 229-0300 JOPWi HONDA 1431 Rangeline, Joplin. (417) 623-4661 North Carolina WORTH TRAll.ER & HONDA SALES 600 W. Pine Street, MI. Airy, (919) 786-5111 HONDAOF WINSTON SALEM ) 591 So. Stratford Road, Winston Salem, (919 765-0330 New Hampshire WHITE MOUNTAINHONDA KAW ASAKI 15 Cotta&< Street , Littleton, (603) 444-2944 ·Camel will pay $475,000 to riders in 1988; ·Castrol will return with a $40 ,000 250cc road ra czng sponsorsh ip ; · Contingencies pa id to AMA p ro riders durin g 1987 amou n ted to over $200,000; · Ca mel' s 198 7 p a yoff was $440,000 to 33 rid ers as com pared to $275,000 to 19 riders in 1986. AMA President Ed Youngblood . 'reported th at so me improvem ents h a ve b een see n in th e liability insurance market , and that a further redu ction o f premiums has been achieved for sa nctio ne d road riding even ts in 1988. Youngb lood reported o n th e FIM Congress that had just tak en p lace in Paris. He sai d that th e AMA has en tered a tentative bid [or th e Int ernational Six Days Enduro in 1993, which will be th e 20th anniversary o f th e first Am erican Six Days . H e New Jerse y THE MOTORCYCLEMALL 165 Washington Avenue. Belleville, (20 1) 751-4545 FREEHOLD HONDA RT 9 S. Freehold Shopping Center , Freehold, (201) 462-4881 FREEDOMCYCLE INC. S, 252 Broadway, Long Branch , (201) 222-2262 Ne vada BIG VALLEY HONDA 1404 Industrial Way, Gardnerville, (702) 782-7903 HONDA OF LAS VEGAS 4305 Boulder Hwy, Las Vegas, (702 456-1600 ) DESERT HONDA 3535 W. Tropicana Avenue, Las Vegas, (702) 795-2000 New York PRECISION HONDA 1249 Front Street, Bingham ton, (607) 722-1100 SUNRISE HONDA 157 East Sunrise Hwy., Freeport , (516) 546-4 552 SPORTU NE HONDA Route 9 Lake George Road, Glens Falls, (SI B)792-4655 NORTH SHORE HONDAMOTORCYCLES 390 E. Jeric ho T urnpi ke, Huntington Stat ion, (516)427-4400 ADIRONDACK CYCLE CENTER RFD3, Plattsburgh , (518) ~618 Ohio SOUTHWYCK HONDA,SUZUKI YAMAHA 1230 Conan t Str eet. Maumee, (419) 893-5575 MID·OHIO SUZUKI HONDA 494 Harcourt Road, Mt. Vernon, (614) 392-9721 NEWARK HONDA In oHerbron Road, Newark , (614) 522-8354 ANDREWS HONDA 13134 SI. RT 62. Salem, (216)332-ll534 MIDWEST HONDA 3747 Mass illon Road, Uniontown, (216)896-9007 Oklahoma OKLAHOMA HONDA 3400Sunnylane, Del City, (405)672·1423 HONDA OF TULSA 4926 E. 21st Street, Tu lsa, (918) 744-5551 Oregon Hlll.SBORO HONDA 338 S. W. Oak, Hillsboro. (503)6484555 PORTLAND HONDA 5341 S.E. Mcloug hlin Blvd., Portland, (503) 234-0351 HONDA OF ST. JOHNS n41 North Lombard St.. Portland, (503) 286-8816 TAYLOR HONDASPORTS 2140 N. Pacific Highway, Woodburn , (503) 981-1813 said that-t he Association m ust con duct a careful feasibility stu dy on this expe ns ive and co m p lex undert aking and return to th e FIM with 'a d eci si on b y October 1988. H e reported that pl ans remain o n tra ck for a G rand Prix Road Racing World Championship at Laguna Seca on April 10, 1988. H e added th at Laguna Seca intends to co n d uc t this even t and al so maintain its July National Cham pi onship Road Race in 1988. T he tru st ees revi ew ed cu rrent gov ernment relations ac tivities and co m me nded th e staff for it s initiative in defeating . su perbi ke legi slation and opening dialogue with Sen ator John C. Da n forth to pursue m eaningful motorcycle safety programs on th e federa l level. The trustees appro ved a cha rte r [or AMA Distri ct 13 cons is ting of th e state o f Virginia. The AMA Board of Trustees will next m eet in Cincinnati in late February. • NORTHGATE HONDA RT 19 Box425, Warrendale, (412) 935-46 12 Rhode Island RAZEE MOTORCYCLE CENTER, INC. 730 Tower Hill Road, N. Kingstown, (401) 295-8837 Tenness e e AMERICA'S HOUSE OF HONDAIKAWASAKI 2902 Nolensvi lle Road, Nashville. (615) 834-8990 T exas PAGAN·LEWIS MOTORS, INC. 6265 S. Padre Island Drive, Corpus Christi, (512) 993-6236 ARUNGTON HONDA 1100 Eas t Division, Arlington, (817) 461·5933 WOODS HONDA FUN CENTER 6.1)()9 North Lamar , Austin (512) 459-3311 HONDA OF TEXAS 1839 Airport Freeway, Bedford, (817)267·2646 CYCLESHACK NOR TH 830 South Frazier, Conroe, (409) 75&9711 H & W HONDA OF DALLAS 3525 Marvin Love, Dallas, (214) 376-8258 HONDATOWN 5717 Highway 121A Ft. Worth, (817)834·7185 . NORTHWEST HONDA 10102 Nort h Freeway. Houston. (713) 447·3476 WILD WEST HONDA 22515 Katy Freeway , Katy. (713)392-8850 H & W HONDA 3709 E. End Blvd. Marshall, (214) 938-9481 CYCLE WORLD 8930 Broadway, San Antonio, (512)828-3101 EDDIE Hlll.S FUN CYCLES 401 N. Scott Street. Wichita Falls , (BI7) 322-4121 Uta h GARRETT HONDA SALES 563 Nort h Main Street , Nephi, (801)6230823 NEWGATE HONDA 3720South 250 West , Ogden, (BO I) 394-3403 PLAZACYCLE 1379West 3300 South , Salt Lake City, (BOI) 972-8725 Virgina CASEY CYCLECITY CORPORATION 634 J. Clyde Mom s Blvd., Newport News, (804 ) 595-9721 SCHAFER MOTORCOMPANYINC. 333Madison Road South, Orange, (703) 672·SSSS HONDAWORLD 11301 Midlothian T urn pike, Richmond. (804)379-2555 Vermont NEW ENGLAND MOTORSPORT CENTER INC. RT 14 W. Hartford Road, White River Jun ction, (802) 295-7533 Pennsylvania Washington WINNING CYCLECENTER RD #4, Box 259M, Burgettstown, (412) 729-3770 LEBAN VALLEY HONDA ON R.D. 3, Roote 72,Jonestown, (717)tl6!HXi33 MONTGOMERYVllLE CYCLEC ENTER Roote 309, Montgomeryville, (215)699-7515 ANDREWSHONDA RD2,Box432AST RT 224" New Castle, (412) ~199 EVERETT HONDA 716 S.E. Everett Mall W., Everett , (206) 347-4545 WESTSIDE HONDA S. 4201GrovelPOBI9267, Spokane, (509) 747·1862 West Virgina CYCLE CENTER 4431 u.s. Rt. 60 East , Huntington, (304) '136-8911 as PRO lHElUIlIIl..,DESIGN 1HE tHE I FADlRBYDFSIGN II