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Wind (Continued from page 2) deal with. I am troubled by the fact . that the settlement seems to put the government's seal of approval on a waiver form which may reduce the rights of all future purchasers of ATVs who are injured. The CPSC seems to have given up any meaningful right to seek a refund provision (for threewheelers) for at least a year, while it provides for the reintroduction of three-wheelers in the immediate future." In the December 30 consent decrees criticized by Barnard, A TV makers agreed to no longer market three -wheeled ATVs in the United States and to mount a major pu blicity campaign warning of alleged risks asso ciated w ith all -terra in vehicles. rTSUBAKIMAKESHAYATCOWPALACE TSUBAKI _ .....:....-_ _----.: BUBBA SHOBERT wins opening rounds one & two of AMA 600cc National Championship Series with TSUBAKI CHAIN. .S~turday, January 22 Road racer Scott Gray will be presented with a Toyota pickup truck on Febru ary 7 at Wi llow Springs Internati o n al Raceway in Rosa mo nd , California, for winni ng the 1987 . WSMA Formula USA Series. The top 10 rid ers in th e series will be eligible to win a Kaw asaki J et Ski wat ercraft whi ch will also be given away , via a drawing, on February 7. In add ition, free refreshments wi lf'be served to rid ers and mech anics o n Saturday night, Febru ary 6· in celebr ati on of the 1987 seri es. . . Tadahiko Taira, the Japanese road racer who fin ished sixth in the 1987 500cc World Championship Ser ies on a Marlboro Yamaha, will compete in only six . Ps in 1988. G Taira will be used pr imarily as a 500cc test rider for Yamaha and will be concentrating on that task wh ile competing in the Japanese Championsh ip . When he does (Con tin ue d to page 39) .Sunday, January 23 600cc National Short Track 600cc National T.T. 1st Place ~- Both Main Events BUBBA SHOBERT-- Jeam Honda MOV ED: Up-Tite Husqvarna Cagiva, whi ch was nam ed tfie number on e deal er for 1987 by Cagiva North America, to I II West Dyer Rd, Unit B, Santa Ana, CA 92707, 714/ 540. 2920. . . The 1988 Daytona BudweiserWise co Dirt Track Series will offer a $10,000 rider point fund , the richest Daytona-Busch Half Mile in 14 years, the f irst-ever AMA National Championship event at . Daytona 's Memorial Stadium, and a chance to witness the last motorcycle race at the same stadium. Competition will start with the Speed Week Kickoff Half Mile on Friday, February 26, at 7 p .m.on the half mile - track at Volusia County Speedway just 15 miles west of Daytona Beach. The Robison's Harley-Davidson Half M ile will start at the same place and t ime on Saturday, February 27. The 14th Annual Daytona Busch Half Mile will run at Vo lusia County Speedway on Sunday, February 28, with racing getting underway at 2 p.m. Sunday's race w ill see riders competing for an $8100 purse: The series moves to the Memorial Stadium short track in Daytona on Thursday, March 3 , for three nights of action starting at 8 p.m, each night. The series championship will be determined on Saturday night with the first Daytona 600cc National Dirt Track Series Short Track. Reserved seat .t i ck et s for the February 28 Busch Half Mile and the three nights of stadium racing can be pu rchased in advance by writing to Daytona International Speedway Ticket Office, P.O . Box S, Daytona Beach, FL 32015. Tickets in advance are $10 each. _ Special Thanks to Team Honda Mechanics Skip Eaken & Ray Plum . Ask your dealer for Tsubaki ••• the chain more racers use and win on by choice! 14th Annual DAYTONA-BUSCH HALF MILE THIRD LEG OF THE WISECO-BUDWEISER DIRT TRACK SERIES, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY·28, 2:00 P.M. Also: 1988 WISECO-BUDWEISER DIRT TRACK SERIES 1st Annual Speedweek Kickoff Friday, Feb ruary 26 • Volusia County Speedway Barberv ill e, FL - AMA Region al Half M ile Regional Half Mile at Sa tu rday, February 27 • Vo lus ia Co unty Speedway Barberv ille. FL - AMA Regional Half M ile Volusia County Speedway Friday, February 26 and Sunday, February 2B. Volusia County Speedway Barb erv ill e. FL - AMA Regional Half Mile " Regional Half Mile at Thursday & Frida y , March 3 ·4 • Memorial Stadium Daytona Beach . FL · A MA Regional Sho rt Track Saturday, March 5 • Memorial Stadium Dayto na Beach. FL - A MA 600 Nati onal Sh ort Trac k ~GET IT ON!' 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