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their home in Bradbury to drive to the Anaheim offices of Mickey Thompson Entertainment Group. Although most of the reward money has been donated anonymously, identified contributors include the American Motorcyclist Association and the Specialty Equ ipment Marketing Association. Hap Jones Distributing an d Shoei Helm ets will join San Fra nciscoBay : Area Honda dealers in spo nsorshi p of the 3Ist and Possibly last running .: " of the famed San' Jose ' (California) , 00 Mi le . Ne gotiations con tin ue 'i n .-4 regard to alterin g the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds facility into a one 'mile paved oval for Winston Cup-NASCAR racing, and event promoters are advertising th e May 22 AMAIGrand Na tional Championsh ip/Camel Pro Series dirt track race as, "The La st Ever" San Jose Mile. Because negotiations aren 't comp lete, however, it seems the May 22 race coul d be " the first an nual, last ever" San Jose Mile. The AMRA-Pros "World Championship" Dirt Track Series round scheduled for Monday, May 30, at Midstate Raceway at White City, Illinois, will now take place Saturday, May 28. Amateur races start at 1 p .m. and professional races at 8 p.m, In addition, the Pro-Am class will no longer be just for,16 and 17 year olds; it will now field 0-600cc four -strokes or' 300-400cc two-strokes and will be a transitional class for riders of any age from 1 6 up who are making the move from amateur . racing into professional racing but may not be ready for one of the four pro Expert classes. For more information, call 813/938-4573. The Macau G rand Prix will take place Novem ber 26-27 a t the G uia circuit. The '88 Macau Grand Prix will mark the 3Sth year the tiny Portu guese territory in southeast ' China has hos ted both motorcycle and car roa d raci ng on the 3.8 mi le " city streets" circuit. In formation on Macau can be ob tained from the offices of the Macau Tourist Information Bureau, P. O. Box 1860, Los Angeles, CA 90078 or S08 Fifth Ave., . Suite 309, New York, NY 10020. , Asse m b ly m a n Richard Katz (0Sepulveda) is asking California motorcyclists to support AB10, Katz' measure to " S t o p the Rocks," AB10 is aimed primarily at gravel trucks and would require . any vehicle hauling rock on a public highway to be covered with a tarpaulin to prevent gravel from spilling during transit. "We're still fighting and the next round is in the Senate Transportation Comm ittee on May 17," said Katz. "The vote on AB10 w ill be very close." If you want to help Katz "Stop the Rocks," send a letter of support to: Richard Katz, California State Assembly, P.O. Box 942849 , Sacramento. CA 94249-0001 . 2 Californian Scott Harden will be a busy man over the next couple of months. First, he's off to Europe where the Rallye de Atlas begins with a special test in Bezier, France, then after the bikes and competitors are transported by boat over to Tangiers, Morocco, the Rallye continues for eigh t more da ys, covering a 2500 mile course before finishing in Marrakesh. Harden ' will ride a KTM 600 courtesy of the French KTM importer in the Rallye de Atla s. He'll then ride an Acerbis /Camel Ch all eng esponsored KTM 600 in the In cas Rally in Peru. We'll keep you posted on Harden's "adventures." Joseph G . Majesky has been appointed sales manager/ nationa l accounts for YuasaExide, the largest producer and distributor of motorcycle batteries in the U.S. In addition, Penny L Guido has joined the Reading, Pennsylvania-based corporation as marketing manager. Guido will be responsible for producing and implementing all sales support materials, sales and marketing programs, national advertising, and trade exhibitions. . Several major changes ha ve occured at ,KT M, bo th in Austria and here in Am erica. KTM Austria h as changed from a p rivately owned company to a pub lic corporation. Nevertheless, 100% of the shares are fully owned by Eric T runkenpolz. According to KTM , " New fina ncial strength gained from this move is . ' being used to increase management Personnel' in the Austrian parent company." KT M says the additional management is a direct result of "unprecede nted grow th" in , all divisions of KTM Austria . The mo to rc ycle division has been expanded with the a ddition of KTM's first four-stroke, the Enduro LC4, and other four-stroke mo torcycles will be added to the line in the future. KTM bicycle sales are up 60%, and demand for KTM-produced radiators has increased 190%over the previous year. Rod Bush, previously national sales manager, has been promoted to president and general manager of KTM America, In c. Bryon Farnsworth has been added to the California staff in the position of public relations manager. Operations in the U.S. remain basically the same a lthough parts warehousing an d sh ip ping have been consolidated into the Lorain, Oh io, office. If you're in the area of Mt. Vernon, Illinois, check out Dale's Classic Cars, a 13,000 square foot facility which houses a collection of vintage motorcycles and cars and memorabilia.Recently opened by Harley-Davidson dea ler Da le Walksler, Da le's Classic Cars has 30 vintage bikes on display. The facility is open every day but ' Wednesday and is located near the intersection of I-57 and 1-64. For more information, call 618/2444116. Fran Crane, 41, of .Sa n ta Cruz, California, and ,Michael Kneebone, 29, of Chicago, Ill in ois, will set out on May 31 in an attempt to establish a solo motorcycle record for riding to America 's 48 contiguous states . Cra ne, who will ride a BMW KlOO, and Kneebone, who will ride a Yamaha Venture, plan to average 1200 miles per day and complete their 8000-mile journey in seven days . They'll start in Pendleton, Oregon, and end the ride in Brattleboro, Vermont. A press re lease from Mike Goodw in 's Supercross, Inc. says the promotion firm has appl ied to southern California's Anaheim Stadium for a supercross date for 1989, and also plans supercross events at At lanta, Georgia's Fulton County Stadium and at San Jose, California's Spartan Stadium next year. The Templin Highway Off-Road Riding Area, located in the Angel es Na tional Forest near Castaic Lake, California , will o ffic ia ll y close within the next couple of weeks, according to Forest Service District Ra nger Mike Wickman. The closure is the result of a new forest p lan, which outlines forest use in the area for the next 1O- IS years. On Sunday, May I, the Valley -Observed T rials Enthusiasts coll ected ISoo pounds of tras h at Templin H igh way in an effort to keep the area open , but accordi ng to Wickmall the only way to head off the closure is to use the la nd management process to seek an amendment to the forest p lan. Users of the area who wish to voice op ini ons on the closure may write to Forest Supervisor George Roby, Angeles National Forest, 701 N. San ta Anita Ave., Arcadia, CA 91006. Entries are still available .for the Tecate Gren Prix in Tecate, Baja California, Mexico, "May 20. ,The GP is part of the Gran Prix De Baja Series, also known as the Triple Crown of Baja. For more information contact Baja Promotions 818/340-5750 or 818/9926355. Tallon Vohland (Ka w ) was the winner of the Ul tracross ma in event at the fifth round of the Mickey Thompson Off-Road Championshi p Gran Prix Series held May 7 at the Rosebowl in Pasadena, California. Series point leader J im Holley (Yam) was seco n d a n d Fra nkie Brundage (Kaw) took th ird. BORN: Alexsondra Taylor Peters, daughter of Sondra Peters, who is the daughter of Continental Motosport Club (CMC) president ' Stu Peters, May 3 in Mission Viejo, California. Alexsondra 't ippe d the scales at 7lbs. 4 oz. National Hare &: H ound Champion Dan Smith (H us) was the overall winner at the AMA District 37 Desert Diggers Hare &: H ound, in Lucerne Valley, California, May 8. Second p lace went to Cli ff Thomas (Yam), who was followed in by Charlie Barney (Yam) and Bru ce Ogilvie (Hon ). Larry Roeseler (Kaw) took overall honors atthe 18th Annual Virginia City GP in Virginia City, Nevada, May 8. Rounding out the top five were Phil Douglas (Suz), John Haaker (Hus), Dean Joyner (Yam) and Ed Marchini (KTM). T he Owyh ee M.C. held its 33rd Annual TT Wee ke n d in Boise, Ida ho, May 7-8, and the Expert class was won by Steve Aseltine (H- D) with Mickey Fa y (H- D) taki ng second. The Senior class was won by Speedy Kell (Hon), while the ProAm win went to Dan Stanley (WR). Saturday's 2SOcc motocross event was won by Bob Hannah (Suz) with Lowell Thompson (Kaw) and Jeff H icks (Hon) rou nding out the top three. Hicks topped the Ope n Expe rt class, while Larry Ward (Yam) won the I25cc Expert class. Dick Burleson Sports has been contracted as an outside consultant by KTM America Inc. KTM will use the extensive enduro and off-road experience of the Ohiobased company, which is heaCted by eight-time National Enduro Champion Dick Burleson, for current and future product development. The offical grou n dbreaking for Heartland Park Topeka, the new, multi-purpose motorsports complex in Topeka, Kansas , scheduled to open in 1989, took place on Friday, May 6. Topkeka Mayor Douglas Wright and track developer Gerald O 'Sh aughnessy of Lario Enterprises delivered keynote addresses. Road racer Doug Po len represente d motorcyclin g a n d was joined at the gro u ndbrea ki n g cere mony b y a number of auto racing stars. Heartla nd Park Topeka will feature a quarter-mile dragstrip and a 2.S-mile road race course. Our cove-rage of the April 17 Blackhawk Farms Raceway AMA/CCS road race meet listed the sponsors of John Eidenberger, who scored five wins. Eidenberger called and said we left out one of his sponsors: Mark Dobek of Dyno-Jet Research. Sorry, guys. . Road racers Randy Mamola and Raymond Roche tried new Pirelli tires and changes to the SOOCC V-four Cagiva during a test session at Imo la in Italy on Saturday , May 7. The Marlboro Yamaha squad, sans Eddie La wson who flew home to Upland, California , following his win in J erez, Spain on May I, tested at Imola on Sunday, May 8. Cagiva have apparen tly made progress since the last GP with Marnola circulatin g on ly a second off times set by Didier de Radigues on the Yamaha YZRSoo. Expert dirt tracker Sammy Sweet, a spectator at the May 7 Ascot Half Mile, announced in Gardena that he will be a spectator from now on . Formerly of Porter, Texas, Sweet recently moved to Garden Grove, California" and accepted a position with ARB Pipeline Inc. "I decided to quit (racing) at the end of last year after I got hurt 10 much," said Sweet. "I didn't get to see my son much, so I decided to take a different path. My little boy had a lot to do with it," T h e 600cc Na tional sh ort tracks sched u led for May 28 and September 3 in Springfield, Oh io, have been ca nce lled becau se the speedway where they are scheduled to be held may be sold, according to AMA Dirt Track Manager J-B. Norris. T he cancel ati ons will n ot a ffec t the runn ing of the May 29 an d September 4 Spri ngfield Miles. Motocrosser Rick Johnson was on hand at the Ascot Half Mile to lend moral support to fellow factory Honda rider Bubba Shobert. When asked what he thought of half mile racing, Johnson said, "It's great, but it looks a little round." When asked if he would like to attempt half mile racing, Johnson said, "Yeah, I'd try it," When Ronnie Jones offered to loan Johnson his spare GF Racing Honda RS750, Johnson said. "I don't have a steel shoe." An item in last week's paper incorrectly abbrevia ted the America Road Racing Associatio n as AARA. T he 'so u thern Cal iforn ia -based AR RA inherited the November 19-20 and Decem ber 3-4 dates at Willow Springs In tern ational Raceway in Rosa mond, Ca lifornia , from the South Carolina- based Western Eastern - Roa dra cer s' Associati on (WERA). According to Chris Huth ' of Willow Springs, the WE RA Grand National Finals are scheduled for November 3-6, so there was no reason to run additional qualifiers. The ARRA has had trouble findin g enough dates for a full schedule, and p reviously had just four races schedu led at Willow Springs in 1988. 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