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Wind (Continued from page 2) It brought together a broad number of groups and people who are opposed to the lockup that S7 represents. Unfortunately, several of the groups who oppose S7 don't have leadership as sophisticated as the leadership environmentalist groups have. Steps are being taken to change that and a steering committee was formed to give wilderness opponents the direction and cohesiveness we need," I ESPN will telecast the San Diego ro und of this year's Coors Super Crown of Stadi um Mo tocross on Sunday, J une 26, at I p.m. Pacific , time. On Sunday, J ul y 31, ESPN will telecast the Los Angeles Coors Super Crown of Stadium Motocross Finals which is also the final round of the AMA Supercross. Series. The L.A. event will air at 12:30 p.m. Pacific tim e. The San Diego race took p lace in February, whi le the L.A. Coliseum even t gets the green flag on J une 18. ESPN's San Diego coverage is a half-hour show, and the L.A. telecast is a one-ho ur show. It's June and the July is s ues of most American month ly motorcycle magazines are featuring coverage of the April 1 0 U.S. GP road race at Laguna Seca. While we enjoyed being reminded of that great weekend, we were dismayed to read an editorial by Cycle World's Paul Dean in wh ich he said he found it "remarkable" that spectators at Laguna Seca knew what was happening on the GP scene. "And except for the occasional story about world championship riders or bikes in publications such ' as this one:' said Dean. "you can't even read about GP racing unless you subscribe to (and in most cases. have translated) certain foreign motorcycling publications." Cycle News readers should get a chuckle out of that statementl For many years Cycle News has covered GP road races; our coverage of the May 29 West German GP which appeared in last week's newspaper provided road race enthusiasts with over 120 column inc he s of words on the event. In addition. our new b i-monthly magazine. Motorcycle ' Road Racer Illustrated. featured coverage of both the Japanese GP and the U.S. GP in its premier issue which came out in May. and the September issue which will be mailed to subscribers and appear on newsstands in July features coverage of four GPs. And we 're not the only ones publishing GP road race coverage in this country; it's also available in the monthly tabloid American Road Racing. It'stime you woke up. smelled the coffee. and cleaned your g lasses. Mr. Dean . Suzuki's Bob Han nah will appear to sign autographs at the J une 19 grand opening of Desert Motorsports, a motorcycle, ATV a nd p erso n al watercraft accessory store located in the T arget sho ppi ng center a t 1171 Comm erce Center Dr. in Lancas ter, California. Former National MX Champion Tony DiStefano recently completed a seven-day instructor preparation course to become a Motorcycle Safety Foundation Certified Instructor. Although the MSF courses are exclusively for street bikes. DiStefano. who con- This billboard. being unveiled by California Highway Patrol Deputy Commissioner Maury Hann igan. is part of a new campaign designed to increase driver awareness of motorcyclists on California highways. "We're trying to emphasize that - underneath all the leathers and riding gear. - motorcyclists are loved family members:' said Hannigan . Patrick Media Group. Inc. is donating the space for the 250 billboards which will feature different fam ily members who are motorcycle riders. The campaign is sponsored by the California Motorcyclist Safety Program. The CHP~administered program's primary charge is ' to operate the state's motorcycle training network. ducts motocross schools. said. "By learning to ride in the dirt and on the street you make the most of your skills. the two really go hand-in-hand . Combine both and you have a better rider." The Kawasa ki Team Green support truck and technicians will be at the Mammoth MX in Mammoth Lakes, California, on Wed nesday a n d Thursday, J u ne 22-23, to assist all Kawasaki racers with pre-race sus pension setup and jetting for th e high altitude. Team Green will also be present for all three days of raci ng, June 24-26, with emergency race parts for sale. Ricky Graham has filed an appeal with the AMA on his disqualification in the June 4 Camel Challe ng e race at the Louisville Half Mile. Graham was disqualified for rough riding after he and Chris Carr, who was named the winner after Graham's disqualification. made contact in turn one during the race. The winner of a $17.500 Camel Challenge race receives $10.000, while las t place (fifth) pays $500. A new ma nagement team that will head up the operation of Sears Point Internationa l Raceway in Sonoma, California, begin nin g August I was announced last week by H. ' Skip Berg, ow ner of the northern Californ ia motorsports complex. Glen Long, an executive with the IBM Corporation for the pas t I I years , and Dan Greenwood were named by Berg to succeed Darwin Doll who recently resigned as Sears Point's presid ent and general manager to accep t a similar role wi th the soonto-be-buil t Alb uquerque Interna - tional Raceway in New Mexico. Greenwood has been president of so u th ern Ca lifornia's R iverside International Raceway for the past fo ur yea rs , a nd recently fo rmed International Event Managem en t Ltd., which will occupy his tim e and skills when Riverside closes its gates in August to make way for a real estate development project. Greenwood will join the Sears Po in t management team on a fu ll-time consu lting basis after R iverside closes , which is also when Doll is scheduled to depart to Albuquerque. We list e d Mert Lawwill in a string of sponsors of the HarleyDavidson XR750 that Steve Morehead rode to victory in the June 4 Camel Pro Series Louisville Ha lf Mile . While Morehead listed Lawwill as a sponsor on his entry form for Louisville, the XR750 was. according to owner and tuner Hank Scott. "totally a Hank Scott effort. It's my bike and I prepared it . Steve rides Mert's bikes on the miles and my bikes on the half miles," J oey Dun lop ' (H a n) won the J une 6 Isle of Man Formula One TT at an average speed of 116.25 mph around the 37-mile public roads circuit. Nick Jeffries (Hon) finished second at 115. 13 mph with Roger Burnett (Hon) third at 113.09. Dun lop also won the June 10 Senior TT at 117.38 m ph, with Steve Hislop (Hon) second at 116.53 mph and Geoff J ohn son (Bim) third at 115.04 mph. Cliff Carr's Harley-Davidson of Santa Barbara (California) will be holding an Open House. June 2324-25 from 10 a.m. until 10 p .m. each day. Carr promises "music. celebrities. exhibits. contests. merriment and more," For more information. call 805/962-5131. BORN: Cody Matthew Webb, son of observed trials ace Kip Webb and his wife Fran of Watsonville, California, on May3 L The New York City radio program. Armen and Armen: The Armenian Car Men. will be airing on the fourth Monday of this month. rather than the customary third - Monday, due to the fact that cohost Armen Amirian will be attending the Camel Pro Series Loudon Classic Road Race. The program. which appears on the city-owned station. WNYC 83 AM. from noon to 1 :00 p.m .• dealing with listener's mechanical problems for both bikes and cars. was recently featured in The New Yorker magazine. Johnny Beckman, Atlanta's WXIATV wea the rman, led over 1100 motorcyclists on the June 12 5th Annual Ride For Kids that helped raise over $148,000 for the Brain Tumor Foundation for Children. The 80-mile ride took participants from Atlanta to the scenic mountain village of Helen, Georgi a. Novice road racer Chuck Laszelles died in a turn two practice crash on Saturday. June 11 at the Bryar Motorsports Park in Laconia. New . Hampshire. Pro-Am riders who wish to compete in the July 10 AMA 125/500cc National MX at Broo me-T ioga in Bin gham ton , New York , do not ha ve to q ual ify on Sa tu rday , J uly 9. For more info, call 607/ 648-4997.