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Letters AUGUST ~ 2 7t h and 28th (Con tinued from page 4) specta tor event for the ambulance crews, as' was Grattan the weekend prior. I find that Cycle News takes slams at WERA , and find little adverse press for any other organization in your publication. I would ask that you pleas e use a little more care wh en reporting future WERA, or WERAaffiliated events. SATURDAY August 27 1st Ever Washougal Amateur Day EVELYNE L. PRITZ Executive Director WERA Hilton Head Island, SC We apologize for th e errors in the In T he Wind item concern ing the July 16 - WERA IMCRA endurance race held at E. St. Louis, Ill inois, and trust that our coverage of th e event which appeared in our August 3 issu e con tained accurate information . Speaking of "s lam s," I would ask that you please use a little more. care when referring to Cycle News in your publication, American Roadracing. Calling our staff members " godless heathens" is a slam dunk compared to th e shot we missed . . . Editor. Enjoy the sunset Since the U.S.-GP at Laguna Seca I've read several complaints about post-race traffic in Voices, th e latest being fro m Kevin Park. Ir seems to me that th ese folks ar e treating th e event like disposabl e fast food , instead of th e moveabl e feast th at it IS. As I'm a bricklayer fro m New Hampshire, trips to California don't come often or easy. But I'm also a cornerworker so I co uld n 't pass the GP up. I left wor k at noon on the Wednesday of GP week, new o ut of Boston at 6 p .m., was on sta tio n in turn two wat ching Eddie (La wson) develop h is major move T h urs day morning, left th e corkscrew sho rt ly after Mr. Laws o n paid his resp ects to the fan s, hung out with USARM corn erwor kers for a cou ple of hours whi le traffic tri ckl ed down, and made my flight out of San Francisco at 10 p.m. with room to spare. So Kevin, next year have a cookout, relax, and enjoy the sunset. Chances are you won 't have as far to go for work on Monday as I wil l. JOHN MICHAEL O 'CO N NOR Alto n, NH Two out of three T h ree th ings. T wo good, o ne bad. Coverage o f the ISD E Q u a li fier Series this year was great. ·.T h e arti cles were lon g, in forma tive a nd exci ting: I know that the Six Days coverage will be terrific. I enjoyed your memories of Cockeysville. I'm not from back East and did n't know any of the people you mentioned , b u t I enjoyed your relivi ng of an obviously quite happy time in your life. In the August 3 issue, F. Gordon Sm ith, Jr. asked for desert coverage. You rep lied by asking him if he wou ld like to give race coverage a try. I th ink yo u are mixed up. Readers tell you what to do. We pay , you provide the coverage. . Two out of three ain't bad, J ack. SUNDAY August 28 \ $22,000 ~ \. ~<~~ Ho~~:~~~r::~ha 1~ PURSE NATIONAL MOTOCROSS FINALE ,........-----------------, 1988 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS THURSDAY AUGUST 25th Me et Team Honda & K awasaki at Portland International Raceway 5 pm - 6 pm FRIDAY AUGUST 26th 6pm-9pm- Amateu r sign-up at . track. Overnight Campin g availa ble. SUNDAY AUGUST 28th 7am Spectator Gates Open 9am- 12pm Pro practice and qualifying 1pm Washougal 125/500 National MX Followed by the Semi-Annual National Mechanics Race. Ralph Huffman 1-503-672-4179 1-503-673-1671 Bob Leach 1-503-928-4474 Camping $5.00 Per Vehicle. Parking $2.00 *No Bottles* INFORMATION TICKETS Saturday $8.00 • S unda y $12.00 AMATEUR RACE FEE $15 .00 Pre-E nt ry. $20.00 Post Ent ry ALL CLASSES (Be g, J r., Int. , Pro-A m, Wo mens) S d P E' ' en re- ntrtes an d T tck et Requests to: t Washougal Motocross 1381 SE. Magnolia Drive Roseburg OR 97470 ' .-----. . S ATURD~Y AUGUST 27th Amateur Day. . . 6 am·~:30am sign-up, 8:30 am practice Pro sign-up at Mark 205 Motor Inn Brian Barnes 1-206-695-9221 A.M.A. RACE HEADQUARTERS The Mark205 MOTOR INN 221 NE Chkalov Drive Vancouver, Washington 98684 ToIJ."-I ......... l ..eoo...&a-5110 NaticJnw6cII; WIilIIti...... 1-8DO-682·2206 Arai Riders -Take 1st, Jrd, 4th and 5th at AMA125 '~c Natl MX Cha,mpionship Series / Steel City 1 st - ERIK KEHOE 3rd - GUY COOPER 4th - RON TICHENOR 5th - DONNY SCHMIT WAYNE HIN MAN · T ulare, CA Wha teve r, Wa yne, my com m en ts prom p ted sev eral qualified freelancers to contact us and offer their services.. We trust Mr . Smith and ot her " desert' goers" will soon see the ir favor ite fo rm of our great sp ort receive more coverage . . . Ed itor. ," -. 125cc/500cc Professional Classes + Special Mechanics Race For an Ara i Literature/Deca l Pak, incl uding our latest brochure. send $1.00 in cash or stamps ($2 .00 outside U.S.) to : Ara i Helmets, Ltd., Dept . 10 , P.O. Box421 , . . Tenafly, NJ 07670 HELMETS. 2/he ~"lts/It"lY golfe/" Congratu.lations to all of ou.r Arai Winners! ~ ~ 17