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Wind (Continued from page 2) Rider is published by Hunqness Publishing, one of the world's largest publishers of automobile racing books. "We will devote at least four pages to Harley history each issue and also run a true story about Harley riders, " said publisher Carl Hungness. The first issue contains several fict ion stories, including The Freedom Fighter which is about the U.S . Government 's u lt imate twowheel weapon, a nd a continuing serial about Miss Janie Cheyney, who Hungness describes as being "a. pr im college professor who is also a foxy lo o king Harley rider battling evil forces." S ingle copy price is $2. subscriptions are $18 per year, and a sample copy many be obtained by sending $2.50 to Carl Hungness Publishing, P.O. Box 24308-PR, Speedway, IN 46224. Mike Sixberry, the SCORE OffR oad World Championship Class 30 win ner a t the final race to be run at sou the rn Ca lifornia's Riverside In ternat io nal Ra cewa y, h a d th e following to say about the demise of th e facil it y: " This is probably the best course that SCORE has ever la id o u t at R iverside . .- . it's only fitting th a t the last race be the best. I wish I could bu y this track myself a nd save it. " Another notable quote that came out of the Riverside finale was the following from ATV competitor Rodney Gentry of Massachusetts: " I can't wait for (Gov. Michael) Dukakis to le a ve Massachusetts. Wait ' ti l you see what he does with your taxes. " What makes you think he'll win, Rodney? _ ized commercial vehicles an d a d iverse range o f related products) as well as th e Motorcycle Division. Teerlink has been with the company since 1981; Pa terson si nce 1979 when the co m pa ny was ow ned by AMF. . The Forest Service is lookin g for int e re st e d volunteers to jo in in a campg round maintenanc e project in southern Californ ia's Seq uoia Na ti o na l Forest during t he Labor Day weekend. The p ro ject . wh ich is scheduled for S unday, September 4 , involves maintena nce in Troy Meadow and Fish C reek Campgrounds lo cat e d on the Ke rn Plateau and forest officials w ill meet volunteers at both campgrounds at 10 a.m. All necessary tools w ill be provided. but partic ipants are requested to bring t he ir own personal gear such as work gloves and water. For further information. contact the Cannell Meadow Ranger District by calling 619/376-3781. Dave Ma tson was the fastest motor- _ cyclist o n the Bonneville 'Sa lt Fla ts d uring Bonnevill e Sp eed Week in Utah, Augus t 14-20. Mat son's Vincent Black Shadow record ed a twoway a verage speed of 225.643 mph for a new reco rd in the 2000cc , modified chassis, partiall ystream lined, custom -engine d fuel class. Luftmeister's Matt Capri set a new record in the 98Occ. partiallystream li ned, su percharged gas class. H is average speed was 197.933 mph a board his street-legal BMW KlOO. The Becker-Lyon BMW , powered by . a L ufm eister -prepared K75 turbo m o tor, set a 750cc strea mli ne r reco rd with a n average speed o f 182.733. Doug Meyer, owner of Dublin Kawasa ki in Dublin, Ca lifornia, set a 1000cc Production class record by ridi ng a Kawasak i ZXIO Ninja to a two-way average speed of 170.007 m ph. Yamaha su p port MX riders Do ug Du bach , Mike La Rocco, Damon Bradsh aw a nd Larry Ward will make an appe arance in th e Children s Ward at th e Shriners H ospital in P ortland, Oregon, Au gust 26, the Friday p rior to the Nationa l Championship 125/ 500cc MX Ser ies fin ale in Wash ougal, Wash ington, Au gust 28. The four riders will speak to th e children about safety in sports. In the U.S . vs. The World speedway competition at Gardena, Ca lifornia's Ascot Park, Sam Ermolenko led the American team to victory. The U.S. team defeated the World team, 57-51, on the one-eighth m ile South Bay Stadium oval on Friday night, August 19, and again, 117-63, on the Ascot half mile oval on Saturday night; August 21. Citrus College in Glendora. California , will offer two night classes on motorcycle repair this fall. The classes, Motorcycle Repair 100 ( b e gin n in g ) and Motorcycle Repair 101 (a d va nc e d), w ill cover topics such as everyday maintenance, carburetion, and t roubleshooting on all Japanese brands and Harley-Davidsons. There are no prerequisites for the courses. Enrollment begins August 22 and ins t ruct io n begins September 8. For more information on enrollment, call 818/914-8511. For specific c lass inf o rm a ti o n , call 714/596-6409. T hree-time 500cc MX World Ch amp io n An dre Ma lherbe ma de a surp ris e -a p p ea ra n ce at th e H onda victory party in Namur, Belgium , which was held two weeks ago ' to celeb rate Eric Geboers' cl inc hing of th e 1988 World Championsh ip 500cc MX title. Malherbe is paralyzed fro m the neck down as a resu lt o f injuries suffered in a cras h in the Paris-Dakar 'ra ll y last jan ua ry. Ma lherbe was a llowed to leave the hospital for just two hours, and his faci al expression showed clearly tha t he enjoyed seeing many friends o u tside the en vironment o f a hospital. Transportion to the party was arranged by his close frie nd, fo rm er 250 and 500cc MX World Ch ampion Georges j obe. -The board of directors of H arleyDavidson , In c. elected R icha rd F. T eerl in k to the new post of president . and chief operating offi cer of H arleyDavidson , Inc. a nd j ames H . Paterson to the position of president and chief oJ;>era ting offi cer of the Motorcycle Divi sion, August 18. In making t he a nnoun cement , Vaughn L. Beal s, the firm's ch a ir m a n and CEO, said th at T eerlink .will con tinue to hold the posi tion of chief financia l offi cer while he tak es on . responsibli ties for the Transp<;>rtation Vehicles Segment (Ho h day Rambler, a su bsidiary of H'D a nd a manufacturer of recr ea tional vehicles such as mo tor homes, special- AMA Superbike _competitor Suzanne Brightbill of Dillsburg, Pennsylvania, will team with Sandra Gordon of Sarasota, Florida, in the final round of the AMA/ CCS Endurance Challenge Series at Daytona International Speedway on October 29. The duo will call themselves Mason -Dixon Racing, and will campaign a Yamaha FZ750 as a possible prologue to competing in the entire 1989 endurance road race series. - (Con tin ued to page 59) I H&J.AW'4 US4 ~h IIl1ttll' Labor Day Weekend Collt f 15 'e r Ex~rt ' 11bI 00 it ~ SEPTEMBER 4 & 5 Lincoln Trail Motorsl?o~s Casey, lllinois Payba ck Based on 20/ Class $ 7600.00 $4000.00 In Amateur A w ard s EXPERT PURSE Spec ial Trophies - 7 5% Payback Sunday/1 00% Monday ~ '~ ' - '~ US4. Conting ency Awards to To p Amat e ur TWO Day Ov e .. .ran A ni.Sher s s,.,., ~~i~ Prae:tfCt " ••'\ . • -< i'A , '. "". Plus: 1,3O-9,3o.m $5.00 lat . Sign U fn p 9.00. m ' 0,3Oom . • *.HOlESHOT * AWARDS ~ GATE DRAWIN GS E ntry. ExpIT't ' 25.00. Am atN 120 Gill f q : *10 DO Wn q nd . ' 8.00 O il ~.~ :~ Con cessions & Free Camping ~t Track ;. . Infonution: Lincoln Trail Motorsports ' . ....... ~ . 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