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Wind R There's no other 9 feeling like it ~ ~ ~ AMA has also restructured ' payouts and 1989 will see the wi nne r of a 250 or 500cc moto rec e ive $ 1000 and the winner of a 125cc moto receive $600. The purse w ill pay down to 40th place with t he 30th th ro ug h 40th place fi nishe rs in each National moto re ceiving $50 each . in the world... I 00 00 (Con tin ued from page 2) 0') ...... Ara i, Bell, Bieffe and Sh oei hav e donated h el m ets whi ch will be ra ffled off at th e November 6 Ted Boody Memorial Dual Sport R ide whi ch will start at H ansen Dam Park in Sylma r, California. The helmets ha ve been autographed by the lik es of new Grand Nation al Ch ampion Scott Parker and' four-time Camel Pro Series Champion Bubba Shobert. For more information on th e event , call the District 37 Road Rider Division at 8 18/249-2 141. BORN : Br ian na Ann Barnes, daug ht er of Brian Barnes, Cycle News contributor and co-prom o t er of the Washougal National MX, and wife J ulie, in Vancouver, Wa shington, Octobe r 1 1 . Former National MX Champion David Bailey, wh o was paralyzed in a practice session crash last year, has been keeping bu sy lat ely. According to Bailey's mother, Darl een, David is curren tly sho p ping for a va n , com plete with a lift and modificatio ns which will permit him to drive it on his own. H e's al so planning on attending th e Miami (Florida) In stitute, a highly recognized rehabilitation center for paraplegics, in J anuary . Bailey's first book - David Bail ey's Complete Traini ng Log and Cal endar for Motocross - is being printed and is d ue out shortly. It will include p hotos of the 1988 Nation al MX season, a train in g g uide to motocross, and advice colu m ns. H e's al so tr ying h is hand a t custom painting helmets with the guida nce of professional helm et painter Troy Lee. And to top thi ngs off, Bailey has left for H awai i to spec ta te at th e October 22 Iron Man T ria th lon. This is the magazine you have been waiting for: Road racin g. Neck and neck. Down the stra ight. Aro und the swee per. Thro ug h the chica ne . That's horse-power and speed . On the rac e track. From around th e world and across the co untry. The re 's rea lly no ot her feel ing like it in t he world. Now t here is a glossy, full-colo r magaz ine t hat specia lizes in br ing ing road racing into vou r home. This is the magazine. Mo to rcycle ROAD RACER Illustrated w ill put you at t he race track. Eve ry is s ue. Motorcycle ROAD RACER Illustrate d w ill present the mach ines and t he pe op le that make up worldwide road rac ing and the hiqh -performance moto rcycle wor ld. ' . 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CA 90806 (21 3) 427-7433 FAX (21 3) 4 27-6685 42 L One Year(6 issues) 1st C lass Canada Of Mexic and all other foreign ccunmes . $20.00 ~ Fund o (U.S. s). eN_ Cosmopolitan Motors will hold its 3rd Annual Cosmo Open House, December 3 -4, at the company's wa rehouse in Hatboro, Pennsylvania. Saturday w ill be devoted to demo rides on Beta and Montesa's 1 9 8 9 models. Sunday will feature a bicycle trial and a motorcycle trials school conducted by Ryan and Jerry Young . Admission to the open house is free as are ref res hm e nts. For more info rm a tion , c all 215 /672-9100. Harley-Davi dso n topped the final 1988 AMA G ran d Nationa l Championship Dirt Track Manufacturer point standings ยท with 324 points. Honda was second with 267 points a nd Wood -Ro ta x third wit h 16. Points were awarded to the top fini shi ng bike from each ma nufacturer in 'each of the 17 series events, i.e. if a H arl ey wo n it earne d the ma nufac turer 20 points, and if a H ond a was seco nd H onda was awarded 16 poi nts, as was the case at th e fin al ro und of the series, the Sacramento Mile. KTM will be offering techn ical assistance and pit support to all KTM riders at the Baja 1000. For more details call 619 /440-3995 . Te a m KTM w ill be entered in the race in four classes: Scot Ha rden a nd Ke vin Hines in C lass 22, Daryl Folks and Scott Morris in Class 2 1 , Pete S heeh a n and Bill Berroth in Class 30, and Casey Folks and Barry Higgins in Class 38. AP P OINTED: White Bro s Cycle Specialties of Garden Grove, Ca lifornia , as a distri butor for the DeVol Engineering lin e of prod ucts whic h includes alloy p ipe guards, front and rear disc guards, brake mas te r cylinder guards, radiator and water p ump guards, and chain guide ' brackets. Russ Da rn e ll w ill be conducting specia l three -d ay m o t ocro s s schools at his new He met fa cility November 4 -6 , 18-20 and December 9 -11 . The firs t two days w ill fe a t ure inst ruction on Darnell's new m o t oc ros s track fo llowed by a da y of'app lying t he skills at a local race tra c k. Enrollm e nt is limited to five riders per co u rse and t he $395 tuit ion inc lud e s food , lodg ing and a ll e ntry fees for the race. For more inf o rm at io n contact Darnell at 714/658-RDMX. MOVE D: Sou th ern California 's Ameri can Road Racing Association (AR RA) to 921 De La Vina, Santa Barbara , CA 93 103. The pho ne number.remains 805/966-5700. The ARRA w ill be hosting a work party at t heir lockwood Va lley , Californ ia , facility on October 2223. Those of you w it h t ools and di rt bikes, call A R RA President Earl Smit h at 805/966-5700. The AR RA has sched uled 14 dates a t southern California's Willow Springs Int ern atio nal Raceway in 1989. All Novi ce races and new rider schools will be held on the new Streets of Willow Springs sho rt course, whi ch th e ARRA promises " will greatl y in crease th e track time available to our experienced riders." T here ha s also been som e discussion of Superbiker (half dirt/ half stree t) races at th e high desert facility. Ind iana's Tim Weaver was ' the overall w in ner of the 7th Annual True Grits 50cc Road Rel iability . Run in Suches, Georgia, October "'1 6 . Team Feeters Honders (Kathy Benny Bootie and Glen Ba iley) topped t he Team class. As pr eviously reported. Edge ll Exposi tio ns ha s ac q u ire d T he G reat American Mo torcycle & ATV Shows and Watrercraft Worl d from Great American Media In c. In addi tio n to . T he- Grea t American Shows, Edge ll will produce consumer shows in Ana heim, Boston; Detro it, .Daytona and H ousto n. They've renamed the shows, which will now be known as Po wersports Expos. " We've cha nged th e nam e to keep in step wi th changes th at have occured in th e industry," reported Carla Rose, vice president of Edge ll Expostions. The 1988 los Angeles-Barstowto-Las Vegas Dua l Sport event has been lim it ed to 300 motorcyclists by the BlM . According to District 37's Jim Pilion, it is imperative that your entry be sent in as soon as possib le to obtain a rider position for the event. For more information on the Thanksgiving Day weekend dual sport ride, call 818/353-5409 . H osPIT al STOP: Fifteen-year -old mot ocrosser Ja ck R icks III suffered a shattered 12th vertebra and is paral yzed from the knees down. Cards and letters ca n be sent to Ricks at Harris Meth odi st Hospita l, Roo m 576, 1301 Pen nsylvania Ave., Fort Wort h , TX 76104. .