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Drag racer Dale Walker of Santa Cruz, Ca lifornia-based Holeshot Performance has announced that h is Motorcycle Drag Racing Sch ool will be going nationwide in '89. In addition to m onthly sessions at Sacramento, California, Walker will host schools in conj unction with nine Dragbike!-sanctioned drag race Nationals across the coun try. For more information, ca ll 408/4273625. Reminderl Effective January 1, California state law requires'every off-highway motor vehicle to be equipped with a spark arrestor and an adequate muffler which meets the requirements of Vehicle Code Section 38370 which was recently amended . The section was amended to read , in part, " A ny Off-Highway Motor Vehicle . .. shall at all times be equipped with a silencer, or other device, which limits noise emmissions to not more than 101 dba if manufactured on or after January 1, 1975, or 105 dba if manufactured before January 1, 1975, when measured 'f rom a distance of 20 inches .. . " This new law will be in effect on all public land (local. state and federal). In the Department of Parks and Recreation 's State Ve hicular Recreation A reas there will be a 90-day educational period, starting January 1, before citations for excess noise will be issued. A Lo s An geles T rad e-Tech alu m ni banquet will be held at the San Dimas (Ca liforn ia) Coun try Club o n Saturday ni ght, January 21. Dinner, a no-host bar , a n awards ceremony during wh ich outstanding grad uates will be . recognized, dancing and entertainment is all included in the $25 per pers on admission fee. For more information or to order tickets (make checks pay able to Banquet), write to Pat Ow ens , 2827 Chadwick Circle, Los Angeles, CA 90032. Bill Boyce, AMA Special Projects Manager, Professional Division, tells us that AMA Superbike road race competition license applications and a list of updated AMA Superbike ru les are in the mail to riders who previously held a Superbike license. Also, manufacturers and aftermarket companies are now receiving approval forms for the Superbike carburetors and camshafts they produce. Beg in ning w ith the '89 season, AMA Superbike competitors must use carbs and cams that have received MA Pro Racing approval. For more i n f o r m ati o n , or i f you haven 't received a li cen se application, contact the AMA Pro Racing Dept., P.O. Box 6114, Westerville, OH 43081-6114, 614/891 -2425. he American Motorcyclist ssociation Board of Trustees et in Las Vegas , Nevada, on overnber 18, in connection with th e Bar stow to Vegas desert race, dual sport ride, and ro ad tour. Guests at th e m eeting included Bvto- V Chairman Jim Main, Referee J eff Hale, District 37 Legislative Officer Dana Bell , and District 37 Co ngress Delega te J oe Bilotta. The trustees congratula ted th e Distri ct fo r th e planning and successfu l management of th is legendary event , wh ich in recent years has becom e a sym bo l o f responsible and well -m anaged motorized use of public lands. Board Chairman John H a sty reported th at John Duncan, th e del egate from Diamond Chain , had written with regret that he would not sta nd for re-election ' to th e board based on increas ed professional respon sibilities . The trustees approved a resolution thanking Mr. Duncan for his outstanding servi ce to the Association, for which he has been a trustee since 1985. Mr. Hasty reported on the status of U.S congressional candidates who had received American Motorcyclist Pol itica l Action Committee sup port prior to th e November electio ns. He indicated that 48 out of the 50 with AMPAC suppo rt won their elections. Mr. H asty summarized th e status of litigation pending against the Association, reporting that while one case had been won, four new su its had been filed. Treasurer James H ansen reported that th e Association had closed its 1988 fiscaI year ahead of budget wi th reta in ed ea rn ings of $80,500. H e reported that th e AMA had purchased o ne a nd a half ac res of addition al land adjoin ing th e western boundary of the headquarters o n September 21, 1988. The trustees reviewed the actio ns of th e AMA Congress which con vened in Columbus, Ohi o , on October 12 to 14, tak ing the following actions: • A request to overturn a rule governing hillclimb clas ses was denied; the actio n of th e Congress remains un changed. • A decision to use multicolored enduro co urse markers was rescinded based on advice of lia bili ty co unsel. • The staff was instru cted to study th e sta tus and feasibi lity of a na tional road riding convention d uring 1989. giving consideration to a major AMA-promoted event as early as 1990. • The staff , in connection with an ongoing study of dirt track ra cing, was instructed to further research amateur dirt track classes befor e announcing wh ether a class change from 500cc to 600cc eq uipment would be made in 1990. A number of AMA T rustees wh o attended the 1988 Congress reported that it had been a very productive meeting, and as usual had served the Association well. Am erican Motorcycl e H eri tage Foundation Chairman Dal Smilie reported the following: • Meetings of the AMHF board took p lace in Westerville, Ohio, on July 18, 1988, and Davenport, Iow a, on September 4, 1988. Key decisions included. approval of a museum program, approval of a basic museum floor p lan, and approval of a program to recognize co n tribu tors. • Renovatio n of AMA headquar ters is on sch edule. Work in the admi ni strative offices wi ll be comp lete by mid-January, 1989. • An AMHF fu nd-raising break fast is bein~ planned in Daytona Beach, Florida, on March 10, 1989. It was concluded that th e AMHF . board and AMA finance co mm ittee should hold a combined meeting in (Continued to page 80) ANDREWS HONDA.-SUZUKI 13134 Rt . 62. Salem, OH 44460 f2f6J ~~2·B5~" PAX (2f6J ~~2~fD"7 Read Cycle News! 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