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"I really enjoy DIRT RIDER." -Stu Peters Name: Stu Peters in the public eye 15 years ago." Occupation: Founder and president, Continental Motosport Club (CMC); senior partner, Promotions Unlimited Riding preference: "I like riding in the mountains and enjoy organized trail rides like the Ponderosa and Sierra Safari." Company description: "In 21 years, CMC has grown from a small organization staging local races to the country's leading sanctioning body in the sport of professional and sportsman motocross. We conducted our first race at Carlsbad in 1967, and we now sanction, promote, produce and/or direct over 600 annual events in the western states, western Canada, Hawaii and Mexico that draw riders from all over the world. Promotions Unlimited is an advertising group that supports MX racing, as well as special projects and motorsports events for large corporations ." Bikes currently owned: Suzuki DR200; Kawasaki KDX200 Riding history: "In 1952, at the age of 15, I started riding a street .: bike, a little German two-stroke, because of the lack of public transportation in the west end of the San Fernando Valley. My casual riding turned into dirt riding in ~ 54, expanding to what were then the wide-open hills of the Santa Monica mountains." Racing history: "My first race was in 1955. There were no factory rides or a national circuit then, but I had some 'distributor support . rides and some class wins. I also did well enough to be accepted to the Catalina Grand Prix in '57 and '58, the last years it was run. In 1961, I was one of the first Americans to go to Europe to race motocross . I only planned to stay six months but found you could make a living at it over there and stayed five years. I never won an international event but placed well enough . to be invited back again and again by the promoters." . Magazine: "I really enjoy DIRT RIDER. I like the way it's laid out, all the color they use and the broad spectrum of people who contribute to it. There are always great tips and how-tos that allow . you to work on your bike without having a complete machine shop. I also like the conciseness of the articles. Like a lot of people in business, I don't have time to sit and read lengthy articles. To me, DIRT RIDER is a lot like USA Today, a paper I enjoy. I can get the overall picture of how to do this, what happened there, without reading all day ." This endorsement is purely voluntary . No fee or other consideration is paid. B.ackground of CMC: "After seeing the full-blown professional events in Europe-with lots of pomp and 60,000 to 70,000 spectators- I found racing in California to be a bit unorganized. I just wanted some well-organized events to ride in, so I decided to get involved in organizing them. I got so busy putting on races that I had to quit racing." Current projects: "We're expanding the number of CMC events and tracks in the western U.S. and working on Alaska. Even- . tually we'd like to go as far east as the Continental Divide. We're also developing broadcast packages of CMC events with Diamond P Sports, ESPN and NBC. Motorcycle racing has to start getting more national TV exposure if it's going to reach the height of sports like tennis and golf that weren't really AT NEWSSTANDS FOR $24.00 PER YEAR OR BY SUBSCRIPTION FOR $15 .94. FOR SUBSCRIPTION ORDERS CALL (213) 854-2470 .