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c That T ime offered to give back what was taken, and I wen t for it. Th e roads w ere d ifferen t, and dark er, rough er. I watched caref u lly what I was do ing, look in g for th e unexpected. Dodging the dan gerous, It was th e way to ride there, and to survive. I was awa y down in Mex ico to see m y Brother again . It was h is Birthday. We celebrated and th en rode around in gallo ping taxis through the neon Baja nigh u, and later cut frosted cake with his famil -y. It w as momentous and special In every sense. H e was 60. Sixty years of m y Brother's life held high in a joyous ·toast . What was itT - Four Decades Distant w e learn ed the narrow swift pavements of California ' on our favor ite Brit Bikes! So many motorcycle m iles then; so many years ago now. And when we recalled those other times, and spoke of those other motors, th e M iles and Miles cam e back to us once more in T ens, and Hundreds, Thousands. A marvelous Dream today, remembering it all. Broth er and Brother. It was th e way we grew u p. And th is Summer we wi ll go agai n. We'll find and ride th e narrow pavem ent s that remind us so much of our you th toge ther. And we 'll add in all the Life Force and Knowledge accumulated along the way. H ah! What value it was! W hat prius! " If I was 25 and k new w hat I know now," m y Brother sa id, t h at s mile of h is racin g . " T here's still time: ' is m y reply. T im e that doesn 't ru n awa y, bu t always is th ere to use. Yes, for that pavement stretching into h ills and carv ing its way along th e coast. Offering more, waiting fo r Us. Us then, and Us now. And w hen I rode North again, in the early morning w hile sea clouds .were yet etched around in dawn 's delicate blue, I went with a sp irit of eternal strength and power. It was that essence of Mexico 's own Serpent of Fire sublime, unending, perfect! T he sun stru ck Point Loma's cliffs , and I was in th e U.S. again , Mex ico a gray and distant shore grown small. The road w ind made m y promise real - l shall be back. T o ride w ith m y Brother through Time again . Because there are no restrictions for us. A II is possible. A II is waiting to be don e. To be ridd en. And ridden again . William Edgar WIND: All the latest gossip and race results : 2 MOTOCROSS: Mt. Morris wins to Stanton and Holland 6 ROAD RACING: The women racers who are tearing up the tarmac . .. .. 10 Team Suzuki tops in Portland . 16 . WERA Endurance NEW PRODUCTS: More goodies 12 HARE SCRAMBLES: Summers sails to W. Virginia National win HOP-UP: The Pro-Circuit RMX and KDX finishing touches LOCAL RACING: Who's hot in your neck of the woods CALENDAR : A peek into the future RESULTS: Who topped the charts WANT ADS: What's forsale 14 18 20 28 34 35 ON THE FRONT PAGE: (Top) Team Honda's Guy Cooper (10 ) grabbed the ho leshot in the 125cc class f irst moto at the Mt. Morris National MX in Pennsylvania, but it was Cooper's teammate and defending National champ George Holland (1 ) taking the overall w in . See page .6 for race coverage. Photo by Davey Coombs. (Bottom) Toni Sharpless (left) and Kathleen Coburn (right) are two women road racers aiming for't he t op. See page 10. Photo by Paul Carruthers. -----------------------------------------------------------------, SUBSCRIPTION ORDER FORM . N ame--::::~;;-;=:-;-;::7.;_;;;c::_-------------------: IPL £ A S £ P RINT ClE ARl VI A ddress _ City Order Dat e: State -LZip -:-__ _ o This is a renewal o Please bill me o Enclosed is check or money order Ch arge my 0 Visa 0 Mastercard IIC1C OK, p l e a s e start my s ubscription to C ycle Ne w s a n d send m e the n e w s p a p er Signature _ _ -,- o every week for one year (50 issues) for $ 35 .00 o every week for two years (' 00 rssues) for $65.00 o six months second class (2 5 issues) for $1 8 .00 MC /Visalt One year 150 iss ue s). 2nd clas. Canada or Mex ico and all other fore ign countries 57 5.00 (U.S. funds). . First class and airmail rate. available upon request. . __________________________. Box 498 . Long Se n d to : CYCLE NEWS, Inc., P.O ~ ---'- Expiration Date Be ach . CA 9080 1 -0498 I ,----'- --, .,.-- :-~--(213) 427-7433 _ _ ~3