Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles
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l! EDITOR'S MGP ONE E AH L - - . != . I UC 5 w hat's in a na me? Well , in th e case of man y of the names that appear in Ameri can Motorcy' ~ I is t , the ~MA' s magazine, the answer IS mem on es. Each mon th , I scan the list of new life members and the list of me mbers who dona ted money 10 th e AMA's Gove rnmelll Rela tio ns Department, More o ften than not , I see names on those lists tha t ja r my brai n's memory cells. T a ke a recent issue, whe re listed a mong the new Cha rter Li fe Members I fou nd Sa lvatore Defeo J r. of Pon Wash in gton , ' New York. Yep , So nny DeFeo, one of th e top mo tocross racers back when tha t form o f our sport was in its infancy. And Jam es W. Metra ndo of Poughkeepsie, New York. J imm y Metra ndo , the racer o f the ear ly '70s, was a good friend o f former Cycle News edi tor Gary Van Voor his , who also hailed fro m Pough keepsie. Gary is now the p ub licity director at Daytona In tern a tional Speedway. Wonder what Jimmy is doing? . , And Kenneth L. Roberts of Hi ckman, California. That 's Kenneth Lee Roberts, or as he is better known, King Kenny Ro berts. A racer 's ra cer, a . cha m pio n's cha m pion. Nu££ said. And Teddy M. Poovey of Garland, Texas. I still bump int o former racer Teddy at race tracks around the cou n try where he o ften serves as crew chi ef for -h is younger brother T erry , a perennial top 10 Camel Pro Series fin isher. Turning to the list of Legislative Supporters I found fam iliar nam es like District 37 Legislativ e Director Dana Bell of Lon g Beach, Cal iforn ia. But it "was the list of don ors fro m Geo rgia that got more than a few cells humming. You see, I first came aboa rd the good ship Cycle N ews when I moved 10 Atl ant a in 197 2, a nd I sti ll hav e ''' Georg ia on my m ind ." There's Carol N . Hassell of Lawrenceville. Carol, a form er Cycle News East editorial sta ff member , is now married to Powell Hassell , a former H arley-Da vid son dea ler turned ca r salesma n. Before my wi fe a nd I left Atlanta, Pow ell sold her the car she is still dri vin g. Hey, Powell , remember those all-nigh t drives we turned in 10 get to a nd back from races? And La rry Mai ers of Hogansville, You know. that grey-bearded guy wh ose face constantly po ps u p on you r TV screen. I first met Larry when he was John Pent on 's rig h t-ha nd man and now see him . at ra ce trac ks arou nd th e -cou n try , Away from races. I o nly hear from h im whe n he call s me from airports aro und the cou n try. He won 't tell me wh y he o nly GIlls from airports, and I'm not abo ut to ask. Just as I'm not abo ut to ask hi m whv he doesn 't see th e guy listed next 10 him . T ha t's J ackson McNutt o f Atlan ta. A road riding fanatic. And th e best barb er in the cou nt ry. Believe me, Larry, Ja ck . . . er, Ja ckson cou ld do magi c 'tricks to yo u r beard . wi th G reci an Form ula Number Nine or wh atever it's Jealled. Jackson 's o ne of th e few individuals I ever met wh o has the sam e -first name I do , and th e only one wh o insists on using it. , Wonder wh o I' ll find nex t month. £Jli Wear your CYCLE NEWS Hat, T-Shirt, or Fanny Pack to tell everyone "Once a month is not enough. " CYCLE NEWS T-Shirts T -Shirts feature CYCLE NEWS " tire" print large on back, smaller on chest, on 100% cotton. Available in sizes Medium, Large, X-Large and XX-Large for $1 1.95 eac h, incl udes s h ipping a nd handling. CYCLE NEWS Hats and Fanny Packs Featuring the CYCLE NEWS logo in white puff-print on red corduroy. Adjustable, one size fits all , now a vailable for $9 .95 each, shipping and hand ling free . Fanny Packs are strong nylon construction with multiadj ustable belt. Plenty of room for your stuff, for only $9 .95 each! VI SA/ M astercard Orders are OK! To order, use th e Cycle News Products Order fo rm located below the Advertise r's Index in t his issue. Order by Phone (21 3) 4 27 -7 4 3 3 21