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Kudos to dirt track
1 really enjoy ed reading abo ut all of my
favo rite d ir t track rac ers in your June
29th issue (#25). That was awesome.
Every week 1anxiously await my Cycle
News to read all about the Grand National
Dirt Track Series. I'd also like to add something on the DuQuoin Mile - that was the
gr eatest d irt track race I have ever witnessed. The Grand National Series definitely needs the DuQuoin Mile on future
schedules. And if it is, 1 suggest to all
motorcycle racing enthusiasts who love
good, close, exciting racing to be there. Itll
be the best racing youll ever see.
I'd also like to congratulate Davey
Camlin on his first National win.
Jamie Laughlin
Moline,IL
Live TV
I would like to thank Cycle News for its
part in helping promote live motorcycle
racing on TV, as well as its normally
great coverage in print. I would also like
to publicly thank Daniel Murphy at FIrst
Auto Sports Television (FASf) for all the
information he has given motorcycle racing enthusiasts, as well as his effort to
promote a well-deserving sport.
Motorcycle racing enthusia sts should
now take the time to write OORNA to
express their desire for better sa me-d ay
coverage of Grand Prix road racing. We
have no one to blame but ourselves if
proper race coverage is not provided. Mr.
Murphy has presented US with an opportunity to plot our own destiny.
Once again, write to: Doma Promocion del Deporte, Narchis Monturiol 2-46, 08960 Sant Just Desvem, Barce lona,
Spain.
Chris Aitcheson, HtodJiuarters Reaptionist
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ments passed. Even though the bill di d
pass in the Senate, our presence was felt
on "the Hill," and the messa ge was sent
tha t we are here to make a di fference.
In the House Nat ural Resources Com mittee, Chairm an Mille r d id his best to
railroad the bill through his committee.
When the full House began consideration
of HR518, we were prepared wi th-sponsors for severa l am end me nts. Af ter 10
hou rs of d ebate, nine am endmen ts had
been d iscussed and voted on. Of the nine
amendments, fou r w e r e te chn ical
changes to the wording of the bill, which
we supported, and passed. Congressman
Thomas introduced an amendment to
remove a section of land from wilderness
in the Argus range, and that passed .
Congressman Hunter introduced two
amendments . O n e was to allow law
enforcement to access wilderness by
mechanical means for drug and immigration interdiction. The other was to allow
the Dep ar tm en t of Fish and Game to
access wilderness using vehicles to repair
wildlife watering improvements. Both
amendments passed. Congressman
Vento, a powerful anti on the Natural
Resource Committee, introduced an
amendment to gut Congressman
Hunter's Fish and Game amendment.
Even though he is a leader in the majority party, his amendment failed .
Unfortunately, our prime amendment, sponsored b y Congressman
Pombo to allow access on over 200 roads
within proposed wilderness, also failed.
This am endment was by far the most
contentious of the nine discussed, and
though it failed , it failed by only 11 vo tes.
Eleven votes, in a House of 435 votes, on
one of the most contentious amendments
of the bill isn't bad - but we can do better.
With the loss of the Pombo amendment,
we have no choice but to kill the bill.
With Congressman Miller's losses on
the Thomas, Hunter and Vento amendments, and near loss on the Po mbo
amendment, he was visibly shaken by
our ability to persuade votes to our side.
It is clear that what we have always said
is true: U you take the time to look at the
issues, the deci sion on the merits of the
bill is a no-brainer, The mo re discussion
the bill receives, the more vo tes come our
way . This means two things tha t are
good for us . First, there are hours and
hours of debate left to be completed on
the bill. Of the 43 total amendments to
the bill, only nine have been discussed.
The rest of the discussion will be worked
into the House 's busy sch ed ule. The
other thing is that the more we talk about
this, the more votes we get.
This presents a double-edged sword .
Th e lon ger we prolong th is, th e more
a
Congress gets to see the issues, and the
better chance we have. But with much of
our recent success attributed to the work
that Fleishman and Hillard have done,
the longer this lasts, the more it costs us .
There is just no doubt that our success to
th is point in ge tti ng Democratic votes,
has been due to the work F&H have done
for us . Our commitmen t to continue wi th
F&H is for $8000 a m onth. If w e a re
lucky, we ma y well need tl? fund them
through October. That means we could
need funding for four more months, or
$32,000.
Carol Parks
California Dese rt Coal itio n
Riverside, CA 92506
The California Desert Coalition acceptsweekly and monthly pledges of financial support
in the amounts of $5, $10, $25 and $50.
Should you make a pledge, free, postage-paid
reminder envelopes will be mailed to you r
house...Editor.
Half-mile blues
I just came back from the Parkersburg
and Harrisburg Half Miles. Parkersburg
was rough, dusty and there was no passing. It was absolutely no fun to watch.
Harrisburg was rough and was a whoever-gets-the-holeshot-wins type of track. I
am very disappointed.
After attending the DuQuoin Mile in
May and witnessing the absolute best
racing I've ever seen, I can honestly .say
that I'd travel over 1000 miles to see
another race at DuQuoin rather than go
to one of these crappy half miles - even if
they were in my own backyard.
After hearing all the rumors tha t the
AMA is not going to give the IMDA (TI1inois Motorcycle Dealers Association) a
date for DuQuoin next year because
they've already given the da tes to the
half miles, I am finding myself more and
more disenchanted with the AMA. So I
guess what I am saying is if DuQuoin is
not on the schedule next year, I will only
be a ttending three races: Spri ngfield,
Peoria and Indy - th ree races which are
run by. top-notch peop le who hav e the
gre atest races in the country.
Larry Michelson
Sal em,OH
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