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Baja adventure I recently competed in the SCORE Baja 1000. I must say, I defini tely experienced the Baja Adve nture . Ther e were so many people who I'd like to thank w ho he lped m y team out during th e very bleak periods. First, many thanks to SCORE. My partner, Eric Wolfe, broke h is femur and had to b e taken v ia SCORE helicopter to the hosp ita l. SCORE was g reat and made Eri c's unfortu nate incident as. pain-free an d com fortable as possible. Second, a great big thanks to the Kaw asaki pit guys (especially, head pit man, Don Johns, at the Borrego pit). Our bike was totaled and Kawasaki replaced everything from a new shock to subframe to shrouds. By the time they were done, we practically had a brand-new bike. After one m ore injury to my other partner, Ken Tape rt, who was ou t of the race with a cracked pelvis, it was left to myself and Jesse EIIico to finish the race. After 22 hours and 400 miles, we finished third in Class 30 which gave us the overall championship for 1994. Lastly, and most importantly, a very special thank yo u to my teammates, Wolfe, Tappert and Ellico, along with my terrific sponsors: O'Neal, Maxima, Devol, PowerBar, FMF, Barnett, N-Style, IRC, Clean Racing, Tube Tech, Dave Chase, Tun Morton and Tom Wimberly. Th ese companies and individuals made it possible for me to compete in this year's Baja 1000. Although I had the Baja adventure of a lifetime, and one that I never wan t to experience again, I can't wait until next year. To everyone, thank you . Errol "Rusty" Clarke Rive rside, CA The almighty lizard A new king has arrived in the Sou thern Ca lifornia de sert. Yes, a new king with power and greatness we must all bo w to. The new king is the great horny-toad lizard from the deserts of Southern California. He has driven the tax-pa yin g citizens from the recrealion areas and has es tablished an army of soldiers (Bureau of Land Manag ement) to carr y ou t its demands. How is it oh mighty lizard, do you achieve such greatness without sp eak ing or appear to anyone? Has an yone ever seen you? Yes, oh mighty lizard, you have driven us 'from our desert, and our families cry out for freedom. Your greatness is such that we even hav e to finan ce your protection. Tell us, oh great lizard , where does your power come from? Is it from the offices of Sacramento? A place you have never been, or even know exists? Or is it from the Senators of California , both form er and present, that you ac hieve your power? Yes, oh migh ty lizard , Senators t ha t you so mewhat resemble. We bow to you now, almighty ho rny toad, for you have driven us from our freedom to enjoy the d esert. With ou r own sw eat we have paid your army to drive us ou t. The land is yours now , will you ever appear to claim it? Please tell us, oh great lizard, d o you speak wit h fork tongu e like your followers? Mark Sigmon Holtville, CA Absolutely, positively the last ISDE letter Now that a month has passed"since the ISDE has en ded , I think it's time tha t I say my thank yous.. Ha ving the Six Days . in the U.S. actuall y made support for the riders harder than usual, simply beca use there were so man y American rid ers. So. this year my effort was placed on about 24 riders, mainly the Trophy and Junior Trophy teams and a few cl ub te a m s. Next yea r it 'll be back to normal b y helpin g all th e U.S. ri d er s tha t go to Polan d. First and foremost, I'd like to thank Jack and Janet Zin k for their hospi tality and the use of the Zink Ranch. Then a big thank you to the Tu lsa Tra il Riders and the hundreds of volunteers from all over the country that gave up the ir time ' to support this event. And to Spectro Oil for d onating products to all the American. ride rs, Moose Racing, Acerbis, FMF, and the man y other manufacturers that p rovided personnel and products to assist in the logistics of this even t. I'd' al so like to thank th e following sponsors and people w ho went into our most concentr ated effort yet for the Trophy / Junior Trophy team. Cellular One fo r complete p hone s u pport at each chec k, Bruce Conrad of F&L Fuels for sup plying our fuel needs, Arai Helmets, RK Chain, Bel-Ray Lubricants, Metzeler Tires, Cycle Gear, Malcolrri Smith Products, Fox Racing and Beaverton Hond a / Yamaha for support shirts. WER, Frede tt Racing, and Honda, Suzuki, Kawasaki and KTM, w ho supplied people and box vans to cover all the checkpoints. And now for the people who put all th is together to make sure the riders were serviced: Dave Bertram (who p ut it all together), Rob Katzora, Bill Johnson, Bruce Wakely, Ted and Evelyn Novicki, Dick O'Neal, Hylton Beatie (wh o let me use his truck to haul gas), Gary Walkup, Jim Smith , Wayne, Lyda, Bob an d Rich Fredette, Bob DuCray, Dale Go rm an, Len Denny, Stacie Rush, Greg Lykke, Wayne Smith, Rich Davis, Ti m Mo rrisey, Bob H oward, Mike Kruger, Ed and Barb Haymond, and man y, man y more people who played key roles and I've forgotten to mention. . And to the riders themselves. You put forth maximum effort to give American a strong showing. Now if we can only get luck to stay on our side too. Rick "Gunny" Glaypoole Hillsboro, OR l ette rs to th e ed itor should be sent to Voi ces , Cycle New s, P.O. Box 498, Long Beach, CA 908060498 or faxed to 3101427-668 5. Published letters do not neces sarily reflect the position of Cycle News, Inc. Letters should not exceed 200 words and all letters are s ubject to editing. Anonymou s letters will not be cons idered for publicatio n. All lett ers s ho uld con tain th e w rite r's name, ad dress and daytime phone number ... Editor. THE BMW SAVE THE BEST FOR LAST SALE. THE END OF THE YEAR IS AT IMEFOR,GIVIN . G SO WE'RE GIVING YOU,SOM EGREAT SAVING . S Announcing the very first BMW Motorcycle Save The Best For Last Sale! This is the traditional time for giving genero usly...and that's just what your BMW dealer will be doing. With an array of special savings that'll give ' you good reasons to celebrate the end of the year. Need anothe r great reason to visit? Come see , . the exciting, all new BMW R1100R. ยท C> 1994 BMW of North America FOR THE WORLD AHEAD. I\~ '~ ,