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camp, a Honda XR100-using <;liIt track training camp, is scheduled to kick off with a sold-out two-day session on January 4-5. The following .session, on January 6-7, still has space available. The classes are taught by Chris Carr and Colin Edwards II and are held in an indoor facility - Island Grove Arena, in Greeley, Colorado, close to Denver. Walker's school provides the motorcycles and students only peed to bring riding gear. The cost of the school is $400 with each class limited to 10. students. For more information, call Walker at 970/669-4322. Motorcyclists have been working closely with New York highway-safety officials for several years to develop a state-supported motorcycle-safety program. But despite these efforts, the state has yet to implement a comprehensive program to promote motorcycle safety and teach safe riding skills, according to the AMA. New York officials have been reluctant to impose fees on motorcyclists to fund a safety program because they feel that such a m~ve might be unpopular with their motorcycling constituents. The latest proposal, which was supported by the AMA and leading state-level. motorcyclist organizations, would have cost motorcyclists a modest $3.50 a year through increased license and registration fees. The money would have been deposited in a special fund to be spent exclusively on motorcyclesafety-related projects and training. But the proposal was rejected by state officials. While the AMA appreciates concern over fees levied against riders, it notes that 44 states have successfully implemented similar funding mechanisms to promote motorcycle-safety programs, and believes all who ride can benefit from reduced motorcycle accidents. New York motorcyclists can address' their letters to Sen. Owen H. Johnson, New York State Senate, Albany, NY 12247, Attn: Rider Education. ' Time has run out for supporters of an effort in Pennsylvania to repeal that state's helmet law, according to the AMA. The Pennsylvania House of Repre.sentatives failed to take up an amendment to an unrelated Senate bill that would have sent the helmet law repeal to Governor Tom Ridge for his consideration. Time ran out on the amendment due to the she.er number of bills left on the legislature's agenda in the closing hours of the fall session. Despite the setback, helmet-law repeal supporters in Pennsylvania are encouraged. The Senate had already approved legislation to repeal the state's helmet law, and an informal count of supporters on the house side indicated that there was a substantial majority - 130 of 203 members - prepared to vote in favor of the repeal. Former AMA Grand Nat~onal dirt tracker Jeff Eklund is looking to get in contact with anyone who may have videotaped his career-ending practice crash at the 1995 DuQuoin mile. ''I'd like to see it to better help me understand some of my injuries," Eklund said. Anyone having access to the footage can contact Eklund at 510/484-3552. In the meantime, Eklund has completely recovered from the crash and has spent the past year setting motorcycle land-speed records at El Mirage, California, where he has been clocked at over 144 mph. And Eklund hasn't ruled out the possibility of returning to the Grand Check DIll., _1fNIIIets are saying about Cyt:/e IIews tlrHillel have enjayed reading your various road race articles over the last few months. The quality and especially the size of these articles is what sets Cycle News apart from the other motorcycle-based sites on the Web. I look forward to visiting Cycle News often. Keep up the good workl" - Jason Pangalos, via Internet ~'I htIp:llwww.cyclenews.com MindSpring users look like everyone else...until they spring onto the Internet! MindSpring provides fast, reliable. easy-touse performance for Mac or Windows that gels you direc"ylo the Internet. No traffic tie-ups. No detours. You'll click right along with noggin-springin' extras like e-mail, newsgroups. chat sessions and the best web browser available. Flexible pricing plans starting as low as $6.95 a month. Unlimited access for $19.95 a month. And each plan comes with a 3D-day money. back guarantee. So if you want a fast. reliable connection, call toll-free 888-MSPRING, or check out www.mindspring.com.lt.sa heads-up move. '8' rlhndSprin~ Direct To The Intemet http://www.mindspring.com/ .Billet Aluminum Race Calipers un num Wheels • Designed for maximum stiffness Race calipers feature hard anodizing • Alumii/um pistons and titanium lasteners • Racing and street styles • 6 styles and 12 sizes • Less rotating rim mass • Light weight and strong Chicane Style ® Perlorl'nance .If L Machine 'nc. " . . .c:: . . . . . . k _... .s.: .,.,......... P.O. Box 1739 15535 Garfield Ave. Paramount, CA 90723 (310) 634-6532