Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

" '" e Writin'around By Charles Clayton West wi nds off t he Pacific were driving the smog ove r th e m ountains o n th e way of the big Desert Pick-Up Project. We found the malodorous, grey gas blanketing the high , dry valle ys as we plunged down the superhighway into Lancaste r , Ca lifornia. The desert was not as celan of a h aven as I remembered. A mil it ary jet laid a tr ail o f h yd ro carbon o ver th e wi ldflowers ' as it practiced low altit u td e m an euvers ab ov e the Mojave . Ther e were o ver 500 of us assem b led a t th e Hi V ist a St or e, fa mo us jumping-off place fo r desert m otorcycle races. T h is d a y 's event , p ut o n by the Dirt Digger s, SoC al and Los Angels l\Io t orc ycl e Cl ub s, was ad vert ised as an " Ecol o gy Sc rambles," a so mewhat di fferent ki n d o f even t on th e Dist ric t 3 7 Cale ndar . Fo r o ne thin g, th er e was no entry fee . You signed up. go t a n umber of gun ny sack s off a pile , collec te d a raflle tic ke t st ub a nd p layed like a prosp ector. T he objec t was t o p ic k up t he junk th a t litt ers th e d esert an d p ut it in a gia nt dump ster b ack in Hi Vist a. You d id n't have to drive fa r to fin d a rich lod e 0 f litt er. We filled o ur fo ur bags in one stop b y th e N ,.. '" co .g u.. ~ w Z W ...J U >U load at the dumpster and we set out agai n, dead certain of st riking it rich o n as many ventures as we ca red to ma ke. During t he cle anup and the ti cket drawing for merchandise prizes donated by Cali fornia MIC d ea lers , we ex am in ed wh at we h ad fo u nd . . Ab out o ne percent of the litter was d efinitel y o f motorcycle en th u siast o rigin , alt ho ug h we are probably resp onsible for a fa ir share o f th e beer ca ns a nd win e bottles th at a bound ed . Sp ark plug wrappins, o ld h or se m agazines , ripped -up rid ing boots , empty car t ridg e boxes and sh o t -up hubcap s were amo ng m y lo o k. But the b u lk o f it was ho usehold junk : refrige ra tors. p lastic t o il seats . sho t-up tv se ts , etc. Practicall y every object capab le of b eing a target had one or several h oles sho t through it. Perh aps A.J . Web erm an inv en to r of t he sc ie nce o f Garbageology, cou ld a nalyze th e several tons of cra p th at was co llec ted a nd te ll us so me t h ing a bou t th e p eopl e who d um p ed it th er e o n th e d eser t p laygrou nd. But so m e graffiti p ai nted o n a n o ld fr ee zer they fo u nd m ight su m it up as well as Mr. \\' eb erm a n can. "People," it read, "arc pigs . t. vds, was used to fill a dan ger ou s Ecol ogy vol unteer w ith pile o f scrap removed fro m p ub lic land by AMA desert c lu bs. A n o the r 30 0 cu . mine shaft p laygrou n d . on o ne club 's Willing h a nds h elped emp t y t he ca ns. car p ar ts and a p pl icanc es clattered int o th e b ack o f th e van. corn er of 200 S treet a n d Ave n u e C. . Bee r ca ns, b o ttles. b ro ken glass , h ouseh old garbage. o ld shoes. o il MI NI - BIKE SWEEPSTAKES • • • • • • • • 1 ' 1 1161 •• • • • • • • • • , •• , • • • • • • 1 1 ' • • • • • • • ·• • 11 • • • , i i i i • • , . Viewfinders M.C.Presents h, •••• , •••••• • ••••••••••• 8 " ••••••••• " On e hundred fo rt y -fo ur b oys or gilrs will win a varie ty of prizes in t he just an no u nce d Mercury Clutch Na tio nal Sweep stakes . Top p rize is a n ex pense p aid vacat io n for a b o y an d his p ar en ts at Disney Wo rld or Disn eyland d ep endin g on th e h o me of th e winner. T he three d ay/two n igh t trip incl ude s air tr ansp ortati on . h otel a nd ad m issio n to all rides at the park. Other t op prizes include: Three-15 ft. alu m in u m can oes, three cassett e recorde rs. five t ab le tenn is tables and paddle sets. five all-incl usive fish ing kits , 25 Mercury H illclimber clu tc h es, 10 0 special Pikes Peak Pat ch es an d 5 0 Pikes Peak Posters . Every purchaser of a Hillclimber mini-bike clu tch is automatically entered if h e completes and mails a War ranty Card packed inside th e clu tch . Non-purchasers may enter by following di rections found in Mercury Cl utch advertiseme nts. Contest funs from Jan. 1,1972 to Oct. 31,1972 a nd is o p en to all boys and girls 8-16 with in the Continental United States. The Mercu ry Hillclimber Clu tc h recently elec trified the mini-bike wo rld by carrying a 165 lb . rider and 125 lb. mini-bike to the top o f Pikes Peak 14 ,110 '. As a supplement to t h e Sweepstakes , Mercury Clu tch will also awa rd prizes to the re tail dealers n amed on th e first 19 warranty cards. Mer cury Clutch is a Division o f Aspro, In c.• Canton. Ohio . ",r : SRAND PRIX MARCH 4&5,1972 INDIAN D UNES M 'OTORCYCLE PARK Valencia, Calif. EntriesOpen NOW, Close Feb. 20 Limited Entry Mail Entry $10.00 Post Entry $25 .00 No Refunds RAIN OR SHINE C LU T CH Powder Puf f - Side Hacks - Old Timers 0-250 Saturday 251 -0pen Sunday ..... ...........••.................•.•••••..•...•••..•... ..•... ................................•........... A.C .E. PENTATHALON Hillcl imb $SOO Motocross Class C Speedway Trials Min ibi ke races All eve n ts will b e run on March 4 & 5 and w ill n ot c onflict with each oth er . Pentathal on Meda ls will be awarded to riders compet ing in at l east 3 eve n t s, including View find ers Grand Prix, a nd wi nn ing points In each . .....••.........•.•...•................................... ............. •.......................... .....•••. FOR GRAND PRIX ENTRIES ONLY M ail Entries To: AMA PRO PIGEON-HOLED 251 cc and over Tony Mistretta ' 1901 E. Merced West Covina , Ca lif. (213) 339-6137 250cc and under Scott Pe rrin 903 E. 65th St . Inglewood , Ca . 90302 (213) 677-5288 AMA CARDS AND SILENCERS REQUIRED r------------------------------------------------------, V IEWFINDERS MOTORCYCLE CL UB, IN C. (A NON-PROFI T CORPORATI O N ) MOTORCYCLE RACE ENTR Y NAME AGE PHONE ~ AD D RESS _ I am a bonaf ide me m ber of th e A .M.A . Nu mbe r Expires Make Motor I w ill en t e r in th e _ District R id ing No . Eng ine Number Cla ss. Amateur 0 Cu . In. Expe rt 0 Novice Clu b. _ _ n R id ing o r Sidecar Pa rtne r _ ASSUMPTION OF TH E RISK AND WA IVER OF PE RSONA L INJU RY C LA IM L ~~~~~~~~ Y es 0 ,If'tc. Members .. U~ NoD ~===~_~~~~~_~~~==~ Accordin g t o th e 1971 Am erican Motorc ycl e Asso ciati on Competition Congres s, professional m otocross riders were placed in two ca tegories: Novice a nd E xpert . Novice rid er s w er e allowed t o en te r the 125 cc an d 250cc classes while E xperts were allo wed t o ride 25 0c c an d Open class m achines. Foll owin g numerous op in io ns th at this legislation plac es hardship upon both rider a nd p rom o t er. Executive Director R uss Mar ch. ac ti ng in h is ca pacity as Ch airman of the Competiti on Congress provided for in Art icl e VI o f the Standin g Rules. has ball ot ed th e C on gr es s fo r re consideration. The re su lt o f th e m ail vote ch a nges previous legislat io n , allo wing both Novi ce a nd E xp ert m oto cros s riders to enter three classes: 125 ce. 250 cc . a nd Open . This basi call y m eans th at a promoter ma y apply for a san cti on for as many as six classes, or any co mb in atio n thereof. Wantedll\J\ Under the rules an d sanction o f t he Amer ica n Motor cy cle Assoc ia t io n, I h ereby agree to conform t o and com p ly w ith t he ru les go verni ng this contest in co n nec t ion w ith t he Competit ion Ru les o f the An ler ican Motorc ycl e Association and th e D ist ric t Com m ittee and I furt he r ag ree to h o ld blameless th e A m erican Motorcycle Assccte n o n, the View fi n d ers Motorcycle Club , Inc . a nd any p roper ty o wner or owners and agree to assume any and all risks f ur any loss or inju ry t o myself or p rope rt y in w hich I may b ocome invo lved b y reaso n of p a rt ic ip at io n in th is contest. I do also agree to assu me re sp o nsibi lity for any prope rty damage which I k no w ingl y Initiate . I ha ve re ad th is e n try bla nk. ' CR O SSE RS ~ To rep rese n t in govern m en t Moto rcycle Owner s. Rid e rs. a nd Enth us iasts PO Bo x 26062 . Sacramento 95826

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