Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

American Motorcycle Association Executive Director R ussel E. March h as an nounced AMA support .for the Executive Order issued by President Richard M. Nixon February 8 regard ing use of recreational vehicles on p ublic land. March 's an nounceme nt followed AMA Executive Committee deliberation in a meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania February 10. . March stated, "On behalf of our me mbership o f nearly . 14 0 ,0 00 responsib le mo torcy cle enthusiasts, we wo u ld like to pledge fu ll cooperation to t he various cabinet memb ers named by the President in his Executive Order. We are great ly encouraged t hat the ad m i n i stration has recogn ized motorcycling an d other forms 'o f motoriz ed off-road recr eat io n as a legitimate pasttime enjoyed b y m or e than 5,0 00, 0 00 American families, and we fu lly agree th at p roper guidelines for use of t hese vehicles o n public land should be established on the federal level. " . Co m mentIng on American Motorcycle Association invo lvem ent , March continued, "With o ur experience in land use , environmental protection, noise control, and park planning, we should b e in the position to offer valuable assistance to t he agencies ch arged with the responsibility of establishing guidelines. We have publications on noise control and land use already available, and our legislative department has b een instrumental in dealing with similar problems on a local and state level. We propose to redouble these activities for the benefit of the Pres ide nt's new program with the in tention to help establish policies that will ensure that the use of off-road veh icles on public land will resu lt in optimum recreational use with a minimum of environmental co nflict." The AMA Executive Committ ee has pl edged full cooperation with the Motorcycle In dustry Co u ncil and other such organizations ·int er est ed in suppo.rting and helping the government agencies named by Pr esid ent Nixon. March 9 9arnloBprn FREE t ickets to the March 12 quali fying TRANS AMA race at Escape Country Drawing for K&N products in afternoon 4 helmets - 4 handlebars - 8 K&N filters Complete line of K&N guaranteed performance products lackey Smokes on'Soki Again 12833 Garden Grove Blvd. Garden Grove, Calif. (7 14) 530-6601 By J ohn Gro u t VA LENCIA, CAL. , Mar. 5, 1972 Crew," returning to the Dun es after his Brad Lack ey again ro lled out the recen t injury, was rewarded with an Kawasaki wi th w hich he. h op es to whup ? verall vict~ry .agai ns t the pro fessio nals In t he 25 0 dIVISIOn. the w o rld! A n d o nce again h e flew to a Al tho ugh bein g co nstantl y b uzzed by grand slam, th ree straight wi ns, d uring today's professio nal motocross for th e Bryar Holcomb, Eddie Co le and Pete Open machinery at Indian D unes Par k. !-amp pu, w ho rode his Montesa to a win Wh ile mo u n te d in the saddle of th e In o ne of the h eats, Payn e scored a 1·2· 1 record to grab the h eaviest portion o f n ew proto Kawi , a bike which its pilot has said is the "swiftest t w o-wh eeler" th e purse mo ney . Holcomb, also just recently remo ved h e's ever strad dled, La ck ey latch ed onto a field of rapidos, among which were f rom t h e h os p i tal o u t-p at ie n t Eddie Co le , Mike Todd, Steve Rauch, department, garnished sec o nd overall Lynn Stokey, Dick Franklingand, Tom with Cole.and Lamppu followin g. Young Kenny Zahrt, b y virtue o f Simpson (an y o f whom can really ra ttle when the chips ' are squarely in the' fin ishing 1 71-3 , sailed o ff with high center o f the table) an d wh ist led his " h o nors in the contest for 125 p ro s. A nd wa y to , seemingly , handy vict ories. h e did it at 'th e expense o f desert racer Tho ugh led from t he startin g lin e by T e r ry Clark an d , the "Lancaster Simpson in the fir st moto for t he gro up, Fireball," Gary Bevans. Lackey came bouncing righ t b ack. And, All three riders zipped p ast the finish af t er Simpson's CZ tossed a ch ain in line in b lanket c o nclusio ns, d uring every fro nt of the announcing to wer, Brad . hea t fo r the class. fought off th e b id s o f a m uch-impro ved High-flying Mike McA tee scorched to Co le , w ho was Bultaco-m o unted, and t hree strai ght w in s over th e 100 J unio rs , winning for h im self not o nly the largest f o un d hi mse lf r o ari ng to a tro ph y for t he day, b ut also a " t wi s t ·the ·wick·whe n-the y're·dose" win. fu ll y ·h a ndc r a f t ed h elmet fr om After the sec ond moto for the Cal ifo rnia Helme ts in V an Nuys. Opens , a ra ce wh ich saw Lackey really Ot h er J un ior winners included bombing t he berms, moving h alf of the J int my Bauer (Bul), Rick Maricle (CZ) Shadow Glen circui t out in to the Santa an d Steve Harris, also CZ ·mounted . Senior victors were: Bill Sh erman Clari ta river b o ttom, " b ad" Brad split fo r a 45 -minut e bout with the (CZ) who r ep eated his overall w in from Vie w find ers' 500cc 'cycles, A nd, when Sat urday 's p ro gram, and G len Lane, he re t urn ed to motocross racing, he was who scored a hard-fo ught first against twice as nasty with the assembled Pat Yo ung. The b iggest tr ophies fo r Ol d Ti mers ' comp etitors. w ent to Jack Blackwell, Don Murdock Co le again t rie d to stay with Lackey in th e third round, b ut it 's to ugh to and Ken Sixberry. T his Sunday's program at Indian whip a machine that just keeps to ssing gravel in your directio n . So , Lackey got Du nes will feature an A.C .E . motocross the day's ov erall, w hile Cole and Mike for Senio rs , Ju niors, Old Timers and Todd w er e run ners-u p. Po wder Puffs. T he starting gate springs Bill Payne of the " Maico Mauler at 9 a.m. MORE The Honorable (full name) United State s Senate Senate Office Bldg. Washington. D.C. 205 10 Dear Senato r (last name): or The Honorable (full name) House of Repres,e ntatives Washington. D.C. 2051 5 Dear Congressman (last name) : I have just read a copy of the Executive Order date 8 February 1972. relat ive to the regulati o n of off-road vehicles o n public lands. I d isagree wit h the Presid ent fo r these reaso ns: 1. (State y ou r reas ons in y our ow n words.) 2. 3. etc. It is my sincere req uest, as a registered vo ter, that y ou do everything in y our power to persuade the Chief Executive to reconsider his positi on and provide for, ratherthan prohibit. o ur form of recreation. Respectfully. John Doe 1234 MainSt reet Podunk;CA Your letters will be most effective if you use your own wording, .lust (Cont 'd. from page 5) rem ember to: I. Refer to the Executive Order of F eb ruary 8 , 1972. 2 . List your name and address. 3. Sign the letter . 4. Address th e letter to the right perso n. If you don't know who the Se nator and Co ngressm an are for your p lac e of resid en ce, resid ence, telephone the local Chamber of Commerce or the Cit y{Count y Clerk . Be su re to explain why you disagree with the Preside ntial Proclamation. Don't be afraid to state that you are being deprived of your constitutional rights, or that as a m emb er of the public you are entitled to use of the public lands. Feel free to state that most motorcyclists are co nservat io n-o rien ted and participate in clean-up camp aign s and other civic endeavors. Th is may sound lik e a b ig ord er, but isn't it worth it to save our sport? We can beat the opposition if each an d everyone of us sits down, right now, and writes those t hree letters. Remember, a chain is o nly as st ro ng as the we akest link. Our we ak est link is th e guy wh o says, "To hell with it! My letter w on't ma ke any d ifference o ne wa y o r the oth er because everybody else is go ing to write" . To me, th at 's the guy wh o is rea lly saying, "To h ell wi th motorcycli ng" . Please se nd comments and inquiries to R uss Sanfo rd, c{o M.O. R.E ., P.O . Box 26062. Sacramento, CA 95 826 . topMX stars to greet you Mon. th ru Fri . 9-8 Sat . 9-5 ERIC CHENEY MOTO·CROSS DEVELOPMENTS WantedlJ\.A t972 CHENEY' S Vietor MX "475" Comp lete , • . , • • • .. _ • $1 ,499 .00 • Triumph "SOO" Fr,wyw Kit • • .•••• • • • •• , . 499 .00 MontltS8 Cota Trials RepliCli Frame • • • • • . . • • 299 .00 AMemberl1 CHENEY Klckstd . (Inblmal Spr ing ) • . . • • • • • • . t5.95 To represent in 90vernment Moto rcycle Owners, Riders, and Enthusiasts PO Box 26062, Sacramento 95826 ~ High Front Fnclr.Mt . (Aircraft Nuts) .. , . , . • • • •14.95 Misc. 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