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UN D EV ELOPED S U B JEC T OF MEETINGS. N > ::; '" en :;: w Z W ..J (,) >- (,J AREAS PUBLIC CALIFORNIA Forest Sup erviso rs o f th e 17 National Fo rests in Cal ifornia have completed a n inven t ory of unro ad ed a nd und evel op ed areas that ar e ~ ,O O O ac res o r m o re in size. According t o U.S . Regio nal Forester Douglas R. Leisz , "The Forest Service in California has scheduled a series o f p ub lic m e et ings concerning th e future manageme n t and p ro t ect io n of these area. Co m m e n ts and written suggest ions from the public at t hese meet ings will assist us in eval uating the suitability o f these areas for , or various co m b inat io ns of land uses, including possible addition to the National Wilderness Preservation Syst em. We especially ne ed public participation in assessing rel ative d esire and need for various ki nds o f use, now an d in th e future. Their co n trib u tio n t o p rotect ion a nd enchancement of enviro iunent qualit y and the quality of h uman life - b oth on site an d o ff site will be a maj or consideratio n. " Mo to r vehicle re creat ion is a possibility, an area is declare d wild ern ess. There are m o re th an 120 undeveloped areas in Cal ifornia's Nat ional Forests covering some 3 millio n acres th at will be review ed at th e public meetin gs. Of th ese, a list of 13 ca ndidate areas h as already b een te ntat ively selected for in t en sive study as to thei r re so urce p o tential. O f th e 2 0 millio n ac re s of Natio nal Fo rest land in Cali fo rnia, 1.9 millio n are no w m a naged as Wild erness. A ny "can d idate areas" finally selecte d b y the Ch ief of the Forest Service will be managed to protect the wilderness potential until studied and either rej ected or added to the National Wilderness Preservation Sy st em. "Through wr itten ex p ressions and t h is seri es of public m eetings," Le isz said , "we wa n t th e views and feelings of intereste d in d ividuals and gro u ps so we can chart th e future o f t hese unroaded fores t areas. Since the National Fo rests are publi c lands, we want t he p ublic's idea to be includ ed in our long range m a nagem en t decisions. Mo re comprehensive information about the areas and the alternatives for whi ch they m a y be co ns idered can be obtained at the 17 U. S. Forest Service Supervisors ' o ffices located throughout Cali fo rnia, or fro m Regional Forest er , U.S.F .S., Roo m 324, 630 Sanso rne S treet , San Francisco, Californ ia 94 1 11. Written statements exp ressin g views as to t he future management direction for specific areas sh o u ld b e se nt to the R egional Forest er. FIM GRANT US GP The Federation Internationale Motocycliste, the world governing body for motorcycling, has granted th e United States a 500cc m oto cross Grand Prix eve n t fo r 1972. Speak in g fo r the Un ited State s , Ame rican Motorcycle Associatio n Execu tive Director Ru ss Marc h applied fo r an d received an event fo r June 24, p lacing th e U.S . in the middle of a n eleven event calend ar of world championship co m p et it io n ex tending from April through September. T h e 1972 Am eri can Grand Prix, to be H T he meetin gs wi ll be held: T hursda y May 18 , 1972 - .SPORTS COMMITTEE Pasadena - Sexso n Aud itoriu m, Pasad en a City College 1:30 -5: 30 and 7 :30-close., Monday May 22, 1972 - Fr esno - Del Webb Ho t el 1:30-5 :30 and 7 :30-cl ose. Tu esday May 23 , 1972 - Oak land - Ka iser Cent er Aud itorium 1:30 -5:30 and 7 :30'Olos e_ Wedn esday May 24 , 19 72 - Sacramen to State Resources Bldg . Aud itori um 1 :30 -5 :30 and 7:30'Olose. Thursday May 25 , 1972 - Reddin g - Civi c Cen t er Aud itorium 1 :30 -5 :30 and 7 :30-close. time does anyone get more than one vote. Below th e officers are th e Co m petitio n Comm ittee. All of th ese nin e me n must ho ld either Ju n ior or E xpe rt co mpetition licen ses and partici pate in a t least te n d istric t even ts p er y ear . To be nomin at ed they must have sat o n the flo or of th e b ody as a clu b representative for six m onths as do any nomin ees for an office. The sys te m guarantees th at those wh o m ak e th e ru les have ridden or will b e riding under th em. T he newl y elect ed Comp etition Co mmittee th en elects who will b e the d istr ict referee, and h e has no o ther d u ti es than that. O ne of th e referee 's FINISH PINS & 20% TROPHIES IN FO: (714) 830 -7646 presents the 1sf 1~llllil\~ I~IIII I~II.IIII". APRIL 30 AT 8:00 AM dT LUCERnE IIdLLEY.C I[ dL FOR THE AVERAGE BEGINNER AND NOVICE All entries will receive a ticket for the Drawing ofa ~ -72 Kawasaki motorcycle $7.00 mail entry with 2 self-ad dr essed, stamped envelo pes t o: AMC MAI L ENTR IES CLOSE APR IL 25, POST ENT RY $8 .00 SPECIAL CLASSES: .Over 35, under 16, Father -Son, Husband-Wife Overnigh t camping ===== Name : _ _ ._ - -- - - - Age: Address: State: _ _ _ ___ City : _ _ _ _ " 8" Endu ro Class: " A" O·125cc _ _ 126·250cc _ _ _ Brand of Motorcycle _ _ Engine Size _ _ Zip: _ ale _ Female 251-0 pen Team _ .. __ Engine No. _ Special Class Signed: _ ---:--:-:-.,...,-_--,---::..,.-_----:----: . . Date: _ -,-- _ I f r ider u nder 21, notarized parent consent is requ ir ed. wwaw AMC Limed from ceme,C a if. ~ / co nducted at Carlsb ad , Cali fornia , will be observed by FIM re presen tative Baron Eric von Essen of Sweden, a member of the Bureau Central and a vice-president of th e FIM. In addition to a slo t on the prestigious Grand Prix cal enda r , March has ap p lied for th e T rophee d es Nations fo r t he United States in 19 74 . This 25 0 cc event , conteste d b y four riders fro m each n ati o n en te re d in w orld championship motocross co m p et it io n, is considered to be t he m o st co lorful a nd exciting m o to r sport event in the world. T he Al\IA will be vy ing with France, wh ich also has ap p lied for the 1974 event. ~ P.O. Oox bbJ. EI Toro.Ca, 9lOJO (COll i ·d. f rom page 5 ) jobs is to be able to cert ify that a rider has h ad t h e adeq uate ex perience when he ap plies for a p ro fessional license, so a good referee is p art of the nat io nal grad in g system of th e AMA wh ich ensures th at p ro fessional riders h ave serve d their apprenticeship as amateurs first. The o the rs t he n become st ew ard s wh o keep th e points o f the man y di visions o f th e di strict - sc ram bles, ult ra-li gh tw eight, and lightweight, heavy. T he re are fou r d esert divisions, m o to cross an d en d uro . Distric t 3 7 is ind eed b usy ! Comp et it ion Committee meetin gs are als o held o nce a m onth . T hey m ake th e ru les and h and o ut th e penalties for errant cl u bs o r individual riders su ch as th o se ca ug ht cheati n g o r p it racing, cl u bs who se cond uct d o es n ot b ecome the Sports Committee image o f m o torc ycling or who do not fo llow the rules. T he j udg ments are always up for ap p eal, no rider is handed his lumps wi tho ut being given a ch ance t o ap pe ar and make his plea b efore th e Committ ee , O ffi cers are always presen t but d o no t have a vote, although the y are granted a few w ords o n any subject should it lead to a clarificat io n of a certain problem. Once a year the m ammoth date board appears and clubs "bid" for d ates to hold their races. T o keep a semblance of order, no two clubs are granted runs for the same day if it would hurt the attendance of eith er event, although "back to backs" have been given ap p ro val in certa in areas. Clubs who have been a bit errant in their ways during the previous year have to wait to the last round t o ch o ose th eir dates, but somehow everyone just about manages to get on. As to ru les, the district has an interesting system. First off, they follow the National AMA Amateur Competition Rule Book but they also have their o w n supplement whi ch this year, 1972 , runs 32 pages! In the supplement are th e rules fo r the administration o f the whole Sports Committee an d th e rules o f how th e district events ar e run. This ru le book came abou t b ecause th e District has t ypes of racing not found elsewhere. T h e h otb ed o f d ese rt activity is District 37 and the expressio n "TT sc ra mb les " came from there, where riders rode "scrambles" that would hone their skills for the jump into p rofessional competition o n the great track in their own back y ard , As cot. However, at no tim e does th e district go against what the National rule book says, but th eir supplement would provide an ex cellent education to any district who is t ryin g to form a Committee. It 's a lot simpler than R oberts Rules. L ike any oth er am a te u r organization where people put in long h ours without pay a nd are th e indep endent sort that moto rcyclist s are in general , problems ca n and h ave ar isen. No ne have y et co m e up that the district hasn 't b ee n abl e t o handle , even th e threatened seccessio n from th e AMA that was ca lled fo r some years ago . T he district is p roud o f themselves an d w ill b e glad to give a hand to any o t h er d istri ct suffering p roblems. Their su p plemental rule bo ok go es ou t to every perso n wh o requests a d istr ic t riding n u m b er . and we're sure t here are some spares available at low cost sho uld . an y one want one for reference . For some tw en t y odd ye ars their sy stem has worked a nd gets better every yea r as new p eople co me into it an d bring n ew id eas a nd changes. The AMA can b e p ro ud o f th em and th e th ousands o f riders who d on't b elong to clu bs a nd d on 't share in th e h ard wo rk that go es . in to p utting on ra ces owe them a b ig vote of th an ks. For m ore in fo nnation w ri te Roy McElroy, 1708 Eas t Bac h sr., Car so n, CA 90745 .