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l!l g, 0.. N .... Cl N >- '" ::; ~ W Z W ..J U ~ U A MA N OI SE CO N T RO L In unscheduled legisla t io n , th e Techn ical Commission o f th e FIM h as taken su rprisin g ac tion agai nst excessive n o ise in w o rld motorc y cle co mpetition. Mee tin g in Geneva, Switz erl and Ap ril 9, the com mittee comp osed of del egat es from 15 nations de termined to w ri te into th e FIM Interna ti onal Sp o rt in g Cod e th e prov ision th at all mach in es used in w orld m o tocross co mpetition will be mu ffl ed b eginning in 1973. T he p roposal was brough t to th e floo r by AMA Tech nical Commission d ele ga te Ed Youngblo od, and supported by Sw eden, Austria, an d En glan d. Swe den, England and th e U. S. all cu rre n tly en fo rce sim ila r rules fo r th eir national even ts, an d Youngblood ar gued that it w as im p erative th at the FIM give endorsem ent to th e in te rn ati o nal practices employed by its m ajor member nations. The new rule p assed the CTI nearly unanimously, w ith one nation abst ain in g. - Agreeing with the legislation , cn ehariman Helmut Boensch of Germany stated, "We must not wait for the environrnen tal protection agencie s of the various nations to issu e recommendations and regulations. We mu st move ahead and show ou r governments th at we are able to co n fro n t these problems ourselves. Oth erwise w e op en our sp ort t o cri t ici sm an d b ad publici ty. " In a d d it io n , th e T ech n ical Commission of the FIM has endo rsed American Motorcycle Association noise received t ec h n ica l assis tance from the m ag azin es' ed it o rs and , . m ore im portan tly, th e use of th e firm's attorney , William A. Feinb erg . Feinberg, appearing b efor e Judge Lloyd S. V erry , Mar ch 22 , 1972, in Fullert o n 's Munici pal Court, argued th at both law s ar e not only unenfo rceab le, but unconsti tu ti onal d ue to their offering no legal guidelines fo r enforceme n t other than "in th e office r 's judgment." J udge Verry , ' in findin g McCormick not gu ilty , agreed wi t h Fei nberg 's argume nt ab o ut th e co nstitu tio nality of the two statues. Further sta t e-wide action to re move th e tw o sections from t he lawbooks is being consid ered by Hi-Torque Publicati o ns, In c. testing methods b y ch argi n g all m ember na ti ons to em p loy th e techniques of static test in g during 19 72 at b o th tr ials and m o to cross Intern ati on al events. Upon ratification of th e tw o FIM Sp o rt Com mis sion measures, President Hendrik Bu rik of Holland suggested that a realistic approach to - the future of the mo t o rcy cle sport would d ictate th at th e CTI should begin considering similar silencing methods for speedway racing as well. Many FIM d elegates fel t th e action t o be the mo st progressive step taken by the FIM under th e cu rrent 7-year lead er sh ip of Presid ent Nic holas R odil o f Spain. BIKERS BI:1ST DU MB LAW T wo co ntroversial sect ions of th e California Vehicle Code have been su ccessfully ch allenged b y th e co mbi ne d efforts o f a local motorcyclist, Dan McCormick, Big Bike Maga zin e, and Ch oppers Magazine. McCormick was cited in the City o f Fullerton under two California vehicle cod e statutes: 24008 and 24008.5. The former forbids the operation of an unsa fe motor vehicle ; t h e latter makes th e alteration of a vehicle's center of gravity illegal. At the time cited, McCormick was riding a customized Harley-Davidson - a " chopper" which featured an ex t ended front end of his o wn manufacture. McCormick ap pealed to th e tw o magainzes, pub lished b y Hi-Torque Publicat ions, Inc., fo r assistance. He A MA OFFERS DECIBEL METERS BARGAIN With virt u ally nothing to lose exc ep t ear -spl itting caco p ho n y, and everyth ing to gain including th e salvation of the sport in so me areas, the move to quiet motorcycle competition was a natural and necessary step by the American Motorcycle Association's Competition Congress. Noise is o ne of the most obvious , yet most easily overcome, problems facing the concerned cyclist. It is clearly an area where good faith and co mm o n sense must be shown. In an effort to assist its clu b s and ind ivid ual members in implementing the noise ruling, th e AMA , through special agr ee men t with T&T Products , is " STRONG" X making available a high quality sound level meter at a sp ecial rate of $81.50, am ountin g t o nearl y 2 0 p ercent off the regular price o f th e meter. Interest ed cl ubs and ind ivid ual members m ay order sound me ters b y sen di ng a check o r m oney order for $81.5 0 to Sound Leve l Me te r , AMA Public Relat ions, P.O. Box 14 1, West erville, Oh io 43081. Also an A.MA n um ber o r clu b ch ar ter n umber must acc o m pany each order. J.C:S CUP MAY 5 World ren own ed J.C. Agajan ian's Ascot Park , in Garden a , California, will host the biggest weekend o f motorcycle racing in the West , b eginning with the running o f the t hi rd Annual Yamaha Gold Cup Mo torcy cle Race o n Friday night, May 5, at 8 :30 p.rn. The Yamaha Gold Cup purse for the Friday night half-mile race sets a new record at $6 ,000 and w ill draw most of the nation's top professional racers such as American Motorcycle Association national point leader Kenny Roberts, Keith Mashburn, Jim Odom, Dick Mann, Gene Romero, Don Emde, and John Hateley . The program will jost Junior and Novice riders in a three-class , 16-event p rogram. Prices for reserved seats are $4 general ad missio n, $3 .50 - juniors, aged 13 -17 , $2 .50 - 12 -5, $1.50. Under five are admi tted free. 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