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at mosp here more creative talen ts t hrive o n , it seems - load ed with good.t ime y smu t and funn y notes. O ne note ann ounced t he Se cond An nu al Bo nd -Parkhurst Glider Co nt est. Entry was set at $1.50 an d two classes; stock a nd modi fied. Overall winner gets th e F ran ces Ga ry Po wer s Award for Most Devio u s Fl igh t . Th is b eing th e deadline. Bob At kinso n, an editor , was pol ishi ng u p th e Daytona sto ry amongst a stack of ph o togra ph s. J oe Parkhu rst flipped th ro ugh t he ph o tos w hile wa iti ng for Editor Ivan Wagar so we cou ld h ave so me lu nch . The prod igio us Dan Hu nt was in th e parking lot t rying to cure his b icycle's t ra nsmissio n p robl ems. Bet th ose guy s never had to pu t o ut a week ly . Iva n, Joe Par khu rst , an d I walked past the fox y Ferrari and p iled into Ivan 's old Ply mo u th . Joe Parkh ur st was t here first. pulled back the seat a nd ho p ped into the back seat. Over an ench ilad a , Iva n sai d he liked working for l J oe Par khu rst. '" just spent S3000 for a t rip to Ja pa n. No q uest io ns." All his o ther em ployees ex pressed , simila r sen time nts . He's a good man . I brought up t he su bject o f m oney for the ump teen th tim e. Well-o iled J oe Parkhu rst ge ts th is loo k every tim e I mentio n mo ney . We bo th know why . You sec , I am a hack in t he mo torcy cle publ ish ing indu st ry and h e is on t he o pposite end of the sp ec tru m. J ust t h ink, ga ng. Joe Pa r khurst ca n bu y ju st about a ny mo torcycle or ca r o r ca mera or othe r to y h e wa nt s. He has, to you a nd I. an ungodly amo u nt o f mo ney . So meh ow I ho pe a co u p le o f wad s magically ap pea r in my b illfold . I want to hear so met hing to fan ta size about d ur ing my leisur e ho ur s. _"!!!!:~,.... Mon ey . Ever ythin g is ea sier if you ha ve. thi nk t hose wh o do n' t . . With h im , of course , it's an ent irel y different matter. He is me rely as b ig as life . not any bigger. He know s h ow to enjoy hi s money . Not t h e money but what he can d o with it. He likes skiing, sailing, bik ing, dri ving, an y number o f p leasurab le pursuit s. He likes to su ppo rt his moth er, too. Mo ney help s. The ch ec k came a nd J oe Parkhurst picked it up . I offere d to pay fo r o ur lunch . "No, I' m use d to paying for lunches" . "Let me . I wo u ld like to tell everyo ne I bou ght J oe Par khu rst lu nch . You kn ow, h eh -heh." J oe Parkhur st ha nded me th e bil l. " I ne ver arg ue ab out money ." lotsa money hasn't spoiled Joe Parkhurst • • The enviro n me n t o f a ma n wh o has ma d e mo to rcy cles h is bus in ess. T her e mu st be some reaso n w e're no t a ll like tha t. Joe Par k h urst poin ts ou t the f in ish on h is Fer ra ri. It ' s 50-0-0 sh in y . 1972 Motorcycle Competition Guidebook for California (f irst edition publ ished by CYCLE NEWS, l nc.) 10,000 names and ri din g numbers! inclu ding A MA Nati onal numbers. A MA District 36 & 37 MX, Enduro , Scramb les & Desert numbers. Plus Calendar of Events for 1972! Dist rict 35 & 38 Earned Numbe rs. A MA National point s scoring t able. 148 llages\ COMPLETE CMC ri der numbers t o date. ACA , Trials Clubs, A FM, CERA , HRA , USMRC , Sidehack & Speedway Racing Association names & numbers. RandY \lOcket size PLU S comp let e Cali forn ia CLUB MO RE. GUIDE and much, MU CH r - - - - - - - - - - - --(Cut out and ma il t oday) - -';.- - - _ _ .. Plea se rush my copy(s) of the 19 72 Motorcycle \ Co mpetit ion Gu idebook for Amateur and Professional races! Californ ia. I enclose $1 for each copy. ---l. NAM E .. I I I I I ADDR ESS Send for your copy NOW ! ....- - - - - - -... \ @ \ CYC LE NEWS, Dept . CNP P.O. Box 498 Long Beach, Calif. 90801 Your complete program for all 1972 California ... CITY ....L STATE ZIP SA T ISFACT IO N GUARANTEED O R Y OU R MON EY BACK I I I I I _I >- ::;;; '" ~ w Z w -' o >u