Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

- ~ '" ." '" C1. ..... '" ~ M N C ..., " ~ W Z W ..J U ~ U by Alice Rhea District 37 on Warpath of Directors - no t an AMA official. We un derst an d that Ron spent several thousand of his own d ollars figh ting thi s battle. Third, El Caj on M.C . Mr . Weirwahn assu red th e members o f th e Sports Committee th at th e AMA was working on the p roblem, but th e on e word th at sticks in m y mind is " nego tia te ." T o m e that is sy nonomo us with co m promise. El Cajon M.C . does no t w an t to co mpromise an d if you p oll ed th e d ist ric t you would fin d that 99% o f us are ready to figh r, Mr. Wierw h an h as made several tri ps to California over the past month and eve n consulted with El Cajon M.C. on How does your club feel about th e AMA ? How do they fe el about their $ 1000 deductible ins urance through the AMA ? At th e Sports Committee mee tin g J anuary 4, J ohn Townsend of the S tum p Jumper s b rough t thi s subject to the floor wi th a mo tio n tha t clu bs n o t demand to see your AMA card before letting you race. Wha t th is bo ils do wn to is an informal w ithdrawal fro m AMA. T hat is, Dis tric t 3 7 wo uld still belon g, b u t there wouldn' t be any p rivat e memb ers . (Y o u wan t to p ay $12 fo r so me thing eve ry b ody el se is getting free?) The h ow lin g mob left li t tl e d oub t as t o wh at th e m embers p resent th ou ght ab o ut our insurance coverage an d th e AMA in gen era l. Gene Wierwhan, attorn ey for AMA • AMA is not so co ncerned with seei ng that EI Cajon ge ts a fair he aring as the y ros e to sp eak to us, but he wanted to are with est ablishing th at AMA is th e make a presen tation, an d the b ody b arg aining p ower for all motorcycli sts. wanted him to an swe r d irect ques tions. But I'm wandering off the su bject. Temper s flared on both sides. . The qu estion that arose a t th e Presently , members of District 3 7 meeting was " Ex actl y wh at does th e and 38 (al th ou gh by no means are we AMA d o for District 3 7 riders ?" Good th e only on es involved) ar e up set with qu estion . Well , th ey sanctio n races. the AMA for several reasons. First, we AMA also p ro vides ins urance for us. T h e wanted to fight the State of California insurance co mp an y los t thousands of on the little green . st ick le rip-off', No dollars in 1971. Again in 1972 they action. Second, we wanted to fight BLM attempted to make so me money from and J. R ussell Penney over his land grab . motorcycling, which is fair since AMA said th ey would look into it and insurance companies are in business to . indeed the fee was lowered from $ 2 per make money. However, they lost head to $1. This was accomplished thousands of dollars. Then th e. big mainly through the efforts of Ron dummies decided to insure us again in Sloan, a member of District 3 7"s Board 1973. This time they aren't going to lose any mo ney. The p olicy is S 10 0 0 deduc tibl e an d b uddy, if yo u get h urt you better do a good job of it if you want to co llec t any money from CNA . (T h at is th e name of the carrier.) A t any rate wh at you now need to d o is take a lon g hard lo ok at Al\IA. Do you need th em ? Can we, in fac t, form our o wn grou p an d , usin g th e S75,OOO we no w pay the AMA for membersh ip, make motorcycling in Ca lifornia wh a t we wan t it to be? Do b rin g it up at the club meetin gs and thrash it out thorough ly. T he n co me to th e Dist ri c t meeting prepared to vote o ne way or the o ther. Reme mber th a t what 'we d o HER'E'SDlRti"N""ti'lo Ui ''E A"1t o n neighboring districts. Many o f th em . ar e waiting for us to t ake the lead. I am not advocating withdrawal from the AMA. Bu t I do want yo u to think about it and wh en you vote, know wh a t you are voting for (o r against as the case may b e). The AMA plans to be at th e n ex t District meeting to launch an attempt to woo us . They better bring on the can d leligh t and str ollin g violin ist . * * * * BARSTOW-to-VEGAS PRESENTATION * TROPHY I hope there is an ad in thi s p aper somewhere. The presentation is Friday nigh t, January 19 . DiffRrake will be there with th e money. If you have some ~-=~'=-=="=~~=----..., According to our latest survey, more than 60 % of all Cycle News dealers sell every copy on their counte rs. Every issue. Cycle News se lls out because reade rs like our no-B.S. approach to everything from ecology and motorcycle legislat ion to shop tips, home repairs and no-holds-barred product evaluations. per issue makes you an official Cycle News dealer. As a dealer, you'll receive a handy Cycle News counter rack for your counte r and a swell Cycle News window poster for your window. Why wait? Wherever you areWest, East, Dixie or Central -there's a Cycle News edition for you to sell out of. And a Cycle News person - BEFORE AFTER Most importantly, Cycle News is waiting to sign you up. Just pick a phone numbe r or address below and use it. Cycle News West, (213) 427-7433, Box 498, Long Beach, California 90801. Cycle News East, (216) 934 -5251, Box 133, Avon, Ohio 44011. Cycle News Dixie, (404) 934-7850, Box 805, Tucker, Georgia 30084. Cycle News Central, (512) 476-7571, Box 13245, Austin, Texas 78711. news. Race results. Point sta ndings. • Upcoming events. News while it's still news. As a Cycle News dealer, you'll not only have the pleasure of dispensing a lot of good cycle news to your customers, but you'll also have the pleasure of pocketing 40 % profit per copy sold per issue. A minimum order of 10 copies CYCLE EWSWEST/EAST/DIXIE/CENTRAL H you're going to be at the Long Beach or Houston cycle shows, stop by our booth and we'll sign you up. m on ey coming from them for fin ish ing the B-V w ith their equip ment, co me to that bash. (Come an yway, it should be fun.) OOPS ! * * * * * Guess you all kn ow that Art Knapp is N umber On e . A .C. Bak ken is Number T wo. Not b ad for a guy wh o w as racing this year just because he though t it wo uld be f un and a kid who j ust wanted a one-digit n umber, like maybe nine if he worked real hard . Sa n Man uel MX _ by Maxi n e Mo rr ow SAlI: lIIAl'\ UEL , A R IZ ., Jan. 7, 1973 T he first race o f the fir st Southern Ari z o n a M o t o c r oss Ch ampion sh ip season began today with fas t-moving, com pe titive ac tio n. Ex per t Brad Mu eller and his Suzuki were back in the winner's circl e in the 125 class despite th e efforts of Ivan Russell (Suz) who d idn 't make it eas y winnin g th e second mota and taking seconds in the first and third, close be hind Mueller. In the fi rst m o t a , Sam Redman on George Daiber's Penton gave Mueller a hard time . Riding with a b usted hip sustained from a fa ll (n ot on a race track) , Redman mo ved fro m last pl ace to second before overtaking Mueller on the fourth lap . In the fifth, the Pen ton co n ked out, savin g it for Mueller and finishing th e day for Redman. Daiber, on a brand new 400 Maico, swept the Open - Expert division with eas y 1-1-1 wins. After two 10-Ia p motes, a three-way tie for second existed between Richard Smith, Ivan Russell an d Paul Lax. This was the order of finish for mota two, thus determining the overall finish , In the 250 Expert class , it looked like it would be Pa ul R ed man' s day until mechanical failures spoiled it in the last lap of the first m ota. The 250's and Opens were combined for the day with Redman leading both classes for four laps on his CZ and then holding on to second overall, first in his class before the lOth lap defea t. Sweeping the Novice classes way au t in front with 1- 1-1 wins we re Yamaha .riders J o hn Brown an d Jeff Billotte in the 125 an d 250 divisio ns . Comp eiti ti on seemed to be m o re eve n in the 10 0 and Open Novice classes. For the 100's, it was Mike Go o d rich , Dave SparroJd and Stephe n Derric k , an d for the O p ens, S teve Strasser, Phil McGill an d Doug Black after three motos. THINK ABOUT THIS _ SAN FRANCISCO - The cost of vandalis m an d theft in C alifo rn ia's 17 National Forests amo unted to $500,000 during 1972. "The cos t for repairing vandali zed public facilities in California's 17 National Forests is mounting all the time," said Doug R. Leisz, U.S . Regional Forester. The greatest damage has been occurring to developed rec rea ti on sites provided by th e U.S. Forest Service for public use and . enjoyment. ' Leisz said, "the areas hardest hit are cam p gro un ds, picnic areas, roadside vista points, beaches, nature trails and b oat launching ram ps. Th e vanda lism has occurred to re stroorns wh ere doors, sh in gles and siding has been tom down or shot-up, and elsewhere in the form of concrete stoves broken up, fences and gates tom down, campground ticket bo xes destroyed, and spray can painting on ro cks and buildings. These are just a few examples of m alic io us van dalism and theft problems we are now fac in g in Califo rnia's National Forests." He no ted that most of the van dalism is d on e by roc k th rowi ng, p ist o l an d rifle shooting, axes; and b y au to m obiles in and around developed recreation areas. Leisz sai d , "vandalism is hurting all o f us. T h e tax d oll ar used to repair th e public facili ti es in o ur Nation al Forests would have built three new 5 0 uni t cam pgro un ds." He n o te d th a t cam p ers have b ee n a big assist in reportin g van dalism w h en it is occurring. Their help h as led to the arrest and conviction of many individuals. If a p erson is charged with vandalism and the damage asse ssed is und er S 100, it is a mis demeanor and the individual appears before the U.S. Magistrate. Any damage . over $100 is a felony and those apprehended appear in U .S. District Courts. During 1972, more than 30 persons . have appeared before the U.S, Magistrate for vandalism charges, an d fines have ranged from $50 to $5 00, while sen tences ranged from several m o n ths t o o n e year.

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