Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

What's Happened to " N .ci '" lL \!' :> ~ ~ U ~ Bru ce H owe ll's Mot o r Sports Reprinted fr om the An te lo pe V alle y Pres s R uss San ford is comi ng! Russ Sanford is com in g! (If y o u don't kn ow wh o h e is. yo u d ese rve 50 lash es wi th a gree n sti ckie.) For th ose of yo u wh o m ight n ot know, R uss San fo rd is the p re siden t of MOR E, (Mo to rcycle Owner s, Riders an d En th u sias ts) and is a full -time lob byis t fo r o u r interests in the sta te ca pi tol. San ford w ill be in C alifornia Ci ty T h u rsday a nd F riday, Feb. 2 2-2 3 , for the _ m e e t i n Ks o f the Califo rn ia Recre ati on al T rails Com mi tt ee . (Mo re about th at furth er o n in rodav 's col u m n .) . Rap Time ., Since h e will b e in th e a rea, it w ould b e an e xcele rit time for off-ro ad and o n- ro ad e n th usi as ts to m e et with a m an who h as d one m ore for m ot o rcy cling th an an y body e lse . Ru ss wil l b e avail abl e to rap with us a bou t p ending legislation, legis lati on wh ic h ha s b een p ass ed, MO R E' s rol e in fighting unfair laws and promoting favorable o n e s, and generall y an ythin g which is on th e minds of o ff-ro ad ve hicle o wners. S in ce Ru ss h as o ne fr ee n igh t whi le h e ' s n ear th e V all e y he will spend that ev ening w i th th e e nth usi asts of th e Ante lope V alle y. The me etin g will b e Frida y, Feb. 2 3 in the Antelope V all ey High S ch ool ca feteria , begin n ing a t 7 p .m . I t is o pen t o th e public, and no ad m ission c ha rge will b e m ade. It would b e ni ce . ho we ver, fo r everyone in attendan ce to d ig up a d on at ion for MORE . If yo u don't belong to MOR E, y o u ca n 't possib ly ca ll y o urs el f a conce rne d m otorcy c list. Membership in the organ izatio n is I a year, a nd the re's n o better bargain a ny w he re. X ow , o n to Red Ro ck C an von an d th e m eetin g in C al if ornia City . . T hursday, Fe b . 22, b eginning a t 7 p .m . , th e C alifornia Recre ati onal T rai ls C ommitt e e willm ee t at th e H oliday Inn in Cali fo rn ia C it y, wh e re th e members will h ea r testimony fro m the Red Ro c k Cany on C iti zen s Ad visory Committee, conce rn ing th e fu t u re of Red Ro c k Can yon a s it rel a tes to o ff-ro a d vehicl es. Make n o mis take ab out it, th e ci t ize n s com m i ttee d ocs not represen t y our views, or my vie w s. C ommittees com pose d of garde n cl u b people, Si erra CI u b b e rs, and supp o sed " o ff -road en th usiasts" wh o se last jaunt wa s in a c u t down ':39 Chevy , n ever d o . On e m an, D e a n Karlbe rg of Ri d g e c r e s t , i s o n t he C itize n s C omm itt e e to trul y re p re sent ORVs. He, alo ng wit h R uss S anfo rd, are o ur b est we ap ons in this figh t . S upport th em. I t too k a lo t to ge t Karlbe rg on that com m ittee, a nd h e. is th e on ly o ne on it wh o favors ORVs , and w h o h as a true kn owledge o f th e d esert are a. Don ' t let h is con trib u tion b e lo st. Red Rock Canyon Classification The who le situa tion invol ve s the class ificat io n of Red Rock C an y on as ei ther a State Park o r a R ecreation Area. Propo n en ts of off-road vehicle u se of th e area w ant it cl assifi ed as a Re creati on Area; preservationists wh o Re~ Rock? M.O.R.E • want to b u ild a fe nce aro und it , pu t a lo ck o n th e ga te a n d throw the ke y aw ay , w ant to make it a S ta te Park. Thursday night is th e tim e to m ake y o u r views known. Th e A d viso ry Com mi ttee undoubtedly will ask fo r S ta te Park status. If unoppo sed, th e T r a il s C ommitt ee will p robabl y rec ommend State Park s tat us to th e Sta te Parks an d R ecre ation C ommittee, and pre st o, a new State Par k. I'm n o t again st Sta te Parks, b u t Red Ro ck Cany on has be en fo r years a site for OR V use, an d sho uld con ti nue t o be j u st th at . I f th e re are a re as wh ich need furthe r prot e c ti on, a p rovi sio n ca n be made t o e sta b lish a N a tural Pr eserve w ith in th e Recre ati on Area. To a p erson wh o u ses an d enjoys Red R o c k C an y on , a situ ta tio n ca n easily b e w orked out w ich a llo ws both u se and prese rva ti on ( the true m ean in g of conservat ion) with a Re cre ation Ar e a classificat ion. A reas suita b le for OR\' use w ould th en be a vaila b le , a nd cer tai n si tes ' wh ich cou ld suffe r dama ge, wou ld h e pro tec ted. S imple, righ t ? f'r-ozn the Capitol b y Russ S anford Th at ' s righ t ! The four-wh e elers h ave challeng ed t h e tw o-wheele rs t o a d esert clean- u p , Ea ch yea r , the wh eel- oriented ou tdo or recrea ti onist s c on d uc t a gian t d ese rt clean-up ca m paign. Invol vement of thi s ty pe prove s tw o very imp ortan t poin ts: I . a I f-ro ad vehicle enthusiasts a re conserva tio n-o rien te d, a n d, 2 . We d on 't m ind cl eaning up o t her p e ople 's refuse to keep our public lands . be au tifu!. T hi s an n ua l c lea n-u p c am p a ign is kn own as th e "Johnny H orizon " pr o gr am . In p ast y e ar s, a fe ' v · moto rcy cle cl ubs have given ass is t ance but th e m aj or e ff ort h as b een co n trib u te d b y th e dun e-b ug gy an d four-wh eel -drive clubs. I'LL BE THERE This y e a r 's "J o hnn y H o riz o n " projec t will be a cle an -u p o f th e Jawbonc Can yon area on Saturday, Ma rch 3 1st . I will d rive the 1>IORE soun d truck th ere fr om Sacra me n to an d will u se the public a dd ress syst em t o coo rdi na te the motorc y cli sts ac tivities . T he MORE so un d truck is a wh it e-o ver -blue 19 6 2 Dodge ca rryall. You w ill b e ab le t o spot it ea sil y from the n ag-p o le an d speaker p oles m oun ted at the re ar. All m oto rcy clists sh o u ld come to th e 1>IORE truck an d re gist er be cause th e winners o f th e co m p e ti t io n be tw een tw o -and four-wheelers will be on a h ead -c ount b asis. T he 1>IORE soun d truc k will b e p ar ke d a djacen t t o th e J aw b on e C ~n y on Garden Clubbers Attack I t is sim p le un til th e ga rde n c lu b be rs swarm d own a n d d emand that ORV s b e b anished t o " so me o ther a rea". Th en, th e y form com mi tt e es , wh ich d o n o t in clud e o ff-road repre sentation, pass th em sel ves off as Saviors of all w hic h is good an d proper, a nd in d ignan tly pass j u dge me nt o n h undreds of tho usa nds of o the r people wh ose re cre a tion h appens t o c o me in th e fo rm of a d irt b ike , dune b u ggy o r an y o ther ve h icle which use s areas o th er. th an th e p ave d ~ igh ways . On ce they h ave th eir Sta te Parks, th eir w ork is d one. T h e y p rob a bl y rarel y " ro ugh it" an d act ua lly take a trip int o th e d es ert itsel f. Th ey go to a S tat e Pa r k . • Im agin e th e scene. The trusy ga rde n clu b be r ro lls into the es tablished par k, m aneu vers hi s st a tio n \"'ago n a nd trail er in t o space 3 1-J 6A of the p aved parking area, b lo ck s up th e traile r a n d h o o k s up the T V antenna. T hen , the awni ng is u nrolle d , the lawn c hai rs c o m e ou t (b ut th er e is n o Jaw n , o r eve n d irt - tha t w as p aved o ver lo n g ago ) an d a fter th e e lectric al and water h ookups a re made, o u r er stwhile nature lover ta kes a lo o k around - Wh y, th er e 's th e trail er in space 3 0-J 6 A on the left , and the t raile r in sp ace 32·J 6A on th e ri ght. Then , th ere 's th e ran ger st a tio n wh ich h as p ictures o f what used t o be he re before th e p ark w as esta b lishe d to pro tec t it , an d ah o u t six miles down the tra il h e co u ld r u n into so me rea l d ir t. Un fo rt una tc ly th e nature lov e r isn 't abou t t o leave his traile r a n d be e r su p p ly m o re than five p ace s b ehind, so h e sim p ly si ts ar oun d a nd " enj o y s" th e we eke nd. Is Th is What You Want To See In Red Rock Canyon? If It Isn't, Get Your Tail Up To California City Feb. 22 And Make Your Voice Heard . If You Need A Ride , Contact Me And I'll Find A Way To Get You There, There Is No Excuse For Failing To Make The Meeting. Ro ad , ab o u t o ne ( I) m ile in from Highwav 14 . I will be set-up f o r regi stra tio ns sta rt ing at 12 :0 0 P~I (noon) o n Frida y, J anuary 3 0 th . S o , com e e ar ly, if yo u wis h , and cam p o ve rn igh t with us. CONTEST A lth ou gh this is goo d-na t ure d com pe tit io n , in th e bes t o f p ubl ic in terests, I w ould lik e to se e the motor cyclists outnumher th e four-w h ee lers a b o ut 4 to I, or even m ore. But, it will never h appen with out you r a tte nd ance. Plea se don't le ave m e si tt ing o u t in th e d esert with n othing but m y 'red fa ce ' fo r com pany. RULES _ There re all y a re n o ru les in volv ed, o th er th an ca rr y ing a gun nysack o r pl astic bag on y o ur hik e an d pi cking up as mu ch r ub b ish as you ca n find. Th e BL 1>1 h as agree d to pi ck-up the bags a t our c o llec tio n point , wh ich will he adjacent t o th e-1>IO RE so u n d tru ck : You d o not have to b e a m e m b er of MORE to participa-te. FURTHER INFORMATION We will try to keep yo u p ost ed o n the pro gress o f o ur efforts as th ey d evelop. We will pub lish a list of th o se cl u bs wh ich ar e going t o p articipate in fu ture issu es of C y cle News, if th e clubs will n oti fy me th at their members will p articip ate . If y o u ne ed f u rthe r information o r details, pl ease ca ll eithe r Ch e t S anborn ( 7 1 4 /7 7 6 -5 6 1 7 ) o r B ob Ham :2 13/ 79 5 - 18 0 6 ). Or, yo u c an reach m e : /0 Motorcy c le Own er s, Rid er s, & En th us ias ts, ( ~ I O RE). P.O . Bo x 26 06 2, Sacrament o, CA 9582 6. WE'VE BEEN CHALLENGED! Guest Editorial I by Da le Coats Correct me if I'm wrong : am I t o believe th at , lit era lly spea king, th ere is n o p ro cedure to replace th e e n tire and / or p art Bo ard o f Directors of District 3 7? ' In this ca se , I w o u ld n ow su ggest we , as a h ody o f District 3 7 , find so me o th e r w ay o f go vern in g ou rsel ves, not trying to fashi on o ur . organ iza tio n af ter o ur gre a t and mi ghty "forefathers", wh o have been in thi s p o sit ion sin ce cre a tio n a n d will remain the re u n ti l de ath d o us p art . This not on ly m eans the y ca n not b e rep lace d o n th e b o ard, bu t also th ey h ave the p ow er to set p o lic y for a ll th e rid er s in Distri ct :17 an d ca n c h an ge o r a me n d th e con sti tu tio n t o re ad an y w a y th ey ch o o se. A t th e p re sen t t ime the o n ly w ay yo u mi ght a tte m p t an ove r throw w o uld b e to c ha nge th e c o n sti tu tio n and to d o tha t v ou n eed a thre e-f ourths m aj o rit y vote of the Board of Directors. I thi nk Y OU kn ow wh at th at outc ome w ou ld be'. • At the February I , 197 3, mee ting of District 3 7 , th is w as n ever m o re ap pare n t. The su bjec t b asicall y was in su ran ce, and ha s b een sinc e the A .~I.A. ch o se to insure us , the riders, with out asking us if, in fact, we n eeded it. Th er e were represen tat ives fr om A.~t.A., B.L.1\!. and an insurance ad min istra tor. who later a d m itted that h e had n ot come prepared t o answer quest ion s tha t w er e being pres ented to him . What th e h ell d id he come fo r th en ? T o lay a "sn ow " · job o n so me po or i g norant, misinform ed m otorcy clis ts who sh o u ld not be abl e to di sti nguish right from wr on g any w a y? Unfo rt unatelv fo r h im , h e did no t ha ve t h e composure to wi t hs ta nd t he q u estio n s of one pers o n, lost h is tem p er an d ac comp lishe d nothi n g. Russ March , as P.R . man for the A .M.A ., is indeed a fine sp e a ker; co m pose d, prepared, p olished and a tru e 1973 BATES LEATHERS:- CONTINGENCY PROGRAM AMA Nati o nal Eve nts GRAND N A T I ON A L CHA MPION . . . $5 ,00 0 BRA ND HIG H PO IN T RI DER $500 eac~ x 10 bran ds . ..•..• . . . . . . 5 ,0 0 0 Ri der WIth most n ati ona l p o i n t s o n eac h bran d of cycle. must sco r e a m inimu m of 150 n at i o na l p o i n t s. O NTA R IO AND DAYTONA ROA D R AC ES NOV EX E X /JR JR 1st $1 ,000 $200 $100 $100 2nd 500 10 0 50 50 Jrd 20 0 25 25 25x2 eve nt s 4 .750 O TH E R NA TIONA L R OAO RA CES EX EX /JR JR NOV 15 t S 2 5 0 S 100 $ 1 00 $100 2nd 125 3 rd $ 75 represen ta tive of th e A .~I. A , To bear this o u t he , for h our a fte r h our, succee de d in eva d ing the di re ct que st ion an d co n tin ue d to pat th e A.M .A .. himself and the distric t Board o f Dire c to rs o n the back, th ank in g himself fo r puttin g up with u s, who pay hi s sa la ry , an d begging th e members of the press to please n ot le t th e publi c know we 're h avi ng proble m s. I t is my o p in io n , th e more this is ou t in th e o pen the m o re help we can ex pec t fr om m ot orc y cle e n th usias ts ac ross th e state an d n at ion . 1t is j u st p o ssib le tha t m o st p e op le wh o a re en thusiasts a rc n ot a ware o f what is h appenin g to th eir d es ert and rid in g a re as . T here are b asi call y 3 points in this ar ticle I w ou ld li ke to make as clea r as p ossible. 1. I d o n ot a p precia te manda tory in suran ce. 2 . I would lik e to make th is m on e y tha t goes fo r in su ran ce avai lable 10 A.I\I.A. fo r legis la ti on in favo r of saving our rid ing pl ace s, pro vidin g th e y wi ll inform u s o f th e financia l o u t lav. 3 . The last point is go in g t o sound lik e a th re a t , but is my true feeling in this m atter. I w ould lik e to know, ab so lu tel y , wheth er or not w e ar c goin g to be subje cted to this self-styled, dictatorship by A .M .A . and the Bo ard of Directors o f District 3 7, or are we go ing to exe rcis e our fre e dom o f c hoice 10 fo rm, j o in o r cre a te a n ew and better o rga n iza tio n , if th e previous requests a re not met, wi th time being of the essence . I t is tre me ndously difficult to convey the fee lings of the representatives o f th e d is trict Clubs b ack t o the in d ivid ua l members in sai d cl ubs , so I mu st en courage e ve ryo ne wh o is ab le t o atten d th e n e x t d istric t me etin g to see a rea l "dictatorship " in .ac tio n . May God help u s - we ' Il n eed it . - - - - - - - - - - - DIRT T H A C K NAT I O NA L S Na t io n al E x p e r t Mai n 1st $ 250 $ 10 0 2na Jrd 125 75 50 25 x 16 e ve nts ... 10,00 0 A MA Reg ional Champio ns rD irt Track) EX JR NOV . A tla n t i c C oa st $ 2 5 0 $ 1 5 0 $ 1 0 0 250 150 100 M id w esl • Pacif ic C oast 250 150 100 . . .. . 1.5 0 0 Trans·AMA 250cc and 500cc Motocross Series (D istr ibu tion to be Determined) ••. • . 10,000 Speedway , Drag Races, Other D irt Track Races, World Championsh ips, Special Events and Awards ( Oistrl buti on to be D et e r m i n ed ) . .• . . 1 8 .5 0 0 $6 0 .0 0 0

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