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TEN YEARS BARSTOW TO VEGAS IS COMING! Saturday, November 27th AGO with cooperation from the SCMA chartered VICTOR McLAGLEN MOTOR CORPS and the SILVER CITY SCRAMBLERS Rick Woods went undefeated through five rides to take the U.S. National Speedway Championship at Costa Mesa, CA. Scott Autrey took four of his five events, but a third place in the other left him tied with Mike Bast at 13 points,. Autrey won the run-off to get the nod for second. Steve Bast finished third with Danny Becker fourth. The barrage of Tom Brooks/l 25 DKW wins in the desert came to a temporary halt at the Rams' hare 'n' hound, where Brooks finished third overall behind Jim Fishback (CZ) and Larry Pfutzenreuter (Bul). PRESENTS Road bike drawing at . GB~(3J~ ..--~---------.... DIRECTIONS & DETAILS Registretion - Sa~urday. November 27. 1982 opens: 8 a.m. closes: 11 a.m. Drawings at Circus Circus (Road) and Las Vegas Union 76 (Off Road) at 3 p.m. sharp. Start and Registration-I-15 eastto Harvard Road Exit (approx. 20 mi. east of Barstow). right turn. Turn left on Frontage Road (on south side of Freeway) approximalely four miles turn left on Alvord Road then across Freeway to CYCLE NEWS' motorhome. Up in the Berkshire woods, the AMA hosted an international Two-Day Trials to gain FIM approval for the 1973 ISDE to be hosted in the U.S. There was a full international field, but the winner of the event was American Dave Eames on a 500cc Yankee. First Check - Baker. California (approx. 40 miles from Alvord Rd.) Check in by taking Baker Exit Road to Kelbaker Road (1 st stop sign). Turn right. go past 1-15 on ramp to CYCLE NEWS Check In. (Road Bikes only) Second Check - Jean. Nevada (approximately 65 miles from Baker). Jean off-ramp to Pop's Oasis and CYCLE NEWS Check inside the Casino. (Road Bikes only) The AMA Race of Champions was held on the half mile oval of San Jose's Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, where Harley-Davidson's DaveSehl won thefeatureevent. H-D teammate Mert Lawwill finished second with Yamaha-mounted Chuck Palmgren third. Maico's Ake Jonsson continued his Trans-AMA winning streak by taking the Orlando, FL, round over Husky's Heikki Mikkola. Suzuki's Roger DeCoster had the lead going into the final moto, but crashed twice on the sandy track and finally pulled out, too weary to continue. Arne Kring piloted a Husqvarna to third overall, with Brad Lackey (Kaw) top American at seventh overall, one position ahead of Jim Weinert (Yam). Peter Lamppu won both motos of the 250cc Support class. A few future desert types were trying their hands at closed circuit racing at an NRA motocross at Deadman's Point. Bill Tarling won the 125cc Junior class, and Morgan Malocco was the 250cc Intermediate victor. Preston Gerber won the Firebird 100 desert race in Utah, topping fellow .Open .Experts Lamar Walker and Gatton Guio. It was announced that George Tripes had been named national sales manager for HRL Lubricants. Long associated with motorcycle and automotive racing, Tripes was the father of '72 Superbowl winner Marty. A two-hour GP at 395 Cycle Park in Adelanto saw Steve McNulty take the overall win on a 250 Yamaha, followed by Rick Sieman on a 250 Maico. A storm in Baja forced the rerouting of the NORRA Mexican 1000 offroad race to be run in November. In making the announcement, NORRA head Ed Pearlman said that the course would start in Mexicali and then head west before San Felipe and go south through Camalu and EI Rosario, The orginal course was to have gone straight south through San Felipe and Gonzaga Bay. ' • THE 4th ANNUAL BARSTOW to VEGAS Motorcycle Road Ride and Poker Run Poker Drewings - Las Vegas Nevada (approximately 20 miles from Jean) Off Road Drawing - BlueDiamond off ramp left to Union 76 Truck Stop and CYCLE NEWS Poker Run Drawing under the Union 76 sign. Road Bike Drewing - Las Vegas Strip offramp north on Strip (approx. 7 mi.) to Circus Circus Drive turn left (approx. % mi.) to Circusland RV parking Blue checkered pylons on right to poker drawing. HOTEL/CASINO Off Road drawing at Las Vegas Union 76 OPEN TO ALL MOTORCYCLISTS FREE EVENT STICKERS SUPER FINISHER PINS _SUPER PR'ZESI--------.. 1 at $150.00 CASHI2nd $100.00 CASHI 3rd $60.00 CASHI PLUSI Cycle News T-Shirts and Vests and loads of other great prizes $5.00 Donation per rider Profits go to the Phantom Duck of the Desert Legal Fund and the AMA Legislative Support Fund. For Circus Circus Hotel/Casino Room Reservation and Circusland RV Park information call Toll Free 1-800-634-3450. Watch Cycle. News for more Information or call the Cycle News office (213) 427-7433. Las Vegas Area Information Center 6029 W. Charleston Blvd. Las Vegas. NV 89102 r.:;;;;;;;=:=. Open seven days a week and evenings (702) 870-9511 --------------------------------~-BARSTOW TO VEGAS 4 MAIL-IN ENTRY FORM MAIL -IN ENTRIES Send 55.00 (check or money-order made payable to Cycle News. please) for each rider and/or passenger along with a completed registration blank to: Cycle News B to V 4. P.O. Box 498. Long Beach. CA 90801-0498. Please Print Name _ Address _ City State Motorcycle Brand AMA # Other Association Zip, _ Engine Size Number _ _ Mall·ln Entry Closes November 5, 1982 You will receive your registration number by return mail. Just show up atthe start area between 8 & 11 a.m. November 27th. pick up your event package and head for Vegal