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(Contz"nuedfrom page 3) director, called up to donate 10 pairs of VIP tickets to the '83 Mitler High Life Supercro.. Kickoff, worth a cool $5001 For those interested in seeing Peter Starr's film Taite it to the limit; word has reached us that it will be playing in the Lake Tahoe/Reno area during the first week in December. Out at the SoCal M~C. 0-37 hare 'n' hound in Fremont Valley, Honda-mounted Chuck Steams took the win, foHowed by fellow Open Experts Chris Crandall (KTM), Dan Smith (Hus) and Dan Aahereft (Hus). Honda motocro.. star Brian Myerscough took top 125cc honors at fifth overall, one position 'ahead of first 2&Occ Expert Howard McCasland (Hon). Seven-time National Speedway Champ Mike Bast will be holding a two-day speedway school on Dec. 1112, at Ken Maely's famous Corona goose ranch. Bast says that private lessons are also available. For information, call 714/735-0540. Still more stuff for eN'. B-to-V extravanganza: Clive Chefflns at Ceet Racln~ Products donated three comp ete (Including new foam and cover) Ceets, retailing for .120 total. Ed Allyn sent three &0% discount coupons for their .30 air ...ts. Then Mexima Oil Dec. 3. In addition to 21 races (the traditional all-Scratch format, plus a final race), there will be $6000 in prizes given away to spectators during the evening. Riders scheduled to compete .include Mike Bast, Mike Curoso, Mike Faria, John Sandona, Dubb Ferrell, Alan Christian, Gene Woods, Lance King, Steve Lucero and John Cook. For more info on the event, which Starts at 7:30 p.m., call 213/436-3636. Tickets are also available at Ticketron. The promoters say they also plan on running a 16-week indoor speedway season in the Las Vegas Silverdrome, beginning in February. . sent over three cases of their products, including Chain Guard, Foam Air Filter Treetment, and Mexima Super-M two-stroke racing oil, worth .120. And our resident elf tells us there's more goodies on the way... Former Bell Helmets president Fred Marik has purchased the International Helmet Corporation. IRC produces helmets for BMX riders, police, and equestr:ian enthusiasts, but ·not for motorcycle use. Rudy Galindo, co-promoter of the AFM Pro/Budweiser Superbike race at Willow Springs Nov. 2728, tells us that Kawasaki's Wayne Rainey will be competing. He is expected to be joined by Honda's Ro~o Piatri, Wes Cooley in his last ,Suzuki appearance, and privateers Harry Klinzmann and Thad Wolff. Practice will be on Saturday, Nov. 27, with racing the following day. Two Superbike heats will be run, with overall scoring done Olympic style. Formula Two and 600cc Super Street cia.... will also run on Sunday. Among the spectators will be the event's grand marshall, actor/racing enthusiast· Bobby Carradine. For ticket info, call 80&/256-2471. Speedway bikes will take to the concrete floor of the Long Beach Convention Center for the King of the Concrete Competition on Friday night, o ce Indeed, who will it be? Brad Lackey~ whose ll-year quest resulted in the prestigious 500cc World MX Championship? Or Danny LaPorte, who stormed through his first year of overseas competition to take the 250cc MX crown? How about Ricky Graham, who battled the factory might to win the AMA Grand National Championship? Or Danny "Magoo" Chandler, who pulled off the unprecedented feat of winning all four MX and Trophee des Nations motos? Bruce Penhall successfully defended his World Speedway Championship, then helped bring the first World Team Cup Speedway Championship to America. We can't forget ·Donnie Hansen, who pulled off both the 250cc National MX and Supercross crowns and won a 250cc MXGP before he was injured. And of course, I "Due to cut-backs at the Japanese factories, we've received more resumes than ever before," saidKTM America MX team manager Bill Berroth. ''I've received 25 already, and more are coming in each day. We signed Dave Hollis today (November 10), and he'll ride the Golden State MX Seriesin California and the Anaheim (Cali· fornia) Supercross. I'm going to sign two more rider~ next week for the Golden State Series and Anaheim, and we'll be picking the top rider of those three for our factory works bike ride for the season. Our number one rider, John Finkeldey, will ride the 250 and 500cc cla...s at the Florida Winter Series, and Mark Barr will ride the 1 25 and 250cc classes in Florida. Barr will be riding a works 125cc and Fin- keldey will be on a works 495cc. Finkeldey may ride the Nationals in '83, or he may go to Europe for the last five or six GPs, depending on his performance in Florida. e KTM's 1983 MX GP team in Europe will be Guiseppe Andreani in the 125cc class, Kees van der Ven on 2505, and jaak van Velthoven and Heinz Kinigadner in the 500cc class. Kinigadner will also ride in the Golden State Series. C\I The latest in the MX musical chairs - or bikes - department is that ·500cc World Champion Brad Lackey may be after a Kawasaki ride. Lackey has broken with Suzuki and has been rumored to be seeking rides with many different manufacturers. Gary Semics has also been mention~das having a shot at a works ride with Kawasaki for the 500cc GPs. ~ 00 0') P"-4 ... P"-4 lo-l V ,.0 e V U V 0 Husky's Scot Harden soloed to take the overall Silver Dwt 400 off-road race win. Obstacles encountered in the 400 mile event included snow and mud. The Mwiy-organized group of MX and Supereross promoters will meet with the AMA in Oall.. on Monday, Nov. 29 according to Stadium Motorsports' head Mike Goodwin. Promoters had set a Dec. 1 deedllne for the AMA to answer their proposal. he 1982-.. est eYear? Eddie Lawson had a banner year, winning his secondstraight Superbike title despite missing three races due to injury. Of course; there's Darrell Shultz, Shawn Moran, Dennis Sigalos, Kenny Roberts, Bernie Schreiber, Terry Vance, Steve Wise, Johnny O'Mara, Jim Gibson, Bobby Schwartz, Scott Autrey, Kelly Moran, Terry Poovey...the possibilities are endless. Almost. The nominees must reside in the circulation area of Cycle News/West, and no single rider can win the award more than four times. Original ballots, (printed in this issue only) must be used, and they must be received in the Cycle News/West office by Dec. 7. The winner will be announced in our big end-of-theyear issue, which will be out on the stands on Dec. 22. I ------------------------------------------------------------ I ballot Nome I Address I I I nominate I I City State Zip I I as-1982 Cycle News!West Rider of the Year because Please clip and mail original ballots only to Cycle I I News/West Rider of the Year, P.O. Box 498, Long I I Beach, CA 90801-0498. A II ballots must be received by I I . Dec. 7, 1982. I L ~---------~-----------------------~ 5