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WIND IN THE P36 McCarty To Be Honored K eith McCarty will receive this year's Edison Dye Life- time Achievement Award. The prestigious honor is awarded to those who have made the biggest impact on the growth of motocross in America. The award ceremony will take place during the Dubya World Vet MX Championships at Glen Helen Raceway on Saturday evening, November 1, inside the Glen Helen Museum. Some of McCarty's claims to fame include turning wrenches for Bob Hannah's factory Yamaha during the height of Hannah's racing years, during which he collected five Super- cross and outdoor motocross National Championships. McCarty went on to become Yamaha's MX/Supercross team manager. McCarty essentially spent his entire career with Yamaha, eventually rising to become the head of Yamaha's entire racing program, includ - ing motocross and road racing. McCarty retired at the end of 2020. Click here if you want to know more about Keith McCarty and his career at Yamaha. CN Keith McCarty will be honored with the Edison Dye Lifetime Achievement Award at Glen Helen Raceway on November 1. Pismo Survives For Now T he California Supreme Court recently declined to hear a petition from the California Coastal Com- mission (CCC) seeking to ban off-highway vehicles at Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area, also known as Pismo, the only beach in California where motorists can drive and motorcyclists can ride along the shoreline. The de- cision reaffirms a previous ruling by the San Luis Obispo County Superior Court, which found that the CCC's attempt to prohibit OHV use conflicted with the Lo- cal Coastal Plan. The ruling supports the deci- sion addressing four lawsuits, including three by Friends of Oceano Dunes and one by Eco- Logic Partners, that argued that the CCC exceeded its authority by attempting to amend a 42-year-old permit and ban OHV recreation, contrary to the LCP. The court also ruled in favor of Friends' argument that the Commission failed to comply with the Califor - nia Environmental Qual- ity Act (CEQA), because it failed to do a proper traffic impact analysis when it de- cided to close Pier Avenue as a vehicle-access point to the beach. Jim Suty, president of the Friends of Oceano Dunes group, said shut- ting the dunes down would devastate the local economy, which sees over $500 million a year in economic benefit from visitors. The organization's Board of Directors remains committed to pursuing all legal avenues to protect beach driving, camping and OHV recreation at Oceano Dunes, a tradition that has per - sisted for a century. CN The Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area, also known as Pismo, the only beach in California where you can ride a dirt bike along the shoreline, is for now safe from closure.