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INSIDE Baja . ... .• : .. • .. . . . . •.6 Roeseler and Bakken notch another biggie Harrington half-mile Keener uncorks one Mammoth MX Sierra Nevada motocross 500 National •. . . . .. . . .12 The Rhinestone Cowboy wins again Bad Rock Two-Day .....14 Jack Penton and Jack Frost International Dateline ...16 Marty Smith wins the Danish GP Western Hotline Elliott scores Carlsbad gold Northern Dateline Speedway Jimmy Weinert Jammin' J immy sidelined Results Central Pipeline -; Calendar , 20 30 38 40 42 45 48 ON THE COVER: Up against the wall in Baja, while Carl Cranke blasts to 125 class win, and Kent Howerton waits to win . Hey there I wanna ask you, if you know where I can get my hands on a picture or poster of the greatest road racer, Barry (adorable) Sheene! He's my idol and r can't seem to find a color picture or anything of him! Can you help? Sheene's Nurnero Uno fan LIBBY WHEELER Santa Ana, Calif. Sure we can, you shoulda known that. Write to Suzuki GB, 87 Beddington Ln. , Croydon, CR04TD, Surrey, England: Attn: Barry or Mervin Wright. No telling what you might get. . . , Ed. Pleasure ride claims life On Saturday, June 5, the day before Sharon Cla yton, Publisher ROOCrl l.. Nor Veli e, General :\Iand.~cr Edn a Mewton. Secretary to Publisher Advert ising Linda Clark, Advertising Manager Chris Kolber, Advertisin /t Assistant Editorial Lane Campbell, Sen ior Editor, J ouy Weisel, Editor. Bolli Scott, Editor. Art and Production Barbar a Mizuno, Production Manager; Pam Grant. Advertising Production Director & Assistant Typographer; Dennis Cox. Lab Technician; Marion Hatas hita, Typographer; Mike Klinger, Lab and Product ion Assistant, Circulation Rhcba Smith, Manager; Pam Green and Callie Smith, Ass istants. Accounting Caylene Zaionz, Manager;Judy Klinger. Mike Klinger. Jeanne Hammond. Assistants: Tom Hunter. Rhonda Van Doren. Credit Department. Service and Support Michael Colikas, Dennis warts , Juanita Blanton. receptionist. West P.O. Box 498. Long Beach , CA 908 0 l. (2 t3 ) 427-74 33; L .A. Line 636-8844. (Telex 656-330 ) East P.O. Box 805. Tucker. GA 30084, GA 30084_ (404) 542-777 ) Subscription One year . second class mail 112.50: 2 years. second class mail, $22.50 ; 3 years. second class mail , 130.00; 934-7850. (Telex / Copyright Cycle News. Inc. 1976. Trade mark registered U.S. Patent Office. All rights reserved. Published weekly except the firs t and last wee k of th e calendar - year uy Cycle News, Inc.• P.O. Box 498. Long Beach. Califo rn ia. Second- class postage paid at Long Beach . CA. 9080 I . Edito rial stories, cartoons. photos . etc. are welcome. Addressed. stamped envelope ass ures re turn of unp urchased edi torial ma tter, Reprinting in whole or part only by permission of the publishers. Advertising 4 rates and circu lation information will be sent upon request. See S.R .D.S. "Oh, fo r the spirit of '76, .&the prices of '36!" the DRA Snake Chase, three women from our club went on a short pleasure ride. A freak accident occurred and Joan Taylor and Sharon Hirsh were seriously injured. The third rider Joannie Polaski rode for help. She searched out Dr. Broussard, his daughter, Liz, Diane Beck an R.N ., and Jim Lancaster of the DRA. With their swift assistance the two women were transferre d to the Antelope Valley Hospital. We would like to express our sincere thanks to these people for their unselfishness in responding to the immediate needs of the two injured women. Sharon regained consciousness Tuesday, but with our deepest regrets, earlier that morn ing Joan succumbed. SODBUSTER M.C. Long Beach, Calif. Wewant Preston/we want McConnell We were just wondering why you never put any pictures of (55) Ron Preston and (188) Shawn McConnell in your paper? They are both really good Speedway riders, so would you, for us , sometime put pictures of them in? OK? THEIR FANS Santa Ana, Calif. We'll try harder. Keep looking . . . Ed. Misplaced Montesa 1 recently read your article on your roadracer the "Unlikely Duckling." Near the end you made a reference to a Montesa roadracer in Colorado. I raced with you in combined cafe at Fastrack, an d I'm from Arizona Sports Cycle in The views expressed in this column ana a th er columns appearing on the following pages are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily refl ect the ' off icial position of Cycle News West or Cycle News, Inc. Qualified readers wishing free and equal rebuttal space should contact the Editor. 8 10 Phoenix, Arizona, Please set th e record straight! It's important. Thank you. JED BATES Phoenix, AZ Bonneville or bust I want to go to Bonneville .Speed Week, but there are a few things l'mnot sure of. 1. Dat e Speed Week starts and ends. 2. Can you camp overnight on the lake? 3. Do y ou need a pit pass? 4. How far is Wendover from the lake? 5. Best way from San Fernando Valley to get there. BOB SHAW Van Nuys, Calif. Bonneville Spe ed Week will take place August 22-28, 1976. For info on camping, pit passes, etc. write to Rick Vesco, 24 West, First South, Brigham cu-. , Utah 84302 or call (80 1) 723·6934. Good news from the Rockies The Colorado Division of Parks opera tes an area strictly for motorcycle use (Arapahoe Motorized Sta te Recreation Area) and is co nsidering opening a new area for motorcycle use at Chatfield State Recreation Area. We are trying to promote interest in Arapahoe, and in the sport in general. We are very interested in having organized races at the area and in getting imput about it from various motorcycle groups. If readers have any questions about any of our areas please feel free to contact me or the Metro Region Manager, Bill Brougham, at Littleton address. the RICHARD GRANT Information Officer State of Colorado Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation 13787 South Hwy. 85 Littleton, Colo. 80222

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