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,L.A. County Supervisor calls dirt riders "renegades" LOS ANGELES, CA, MAR. 25 Efforts to fund off-road vehicle recreation areas within Los Angeles County have met with roadblocks thrown up by mem- ber s of th e county's boa rd o f supervi- sors. In a March 6 letter to th e Ca li - fornia State Department of Parks and Rec reation Off-Highwa y Motor Vehicle Recrea ti on co mmis sio n (OHMVR), Fifth District Supervisor Mich ael D.Antonovich opposed pro- posed establishment of an ORV park in Mill Ca nyon nea r Acton, Ca li for - ni a, characteri zing off-road ride rs as ".. . renegademotorcycle gangs . . ." prone to " , . . wanton disregard of personal and prope rty righ ts . . . in - flicted upon th eir commun ity. " In a J anuary 31 letter to OHMVR Commissione r Ed Waldheim , First Distri ct Supervisor Peter F. Sch aba- rum revea led th at three ORV area projects were proposed in hi s distr ict alone, and th at all had been " . . . with- drawn because of community oppo- sition... · . But theact ions of o ne o f Antono- vich's aides a t a recent public meet- ing suggest th at gatheri ng of public comment on p ro posed ORV p roj ects is one-sided and aimed to discred it th e legitimat e interest s of ORV en- thusiasts. The aide in question a ttended a meeting called by th e Acton Home- owners's Association regarding th e proposed Mill Canyon Off-Road Ve- hicle area. At the meet ing, homeown- ers opposing esta blishment of th e a rea cla imed that th e ORVS would ca use noi se and dust poll ution even though th e closest home is located over five miles from the pro posed area . And afte r hea rin g th ose in cred- ibl e claims, Aruonovich's aide asked, "How many peop le here are against this proj ect?" T he response, predict- ably, was entirely negative, and th e aide reported to Antonovich that " the commun ity" opposed th e project. In a lett er to the U.S. Forest Ser- vice , Anto novich sa id th at the home- owners' claims of potential noise and dust pollution -.: at a distance of ove r five mi les - were legi tima te. Accordin g to Ca lifornia Off-Road Vehicle Associatio n Vice President Donneua E, Ca rnagey. ORV enth u- siasts outraged by Antonovich's char- acteriza tions and the lopsided gather- in g of " commu n ity" in put by su per- visors should contact th e involved supervisors. "First, if you live in Los Angeles County, ca ll and visit Supervisor An- tonovich a t his office in the Hall of Administ ration, Room 869. 500 W. T em pl e St . Los Angeles, CA 900 12, 213/974-5555," said Carnagey. ..Let him know by your interest and actions th at you take serious excep tion to being port rayed as an undesi rable by him and his sta ff. "If vou live out of the co umv,wr ite and or ca ll the Board o f Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles a t 856 Hall ofAdministration, Los Angel es, CA 900 12. Let them know that an ORV recreation a rea is needed in Los Angeles County, and that ORV pro- ject decisions shou ld no t be turned in to a popula rity con test with ORV people being port rayed as villains by their elected representatives." Readers wishing to get actively in- volved in the battle for off-road r ights can contactCORVAand Carnagey at 3472 Birdsong Ave.,Thousand Oa ks, CA 91360 or by ca ll ing 805/493-1680. It') ..... ~ ..... ..... ..... o $.< 0- 00 0") ~ BASS TICKETS (916) 395-2277 Box Seats Reserved Grancts.tands Reserv ed B~hers OR HOWE AVE. BOX OFFICE - (916) 920-1121 925 Howe Ave., Sacramento. California 95825 --------- MAI L O RDER TICKET FO A M ------- - --1 Tur1Club Seats at S25.OO each , t $17.50 each , t 115 .00 each at 112.50 each (General Admission SlO .OOon s.a~at Box Otticeon night of raceonl)'.) Enclosed ismy c:heck tor , _ Pleaseenclose a self addreued stamped envek>pe along with cashier's check or moneyorder (no personal check) pa)'a~e to: HOWE AVE. BOX OFFICE • 925 Howe Ave., Sacramento, Calif. 95825 Nome Add,... Cit, Phone State _ Zip__ NHRA . GATORNATIONAIS Pizza John-Mafaro wheels his Pro-Stock SuzUki around the best professional field in the nation to win the opening round of the NHRAseries.Randy Mason on hisspanklng- new Kawasaki takes the runner-up spat. Both riders relyonWEB-eAM PERFORMANCE CAMSHAFTS and valve train components for winning pawer and reliabllif\l Fact Is.more ridersusedWEB-eAM components than all other brands combined. ~you are Interested In a winning camshaft.contactus. Send $2 for the catalog or call for the latest hot set-up for street. track and off-road. PIZZA JOHN MAFARO 9