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Publisher & Editor•• Chuck ("1ayton
ASSIstant Editor . . . • • Eric Raits
Business Manager•• Sharon Clayton
Orrice Manager••Gaylene Thomason
Production Manager•• Dennis Greene
Production Asst••Dean Cunn, ndtam
Circulalion Mana ger•• Bruce F..asley
Bookkeeper•••• , , Susan Whitelaw
Lab Technician••••••Lily La.kich
Want Ads••••••••• Sandra Pur .. out-a-sight" , and one of
the only contacts Gary bas with the
cycling scene whlle he's so far away
from borne and the sport be loves_ I
mail every copy to b1m (after I read
it!) and be really enjoys the news. Thank
you, from the heart.
CATHY L. MITCHELL
San Jose, Cal.
Uptown L.A. Motorcycle Park
Newly re-elected Mayor Yorty of Los
Angeles Is planning to set aside a portion
of Elysian Park, near Dodger Stadium,
for motorcycle riding. One of the Mayor's
asststants, Ernest Conroy, bas two children who ride, but there is no place
available at present in L.A. City where
off-road motorcycle riding is of!iclally
permitted.
Forest Service May Close
Saow Mt.
'!be Snow Mountain area of Mendocino
National Forest in Northern California is
in danger of being closed to motor vebicles. "Recently, motorized (trail bike)
travel bas ••• been popular" in the area,
according to the Forest Dept. newsletter.
A dec1s1on w1ll be made this fall. interested readers sbould contact Lloyd R.
Britton, c/o Forest Service, Willows,
Calif. 95988 to be sure their interesls
are represented.
BILL HARMER PRAISED
The Lucky Wbeels Motorcycle Club
wishes to thank you for the good news
Wheeler Is A Dealer
Frank (" Wbeelie") Wbeeler, famous
for bis marathon bike and canoe rides,
will be importing a new line of motorcycles called "WildCat." They will start
arriving the middle of this month, in 100,
125 and 175cc sizes with 5 and 6-speed
transmissions. Those whO've seen them
describe the Wild cats as looking like
Hodakas with Yamaha engines. Wbeelie's
address is 10106 S. Normandie Ave.,
Los Angeles, Cal. 90044.
Miller's Trials Dates in lJ.S.
Sammy Miller, theworldfamcustrials
champion, will be appearing in Los Angeles July 26 and 27, August 2 and 3 in
San Francisco, August 9 and 10 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and in New England
August 17 and 18. Fresbfrom winnlngthe
Scottish Six Day Trial, he w1ll conduct a
trials riding scbool on Saturdays and bold
a competitive trials on Sunday. Watch
Cycle News East & West for exact locations.
FINISH THE FUNNY
June's 'Finish the Funny' winner came to us from Monte Lawson, Coalinga, California. Monte was a runner-up last month but be really hit it big this time. Our gratitude
and five smackers are on their way to you, Monte. Every other entry in this contest
seemed to be, "There goes the neighborhood," and we decided to reward orig1nal1ty
in picking the winner. Some of the other entries were:
"I've been expecting this ever since the BLM clOSed the desert." ••,steve Van
Wormer, Los Angeles, Cal.,
"Quick, radio the Sierra Club. He'll ruin our barren waste!" ••.George Raina,
Granada Hills, Cal.,
"I heard they set cer.tain areas aside for them, but tills is ridiculous!" •••J.L.
Bishop, San Diego.
"We have enough craters without them knobbies here, they sure do bite the
cheese." .•.steve Seeger, Quartz Hill, Cal.,
,. Oh no, @#??#!!, 'Motorcycle Syndrome', Earthman's most feared epidemic bas
even hit NASA; and we were worriedaboutthe common cold virus!" •.•Cathy Mitcbell,
San Jose, Cal.
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"Man, that's a cool bike that dude's got; but what the hell is that thing be'S riding
out of?" .••B. Turnbaugh, Tustin, Cal. sent that one in.
Watch for our next finish the funny contest. Maybe you will be the next big winner.
"Sound of Speed" On Radio
Southern California's only nigbtly
radio news program devoted entirely to
motor sports features calendar items and
results out of Cycle News. Called "Sound
of Speed," the program is heard nightly
on radio station KEZY (AM 1190)at6:55.
it Is hosted by Larry Huffman and can be
taDed in from San Diego to the San Fernando Valley.
Cate Birth Announcemeot
•'Hunt1Dgtoo Beach Cycle Park presents their Park Champion for 1969 ArrlY1nC approxt_tely August 27,
1969." So begins the c:1eYerest flyer that
bas come across the Cycle News desk in
a long I1me. "'!be champ w1ll come
equipped with BaWl-Bearing and fuel injection, Scream-lined body and two lungpower. He w1ll also have the t1nest in
water cooled exbaustand c:ba.Dgeab1e seat
covers. '!be decision whether champ w1ll
be a racer or a tropby girl w1ll be kept
secret unl1l the event." U you haven't
guessed alreadY, it was a birth announcement from DOD and Hope England, expectant parents and owners of Hunl1ngtoo
Beach (Calif.) Cycle Park.
MOTORCYCLE SAFETY COURSE
Robert Mullaney w1ll offer" Teaching
Motorcycle Safety and Rider Training"
for UCSB extension, June 16-26, at San
Marcos H1gb School. The fee is $60.
HURD-SMITH KAWA 3 ENTERS 12·H
Steve Hurd w1ll enter the same Kawasaid Mach III that finished 8th in the
recent Baja 500 in the ACA 12-hour
Production road race marathon at Willow Springs, Calif. this weekend. Darned
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DEMOCRACY IS DIFFICULT
It's unfortunate that AI Mark's guest
ed1tartals were run. He is 1lllqual1f1ed to
write about today's AFM, being uninvolved in it. He may be upset because be
ran for L.A. Chapter aff1ce and was defeated. Perhaps be Is pro-rider, buU've
never seen him out l1fl1ng baybales,
waYlng flags, or pusb1ng a troom. Al
proudly speaks r:I. bis big mouth (ask
bim!). His main funct10n in the AFM is
to make chlIpter meel1ngs unpleasant.
Constructive criticism is beaul1tul,
but Mr. Mark bas no tact. '!be persoonel
be attacks have sometb1ng in common:
they want road racing to continue and
grow. Those who ride realize thatiftbey
don't do the work they are doing, they
may wind up with no races to nm at
Orange County.
As road racing grows, controversy w1ll
arise concerning the directions it Is to
take. 1 work for the AFM because it Is
founded on principles of democracy, and
these principles could be better utillZed
if more people would take prtde in the
club, get involved and informed, and
thereby help insure a good future for
the sport.
ED LIGHT
Vice Pres., L.A. Chapter AFM
COMMENT: Cycle News is extremelY
proud or the example the AFM has set so
rar as a democratic racing aS911cialion
that worl
