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OUTRIDERS CLASS AT lCIIlGIITS ..e. RU. TIle Ku1gIlts M.C. know aDd appreciate that If It _ ' t for the "outriders" (people who doD't belong to cla) Southern Callfornta road runs would fall on their faces. So the Ku1gIlts are featuring a special dress competition for outriderS at the1r f1rSt annual poter run July 6. Starting time wW be from 8 to 10 a.m. at Pomona Barley-DaTidson, 1241 Holt Ave., Pomona, Callf. There'll be free coffee aDd donUts for eYer)'0De. The route will be just under 100 miles Ionc, through scenic country with a bare mlntmum d. freewaY rldlng. Club dress competition classes wW be featured as well, but the outriders woo't have to compete agalnst the uniform clubs, for a change. Games d. sldll and fun w11l entertain riders at tbe ftntsh and prlZes Include elQleDSive human hairpieces donated by the Vllla Capri of Glendale. There'll be no bike judglng, promises chairman BtU Miller, just good clean fun aDd sportsmanship. THE SPORT For those .00 want a m1Dlcycle willi motorcycle hanelllag qualities, but donot need the performance d. Bcvmnza's famous SUPer Hot One, Bonanzanowotters Its little brother, the Sport 50, for under $300. TIle Sport 50 retains all features d. the 8IlPer Bot except that It uses a 50cc 6-1/2 lIP Z-stroke eqgl.De built to Bonan- KAlA TRAVELER MEETS FAMOUS DOCTOR Intrepid voyager Jim Parks, right, with his Kawasaki 350cc Avenger, Is given a seud off by Dr. Christian Barnard In Capetown, South Africa. Dr. Barnard, the famous heart surgeon, was Interested in the distance Involved In Jim's proposed route. .Tun w11l travel north through Africa, the MIddle East, Europe aDd on to Moscow, Russia. So far as we know, this Is the first time a motorcycle tourist has been grated a visa to Moscow. Jim has ridden oyer 5.000 miles on his za's spec lflcations, with 4-speed transmission. It adds front wIleel brakes and new round-prd.1le tries. The Sport 50 has the Super Hot's new fork design that has been pralsed by such elQlerts as American Motorcycle Champloo Gary Nlxoo and former champion Joe Leonard. For more Information write Bonanza Industries, Incorporated, 1'7'75 South First Street, San Jose, Callfornia 95112. U·,..·old L1nu Conton .111 be ... Trophy Qu_ of til. Exports ...c. Indop_ _co Day w.' Of 100ce G,..4 Pr;. A••••lCe4 wo.k.do Re•• SAN DIEGO, CALIF. - The ElQlerts Motorcycle Club d. San Diego have annOWICed that the Independence Day weekend w11l be the date d. their second annual l00cc GraDd Prix Motorcycle Races. The AMA sanctioned program w11l be held at the beautlful 8/10 mile Southhay speedway on otay Mesa near Chula Vista where the Inaugural race was held last year. The program w11l be for motorcycles of less than 101cc displacement exclusively but w11l feature races for eYery class holder of an AMA Sportsman's Card. With the exceptioo d. the 25 lap Powder Puff race, the f1rst five flnt.sbers may compete In the next class. Thus the winDer d. the Nonce 45 lap a1I'a1r, if he Is good enough, could possibly take the 50 lap amateur race also aDd on uP to the '70 lap Ezpert event. The track wW be 0I*l at 11 a.m. Saturday for practice so eYeryooe can acquaint themselves wUh the course aDd get their gear1ng set uP the way they like It. I Last year's event attracted the cream of l00cc speclal1sts from Callfornia, Arizooa, Nevada, Oregon and Washlngton who pitted their riding sktll and ~ ability against each other In one of the most rewarding race programs of the year. The ElQlerts say that there Is plenty d. room for campers and a cooling ocean breeze Is promised for that weekend. So load uP the tamUy and your hottest hundreds and come down aDd capture one d. the bauttful 4 foot tall tropb1es that are being ottered for being the 100cc champion d. the West. For Informatloo write ElQlerts Motorcycle Club, 251 Paden Dr., Spring Valley, Callf. or call Mr. Mlelt at ('714) 4'79-4959. J. c. Api". fIt._I. /11M $atlCtI_d fltof•• a1011al TT STEEPLECHASE Til•• FIi,.,... JUNE 21. .11. Br.d IIEW 5/1 ell track tlrt, ."&IIlly ....,. Pit Gate. ClpOII 5 poL 1st RACE 8:38 ,.11I, Adall ••lon 52.00 - $2.50 Kid. 6-12 50¢ (... dor 6 FREE) FREE PARKING Take a friend to a motorcycle event this weekend. J 1m Para .. ri &hI, dlseu.... hi. planned Sou.. 011 hoarl Ir...pl..t famL Kawasaki with all the extra weight shown and has had no trouble d. any kind. He reports the bike handles well at all speeds. Dr. Barnard readily crasped the sc1eDWlc prlnciPlee d. the molDrcycle's reYOlutlonary capac1t01" d1Bc:IIarp Ip1tlon system ut1llzlnlr surface gap IlPUkplup by Cbampioo. Torco au aDd DIm10P T1res are also spoosorlnc the triP. Jim arces any riders plaDaiDC forelp tours to cat complete Informatlon 011 requirements for cr08S1ng international borders. OtherwLse, the de1lI7s caused by UDellpeCted obstacles can ruin Jour triP. The best source for this information Is the consulate of any country you propose to visit. rr:s'Is~!~!f.~!~.!.~!~!S §~ "'~ 18400~vermon:_Gard~na T WO Ea.1 Reached - Just Off .cr.e' l..'! Her......- & San D''''10 F rwy•. ~ ~ 50 Lap TT lIatilul - JII, 1211 . : ; Per Per Oil On Each Art III T Tear Oul and Present at Box Office III-SHOP CYLINDER BORlIIG CycleCyl Baremuter is a cylinder boring machIne spec1al1y designed for the small engine field. CycleCyl giftS a 2D-mtnute rebor1nc d. any motorcycle cylinder, produc1ng preclBion, mirrOl"llke "n'lIbes for every mab d. motorcycle. C)'eleCyl Baremaster.-blesany sIql to gift customers the In-sIql servlce they waDt. Results are precise, etiml-ttag long expeaatve boIIrlI d. boo- Inc. CycleCyl Baremutar reboree !D's betweea 1-1/4 and 3-1/2 lncbes. PrIced at ~UI.95 f.o)). Moaroria, caJIt. Sold exc1usift]y throug1l Araeoo DIst. Co.. Suite #102, 223 W. Camino Real. Monrovia, Callf. 91016. 15-year-old DALE HOPKINS and his dad, DENVER, make uP a very ba,ppy racing team although Dad admits. that Half·Mile hery FridlY Hile 8:IS ,. ~ - .111I Dr. Christian Barnard .ee' Tile Rider, 8, 8ill Har.er ~~~N~;o-:'"~ I Afrlca-lo-4Io.~DW trip 0 - DALE HOPKINS about all he does Is to drive the truck to and from the races and offer a lot of encouragement. Dale's Suzuki, bearing the yellow Amateur plate #619x Is a famlllar sight around District 3'7 TT races. The bike which Is tuned by Bud Parker of Dale Brown Motors In Long Beach has been raced successfully by young HopJdns to the extent that he Is 12th In Amateur point standings In the most populous AMA district. Dale Is a junior at EI Monte, Calif. High School and plans on racing for as long as be Is able. Denver HopJdns thinks It is a great sport for the wIlole family to partlclpate In with a teenage rider. Hefeels that there is no need to be concerned about juvenile delinquency among motorcycle racing YOUDgsters and opines that there Is no generation communication gap between a father and son wIlo haft afast little l00cc cycle In commCllb