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Cycle News 1969 06 24

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"I'll Let My Toenails Grow Long And Ride Barefoot Next Year!" By Ed Hertfelder These riders were supposed to k.ep up a 24 mph averae'. KUNKLE, PA., June 8, 1969 - All the real estate in Dallas Townsblp Is tilted and Jack Winter's layout crew came uP with many mUes of uPs and downs. otten the deciding factor in climbing a steep clay slope was the amount at. tread left 00 the rider's boots! ODe of the South Jersey eqduro riders clalms be'1l1etb1s toe nails grow long next year and ride barefoot. It thigh t help. The 24 mph overage was easy to maintain downh1l1. The hard part was keeping a motorcycle In sight and above ground level. The mud In tb1s run was underlald with a mat of tough roots and some of the rlderscame through with a front wheel a little higher and an astonished look on their face. Although this was the first national for the Back- Mountain Club, you would have thought they'd had it for years. Camping, spectator directions, and general organization were SUPerb. (Results on page 20) This mud only looks bottomless. It is underlaid willi a toul!' network of roots that kept riders from slnklne to bedrock. _A BARREL 19 • GY:l::~~ec~ II Sleeved 95 your Gyt kit barr.1 of EI Monte Sales and S.rvlce 2859 N. Durfee Ave. EI Monte, Cal. 91732 (213) 442-5800 Sle.v.d barr.1 saves costly replac....nt of barrel when scarr.d by broken rlne or s.lzed piston. Also allows for reborlne to .30 over. -. This looks like a !echnlcal Inspection or rest for a tired rider. This Space ONLY Call (213) $6.50 per week Ask for Tom 423-0431 Husqvarna & Penton Complete line of Torsten Hallman Racing Equipment Largest Stock of Motorcycles & Parts in the Los Angeles Area ALSO Suzuki, lundapp, M.l. & Montesa 11ate'f,t4le '4(213) 415-4541 2 CYCLE CITY Moto-x Accessories & Equipment 10673 W. Pica Blvd., West Los Anaeles. Cal. Cycle-Land Speedway Chico, Calif. May 17, 1969 Beginners main Mike Rooney 1st XC100 Scratch main Del Silva 1st XC100 Sunny Valley Speedway "B" flat track Grants Pass, Oregon May 4, 1969 Jerry Shippy 1st XC100 Trophy Dash Kids class: "A" main "A" flat track Peter Simonsen 1st XC100 Peter Simonsen 1st XC100 M B SPORTCYCLES· 311 E. ALEXANDER AVE., TACOMA. WASHINGTON 98421 ...

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