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SPECTATOR LIABILITY AltO PARTI· ClPANT I.SURA.CE FOR TRACK OWNERS, PROMOTERS AND CLUBS ~ BUSINESS PACKAGES- MOTORCYCLE & AUTOMOBILE - LIFE l ACCIDENT. s. HAIlItIS· ....SKy OF MICHAEL BENDER" ASSOCIATES, 'NC. 5225 WILSHIRE IIOULEYAItD, Suite 717 L.A., C.,UI. t0036 (2131 137·2011 BROKER INQUIRIES INVITED. .. Penton - Hodaka Yamaha - BSA Husqvama Norton 1223 Ave. I Lancaster (.05) 942-9624 Torsten Hallman Racing, Inc. West Coast Dist. for PENTON Mo11lrcycles Torslen Hallrun special deslen I....... .. racine equipment U.s. DI.t.lor Trallebore Moto-Cross tire. For dealer Info. write or call 5345 T1mken St., La Me .., Cal. 92041 (714) 4iO-1402 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• MOTO-X BOOTS 17" High Lace & Buckle . story aod Pbotos by G.L. Barton RIVERSIDE. CAL .• Aug; 31, 1969- Despite .-r 100 degree temperatures aod some breath-robbing smog. c10Be to 100 riders sbowed for a Amateur-OII1y meet at the Canyon Crest area near Riverside. ProceedS for the meet will be golog to aid Jim Wllsoo. now campa1go1ng motocross 10 Europe. Youtbful WUsoo bas been the Number 1 rider for the past two years In the Southern Callforo1a Trials Assoctal1on. Last year Jim began to dabble 10 the motocross game and made a meteoric rise in the sports. '!beS.C.T.A, believes 10 suPporl1ng their riders espectaUy when they have done so much for the cause of Trtaltog. Severa! Expert and Master riders were on band Swxlay to cbeck the secl10ns and also were a1d1og the Amateurs with any problems they might be having with a parl1cular traP• Compel1l100 Secretary. Jack Ward headed a crew consisting of Bob Grove. Bob Lersch, Duane Stone and tb1s writer 10 laying out the secl1ons. Much care was taken 10 the design of tbe secl10ns so tbat each would have Its own parl1cular cballenge. Section 1 had a very tricky entrance. with three possible lines. Two of tbe lines would almost surely require a dab while the l10e to take for a clean was especially tricky. On secl10n 3 the riders were faced with a good climb and a very tricky exit. About 20 feet from the "Secl1on Ends" card. riders made a gentle right turn over some vicious stones and then left over more rocks to reacb the exit. Half-way through traP 5 there was a small pUe of rocks. not parl1cularly , d1tf1cult to get over. but ooe had to attack them perfectly or he would not be 10 line for a narrow gap between two larger rocks. '!be sand wasb that made uP secl10n 6 did not' give too many riders problems, but Is worth meol1oo1og for a newly learned tecbo1que. When Sammy MUler Tim Hicol plunks tlwoueh the rock. on hi. Ossa. and Pedro Pi were quesl10ned concerning sand riding techniques, botb stressed the Importance of the rear brake. Il the bike weaves from side to side, they lightly drag the rear brake. This pulls tbe rear wheel down and straightens the b1ke. It takes some pracl1ce to knowhow much brake to apply, but the trtckworks very well. '!be last secl1on, number 8, Included a very d1W.cult climb with some giant sized and their riders wtll appear more closely related to tbe great unwashed public. hence more tolerated and accePted. "P,ri-;.g Affe.da.'" By Btll Blakeslee " Last Saturday I had the pleasure of 1ospect1og aod sampling a new park for racers. At tb1s stage of its loIancy it Is fun to contsmplate what the park's f1oa1 potential might be._..& mUe and a half road race course over there, sbort track aod TT together here and over that way the motocross course. Hmmmm. might as well throw 10 a trials secl10n - alsol As everyooe knows, not just hard work nor even an abuDdaoce DE m-o-n-e-y makes 8UCCess aulDmal1c. Rather it takes tbose tb10gs PLUS. '!be plus ts some one person to ramrod the whole tb10g through, to see the "Big Picture." to take a chance and start it, and to ra11y about him all the otbers with needed talents. $41e95 Size & -12 MI Glores- lI,ci wi'. rl"er fi.ger glards $1.95 Size - S - M- L California residents add 51' sale. tax Currently tb1s "ooe" ts the irrepressible Wes Cooley. Controversy may be his middle oame, but there he Is, wi th 300 acres of laod. He just purchased the old Aotelop Va1ley Raceway 10 Palmdaie, Calli. 00 it stands a drag strip, parking lot, tower. fencing, clOcks, lights and a public address system. All it lacks now are tbose listed above - hard work and money, which Wes will soon s\IPply. Specialized Triumph - Honda Repairs· Custom Racing· Enlines Machine Work • Meti ..e Kits Cyl. Sorine • Hud Portine 'MIKE BURKE Motorcycle Specialties ts178 Raymer St. Van Nuys, Cal. 91406 Telephone (213) 7.0-4779 DESERT SET UP SCRAMBLES Send for full I ine catalog of competition & road riding clothing & boots. Womens sizes in some boots. Phone 1101-644-9184 or write Bullaco boulders tbat really had the compel1tors working. '!be loop was quite short, approximately a mile 10 length, but tbe intense heat and smog dropPed several of the less physically tit riders. Those who persevered uodoubltly picked uP mucb knowledge and skUl tbat wtll aid them In future events. (Results on page 20) "SIX-DAY SITUATION· "Six mooths ago I couldn't spell 10- juneer and now I are one." That's how fast things change. Wasn't long ago that not too many Amertcaos knew whatISDT stood for, let alone wanted to go to it. The U.S. ts allowed 40 entries In tbe loteroal1ooal 6-Day Trial, 1ocludtog all teams and private riders. This y'eBr all the spaces are fllled and there 15 a standby list cit twenty more. One tb10g seems clear: somehow the riders that are to represent the U.S. will have to be selected. Selecl10n 00 the merit of ability would be tbe logical way but what events 10 tb1s country do we have that would be meao1ogful? The twoday Berkshire Trials Is the only one tbat comes to mind. . Word is that tbe Jackp10e will be changed enough to simulate 6-Days Trial cood1l100s. Neither of tbose, however. would help tbe west much so an event Is being p1aooed right here In the Sao Bernardino Mountains. U 10terest 10 this new d1recl1on of multiple day enduro/trials conl1nues, tbe sport shall be tbat much richer. A side benefit wU he our improved image with tbe general public. For the macb10es will be dual purpose mounts that are capable of being ridden 10 civlliZal10n We .peclallze In oJlly Bultaco "BIGFOOT· Back 10 the pre-h1Wie days he wore a Egypl1ao life sign on his Bell forehead. Coot1oua11y rtsing to new heights, Gordon Jeoo1ogs now heads uP the east coast "Cycle" maga.z1oe. He also does a corner 10 the sister publical10n called "Car and Driver". Coming to tbe newsstand now Is an issue 10 wbtch Gordon does asbortstory on his recollecl1oos of "Bigfoot". It is quite eoterta1otog and loca1 road raetog enthusiasts will ftod it doubly so. '!be story will han extra entertainment to those wbo can see who the subject really ts underneath that f1cl1ous oame of Bigfoot. It's really one of Mr. Jeoo1ngs' better efforts and I encourage all to read it. It Is sbort enough to read ai the newsstand but" Car aod Driver" 15 good enough to buy on its own merit. TAMPER-PROOF CABLE LOCK Unquesl100ably one of the finest cable locks made, tilts Aragon product safeguards .motorcycles and otber valuable possessions: Heavy duty extruded brass forms the twisted cable body and 4-p1o tumbler cyUnder. Top quality durable vinyl sheaths tbe body 10 attractive colors. This lock can be opened and closed only by use of the key. Two keys are SuPplied. 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