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Cycle News 1970 05 05

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.~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ ~ THAN THE BEST THE WORLD CHAM',OII COTA 247 "TRIALS" $1096 TIM HART - WINNER of the 250cc Expert MX Class at Saddle back Park Sunday, April 19th, on his 250cc, 5 spd. CAPPRA. In the 5DDcc Expert MX, TIM BLASTED OFF the line up the hill FIRST to show that MONTESA's have LARGE HORSES for HORSEPOWER!! TIM WON the 50Dcc Ex. MX but was protested because his 250cc CAPPRA 5 spd. was too small ! VIVA !! 2nd AMERICAII lITER-AM CHAMPIOII CAPPRA 360 G.P. M -I $1096 · S 801510• • 1.1'O.AI 1.1.61. CAPPRA 360 G.P. SCRAMBLER ( A vailabl e with large or small tank) $848 KENNY ROBERTS - RIDING and WINNING · hi s FIRST ASCOT TT MAIN on his brand NEW CAPPRA 5 Spd. 25Ooc, April 16th. KENNY had run only ONE TANK of GAS In hi s NEW MONTESA before ASCOT! VIVA!! 250 rING SCORPION ~~ t\ ALSO : IN THE NORTH: Placerville , CaI. 4/12/70 Open Expert MX: lst : JOHN GREENE - MONTESA (sponsor Carmichael Honda) 2nd: Jim McClinton - BSA Davis, Cal. 4/18/70 Open Ex. Scrambles: lst : JOHN GREENE - MONTESA (sponsor Carmi chael Honda) 2nd: Russ PoweII - BSA 3rd: STEVE BYERS - MONTESA Lodl , Cal. 4/19/70 175 Nov. Scrambles : . 1st: BI LL VANDER LAAN-MONTESA (' 64·17S·s stili going strong) Deadman's Pass , Ore. 4/12/70 Expert Tri als C lass : 1st: NEIL HINTON - MONTESA 2nd: Mi ke Oli ver - Bul. M o nt esa M ot or s , In c. / AND IN THE EAST : PETER LAMPPU on 250cc CAPPRA GP W ON the 250cc Ex. C las s at Midd leboro, Mass., Scrambles Sunday, Apri l 12th. Peter then t ook a CA PPRA 360 GP and WON t he OPEN EX. Class. How's that to start the season out by beating some excellent r iders In BOTH Classes! PETE j ust started back In competition after a 2 year l ayoff and chose MONTESA as his Mounts- WELCOME BACK PETE. VIVA !! EAST: Springfie ld , Mass. TRIA LS: 4·5 & 12/ 70 Am. Class-lst: PETE GAIMARI-eOTA 247. Maryland MX:250Ex.lst:MIKE CL EVE LAND CAPPRA 250 5 spd. All 3 Mota's. 500 Ex. lst : BILL KREBS-eAPPRA 360 GP. All 3 Mota's . 2nd: DON KI LBY-CAPPRA 360 GP. VIVA !! . 3 6 5 7 B e ve r l y Boule v ard ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ..lllII

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