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CYCLE WORLD SHOW All plans are· now complete for the biggest custom vehicle show ever seen in the Los Angeles, Calif., area. It's the 11 th Annual International Custom Car, Motorcycle and Hot VW's show set for' April 15-18 at the Los Angeles Sports Arena. This show brings together acres of custom car creations, the latest styling trends in choppers and new ideas in off-the-road vehicles. A wild all-new creation will be shown in the "Ice Truck" super rod. Styling of the 80's is here today, as you see the "Predicta" t bubble top car of the future. Test your skills on the trials course or take it easy and watch the free motorcycle racing movies. Motorcycle fans will also see the Daytona winning BSA, with a top speed of over 170 mph and the worlds only V-8 motorcycle, the Moto Guzzi, capable of over 180 mph. Memories of the past can be seen as the L.A. Fire Department presents it's old Amoskeg Steamer and an antique "Keystone Kop" paddy wagon will be shown by - the Los Angeles Police Department. Don't t:J1iss the smogless "The Mon electric car and Tom ,Goose" McEwen's 1970 Plymouth Duster with a speed of 214 mph in 6 seconds. In addition to these exciting features, you'll enjoy the Modelrama Model Car Contest and a custom bicycle contest. Hear Standels hattie of the bands and see the Wick Light Show. Style shows, queen contest and karate demonstrations are all part of the "Greatest Show on Wheels". Manl' Motocross By Dan Basinski PHOENIX, ARIZ., April 4, 1971 - In the motocross held at Manzanita Speedway this Sunday Dan Croyle (Sac) outran the 125 Sr. class three times for easy wins. Craig McCann (Gre) did the same in the 250 Jr. class, but a close battle raged among Larry Ayers (Yam), '" Ed Wille (AjS) and Trent Stump (AjS) ~ for the other three places. They finished '" in that order. ~ In the Open Jr. class Gerald Pratton G' (CZ) won two mo-tos which earned him ... first in class. Dan Basinski (AjS) easily .::l won the other moto but the water hole ::;: C ("SPECIAL TO CYCLE NEWS") While the U.S. Ping Pong Team was getting itself skunked by the hot paddles of Red China, some of America's better road racers were over in England this weekend suffering a worse fate at the hands of Britain's road race wizards. In practice Wednesday at Brands Hatch for the coming Friday's first of a 3-race series, Gary Nixon hit an oil slick and got off, breaking two bones in his left wrist. The game redhead nevertheless says he hopes to ride the upcoming U.S. National Road Race Championship at Atlanta, Ga. April 25. Until the crash, Nixon was the fastest U.S. rider there, traveling on a good-will exhibition tour for BSA-Triumph Inc. Britons including Ray Pickrell and Paul Smart on BSA and Triumph respectively romped over the remaining Americans, Smart winning despite a broken finger. Dick Mann was the fastest Yank, garnering a 3 rd and 4 th at Brands and turning in the same performance at Mallory Park on the next day. N o§. « ~ w Z w I -' U >- U ~';:n ~ ~~s r'f::ia~f ~~s ~~js~nto~~ ~ YAMAHA FACILITIES Yamaha International's corporate facilities and western regional distribution center in Buena Park, Calif., had its formal opening March 26. Included on the 20-acre site are a modem, two-story 43,000 square foot office and a 125,000 square foot warehouse and service building. With the sole exception of straight line record attempts, the AMA Competition Congress should banish wide-open noisemakers from 'the sanctioned scene. The cost of silencing our sport voluntarily is cheap compared to the price we are paying in lost land and outright banishment of motorcycle riding. If the AMA finnly outlaws noise now, we have a good chance of holding our own against the anti-motorcycle forces until the beat is off. After a couple of years, if they want to, the Competition Congress may choose to allow some more events to run wide-open. But for the time being, even motocross, flat track and road racing should muffle up. Not only funriders are causing the crackdown on "noisy motorcycles." Interested legislators, councilmen and park people go to motorcycle races to see what motorcycling is all about. They've classed ours as a "noisy sport," like skeet shooting, and this classification rules out many locations where we could ride, if done quietly. The motorcycle sport has enjoyed great prosperity, thanks to the number of fans turned on by riding for fun themselves. Now AMA can ,consolidate the gains the sport has made 'by contralling the one great detriment to enj.oyment, harmful noise. New fails WIth normal hearing overwhelmingly name "the noise" as the one thing they disliked most about the first races they witness. This was not the case in Madison Square Garden, however, when AMA short track races were run with silencers experimentally required. Exhaust racket was tamed from a painful 110-115 DbA wide-open reading down to a reasonably endurable 85 to 95. I should emphasize that the roar of the motors was no less impressive than similar races I've experienced blasting wide-open through my brain. If anything, it was more impressive. The silenced engines under power put out the loudest sound, and at that it was no louder than a wide-open expansion chamber idling. There are those who will say, "take away the sound and you take the fun away." To them I answer, don't knock it until you've tried it. A reasonable level of AMA sanctioned noise to set would be 95 dbA at 50 feet. Silencers are available costing from $9 to $12 that can quiet bikes down to that level. Many clubs and race tracks have already taken the wise step of self-enforced silencing. The situation in the crowded west is so bad that they don't have to be told to muffle up - it is a necessity for survival. As the problem maves inexorably out across the nation, more riders will feel the rusty gates of officialdom, closing, on his sport. Noise is not the only problem motorcycling has to solve to survive. But is the worst enemy we have. We look for the AMA to lead us to more and better motorcycling, through quiet racing. By Charles Clayton II'XOII IIEAIS WI'ST 'II EIIGLAIID o home first place money. Some crafty 1:: riding through the water hole enabled 5 him to get by Byron Boaz (Mai) and <> Dennis Himes (Gre) in the first and .::l third heats. Himes won the other moto. ~ Ross is undefeated by local riders since he went to the Open class some six KAWASAKI 350 THREE. For the enthusiast who is faint of heart but months ago. still lusts for the snappy lines of a Mach 3, Kawasaki proudly announces (Results on page 22) LET'S OUTLAW NOISE' • .... en Willialls Tops Boise TT C"allpions"ip By jay Lacey BOISE, IDAHO, April 11, 1971 - For the first time in some five years the Boise Spring Opener TT Championship has returned to the Pacific Northwest. Mark Williams, aboard the Love Brother Triumph, grabbed the lead at the opening flag and kept it to the end. Mark Brelsford (H-D) copped fast time money, ran second for eig/lt laps, then slipped slowly to fourth. Dave Hansen, steady throughout, kept the pace and finished second while Portland, Oregon's Sonny Burres, the Expert trophy dash winner, main tained third. . . Randy Scott of Corvallis, Ore., aced the junior division doing his thing in both the trophy dash and main event. Riding the Gary Davis_ Triumph, Randy led throughout losing his lead only once to the hard charging Californian, Gary Scott (Tri) who was relegated to second. Rick Cook was th ird. As in the other two events, the first lap leader was the Novice winner. Steve Baker's hole-shot on the troops did the deed as he led the entire ten laps on a Yamaha fending off the trophy dash winner Delbert Annor (Yam) with Scott Brelsford (Bul) third. A complete report of the weekend's events will appear next week. (Results on page 22) the new 350SS Three. Preliminary horsepower reads out at 45 at 8,500 rpm with a top speed of around 110 mph. The bore/stroke dimensions are 53mm x 52.5mm. The all-new frame is of the conventional double-loop cradle design with 18-inch wheels. Exhaust pipe configuration is nearly identical to that of the Mach 3. Styling is the most "Americanized" yet to come from the Orient, utilizing a banana seat and sculptured fibreglass reminiscent of Harley's new Superglide, topped with some snazzy racing stripes. Not only that, but keep your eyes peeled for the racing version. Developing 55 bhp at 12,000 rpm, it'll go around 148 mph. - WATER fIR. PROPOSES BIKE PARK ANAHEIM, CAL., April 8, 1971 - A 632-acre trail-riding park for mini-bikes and motorcycles was proposed Thursday by the Anabeim Union Water Co. for a rugged area east of Yorba Linda. Donald M. Eversoll, vice president of the water company, said the investment would be $2.5 million and that the park will be built and operated by Anaheim Union. Included in the plan will be a 60-acre park-like area for families, equipped with picnic tables, playground equipment, a softball diamond and other recre.ation facilities. • Most of the development will consist of motorcycle trails over rugged hills and through canyons on the property, which Hes north of Experanza Road 2\12 miles east of Imperial Highway. The company asked for a conditional use permit, but zoning administrator Ray Reed delayed his review until April 22 so he can inspect the property. Eversoll said the company's park would be family-oriented, and that one riding course would be set aside for mini-bikes only. • .aJa Wins again! .' Desert M.e. Hare & Hound 3·28-71 Trailbike Class 1st Randy Milligan-Baja 100 (Ex.) 4th Mike Hayes-Baja 100 1st (Jr.) 5th Jim Summers-Baja 100 (Ex.) the HarleyDavidson ___~ outpsrfonQsrs