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CD .. ... & ,... '" .,.: N C- « ~ w Z W ..J U > U Kenney 4th in Euro m-x By Snowflake. the racetrack hound In case you people don't know who I am; I'm Snowflake, the self-appointed journalist/photographer for the American Moto-Cross Team. When Bryan Kenney, the AMXT manager, was on the West Coast, 1 managed to waggle my way into his outfit. During the 1971 season you will be hearing from me regularly, all about the A.1\1XT Project 1971. The project has gotten off to a good start. Already Bryan and his wife Laurie have the machinery and transporta tion in order at their old base of operation near Le Mans. He had a job to find a good used car, to pick up his new bike from the Husqvarna Importer in Paris, and make it to his first European meeting April 12th. Little by little he will now be making arrangements for transport, bikes and race contracts for Bob Grossi and Barry Higgins, so that the Team will be ready to go right to work when they arrive for the Belgian GP. The race on April 12th was decidedly different from the motocross events I've been following in America. The course itself was simply a bone-eruncher; a relentless washboard of rock and sand that wound' in every direction over a forested hillside. It was sunny, in the 80's (degrees), and the motos, which numbered three, were thirty minutes each. There were 20,000 spectators, ten nations represented, and a lot of flags and colorful banners. Bryan brought home a 4th over-all, missing third by a simple mis-shift in the very last seconds of the final moto. First went to J orgen Enequist, a very fast, up-coming Swede; second to Wolfgang Muller, No.2 in Germany behind Adolf Weil; third to the Finn, Lemuskoski. Considering the string of Europeans and Scandanavians that came in behind Bryan, we were quite satisfied with a 4th. During a great part of the second moto, we actually carried the flag out in front, lap after lap, until Bryan became so tired Ire couldn't keep the twist-grip from slipping shut. He fell all .the way back to sixth before the heat ended. He would have fallen farther back had all the other riders not suffered from heat and exhaustion. After the final he dropped into his caravan and didn't move until late in the evening. 1 think 1 must make him do some long distance running this week. From that race, which took place at Soucelles, near Angers in France, we go to another in temational event up near the English Channel. Until then, . --Snowflake PACER IS PACESETTER IN BAJA! Straight·cut primary drive gears reduce friction, heat by removing side-thrust from crankshaft, contrib· ute to all power-adding equipment. For AT-1. CT-l. DT·1. RT·l Yamaha Enduros. 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The idea of BSA-Triumph's American president, Mr. Peter Tprr.ton, the match races set sLx Americans Gary Nixon, Dick Mann, Jim Race, Dave Aldana, Don Castro, and Don Emde - against five Britons - Daytona hero, Paul Smart, and other road race experts, Ray Pickrell, Percy Tait, John Cooper and Tony Jefferies. All riders rode the spectacular three-cylinder BSA and Triumph Daytona-type racers. Smart and Pickrell led the British attack by winning all six races. In addition, Pickrell, and Cooper rode so fast that they equaled the lap records at Brands and Mallory, respectively. But the Americans battled magnificently under severe conditions. First Gary Nixon was eliminated from the series when he crashed at Brands during practice and crushed a bone in his left hand. Earlier, he had set impressive practice laps. In addition, the British team was armed with brand new machines, but four of the five Americans rode 1970 rO L MOTORCYCLE RECORD DRAG CHAMPIONSHIPS June 19-20 Record Runs, June 19 Eliminations, June 20 The Notional Hot Rod 'Association will certify all records set at this event and they will serve as standards for future competition. o IN CASH ... Plus Contingencies. Any Company may offer contingencies by colling David Garvin (502) 842-8102 PRE-ENTRY DISCOUNT Entry. fee at strip will be $10. Sove $5 by sending nome, address, type· of bike(s) and check for $5 per bike to: ~BEECH BEND The Nation's finest drag racing facility. INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY Bowling Green, Kentucky Daytona bikes, which were definitely not as quick around the twisting English circuits. Of the Americans, only Mann rode the latest type bike, and he used it to garner the third highest score of the series with doggedly consistent performances. British race fans were also impressed by Don Castro, the 21-year old AMA number five who had previously ridden in less than ten road races. Castro quickly adapted to the lough conditions of British short circuit racing to score a third place in his rust meeting. He failed to finish two races, once when his bike threw a rod, and once when the throttle jammed open and he fell. But he finished only one point behind Don Emde, who suffered gearbox problems with his BSA throu~out the races. BRANDS HATCH RESULTS First Race (12 laps - 14.88 miles): I. Ray Pickrell (GB, BSA), 2. Paul Smart (GB, Triumph). 3. Dick Mann (USA, BSA), 4. Percy Tait (GB, Triumph), 5. Don Emde (USA, BSA), 6. Don Castro (USA, Triumpb), 7. Dave Aldana (USA, BSA), 8. Tony Jefferies (GB, Triumph), 9. Jim Rice (USA, BSA), 10. John Cooper (GB, BSA). Winner's Time: 12M liS - 73.28 mph. Fastest lap: Mann, 58.28 - 76.70. Second Race: 1. Pickrell, 2. Smart, 3. Castro, 4. Mann, 5. Tait, 6. Jefferies, 7. Emde, 8. Aldana, 9. Race, 10. Cooper. Winner's Time: 11M 18.6S - 77.79 mph. Fastest lap: Pickrell, 56.2S 79.43 mph. Scores: GB 61, USA 49. MALLORY PARK RESULTS First Race (11 laps - 14.85 miles): I. Pickrell, 2. Cooper, 3. Mann, 4. Jefferies, 5. Emde, 6. Aldana, 7. Rice. No other finishers. Winners Time: 10M 8.8S - 88.54 mph. Fastest lap: Pickrell, Smart, 53.6S - 90.67 mph. Second Race: 1. Smart, 2. Pickrell, 3. Cooper, 4. Mann, 5. Castro, 6. Aldana, 7. Rice, 8. Emde. No other finishers. Winner's Time: 9M 55.8S - 89.72 mph. Fastest lap: Cooper, 52.0S - 93.46 mph. Scores: GB 53, USA 48. Overall: GB 114, USA 97. COULTON PARK RESULTS First race (5 laps - 13.75 miles): I. Smart, 2. Pickrell, 3. Cooper, 4. Mann, 5. Tait, 6. Jefferies, 7. Emde, 8. Rice, 9. Aldana, 10. Castro. Winner's Time: 9M 5.6S - 91.09 mph. Fastest lap: Smart, 1M 47.2S - 92.72 mph. Second Race: 1. Smart, 2. Mann, 3. Cooper, 4. Tait, 5. Jefferies, 6. Rice, 7. Castro, 8. Aldana, 9. Emde. No other finisher. Winner's Time: 9M 9.6S 90.43 mph. Fastest lap: Smart, 1M 48.2S - 91.8 mph. Scores: GB 69, USA 40, Overall: GB 183, USA 137. INDIVIDUAL SCORES 1. Pickrell and Smart 48,3. Mann 46,4. Cooper 37, 5. Tait and Jefferies 26, 7. Emde 25, 8. Castro 24, 9 .. Aldana 22, 10. Rice 20.