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SNOWfLAIE Kenney In Europe Hi again folks, this is Snowflake reporting back from Bryan Kenney and the AMXT after two more harrowing races in France. Around the third week in April, we were admiring a well laid-out course on a steep billside just outside the village of Sourdeval. This race went quite well for the old man judging by his fourth overall for the day. During the better part of two The Author motos he was having it out with the Dutchman, Jan Keizer, and to my great relief came out ahead. A German, Hans Maisch, and a Swede, Keith Franzen, filkd the top two spots. These two countries really seemed to have discovered the magic breakfast cereal! Third place went to a Dane, Johannes Mortensen, one of the few four-stroke devotees still around. During morning practice I took my usual tour of the track afoot. It turned out to be a real EveI Knievel show "a La francaise", with two downhill jumps that sen t the riders soaring clear over a roadway cut sideways across the hillside. If a truck had been left in the > ::E road under the jumps, the tires of the bikes wo uld never have come near it. You had to literally hold your breath and fly, or you wouldn't make it. If you didn't make it, which haJlpened in two cases, you were a hospital\job. With two such jumps per lap, for a total of 45 laps including practice, I was sure worried Bryan would get carried away sooner or later. . After a short week of recuperation, I had a long siege in the backseat of the car on the way to the next race near Lyons. I fell asleep, and when I woke up we were deep in the Alpine foothills. This background was really enchanting for a motocross. It was a full day's exercise just following the track up and down the hills and through the corners. My conclusion was: a great motocross track except (and this exception goes far) for the sharp rocks that made up most of the ground surface. The start was something to see and hear. There were some .50 riders ready to kick up the dirt and rocks, and sure enough a stone planted myoid man right square on the nose only halfway down the straigh t. This sen t him reeling back to the taiIend, but he quickly got it together and wound up a surprising 10th place. I had my paws crossed for the second moto, but it didn't help! He got invovled in a downhill pile-up the very first lap and pushed the Husky back to the pits for a bit of straightening out. The third moto couldn't be any worse, or so I thouJ(ht. On the 9th lap just as he had workea up to a respectable position behind Nicoll, his rear tire went. By this time there were already six riders invalided alongside the announcer's stand with flat tires. It made me laugh. In the willner's circle the top riders to escape mishap were Pippola, Finland; Kalberer, Switzerland; and Dave Nicoll, England. I was lucky to get a pat on the head that night! I'll be doing my best to boost the morale this week and I'll keep you posted on any progress. Till later, Snowflake '" ~ w Z W ...J U >- U KEEP TAB ON THE SHOES Reports from Cycle News East LARRY PALMGREN charged his way to the main event win at the Springfield (Ohio) Half-Mile Opener on April 11; finishing behind him were such notables as DAVE SEHL, RONNIE RALL, LARRY DARR, and REX BEAUCHAMP•..seven days later, Palmgren made it two in a row, winning the 18th annual Billy Huber Memorial ahead of GARY FISHER, BART MARKEL, and Larry's younger brother, DENNY PALMGREN... the same day, Ronnie Rall took over where Larry left off and won at Springfield; Darr was second...Beauchamp won the Indoor Short Track event on April 10 at Toledo, Ohio. BOB FUSAN came through with his second consecutive National Championship Enduro win this season with an overall first at the Curly Fern National at Whiting, N.j., on March 28 with a neat score of 996; Ron Bohn (mediumweight) also scored 996 while Jack Penton could only total 986 for second in the bantamweight "B" c1ass...Motocrosser Jim Weinert guided his Maico to a rust overall in the 250cc class at the Handlebar Park MX, April 4, at State College, Pa. HODAKABILITY IT'S BEEN PROVEN YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR Viewfinders Grand Prix Indian Dunes April 17th & 18th, 1971 .::~ ... t., 100 Expert Class 1st Tom Zahnter - HODAKA - 100 Novice Class Rocky Morrison - HODAKA ....- Danny Sanchez - HODAKA Steve Pinneri - HODAKA Elsinore Grand Prix March 6 & 7, 1971 100cc Expert Class 1st - Jack Morgan - HODAKA That's two years in a row Simi Valley M.C. Hare & Hound Cornell Corners April 25, 1971 100cc Novice Class 1st - Ken Hemstreet - HODAKA 2nd - Steve Stevens - HODAKA 3rd - Don Eide - HODAKA Trailbike Class 1st - Jack Froleich (Expert) - HODAKA 1st - Thumper McDowell (Amateur) - HODAKA J .... CMC Motocross Carlsbad April 25, 1971 - .~ - ~- 100 Senior Class 100 Junior Class 1st - Mike Dubbs - HODAKA CMC Motocross Ascot April 22,1971 100 Junior Class 1st - John Reggi - HODAKA Deadman's Point Motocross Apple Valley April 18, 1971 HODAKA ... IOOCc'. 01 Trail Might PABATCO, Box 327, Athena, Oregon 97813 1st - J. Flores - HODAKA 2nd - F. Wilsford, Sr. - HODAKA 3rd - J. Harwood - HODAKA 100 Intermediate Class 1st - K. Hemstreet - HODAKA 2nd - R. Eliot - HODAKA 3rd - L. Brimer - HODAKA