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. ... .... '" o I!l. ~ w Z w BEAUDRY TOPS AT GOOSE HOLLOW ~ u >- u By Jerry Shipman Photos by Tilman Kreft overall. Constant Open winner Bob Leach led the second moto with a fine start, right behind Poulin and in front of Beaudry. Bob had just passed Rick and was trying to stretch his lead when his bike started to sound "different". Finally on top of the big hiJI it quit altogether so Bob coasted down to the pits where a close inspection revealed a stuck piston. So GOOSE HOLLOW, ORE., Aug. 22, 1971 - If a number ever meant anything, Number 1 Maico·mounted Mark Beaudry certainly figured righ t. Mark not only won the Open Expert but had to beat out Washington's Rick Poulin, also Maico-mounted, to win here much for Bob. The third moto was a real bang-up affair with Beaudry, Cook and Poulin really having a wild time of it. Beaudry was smooth while Cook and Poulin looked spectacular but lost a little traction each time. With the last lap to go a genunine cliff.hanger was about to take place. Cook's scooter started inching up on Poulin. Rick kept looking back to check on him. On the last comer Poulin tried to cut the course a little too much so CMC flagman John Barlett sent him back to the poin t of infraction. Poulin hurried back, turned around getting into the benn and stalled his engine. Rick quickly pushed out but didn't see Cook coming by. Rick nudged him, stalling the other bike. It was quite a sight watching both men pushing their machines with Poulin about a foot ahead. All of a sudden, smooth old Mark Beaudy came down off the comer under full power and zapped both of them for the overall victory. Rick learned a lesson today because he was clearly the fastest Open rider after Leach's bike expired. Iron Man Bill Cook won all three 250 Expert motos but not quite as easily as he wanted because Don Schaberg from Tilamook tried his best. Hodaka enthusiasts everywhere have Doug aines from Washington goes through a downhill sweeper leading up to a series of small jumps. heard of Harry Taylor. Harry is an engineer for Pabatco in Athena, Ore. the importer for Hodaka. Harry has gone back to motocross again. This was his second week and he looked great. Harry didn't win the 125. Expert class because of a wreck on one comer but showed the rest of the riders and spectators some great style and finesse. Winner of the class was Ken Buirly of Salem, on a Penton, who'gave Taylor more than he could handle. . AID TO ECOLOGY Electric Cycle That Works By H. L. Miller \N I N A BELL HELMET OF YOUR C::HOICE FIll In entry blank below COMPLETELY. Contest ends midnight November 30,1971. Winner to be selected by drawing December 1. 1971. Notification by Registered Mall. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. ~::M ~ CYCLE ISEND $1 FOR CATALOG I HOUSE INTRODUCTORY PRICES EFFECTIVE THRU NOVEMBER 30. 1971 LIST LIST INTRO. 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I I I COMPLETE LINE OF ACCESSORIES SHOWROOM: 1420A s. VI LLAGE WAY SANTA ANA, CA. (714) 836·1454 "WHERE THE SANTA ANA AND NEWPORT FREEWAYS MEET" CUSTOMER PAYS FREIGHT AT DELI· VERY. CALIFORNIA RESI DENTS ADD 5% SALES TAX. SEND CHECK OR MONEY ORDER TO, THE CYCLE HOUSE. Dept. CN P. O. Box 10059, Santa Ana. Ca. 92711 PALO ALTO, CAL. - A silent, smogless and electric motorcycle, scrounged from odd parts, may set the pattern for an attack on pollution. "Is it electric?" the startled observer shouts. "Yeab" the motorcyclist shouts back. A~d the rider continues on his way to the whir of sprocket chain, the whir of tires on macadam and the click of electrical relays. The rider is Dr. Allen D. Wood, a Lockheed Missiles & Space Co. engineer. The object of the exchange is his electrical-powered mo torcycle buil t from junk and surplus parts, except for the storage batteries. One good source of surplus parts, scrounged from all over the area, has been stored at Oakland, Calif., airport. "I built it" Wood said "because I wanted to ~ow that wban electric veh icles are possible and practical today. I wanted to show it is possible to eliminate air pollution from automotive exhausts. "What people notice most, though, is that there's no noise. I guess I've eliminated noise pollution too." at the ammeter will tell the rider whether he is going up a sligh t grade (more power consumed). Also, the volmeter, as it shifts from 12 to 24 to 36 volts, tells which. "gear" he is in as the batteries are switched from three in parallel to two parallel, one in series, to all three in series. The drive unit is direct via a 4.9: 1 chain reduction to the rear wheel. Total weight is 300 pounds which includes 150 pounds of batteries. "On paper," WDod said, "I've designed a two-passenger electric car. It would weigh 2,500 pounds including 1,000 pounds of batteries. It could go 100 miles at 40 miles per hour. "In the 1920s we had electric automobiles. They lost out to the internal combustion engine because of performance and convenience. "Internal combustion automobiles still have the same advantage, but now we have the severe disadvantage of air pollution from exhaust. Whether electric vehicles make sense depends upon your values. U you don't place any value on ecology, they probably don't make any sense." --1IIl!JI!lI!!!!~"~ The cycle is economical to operate. A nickel's wprth of electricity from a house-<:urren t outlet will completely recharge the three 12-volt batteries. The batteries are recharged every night, and, if Wood is in a hurry, he can get a "fair charge" in two or three hours. Top speed is about 35 miles an hour, "40 with the wind", and the range is about 40 miles at an average 30 miles an hour on a single battery charge. At 12 miles an hour,' the machine probably would go 100 miles, Wood estimates. The chassis of the bike is an Argentine-built 125cc machine that Wood found in a junk yard minus the engine. The DC series motor is rated 4% horsepower at 36 volts, and it once powered a golf cart. The three 12 volt, 80 ampere.hour lead-acid storage batteries are type 27 normally found in large cars or on trucks. The motor controls remain on the right handle grip, there is no cluteh, and the speed is varied with the right grip. Battery switching is from parallel to series via air-<:raft·type relays with mechanical interlocks. A volmeter and an ammeter give the driver clues on the charge remaining in the batteries. At the same time, a glance Dr. Allen Wood and his quiet electric bike. .