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VOLUME VIII
NUMBER 43
November 9.1971
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The Federation Internationale Motorcycliste. the world governing
body for the sport of moton;:ycling. has granted the AMA the
opportunity of hosting the International Six Days Trials for 1973. As
organizers of this annual world motorcycle endurance event. the AMA
will host 300 motorcyclists from more than 30 nations throughout the
world.
The ISOT. run each fall by an FIM member nation. is considered the
Olympics of motoTCycling. consisting of six continuous days of
endurance competition over rough, moutainous terrain.
American riders made their best performance to date at the 1971
ISOT. hosted by England on the Isle of Man. where they finished fourth
in World Cup competition. American teams will journey behind the Iron
Curtain to compete in Czechoslovakia in 1972.
As preparation for the 1973 event. the AMA will run a three-day trial
during 1972 at which FIM officials will scrutinize the efficiency of the
American operation.
AMA Executive Director Russ March comments, "Plans already have
begun. but we will need all the time we have remaining to properly
prepare for this event."
March continued, "This is a significant challenge to motorcyclists
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throughout the United States. The AMA will need as much of their
support as it can get to be a proper host to the greatest motorcyclists and
teams in the world. These men are accustomed to demanding first class
competition, and we want to do the best to provide it for them."
Formerly the honor of hosting the event has gone to a nation which
wins the World Trophy. top rize in the ISOT. Recently however. with
Communist countries seemingly unbeatable, the selection had broadened
and the U.S., with its remarkable 4th place finish this year, won the
opportunity to invite all those tourist marks. pounds and rubles over
here. Chalk up another giant step for the new AMA.
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