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'" " g- o. ..... '" ~ o ~ w Z W ..J U >- U Marty Davis (41 and Chuck Claydon (21 have a nice dice going at EI Taro's weekly IT & ST events by the USRC . USRC TTIST By Buzz Baty EL TORO, CAL., Dec. 5, 1971 - It really wa s impossible to believe, when I left this track Friday night, it was a qu agmire . Now at noon Sunday it 's dry, hard and fast. Mike Myers and Scott Smith, the Golddust twin s of Riverside County, were o u t to try and pick up so me first place money. Mike did lo ok to have a hot hand, as he won the first 250 IT and ST events. At the start of the second 250 ST rac e, Mike got off th e line fast , but so d id the wh ole field, 14 riders in a cIose pack. It had to happen. Mike go t sideways in the first comer, ' Scott Smith co uld n ' t go hi gh or low, and so r ode straight into Myers. Davey Davis th en h it Smith hard with all three bikes ge t ti n g tangled in midair. Smith had th e worst of it, like b eing b etween .a r ock and a hard place , h is o wn m achin e, plus th e scoote r o f Davis, n ow lo cked t ogether , came down on Scott as he hit th e tr ack. Scott may have a broken sho ulde r but we wi ll have to wait for later word. Myers p acked up his busted Yamaha an d Scott 's, and calle d it a day. Davis came out of t he cras h with a bum right leg. But, as he said to his fat her when h e was back o n h is feet, " Hell , I d o n ' t need my right leg for short track," and Davey pro ceeded to rem ount, ri de, and p ick up first pl ace fo r th e d ay . (Resul ts on page 24) AN ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE BIRMINGHAM SMALL ARMS COMPANY, INC" EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR OF TRIUMPH, BSA, AND NOW RICKMAN-METISSE MOTORCYCLES IN THE U,S.A. .The Rickman learn f' The results CrEt, nearly perfect De rek and Don Ric km an have won enough Mot ocros s c hamp io nships to know what makes a bike a loser, or a winner. For over 10 years, they've been learning from the ot her motorcycle makers' mistakes-and building the most perfect Motoc ross competition bikes in the world. The Rickman-Metisses are the results of learning from others' mistakes. Unique Rickman Frame: The Brothers realize that a frame doesn't have to be heavy and bulky to be strong. They make their own frame of a lightweight, alloysteel. Then they hand-weld it with almost indestructible bronze welding. And coat it with nickel. The Rickman frame is unmatched for superb balance, strength, and handling. Horsepower vs. Weight: With the frame weight cut down, the horsepower/ weight ratio becomes higher. That means you can go a lot faster, a lot longer. 3 Ideal Models-3 Ideal Engines : The Brothers are offering a 125cc Motocross and a 125cc Enduro, each powered by a different single cylinder, piston port, 2stroke Zundapp. The Enduro develops max. h.p. at 6500 rpm; the Motocross at 7500 rpm . The th ird model is a 250cc Motocro ss. This is driven by a 250cc single cylinder, piston I?0rt Montesa with a compression ratio of 12:1 . Each engine is ideal for its purpose. Rich And erso n gets h is Ho nda h igh. Kirk Redd ing and his Mighty Maico .