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Preview Laguna 8eca Everything there Is to know about r LAGUNA SECA > "3 .., ~ Take Canyon de Ray Rd.. from fairgrounds to Laguna Seca Raceway • MONTEREY w Z ~--~ W ..J U 9 > U ~.: ...... .~- TOWER---,Y-...."Il...... \'" SOVTI1 OFIRST AID Yvon is the inan most likely to succeed at Monterey. By Art Friedman On July 21, 22, and 23, the Laguna Seca National Championship road race will be sponsored by Kawasaki .and Trippe~ox Associates. They couldn't have chosen a better location to generate interest in road racing. The course is challenging, requiring the utmost in rider ability, and it offers the spectator many excellen t van tage points. In addition, the race comes late en?ugh in the season, carries a $50,00Q pnze fund and enough poin ts that riders and manufacturers will be putting out a lot of effort. THE COURSE Ron Gran t, one of the top road racers in the world said of the course: "I agree with Stirling Moss that it is the best road course in America." I t is laid au t over and around hills and features devation changes of over 250 feet in its 1.9 mile length. From the start/finish line the course ri~s to' tum one, a flat-out tU,m, where it then eases to the left and drops away again. You keep the power on into turn two where you shut off and come down a gear or two. A shon straight connects turns two and three. Three is slightly faster. Beyond it the course rises and goes under a bridge where you brake for turn four, a blind uphill left hander. Between turns four and five is a long uphill straight that will make power count. A slight jog to the right sets you up for turns 6 and 6A. This set is an extremely tigh t left-right S called the "corkscrew". This is because the second half twists downhill, is off-camber and seems to armost wind under the first half. Turn seven is also blind and sweeps downhill with a closing radius. Turn . eigh t, a righthander, is connected to tum nine, a left-hand hairpin. Nine is the IMILE FROM THE COURSE- 1.9 MILES SMOOTH ASPHALT 30 FT IN WIDTH THE COMPETITION most irnportan t tum on the course because it leads back into the long front straighL Po~er will be important here. since the straigh t is uphill. .. Most Powerful . ... . .. MAleC .. .. COOPER MOTORS Kawasaki is probably the brand to catch. The only riders that they employ are top_notch pavement people. With CD CD I~- % iii := West of Mississippi !:!:: := 110 E. Santa Anita Ave. Burbank, Ca. 91 S02 Cl'Q SUPER - ...................................... ~lJtl'S8'-~tWl BONUS SALE Isassanll ~;~~ Mitnufaclunng 1117 Fountain Way. Anaheim, Cal. 92806 •.....•.....••..•••••...•••.•..••••.• Dirt Bike Insurance Fire & Theft Only 0- lOOcc $ 50.00 $ 50.00 $ 50.00 $100.00 $100.00 S 32.00 S 60.00 $ 70.00 $ 75.00 $100.00 101-125oc 126 - 200cc 201 - 350cc 351 . 450cc Deductible Deductible Deductible Deductible Deductible APPLICATION FOR MOTORCYCLE OR MOTOR BIKE INSURANCE (Dirt Bike Only) TO: BISHOP & ASSOCIATES, 434B Van Nuys Blvd., Sherman Oaks, Ca. (213) 981-3675 Name -'- _ -:- Address City Year State _ Make _ _ Zip _ Date Purchased _ New 0 POLICY EFFECTIVE DAY FOLLOWING RECEIPT OF APPLICATION FULL PAYMENT MUST ACCOMPANY APPLICATION l. Bike Carriers , .. $14.95 Silencers •................................... $8.95 : $9.95 Double Loop Fork Braces Monarch High Fenders w/Bracket $9.95 $9.95 Compression Release - One Way Valve MX Gloves w/Guard $4.99 MX Black Handlebars $9.95 Mini Enduro Knobb.v Tires $12.95 20"10 Discount Off List On Tires ~ 69t Standard Plugs YAMAHA HATS 69t SPECIAL Hodaka Super Rat - 15 Horsepower : $499.00 Hodaka B .............•................... $475.00 Mini Enduro MX $299.00 + tax _ Model & Serial No. Displacement in ee's Purchase Price Incl. Equipment - Used 0 _ low, low, LOW prices 1 WEEK ONLY, JULY 5 thru 11 LONG BEACH YAMAHA r:8t--..,;S~Air:!N.!:D:i.!:IE~GO~FV~":.:I4:!.!:05~I _ g _ 3580 E. Pacific Coast Hwy. g ~ Long Beach,Calif.90804 ~I~ (213) 597·3317 ~ PACIFICCQASTHWY S~oC"pc; g Open Mon. thru Fri. 9-6:30pm, Sat. 9-6 ......( ,~~ '-, . .c J ... ., A 40'~ 7' D '( lQNGBEACHE~C''''' TRAFFIC CIRCLE ~C'O ATHI'RTn/l.