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r BULTACO. FACES AMA BAN! :lIIilli E By Charles Clayton WESTERVILLE, OHIO, July 28, 1972 - Director of Competition Don Woods informed Cycle News that the AMA is considerin9 banning another popular racing model from professional competition for the remainder of the year. The Honda 250X L is presently banned because it has not been submitted for approval to the AMA Competition Congress. Bultaco's 1972 Astro models were not submitted for approval either, although they meet all the other AMA requirements. According to Tom Patton of Bultaco Services, "the Astro was not introduced until after the Competition Congress met in October, 1971.1't was not possible to submit specifications for approval at that time." . Woods stated that the ruling would go into effect "as soon as a letter is received from our office by all the regional and district referees." That letter, Woods added, should be sent early this week, Monday or Tuesday. Unless they change their minds. Meantime, Bultaco Astro owners should check with their referees before hauling to professional races this weekend, or else plan to ride under appeal. And AMA Congressmen should consider amending the old approval rule to allow for models introduced between annual congresses. * * * * * fRelafeaf ~a . . Bobby "Hotshoe" Tocco winner of the 1972 4th Annual International Mini TT Championship at Saddleback Park July 9, 1972. Also winner of the Yamaha Perpetual International Trophy for Mini Cycle Class "A". TOCCO ON GEMINI WINS 1972 MINI CHAMPIONSHIP AT SADDLEBACK PARK IRVINE, CAL., July 9, 1972 - The 4th Annual International Mini TT Championship sponsored by the Southern California Mini Cycle and Kart Association came to a close late in the afternoon under a still hot California sun after two days of racing and eliminations. After more than 150 races and eliminations it was down to six Class "A" riders and their machines. "To get to that final start line all of the mini cycles in the business had been through the qualifying rounds, now it was for the championship, the Yamaha Perpetual International Trophy, both for the rider and the machine. The Gemini Boss 80 ridden by Bobby "Hotshoe" Tocco from Gardena, Cal. won the five lap final and the championship in one of the most exciting races of the year. 1972 is the first year for racing at Gemini under the direction of Charles "Bud" Wambold and it has been a great success. They are moving up in ce's to a 125 model soon. motorcycle storage, preparation and repairs." For $30 a month, Wight guaran tees to keep clien (s' dirt bikes ready to ride on a mornen L'g notice. Routine maintenance such as lubrication, tigh tening, oil changing, ignition timing, etc. are performed free while parts, accessories, oil and repairs are available at a discount. One enduro-riding den tist that we know had to buy into a motorcycle dealership to get the same kind of service. Wigh t limits his operation to 50 motorcycles and the spaces are filling fast. They are located in a new building a block from the freeway in Garden Grove, Calif. and the number is (714) 534-5644. * * * Gary Fisher expects to be riding the Norton he used to do up Ascot at the Yamaha Gold Cup at Washington Park. Fisher didn't have a ride at Roosevelt Raceway this weekend. * * * According to Don Woods, a National Mile is scheduled for Atlanta on September 10. * • • EGG' ON OUR FACE DEPT. Last week's Cycle News had a far-out DiffBrake ad on page 22. The ad was based upon the humorous aspects of photograph showing a mud' covered rider and a pretty trophy girl with mud on her face. Well, Cycle News ended up with mud in its eye. The pictured rider was not Arne Lindfors as captioned, but prcont'd' fTom page 9) Torlief Hansen. Our Photo Editor got confused with all that mud and the pretty girl. Sorry Arne, sorry Torlief. • • • • • • * * Won't somebody please put our bike bags to use? The publisher bought a bunch of these things thinking they'd sell like hot hats. At only $2.50 they're a bargain ("Rolling Stone" asks 2i4.95 for theirs. We use 'em to carry odds 'n ends. I t sure beats bungee cords and stuffing things down your shirt. Well, Papa's got a brand new bag for you. Somewhere in the wan t ads this issue is a chance to get your very own CN Bike Bag free. "You can't tell the riders without a program" 50 Cycle News has published a "program" to cover all the events in California that don't normally have programs available. It's called The Competition Guide for short and lists all the racers' names and numbers for the whole alphabet soup of sanctioning associations in California "(except AMA professional) as well as National AMA numbers holders, addresses and a whole bunch of other data that racers and fans refer to frequently. A few thousand copies of the 1972 Guide are still available for $1 from Cycle News Products (you know the rest). They're good until the 1972 Guide comes out some time next year. * Road race fanatics who would like a Giacomo Agostini T-shirt can get it by sending one pound sterling plus postage to Rob York Racing, folders Lane, Burgess Hill, Sussex, England. They are onlu 75 pence for children's sizes. White with blue design and lettering. • • • YOU should give blood to Pioneer Hospital in Artesia for Gary ArmendariZ, 17, who was hit and very seriously injured by a motorcyclist. He needs 26 pints. He has a broken, neck and is paralyzed from the waist down. Part of his stomach was also removed. Show him that motorcyclists can be good guys, too. * * * Eve! Knievel crashed another plane this week. You will recall that he wiped out a Beechcraft and a motorhome (both his) when the former failed to sLOp in time to avoid hitting the latter. This week he took a wing tip off a Cessna at Can tinen tal Divide Raceway when he landed there for a performance. He was still able to take off, though. A good landing is anyone that you walk away from. • • * * * We want to make it "perfectly clear" that the Publisher of Cycle News has never had shock treatments, but we're not too sure about the tickets ... J Can you imagine how fast Sonny Roslowski would go with his fuel pump still on the bike? * AMERICANS YS. EUROPEANS, TRIALS SECTION: . Montesa's Trials wizard Rob Edwards, curren t1y touring the country holding Trials schools, entered a local Trials in Colorado this we.e kend. But Bullaco sent their "spoiler" Lane Le'avitt, from Northern California to take on the champ. By the end of the Trials they were tied with 31 marks each and Lane was declared the winner by virtue of having "cleaned" more sections than Rob. .. is' M "" N .... en ai ci> " « ~ w Z W ...J U >U