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NRA-HDRA • Suzuki Series----------------------------~------------- by Darrell Gillan DEADMAN'S POINT, CAL., Oct. 15, 1972 - The H.D.R.A. and the N.R.A. couldn't have picked a better day for . the opening of tb.eir Suzuki Series at Deadman's Point. Promoters, Bob Dresler of the H.Jj.R.A. and Jack Barbacovi of the N .R.A., head the eigh t race series featuring, as grand prize, a new 1973 250cc Suzuki MX second prize, a Suzuki minibike, and third, a three bike trailer. Also, prizes as far back as 50th place. Hodaka was the order of the day in the 100 Jr. class as B. Larson (Div I) and D. Brown (Div II) swept their classes scoring maximum points in all three motos, however, the Sr. division belonged to V. Pollock on his quick Puc" 125 (ConI 'd. from page 5) full-width hubs do not contain brakes that match the performance of the rest of the machine. Detailing on the machine has shown continual refinement since the first models were introduced into this country. The new footpegs are of excellent configunition but could stand to be about an inch longer for a full-size rider. It's difficult to grip the tank with your knees when up on the pegs. Magura grips and levers; lube nipple cables; excellent chain guide. Puch will make an accessories dept. go broke. It's got good stuff on it. The Puch makes a surprisingly . tractable trailbike, as a well-designed moto"ross chassis should, though the high revs necessary to get power take a little getting used to. 1t cEmbs over and around obstacles with ease, attributable to the really excellent suspension and weight distribution. What it really does best is go very fast over relatively open terrain, like a desert. It's no slouch at motocross, either, but is more oriented to the uworks" racer than the garden variety novice, for the elbow-to-elbow type of work. Handling is definitely quick enough and it's light enough, but a novice racer could have problems bogging it. At the end of a day's riding, some other things about the Puch became obvious. The shrouded air box must work because the filter isn't too dirty and seems to be in a good dead air space. The engine hasn't sucked up very much petroi] at all. Especially in view of the wide open throttle setting that seem to get the 125 moving best and a decent-sized carb for a 125. Nothing had fallen off or rattled loose. Now that's the way to build a dirt racer. The 1973 Puch also has some other goodies that attest to quality but are not imm'ediately obvious. Like undercoating the steel fenders to retard rust, a heavy-duty swingarm to retard tweaks, a Bosch electronic ignition that was no doubt at least partly responsible for the first kick starts and lack of fouled plugs (even running a rich pilot jet), and a mud flap on the back of the front fender. We're prejudiced toward bikes with mud flaps on the front fender. Sc"""blin' Around (ConI 'd. from page 32) motOCTossers are tested on European circuits as are other innovations. So now when you hear old mum here going around still muttering that most of the American motocross circuits are not demanding enough to build riders for European competition maybe you'll think of Yamaha doing their testing elsewhere. The bikes were previewed on the dock of the bay and from the kids reaction the new 60cc GP looking street machine will be the one youngsters will ask their parents for at Christmas. It's a doll. Me, I was a bit disappointed they didn't have the 125 production road racer there, but it will be ready for Daytona. Although, if it looks too neat, we might end up with ""other bike in the garage because one of the best race times I ever had was tooiling around Riverside. The other I liked, and not just because it was painted British Racirrg Green was the 250 Enduro, a bike that should be lapped up by enthusiasts who want a complete all-round machine. Pete Schick, their head of racing, listed their team riders for 1973, a force to be reckoned with. I hope they can convince Kel Carruthers he should campaign again. It wouldn't be the same without a few giant killers like him up against the big bikes. Suzuki. Division I of the 125 J rs. was decided in the third moto when D. Peters (Yam) jumped to the lead and held it uhtil the flag. Division II was dominated by fL Tarling aboard a Yacko A closer look found the scooter to be a Yamaha engine mounted in a Sachs frame. Very quick! In the 125 IntiS .. , K. Mathis (Bul) must have came out for practice as there was no one for him to race with, building leads as high as 50 seconds over second place B. Eyre (Puc) and first Intermediate R.Jones (Puc). Winners in the 250 Jr. classes were R. Spencer (Yam) and L. Baird riding a quarter·litre Husqvarna...stock! A greater percentage of the Deadman's Point racers ride stock machinery, compared to riders at other locations.. There wasn't a' single 250 Expert at the point today which left it up to the 250 Intermediates, and the 250 Intermediates left it up to M. Moloco (Yam) as he stormed his class with consistent rides for the overall win. Iron Curtain machinery led the way in the 500 Jr. class as T. Hainley made it a three moto sweep in Division 1 and CZ teammate M. Digioia picked up an 870 pt. score, good enough for an .overall win Division II. . 500 Intermediate V. Tamietti (Yam) spent most of the day beating the Experts to take an easy win in his class, while M. Cavoretto (Mai) sat back, took things as they came, and still won the . a> N u o (J) i= w z w ~ U > U 500 Expert. Track condition was always wet, never dry; all events were run smoothly and efficiently. If the remaining events go as well as today's, it will be one of the finest series ever run. . ATTENTI DEALE IF YOU'RE NOT SELLING CYCLE' NEWS GET WITH-IT < First with News * First with Fact * First with Profit You make 1 ~ on every copy sold. 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