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Cycle News 1973 10 02

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Page 14 October 2, 1973 This bike trailer has a stove, 'fridge, shower, toilet, sleeps 6 and carries 5 bikes! ~-~ So wlult are you wailinc for? .•. head for the hills, take your pi, friends, bikes and while you're billinc trails the women Ire living in cool comfort enjoying the scenery. Wall·to-wall Clrpeling. drlpes, lir conditioned, 3 burner stove, oven, stainless sinks, 6'4 1 12" head room and much more! • By Art Friedman Seems to me Yamaha is going to win Ontario. The man I pick to do it is Kel Carruthers. Here's why. Kel has an outstanding From $1885 Write now for 'ree information! . record in long races. At the first Ontario National in 1971, Kd lost the race by about six inches to John Cooper. Last year he won the .first heat and was holding on to the second when his engine broke. Kel's engines don't break very often. This year he finished a strong second at the end of Daytona's 200 miles, and, measured the pace perfectly at Talladega where he finished 1D'St after 150 miles. If you make the race long enough, give him a TZ-350 to tune, and tum him loose, Kd is hard to beat. He knows Ontario and is overdue to win it. Two other riders who are overdue to win the Champion Spark Plug Motorcycle Classic are Gary Nixon and Yvon DuHamel. The 1971 250 miler was highlighted by their first heat battle, a battle that ended in the second heat when they both crashed in the famous turn nine oil slick that so dramatically changed that race. Then in 1972 they again both led the race. Yvon had one of those weekends, crashing in his qualifying heat on the first lap after he had already pulled an enormous lead. He crashed again in the first heat while in front. Nixon led for a while but dOp~" when his bike busted a gut. The reason that Gary and Yvon don't have the chance that Carruthers has to win the race is that it's too long. They have Carruthers will finally win Ontario: SALES SERVICE Welding Porting Fabulous 4-Stroke SHORT FIVE is 45 HP and 209 Ibs BIG SIX is 50 HP and 220 Ibs Accessories Awilabla now at R.-ng Cycle 500 W. 16th St. Nationel City, Calif. 92050 1352 Cantinala, W. LOl Angeles Corner of Santa Monica Blvd. & Cantinela Open 9 to 6 Tues-5at 9 to 9 on Thul'lday i• santa Monica ...... ~ N ~ c U + .. W c :, E Ci c is': nta Monica P"rwy. Busqvarna Klocker's SALES & SERVICE 6624 Atlantic, Bell, Ca. (213) 581·3983 .'

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