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1973's International Six Days Trials proved that "Pueh is on the move'"
Aft'!' til'" years of retirement, Puch of Austria fielded Europeln Ind
Americen teams It Oilton, Mess. When the last bit of mud hed been
spllnered, Ind the list computer hed quit whirring, our results lifted
mlny eyebrows:
• Third World Trophy Team
• 10 gold medals, 3 silver, anc;l 3 bronze
Impressed?
If so. you'r. one of I f..t-growing number of riders now being impressed with the bike thlt's qUllity-engineered by one of Europe's '"rgoot
motorcycle mlnufecturers.
And _ think you'll be equelly impressed with Puch's prices. Why not
"peek It I Puch promptly" It your neerest dealer. Today, you cen own
the professional motorcyde with the price of a production mechine.
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A t any rate, it will be a couple of
w..ks boro.. another big trial in
Southern California when El Trial de
Espana will be hdd Decemb.. 9th at
Escape Country in Orange County. This
year's "Espana" will be a chance for all
of you non-trialers to get out and to
ride and watch the best trialers this
country has to offer in some of the
most demanding sections to be had
anywh.... And if it rains, look out!
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ITA Trials
By Christopher OstIind
TRABUCO, CAL., NOV. II
For the first time in more than
two months I went to a motorcycle event that I really enjoyed.
There's nothing like watching a
bunch of motocross, desert and
trail riders as they learn to ride
observed trials. There are flashes
of when you took that first crack
at a Novice section, ate it reaDy badly
and came away with a hurt look on
your face, and if you we.. doubly
unlucky, a hurt look on your bike.
I f the I nternational Trials
Association has anything to do about
that rude business of changing your
riding style to fit the trials picture, it
won't be such a drastic transi tion.
Master trial.. Bob Grove and Tom
Hasch.. have put together the ITA for
.the purpose of providing beginners and
people new to the sport with a chance
to get a taste of what it's all about
without getting burned out on overly
difficult sections.
Most guys who are just getting
interested in trials are already involved
in some other fonn of off-road
motorcycling and just don't have the
bucks to go out and buy one of the
sophisticated trials bikes that· are
available. They still have their DT-I's
and so forth and in many of the current
Novice sections, that just won't get it.
So, the IT A has "devised" the Beginner
class with sections and skill
requirements to go with those new guys
and their non-trials machines.
The results a.. great. A lot of guys
who would have been potential trials
dropou ts are now getting jazzed on the
sport because they can actually do it
without busting their bikes or their
buns. As a result they are coming ou t
the nex t time and trying it again and
pretty soon they are in the local bike
shop checking ou t the Cotas and the
Sherpa T's with fITe in their e'yes.
The day's activities starfed with a
trials school conducted by Bob Grove.
Bob runs everybody through the basic
poin ts of riding the trial and then takes
them out for a trip around the loop. On
the way he shows everyone how to
follow course DlMkers and not get lost
while stopp'ing at the various sections
and giving pointers on how to get
through the sections without losing
DlMks. For the couple of bucks that the
school costs, the time and money is well
spent.
The ITA alternates the location of
the events between Saddleback Park and
Escape Country while they try to set up
their schedule so that it doem't
interfere with the American Trials
Association's events. This allows the
trials riders to ride every week which up
until the forming of the ITA just didn't
happen. So for all of you ATA riders
who have been wanting to ride
competitively .mo.. often, get yoursdf
out to the next ITA event and get it on.
Amateurs .... also welcome, and, if
you're better than that, you caD still use
the practice.
With the coming of the Japanese
(Honda and Yamaha are already on the
scene with Suzuki and Kawasaki to
follow shortly) the ease of purchase of a
genuine trials, bike will become
acceptable to a great many disgruntled
MX'ers and squeezed-in desert freaks
and that means that outfits like the ITA
are going to be the way to go.
lf you are considering getting in to
the observed trials scene and aren't
quite sure if you'll like it, you owe it to
yourself to check out their next event
November 25th at Saddleback J>ark.
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PUCH DISTRIBUTING CORPORATION e 9825 Meson A _ e CIwtsworlII, Califomie 91311 U.S.A.
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The crowded 'int-tum .Ibow·bumping,' haybak! l:lCpk)lion by Sam Brelsford, all-out power slides;
thne and other ~ capfUre the I!t3ence of flat track r-eing. Morc cross i. ~1I·rllPf","led by
Joel Robert, Aka ~ . Roger OeColter and Mwty Tripes, banting it out during the '11'1I1
T~AMA tlYent of 1972. If 'tOO Mircl .. bout Ywn OuHamel'1 wikl, QftwhNling