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TIny Squashem, captain of Team Mini Angel, f ini shed with 100.294 MPG on a t ired Honda 90. th e growing urbann ess of San Diego behind and d ep o sit ed the ride r in a m yriad of coun try "rwis ties." Cornering be came a better than u s u aI experience as the greenery increased. A youthful creek ra ce d beneath OUf tires as we traversed a one lan e low bridge. Annie Green Springs used to live here. The odometer sho w ed severity-five miles, the clock abo ut two hours. The rew ards were immeasurabl e . personally . Simply put, we had a fin e time. Whether o r not any o ne had a fin e time, or wh ether rolling through verdant coun try side se ts you r head right w asn't the point, a t least not of th is event. The r un was designed to prove th at motor cycles are eco no mical vehicl es. Well, t he proof is in the pudding and the puddin g co mes in th e form of th e attache d unofficial r esults. The names and the numbers are n 't as im portan t as fac ts ; th at b ik e s save th e precious fue l, t hat bikes are viab le transp ortation, and th a t see ming ly Allen MacDonald pushed and pedaled his Honda 50 to 171 .667 first in Publ ic class. something magical happens wh en peop le are astrid e a two-wheeler . M.O .R .E. is PR pu mping just like the Mad iso n Av e. prodigies. T here's a no tabl e exception th ough , all the people wh o participated in th is M.O .R .E. even t hav e a vested int ere st . They genuine ly care. Th ere is no client other than them s elves. There is no " o ther " ac coun t. T he M.O.R.E . economy run evidences the best of public relati ons in that it had the go o d of the publ ic that it relates to in mind. It would be negl ectful no t to commend th e sponsor s of the event, M.O .R .E.. th e San Diego Van Club , and all t ho se people who somehow do most of the wor k and yet nev er lo ok for recogni tion. We think yo u proved a point. we ho p e so meo ne is listening. _ Two of the many attention getters. 11 ) 1953 two cylinder Sunbeam (2) Afrika Korpsish vintage BMW. Results U no ffi c ia l Indu st r y Overa ll : 1. D o n Emde ( K aw 100) 147 .1 43 M PG . Publ ic Overall : 1. Allen MacDonald (Hon so ee) 17 1. 6 67 MPG . * o ff ic ia l r esu lts t o b e Pub l ish ed b y displacemen t as soon as p ossible. BANG TEN MOTOCa SS ·SOCKS REGU~R $2.98 rl NOW ONLY $1.50 DIRECT FROM FACTORY WAREHOUSE DISTRIBUTOR + Send thi s coupon with $1.50 .50 for postage and handling (tot al $2 .00 per pair) to L. Bell , P. O. Box 7089, Burbank, Calif. 91510. Name (Print) fl . Address City Size: , State MEDIUM 0 Zip . LARG E '0 CASH OR MONEY ORDER ONLY Make Money Order payable t o L. Bell DISCONTINUED MODEL - Factory co nverted from s ilk sc ree n Hang Ten Feet t o embroidered Hang Te n Feet SHIPPED SAME DAY ORDER RECEIVED 17