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- 125 250 400 X- S RT 125 175 STREET Yamah a-a, too k the lead from the pole position of the tw o wa ve start. By th e fifth lap He nnen had a seven seco nd lead p n Bleil and began to lap the b ack marke rs on t he nex t go aro und . While Hen nen and Bleil ap pe ared in the o ne- two po sitio ns . a b attle ove r t hi rd was taki ng p lace b ehind them. Texan J .T. Byars, Ra ndy Cleek, J ay Levin gsto n an d Wes Cooley were holding thei r own race. Fallow ing He n nen's retirement on lap twelve, Cleek and Levingston were hol ding down the p lace and show positions behind Bleil, followed by Byars. Co oley and T im Buck les. Levingston ran off th e co u rse in tum two on lap fourteen and the w inn e rs cir cle line up was set - Bleil. Cleek and Bya rs. Texan T im Buckles cam e across the finis h line in fifth position but ran off the co urse immed iately after t aking t he checke red flag and un lo ad ed heavily . He was repor tedly "only" severe ly sha ken up and was tak en to a nearb y ho sp it al fo r p re cau t io n ar y x-r ays , Results 1. L ar r y B lei l (Yam) : 2 . Randy C leek (Yam) ; 3 . J.T . Byars ( Y am ) ; 4 . Wes Cooley ( Y a m ) ; 5 . T i m B u c k les (Yam ): 6. Ed Eaton (Ya m) ; 7 . J. R ic hard Clutt s (Ya m); 8 . Gary B lackman (Yam ) : 9 . Ron Mass (Yam ) ; 10. Ph i l F r an k (Y am ) . Road Atlanta N ovi ce Race Volkman edges Singleton By Jack Mangus '74 Step up and see CZ this year! You'll like what you see . NEW SUSPENSION: More travel (8 inches) gives the rider, esSome motorcycle manufacturers might offer new and more dras- pecially the desert racer, the most outstanding handling chara ctertic cha nges every year, some just for the sake of change; but CZ istics on those high speed cross country runs . And the new rear offers features that function. If they want it to be stronger , lighter, swinging arm with its oil dampened rear shocks (200 cc's oil in .and bette r ... it's a serious business ... because they also want to ea ch leg) even makes the ride comfortab le (if that's possible). AND MUCH MORE: New cylinder and cylinder head , new cargive the rider more for his money! FOR THE COMPETITOR: You'll always see the name CZ in the buretion, new exhaust silencer, new fuel tank, new plastic fenders. FOR THE STREET RIDER: You need not be frustrated by the win column - if it's in a backyard rnoto -x, in the Trans AMA series , in anyone of the major desert races , or in the world rnoto-x cham- gasoline shortage - these machines are designed for economy. In pionships. This year you can expect it in all three classes because Europe, where the motorcycle is a major form of tran sportation , it there are some new features that only add to their winning ways. is imperative that a machine is both economical and comfortable. NEW FRAME DESIGN: Maintains good ground clearance , but CZ offers the best of thes e featu res and even more. Quick response, superior handling, smooth gear changes, styling lowers the center of gravity to give added tract ion and ' response. and funct ion. What more ca n you ask for? VELOREX THE VELOREX SIDECAR: Stylish and comfortab le and ada ptable SIDECAR to any of the super bikes. Now you ca n have family motorcycle transportation and economy with comfort as an added attraction. If you want more, and MORE FORYOUR MONEY-See CZ in '74. dea ler inquiries inv ited . . . for more information wri te: A.,.ERICAM JAWA LTD. WElTt 11408 LAUREL PARK ROAD , DRAWER 15. COMPTON. CALIF 90224 . IlSTf 115 EXPRE SS STREET,PLAINVIEW, LONe ISLAND, NEW YORK "103 Every pair of Bill Walters Leathers must be passed by the world's toughest inspedor: Bill Walters. BILL WALTERS LEATHERS BW 445 So. Victory Blvd . Burbank , Cal iforn ia 9150 2 Nati onal Lo ui sville %-M ile T est Y amaha 17 5 M X Local Racing CMC SANCTION W ITH THE BEST 12 P.O . BOX 1402 COSTA MESA. CA . 92626 Cafe c lass at OC I R HR L Lubri ca nts 7340 Florence Ave. Downey, CA 90240 213·927-478 1 FLOWERV BRANCH , GA .•JUNE 2 Califo rnian Joh n Vo lkma n took a ph ot o -fini sh win ove r Georgian Dale Single ton and a starting field of nearl y 100 No vices in the 20lap / 50 ·m ile Road A tl anta No vice feat ure . Fo r Volkman it was a repeat of his Daytona vic tory, b ut th is ti m e h e was declar ed th e winner immedi a tel y an d re ceived t he proper kiss fro m Miss R oad At lanta. At Dayton a, Vo lkm an recei ved first pl ace m on ey but faile d to garner an y of th e h on ors in w inners circle b ecau se Skip Akslan d was initially thought t o be th e vict or . A com bina t io n of rain . o il spills and del ays had th e horde of Novi ces presen t for the ir portion of the Kawasaki Dixie Na tion al weekend more than a li ttle m o od y . They had re ceived on ly a few practice laps and, due to th e de lays, were gridded wi th ou t the b enefi t o f _qualifying heats. T he SO-bike field ne c cessita ted a t hree-wave start an d wh i l e the top finis he rs fro m th e Day tona race were gri dded up fr o n t, some talen t ed yo ung riders view ed th e green flag th ro ugh a smoky gap of over a hundred yards. The race was between th e same fo ur riders wh o did b usiness at Dayton a Ch uck J ordan , Ski p Ak sland , J ohn Volkman and Dale Sin gleton. Jordan claim ed bo th the in itial lead an d th e l e ng t h ie st spo n so r l i s t ( Motor Sports/KK Insurance /Nasco Oil) with his Yamaha, Aksland m oved his KRRC Yamah a pas t Jordan at the start/finis h line o n lap three on ly to have Jordan take t he lead back o n th e fif th go aro und . Direc tly behind th em were Volkman and Si ngle t on , wh o moved in to th eir finishing position s of 1-2 when fir st J ordan unloaded on th e sixth lap and the n A ksland d ropped from the sco rers shee ts o n lap se ve n teen . Single t on m oved ar o und Volkman and held the narrowest o f leads righ t down t o th e last few crucial yards. Coming under th e bridge toward th e last turn and victo ry , Sin glet on threw a gl an c e o ve r hi s s ho u l de r and " ...nobody w as th ere. " A glance o ver his other sho ulder would have revealed Volkman right beside him and co m ing out o f th e last turn V olkman slip pe d inside of Sin glet on and r ack ed up his sec o nd s traigh t Novi ce ro ad race win . Joi ning Vol km an and Single t on in win ner 's circle was a happ y J oe Valen tin e and hi s Vi ckery Yam ah a spo nso red - w ha t else - Yamah a, • Results Maybe The Ult i mate Cafe Racer 1 . John Vo lkman ( Y a m ) : 2 . Da le S Ingleto n (Y a m ); 3 . J o e Vetentme (Yam): 4 . E ri k B u e ll ( Ka w) : 5. B r u ce Teag ue (Yam) ; 6. R ic k e y C am p b e ll (Ya m ) ; 7. Br u c e Ha m m er (Ya m ) : 8 . D a vi d Nees ( Yam): 9. Ri c h a r d Whiteh urst ( Yam); 1 0 . B la k e Ga m bri ll (Ya m). T ime : 34 :36 So ee d: 87 .39 9 M PH.