Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

$55,000 Summer Championship ~ Mile Big Bike & Side Hacks every Friday night George Harvey's 400 Husky d idn't do hi m as much good as Friant's desert ex perie nce d id - Har vey had t o settle for second be h ind t he little Pe nto n. cancelled, many of the 0·37 rider s were on hand. Friant, fo r example, sa id he liked th e course, com menti ng, "who wants a challenging course on a day like thi s? " T he t empera ture was abo ve the 100 degree mar k, so a lot of rid er s agreed. Ron Bu rpo had a b it of fun when he laid o ut the route. Finding a dead sheep on the trail, he backtracked aways and Th e fir st in a na ti onwid e se rie s o f clas ses is se t for J ul y 14 a t Alb uquer que, N.M. Th e pair of trials tutors will work through local trial s clubs to set up school ses sio ns tim ed to comp leme n t so me majo r lo ca l event. concen trati ng on areas w he re a good pus h will h elp th e sport of tr ials pick u p quali fied riders. They expect to li mit en tr ies to ten students per man per session , and try to hold enough sessions to meet the interest in each locale. Bob. who consults for American Hon da, w ill be using a T L-250 in the school sessions, w hile Ellio t (w ho caugh t the tr ials bug some th ree yea rs ago) will be using an Ossa. As they put it, " We ' re no t out to push one bran d of motorcycle, we're pushing the sport of trials. By using two differen t bikes, we give every student somethi ng to re la te to." C lubs and individuals w ho ' ....an t more informatio n on u p co min g school da tes , or who w ou ld like t o set up a school, sho uld ca ll J ohn T ay lor a t Ya nkee (5 18) 3 72· 4 729 or J ohn Blum a t Am erican Honda (2 13) 32 1-868 0, or write direct to Bob a t 71 6 W. Gen eseo , La faye tte , Co lo rado 8 00 26. • Here comes Big Brother, again Nov ·Jr-Ex Separate Sum mer point fund for June, July, August . .- - - - - - 18300 S, Vermont, Gardena, Calif orn ia .--------------------------. I I I I I 1 put up a sign sayi ng "W a tch out fo r sheep," an d th en propped the sheep up with fo ur stakes an d left him standing by the trail. Fria n t said he never saw the th ing. Repor te r's Notebook : So me peop le are glutto ns fo r p unish ment. One of the pie-plate ride rs appa rently m issed t he chec kere d flag an d en ded up doing three loops . .. A ll r e sul ts herein are unoffic ia l. LJ RA stations peo pl e o ut on the co urse with ta pe r ecor ders to serve as checkers an d the ta pes m ust be lis t ened t 0 before th e results are official . • Resu l ts in th e Resul ts Secti on . Nickelsen, Schultz to teach trials Say ing, "W e' re not just goin g to qui t , we ha ve quit o u r j obs," C ol or ad o trials Exper t Bob NickcIsen and dirt trac ker Ellio t Schul t z a nno u nce d at the Sa ddJeback }\;\IA Nation al th ey ar c in th e full -rim e bu sin ess o f conduc ti ng: trial s schools. on Adult ticket for any Friday AMA event Youmaybringafriend&saveS2 .00 I I I I See the ISDtYour Way! Fly to Europe and have the freedom and mobil ity of your own minibus campe r. You can stay close by the race course at Camerino and choose any vantage point you want. Move as you please to follow the U.S. team . The cost, including round trip air fare and your own minibus camper, is $799 per person (double occupancy) and only $691 for a third person in the camper. If the th ird or fourth person is a ch ild under 12, the cost is on ly $347 per child. Gasol ine and groceries are not inc luded. Leave Sept. 8 and return to New York Sept. 25. Here' s wh at else you get: • Reservations at three-star campsites-a ll with modern showers and to ilet fac il ities and many w ith swimm ing fac il ities , tenn is courts and restaurants. • An opportun ity to pu rchase a Laverda 750SF or 750 GT at the factory. • Attend the Internati onal Motorcycle Show in Cologne. • A camper that includes a toilet, large upstairs bedroom that can be curta ined off , water tank, gas storage, sink, stove. • There are also cooking and eating utens ils for each person, towels, sleeping bag , sheets , pillows , pillow cases and much more. Spa ce is li mited, so reserv e now or send for more informati on to Conti nen tal Motorsports To urs, Box 241, Norwood, N.J. 07648 Let 's say yo u just bou ght several hundred ac res o f land for a cy cle pa rk a nd want to pu t in a supah moty-X tr ack, hold lo ts of races , may be even d o a major profession al show once or tw ice a y ear, make lots o f mon ey, make lots of pe ople happy . Well, guy , if yo u r parking lot will h old m ore th an 2200 cars ( 1,0 0 0 if in a designa te d metropolitan area) yo u 'll have t o ge t permiss io n fro m the Administra tor o f the Envi ro n men ta l Protection Agency (E PA) to bu ild it af te r Dec e mber 31, 197 4. This is unde r new au tho rity the EPA is seeking t o r e v iew ..' in d irec t sources" o f air poilu ti on under pro visio ns of t he 1970 Clean Air Act. It's all in th e Federal R egist er , Vol. 39 , No. 132, dated July 9, 1974. An "'indirect source," ac cording t o the Feds, is any p lace that will draw lar ge numbers of c ars to it and thereby create a loca lized polluti on problem, The regulation is main ly at shopping centers and large urban parking malls (the owners of which have been yelling the loudest ab ou t it ), but it will also apply to airports, large universitites, office buildin gs, c on do mi n iu m projects, and "'Recreation, amusement, spo rts and en tertainmen t facili ties. " That's you cycle park and race tr ack, guy, so you better ge t it built qui ck if you're go ing • to do it at all. Save $1.00 I -- -----------------_. By Lane Campbell Friant wi pes the champagne off his chin. ... I 0 Pleas e se nd me more infor mation abo ut this trip in a hurr y. I p-------------------~ o I've made up my mind to go . Here's my deposit of $ _ _ _ _ I I ($100 per person ). I'll se nd you the ,balance by August 9. , . Full refunds for cance llation s mad e prior to 22 days befo re flight time , I Otherwise I $ 10 fo r tour, go vernment regulati ons requ ire forfe iture of $63 .50 plus I adjus tme nts. I Nam e I Addre ss I I ~--~----------------~ 19

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