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Scouts exploring ISOT te rra in near Carnerino, Italy report hac k th at hard , sto ny terrain t he re can be expected to chew up tires at a fri ghtenin g rate . And now fo r the latest from the insurance industry, as reported in the CHP mag, Highway Patrolman: In a study funded by the In surance Insti t ut e for Highway Safety, Univers ity of California reserachers stated that only "banning of motorcycle manufacture and use" can solve the problem of motorcycle accident injuries. I wonder what these people will propose when they discover that 100% of all live births even tually result in death? Th e carb o n the Pento n /KT M 4 00 we tested felt like it had to be a 38mm Bing, b ut it had "3 6" stamped on it . so we calle d it a 3 6m m Bing. It is a 36 Bing carburetor . . . d rilled o ut to 38 mm. Seat o f the pa nts is getting more sensiti ve all th e time. Th e quick Pe nton 's gearbox is also listed as a six-speed, wh ich is true. However, first gear is blocked out on the moto c ro sse r per European rac ing tech nique on the works bikes. The top gears ar e fifth and sixth as indicated in the test but you start from second to get more. That means third gear starts off the line . Confused? Well, we think we got that part straight in the test anyhow. Speed numbs the mind. An NBC af filia te TV statio n fro m C leve l and f i l m e d t h e Mid-Qhio Inter-AMA motocr oss, and it was aired in a 90-seco n d spot on the TODAY show the ne xt m orning , July 22 . The fo o tage an d t he repo rting was good enough that AMA's Bill Amic k ask ed u s all to write NBC at Roc ke feller Plaza , New York, N. Y. to say " t han ks." Better still , if yo ur local NBC netwo rk station rom it , call them an d say "tha nks," too. Sammy Mille r made good h is word, winning his 800th Trial aboard a TL-250 Honda at Sparkford, Somerset, England the weekend of July 21 . The Honda factory, t o commemorate the win, presented Sammy with a giant inlaid Japanese vase. F o nta na h as devel o ped a magnesium -hub do uble d isc fron t brake for Yam ah a T Z-ser ies t wins whi ch, when fitted to lat e Ceri ani forks, sa ves t wo pounds over the fact ory units. The English call Ducatis "Ducks" and the Aussies call KaWasakis "Kwackers." Does this Mean Something? Husqvarna and the AMA are putting tog ether an " ISOT Support Pack age, " feat uring Silver Ch ase, Hus ky 's pictorial on the 197 3 Berkshire ISOT . The pac kage costs $3, and pro ceeds go to suppor t t he A merican ISOT tea m . They're ava ilab le fr om th e AMA at P.O . Bo x 14 1, West erville, O II 43081. The AMA point standings after Laguna Seca worked out like th is: 1287 Ken Roberts Gary Scott 1056 Gene Romero 715 Mike Kidd 668 Mert Lawwill 358 Gary Nixon 27 5 Dave Aldana 272 Dave ,Hansen 271 Hank Scott 216 Yvon DuHamel 208 The A ugus t 17· 18 MRA road race in Aspen will be a ben efi t for Gary Gro ves. As a res ult of a turn nine collisi on a t the J uly 20 ·21 race Groves lost one of his fee t. Insurance c o vered so me o f the bills, but amputatio ns aren 't chea p in m on ey o r pa in . Aspen 's a n ea t p lace to race . an yway. They're gon03 have a gian t indoo r motorcycle parts and accessories swap meet in the Orange County Fairgrounds New Products Pav ilion August 16. The de al wi ll be held at the same ti me as t he regular speedway ra ces, 6 p.m, to midnight, in Costa Mesa, California. 714/ 637·1835 gets you info. Ric k Woods, just now re turni ng to the world of spee d way , is goi ng to race in the CRC GP in Ensena da Aug ust 11. That 's not exac tly ba cki ng it in on a J aw a, b ut it's still fun . Vic Wilson of Sadd leb ac k Park an d J im Manni ng of Saddlebac k's Raceway (fo rm e rly OCI R) ha ve announced a fa ll high school MX series w it h t he w inners qual ify ing fo r a special rac e at the T rans AMA event held at Saddleback th is December. Looks like little Billy f rom Hometown High is gonna get a chance to show h is stuff to all the dudes and dudesses who come to see Adolf and Roger. Results fro m the Dutch 50 0 !>IX GP are in th e Resu lts Section. Full s tory and ph o tos ne xt we ek . Don't miss it! There w ill be no more Saturday night show for awhile at South Bay Speedway near San Die go, Ca. There will, however, be a CMC motocross benefit for San Ysidro Bo ys Club on Friday night, Au gust 9 . Racers instea d o f rabbi ts would ma ke TV more in ter esti ng. You kn ow, trade Bugsy fo r Bugs and all t hat. Letters to Bar ry DiIle r, Vice Pres iden t, ABC Network, 9255 Sunset Blvd . , L A., CA. 90028 and Elton Rule, Presiden t , ABC Network, 1330 Avenue of the Americas . N.Y., N.Y. 10019 can ma ke it happen. Tell 'e m yo u like b ikes. PENNZOIL AND TEAMHO DA WI I BAJA There aren't enough peC?ple signed up for the Cyde News ISDT Tour. Everybody who sign ed up ought to recru it some other people in a hurry to make su re the things doesn 't have t o be cancelled. As fo r people who haven't sign ed up, better gas it u p before yo u miss out on Italy. Ah hh , ISDT, pasta, swell ch icks , twisty roads, etc . Dian e Cox from Wash ington is the first lady to win Cycle News contingency money in an Al\IA Regi o na l. Cycle News sticki es ma ke you fast. Goodyear's new street ti re, run by Laguna Seca Heavyweight Production winner Yvon DuHamel (and third place Fred Waltil, will be marketed soon. Niko n had a service a nd support crew for ph o tographers at Laguna Seca. It was swell. ... '. California Highway Patrol Associate Automotive Standard Engineer Ross Little was at the Kawasaki 1975 m odel preview, riding bikes and h aving a good t ime. Little is the man in charge of research ing motorcyde standards for the CHP. 'The Depart ment of T ran sportation p ut o ut a special publicat io n to an swer q uestions as ked by Poli tical Enduro ent ra n ts o f Lewis S. Buc hanan concerning Helme t Standard 218. Anybody want to buy an old MIC booth? Send your best offer to Gary Thornberry at MIC's Wash ington office, or call (202 ) 872-1381 . Doug Bingh am tells us th at there wi ll be a genui ne sidecar ra lly a t Griffith Par k Sep tember 15. Entry is on ly $2 . Puffers, are you ready for the Cyde News Women's Motocross? The $450 plus brass ladies' moto will be run as a feature at the Talladega, Alabama Labor Day weekend Saturday, August 31 . A 58 year o ld New Jersey lady named Myra P. Scar bo ro ugh has ended a three year mot orcy cle tr e k, having raised a b i-cen tennial American flag ove r every s ta te ca pitol in th e Union. T he " bi-ce ntenni al bik er" began her od yssey wh en she received a 50-star flag th at had flown ove r t he U.S. Capito l April 19 . 197 I. AI BakerISte e Ho aday 250cc Class w· ners A I and Steve outran the field for the 250cc Class wi n in SCORE's Baja Internacion al. The pair 's fact ory prepped Honda Elsinor e covered the grueling course in B hrs., 32.87 mins. Pennzoil 2-Stroke Motorcy cle Oil (mi xed 32 to 1) gave them lasting engine prot ect ion, the ki nd of protection it takes to fini sh in the money . Take a tip fro m these w inners, ask yo ur motorcycle dealer for the oil that's to ugher than Baja . . . ask fo r Pennzoi l. PENNZOIL COMPANY Oi l Cit y, Pennsylvania 3