The Prof takes t he meg for student critique . " I think
pract ice is the ma in thing . .. If you can ride in an event
every weekend and perhaps two or three times a t the
beginning of the week. you know, that's enough. Pract ice .
that 's the only way ."
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Gordon Farley. 29 year oid factory rider for Suzuki, comments
on his r ide : " ... It's good •.. What you've got to bear in
mind, it's their f irst att e m pt. When you think of Bultaco and
Farley on PT : "You don' t have to be fit. It helps a bit, but
you don't have to be . . :' Doe s he really mean it?
Montesa . .. that's ten ye ars' development . You k n ow ,
what's the Japanese bike going to be like in ten years time ?"
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Gordon Farley
at Saddleback:
Learning
trials
tricks
Some of ATA 's to p rid ers line up to ride in Farley's tracks.
Amateur Greg Lersch practices dropaways.
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Some students just got by w ith t he help of the ir frierds.
ITA's Tom Hascher gives one
of the
"test" sections his best lunge on a 125cc
Honda. He made it . Farley later commented ,
.. . . . The thing is , w ith trials, it's about
.
80% the rider . You can compete in trials on
a relatively ine xpensive bike and still win.
If you've got the ability, you'll win :'
