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o It takes a very sp ecial machine to compete in the ISOTand that is wh at the Penton cycle s hav e based th eir reputatio n on. Th ey ar e speci al bec aus e they offer the ultimate in versatility whi ch is what the (SOT competition is all about. They mee t th e requiremen ts th e 6·0ay com pet it ion dic ta tes . which is to exc el in the special speed tests . withstand th e pu nishment of th e cros s count ry terra in and to compete in gra nd prix styl e in the moto-cross. for th e valuab le bonus points which tell s th e tale of superi ority. THE U. S. TROPHY TEAM JACK PENTON CARL CRANKE JOE BARKER TOM PENTON PAUL DANIK DANE LEIMBACH 3 time N a l ion a l T ri a ls Champion . Vel l\ra n o f 4 ISOT ' s . 20 years of age f r o m Arn h e r s t • Ohi o . Ov erall w inne r of Pot os i. Trask Qua lifi ers . 2 4 yea r old N a t i o n a l Tr ials Cha mpion . 2 times ISOT Co ld Med al w inner , Ove rall w inne r of Ft. Ha nd to Sh am ro ck s Qu ali fiers . His hom e is in S acr am ent o. Ca lif. Cold M e d a l w i n n e r in last years ISO T and 4t h hig hest Q ualifie r in the se ries this year. IDe is o ne 'o f the most promisj ng ne w t rials stars . [oe ha ils from Pennsy lvani a . 5 limes ISDT v ete ra n Tom Pe n to n ro d e to 5t h ove rall in t he Qu a l if i e r se ries th is year. Tom ho lds 4 IS OT Cold Med a ls at the a g e o f 2 4. and mak e s A m hers t. O hio h is hom e. 21 year old Pau l Danik from Va lenci a. Pa. too k his 125 cc 10 10t h p lace in th e Quali fier se ries . A Co ld Me da l w inn e r in last yea r's I SO T . P a u l ~ ives t h e T rophy T eam s peed a nd ve rsat il ity . Top 100c c: Tria ls ride r in t he Countrv. 3 ti me ISOT Gold Meda'i w inn e r. Dan e p ul his 100cc in 13t h place in the Qu a lifie r series this yea r, 23 year old Dane liv es in Ve rmilio n. Oh io. U. S . ISOT RIDERS ON PENTON DO STOVER N ERIC JENSEN DAN YOUNG MARK ADENT 34 vea r old Do n w as the top Indepe nd ent Qualifi er ~etti n ~ 6th overall. From Place rv ill e. Ca lif. look ing for t st S ix -OHY fin ish . 25 v e a r o l d f r o m Alt a d e~ a . csur., Eri c rod e t o 8th o ve r a l l in th e Qualifi ers S eries!!! 23 fro m Bowli ng Gree n. K y . Dan rod e to 9 t h o ve ra ll 18 year old Des ert ' S ta r I rorn Ca la b as as. Ca l if .. M ark w a s 12 1h in t h e series . Hi s firsl ISOT. LARS LARSSON ROD BUSH 33 year old L'HS has the must ' ISDT experi en ce or nn v 11. S . rid er. Rod e lin b oi h U . S . a n d Sw ed i s h T ro ph y T eam s . H e h ai l s from San Diego. 1B year old Rod took his 12 5 til th e 19th spot , h is [irst ISOT r id e. He mak es P ark crsbur~. Vir~iniil his hom e . West in t he se ries . l sI ISOT. TOM SHAW Fr om Birmin~ham. Alab am a, you ng 17 yea r old Tom look 26th overall fur thi s fi rst 6 da y rid e. 2 6 y e a r s ol d fro m Moraa nt ow n. Ind . Ron pul his Pent on in 16th spot 10 earn h is 2n d fSOT ride. BILL FRIANT BOBBY THOMAS 32 year old desert st ar. Bill Fri aot. is laking his 2nd Six -Day ride . He hails from lnal ewocd . Ca lifornia . _ H e is 20 y ears o ld and lr om C adiz, Keotu cky . Buhh y is lookin g forward III his nrst ISOT. - S TEVE HURD . fro m Mon tebel jo, Ca lif.. qu alified fo r th e S ix-D a ys bUI due to a n in ju ry 'w il l not be abl e 10 co m p ete. -B OB ISMAILOF. from Hem p st ead . N. Y.. did not qu alify on a Pen Ion bu t w ill be Pen ton mo u n ted a t th e ISOT. 6 RON LAMASTUS . MIKE McGOWAN Frnm Pl ace rv il le. Calif. Y ll ll n~ Mik e is loo k towa rd h is fir sl tSOT r ide.