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Bulletins Penton wins Cotton Bowl National Enduro AMA RILLO, TEXAS, OCT. 27 Tw en t y -year-o ld J ack Penton dropped a total of II points in winning his second co nsec u tive Nation al End uro . In wha t Penton d e s ~rib ed as a " de man ding and chal lenging 118-mile co u rse of sand, mud hol es, and brus h." O nly 6 0 out o f the o rigin al 598 starters finishe d wi th in th e one-ho ur grace period. As of eight p. m. Sund ay some 70 riders were still unaccounted for. Over 100 bik es ha d been aba ndo ne d on the c o urse. Heavy rai n Su nday nigh t h amp er ed recovery effo rts which continued th rough Monday . Jim Fortune won the "A " class, dropping 21 po ints on a 400 Husky. Gene Kys on dropped 65 points to win th e "B" cla ss on a 125 Can -Am. Leavitt continues trials series domination MIN ER A L WELLS, TEXAS, OCT. 26 Four, six and eight man races will be features attractions as Sam my Tanner presents Sp eedway on t he Ascot half-m ile d irt track slidy Friday night, November 8. Riders m ay po st en ter , b ut must have p revious half-m ile experience . Pho to pr eview is from the 1971 Speedway-on-half-mile showing speedway vs. Ascot style with Sonny Nutter tucked in an d Paul Co nserriere hoofing it, THE LATEST P BY PAPA WEALEY You sha rp-eyed ca ts out th ere (Cae tus and o th erw ise) probabl y have alrea dy figure d au t that Mar k Aden t would have do ne so me far out riding to be cutting through the Cactus Ca ts' p its on th e same day he entered and won the DRA Hare Scram s at Cudde back Dry Lake. In fact, all those pies on that page were shot by Dale Bro wn at the D RA bash . Monday, Monday . ... The Feds have published notice they are "apply ing sanctions" (l.e. cutting off certain Federal Highway Fundsl against Maryland and Puerto Rico for failure of these states to enact model legislation on blood-alcohol tests for drivers - or at least failure to pass the exact law the Feds favor. Who's right? Did you know the same sanctions apply in the case of mandatory helmet laws, but haven 't been used . because it was considered politically unwise? Anybody got a complete fro n t hub and bra ke asse mbly from a 1972 Yam ah a R-5 (with or with ou t the rest o f the wheel attache d ) th at the Lam e Camel co uld borrow for a bo lsh oi eh tsekretno project? Promise to give it back in a month or two . . . Hmmmmm. Mazdas perform. Hmmmm. 2 Speedway on TV - the Los Angeles area's UHF Channel 52 will air a night's speed way racing (pre-taped) from Orange County Fa irg rounds on November 9 at 6 :30 p.m . It will be a test for future motorcycle-oriented programming. A United Fund be ne fit motocr oss is set for November I 0 at 395 Cycle Park, Ad el a nt o, C aliforni a . . Look for Hi-Desert MX in th e ca lenda r. fiel d of challengers so far in the national . tr ials seri es. Leavitt co m pleted.the two loops of the eight-mile , 19-trap co urse with a total score of 21 po ints. It was no cake walk for the California trials master however , Montesa star Mar k Eggar pos ted a 27 point ta lly for seco nd ahead of Marland Whaley (Ma n) wh o fini shed t he eve nt with an even 30 marks. . In t er e st in n ew m a chiner y highligh ted th e after-even t bull sessions as inquirin g ride rs ga th ere d around th e new Kaw asaki , Honda and Yam ah a trial s b ikes. A Sup po rt class o f Am at eur riders fro m local trials clubs also rode th e secti ons with th e cha m pio nsh ip riders. Albert Hadder to pped the class with a score o f 109. 6. An English law against fiberglass fuel tanks is keeping many Bultacos out of the 01' Sod, including the 360cc Montjuich Replica. Maybe they'll send England's consignment here. Leavitt sweeps 8th & 9th trials round to take first championship of North American Series And the Dirt Diggers tell us that this year it's the absolute and final end of the Hopetown GP. th ey 've go t three m ajor par ks opene d up for mo torcy cle trail riding. "California, eat your hear t o u t," this see ms to say. Th e 1975 ISDT will be in Austria. A pre- pla nning me eti ng will be ca lled by MIA's J im Nidiffer to work up th e 19 75 ISOT Qualifier Series. An yon e with an idea for th e series should send h is propo sal to J im before the first week in November. Next year may see an expand ed sche dule organized alo ng regiona l lines. Missouri motorcyclists retained an attorney and got a controversial "Ad Valorem" tax on vehicles ruled unconstitutional. People must be pretty smart in the show-me state. Bikers in and about the U.S. Forest Service Intermountain Region, keep in touch with your local Forest Supervisor. The Service is scheduling public meetings on designation of areas and trails as open, closed, or restricted. Don't let the Sierra Club types pack 'em like they have in California. Husky team riders Bob Grossi and Gary Semics prac ticed a bit too hard - o n eac h oth er . Bob 's injure d knee an d Gary 's crac ked elbow may sideline the m both for the res t of the Trans-AMA series. Interesting sidelight - counting din track points only, Kenny Roberts would have barely edged Gary Scott in AMA Nationals by just 13 points - 1403 to 1390. Buco's answer to the Goodyear Blimp their rescu e helicopter - took care of mostly minor injuries during the S.C.O.R.E. AC-Delco Riverside bash, their first customer, ol ' PJ h im sel f. Pamelli dinged his knee falling off his pit b ike. The o ne excep tion was for Bill Saltz man, wh o su ffered severe head inju ries Su nd ay and was rus hed by th e big cho ppe r to eme rgency treatment in less than 10 mi nu tes . All kidding aside - it was nice to know that th ing was there. Ooops! That "Happy powder puffer" we pictured in the Pucker Bunny Enduro coverage was a boy ! Sorry, Rick. Cut your ha ir. Th e Missouri State Park System , observing its 50th anniversary with a motocross? Yup, and with the help of . the Missouri Motorcycle Association. Lane Leavitt piloted his Bult aco to an impressive victory Saturday amid t he roc ky terrain of th e Mol ine Ranch to de feat the best It co uld be th e world's first can tileve r swingar m t h u m pe r a 25 0cc Chen ey IHo nda th at weighs in a t 212 pounds. Eric is also working on a 385cc XL that he h opes will be quick enough to challenge the 50 0cc class . You can't call the 250 version a true mo no shock, as it uses a pair of Girl ings beh ind an d un der th e ta nk . Having won everything in sight, Yamaha is expected to drop Gene Romero and Don Castro from the factory rac ing effort in 1975. Ken Roberts will continue as the sole factory rider, with Kel Carruthers now do ing the preparation.on both the road racing and di rt track machinery . After November first, j urisdiction over Ca lifo rnia ca fe r a c er s ' favo rite Mulholland High way will be ta ken over by the West Vall ey CHP office , after state sta tistici ans d ecid ed tha t forty bikers killed or hurt in a year was too much for one stre tc h 'of road. Holdi ng an info rma l meeti ng at the Rock Store (w he re t he ca fe p eop le were co nsp icuous by their absence) the cops' basic message was coo l it, so hard-no sed enforcement wo n't be necessary. Invitees to CERA's November 9 Baker to Ash Meadows Night Enduro, don't come after all. The event is cancelled too many BlM type hassles. By Jack Harwood TULSA, O KLA. , OCT. 27 Fo llowi ng h is eighth round win ncar F t. Worth on Saturday, Lane Leavitt (Bul) breezed to an impressive victory at the nin th an d final round at Stone Mountain Sunday. A h er being assesse d 15 poi nts in the first lap, Leavi tt mad e an incredibly difficult course look easy as he totalled only 13 mo re poi nts in the last two laps. Excellent rides by top contenders de monstrated ho w this ne w series. formed by the Nort h American T rials Co uncil, has sharpened th e skills o f American trials competitors. Bern ie Schreiber (Bu l) netted 39 poin ts to ta ke second pl ace. J oe Gugliemd li, with a score of 4 5 , beat ou t Yam ah a team ma te Do n Swee t, wh o dro pped 42 po ints. Montesa teamster s Marti n Belai r an d Marl and Whaley , earned a fif th and seven th, wh ile Yamaha factory rider Bob Hopkins too k a sixth wi th 45 poin ts. Mar k Eggar (Ma n) scored 60 po ints fo r a ni nt h best at the meet. Unofficial fina l na tional stand ings established Leavitt as the na tio na l cha mpion, followed by Marland Whale y and Do n Sweet.