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Parker 400: ; • ~ DQ a= 111l1ll11 m l lllll lllllllllllllllltl UIl1l 11l ll11ll 111ll1111l1ll11ll1ll 111111l11ll1ll1ll1ll11ll1Ill Ut11I1 111 1 .... Bikesblow themaway DQ t on r- O'l Mickey Ouade on his sti nt toward s top 125cc Bike. 00 :>s.... ro ;:j s.... ..0 Q.) ~ " PAR KER , A R[Z., FE B. [ -2 Bill Coo ke and Steve Holl ad ay team ed o n a tr icke d o ut Els inore to take first 250, first overal l, beating th e first fo ur- wheeler by over 15 minu tes a t th e finish. Th e top ca r, a "Sandwinde r" dri ven by Malco m l Smith /Bud Feldkamp, led by a bare half-minut e thro u gh Check Po in t 25, but a bro ke n wh eel o n the last lo op p ut th em back t o fourth overal l. Observ ers wer e amazed at the way the bi kes were gc tting it on over t he sections . A paramedic hi gh-sp eed helic opter clocked some of the fo ur-wheelers at 12 0-pl us, and at least o ne bik e a t well over 100 mph top end. The t op t wo riders in 250-Open Bikes ro de th e 4 00 miles so lo. AI Bak er o n a 450 Ho nda an d A.C. Bak ken o n hi s 36 0 Husky we re secon d and eighth overa ll, resp ectivel y . with sp eed ave rages brack eting 50 mph fo r t he d ist ance. • Results C LASS 2 0, 0- 1 2 S Pad i ll a/ M i c k ey Q u ad e M c D a ni e l/Pete r C olbe r t B I KES : (Hu s) (DKW) 1. World Champion! ". . Direc t fr om the GP tra ck s of Europe, the 1975 Husqv arn a 360 CR. Supe r strong mag nes ium eng ine with ree d valve, rad ial head and tun ed exhaust. No extras to buy , th is one alre ad y has an alloy tan k, Mag ura levers, magn esium p ress ure cast lower fork legs, Gir ling gas shocks (manufactured to Husk y's specs), Ak ront rims , padded saddle and m uch more. Th is bike was built to the same exact factor y spec ificati ons as Heikki Mikkola's wo rld cha mp ionship GP mach in e. The who le package delivers at an even 212 pounds! Save mon ey since the Husky 360 CR has all of the "good stuff " on it as standard equ ipment. See you r de aler now and own a world champion . J oe 22. 2. B. 71. 3 . Ma r k Li ngu a/E. J . Li ng ua ( H- D ) 72 . Class wi nn e r's E.T.- S ,3S : 9 6 , 43.0 1 m ph. C LASS 21 : 1 2 6 -2 S0 cc B I K ES , 1. W.R . Co o k e/Stev e H oll ad ay (H on) 1. 2. J . Jo h n so n / M a r k Ma son ( Yam) 3 . 3 . Curt S k inn e r / M a r k B a rb e r (Hu s) 7 .4. J .H . S il k ey . J r./ R . M cCa lli st er (Y am ) 24 . 5 . N . Ma c Dannal d/Ra y W in t ers (Y am) 4 3 . Class w in n er's E .T .-7 :14 : 16, 5 1.4 1 m p h . H. Husqvarna C LASS 22 : 2S 1cc-O P E N B IKE S , 1. A I Baker (H a n) 2 . 2 . A. C . B a k k en ( Hus) 8 . 3 . T . M ar t ella/ J . W a t k ins , Jr. (H u s) 1 0. 4. L u k e M esser /Bob Messe r (H o n) 17. C la ss w i n n er 's Husqvarna Motorcor p East / 1906 Broadway, Lorain , Ohi o 4405 2 ~ Husq vama Motor cor p West / 4935 Mercury, San Di ego , Californ ia 92111 E.T.- 7 ,1 S , S2 , S 1.2 1 m ph . IC as o thers wait. k we've got the connections! THERE'S NO.HOLDING HIM DOWN ON THE SALT..• · Cycle News Want Ads , I (714) 894 .2623 Penton, Monark & Tyran & Rupp Fun Machines Sales Service Parts Accessories D&R Cycles 7 18 1 Westminster Ave. Westminster, CA 9268 3 ----'~ SA MM Y TA NN ER DIST RIBU TI N G lUB II-TECH 213-924-2111 CYCLE PARTS WATCH FOR OUR NEXT BIG SALE IN THIS PAPER 25