Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

From Spain: Griffitts finishes world round TAR RASA, SPAIN , MAR. 2 Of the three AT A Experts th at cam e to the Sp ani sh round of the World Observed Trials Championship , only Mike Griffitts was ab le to co mpe t e and he finished 3 2n d agains t the world 's b est . Bernie Schreiber and Marland Whal ey , both under 18 , were too young to co mpete per the 1975 F.I.M. rules. From Belgium: Rathmell bounces back with gas HAVREMONT/HAI.LE U R, BELGIUM, FEB. 23 Malco lm Ra th mell, sporting gas-fill ed shocks on his 3 10 Montesa, d evasta t ed th e opposition at the Belgian trials round wi th a to ta l of 98 m ar ks lost to Frenchman Charl es Coutard's 1 13 . Martin La mpkin (Bul) co llect ed his sec o nd third placing for t he se aso n to m ove ahea d in world champions hip points. Mic k An d rews o n a new short wh eelbase cantilever Ya ma h a, finished eigh t h, just edging Bel gian R. George (Mon) on numbe r of cleans. Th e wet, grease-m ud co u rse d e t eri orated badly late in th e d ay , wiping out m an y good sc o re s on th e las t loop . Ul f Karlsson (Mo n) an d Yrjo Ves terinen (Bul) had th reate ne d th e lead trio to this point, b ut se ttled for fou rth and fi fth o vera ll as t he slime worsened. 6UMOUT. THE BEST THERE IS. THEIINNERS AT BAJA, RIVERSIDE AND PARlER KNOll Gumo ut Chain Lub e. And Gumout Carb Cleane r. The profess io na ls who run th e tou gh courses de pend upon Gum out. They know Gumout performs! GUMOUT CHAIN LUBE penetrates dirt and grime and lubricates your chain with th e ri ght amount of consi stency. It's not too thick or too thin. Gumo ut cu shions your ch ain again st heat, shock and fr iction. Prevents gu mmin g up even at high speeds. For more inform ati on on how to pro perly lu bri cate your ch ain , write for Cyc le Chain Care bulletin # 116-M C. Bul-etin: Tripes to campaign privateer Pursang GUMOUT CARB WANER. Pou r Gu mout right in your tank and it cl eans yo ur carbureto r as yo u ride. Fast, easy and sim ple to use. Gets rid of gummy build-up and gu m deposits th at can rob your eng ine of power and mile age . It' s the best th ere is- w hat the pros expectfro m Gumou t. Yo u can, too ! Mart y Tripes, the aggressive 18yea r-o ld fro m Santee, California, ann ou nced his intention to campai gn a privately-spon sore d Bultaco for th e 197 5 m ot o c r os s seas o n. Marty ele cted t o ride a Bultaco aft e r recently t est in g Bengt Abe rg 's T rans· AM A bike . " His bike was super fa st and a mazingly st ock, " sai d Marty. "As a privateer, I need a bike that will hold up und e r a seaso n o f racin g without the m aj o r ove r-ha uls that the one-o ff p rototypes require. It 's just a question of ec onomics." T rip es and h is fo rmer Can-A m m ech anic , Joh n Stas iefski, wi ll ca mp ai gn both the 2 50 and Open class AMA National races. GUMOUT. THE BESTTHERE IS. Clev e la nd , Ohio 441 04 Call this number for a real good ad: 427-7433. Ask for Linda. S.A.M. State Championship Scholast ic Associatio n o f Motorsports have scheduled a two day St at e Ch ampi onship to be held on Nove mber 22 nd and 23 rd, 1975 at Sadd leback Par k, in Or ange, Cali fornia. High School MX an d High Sch o ol Tri als Ch ampions will be cro wn ed o n Sunday with Saturday bein g set for th e p rel im inary even ts. Plans are for three motos being run, with Sat u rd ay havin g tw o - 2 0 minute m o t o s. Sunday one 20 minute m o to a nd a final 2 0 m inute m oto to d et ermine the Ch ampion. Qu al ifi e rs will begin in Sep te mbe r, 1975 with 15 sta te wide tracks qua lify in g ri de rs for th e second annual eve n t . Fo r further in fo rmatio n con tact : J im Manning, Dir ector (2 13) 32 1-8859 or 32 1-8 86 3. PRESCRIPTION MXGOGGLES ~r' CLEAR- $54.95 PHOTO GRAY- . 59.95 M ail your prescription along with cashiers check or money order to: [3llE] PRODUCT S INC. NO'guchi Clearance Sale . Yamaha Yama ha Yama ha Yama ha YZ 80 A Stage 1 kit YZ 80 A Stag e 2 kit 125 ee Stage 1 kit 125ee St age 2 k it $ 96 .95 . $1 99 .95 5228·.95 $299 .95 red uced red uced reduced red uced to to to to $ 75 .00 $ 169 .95 $ 189 .95 $259 .95 Sim ilar reduct ions on other kits . Subject t o stock on hand. Comple te stoc k of Noguchi part s availab le. I nstallati on of ki ts & speed t uning available. T~O 1AMAl-fA 24020 Na rbon ne Ave ., Lomita, CA . 907 17. Phone (213) 534-2311 2 134 Ole ~ I ueu Flu e WA> 11M I I/I~ W CA !l

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