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Lackey licks'em in France Seventh Annual Ho t o ff the wire from Europe "B ad " Brad Lackey (Hus) finished first overall in an In ternational 50 0 in Port S. So an. France. Pull ing down a second, a first an d a third on hi s 360 Hu sky , Brad beat o ut Hakken An de rsso n an d Willi Bauer fo r th e top position. Just the wee k before h e h ad ta ken a second over all in Holland. Looks lik e Brad is really starting to co nnect again st the bi g b oy s ove r th ere . Tiernan to leave Yamaha 75 MX BUENA PARK, CAL., MAR. 25 Word leaked today that effective A p r il 1, Yamaha International Corporation 's vice-president and gene ral manager , Terry Tiernan, AMA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP na ti on al sa les ad m in istrato r, J erry Bartlett, and South Region manager , Bill Mason , hav e re sign ed from Yamaha. Reliable sources state that the tr io will join Norton Triumph Corporation and serv e in top managem ent positions. C o nt a c t e d by te le phone, Terry Tieman told Cy cle News his reasons for t he chan ge. "L 've be en at Yamaha a long time , an d Yamah a n eeds fresh blood now. N o r t on /Tr iumph is a n excitin g challenge. like Yamaha wa s to me 13 years ago . 1 have been promised a free hand wit h th e Norton/Triumph factory all the way . I h appen to believe that th e d a y o f t he f our -stroke single is returning. I'm an old Mat chless lo ver, y ou kn ow." $12,000.00 AMA National Championship Motocross April 5&6, 1975 . Plymouth, California Professional Day Lonesome Pine Nat'l. Enduro a April 6, 1975 ABING DON, VA ., MAR. 23 125ee ~Oce AMA NatIOnal &.etJT'iifiii'''~ Husky-mounted J im Slack won first overal l at the eighth running o f th e Lon esome Pine Nati onal End u r o . S lack completed th e 16 2-mi le event, dropping only eight points, to edge National Ch ampion Dic k Burleso n by tw o points in the first Nat iona l enduro o f th e 1975 season. Only Penton rider Dan Young's win in the 200cc class kept the event from being a co mple te Husky sweep in the "A" classes. Ron Bohn put th e Swedish marque on top of the 250cc catego ry, as Bob Popiel did in the Open class . Spectator Fee: $6 .00 (Sunday ) Advanced tickets, $5 .00 Spectator Fees: $3.00 per person over 12 years. Advance Discoun t ticket sales at all Tower out lets. Limite d camp ing at $5.00 per vehicle fo r weekend. Camping gate will be closed at 11 PM Sat urday night. D.D.M.C., PO Box 388, Orangevale, CA 95662 Phone info: 916-985-4828, 916-652-7800 (Advertisement) Shake it Plymouth is 30 miles east of Sacramento on Highway 16, or 18 miles sout heast of Placerville on Highway 49. M.O.R.E. I I J\,A of Californ ia cle.~ 1129 N. 11 th St. Sacramento, CA 95826 R em oves oil Goodyear is Carroll Shelby 213-538-2914 Hand .~.~.. S la y Soft b." .,~ ._ . .. RS~~::~ . ~ GL O VES . ~~ OHl m a n Ol\lr1!:'ul rnljl Cf1. 18 2 2 7 Lud low 51. No, Un.age . c • . 9 132 4 Dealer InQu," "lS In",.lea 12 13136] ·6230 Maico Pro ven Moto rcycle Stan ds Nat ional s, In ter·A M A , Tra ns-AMA Inquiries invited : 213·353·8737 Mark Charles Co .• PO Box 205. Sun land . CA 9 104 0 . .. .. "... ... . .• 4. , ..... . . 7 14-525 -7606 • f " .. - Twist it R em oves carbon w aShab le. - • Rid ing . 20 -, " ' :"'\ .... ~ liS Products is very p leased to announce the "Plug Saver, " a sp ark-plug cleaning kit that can be carri e d with th e rider. A special tool removes carbon, a special fluid removes oil . With th is kit in your tool bag, a fou le d plug need never stop you again . Gre at insurance for only 52 .95. Order di rec tl y from CMS Products, In c., 2134 Old Middlefield Way, Mt . View, C alifornia 94043, (41 5) 961-2446. Dealer inquiries are invited.