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Strokers arise! ., F our stro ker s wh ere are you? Remember thos e good o ld da ys fro m 19 50 t o 19 6 5 wh en th e big b ikes were king? Do yo u rememb er su ch tra c ks as R u s ty N ai ls, Ac ton, Spence r Par k, Co n sol e Sprin gs, Cra te r Camp , Perri s and others? H ow a bout wh en you cou ld go t r a i l in g on an open Su nday along Mu lh oll an d Drive a n d m ee t suc h rid ers as Lee Marvin or Keen an Wy nn or Bud Eki ns o r j o hn Rice and j ac k O ' Brie n and othe rs. What fun it was ! How about w he n you cou ld tra il fro m Sa nta Mo n ica or Los An geles to Crater Bowl using Mul h oll a nd Drive and race at t he tra ck and t hen tr ail back h ome. Well, if yo u were one o f th os e lu c ky peop le an d if y o u sti ll ha ve you r o ld " 40" or u Fo ur stro ker" in yo ur garage, o r if y o u want to m eet fo r a once in a life tim e eve n t , do co m e o u t May 4 to th e Dirt Diggers " Fo u r stro kers" race at Pe rr is. Meet a ll y our o ld frien ds and j ust have some f u n - an d don't for get to br in g that "thumper " with y ou an d do a little ra cing. . Hope to see y o u the re! H J Pennzoil and Team Husqvarna win at Hangtown ED BEARCRO FT D.D.M .C. Bikes si, sex no I' ve been readin g Cycle News for years and e nj oyed it However, I w as very disappointed in your April I, 197 5 i s s u e . Y ou c o u ld com e ' up with so me t h ing be tter for a fron t cover. The art icl e on the gay guys is reall y o u t of lin e. The so-called ce n ter fo ld (what trash) . Come o n y o u p eop le n ot ev ery body h as sex on their m inds wh en r e a d i n g a m ot or cy cl e n ew spaper .. . How ab o u t keeping it on b ik es a n d related subjects. FRED JOHNSTON Bo ise, Id ah o Gee , Fred, w e i hin k girls on th e co ver are pretty neat, som etim es. A n d since we usu ally have mo tor cycles on ou r minds while readin g sex book s, we f ig u re d t urnab out would be fai r play . . . Ed it or .Lifesaver The middle p ict u re on th e right edg e o f Porno Products page 13 of April I CN depicts a trul y marvelo us d evi ce, " The Lifes av er." Obviously it is an a n ti-gr av it y m achine. Astounding! Fr om h ere onward, all a fa lli ng rider has to do to avo id a bl oody end is clu tc h th e " Li fesa ve r" in a de ath gr ip and h e will fa ll up ! Magnificent ! All thos e lit tl e honeys on pa ge 12 pale b y co mpari so n . BOB BOCK Phoenix, Ari z. Uh, anything y ou say, Bo b . . . Edit or Kent Howerton AMA Nat iona l MX Series 250cc Winner Kent outran the f ield at the Hangtown AMA Nat ional MX Series opener near Plym out h, Calif orn ia. His factory prepared Husqvarna 250 get s winning engine pr otect ion fro m Pennzoil 2-Stroke Motorcycle Oil. Take a tip from Kent and Team Husqvarna, try Pennzoil and di scover w hy so many w inner s are asking for it . Available at you r favorite motorcy cle dealer. Pennzoil Company Landmark C onne r 's pi e c e o n ho m o p h ile motorcyclists reads like a land mark in open i ng up "n orm al " m inds to respect in g some o f the d if ference a mong u s a ll. Let 's see more o f this courageous jo urnalis m . An d m ore of the se n sit ive a nd savvy Mr . Conner . G EORG E LEA San Francisco , Ca lif. Requiem The Du st ers MC w oul d like to pay it s re sp ect to a great rider. ma n , and fath er Ma rvin Le Blan c. The de a th of Marv in will leave an empty pl ace in m an y de se r t racers' h eart s. TIle " Silve r Fox " as he w as known to some of u s wa s a very go o d race r and co m pe tit o r. He was always ready to hel p s o me bo dy a n d n ever ask ed a ny t hi ng in return. I remember Marvin in th e early 6 0s. He w as one o f the pioneers in sid ehac k rac ing, one o f the founder s o f Re d Dots MC, of wh ich h e is still a member. Fr om all the Du sters MC to Betty a n d th e c h ildre n, o ur deepe st so rrow for the lo ss of Marv in . KE NN ETH S UM~I ERS Dus te rs MC Oil Cit y, Pennsy lvania The OlNyhee Motorcycle Club presents the 21st Annual Professional TT Races $3,000 Purse Class C AMA Sanctioned Friday, April 25th Saturday, April 26th Sunday, April 27th 1/8 mile Flat Track Classes 125 & 250 Motocross Annual Norlhvvest Regional Amateur entry fee $ 7. Expert entry $12 i ncludi nq insur ance. Classes : 100 Beginner & Expert 125 Beginner & Expert 250 Begi nner & Expert Mini Beginner & Expert (80cc & under! Sign -Up : 5 :00 to 7 :00 Practice: 6 :30 PM t o 7 :30 PM Ra ce : 8 :00 PM Sile ncers & leath ers requi red . 33 -1/3 % Tr oph ies Am ateur entry $7. Expe rt ent ry $12 including i nsura nce. Classes: 125 8eginn er & Ex per t 250 8 eginner & Expert Open Beginner & Expert Mini Beginner & Expert (under 8 0cc) Sign -up : 7 :00 to 9 :30 Pract ice: 8 :30 AM to 9 :30 AM Race: 10 :00 AM Silencers & leathers requ ired. 33-1/3% Trophies Gat es open 8 :00 TT race - 8 :00 to 11 :00 Sign-up : 9 :3 0 to 11 :30 Practice : 9 :3 0 to 11 :30 TI me trial : 12 :00 Race starts: 1 :0 0 PM Food & beverage at tr ack . Overn ight camping (Racers Only) Peacefu l Cov e Club Grounds 3 miles outside Bo ise, Idaho . Follow mark ers from end of Harr ison Blvd . 5