Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

Gene Romero helped ou t the Ame rican effort wi t h a second and a th ird. engine a nd Rand y Clee k ca me in for h is firs t ride of t he series. In the second leg Rob ert s showed that fo r all h is inexperien ce o f ridin g in t he rain , he was quit e ca pab le of so d oin g. He led from th e start, co m p let e w ith wheelies, to the fin ish, o ver 30 seconds a hea d o f th e n ext man. But th e f rig h t enin g thin g fr om a Bri tish view poin t , was the fact th at the ne x t three men home were a ll' Americans , too. In the d ry, British riders expected t o have a h ard time w ith this t alen t ed American team, b ut everyone though t we stood m o re than j ust a fair chance in the rain. T he sight of Mic k G rand and Barry Dit chburn , two of Britain's best short circ uit scratchers being p assed on the last co up le of laps by Don Castr o , pr odu c ed a n a ura of gloom and d espondency for t he ho me crowd . If you' re into racing , yo ur local Husky dealer is race headq uart ers. He has th e 500 World Championship m ach ine right o n his sa les fl oor in the new 360 CR. It's th e exact r epl ica of Heikk i Mikkola's bik e righ t down to the GP fr am e wit h lay down gas shocks and mag nes ium reed valve eng ine. And ther e's two othe r ver sions in th e form of a 175 and a 250 for serio us MX'ers . . . . If enduros and hare sc rambles are yo ur thing, why look any further than the 250 WR. Dick Bu rleson wo n two AMA ch ampi on shi ps wit h this one . For '7 5 it has a reed valve. Mag engine and im pr oved suspension . .. . Off road race rs already know of the unreal record the 400 WR has; 1st over-all in Baja , Barstow to Vegas , the Min t 400 and hun d reds of other races in the southwest have been won by the " ki ng of the desert" . .. . No ma tter what your co mpetit ion tastes are, your Hus ky de aler can help yo u wit h the rig ht mach ine , expert techn ical help and a servic e center that's competition or ien ted . At t he tr ac k , in the servic e department or o n the sales floo r. you can have co nfid ence in a Husqva rn a deale r. ......ua t ers 9 .Husqvarna Husqvarna Molorcorp Easl/ 1906 Broadway, Lorain, Ohio 44052 ~ Husqvarna Mol orcor p West/ 4935 Mercury, San Diego, Californ ia 92111 Don Cast ro con trib uted f our t op t en placin gs with consist ent rid ing, Grant . Dit chburn, Mah oney . Dav e Potter and British ca p ta in, Pe rcy Tait filled th e next five places h om e, but th e damage had been d one a nd Ameri ca moved o n the Oulton Park, co n fid en t of victory wit h a 24 point margin already in their grasp . Dulton Park If English men had pin ne d th eir h o p es o n t he we t weathe r seei ng t he m th rough at th e Chesh ire ci rc uit , th en t hey must h ave b een pl eased wi th the weath e r greeting the m, It was wet, co ld a nd d epressin g, but it takes m o re than t hat to upse t the rampa n t Americans . Britain ' s sagg ing morale was lift ed sligh t ly w ith the news th a t Stan Woods, inj ur ed fingers an d a ll, wo ul d race . The (Con tinue d on page 23) Thank you for waiting .... T he past month has been chaos fo r us - and you - due to a burg lary Feb. 22. We suffered massive loss of supplies, includi ng boots , leathers, cloth ing, part s, accessories, and tools. Now, fi nally things are back to normal, and to show our appre ciat ion to you - our customers - we are going all out to make it up to yo u. Due to popular demand , we are repeating , during the mon th of Apri l, our offer of FREE Heckel boots, Miura leathers & vented jersey with each new BuItaco. Regardless of model or ,size, purchased from us. We are also maki ng fanta stic deals on all of our stoc k, at a savings to you . So when y ou tire of shoppi ng around and are ready to bu y , stop by and see us, have some coff ee or soda p o p , and see how w e can save you $. BUDDHA enterprises the West 's most aggressive dealer specializi ng in Bu lt aco - Mi ura Produ ct s 10960 Hole A,e ., Hiverside, CA 92505 714-689-3166 Fast servic e on mail order / out-of-s tate orders. Wrong siz e ? No charge on exchanges. I. . . . .• .... i And remember our motto ... "We can beat any legitimate deal. " 11

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