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Cycle News 1975 06 17

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(Your Congressman's narn e ), Ho use Office Bldg., Washington , D.C. 205 15. We hear that P.I.T. Stop contributor H. Davidson, whi le rid ing cross-countrv on his Riverside, st opped at any gas station with a sign, " Clean Rest Rooms". By journey's end, he had cleaned ove r 200 rest rooms. TI,e Mo torcy cle Safety Foundation. in its I g 75 In str uctor Prep ar ation Program , ex pects to prep are fro m 1000 to 1500 qu alifi ed motorcycle safety instru ctors. Such a pool of qualifi ed te achers is a must befo re we can ever get serious ab o ut motorcy cle safety ed uca tio n in the sch ools. '- - High School and college teachers inte rested in the program should contact MSF, 6755 Elkridge Landing Road, Linthicum , Maryland 21090 or call 301/ 768·3060 for a brochure detailing MSF-sponsored course offerings in your area. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Smart have a b ran d new 8 pound, four ounce h oy racer: Scott Paul Sma rt. With su ch a n am e , how can he help bu t be fas t ? The Jones Boys, now associated with Am·Mex Motorcycles, Inc., are devoting full time to R&D on the Moto Islo Cooper). Am·Mex has (formerly purchased Apache, Ltd., and is continuing to service Cooper dealers out of their Laredo, Tx center. Laredo ? That means our buddies at Central get first crac k at the new on es. Have at it, Weasel ! A rookie cycl ist fro m Macon , Ga. won the San Jose Mile National on hi s Honda. It says so right in the San Francisco Ch ro nicle , so it mu st be t rue . Th e same article also h ad Sco tt. Beauchamp, and Lawwill on Ho nd as. Way to go , du m m ies! CRANKING OUT THE VICTORIES ON HI-POINT TIRES We get resul ts ! A letter in " Voices" (Cycle News April 29 issue ) sparked a May 2 in for matio n bulle tin by the Calif ornia Highway Pat rol to all field offices warnin g of th e dan gers of drilling the Cycle Factory XL 35 0 fra me to attach Vehicle 1.0. No . (V I!") pl ates and ca lling out a safe lo cati on for the pl ate. 4 2-Day ISDT Wins On Hi-Point ...-: , . "' Tires Sets The Pace For Off-Road -T'. ........ r.. ...""" ..Excellence In A Knobb y Tire . . _. - '" - i .(" :~:l ' From th e desert floor of the Moj ave to the slippery mud of Texas and the mountains of Oregon, Carl Cra n ke relied on Hi-Poin t tires to take him to 3 overall 2-Da y Trial s victories. Hi -Poin t tires wi ll deliver t he perform a nce you need in off-road competition reg ardless of th e conditions of t he terrain . On July 4, 5, and 6 it's free pitchers of beer for all class winners of the Ponderosa Dual Hare Scrambles. Can I have mine before I win? (heh , heh] Brand new course, the folks at MORA tell us. Add Jack Penton's overall on Hi -Point tires at the 1st 2-Day in New Jersey and some of the countrys best Moto-Cross ri ders now using H i-Point a n d you'll be convinced you won 't find a mo re competitive knobby ti re. Now at yo ur Hi-Poin t dealers in all sizes. Bakersfield P.I.T.S. changed its nam e to Kern County Observed Trials and joined the ATA. They Tl apply for July 13 and August 17 dates in th e new ly -op ened area south o f Gre enhorn . Am erican Racewa ys on the Orange Show Grounds in San Bern ardino for a weekly Wednesday night seri es. Having heard that Ron Sloane ~i11 not run for the 1976 AMA Board of Trustees, Bill Spencer says h is hat's in the ring. The 0-36 Veep and Fremont refe ree was runner-up to Sloane in the '75 vote. When last hcard from , Erv K anern ctos Ka wa trip le was headed East to while away t he time un til t he next roun d of West Coa st mile races. Sc ot t Brelsford is riding. Ben Bower has a Husky prep and ma intenance school set fo r August 10 at the Redwood City P.I.T.S. club property. ( COll t i ll u ed 011 p ag e 46 ) 300x21 350x21 Hi-Poin t Tires a re- a va ilable a t your Hi-Poin t Dea lers, F or a free 56 pa ge ca talog on our co m plete li ne of competit ion products . en close 5()¢ for posta ge to H i-Point, :~709 Wes t E rie Avenue. Lo rain . Ohio 44053. Howcome there's no Californ ia Observed Trials Association IC.O .T.A.) ? AMA has fo rmed an American Speedway Control Board co mp osed o f three promoter reps, two rid er rep s an d two MIA h on ch os to " guide the future of AMA -san ctioned Class A Speedway " . will be AMA·sanctioned speed way resurrected in California June 18 at 300 x21 350x21 350x18 400 x18 450x18 400. 18 450x 18 300x21 Dis tributed by: HI·POINT Oils and Acc essories EAST; 37 0 9 W . Ene Ave . l or ain . Otno 4405 3 CENTRAL : P. O. Bo x 232 7. Am ar illo . Texas 791 06 WES T: P. O. Box 26182 . S acramento . 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