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ed Wing cushions another ational in with Jay Springsteen taking ouisville on his Vista Sheen Special ith total Red Wing suspension. S pringsteen sp ed t o t he sec ond q u ick est clock ing in th e t ime tri al s on h is Red W ing t o tal su sp e nsi on , V ista Sh eene Harley XR750 and then cruised to the qu ickest heat of the night. By Nat ional ti me th e Lo u isville surface called for a susp ensio n that cou ld handle no t on ly the b umps and benns of th e cush io n , bu t t he slickness of the groove as we ll. It w as t h is hand ling p lu s Sp ring st ee n 's st yle w h ich p ut hi m in fr o nt fr o m t he start t o take h is f irst Nat ional victo ry , When it comes to pe rfo rmance , you can't beat th e system. I I ~ ~ 'Z _. _ \ v~ . \ \ '.; .....~ : .. .~ . \ --- \" \. club members kept the tight parts of th e trac k wet with fire hoses wh ile a flee t of water trucks worked on th e more accessib le parts of the cou rse. Plenty of cash fo r the Pro s and ab ou t $5, 0 00 worth of contingencies fo r local mer ch an ts every body. Many donated gas and meals for th e winne rs. Th e flagging seemed to be a bi t spotty th ough , with a few blind co mers left un covered. We were sorry to he ar th a t Dave McCoy fe II an d bro ke his collar b one. McCoy run s the ski resort a t Mammoth and it was his equip ment and manpower that made the race poss ible . In add ition to that, he raced his Maico in the 250 Intermediate class , going again st race rs up to one-fo urth his age (6 0). Unfort unately , he me t his m at ch in the fe arsom e d ownhill. If y ou arc plannin g to make th e tri p next year, m y advice would be to get your suspens ion in tu ne as we ll as your bod. Th e wh oo pdies were getting fierce towards th e end of each day an d they were everywhe re . • Results in Resu lts Section . Late race resu lts: an other Red Wing win thanks to a compe t it io n fork that 's the f i n est av a ila ble, bar none. It 's got prem ium triple-lip seals to keep flu id in, dirt out; h igh·p erfo rmance damp ing, w ith hydrau lic sto ps t o preve nt bottom ing; l ig h twei ght a l lo y sl ider s; te m pe red s tanch ion tu bes ; 3 -position prel oad spr ings, extern ally adjusta ble ; an d lots mo re. All fitted · with shocks, opt iona l sp rings an d st ee ring dam per s . int o a to tal, t un eabl e suspens io n sy stem that ; b uilds win ne rs. J ust ask the Red Wing I team : AMA Grand Nat ional experts Do n ' C a s t ro , John Gen nai, Rick Hock ing, Cha rles Sea l; End uro star Alfie Henr ich ; an d Motocross winn ers Tony DiStefano a nd Bo b Ha rris. Red Win g suspens ion sys tems are p ar t ic ipants i n the A MA major co ntingency pr ograms. Special offer: Ex cl usive Red Wing "Ride Gu ide" , with introd uctio n by Dick Mann, tells you how to ch o ose , mount and adjust th e id eal com bination of Red Wing components to su it y ou r buil d , bik e, and the test you 'r e going t o put them to . Describes the exac t technique for fo rward m ounting rea r sh ock abso rbe rs. Only $3.00, with Red Wing sh oulde r Patch, decal, an d product cat alog. Write to: Marubeni America Corp., Red Wing Group, 200 Park Ave. , Dep t. CN 6 16, N.V.C. l0017 When i t comes to performance, you can't beat The System . RED 'WING ~ A fool and his cycle are soon parted. HUSKY COUNTERSPROCKETS (SPLINED) 10 THRU 17 TEETH THE FINEST AVAILABLE Expansion Chamber Cone Sets Qu an tity d i sco u n ts availab le. Send y ou r dimens i o ns to A i re D Sheet M etal . 1520 9 G rev ille a Ave . Dept. W. La w nd a le. CA 9 0 2 6 0 . 2 1 3-6 7 5·529 0 . s YAMAHA al CORONA 1101 E. 6th Street, Corona, CA ( 714) 73 5· 7721 (~ ~ 34 mm Ma il Order - Cata lo g $ 1 ~ 714-645-8008 2334 Newport Blvd. Costa Mesa, CA 92627 ~ PIl=lIDDUCT. IN C . "'JoI Ol D Il,!IOClU u« O WA¥ t , ... , vlf W CA !f'IOCJO 1.1~ I 9ti l .....6 SM.lr.1Y TA N N Er : lllS TR IB IJTING Mik e Patri ck MIKUNI SALE $29.95 COAST MOTO CYCLE 20 Ga . st eel r o lled an d seam spatwel ded rea dy t o desi gn your o w n dlam ber . 3 se. sets, 512.0 0 . 4 Pc . • ets, 514. 0 0 . 5 Pc. sets. $16.0 0 . Postpa id. Plus Sales Tax. ~~ LUB I-TECH 2139242111 Goodyear is Carroll Shelby 213-538 -2914