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Cycle News 1975 10 07

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THE RECORD T alladega, Alabama September 14 , Lawrence , Kansas September 21 , 1975 SKIP OLSEN RISING FASTĀ· TOPS FIELD AT TALLADEGA! ~ BURLESON CONTINUES ENDURO DOMINATION WITH 1st OVERALL IN KANSAS Skip Olsen of Grantsburg, Wis. put together a smooth , sm ar t ride on hi s 360 GP Huskv to take first overall at the National endur~ in Tallad ega on September 14 . This wi n pushes Skip up to third place in th e National standi ngs" only 2 points behind Jim Fortune, anothe r Hu sk y rid er. T he f oll owin g w e ek, Di ck Burle son strengthene d his strangle hold o n first place in the nati on al end uro standings with a typically brilliant first overall in th e 100 mile Nati onal enduro at La wrence, Kan sas. King Ri ch ard's 250 WR- Hu sk y p erform ed p er fe ctl y througho ut th e gruel ing tes t. T his ma rks Dick 's SEVENTH first ove ra ll in the ni ne natio nal end ures he 's entered th is season -, giving him an incred ibl e 150 point lead ove r Fo rtune, th e num ber tw o rid er . Hu sq varn a co n tinues to lead th e cross-co un try pack, as th e curre n t standings show : SKIP OL SEN' DIC K BURLESON s Husqva rna Motorcycle Co., Inc. 0 - - Cu rren t A~l ,\ Na t io na! End uro Standings - Rid er Bike Points l , Dick Burl eso n Husq varna 245 2. J im Fortune Hu sq varna 95 3. "Skip Olsen lIusqvarna 93 4. Ron Bohn Hu sq va rna 58 Pen ton 50 5 . T om Pent on Husqvarna 45 6. Ben Bower Husqvarna 36 7.lim Slack Husqvama 30 8. 'Ce orge Hendrick s Yam ah a 30 8.Jim Loso 8 . Ch arles Wh ite Pen ton 30 ar a in! [MT c:ll~ 15

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