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Monday at the bottom of the list (13th) after Cutler's bike was stopped ' by a loose exhaust baffle in the cross coun try test and Markowitz had been hit by an automobile . During the week they rode well enough to capture fourth place in the Vase co m pe tit io n . In all, U.S. riders brought home eight go ld medals. On gold were the following: Gary Youngkins, Dick Burl eson , Jack Penton, Rod Bush, Dan e Leimbach, Dan Young. Carl Cranke, and Malcolm Smith. West German and Italian teams fought over the top placing in the T ro p hy a nd Vase co m pe tit io n after the favo re d Czechs dropped from co n t e n ti o n early in the trial. West Gennany be came the 1975 World T ro p hy winners and It aly claimed the Silver Vase . Bultaco retains World Championship! ~ Eng lish star Martin Lampkin has once again captured the World Trials Championsh ip for Bultaco. With the final round ended, a vertical tie for the Championship between Lampkin and Bultaco teammate Yrjo Vesterinen was declared. The alternate method of s c 0 rJ n 9 was necessary (most cleans for the season) and Martin Lampkin ' was the new Wor ld Champion. The incredible Bultaco Sherpa T reta ined the World Championship for the third year in a row! .~oger & Bimbo one-two at Buchanan Trans-AMA BUCHANAN, MICH., OCT. 19 Roger DeCoster scored his seco nd Trans-Alvl.A victory in as many rounds with a fourth and first placing to give the Suzuki works star and four times 500cc World Champion a boost in the point standings. Jim Pomeroy (Bul). Brad Lackey (Hus) . Geritt Wolsink (Suz) a nd Jim Weinert (Yam) fo llowed DeCoster in the overall standings. Tony DiStefano (Suz) took the first moto win with Pomeroy and Lackey following. In the second round it was Roger D. leading Wolsink. Pomeroy and Lackey to the checkers after DiStefano suffered mechanical problems. 00 C'l ~ V ..0 o ..... u o Statement from th e Publisher: Something new has been added Beginning with this issue of Cycle News, the Central edition will be merged with the Weste rn newspaper. iTh is move will resu lt in a larger newspaper with expanded coverage of local. na tional and international events. The merger of the Ce ntral and Western edition will allow for m ore editorial latitude and quicker delivery time of rac e reports, editorials, road tests, h op-ups and technical features. Readers from both sections of the country will benefit from the larger and more co mprehensive Cycle News West. The area now covered in Cycle News Central will be presented in a Central Section of West with the exception of Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas and Lo uisian a. Local news for these states will be incorporated into an enlarged Eastern edition. We know you will find this newer, bigger, and better combined edi tion of Cycl e Ne ws even mo re entertaining and informative than ever before. We look forward to increasing our coverage of the worl d of motorcycling and your continued support. Sharon Clay ton Cycle News, Inc. The Bultaco Sherpa T. . .t ruly in a class by itself. BULTACO INTERNATIONAL LTO. ~ Hand ;;~M ~ • SlrMt GLOV ES Invited ...-..----........................- ----_ -..... ...... ...-.-_......... _........- ..... ................ ..................... ,.,..~_.~ o. _ n.a --...c_ _ _ FROM THE PROFESSIONALS Inq uiries 18051 54 4-6181 ....._ NYLON t LEATHER MOTOCROSS PANTS Deale, Oth ma n Distr ibu t ing Co. Box 356 San Luis Obsipo . CA 93406 • Riding • Racing P.O. Box 62457, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23462 ..... w.. _ .. ....... .... ......_ ....... - . . a w - ......... 0.-. c.....". , Goodyear is Carroll Shelby 213-538-2914 Heavy duty nylon and leather make a lightweight. cool, water repellent and extremely durable combination . Fully lined and equipped with snap-in hip pads and removable plastic knee and shin guards . Available in sizes 28-44. Red , blue , or black nylon with any color leather . BILLWALTERS LEATH ERS. INC. ~~ NorthVarna Ave. . ". 7359 Hollywood ( ..·· .... • 0·· . O . , ,. . California 91506 (213) 982-3738 3