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NOVEMBER 9, 1974
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STUNNED CROWD
STILL IN STATE OF
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Da ngero us Dick Burl eson p ro vided Nat ion al Enduro
fans wi th the most exciting occur a nce in th is year's
co mpe titio n whe n he fail ed t o finish th e 125 mile
Bla ckhawk Trails En d uro in Rockfo rd , Illinois.
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Dick packed it in when the new Hu sk y Autom atic
prototype he was te sting broke, about I 1/ 2 hours
into the e nd uro. Most observer s. grateful for an ything
t o relie ve th e boredom o f ye t a no ther Burleson
victorv were anxious to hear Dick's co mme nts
following this hi st ori c event.
Wh e n cornered by thi s reporter. Burleson was
muttering so me tbing about evil sp iri ts a nd o ffic ially
blamed th e defe at on the fact that hi s wife, Jill, had
improperly prepared his breakfast th at morning.
We 'd like to th ank Dick for thi s fin e effort t o o ffse t
his very boring record o fwi nning nearly every e nd uro
he en te rs. Incidcntallv, th ere is no truth to the rum or
th at the promoter is considering erec ting a monument
a t th e point in th e race where Dick broke down !
Hu sqvarn a Mot o rc ycl e Co ., Inc.
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