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Local hotline O'l ~ CIJ .0 S CIJ U CIJ o A New Era In Motorcycling Communication! The spea king tube system wh ic h has been used fo r many years has now been adapt ed for th e motorcycli st. Speak Easy allows driver and passenger to communicate with each ot her in normal voice tones. Touring or co mmut ing- whenever rid ing two-up- o r for sidecars. No electron ic parts, batteries or expensive ext ra par ts to purchas e or replace. Speak Easy is the co mmunication system tha t offers the fo llowing features for effic iency, comfort and safety: II In-helmet in stallation-Quick to install, Speak Easy fits into all helmets, full or partial co ve rage . It won 't slip or slide once adju sted, but com es ou t easily wh en you want it to. No ti p to fit in to your ear-Soft , com fortable, mol ded ear piece keeps out wind and road noi se, but permits exce llent voi ce recepti on. Soft , non- rigid mo uth piece l or salety. If you 'r e tired of ridin g alone .. . togeth er . .. get yourself a Speak Easy lor inexpensive , effi ci ent co mmunica tio n. SEE YOUR LOCAL DEALER OR WRI TE OR CALL TO: R.B. PRODUCTS· Box 5987, San Jose, CA 95 150 (408) 378-5195 Kent Morgan wat ches as his Yamaha ta kes off on a course of its own . Hill-in-the-hole gives 'em hell! Kerry Pet erson just keeps on winning . th is t ime overall at the Hill-in-the-h ole. .1 v By An n A. Powell O RANG E, CAL., NOV. 16 Saddleback Park's Hili-in-the-Hole does not enjoy the greatest reputation . All by itself it is rough, .steep , mean, nasty. Then as a topper, climbs held on this hill are a matter of getting o ver fastest .. . racing not only nature, but also the clocks. But, nearly 70 brave souls lined up this m orn in g to tackle the big hill and the clocks. An d , just to keep its po or rep u ta tion in tact, th e h ill thr ew riders every place b ut over the crest. Riders sailed up in the air, lan ded in' bushes, tried to climb banks, and slid down ro ck faces. Of the 70 riders who each tried at least two times to go over the top, only nine man ged to com plete the ru n. Even those who got over the top were not doing consistently well . Doug Hal l, riding in two classes, had four tries at the top, but only one over. Hall 's highly modified 250 Bultaco was the sm allest bike to crest the hill. At the opposite end of the line-up, only three riders in the Open class man aged to score overs. All were moun ted on highly-modified Triumphs, an d the scores they p osted were disa ppointing in light of Hall's ti me of 9.74 seconds. But the fastest tim e of the day went to a ri der wh o h as racked up a perfec t sco re in all the hillclimbs sponsored by both the Saddl eb ack Hillclimbers' Association and De Anza Cycle Park during 19 75 . Kerry Pe terso n, o n his am azin g stock 400 Maico , zoome d over th e hill his first tim e at th e starting line with a ti me of 8.9 0 seconds. This ti me held as th e day's fast est. Even though he scored th e fast est ti me of th e da y, Peterson ha d to mak e a final ru n if he were to ta ke the to p trophy for the cl imb. Every class winner ha d on e cha nce for a final run at that trophy . This comp e tit io n, overal l co ming after everyone h ad alr eady t ried th e hill at least twice, meant going over ever rough terrain th an before . The hill had been bad to start with, but after 70 ride rs had pushed , shoved, bounce d and banged their bikes up as far as possible, the hill was nearly impossible. But after the winners all had one more try, Kerry Peterson still won. His time, 12.49 seconds, was a good indication of how the hill had deteriorated, but it was a time that held and gave Peterson the overall win for the day . • Results in Results Section . Johnston, Rubly & Taylor win Irwindale finale WE HAVE SOME ROUGH CUSTOMERS. LIKE KENT HOWERTON, STEVE STACKABLE, DICK MANN TERRY CLARK: TOM UPP, MARK BLACKWELL e:> SONNY DeFEO; RON SELF, DAVE LONGCOR AND MIKE KESSLER. FOI SHOI. • GAS PRESSURIZED • REBUILDABLE • MADE IN U.S.A. • ADJUSTAB LE DAMP ENING • FIVE LENGTHS AVAILABLE · 12 , 12Y., 13, 13%, 14'A in . RP $99 g:'~~~~ngs Available at your local dealer or direct from: 520 McGLIN CY LANE mOTO:ilFFOx By Jon Hayt ., ~ I IR WIN DA LE, CA L. , NOV. 2 1 The CMC Irwindale night last nigh t brough t a good tu rn ou t with almos t 200 co mpeting. T he Pros and races' ride r riders man y o th er riders came out to grab the last night points for th e seaso n and take home money in th e process. CYCLE PARTS WATCH FOR OUR NEXT BIG SALE IN THIS PAPER ~ C~~ e Coast Moto Cycle 2334 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa. CA ~ (714) 645-8008 ~ 15