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YOUR HI-POINT DEALERS GOT SOME NEW ITEMS... CHECK 'EM OUT TODAY f "'''''''L Com pletely re bui lda ble!! Amer ican Indoor Series openers DETROIT, MICH., J AN. 9 INDIANAPOLIS , IND ., JAN. 10 Con troversy, co nfusion and crashes highligh ted the ope ning rounds of th e Am erican Indo or Championship Series, leaving riders, re feree, and spect ators in a highl y agitated st at e. T he AICS opened a t Det roit's Cobo Hall with last year's co-cha mpion (wit h Darryl Hurst) Guy McClu re (Bu l) ge tting th e win afte r alle gedl y cu t t ing the tr ack to avoi d an acciden t on th e n ext to last lap. Bultao-mo un ted Randy Go ss followed McClure to victory circle with Steve Dro st e (Ho n) in third. Mike Gerald, wh o had been shut ou t of t he Detroit pro gram by wh at he thought was poor qualification tim ing by th e offi ci als, romped his Yamaha to th e win in the Market Sq uar e Arena round in Indianap olis. Ger ald p ulle d suc h a holeshot in th e final that Detroit winner Guy McClure wai ted on th e line fo r th e red flag although none came to his chagrin an d tha t of o ther ride rs. J im Rawls (PDV) an d Pen ton-m oun ted Ran dy Carthel too k t he pl ace an d show positions. Californian Frank Borba (Bu l) to ok a second in the Ind y Novice program. A ll the popu lar s h oc k len g th s 3 15 m m , :l3 0 m m, · :l45m m , & :l60m m a re n ow a vaila b le with yo u r c hoice o f bushings a n d Hi -Point C h ro me Silicone S p rings in a n y ra te . M a r zoc ch i s hocks are fo r the p ro w h o can't r e p la ce s h ocks o ne a fter t he o ther . See yo u r d ealer to day a nd h a ve t hat s u per suspension to mor ro w . On the line Ne xt week the Grand National teams and their riders will be p robed to give you a p review of w ho's go in g where and riding what. From th e tech nical depart men t Cycle New s will have Billy Gro ssi's me chanic tell you how to p re p y our RM Suz uki fo r fu n and profit. T exas m oto cross gets the evi l eye in a tour of the Lo ne Star st ate 's premier mote -emporiu m s. Wh ile we 're on the road we w ill b e co ntinui ng ou r search fo r th e Gre at Am er ican Motorcycle with Part III a t th e Harley p lant. In th e co n tin uing saga of the M.X feline , Motocr oss Cat gets mis ta ken fo r a • famous movie s tar. Used by the pro. lII11 .... •' 315 . 330. 345 & 360mm LengthS. Pa ten ted Sys tem of fo rced c ircuit coo ling . Your c hoice o f H i-P oint C h ro me Silicone S prin gs in 65, 80. 95, 110 , 125 a n d 140 lb ., s t raig ht o r 80/115,90 /125 a n d 120/140 lb ., progres s ive w oun d . All a lum inum body for light w eig ht . MARZOCCHI GP FORKS BARUFFALDI G.P. GOGGLES Worn by R oger DeCos ter 200 & 220mm of Travel N ew M arzocchi GP F orks a re n ow available for you r dirt bik e to m ake it co m pe ti ti ve with the n e w '76 M ·X'er s a r ri vi n g now. All n ew 220m m lead ing a x le forks just a rri ved. G et your o r ders in n ow a s sup plies a re limited. NEW SPOILER Unique ai r foil visor allows onco mi ng wind to g o t h r o ug h . E liminates h elmet lift. Fits a ll h elm ets , 5 co lors a vailab le. Super t rick for the M-X a n d Cros s-Coun try rider . Changes Nex t wee k, Political Ho tlin e wil l have a new name, loa - if w e can think o f someth ing catchy. This week th ere's a spe cial pullout for Ariz o na riders, pages 10·22. For th e Gr and Can y on Sta te, 1976 coul d be a jumping year. There was a helmet law repealer in th e state legislature last year; in the wake of the Federal an ti-blackma il m easure , the re's bou nd to be more movem en t. Pressu riz ed by ai r !! CUSTOM ASSEMBLED SHOCKS j~:~&~~~~' Ascot Park w ill reope n to a 197 6 season of spring car an d m o torcy cle ra cing in April . w ith ve te ran organizer J .C. Agajanian as sole op erator. to return to ac t ive Purs u aded participation by ple as fro m the ra cing fr atern i ty , Aggie has signed a Hl -y ear lea se o n the historic half mil e t rack. The facility's future had hu ng in the balan ce since o wn er Maxwell Zie gler foreclosed on th e p revi o us leaseholder last fall. Agajanian said his docto rs have declared him co mp le te ly recovered fr om his earlier bou t with cancer. He 'll st art work o n crea ting a 1976 race sch ed ule immediat ely . Political whatline? Y o u r ch o ice o f b u sh i ng sizes. ~~marzocchi Aggie's back at Ascot As yo u get in to t he regional section s of the p ap er this wee k, yo u'll note so me name changes ove rhead. 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