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~~ :narzocchi ZTi MAGNESIUM All the Daytona news that didn't fit ENDU RO - Skip Ol son (C-A) and " King" Dick Bu rleson (Hus) both zeroed the en tire Alli gator Enduro Thursday. March 4 at Daytona. Ol son t ook the ov erall win by virt ue o f th e tiebreaker check. The ann ual ev en t , which leaves the west end of Daytona Speedway to You've seen them used on the winning G. P. Moto-Cross machines Now .those same forks can be yours!!!! wind through the logs, bogs, sandpits and gatorholes o f east cen tral Florida, wa s described by rid ers as one of th e best ever this yea r, due to ' generally pleasant temperatures and lower than usual wa ter ta ble. SHORT T RACK - Te xan s to o k three out of four fin al even Is as Gu y McClure won two stra igh t and Novice Dick Gre en so ck ed it to the Juniors on -J unio r JNovice nig ht . Green crashed twice in a multi-restart fin al before ta kin g his even tual vic to ry ; and several other riders proved th ey had th at special " rubber ball" quali ty during the wee k 's even Is on the slippy-slidy table-lik e su rface of Daytona's Memorial Stadium short track. Results fo r Wednesday through Fri day in Resul ts Section. DRAGS The Satu rday-sch eduled AMD RA Na tional at Orl ando , Fla. was rained out during the afternoon, forcing final eliminations to be held Sunday morning, May 7. Marion Owens, with o ne en gin e of his do u bl e Har ley fueler lunched 'and removed, survived to take Top Fuel (ET 10;47 sec .] with his remaining engine. Pro Stock went to Terry Vance. • Meanwhile, an imp ro m p tu sand drag was being stage d on the be ach not far from the Daytona strip. which our compadre from Biker reports was won by an unidentified Blue Angel on a totally - stock-a pp ear in g Honda 750 (wi th a touring fairing, even). He lined up with the rest , turned 100 mph through the trap, - and kept right on boogie'in , never looked back once. WOOFIE-WATCHING Results pending. Our ras ty lab technician won 't give back the film. The fantastic Marzocch iZTi Magnes ium Moto-Cross forks are available now at yo ur dealers. Now have a front end that the pros have prove n in G. P. competition. Two styles to choose from - the 200mm travel ce nter axle forks and the 220mm travel forward axle forks. You can get them com plete with fork crowns or the fork legs only. These forks will float you over the roughest of terra in. Rep lace with Marzocchi and give the competition fits' ! Also availab le in a luminum execu tions. 220mm 200mm HI-POINT ACCESSORIES: BORRA race hassled Ea st : 3709 W. Erie A ve.. Lorain . Oh io 44053 West: 9604 Oates Dri ve, Sacramento. Cal if . 95827 Cen t ral: P. O . Box 232 7, Amarillo. Tex . 79105 The Ufs Angeles T im es re cently re ported t hat th e Sierra Club "lost" its su it to get a res traini ng order on a co m ing BORRA off-road race near Blythe. However. th e judge has limited th e motorcycle entry to 50, and forced ca ncella tio n of th e dune buggy ra ce. We should be glad th ey di d n't "win." . Question : now th at the AMA districts and D RA have join ed in a legal defense fund and are fighting mad , is the Sierra Club delibe rately looking to catch other organizations with weak sp ots? Rokons Big Discounts Clime. Cyde Shop JAMESBROWN. INC. Those " Product ion" Superbikes 1251 -B BEACH BLVD. I A HA BR A. CAq()63 1 (7 14 1879-6940 f2 131947· 2Q09 Re ady for this? AM A production rules say yo u can change rear shocks, and strengthen t he swing arm. Butler and S m i th did e xactl y th at in preparing a brace of BMWs for Steve McLaughlin, Red Pridmore an d Gary Fish er to ride in Superbike Production. 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