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Cycle News 1976 05 11

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IPln toP lour-overall thought the proportion o f road an d trail was great. The course was 100 miles lon g and the speed averag es were 18, 20 and 24 mph. There was one bottleneck abou t 80 miles out - a stream crossing with a short, le ft-angle d climb up the stream bank. However, this place snared only a few of the B and C riders. A big problem for the later rid ers was the fact that many of the arrows attached to low bushes had disappeared by the time the C's came through. This resulted in a lot of missed turns and lost time. There was some misplaced ribbon between checks four and five which detoured a few riders alsp. How it go t there is a mystery, this trail to no wh ere p etered out in a cle ar in g on a ridgeside and kn oc ked m any a man off his minute. _ Otherwise , thee nd uro was super well organi zed. The checkers were efficient. Fl a gm en manned the many pavement/trail crossin gs. First aid patrol . men were very apparent on the trail and, very important, t he finisher pins were of goo d quality . Glenn Toplif~ of San Leandro used a Bonar calculator to dial himself in to a tie with John Clark for the overall at one point apiece . No word at this writing 'of th e results of the tie -breaker. UEA member Steve Keull (Oss) unofficially scored third overall and first 25 0 "A" rider , followed by Dirt Digger Gary Woodling on his CN-approved Yamaha IT400. Offical results still pending. • $695* Super Rat ega) One of several good creek-crossings. It's a racer. . . SUPER RAT.. . 98cc engine with reed valve induct ion ... 28mm Mikunicarb . . . A1umifenic cylinder DJ .D. shoulderless alloy rims 2 shock mounting positions and rebound tension adjustment .. .There's more to see so come on in and take a look. Super RM(98) •• • • .•• .• • •••• S 695 .00 ~rt Sq •llrt C92C) "".,,.. ..... . $ 399.00 • Du SqUIrHOU t * S 499.00 RoadToad(99) .• ...•• .• . ...• ComNt (95) . • •• •. . . • •• . . • •. SuPer CombBt(9n . .. • . . . . •• 250(71) S 529 .00 S 549 .00 S 745 .00 $1195.00 H8IWCA Prices h,'ec:! lire Suggpsted Retail Prien III v.kst Port of Entry. De'linalion chllrgel . S.1·up and Sidle . OOLocaJ Taxa added 41 local ~I. PricH aN higtwr In Canada c:o..t DuJ., TwinFilters & Air Foa m Air .. .and you've got it all. " Filter Oil FROM YOUR HI -POINT DEALER BAY AREA BULTACO . '.i":.?~ ~ ~iO 'OJ Sa leS - "Se rVIC e @ A cc esso ri es ., - Wel d i ng 5 6 06W. Ma n c h ester B lvd . ~o r tl n g We al so mail orde r 213-649 -17.00 Westche ster. CA 90045 7 5~ for catal og 13

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