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Roger, Brad one-two in Italy 91 • c Roger DeCoster (1-2) for Suzuki E and Brad Lackey (5.5) for Husky £ worked to tighten up the 500cc £!n World Championship race as l u. Adolph Weil went 7·3 for the Italian GP May 2. Others who placed high in one of the two motos were plagued with inconsistency in the other. The finish order, first moto was DeCoster, Wolsink, Graham Noyes (a rejuvenated British rider on Maico), Lackey, Schmitz (Puc), Jonsson, Weil, Bauer, Pilon, Aberg. Second moto , Wolsink broke, Karsmakers won; then DeCoster, Weil, Bauer, Lackey, Khudyakov. Full story to come. Rahier unbeatable in Britain STATE CHAMPIONSHIP In the May 2 British 125cc Gr and Prix, Gaston Rahier went 1-1 for a perfect sweep, with Churavy behind, 2-2. Zdenek Velky was third overall, 4-3; Marty Smith on Honda went 3- 7 for fifth overall. Full story to come. . . . and Torlief tops Czech 250 SATURDAY NIGHT MAY 8th 8 P.M. The 250cc World Championship moved to Czechoslovakia May 2, and Torlief Hansen (Kaw) assembled the most points, 3-2. Early results by wire (courtesy of Montesa Motors) show first moto: Kavinov (KTM) , Babarovsky (CZ), Hansen (Kaw); second moto: Falta (CZ), Hansen (Kaw), and Mikkola (Hus). . LONG BEACH ARE"A The wi ld, wooly National Champion SHORT TRACKERS RETURN: The end of the skinny paper! Featuring National No. 1 Rider GaryScott PLUS: Repeating what you may already know, the cover price, beginning with this issue, has beern bumped to 75 cents for over-the-counter sales. This allows us to set a "floor" size of 48 pages for the paper. Many times it will be larger, and hopefully we'll have more color: Jl1' 1,~ ni On the line IJ· 9 Next issue will co m b ine a review o f The Gre at Ameri can Gas Sh ock (a sequel to o ur fa mo us shock tes t ) wiih t he full story an d p ix from the Belgian 250cc Grand Prix in wh ich Heik ki Mikkola improved on his alre ady impressive points lead . In SoCal, it's a b ig double ro ad race wee kend at Riverside an d Willo w ; in Texas Lake Whitney lines up ~I ~5 000 mot ocross' ·Iders Reserved Seats Only $5.50 &$4.50 • General Admission $3.50 on sale now at the Long Beach Arena Box Office and searsl~'DOIt1I'tON"State-Wide MAIL ENTRIES open-Exp-Jun-Nov StadiumSport, 333 3rdSl S 200, laguna Beach, CA 92651 '( or at ~ gate ) uite MAILORDERS TO: LONGBEACH ARENABOX O ffiCE 300 EAST OCEAN B LVD LONG BEACH CA 90802 , A ISla The hidden cost of smog controls All you road racers and other hot street bike addicts who have been asking "Who needs the AMA?" and "Why should 1 care about politics?" should check out the June issue of Cycle Guide, in which Tony Murphy, with full loving color, describes the 500cc, 85 horsepower, , 34 0 pound street legal l)D Can-Am watercooled twin which may s . never be, because- impending Federal emission con trois for motorcycles make it an impractical business proposition. The hidden cost of massive govemmen t ~ control is not what will happen to the Big Four like their Detroit counterparts, they'll survive, building two-wheeled appliance s. The real cost ~. is the enthusiast machines, right on this 2 '2 American con tinen t, that will never be ~ if the Feds have their way . This super Can-Am w as onl y the tip of the iceberg. • Jim Odom • Hank SCott • And More ~MA Nationa • John Hately • Gene Romero At a recent press conference in New York, Charles Livingston, from the Department of Transportation (Federal) was asked to explain how the department got started on the mandatory helmet law for motorcyclists. "Frankly, we didn't know what else to do," _ was the reply. XI> • Darryl Hurst • Dave Hansen At last, an honest man ! 'lJI. • Rick Hocking - ltrJ -.::r) * INFO: (213) 437·2255 REGISTER AT U~/TED SPORTING GOODS FOR A FREE HONDA MOT ORCYCLES ~ 8 PARTS ~ COMPLETE PIST~ MACHINE SHOP,REPAIR 8 SERVICE ON ALL MAKES Pes ky' s . I ;;=p~~a * E:_#~ : 7045 Canoga Ave .. Canoga Park, CA 91306 213-884-0413 No . of Ventura Frwy . 2 miles . 'h blk. So . of Sherman Way SUZUKI @»)~~))»)))))D))5M Goes Total $avings (714) 630 -5 720 Now t hro ugh Ju ly 4, 1976 on all new Suzuki models I ] :JOE. ~ I Motoguzzi Try us for Triumph parts f Priced at NEAR DEALER COST A ll parts & accessories 10% di scount Complete Parts-Sales-Service Depts. Dvno-tuninq by appointment' Call for exact out-the-door-prices UPS same day ~a'l.kuj. Motorcycles ~ 2509 Broadway Sacramento , CA 95818 916-452,5491 I == I - - - - - - - T riu mp h -- - - - • . SOLID STATE RACING & SPORT IGNITIONS .. FROM YOUR HI- POIN T DEALER . 3