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New'short trackers . lorthe2S 0 Formula - . ~ - . ~ ..., .. , ' ,; ", Gon e is the two -level Novice Pro / short track formula tha t allowed 350 fou r strokes and two stro ke sing les to run ag a ins t 250 twins, Now it 's 250 singles across the board for 1977 AMA racing; a nd the fres h new co m bina tio ns are alrea dy com ing out of th e woodwor k. In an u nprecedented m ove for both factories . KT M and Ca n -Am /Bom bardi er have released a lim ited n um ber of specia l righ t-sh ift short track engi nes to Red Line Engineering (recently m erged wit h Cham pio n Frames). T h is m arks th e first time eithe r factory has soldengi nes d irec t to a specia lty b uilder for "Class C" use . Red Line will . in tu m , offer complete Ch ampion 250 short trackers built a ro und • - - th ese 'en g ines . Kits a nd sets of individual parts a re also available, The fa m iliar Champion seat/tank styling is by Grand Prix Plasti cs. Both bikes pictured sha re a 196 po und dry weig ht and 25 !-f degree hea d angle. Kosman Specialties mak es the 19" wheels laced a roun d mach ined-from -b illet a lloy hubs. The brake is a Kosm a n disc : hydraulics are by th e Ita lia n b rake-maker. Grimeca. T he Can -Am engine is based on th e MX -2 . Both engi nes are 249cc , five-speeds, fa ctory set- up for sh ort track with right hand shift. . Red Line's new ex-p an de d location is at 20105 Nordhoff St . , Chatsworth , Ca. 9131 I. T he guy to talk to a bo ut th e new trackers is Paul Hunt , Ph ; (2 13)8 86-1728 . I1Irilia Champion motoc rosser Marty Smith rid es a c ustom Hon da . An Electro helme t rides Marty Smith To win like Marty, you need something besides na tural abiliti y. Y need an eye for the best equipment. The n no thing ou ca n stop you. ' Tha t's wh y Electro ride s with Marty in every race . He apprecia tes the comfort that our overstuffed ear padding and neck rol1 give. The streng th of up to 7 laye rs of hand-laminated fiberglass. And the eye-catching looks of the most lustrous finish you 've ever se en on a helmet. Electro helmets a ren't cheap. They aren' t e special ly easy to find , e ither. But if you're willing to go out of your wa y to ha ve the best, ta ke a tip from Marty Smith and stop by for a fi tting at your nea re st Electro deale r. He 's got many styles to choose from. One just might ride yo u to victory! a sampling of Electro slyles e1 Radianl Sliver 7~f-~ '~ E• • • I • " E2 Californian compe tition orang e and sliver E1 Eclips e black and silver elecbro E2 Sweeper bronze and competition orange ELECTROFILM INC.. 7116 LAUREL CANYON BLVD. NORTH HOllYWOOD, CALIFORNIA 91605