Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

-. o ne u n fo rt u n a te so u l's viewing ca me to a n end at Cross Keys when she slipped on ice and was ta ke n to hospita l with a b ro ken leg . Spec ta tors also fig ured in the ac tion a t H illg a te. when Americ an Mark Egg a r won a re prieve , b ut fa iled to be tter a five on his re- ru n up the haza rdo us root ban king . N ick J effe ries too tangled wit h a waywa rd photog raphe r nea r th e exit , a nd his su pe r b clea n bu rst at th e seco nd a ttem p t left the a p preciat ive crow d with a wh iff of C astrol R to savou r from th e exha ust of the CCM . She p herd lost his battle with t he only ot her fou r-stroke in th e tria l, and pull ed a no the r five, a nd whi le Belgian c ha m pion J ea n -Ma rie Lejeune , Ri c hie Su rue r a nd Rob Ed ward s, a ll on Mon tesas , ha d to wo rk fo r th eir cleans, Marti n La m p kin's ba la nced co ntrol made it all seem like m a in road , A duck ing th e c hilly wa te rs was th e last th ing a nyone need ed he re . but tha t's exac tly how Geoff Chand ler , Ma lco lm C ro ss a nd R o b S hephe rd o pe ne d the ir accou nt , a nd Sh e pherd was fort u na te to get the H onda sta rted to so ea sily after d ro wning the aging four st ro ke . Ves te ri ne n cas t a way a prod at t he spot wh ere he had go ne swimm ing a year ea rlier, a nd co mp leted th e five su bs for a to ta l of four . Desnoye rs was noth ing if nOI spec ia cu lar. After Ka rlsso n diser ted a line t-of Sp,.Clat o rs a nd sho t OUI a savi ng dab , Desn oyers, n a p p ing a ll over the ban king on h is Mon resa . looked some how th e you ng Fre nc hman ke pt b ike a n d body logel he r w it h ex aggerat ed bod y lean . and made it dea n th rough rhe cards . Bern ie Sc h rei be r , smil ing his ap prova l of a tri al he rec koned was "st ill more fun than Ulster . " had to contend wit h a det ac hed d a mper a t A llty Bo nt t hat subscri bed to a stri ng of t h ree consecu t ive fi ve'S. Libera l usc of wire kep t him in busines s . Ves terinen 's ploy of using Ka rlsso n as a test bed was readi ly appan' nt a t Doliago . where he pu t the Swede in 10 hat. Karl sson's hack end wed g" d in at the pcnu lr imare suh . Vesterir u-n spot ted the danger . and pu t in a nother hrillian t rid e , R a t h rm-I l 100 showed a [la s h of pun' a b jlitv, hut Ed wards dro p ped [ive more a nd Re yno ld s nce ded t o foo lslng o ver t he up t he rockv st n- arn . - The big , ro u nd rocks at C wrn se nt SU Jn 's so aring: . and t his t im e. n ot even Vesu-ri ncn was immun e. H e bagg"l'd a pai r o f fives in quick success io n wh er e A nd rews and Re yno lds man aged 10 keep 10 t hree and below. But , T a lwrn's sections \... ('1"(' unap . proa cha b le . Vesu- rin cn fel l 10 :;·:; ·:;-5 .I ~ sequen ce wh ile R athmell , Ma rtin l J ':.a m p kin , Ka rlsson a nd R eyno lds all pulled back a couple of m arks , . 11"' T he hig hligh t was two da bs by R ob " Ed wa rds , a lbeit sa ndwich ed be tw ee n n t~o pa irs of fives. ) ,.If R h a yade r club official s had not 1 f" ,ci d,' d to spread sa lt o n the slo pes o f ,, <;: ~ b a n , th e fina l group , tha t wou ld ,j ave been j ust as fruit less. Filling up h i~ em p ty ta nk from b ro t he r Sid 's bl});IJtac o . Ma rti n I:a m p kin pu lled two marks closer to Mick And rews, dropI;ing I I to Mick 's 13 . • blKa risso n need ed so methin g special .if h e was to ha ve a ny c hance o f clos ing . rhe 12· m a rk gap between himself and th e/leade r. It d idn't ha ppen , The tall .S wed e fin ished with anot he r five . a nd , \'es te rine n ba nged horn e the wedge ' l wit,h the best perform ance of the day. • -Ask an expert about I ~New Cross Country Before\bu lJuy\bu r Competition .. v:at-()yo Motorcycle: value I :... the moneta ry worth of someth lng- :,Y. Vester inen 18 uIl 69.9; 2 . U. Karlsson (M on) 85.9; 3, M. Andrews IYam195; 4 . M. Lampkin IBul) 99; 5. J . Reynolds ISW Ml l 07; 6, R, Edwaeds (Man ll08.5; 7. C. I Desnoy ers (M onl 111.5; 8 . B. Schr eiber (Bull 111.9; 9. (.1. Wa llman IBull ' 12: 10 . M; Rathmell 1112.91. W orld Cham pion shi p point stan dings : l . v estennen 30 pts: 2. Lam pki n 20: 3. An dr ews 18; 4 . Karlsson 17: 5. Shepherd 10; 6. Reynolds 6JCoulard 6fW allman 6: 9 Edwards 5: 10 . Schrei ber 4/0 esnovers 4; 12. Lejeune3 ; 13. Rathmell 2. reliabil ity It takes to get you throug h a long season of cross-country c0mpetition withou t costing you a 'bundle In perts and ICCBBltwIes - and, One thBt you can afford." - Webster 's New Colleg iate Dic.tionary Dick Burle sonNational Enduro Champion Maybe you 're like a lot of guys who 've been settling for something less 'cause yoti though t you couldn 't afford a Husky. WRONG. The suggested retail price of the new 250 and 360WR models is less than last year so you can afford a Husky now- at the starl ofthe newseason. Stop by Dealer now- and find out that you really can afford to ride a winne your Husqvama r! (8J Husqvarna-e win! HUSQvama Motor cycle Co., Inc. 4925 Mercu ry St. • San Diego, Callfo mla 92111 Whe n all else falls and you' ve read the Inst ruct ions and that does n't help eith er, let the mec hani c do It. Hus aVA RNA CLEARANCE SALE 76, '77 mode ls must go immed iately to make room for '78 mode ls. Prices reduce d to sell fast while they last. Any reason able offer accep ted.

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