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(Contin ue d from page 2) vari ations on damping. In the firs t sh ipment will be sh ocks for Husqvarnas in both MX and Burleson (en d uro) damping . Also in t hat shipping container will be models to fit '7717 8 Ma icos, '78 KTMs . ' 77 125/250/370cc RM Suzukis and '78 250 /400cc RM Suzukis. Husky has just completed an exte n sive training campaign with dealers teaching them to service . adjust and rebuild th e Swedish shocks Bernie Schreiber made it two in a row on the World Championship Trials circuit. winning the Spanish round on Mar. 12. Schreiber is undefeated since he started to ride the 350cc. "Lampkin replica" Bultaco as opposed to the standard 325cc Sherpa he rode in the first three rounds. Fellow Bultaco rider Martin Lampkin was second with a 36-point score, compared to Schrelber's 31.5. Mick Andrews 1461 was third. followed by Ulf Karlsson 146.71. Rob Shepard 154.81, Yrjo Vesterinen 155.11. JeanLuc Colson 16.21. Nigel Birgett 162.51, Gorgot 169.61 and Charles Coutard 173.41. All World Trials rounds this year have been won by Bultacos. In tr ia ls ac tion closer to home . Marland Whaley (H on) won th e Mar. 12 V.a.T.E. St . Patrick's Two·Day trials . held in Texas Canyon, near Canyon Country, CA. Lane Leavitt was second. . . 'Whether it's lastyear's hard-charging MX-3 or the new MX-4 with "captiv e power;' Can-Am is running stronger than ever in motocross competition all across the country, McCULLOUGH NAMED "AMATEUR ATHLETE OF THE YEAR" Ferrol McCullough won the 1977 National Amateur Championship in the 250 class aboard a Can-Am MX-3 and hopes to do it again in 1978 with the new Can-Am MX-4! There are amateurs. And then there are Can-Amateurs.. . . EIRSTEDT OFF TO SUPERCROSS SUPER-START In only his second competitive race on his Can-Am 250 MX-4, Rich Eirstedt set his sight on the Atlanta Supercross and raced out in front for twel ve laps, finishing third overall! He and his Can-Am have some definite plans for the future. COLE AND ROBERTSON CAPTURE TWO CLASSES In the A.M.E, Sweepstakes motocrosses at Indian Dunes, Sprockets Park and Mountain High, a Can-Am 370 MX-4 ridden by Eddie Cole captured the win in the Open Class . A Can-Am 250 MX-4 and Greg Robertson took top money in the 250 Pro Class. Both Can-Am riders were sponsored There will be a California Air Resources Board meeting on Mar. 22 in the Ambassador Room of the Ambassador Hotel. 3400 Wilshire Blvd.. Los Angeles. CA. The 10 a.m. meeting will deal with emission control inspections . While the C.A.R.B . folks say motorcycles won't be discussed. they've been using test bikes to train inspectors on what to look for. If you want to give them a piece of your mind at the meeting. call the Board secretary at 916/322· 2892. and reserve a time slot to speak. • WILLIAMS WINS TEXASSTYLE FOR ASHBY CYCLE Bobb ie Williams left some dus t in the eyes of Texas when he rode his Can-Am 250 MX-3 to a senior class victory in three different motos-Big Spring on February 5, Spring Valley on February 19 and San Angelo on February 26. Louis Ashby's Cycle Hut is the Bobbie-boastin' sponsor. FROZEN LAKES AND ICE-CYCLES When the motocross courses are covered with snow, many a Can-Am man just can't wai t 'til spring. On the ice oval at Cedar Lake, Indiana, Bob Wilson and his Can-Am 175 MX-3 took First Place-four Sundays in a row ! And up in Rochester, Minnesota, John Martin and his Can-Am 250 Qualifier ice-cycled to a frozen First. Stronger-Than-Dirt rQ!~ ~ Just a reminder that Ascot Park, in Gardena, CA will kick off a series of weekly Friday night AMA Pro half miles on Apr, 7. The Series will run right up the May 13 AMA Grand National Championshipl Camel Pro Series half mile. After the National. Ascot plans to run a Progressive Professional series on another night. • Tickets for th e Hangtown National Championship Motocross Classic are on sale a t a ll T icketron outlets as well as most motorcycle shops th ro ughou t. No rt he rn California . The Dirt Diggers No rt h M.C. event h a s over 500 Spo rtsman riders signed u p for Sa tu r day's Spo rtsm an Da y. .as well as a $15 .000 cas h p urse and $8 .000 worth of con tingencies for the Su nday event , the ope ni ng ro und of the 125 and 250cc Mr. PiBB N a tiona l Motocross Series. The race site, P lym o u t h Int erna tiona l R acewa y. is in th e hea rt of California 's scenic Gold Rush country. by Kolbe Cycle Sales in Woodland Hills, California. .0. ,or Bombardi« Umitrd aII*Trad emarka All righ ts reserved C Bom bard ier Umi tect3178 I IF YOU'RE NOT ADVERTISING IN CYCLE NEWS. 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