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• caN. . . . . Whether it's last year's hard-charging MX-3 or the new MX-4 with "captive power;' Can-Am is running stronger than ever in motocross competition all across , the country. At the moment , Jack Johman i. considered to be Nevada's fastest and most consistent racer. The rule goca with few exceftions .- .that if he finishes, he wms, HIS lISt of fim overalls in the last few years includes the S.N.O .R.E . 250 , .Min t 400 (twice), Big Rivn ~OO, Baja 500, Virginia City Grand Prix and the .W o rl Championship Off'-Road Races at Riversi not to mention . cou nth~. district and other off-road troph races. He's been riding for years . Jack wu always ,err close to his fath~r , and when his father got a trail bike and began racing it, "It just. kind of followed suit to go ahead and staFt riding, too .... Jack says. At age eight he sat on his first bike , his Dad's 98cc Ducari , and started down that bumpycourse to success. By the time he was 10 he had his ,own 'bike, a 50cc Yamaguchi, on -which he won a Nevada State Championship in I 9611 . "" Born- 'i n Indio, California , Jack -rnoved a.t",n early age with hisJa~ily to Las Vegas. In , he next few years , hi. t father's work moved , them back and forth between Palm Springs and La. Vegas . While in Palm Springs, both Jack and his father raced AMA District 117 events . Jack remembers, with a smile, that he used to race against Earl Roeseler , father of Larry Roeseler who i. now Jack's Husky team partner. "Nothing really big. " he recalls. "but we raced the same class and we had a few dices." He will about 15 then , and at that time he permanently moved back to Las Vegas . Jack is a qui.e~ , genuinely ~odC'lt, highly competitive but considerate man with a sharp sense of humor. _ "How do you win , in .10. ~ords or less?" we asked him. He did It In three , replying instantly, "Wit h full throttlel" His attitude toward his pit crew i. typical of his personality. "You have to remember they're doing you a favor ," he says. "You can't yell at them , or "throw din on them when you leave . They're not gelling paid to do it. I always try to remember to tell them th ank you , Sometimes I'm in a bit of a hurry , and I might forget , but I try to remember." . Ja ck and ' his wife Nancy have been ma rr ied for nearly four years. Nancy, a seasoned pit crew member who seldom misses a race , shares Jack'. enjoyme nt of the ra cing scene . " It' s as much a part of my life as it is Jack's," she says. M cCULLOUGH NAMED "AMATEUR ATHLETE OF T HE 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 O FF 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 twelve. laps, by Kolbe Cycle Sales in . Woodland Hills, Ca lifornia. WI LLIAMS WINS TEXASSTYLE FOR ASHBY CYCLE Bobbie Williams left some dust"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 Feb-ruary 26. Louis Ashby's Cycle Hut is the Bobbie-boastin' sponsor. .-... . ..- 0.. < finishing third overall! He and his Can-Am have some definite plans for the f~ture . : COLE AND ROBERTSON . CAPTURE TWO CLASSES In the A.M. E._ Sweepstakes motocrosses at Indian D unes, FROZEN LAKES AND Sprockets Park and Mountain ICE-CYCLES When the High, a Can-Am 370 MX-4 ridden by Eddie Cole captured - motocross courses are covered with snow, many a Can-Am the win in the Open Class. . man just can't wait 'til spring. A Can-Am 250 MX-4 and Greg On the ice oval at Cedar Lake, Robertson took top money Indiana, Bob Wilson and his in the 250 Pro Class. Both Can-Am 175 MX-3 took Can-Am riders were sponsored First Place-four Sundays in a row! And up in Rochester, M innesota, John Martin and his Can-Am 250 Qualifier ice-cycled to a frozen First, Stronger-Than-Dirt ~~ $*Tr ad em ar ks o f Bom bard ier Lim ited AIl rig hts reser ved C 80mbardiPr limited . 3n S When all else falls and you've read the instr~c .tio!,s and that doesn't helD either, let the mechaniC do It. 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