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TEN YEARS AGO The cover of the 47th issue of Cycle New: in 1970 featured a classic and a legend. The legend was J.N. Roberu, who won the classic, the San Gabriel Valley Motorcycle Club's Barstow to Vegas hare 'n' hound. Two thousand riders participated, wj"th J.N.'s 400 Husky getting to Las Vegas first. Steve Kirk was second on a Montesa, followed by Rich Thorwaldson (Ric), Tom Muto (Hus), Marty Dahlquist (Hus) , first 250cc rider Dick Camp (Bul) and first Open class rider Gene Smith (Tri). Wayne Garrett, Morris Norman and Wes Anderson. Jr. rounded out the top 10. Gene Cannady took first 125cc honors on a Sachs, while Hodaka·mounted Jack Morgan lopped the TraiLbike ranks. Suzuki's Joel Roben (ho hum) took another overall win in the Trans-AMA Series, doing the deed at the seasonender at Puyallup, WA. Husky's Gunnar Linstrom placed second with BSA teamsters. Jeff Smith, John Banks. Dave Nicoll and Keith Hickman following in the order. Sonny DeFeo (Cl) was next, and top American. Though Robert won more events than anyone else by far, the points system favored riders who placed every week. So Nicholl got the series championship and Dick Burleson placed fourth, highest Yank. It was business plore-or-Iess-as-usual at the Inter-Am Series as well, with Ake JonlllOn (Mai) winning the San Francisco round. Christer Hammargren (Hus) was runner-up, while Bob G1"OlISi (Hus) edged John DeSoto (Cl) for first American. It was announced that Ontario Motor Speedw.ay would host motorcycling's richest-ever event in 1971, a four-day, $50,000 race, with a 2QO-mile road race over Ontario's 3.2-mile course capping the weekend. The Polka DOlS' Wilseyville hare scrambles classic went to Claes Nilson, as he bested a fine field. Dick "Bugsy" Mann climbed on to a 250 Ossa and finished second overall.Carl Cranke won the 125cc Amateur/ Expert class. The only enduro poster/calendar offered for 1981! . . EImUROIBDE M:TION CALINDAR ·AN~· ~. ~ FEB 1_1=1'· •"- MAR Just Released/ Special introductory offer/ Keep track of aD the important events with your 1981 ENDURO/ISOE ACTION CALENDAR For only $5.95- you get a giant 2 foot by 3 foot poster size calendar jampacked with action photos of the country's best Enduro and ISOT riders competing in the 1980 55th ISDT in Brioucle France. A coDector's item! Photos include Bt,arleson, Reseler, Smith, Penton. Rosso. Gallo, and the rest of the USA team. Calendar listing includes all the National Enduros and T wo-Oay Qualifiers, along with other important days throughout the year like: *va!ve stem Thursday *lst Honda sold in US *Skinned knuckle week *Pit crew day *UphiD bottleneck day *Burleson discovers relative time, 1964 *Reset Celebration Week and more! Order now in time for Christmas! Keep on top of your racing schedule! Observe Milk Crate week! Dazzle your friends with your knowledge! Celebrate important enduro bike days with the rest of the timekeeping world! WE CAN GET IT TO YOU IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS IF YOU ORDER NOWI I -----------------------------~ To order, just fiB oat the form ~~ Street City StlIte Zip ·please enclose $.75 per order for postage, handling and postman-proof mailing tu be. ·California residents add 6% sales tax for Jerry Brown's Buick. (36¢ for 1 poster: 62¢ for 2; 95¢ for 3) 0 Please send me 1 poster for $5.95 0 Please send me 2 posters for $10.40 (save $1.50) 0 Please send me 3 posters for $15.85 (save $2.(0) I I I I I I --------------------------------~ IMAGE INC.· 16783 BelICh Blvd. • Huntington Beech, CA 92647 In 1970 California had 525,000 registered motorcycles, or about 4.02% of the entire registration of motor vehicles. About one· third of the total was from Los Angeles County. Preston Gerber won the Turkey Run Hare Scrambles at Camp Williams, UT. The Lost Angels M.C. TT scrambles at Elsinore saw Gary Scott win the 650 and 250cc Expert classes, Triumphand Bultaco-mounted, respectively. Next week: B-fo-V two ways! • Amt.l:nc. - CA _. edcI "" tax CYCLE NEWS JACKETS SEND TO: • red satin finish • quilted lining long 1leKh. CA IlII01 CYCLE IlEIS PI.I. DeDt.31W47 - -~.o. Box 418 213 427-7433 9