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TEN YEARS AGO Masachuaena was the site of the twoday Berbhire TriaIII, an ISOT qualifier organized by AI Eama Western riders didn't fare too well for the m;:.r:n, bat the East Coaaen had a old Jad Lehto, GUDIlar time. LillcIItrom, IloD 801m and John Peaton took the top four spou in the Open class. Lan Lal'llOll topped R.. FieldiDg, Tom CaDDiIIg and Don Cutler in the 2~ raw. Tom and Jeff PealDD placed 1-2 in the 125cc class. In the 500cc/Open GP class at the AFM Gatorade GP at OCIR, it was a battle between the 500 Kawasaki of Harley Wilftrt and the big Nonon of R.eg Pridmore. Wilven proved to have straightaway speed on Pridmore, and thus took the checkered fint. In Open Production, Jad Simm_ and Bill Manley made it 1·2 for the Nanon Gang. payfulshot goArst ciassl can-Am dealers aredealing! They're offering YOU winning prices on winning bilces. How winning are the bilces? Asic around. Asic Bobby Williams about his 1st overall in the West Texas G.P. Or aslc lacIc Ellcins about his 2-day qualifier Gold in Tulsa. Tallc to NETRA Grand Champion Jerry Randall. Or to Florida's Benny Booz, Colorado's Randy warren and Minnesota's Fritz Kadlec. Asic winning motocrossers Craig Adams and Jerome Heiberger, outgunning the opposition in califomia's District 37. How winning are the prices? we Icnow for sure you can get $300 off selected Can-Am models. And we wouldn't be at all surprised ifyou did alot better than that. Tallc to your can-Am dealer about it. now. BSA's Jim IUce was the Ezpen main event winner at an AMA Pro half mile at the Santa Clara ColIDty Fairgrounds track at San Joee.. Rice emerged from an early battle with Dick Mann (BSA) and Cal R.ayborD (H-D) to take the lead with Rookie Ezpen AI lleayOD (BSA) working up to second. Triumph's defending Grand National Champ, Geae Ilomero, finished third. In the Junior feature, Gary Scoct (Tri) led every lap with K.eaDy Roberta (Yam) second. Sc:oct Brelsford (Yam) was the best of the Novices. A car racer of some note, Dan Garney, called up the Nonon folb while he was preparing for the Indy 500. and ordered a fully· equipped Nonon production racer, with fairing, GP carbs and transistorized ignition. Gurney did not reveal what he planned to do with the machine. Bill G.,.j. came .down from nonhern California to rattle a few SoCal cages at an ACE motocross at Indian Dunes. Grossi had to take a back seat to Jim Welt and Mark BlackweU in the fint moto, but then won the following two and the overall Open Ezpen win. na.i: Jlodaen won the 250cc Ezpen class, and then did in the U5cc Ezpena. On all available MX-68 400 and 250, MX-6125s and QUAUFIER m and 250 400 at participating Can-Am dealers until June 30. ., .,.",..."". WE WILLWlNvoU i] Tom Clark, the AMA's Director of Professional Racing, announced that titanium would not he allowed on motorcycles in AMA competition. Triumph rider Chaclr. Joyner came up the Ezpen main event winner in an AMA Pro TT at Clackamas, OR. Also coming away with main event wins were Junior R.aDdy Sc:oct and Novice &e.e Baker. There was much ado about noise in the '71 _ion of the California state legislature. No leas than 18 bills were floating around the state capitol having something to do with noise and noise reduction, reponed Motorcycle Ownen, Riders. and Enthusiasu president R.UII Sanford. .: .. West German Road Race GP Hockenheim 250 Class 350 Class Anton Mang Kawasaki on Dunlop MaNqd•• rlcleon Dunlop til ' ......., ....1ri ... worW·~DUN~OP p.o. Box 1109. IIuff8Io. ti'f 1010 11