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Most riders on th e Enduro/ Hare
Scrambles circuit tower over
John Martin's five feet, tw o
inches. But when h e climbs
aboard his Can-Am ASE , J ohn
is bigger than all of them .
Especially this sea son.
This season, John and CanAm teammate G eoff Ballard
tackled the National H are
Scrambles series. (With its
motocross speeds and enduro
punishment, we think -i t 's
ideall y suited to deve lopment
testing. )
'
It lo o ked for a while like it
was going to be Geoff's yea r
after two H.S. (a lo ng with two
Enduro) wins in March a lo ne.
Then, w ith his bik e beg in-
And that's not counting
his I.S.D.E. Gold!
ning to take the shape of next
yea r's Can -Am machinery, Big
John started to co me on stron g .
In fact, o verpowering:
1st a t H igh M ountain, PA .
(Ballard had to settle for 2nd.)
1st at M ill vi lla, MN
(John won it by six minutesl )
The season ca me dow~ to
o ne eve nt and th ree riders wit h
a crack a t th e title. Balla rd a n d
Martin were two of them.
But it a ll had to wait for the
I.S.D.E. where, after 6 da ys of
li ving dangerousl y among the
dust and rocks of Spain, John
took Gold, Ballard Silver and
Can-Am 4-stroke mounted
Bo bby P earce- Bronzed as ' they
finished best U.S .-entered
manufacturer's team.
Finall y, back home:
1st at Lancaster, O H .
By a convi nci ng 4-mi n u te
m argin, Big J o h n made it 3 out
WE WILL WIN YOU
of th e la st 3. And ea rned a we lldeserved bonus.
The 1985 N ation al H are
Scram bles Ch ampionship
What a sea son John Martin
and G eoff Ballard ha ve had at
the Na tional a nd Interna tional
level!
What a seaso n our privateer
riders have had taking Enduro,
Motocross and Hare Scram bles
championships in Canada and
at the State a nd District level!
. And w ha t a yea r Can-Am
has had devel o ping be tter bikes
for next year for you.
See th em at your Ca n -Am
dea ler. soon.
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