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• Plonkers Em.ploy Ingenious Scoring Method M N . 8> Co. By J ohn Adcox RUNNING SPRINGS, CAL., Jan. 30, 1972 - R unning Springs is a motorcycle park off state Route 3 0 j us t a few mil es out of Redlands. T he ar ea sits in a sm alI cany on and with every possib le type of te rrain avai lab le, th e Plo nkers T rials Club ha d n o tr ouble selecting so me excellen t sectio ns to cha llenge even th e t op Mast er riders. The second sanctioned event of 1972 brough t so me changes by t he Plonkers, T h ese inclu ded having the Mast ers an d Exp ert s ride in th e mo rn ing wi th the Amateu rs doing th e checking and observing. This gave the Amate urs an ex cellent chance to see just how th e Masters an d Experts and Novices ride with the Mast ers and Experts doing the check ing chores. This a lso gave t he . }1'4 .-'" . , y ' :): . - . . " .... . 1"'. .~ \. . '6'"; ', ', . ~ ' oJ' .'" :•.~ , 11.:. .1 i__ ·.· , :-f . o ' - In the Expert class, Jack Armstrong (it 's difficult to keep myself from saying something abo u t hi s name) won very handily with a loss o f 22 p oints over sec ond pl ace Marl and Whale y with 3 4, and in third J im Redenbaugh with 37 . After wa tching t he Masters and Exp er ts, it was time for the Ama teurs and Novices to swing into action. Th e Amateurs rode two loops and traveled through sections 1-7 and 11-1 6. The No vices saw the same number of lo op s except they rode differe nt sections. It takes but a few extra mi nutes to incl ude the Novice riders in this manner. T he A mateurs had John Bourdeau there fo r th e win wit h a lo ss of II points j ust o ne p oint o ver second place Bernie Sch rieber on a 125cc Lo b it o . Good show, Bernie ! (R esu lt s o n page 4 0) . ,... ~ " J c HA YES UP AT KONI e, ~.:~. ;.(>,.'e., ' ! .;;., " l ' {~' '''~ ..~ ;.. -. ,. 4, • Fall ing off a log is easy. ridi ng over one isn't . Peter G. Pizey, Pr esid ent of Ke nsington Pro d ucts Co rpo ra tion h as announced th e appointment o f Geo rge B. Hayes as Vi ce President in ch arge of Sales. Hay es, in assu ming th e responsibilities o f Vice Presid en t , and member o f th e Board o f Directors, has been with th e co mpany for 14 years and contrib uted extensively to th e development o f consumer acceptanc e of Ko ni adjustab le shock ab so rb ers which Kensington imports from Holland and d istributes in th e United States. \ I It lo oks easy. doesn it ? Amateurs th e chance to be taught by the Masters and Experts . The Masters and Experts were extremely helpful to both Novice and A ma teur alike. Another ex cellent method the Plonkers came up with is finally making a distinction between Masters and Experts. Most clubs treat th e Masters and Experts as one class by having both ride the same sections. At this trial the Masters ro de sections 1-14 and 16 fo r two loops: The Experts rode sections 1-7 an d 10 -14 and 16 for tw o lo op s. No t that this was eno ugh for th e en erget ic PIonkers club, b etween th e end o f the Mast ers and Experts rid e and th e start of th e A m ate u rs and Novices, m emb ers (and a few ju st o ut to help) cha nge d a few of t he m o re di ffic u lt sectio ns around, som e with different en trances a nd still so me with different exits for both A mateurs an d No vices , and th e amazing part 0 f the entire da y A Out of the water. over a log - feet up - prestol a clean. was th at alI th ese changes were swi ftl y accomplished and a ll went off very smoothly. T ruly a co mp liment goes to the Plo nkers for a very enjoyable day fo r all. T he Masters were without the Nu mber 1 South ern Califo rn ia rid er Rich Bledsoe, down wi th t he bug o r so mething. As it was, the Mast ers found Bo b Nickelsen there and h e dropped b ut 26 points for the win o ver second p lace Kevin Walker. Bob is riding a prototype 5-sp eed Ossa an d seems to be d oing just fine . John Walters took third with a loss of 34. I In 5th place was the. newly inst alled presid en t of the San Diego Trials Riders Vic Conaway. The Gorman Pressure-Balanced Seal is scientifically engineered to withstand pun ishment inflicted by the most rugged terrain . Professionally tested at the BAJA 1000, SNORE 250 and the ent ire TRANS -AMA motocross series, THEY DO NOT LEAK . The pr inciple is simple. As pressure is forced into the holes of the seal, the walls are pressed against the fork tube and hous ing . To control excessive pressure, " S" curves form in the partitions of the hol es, allowing uniform distribution of pressure. The seal then floats , finding its own seat. U.S. Patent 3,554 ,569 . At present, the seals are available for the following models: Cer iani motocross. Cer iani road race . AJS . Betor, Montesa. R.E.H., Metal Prof ile, CZ. and those Telesco assembl ies using one 7mm and one 10mm thi ck seal in each leg. Seals for Husky and other models will be avail able soon . Included with each set are complete step-by-step installation instruct ions, a tu be of specia l lubricant. phenolic spacers and a warranty cert ificate. If your seals leak with in one year from the date of purchase. simply return them, and a free rep lacement set will be sent. Fair enough? Cost. $14.75 per set. All orders sent COD plus shipp ing . Dealer inqu iries inv ited. IMPORTANT : Please specify the model of your front end assembly. --"_ crocuc t ot Un ive rsal Accessone s. Dallas. 'te xas International Cycle House 1267 North Wilton Place Los Angeles. Califo rnia 90038 Phone (213) 46 7-3074 ~ C'l ~ .g u. I!' ,,; ~ ~ o G