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8 Febrero de 1972 ~ '" '" . ,f N .... By Tod Raffert y Cycle News East CUBELLAS, SPA IN, Feb . 6, 1972 The only sad aspect of the 10th San Antonio Trial was that this was the last one. What began in 1963 as a small gathering o f friends and relat ives has gro wn to a n International event attracting trials specialists from a do zen countries. So the co mplex organizational a n d fin ancial demands have grown as well, prompting Bultaco President Francisco X. Bulto to decalre this the final gathe ring. It was a fitting finale. The m o u n tai n ous terrain (much li ke p ar t s of Northern California) of Sr. Bult o 's fa rm below Barcelona h ad b een diligently prepared. Twenty-n ine sectio ns , m an y o f gen u ine world c ham pio nsh ip calib er, wer e laid o u t ove r a cir cuit covering n earl y 10 mil es. And competito rs h ad to ride t w o comp lete la ps . Mucha. Cl N N .ri '" u, ~ w Z W ...J o >- U Sr . Butte watch es t he last S an A n tonio tr ials . trabajas , amigas. Some o f th e Ameri ca n gues ts pr ovid ed e n te r ta i n m e nt for th e nthusiast ic Spanish sp ect a to rs. Des ert ace Dave Ekin s h ad a ball b ashing ab o u t th e ,ro ck y t errain , amusing the viewers with hi s i nf ectious belly laugh. Moto cros s profess or Gary Bail ey wowed ' em with h is balancing act , walking all o ver a stationary motorcycl e. T h e press people in cl u d ed Ivan Wagar of CBS a nd Bruce Cox of l\ICW wh o su rp rise d himself b y cl eaning a tric ky water sectio n an d drawing a sp irit ed round o f applau se. Yours truly e1ic t ed so m e go o d laughs w ith a few fu ll-tw ist revers e en d oes an d o ne ride u p th e trun k of a tree. Am ong the m o re se rious statesiders - Cali fornian La n e Lea vitt , winner o f th e last EI Trials de Espana, was d o in g well u ntil h is b ik e brok e. 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