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• ••• •• ••• ••••• • • •• •• ••• ••••• •• •• • •• •• 1 ~u.~_ _- __ "ll IBassanll - - - ' ;M.nu l .ctunng 1,,;, :- In. J ftIO-lUI 11 17 F ounta in Way ,OAnahe lm. Cal . 92806 ................................•.... ::< ~ w Z W ..J o >- o . ... • ~ LEAK PROOF FORK SEALS • GUARANTEED 1 YEAR • "I ~. ... .. . ~ I r, International CYcle House 126 7 Nonh wnrc n Place los Angeles Cautorrna 90038 Phon e (2131 ..l6 7·307 4 Wan tedlJ\,A ~Memberll To rep resent in gove rnme nt Moto rcy cle Own ers. Riders. a nd Enthus iasts' PO Bo x 2606 2. Sacramen to 95826 Trials h as something for everyb ody. V.O.T.E. Continues Trials' Surprises By John & Nancy Adcox ' Deal er Inquiries Invited Phone: I.29.9SW::: -$ (805) 824-4261 De lull Model $34.00 pair 4" travel w/ 60·!lO progress ive ly springs r MOORPARK. CAL.• March 5. 1972 :.. The 4th American Trials Association sanction trials for 1972 was held by the Valley Observed Trials Enthusiasts at Muntz Cyclc Park. The first trials by V.O.T.E. this year again reflected th e excellent organization of their past trials. One thing that everyone expects at a V.O.T.E. trials is something different. something that no othcr club has donc. This trials was no exception. The in no vatio n being that the sectio ns wo uld be rid den by more than one class at the same t ime . Eigh teen sections dotted a six milc lo op. The Novice rid ers rode sections 1-6 for fo ur loo ps. altho ugh som e of these sections were made easier fo r th o se on non-trial iro n Sprh, g Ratios from 6St to 125t in st ock Shocks come with 78t as standard spare springs S8.00 pair. Complete rebuild kits SS.OO ea. nf Extens ions S3.00 pr. Seals $1.50 pair Please specily mo torcyc le make& mode l. Mount type required. Eye at eac h end or eye and clevis t ype. Now in stoe k the naw "Mavrlck" 5-way adjust able ileavy duty shocks , rebuiidable lustr ous chrome springs, ll\;" or 1~ " length ';" avai lable. Center to conter 01 eyes 31 · tra ye l. 'lie Pay Post age on Prepaid Orders. Calilornia Residents add 5'0 lor sales tax NOW .... ..NEW AODED WARRA NTy ...... lithe sea l lails on any MAVRICK unit within 90 days from date 01 purchase we " III replace the seal free. P.S. Does anybody else do this? MAVRICK DOES IT AGAIN Take advanlage of the best buy 01 t he year. 5 POO L HU BS, 40 hole wit h 5/ 8" bearings inc luded. Best al loy .wlth chrome like finis h. .. ..'" $10 80 ... on this introductory l'r ;j/"" oller• ..~:;.;"::""" regular price SI5 .00. 1\.'" CoU f. residents ad~ 5% sa les tax. ,-' STAINLESS STEEL .' . ~ SPOKES ~ IN STOCKNOW .. •~ Dea ler Inqu iries Invited MAVR'CK NORTH AMERICAN IMPORTS 2325 cerro Gordo, P.O. Box N M ojave, Calif. 93501 Easy? It may look It but try it and lind out . by requiring them to take on easier entrance or exit. This method of using one section to accommodate two classes and at the same time making the section harder for one class has proven to be a lot less work than laying out two sections. The Amateurs rode sections 2-10 four times and the Experts found sections 5-15 for four loops also. Masters rode sections 8-18 four times . The Master loop made the comp lete six miles and the rest to o k the shortest pa th back to th e sign-up af ter after t he last section was rid d en. I ro de th e co mp lete six mil e loop an d get ti ng fro m sec ti o n 15 to 16 was a real chore with lo ts of lo ose dirt hills and r o c k s . On c e t h e.; Mast ers fo und themselves at section 16 they were pretty tired. Sections 16 and 17 were strung together as one section although scored as two . The section started at the base of a ravine full of rocks. rocks and more rocks. The ravine was well over 100 yards long and rase at least 200 or 300 feet . By the time the riders did manage to get to the top with more dabbing than a three year old artist. they were ex hausted . There was a clean by John Walters, but I don't see how. Section 18 was on top of a h ill in a rock pile and the corners were so sh arp y o u liter ally had to jerk t h e fro nt wh eel a r o u n d . A fter the 16 -18 secti on comb in at ion, fo ur times now mind yo u , it was t im e to go h o me . (Results o n page 3 6) t