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Cycle News1972 04 25

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q ana Mark Blackwell team ed with Malcolm Smith to take first 250 and co mplete the sweep of t he top four places overa ll, wh ile st ill fresh from his Flori da Seri es Mot o-Cross win . ND OVERALL 1ST 250, 4 'TH OVERALL· Silverth orn , (s how n above) who a lo ng wit h Ge ne F ett y pro ved that th ey qually a t ho me in th e rough Nevad a desert. To finis h fo urth ove rall on a 2 50cc machine is quite a feat but Malcol m Smith (shown here) an d Mark Blackwell made it look easy. I 8'11 RD OVER H ... Husky's Proved School of Winne rs LL . Robert s needs no introd uc tion to anyone even remot ely ste d in off-roa d racing. His acco m plishments are legendary his yea r' s th ird overall is an other feather in his cap. "rl\ ... Max Switzer, J. N.'s teamm ate , was hes aw ay so me of the du st a t th e end of the race. The inst ru ctor of the Ne w Gen eration ' Husk y Tea m, Rolf Tibblin (a t fa r right) with t hree of his pupils: Bob Grossi. Mark Blackwell an d Bill Clements (left to right). If there was ever any doubt, th e resul ts of t his years Mint 400 has prov ed co nclu sively that Husqva rna is the lead er in t he world of off- road racing. First four places overall and wins in bo th 250cc and Open classes are certainly proof eno ugh! Further proof comes in the fact that the demand for our New Generation racers sometimes exceeds the supply ! But racers who wan t to win real ize that the Husky is a bike worth waiting for . THEY WAIT A LITT LE . . .. AND WIN A LOT ! BE, BEST IN FF-ROAD RACING • u s q v a l'n a 6jB •

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