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Cycle News 1972 05 16

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N CO . WANNACHEAP 0> C> " Q. Under our 1972 Perso nal Ex p ort Prog ram y o u can save nearl y $400 on a brand new Nort on. persona ll y delivered to you at ou r factory In Andover. England (hav in g paid your U.s . d e~ e r 3 0 da ys orev lous tv ) , Bik e Is set u c, ch eck ed o ut ready to ri de every th ing li k e registration pre-arranged. I nsurance Is about $75 ext ra for a 2S·year·old • . A ft er y ou have rid den around Eu ro pe or even little old E ngland we can crate and ship your bike back to any US . port. N ..... Cl cD Does the id ea appeal? > ::;; '" PERSONAL EXPORT MANAGER NORTON VILLI ERS CORP. 6765 PARAMOUNT BLVD., LONG BEACH, CA. 90805 ~ W Z W ..J U >- U U·SAV MOTORCYCLE ACCESSORY CENTERS rtIIl6 REG ISTER AT YOUR LOCA L CENTER FOR A DT·2 TO BE GIVEN AWAY J ULY 10,1972 .- _ l EMON GROVE 7342 BROA DW AY ( ?1 4) 46 0· 5 858 .et CAJON FUllERTON 161 N. RAYM O N D A V E . ' (714) 8 7 0 ·6733 ESCONDIDO 845 SO. ESCONDI DO BLVD. (71 4) 74 7 ·5 5 1 0 -i6 : .........=Oil!!!~oL 693 EL CAJ ON BL VD . (714 ) 4 4 2 -9 8 71 KEARNYMESA 42 08 C ON V O Y ST. (71 4) 292-19 52 GOLD CUP By John Huetter Photos by Dan Mahoney and K.C. Brin tnall GARDENA, CAL., !\lay 5, 1972 - The forcing Aldana to the ou tside. T he Ascot edition of Don Brymer's Ya maha UTe am Mexican " rider showed his Gold Cup series saw newly emerged flashy crowd-pleasing style, sawing at the bars of the snortin' Norton to keep Ascot dominator Dave Aldana take home most of the gold and end up within a wheel of Scott, until on tum four of Lap 8, he grabbed th e lead in a au to gr ap hin g the most programs. Other than the first slot, though, the Expert smooth drive co n tinuing to stretch it Main on the sticky half-mile wa s really out d own the ba ck chute. Aldana was never really threatened after that, even the Nigh t of the Rookies. though Scott was within striking First year Expert Gary Scott got a distance. Ron Moore kept Scott within tremendous start in the final event and roared into the lead. with Dave Aldana rea ch the whole tim e. Just as the fron t three runners lapped the last riders, the in hot pursuit. A t the end of lap two, it ch ec kered came ou t and that was the was Scott, Aldana, Ron Moore, Kenny Roberts and Tom Rockwood in that end of this year's Gold Cup at Ascot. At order. Rockwood pressed Robe rts and the finish, it was a smiling, bouncing fin ally got under him, only to go out on Aldana, Scott. Ron Moo re and Kenny Lap 5 with a sick machine. The next Robe rts, with John Hateley rounding time around, Aldana p ut his knowledge ou t the to p five. Th ree of the top fou r of the Ga rdena oval to u se and finally we re first year Experts. All wer e got by Scott. Scott repassed h im, bu t h ou seh old names among racing fanatics Al dana got it right back . On the next except maybe for Ro n Mo o re . Afte r an lap , Scott agai n gra b be d th e le ad . All 11 th in th e Co lo rado Mile am ids t so me this t ime , Ron Moo re was p ressing the very powerful competi tion and a close leaders very hard one to two b ike th ird Friday nigh t , Ron could be lengths back. Kenny Robe rts was a ways anothe r rook ie to wat ch. 'II guess I'm further back in fo ur th. Scott kept the leas t confident rid er out the re," said getting the inside groove on the comers Ron . "bu t it feels go od to know I can DEALERSWEST OF THE ROCKIES Due to the High Cost of shipp ing, we have no cho ice but to eliminate the distributor & sell the dealer direct. TC comes packed 12 qts . per case & shipping will be paid in lots of 10 cases or more, You have had requests for TC and you will have more because it is the best damn lubricant on the market. Th e Big Three in the Gold Cup: Scott, Moore and Aldana. The place to go for OSSA DKW KAWASAK I Penton Norton Moto Guzzi For more info contact: TC LUBRICANTS 4300 Skylark Dr. Englewood, Ohio 45322 (513) 836-1119 , C~LUBRICANT TEMPLECITYKAWASAKI 5663 N. Rosemead , Temp le City , Ca lif. (21 3) 287-6167 Hom e of so uthem co un ties racing team No.1 - ' 71 ACA MX team Corner of Rosemead & La s T u nas

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