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o (No PP class! Discrimination?) N e "n '" e, POWDER PUFFS N rOl 'M N HOST ES~ > ::; '" ~ W Z W ..J U >U Putting an ordinary tire on a superbike is sending a boy to do a man's job. Plagued with a tired engine . Rob Morr ison could not hold off the fast riding Brian King. By Ed Drech sler To days supe rbi ke rider needs the ki nd of ti re that will han dle hi s ma ch in e. not han dic ap it. Con tin ental' s K111 . K102 and RS models are design ed to get th at jo b done. There are 4 full plies in every Cont inental tir e - ex tra assura nce of quality, safet y and perform an ce . Al so, .fac to ry balance d for smooth rid ing . Th e K l11 : Th e H igh Pe rfo rmanc e Ti re , S hown , ab ov e. Feat u res a low -p ro fil e ra ~l n g tr ead patt e rn an d zig-za g wr ap -around trac tion tr ead . For med of n on- c hun ki nq hig h-hyste res is rubber . The Kl0 2: The Unive rsal Tire. For front and rear use In on and ott-tne-r cac ridi.n9 Dee p ( 11/ 32 " ) tread for ext ra m ileag e. Ou tstanding a ll -weather tract io n The AB : T he Front Ti re. R ib bed for p re c ise steer ing sto pping . Yo u COU!d say, we offer you a super man to do a man s Job. Cr o ss grooved for rnst ant ~ @D'iDeD'al F S b ik or uper I es Co n II Ro bber Pr Od u c:I'lo . Inc . Ca -te -et N J 01008 . Tf"1 1] 0 11 9 6 922 0 0 We ..l er n Q I ILe," 49 0 0 Hit n n Olie r P ld Cf:'. Fre m ont C.. h l 94 5 3 8 . T el 14 151 6 5 7 8 0 80 . ,...-_-. _.... ----- -.,..- - ~-- ------ e ' PER RI S , C A LIF .. ~I a y 14 , 19i 2 - The Powder Pu f fs' 5th An n u al Mo th e rs" Day Scram bl es a t Perri s R aceway c am e off as a success for b oth PPer s and rid er s. T h e girls , almost all o f w ho m were sp o r ting fresh orc hi d corsa ges for th e occa sion , w o rke d hard and ef ficien tly to give eve ryo ne lotsa riding time an d a m inimum of h assles . The girls we re assis te d h y J 5 to 20 h efty Dirt Diggers, wh o proved to b e w o rth th eir weight in G at o rad c. Th e n ags use d we re uniqu e. They a ll h ad pre tty lace borders. T he starting flag was a wo rk of art with a p ai r of lace bi kini p antie s sewn o n b oth sides. Li ke th ey sa id , " When they drop , you l(o: ' Dia n e Con nolly di d o ne o f th e best start ing jobs I h ave seen in tw o years. T here w as a bsolutely no way to psych he r out. S tarts we re d e a n. Brian Kin g gave Scott Smith a run fo r th e mo n ey in the 125 Expert class . S cott to ok th e fir st m ot a and Bri an th e second . S cott c harged to th e le ad in th e third with Brian hot on hi s he el s. In th e third lap , Jim Connoll y lo st a primary case wh ile runnin g fifth an d la id it d own in th e north sw eeper. Cl ose foll o wing Jim lYatson tried to miss h im o n th e ins id e but didn ' t m ak e it. T h e resu lt was one of the w o rst e ridoes I h ave seen in a lon g tim e . Watso n e merged w it h nothing m ore th an so me b ru ised r ibs. T he race was te rm ina ted on the nex t la p and S c o tt Smith h ad won it. In the 10 0 Expe rt class, King was di cinl( it up w it h " R ub be r legs " ~I i l n er. Yep. Yep. Yep. Yep. Yep. Y p. e Yep. = Yep. Nope. ; : Yep. = (When it comes to filling Iii parts and accessories - ders on-the-spot,an or average of nine out of ten isn't "ad.) Fast Mail Orde r Service ! Sales - Service - Acc essor ies - Pa rts - Rivett s Champion Leat he rs HUSOVARNA . JA WA /C Z· SUZ~KI . PENTON ' MZ' MON TESA . ZUNDAPP • MINI .TRAI LS open mo nd ay th rough saturda y A most welcome part of th e day was th e impromptu water fights. Whassamatta you: Never see Charl ie Soderstrom with his shirt off? -