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• WlSS ._------ .. Win M N e M Patrick's ike " '" '" e, YWHA of COlONA , 1101 E. 6th St. - Corona (114) 1 3 ~11, ;1• • .: -More low end t orque · M o r e top en d R PM e more m i lea ge per gal. -More r eli abl e -Minim um maintenance ·Works in a ny p osi ti on POSA . Carburetor $49.95 in YANNUYS Custom bright polish finish , add S1 0 . Idl i n g scr ew, add $ 5 .00 . CYCLE CARE PRODUCTS From your local dealer or Open 7 days M o n/Thurs. s-s Fri. ti ll 6 . Sat. 7 ·5 , Sun 7 ·2 Posa En te r pr ises, 75 30 E . J ac k son 14813 Oxnard St. 91401 Paramo unt , Ca. 90723 (2131 6 34·34 12 FRELAN. I NC . (21 3 ) 997·7301 poppy UNICORN MOTORCYCLES ~~r\ I HOME OFTH E DAVIS BROTHERS M A RT Y & DAV EY I7S0 t., s. VICTOA Y PHONE 213 GLENDALE. CAL. 241·1115 Husqvarna Penton loclrers Sales & Service 325 So . Sa nta Fe Ave . Vista, Ca lif . (71 4) 726·1860 6624 Atlantic/Be ll/Ca . (2J3)58J·3983 USED PARTS ALL MAKES ~..q ()~..q( 40%to @ ~-9 60% SCRAMBLER }-..q I/.t..qlt. Curren t cham p DeCoster overcame poor starts fo r secon d place in bot h legs. an d overall. from unde r the poster-clu t tered cro ssove r b ridge in first positio n. D u tc h Ch am pi on , Gerrit \\ 'ol sin k, who fin ished 12 th in last vear's 5 00 championsh ip was secon d f~ lIowe d by Mik kol a : the sw if t Russian , Efi n o, on a CZ: and Aberg. A fired-u p Grossi, w ho was only six sec on d s be hind Aberg's qualification speed, w as 15th with Blackwell co m ing up behind him af te r winning a bri ef duel with iron man Jiri Stodulka. By lap three Ad olf Weil was forced to sp rained wrist and a bru ised ego . team mate G rossi, M e a n wh i l e , unh indered by still healing b on e an d ca rt ilage was h old in g dow n 13 th p ositi on . T he p ar ad e co nt in ued wit h :ll ik ko la un der th e checkered first fo llowed b y DeC o st er,- co ncedin g d iscre tio n to be the better part of va lor an d stay ing in the point lead for th e title. Aberg was third with Wolsin k, J o nsson and Banks 20 seconds b ac k. Eighty minutes o f racing had taken Grossi smoked; Blackwell unlooded; Wo/sink challenged; Mikkola won p ark hi s exp eri m e ntal Maico which w as suffering fr om gro wing p ain s. Sellin g th e p ace with hi s in herited lead , Wo lsink pal yed th e par t o f h ar e to the fas t closing h o unds Mik k ola, A be rg and DeCos te r. By the h alf-way point \\' olsin k had succumbed to hi s inevitable fate as they me th o di cally picked h im off. After a fre nzied five la p elbow to elbow demonst ra tio n of wh a t motocro ss is all .a bo u t , DeCoster pulled b y Abe rg' s Husky on a crowd-lined up hill remi n iscen t o f Su d dleback's Mat terh orn , in sear ch o f an untirin g Mik kol a, After unl o adin g on a b on e crushing d ownh ill, a di sappoi nted IIIark Blackwell rej oin ed th e fray with a MOTORCYCLES 1801 W. 8u rba nk Blvd . Burba nk, Ca lif. B49 -5907 or 845 -8738 Ex. 7 NlVIR BI of f AS COOD AS JOlt, BUGS. It .~~ruN~ jl 1032W. BROOKS s T.· ONTARIO.CA91 76 2 ·714 983-5871 its toll u n th e wo rld's best w or ks men and ma chines with unl y 13 riders fini sh in g on th e sa me lap. The 13 th m an was 2 0-year-o ld Bob Gr ossi fro m Santa Cruz, Californ ia with a 12 th ove rall ·fin ish. As th e crowd tri ckled o ff th e hill sid e and the las t b ike was silenced , former 250 and 5 0 0 World Ch am p Ro lf Ti bblin , Bob an d lIIar k' s m an age r, tuner, an d me ntor, lo oked up an d with a ty pical T ibblin grin sa id , .. It ' s go od. 1 think m aybe tw o yea rs and we have a World Champion." As for 19 72 , with only tw o rounds go ne by an d sup e rme n like DeCost er , Aberg, Mikkola, and J onsson, it ' s an ybody ' s titl e, ao d th at 's raci ng. YOU MAY J.N~.SYlVAIN & DICOSTIR .•. II But you ought to give yourself as many of the advantages they have as you can. TORSTEN HALLMAN.::~~. , RACING INC::: Y ~t· U.S. Dist. for Trelleb org Motocross tir es Torsten' Hallma n special des ign leath ers & racing eq uipment. (714) 460-6234 [7 141460·1402 For dealer in f o . writ e o r call : 5345 Timk en St .. L a M osa. Cal. 9204 1. RI:.SULTS OVERAL L : H el k k l M i k k ola Roger DeCoster Benqt Aber A k e J ons son Genl t Wolsl nk John Ba n ks V . K r asn octlt ch ek OV Nccatat Efl m o v viasu mu Va le k Anatoly B o t c h ov Hus Suz H us Mal Hus CZ Cz CZ Jaw CZ F IRST H EAT (40 m i n • • 2 l ap s) Mikk o la Decoste r A b e r g Well Fr i edr ich s Jonsson SEC OND HEAT Mikkola DeC o ster Abe r g W o lsink Jonsson Ba nks LURDI-TECH Y·IJ PRODUCTS, Inc. 7106 Barry Avenue Rosemo nt, Illinois 600 18 , - ... N '" o M > '" ::; en ~ w Z W ...J U >- U