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r ------~ o x ~_ ~f : . ~- \1 ; .... 'I ff ,djr1'f ~ I; ~ ~ I ( _1/ .... ~/ jff' ~ 5 A I II , .~~ Ii -Z ,} ' . • • -¥ .J / l 1\ Y • III I' I -r '; ' ! ~I ~1 (T~:f I I _.._ -- ~ U I . \\ I, \I l, , II , By STEVE SCHIFF I \ I , , j o 1 t -- I 1 i, I I I !I ISOT Qualif ier in Missiou ri POT OSI , MO . , Apr. 7-8 , 1973 - The tw o day ISDT Qualifier at Potosi presen ted riders with a well planned and mar ked route, but sc oring problems cast th e gloom o f general con fusion over th e event, Results were not availab le at thi s writing. _ It 's reported that the Penton Team t urned in a good p erf o rmance , as did the Triumph Team on 5 00 twins. T hough beset by serious financial pro b lems, Triu mph m an aged to fiel d two c o m p l e t e t e ams; the trick four-st roke rs utilized much o f Ken ex pe rie n ce w it h H e an e s · Ch en ey -T riumphs, and D on Rickman was o n h and to observe th e team of Rickman -Zundapp 125 s. In termi tt en t rain on Saturday ca used no real problems on th e I SO-mil e r oute and, tho ugh S unday wa s d ry , scoring co nfusion h eld up mo st riders at one che ck for nearly an h our. Abou t a d o zen ride rs had go ne th rough th e che ck before a sche d uling error was d iscovered. S c o ri ng a n d scru tin eerin g w er e generally h aphazard, and th e sound tes t was co nd uc ted with a C scale meter. T he red p ain t us ed for marking parts co uld be easily co un te rfei ted. It appears that th e Yankee ' Team is be lly up, si nce Dave La th em, Don Cutler an d Charlie Vincen t were all aboard OS SAs. T he U.S. Army Fort Hood Racing an d Recruiting Team fiel de d a unit of Rokons. T he af 0 r e ment io ned Triump h tea m co ns isted of Dave M ungenast , J oh n Green rose, Fran k Diaz and Ken Harve y. ·A name con sp icu o usly absent from that lis t is Dick Mann. He rode a BSA 500 single. If he q ualifie s, Mann will ride in th e ISDT as a se mi-p rivat e enirv , THE EUROPEAN DIRT M CHINE BUILT fOR A RICAN RIDERS AT COMPETITIVE PRICES CMR E at South Bay by T o m Bla t tler SAN DIEGO , CAL., April 15 , 19 73 The California Moto r Racing En terp rises ' will be b ring ing pro fessio n al m o t orcy cle racing back to th e San Diego area fo r th e 19 73 se ason , as CMRE will be run nin g a Professional TT eve nt - on Ap ril 15 , a Sun day, at Sou th Bay Speedway h eginning a t 7 :0 0 p.m. T hi s y ear CMRE h as opened u p m ore riding fo r th e Am ateur or Sp o r tin g ride rs, as now th e Sportin g rid ers , ma y enter in t wo classes in st ead o f ju st on e as last year. T he A ma teu r Cl asses will co n sist o f 0-125 an d 126-250cc b ikes. In th e professional class, a $500 guaranteed purse has been put up by S o uth Bay Speedway. Als o, CM RE has ch anged it s pro cla ss sligh tly , so that mo re AMA Class " C" rider s may co m pe te . T he Pro classes h ave be en broken d own into two parts , 0-360cc and 3 6 1-0 pencc. Sign-up for th e April 15th race will be at 3 :30 p. rn., with practi ce beginning at 5 :30 p.m, The first race will st art at 7 :0 0 p.m. The sign -up booth will close at 6 : 00 p .m, sharp. The New 250cc Y42 Stormer. Designed for only one purpose. To win. The machine that makes winners from beginners. ------------- The 410cc C.T. Stormer. A strong hauling 41 Occ powerplant in a superb handling frame for sheer effortless riding enjoyment. Cu t Al ong This Line ------------- PLEASE SEND ME ALL INFORMATION ON THE AJS STORM ERS .. Mail To : Norton Villiers Corp. 6765 Paramount Blvd. Long Beach, Calif. 90805 My Address Is: Zip _