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Cycle News 1973 05 01

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CXl '"o g 11. M s . • • •• ~ M EA N S THE LITTLE BIKE THAT WINS THE BIG RACES MAlGO > ::; The Most Money, The Most Glory DKW 72 "" O ra n ge t ho rpe Bu sna P ,u .... CA 90621 lalso PentD n & MO nll rk I 17 141 ~21 2 420 ~ W Z HERMOSA CYCLE SHOP W ..J (.J >(.J Motorc y cle Parts-Accesso ries 305 Paci fic Co ast Hwy Hermosa Beac h , Ca lif . 90254 MO N A Rt< of Sw ed e" M O TO R C Y C L E S PAR T S .. A CC E S S O R IE S TUN E ·UPS A ND R E P A I R S Z4'"o°n~~F~': MlaO~~~ lsa'i~·&nS~~ : 10-6 . (21 3 ) 8 3 ~ .f:lI ~O . 213-376-7571 ~~~;t~~~~~~·~_i~;~~~~ l(foO ~ • . -- IBaS~9.!?~J ~~~:~, 11 6 4 C fOU NTAIN WA Y. •... .•••.•.......••.. .. •.....••••••••.• . BAKE R· I EXHAUST TUNER I ANAHI UI CALIf 911 06 ~i II ~ o .c rOlll fo' c . 'U TI OM li L 1 2 03 % I w. BROOKS ST." ONTARIO.CA 9 1762 ·1 14 983'~8~ I IN T E R N A TI O N A L CAFE RACERS A SSOC IATION RACING FRAMES CHASSIS SEA TS A l lOY S TAN KS FOR MX"TPCOW·TR A I LI,N G" ROA D RACIN G M fg. b y C & J Precis io n Pr o d u c t s 38 73 So . Mai n St. Santa A na , C a . 92707 (714) 5 40 -735 0 547 -63 5 8 Join n ow t he w o rld w ideorga nization for cafe rac i ng en thusiasts. R ec e iv e p in r -v ear su b scr i p tio n "The Ton" news pa per , acc esso r y c atalog . tech Sheets , & all t h e l at est I n 10 . Se n d $5.00 t o : I .C .R .A . Box 73, Houston, Te xa s 77 0 02 Y o u k now , we don't really believe this upp ity furriner wh at won Daytona and now , l m ola, w i th all his talk abo ut wanting to settle down . have a fa mily and be a d es ign engineer in Finland. We b et he w an ts t o be Wor ld Champion I World , meet Mr . an d Mrs. Jernc Saarinen . 7141870-5243 Motorcycle Corporation 172 Freedom Aven ue An ah eim , Cal ifo r ni a 92801 2 13 -532- 7 3 74 OMPHITION Mot o-X - ~RODU~tington Desert End uro . yeLE 1661 2 Beach Blvd . Bea ch, Ca lif . 7 14 847-2202 .... MAleC .. Most Powerful .. .. .. We st of Mis sis sippi COOP ER MOTO RS 110 E. Sanla Anita Ave . Burban k, Ca . 91502 aI ... on ::z: => :!; => "" * NEW * DODGE * USED ,'1,nq ..... ,.1'. 'n'q.Jf· ;::""". io. L'J;'" w oc E"., !f>'ljPG ;.1 S SO HonrlJ Se a.v In v c.a i="or~, S.~ 3~O ~eJI~ r.cruot-o GANNOSS EN G I NEE R I N G . SJ ~. ·1~.1 :..', (7 i':, ?" Me.,: \.- •I ' ! : J : ' . ~.:.: ·':0: C 7:':' bv Art Friedman 1~IOLA, ITA'L Y, Apr. 15, 197 3 - The Ferrari Dino circu it in Imola is parti ally p ublic road on wee kdays. T he infield is m ade up o f farm s, orchards, h ome s, and a public park . A river cu t s across the cou rse an d requires two b ri dges. T he course itself is very Euro pean : fas t with a few slo w t urns. It' s also d angerous because: i t is fence d w ith steel Armeo barriers de sign ed for race ca rs. Walls and b ri dg es also line th e cou rse as it winds aro u n d and changes ele vat ion. This y ea r, th e best road ra cers in Ameri ca c am e to me et th e best in Europe, an d it se eme d tha t the S he ll 2 00 Miles of Im ol a was go ing to prove w ho re al ly w as T h e Best. It did n 't. I t d id prove tbat t oday, J am a Saa rine n o n hi s Yam ah a were run aw ay winn er s. But it d idn' t p ro ve th at any of se ve ra l rid e r, o n equal equipment cou ld n' t bea t bi m . Giacomo Agos tini didn 't show u p. Hi s 750 MV Agusta wasn't competitive so he went an d won th e Belgian GP o n his 500 in stead. Re n zo Pasolini (H. D) be at Jamo recently when they we re b oth o n 35 0 ' s. but Renzo was on a 750 which is slo wer , and h e wa s co m ing d own with th e flu . From A me ric a ca me ou r best : Yamah a h as fo rm e r Worl d Champion Kel Carruthers and G ary Fis her. Suzuki sent go-fasters R on G ran t an d last year's w inner, Paul Smart. Sm ar t could cer tai n ly w in it , but so could any of K aw as aki' s i ncre di ble I rio . The ligh tn ing-bolt speed an d ins te nsity of Yvo n D u H amel an d Art Ba u m a n n are balance d by th e savvy of Cliff Carr. Cliff go t started in Europe and m aybe co ming b ack w ould break th e bad lu ck th at h e drags aro und like a ball and ch ain. T he th irst y K awasa k.is had the buil t-in disadvan rage of requi ring a p it stop. The rules re qui re a dead engine stop so th e boy s in green were go in ll: to have to mak e th emselve s almos t a minute 's gra ce . But o n e British journalist su m med it up w he n he sai d: "Th e re ar e two road racers th at I'd p ay to see ra ce : J arn o S aarinen and Cal Rayborn. Fo r the rest. you p ay m e . " Calvin w as cons idered b y most to be A merica's be t c h a nce. H e was acc ompanied by fo rm er A ~ IA National C ham p Me r t Lawwill, who, al th ough be doesn't coun t road racin g as h is fo r t e , is gelling b etter and bette r, Qualifying: Who Guido Mandracci? Hell is You've p ro b ab ly n eve r beard of G ui do Mandracci , bu t b e qualified fas te st a t lmol a ab o ard a 75 0 Suzuki with a n average sp eed of ab o u t 105 MP H. Qualif y in g was done d ur ing pract ice . Offici als b ad ( they said) a st o p watch on each rid er durin g eve ry lap o f prac tic e, and yo u we re ranked by y o u r fas test lap time. Mandracci kn ows the co u rse an d wa s beautiful t o watch as be used every incb of the track , ki mming the grass at the apex and slip p in g right out on to tb e painted line at the e xi t. That be had th e place w ired w as o bvi o us w hen yo u comp ared hi m to second fast est qualifier, J arno Saarinen, the winner of Dayton a. J arno always left a few inches a t th e ed ge of the track. J a rn o was both well-liked an d expected to win . It wa felt that h e coul d go fast er an d also th at he would h ave an adv antage in th at be could go . th e distance in both 100-m ile b ea ts wi th out stop p ing fo r gas . , landracci was e xpected to have to s t o p . Third qual ifier w as Brun o Sp aggiari, the 41 yea r-old le ad er o f t he Ducat; team an d last y ear 's secon d place fin isher. H e w o u ld n ' t have t o stop , either, Walte r Villa (Kaw) was fo urth fastest an d the Japanes e Champi on, H ideo Kanaya, was fifth . Fi rst American was Cal Rayborn (H.D) in sixth followed by Klocker's . SA L ES & SERVICE , 6 624 Atlantic , Bell , Ca. (213) 581 -3983 t=== LET US the HELPI If y o u are thinki ng ab o ut adve rt ISing your produ ct or ser v ic e , write u s about It in detail. W e' II be g la d to suggest the k in d ana size o f ad You shou l d consi d er a nd t ell you what It wi ll c ost . CYCle N ew.s . P .O . Bo x 4 98. Lon g Bea c h , Ca. 9 0 8 0 (, (2 13) 4 2 7 ·74 3 3 . OR HODAKA-BILITY See y our lo cal HODAKA dealer D ist rib uted by T iger Distributi ng Se izures and fire ended Superfrog ' s hapes. 653 W _Broadwa Gl e nd a le Ca . 91 20 4 start his Kaw 750. Y~ n DuHa me l pushes tuner St ew Whi tl Ock t o bump -

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