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the- 48th I.S.D.r.Olympus
b y Boyd Reynold s
As m o torcy cl e riders yo u en t h usiasts
m ay h ave m any q ues tions c o nc er n in g
the Internat ional Six Days T rials. I
w o uld like to h elp yo u to b e as
kn ow ledgeab le as possible abo ut this
World Ch ampionship ev en t. T h e IS DT
Committee wo ul d li ke you to h elp the m
ca rry th eir w ord to o th ers in th e
m otorcy cl e publ ic.
T he IS D T is a Eu ro pean cross
cou n try t ria l co n t est with tests of skill
on all phases of c o m p et itio n . It h as been
calle d the Oly m pics o f m oto rcy clin g
a nd well it m ight be, fo r it is the lar gest
sport ing even t in the m o torcy cl e w orld .
T wo years ago the Am eri can Mot o rcy cl e
Ass o cia tion b ecam e a n FIM (Federa tion
Intern ationa l d e Mo t orcycl e) affiliate
an d ente re d a se ries o f te am s for th e
firs t time officiall y a t the ISDT o n th e
Isle of Man in -the Bri tish Isles . T h ree
ye ars after that even t th e Uni te d S tates
w ill h ost, th e eve n t for th e fir st tim e.
For six d ays Dalton , Massachusetts ,
will be c ente r of th e w orld, an d n ational
tel evision will pu t m otorcy cl ing in to th e
homes o f millions o f Americans . The
m ap b el ow w ill sho w y ou h ow t o get to
Dalton a nd for infor ma tion on m o tel s.
wri te t o J ohn B. G eary , Berkshire Hill s
Conferen ce, P.O . Bo x 1 1 70, Pi t tsfiel d ,
Massachuse tts 012 0 1. Almost h al f the
m o tels, in cl ud ing all the larger o nes a re
already so ld o u t for the w eek so d o n o t
wa it if you wi sh t o atten d . Bel ow yo u
wi ll fin d a list of ca m p in g a re as available
an d for fur t h er inforam tio n wr ite th e
M a s s a c h u sett s Asso c iat io n o f
Cam p gr ound Owners ,-C/O Han k Wilgu s,
Sunnys id e Cam pground , 20 0 Hi lls ide
Ro ad, Westfield, Massachusetts 01 610 .
ISDT Headqu arter s w ill b e a t the
Legion Ha ll in Da lt o n the Par e Ferme
n ea rby . Bleac he r se a ting will be
ava ila b le over loo king th e ParcFe rrne a t
a no mi nal fee . T he Pare Fe rme w ill b e
fenced in with a six f o o t fence and will
b e h eavi ly p oli ced so th a t specta t o rs wi ll
in n o w ay interfere wi th the ac t ivity of
t he ri ders. Th e blea chers will ade q ua te ly
give y ou a view of a ll that is going o n.
Bin ocu lar s wi ll ena b le close r in sp ec t ion
o f the m achiner y and m ed ium range
t e leph o t o lenses will supp ly ad eq u a t e
CYCLETOWN
Sandy, Utah ·
YAMAHA
STEVE BURGESS
photo covera ge.
Off ic ia l guests , manufa c turers,
distributo rs a n d p ress sho u ld c o n tac t Ed
Y oungb lood at th e AMA o ffic es , P.O.
Box 141 Westervill e, Ohio 43 081, fo r
cre d entia ls. T here will b e a charge .
V endor d isp lay space will b e availab le at
a pric e a n d it is lim it ed . In terest ed
p arties should contac t Da ve Wel sh at th e
AM A . Individ u al d ay sponso rshi p goes
a t $ 2 0 ,000 a nd so me o f the d ay
s po nso r s h i ps a re a l rea dy so ld .
In cidentall y , th is m oney goes towards
th e estimat ed $20 0 ,0 00 price ta g o n the
eve n t.
There will b e a t err ain t est o n eac h o f
five days an d u nder a n ew FIM ru ling, a
g ra ss tr a ck r a c e in st e ad o f the
c ust o ma ry ro ad ra ce will b e h eld a t the
concl us io n of th e si xth d ay . Spectator
vie win g of the tes ts will be p os sible a t
four of the terrain t ests and a t o th e r
open areas alo ng th e d aily cou rse . No
spec tato rs will b e a llowe d in t h e ' t rials
d ue t o th e d ang er ele ment invo lved with
the fa st moving co n testan ts .
Ride r s , wil l b e a rr ivin g aro un d
September II t o 12 . Their vehi cl e
ins pec t io n will be on th e 15-1 6 a n d
there will b e op eni n g ce re mo nies about
3 :0 0 p .m , o n Su nday , September 16 .
Key -tim e is 7 :0 0 a.m , eac h d ay on th e
1 7th th rough th e 22 n d . Ther e will b e
p r ep a r e d inf orm at i o n al m a t e ri al
availa b le for spec ta tors any t im e a f t er
September 14 . Th os e p la n ni ng to a tte nd
sh ould b ecome fa m iliar wit h the laws o f
Massach use tts an d rememb er th e eyes of
the world will b e up on u s an d the image
we create wi ll b e ca rried b ac k aro u n d
t h e w orld . Th e ISDT C o m m ittee
requests th a t when in the wo od lands
you us e fir e c ar efu lly an d car ry o u t
w h a t yo u ca rry in . The far m ers and lan d
o wn ers wh ose p ro pe r ty we use wi ll b e
watching o u r c o nd u c t an d t he futu re
use o f the ir lan d d ep ends o n ho w th ey
r e a ct to u s th is Sep te m ber . Pol ice
co ve ra ge w ill b e a de q ua te an d will n o t
stan d for any viola tio n of Mass achusetts
laws . Moto rcycle rider s ke ep in m in d
that h elm ets an d ey e prote c ti on a re
re q uired an d when c ro ssin g Ne w Y ork
st a te, yo ur headlight must be o n at a ll
times, da y or n ight. .
Pl an n ow to c o m e to the 19 73 IS DT
CRAIGS INC.
YAMAHA Bountiful, Utah
UTAH'S NUMB ER ONE RIDER
KENNY ARC HIBALD
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Miles fro m ISDT Hdq .
Campin g are as
Pittsfield State Fo res t
Windsor Sta te Fores t
_ Bo n nie Brae Cabins & Campsi tes
October Mounta in State Fo res t
S ky vie w Campsites. In c.
Shady Pin es Campgr ound
Wal ker Islan d Family Ca mpin g
Ber ksh ire Pa rk Ca mpi ng Area
Ber ksh ire Green Acres
an d w atch 'the b est riders in th e w orld
co mpete fo r t he wo rld's m o st cove te d
h o n ors. At this t im e th e c ou n t ry s th at
w i ll b e r e presen te d are : Au st ra lia ,
Aus t r ia, B el g ium , C a n ad a.
Ch e'c h o s l o v ak i a , D enm ark , E as t
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Mex ic o, Netherlands, Norway , Po lan d ,
Sa n M a rin o, Spa i n, Sw ed en ,
Swit zerland. West G erman y , South
Africa an d Ru ssia
WESTERN CYCLE
Provo, Utah
BUL TACO · YAMAHA
KERRY FOWLER
PRES ENT
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MAY 20 PRDFESSIONAL CLASS
25Oce, OPEN, o-250ee SUPPORT ClASS
OPEN TO AMATEURS AND EXPERTS
TROPH IES ONLY
ENTRY DEADLINE - MAY 7
AMATEUR · $4.00 Mail in fee
S8.OO Post fee •
SUPPORT CLASS · S8.OO Mail in fee
S12.oo Post fee
PRACTICE TIME · 8 . 9 AM
RACE TIME - 9:30 AM
WESTERN STATES RACING- ASSN,
SAT MA,Y 19th l00 , 125,250 Novice and 125 Amateu r, Expert
SUN MAY 20th .250. Open, Amateu r and Expert. Open Novice
RELEASE REQUIRED I F UNDER 21
CH l lOl-lfl\l lJ I\IlJfR I :> F R fE
F O I'l ~I O H f II\IFOr:l\lATIO N
MANNING CYCLE PARK
475 s«. 425 W.
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CONCESSIONS
REST ROOMS
CAMPING AVAILABLE
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MANN ING CYCLE PAR K, MANN ING CANYON ,
UTAH JULY 1, 1973.
Entry $10.00 ma il , S25 .00 post (LimUed En t ry)
MAIL ENTR IES CLOSE MAV 10 1973
Send Off ic ial En try Blank, Self-Addressed . Stamped Envel epe to W .S.R .A••
P.O . Bo x 7 244, Reno , Nev . 98502, 702·322·8083 or702· 786·2385 . R id e r
parad e through town 7 :00 pm S.Jturday. Trophy with $250 .00 Bar o f
Sliv er f or lst Overall e.Jch d .Jy. M .Jny other t r o p hies a nd con t ingency's
m a kes th i s one of th e ri che st am.Jteu r events .Jnywhere. AMA Sanc tion ed,
D istrict 36 Ru les APPly .
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