1968 Triumph T100-C Tiger Competition Road Test & Specifications

Cover: The Triumph Tiger Competition wheels a snappy right face under the direction of Pat Gosch (National #47); Road Tests: Triumph T100C Tiger Competition, Kawasaki Weekend Warrior - A1-R Road Racer, Kawasaki A7-SS Avenger; Features: The Trail Bike Story; Painter's Palette - Don Cates XLCH happening; BSA's a Pair; Technical: DT-1 Tune Up; Op Art Painting Secrets; Re-Clutch a BSA Twin; Build a Mind Bender chopper; Are you over tired?; Keep Cool, clean fuel; Competition: 1320 Pictorial; Going Going Gone - riding a fuel dragster; more

T100-C T-100 A1R A7SS DT1

1968 August Cycle Guide Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue - Triumph available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

1975 Marion Owens and Carl Ahlfeldt bagged Top Fuel

1975 Doing the Monster Glide Mash Top Fuel Motorcycle Drag Racing 2Pg Article available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

Amidst the disarray of their competitors, Marion Owens and Carl Ahlfeldt calmly bagged top fuel.

Photos:

1. The Top Fueler of Carl Ahlfeldt and Marion Owens is the largest displacement dragster in the history of nitromethane....

2. And here's the run that was under Joe Smith's National ET record. Putting down a rear footprint about 18" long and maybe 12" wide, Owens legs the Monster-Glide off the line on the way to an ET of 8.14, seven hundredths quicker than the record. And no smoke!

3. If road racing is racing on a road, this TZ-700 Yamaha is right at home...

4. Arch rivals Mike Bruso and Eraldo Feracci go at it in Junior Eliminator, semi-final round. Bruso won, and won the final with his broad-bore Kawasaki.

5. Former Top Gas star Ron Fringer switched to Super Eliminator a couple of years ago. His 1189cc Sportster now holds both ends of his class record.

6. Bob Carpenter, here cleaning his tire before an eliminations round, won Pro Stock with his 800cc H2 Kawasaki and set a new record of 10.00.

7. T.C. Christenson and his Hog-slayer Norton double...








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