50th International Six Days Trial
Isle of Man, Great Britian
U.S. Riders Canadian Riders
U.S. Teams Canadian Teams
U.S. Qualifiers

U.S. Riders
250cc Class
K. Williams(7)...250 ?...Retired Day 4
Jerry Harris(10)...250 Can Am...Bronze...50, 9561.0
B. Hoffman(15)...Retired Day 4
Stan Rubottom(18)...250 Husqvarna...Retired Day 4
Gary Younkins(25)...250 Penton....Gold....0, 2642.2
Frank Piasecki(30)...250 Husqvarna...Bronze...0, 7869.5
Dick Burleson(33)...250 Husqvarna...Gold...0, 2558.5
Jack Penton(38)...250 Penton...Gold...0, 2449.3...Top American
Rod Bush(49)...250 Penton...Gold...0, 2639.3
Eric Jensen(55)...250 Penton...Bronze...0,5223.5
Dave Hulse(62)...250 Montesa...Bronze...0, 5630.1
David Ashley(64)...250 Husqvarna...Retired Day 1
Don Cutler(69)...250 OSSA...Silver...0,2775.8
Max Markowitz(73)....175? (Program says 250) OSSA...Bronze...0, 9030.8
Ron Lamastus(77)...250 OSSA...Silver...0, 3801.8
Tom Penton(82)....250 Penton...Retired Day 1
Lars Larsson(93) (Program says 250 KTM)...Bronze...0, 4950.8
Gary Surdyke(96)...250 ?...Retired Day 3

175cc Class
Dennis Vandecar(165)...175 Penton...Retired Day 4
A. Smith(176)...175 Hercules...Bronze...240, 9422.0
Dane Leimbach(197)...175 Penton...Gold...0, 2735.2
Gary Edmond(202)...175 CanAm...Bronze...0, 7787.7
Jeff Gerber(207)...175 Penton...Retired (hit by a cement truck on the 1 st day)
Dan Young(212)...175 Penton...Gold...0, 2630.8

350cc Class
Ron Bishop(221)...340 Rokon...Retired Day 3
Jim Hollander(229)...340 Rokon...Bronze...50, 5447.6
Doug Wilford(235)...Hercules Wankel...Broken Ribs...Retired Day 4
Jim Fogle(239)...340 Rokon...Bronze...50, 6441.0
Dick Mann(243)...350? OSSA...Bronze...0, 6202.7
Dave Mungenast(246)...Rokon 350...Club Team...Body broke, AGAIN...Retired Day 4
Kevin Lavoie(248)...350 OSSA...Silver...420, 3766.5
Carl Cranke(250)...350 Penton..Gold...0, 2606.1
Malcolm Smith(252)...350 Husqvarna...Gold...0, 2624.8
Charlie Vincent(254)...350 OSSA...Retired Day 4
Ken Maahs(255)...350 Husqvarna...Retired Day 1
Jim Simmons(256)...340 Rokon...Retired Day 5
Charlie Bethards(265)...350 Bultaco...Retired Day 5

500cc Class
Barry Higgins(275)...386 Maico...Retired Day 3
Chris Carter(285)...397 Yamaha...Bronze...0, 8744.8
Ed Schmidt(290)...400 Lindstrom...Bronze...0, 7257.5


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U.S. Teams
Trophy Team   6th overall
Jensen, T. Penton, J. Penton, Cranke, Young, Leimbach

Vase Team
Vincent, Cutler, Lavoie, Markowitz

Manufactures Teams
Can-Am
?, Larsson, Edmond
OSSA
Cutler, Lavoie, Vincent
Penton 'A'
Cranke, Jack Penton, Tom Penton
Penton 'B'
Jensen, Leimbach, Young
Penton 'C'
Vandecar, Younkins, Bush
Rokon
Simmons, Hollander, Bishop
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Canadian Riders
C. Levesque(5)...Retired Day 3
Bren Moran(20)..Jawa...(Fatality - American riding under Canadian license)
Fred Cameron(52)...250 Penton...Bronze...0, 10320.9 (American riding under Canadian license)
E. Nielson(70)...250 Jawa...Bronze...0, 8550.1
H. Peretalkin(83)...250Jawa...Retired Day 4
Jeff Smith(91)...250 CanAm...Gold...50, 2680.6
T. Burge(129)...125...Retired Day 1
L. Gillespie(136)...125 Hercules...Retired Day 3
T Deirstan(146)...125 Zundapp...Retired Day 2
R Fisher(168)...175 CanAm...Bronze...0, 6791.3
R. Mathews(173)...175...Retired Day 4
D. Amor(218)...350 Jawa...Bronze...0, 7585.1
Brian Taylor(224)...340 Rokon...Retired Day 3
J Fisher(240)...350 Jawa...Retired Day 3
J. Fenwick(272)...360 Jawa...Bronze...0, 5845.4
A. Perret(281)...360 Jawa...Bronze...300, 7897.2

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Canadian Teams
Canadian Trophy Team
Nielson, Peretalkin, Amor, Fisher, Fenwick, Perret
Canadian Vase Team
Fish, Gillespie, Taylor, Martini
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U.S. Qualifiers
Forked River, New Jersey
Janurary 18-19, 1975
  • 100cc....Dane Leimbach....Penton
  • 125cc....Doug Wilford.......Hercules
  • 175cc....Jack Penton.........Penton
  • 250cc....Don Cutler..........Ossa
  • 350cc....Rod Bush............Penton
  • Open.....Jake Fischer........Husky
 Bad Rock, Weston, Oregon
May 10-11, 1975
  • 100cc....Joe Pyle................Penton
  • 125cc....Tom Penton..........Penton
  • 175cc....Billy Uhl................Can-Am
  • 250cc....Dick Burleson.......Husky
  • 350cc....Carl Cranke..........Penton
  • Open.....Mike Hannon........Bultaco
California City, California
March 14-15, 1975
  • 125cc....Tom Penton.......Penton
  • 175cc....Billy Uhl............Can-Am
  • 250cc....Bob Balentine....Husky
  • 350cc....Carl Cranke.......Penton
  • Open.....Mark Adent.......Penton
 Picayune, Mississippi
May 24-25, 1975
  • Cancelled
 
Fort Hood, Texas
April 13-14, 1975
  • 100cc....Dane Leimbach...Penton
  • 125cc....Tom Penton........Penton
  • 175cc....Dan Young.........Penton
  • 250cc....Jack Penton........Penton
  • 350cc....Carl Cranke........Penton
  • Open.....Barry Higgins......Maico
 Potosi, Missouri
May 30- June 1, 1975
  • 100cc....Rick Grant............Hercules
  • 125cc....Tom Penton..........Penton
  • 175cc....Max Markowitz....Ossa
  • 250cc....Dick Burleson.......Husky
  • 350cc....Carl Cranke..........Penton
  • Open.....Dave Eames..........Husky
Birmingham, Alabama
April 19-20, 1975
  • 100cc....Dane Leimbach.....Penton
  • 125cc....Tom Penton..........Penton
  • 175cc....Dennis Vandecar...Penton
  • 250cc....Don Cutler............Ossa
  • 350cc....Kevin Lavoie.........Penton
  • Open.....Frank Gallo...........Husky
 Hannibal, New York
June 14-15, 1975
  • 100cc....Ted Leimbach.......Penton
  • 125cc....Gary Edmond........Can-Am
  • 175cc....Dennis Vandecar...Penton
  • 250cc....Don Cutler............Ossa
  • 350cc....Kevin Lavoie.........Penton
  • Open.....Barry Higgins.........Maico
Trask Mountain, McMinnville, Oregon
May 3-4 1975
  • 125cc....Tom Penton..........Penton
  • 175cc....John Sitton............Penton
  • 250cc....Dick Burleson.......Husky
  • 350cc....Ben Bower...........Husky
  • Open.....Mark Adent..........Penton
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