MOTO GUZZI SUPERALCE CROSS
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MOTO GUZZI SUPERALCE CROSS
r 7 l, V eccnrocnoss \. -*,./ a->' MOTO GUZZI SUPERALCE CROSS . Un mezzomilitorerobustotrosformoto dol moresciollo dell'esercito Toncorre. Loveroontenotodellemolo do cross diCiiln l'io Olloft f o t oJ i l , ! o l { ' ( i t r n . _:c-- a specirlit; del fuoristradamotociclisticoin Europahn le sueori Ainichesip.rdonon€llanotle dei trmpi. Gij nel lontano1909in Cran Br€tdna garcdr rrdolrrili c di 5i orEanizzarono sterrntr r cost.llatidi ab'lltisu pcrcorsi .sp€rit)r dirlivelli.Pri t.rdi !€nnero introdotti sul pcrcorsoftatti speciali. pin difficoltosi ed imperlr,sui qu.li i concorrcntidovevrnodar provr della loro brnurrndi duida,ed tano un vero e propriocolhudo p€r laffidabilitl dei CosiquestecompetizionireSohristiche di fuoristradn venneroin Cranlrreta€na ehi n1atr{are di trial chc si$nific!l€tlcralmrntr trl^'tcollaudo. E dcl l9l3 Six l)at'sTrial, la prima lnlernntronal garadi regolariuchesi rvols. nellarco di scr{rcrnalesu Frcorsi accidrnlalic resi difficili da.rp.rill naturrli. 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M. fu ne(li anni Trenti ch. 5i in lnghilterromin(iaronoi di3puLare ra. ed in seguitoan€h€in ollnda, 8eld.ll.8arc Cio.Franciae Cecoslovacchia. di vclocilAin fuoristrrdasu percotsiin lineao su lunghi circuiti nell ordin. di alcunedecinedi chilometridata.cofie. re piir lolte. lnutilc dirc chc rl terrcnodi garaer. irlo di difficolti natur.li, con rapid€lalite pi€lrai.,4u.di. r discri€ mozrafiato. iar{o c altrc dclizied.l Senere.Cli inlksi le chramnvanoCrossCountry' (atlraverso la rampagna)usandoinizialmenlela slcrsntrrminologiaJellegare jppiche. h seguitoqucstr{.rc divelo(rt} in fuo- 8,. {: ,- r l l't!''! rdlko ortutg* b t ,o Gurzi,cdr, tia &b td 1918. h olto, Ion<oo t41g'ono lo s@ Guzz oel tcla,o c ^.11. bsFnneo . no hen.he n, gl,o.ofo lo tuc' rro^c o('' cto pt! .onpetih <' "c' <onftonr' dellc "rc"c rttrl/sr 85A c Gtldo Sotur@ cheetono opsn * ncl A loto. lo lorcolb onrenore e wio lelesopt.o o bshtune qualh,. llollclogolno otig'dob, 'lhcno c tnoro h rtere nstr:rdi, rur()rv' .hrrrr)nlr srrrnrhlr 1 r ^ 1r r ) i r r J n r p l a i i r .rr l l r l l I r i i l r t l t ( r r r { t L r r s l is' t r L r J l r l i !5 r r r F t i ' ! 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C) pneumaticilassellati5tradalida 3.25lf,,50 ossiaa profiloscolpito D) serbatoio€ parafanEha in lamiera d acciaio E)Cruppotermicoin Ehisa F) pesom.dio oltrei 160kE Il pataomacchinenel nostrcpaesee.a compo3to oltrechedallegiJ menzionate ilatchlesse ftiumph militari provenienti dai camDiARARanchedalleitalianeMotoCurri CTV.CileraE bulloni. Benellia$e a cammein t€sta.S€rtum c dalletedesche DKWa duetempi.Anche all'€steroe specificltamente in Cran Eretngna,Eelgio, Olandn€ F ancia era tutto un prolif.raredi garedi fuoristradabasatesullavelociti ma sen?:rclolamentibenprecisi^/ La FIM comincibufficialmenle rd inter€ssarsi a questasp€cialiti nel 1947ed orEanizzd la pfima {ara internazioMle a souadre di tre el€menti. ll MotnrossdelleNazioni(fu la prima volta che venneu3atoqucatotermine umcialmente) si disputda Walsenaar in Olandanel 19,17e tu appann.tltliodell. squadraingles. compo6tada Nicholson. Riste Riy chebatta la squadr.belga. NeSlianni segucntila stqr3aSarasi disputdin Eeldio,Inghilterr.c Swzia.Il l9 rhaggiodcl l95l la FIM decis€di proclamarccon I'inizio dcl 1952 il carnpionitoEuropcoindividuale di motocrossdella clase 5d). Il Drimo titolo continentrlefu vinto dal b€l8atalova su FN ieguito da un altro b€lta, Mintl.ls su Matchles € dall'ingl€s€Averysu 8Sn" Neiprimicinque annie cio.pertuttoil periodonel qunleil qmDionato500ri' ma5econtinental€la lotta p€r il titolo fu comb.ttutatra piloti beldie indleli. poi dal 1957(cnmpionato del mondo) nella dirputa si inserironovittoriosa. mentei Dilotislrdeli. Ma tomiamo ai fatti di c.s. nostra.Gli cchi intcmazionalidel motocrorsarrivaronoanchenel nostroDaese dove.co. me gie abbiamodetto,c era in atlo un fenorefuoristrddistico non benecodificatoma molto altivo.Il Drimoad inte. raisariial cr65 in Darticolare fu il dolt. FrancelcoCostadi lmola . con lui il civ. Curli,il tecnicoCarloM.rlo e I'ing. Ciovannino Lurini chesottogli iuspici dellaFMI iniziaronoa stilareun retlolamentopcr la nuovaspccialitle a ricercire localiti idoneeD€rrcalizzrrecampi di gara.La primacompetizione di motoaross intemazional€ si disDutdad InoL nel parcod.ll. AcqueMin€rili il 23 mat8io t9{8. La vittoria anddall'olmdr$ Rielmansu Matchless 3eguito d.l b.lga Jans.n(BSA)€ da un altro b.lla. Meunicr(lliumphl. ll milliorc d.8li itiliani lu llalo Milani(Iliumph) ralto cla$ificato. !,|! Nlli gara parteciparonoalt nostaiconnazionaliqurli Moneri(Curzi),Crieco(Sertuml,Zarui lTriumph),Eugli (DKWI , Erunori l C u r r i ) . F a l c o n i( C u z z i ) ,L u c c h i lltiumph),8avi.r. (Curzi)e Alb€rtarri (&nelli). ll primo confrontotra piloli n rionalie bclE olandesimite in tisallo l€normcdi\raioasistanle tra le dua r.uole.Cli italiani r.mbrdvanodci DrinciDiantia compelerecon espcriiprofastionkti. Anch€nallas€coodaEarainternazionale svoltaliiamprca lmola nel xttembre 1948la musicanon c.mbid. I'in!. il b.lga J sen (BSAIdavantialI'inlles€Lines(Ariel,. al b€lgaMeunicr(lYiumph).Tuttigli italiari si piarraronoalle loro s0allea cominciareda ihni (1"),Cenoni(5'), Montanari 6") . Xnllai17"'t, Perlr prin|a volt! apgarw la 3oipcnsionelcrterioreelasti.. sullaAriel di Lin s. Anchenelh gara inteanazionale di lmoladell'annoreguenl€(12 ,iugno l9{9) rirnar€s€ ibil. ildiltaccodeipi. loti italianidai fuoricl.r$ ltnni.ri. I primi 3 clas.ilicltifuronoi $liti Lines (GB)tu Aricl,l-ad€lwze e Meuniet,nel. I'ordin€lclluiti a dktanzad.i norlri Albert rri, Verrecchia. Milani.Bu,li, villa, Cervoni.Franrrni e zaro, Quilche progre$o fu f.tto dai piloti di cala tna molto ancorarc3tavada fara. Per la prim! lolta in un Earainlcrla,ional. scesein liz?. I'itiliano Filippo lbncorre di Bari e r.ridcnte a Roma, m!.esciallodell'esercitoed istruttore delcorpodci ber.glieri. nonpiit Siovanissimoc caratterizzatoda un fuico dacillm€nte maggioralo.Era in scllaa (Droprio una Moto Curri Superalce quella pres€ntatain quastos€wizio)da lui dsso modili.ata e pr.Fnta. Elimi natoI'impiantoelett.icoe tuni gli altri inutili orDelli,fu rinforato il tahio,allunlht lc ro6p.nsioni,roctituito il rn nubrio cd .nche i panh{hi, iirobu3tite lc pedan€e piazratoun cuscinoimhtito rul par.tanlo posteriore. d€l grido di Non siamoa aonolcanza prepararion€del motorc rrb si mormor. chela tertae le cnmmefos.leroqucllc tlplo roto du rcqi & sA gd'ru/i.t E' h UOt 29 & &'di. C6a r,b h d, ott' 5lfi l#''.NE0qqetaL dtqt troadrtrodidqpktlrritr..It hb eo ligkb F*btn*t|' dcl Condor,c6l comcil catbut torc. Il bathsimo mn fu d.i piil fortunati ed il noctro arca fu co3trettoal tiro durdnte h priru b{teda pct guasti meccanici. Nalloltclso anno,e J€mplead lmola, il l8 sattembrefu orgtnirzatoun motocrc3r a caiattarenitzionale.Non 63endoci i mostri 5acriesteria fare da tamponc, i piloti Ddrtraniper una volta ebL \ss 6e- E' *rnprc ;l nnre:cnllo di hro loncone. questorols in ,alh olo r'bthbs' G 80 nelGran *mb d ltolio o lnoh I |asiu. gno dal 1953 S,e'5oot$,9/,o'p',{r e !€n- :tc}JLiDAYieb.!0iiA sln8l /ltxG llotorG monocilindrico oritrontrh I a t.mpi concrrkr motor in |cgi l{F &n ? gruppottrmico in lhlr." Dr.r vrh^ol. in tertr i|tclir|.tc richianuta d. coDDiG di rlollc I rpillo chcbvor|. m dlo scoo.rto. lrbtr0ldoc! d |tt3 c bil.r|cicti rul hto dglro ALoa,b . .or.r 88r &l nn Cllla&rlr toldr l9&f qf t{porto d co!0.tabas 8 : I |bt!'r| 26CV! 5.500,i.ihin A.sr!r16.: I{rSnctit{.rc[i CrtorriorG D.ll'Orto SS3a (!6tituito con29) Llbrlllc|rlola: I crrtcr taccocon pomp|di rnr Lt adingru|.8ii a tli ncupcmr Drlcttc C||!Db! in bloccord il{ra||.cgi rcmprc in pr.ra | | retorti concorDndoa ped.l. lllr!brh,!. FlEd.! | intnn{ti llicoidalitull. liniltn ftldol|: r ditchi multipli iD b.gno d'olio fthh r &gDi! qlh in tubic bmi.r. SolDalrblr ulnlo'tt forccllat!lcscopic!ch. hr roctituitoqucllr . t.. nllalogramnraaonrmmortiraatoriI fririonc SoaDardolaDordortr torellora clcilhnta conrmmortirrrtorl idnulici ch. hrnno rortituito il dttctn Gurri coomoll. I fri?ioo. lrott! . n3di coo ccrchiin rccldo datg polltci h.o! t tmburo h&nh Pnrlor$clr 3.50r 19" mt c aolt scolpiti S|'t rob dirlrr!.. 12,5libi s.rt|ffihhffcrobzSff h.|G ll55 rnm btro la possihilit:r di d.re sfogoal loro chioottrn€ndoscmpreoncslipiazza. entusiasmo e dr mrsurarsi tra bro alla menti.Ma i tcmpi e le moto st.vano pari (...oquasil.lr littoriaanddal prir cambiando allafinedeglianni {0. Ed il fort€pikrtaitillianodel momcntoiil ro- mutamcnloarri\'.. Lomcal solitodaol. manoltalo !lilnni tTriumph350)ssgui' tre Manica.Le lrandi cnsemotocrclisti350).Fenocchio cheinglesiinturronoimmediaiamente to d. Zanzi(Tyiomph {llatchless :}50).Ciufffedi(Matchless chr neSlianni segucntiil fuoristrad! divrnlatomolto popolirrrn€lle :150)c buon quinb il nostroThncorr€ sarebbe d(l cross,trial a spccialche si mis€ suedirersespecialitir sullasuaSuperalcr... modellistual|t $pallcBulli IDKW350),Ilillenotti rcgolnritaedapprontarono b€nch€di diretta (Cuz?i25ll)rd un certoCristo,Upiin diati appositamente dallaseriestradal€e !eloci" sellna unaDKIV125chelui stessouti- derivazione 8SA. \'.locette,AJS.Matchpista. stica. Cosi liza\" anch€in lara su limkan€ miscroin lenditr giornalmente per less. Ari€l c Norton recarsi al lavoro. e l'ilippoTancorrrsullasua Superalce p€r icorndori privatr,ma utilizzarono per i loro piloti ufliciali,mo' parlecipdnel 1949!d altreEnredi mo- essestesse deslinate a rinnovate nd esempio Gavirate c Collsc- lo da motocross tocross, l ln oho.n do di loncorn w Gilarc. E' il nmttilin.oi U tq@.& di Pl'r.olo. ro $rr di guido no,' i &; pin orbdolt'. N a nto. filip tort<lrrr, o &oU(lrro il 2a gugro 1956,i in db o uno Gib|rro. h 6Et',, l'inw,'t,1b cotproturo d.l .,ottto..d . eli drc'.ni 6'l]lli toiatvdn in di. &am o&oiran;ozrcrr dcth go.o di tul diswo dC 21 giryp 19:'6. :::4! I intero Darcomacchineed a sednare una svoltadecisivanel s€ltoremoiocrossistico. lr moto inglcaipir) indovi. nate e compelitivedi euestasecond! furonola GoldStatZB del4enerazionc la BSAe la CEodellaMatchless. In ltaliaa queit€mpinonc'eraI importatoredellaBSAmentrecra moltoattiva la dittaGa\onidi MilanoimDorbtrili co' ceosclusiva dellemotoMatchlcss. 5i ipiloti ndtrani Dii in vistadel momentoacquistaronoimmediatamente le G 80,motopiir potantie nello3tesso dellc lempopiir le&{€ree maneggeloli cavalcature di trovenienzamilitate o portatoin [hra fistradale chr avevano noa qu€lmomento. Nelleclassifiche delletarc di trofeomotocross(chadiventdcampion.toitali.no a partiredal 1953)della.la3s€500i Milani.€d il'nostro' frilotiMartinelli, lbncorreappnNoroin sellarlle MatchlessmentreGalbiati€ Albertarzigareggiavano conle Goldstar ZBc Buglicon € le Diaaze la Norton.Tutti i successi d'onoredeclianni50/51e 52 and.rono r buon diritto a moto orodottein Inghilterta. Poiper4 inni . e cioafinorl 1957lc re' gine del molocrorsilalianofurcno le Cilcra Saturnoche conDoteniissime quirtaronoil titoli cons€culivi,3per oparadi DomenicoFenocchioe con Vinc.nroSoletti. superrnag. Ancheil nostrobersaaliere gioraloFilippollncorr€ .cquistd una Saturnoe continuba lottarealla n.ri coni piarforti piloli dellaprinragensra' zionedi cro$istiitaliani. I .!- MOTO STORICHE & d'EPOCA MARCH 1999 VintageMotocross MOTO GUZZI SUPERALCECROSS A RobustMilitary TranspodTramformedby Ma$hal Tancorre. The Tme Ancestorof Motocross. By Gian Pio Ottone Photosby PaoloGrana As translatedby Dorien Beneletti Thc origins ofoff-road riding in Europ€go backa long way. In 1909in GreatBritain off-road motorcyclerunswer€bing organized,onen on sp€cial sectionspreparedspocificallyfor this purpose,The pupose being to showcaseboth the motorcycle'srsliebility and the drivefs skills. In I 9 I 3 the first Six Dry Trial wasorganiz€dover a roughand ruggedcourse,The ISDT is still run today 8fter somc80 years.Todaythc word Enduo hasbeenaddedand it is an inkmational event. ln the 20'sthe first nrles,as we know them today were written in Englandand in the 30'sactualraceswere run in England,Holland, Belgium and Czechoslovakia. In Englandthey werecall€dCmss-Countryandthey followed I coutsevery much as in a C.oss{ounEy horserace. lat€r they werc calledScrambles. Theseraceswcrc beingorganizedin ltaly in the later 30,saroundRom€and Mil8n. They often usedtheir regularroad bikessuahas EnoreVilla andhis Gilera 8 Bulloni, Bruno Francisciwith a Guzzi Condor,Italo Milani and UmbertoRanieri with a B€nelli siqle cam. With the War all thes€eventscamelo a stop. Howcver it was in fact the military ncedsthat helpedimprove the designof off-road motorcyclesandthe dders driving abilities. At the end of the war in all of Europewe find an increasingnumberof off-road events. Theseevents,more or lessomcial, wer€ popularin the lazio arpA Lombardyard Ernilia Romagnaand later in Piedmont Many ofthe participantswere the riders ftom beforethe war, but soonothersjoined in suchas Passarnonti,Senantoni,Cervoni,Valdinoci, Montanari,Pasoliniand Griecoand many morc. The motorcyclesusedwereoften prewarroad going bikes (no valuableracingmachines) or mititary bikes. Th€ most popula!b€ing British bikes,speciallyMatchlessand Triumph 350 andthesebecausethey were overheadvalve andwith benertuning opportunities. Most of the eventbikes had similar characteristics.Solid rearandgirder front forks with the exceptionofthe Matchelessthat wasthew fint bike in the world to havetelescopic dampers. Early style knobbytir€s 3,2513,50and gastank and fendersin ste€landan averageweigbt over 350 lbs. In our countryin addition to the alreadymentioDedMatchlessandTriumphs, we had Moto Guzzi CTV, Gilera 8 bulloni, Benelli ov€rh€adcam, Sertumand Ceman 2 sfoke DKW. Even abroadin Creat Britain, France,Belgium and Holland,lhere were many eventsbas€don speadbut with no clear anddefinitive rules. The FIM got officially involved in 1947and organizedthe first Internationalevent8nd it wascalled th€ MotocrossofNations andtook placein Wass€naarin Holland, The Bitish teamwirh Nicholson,Rist, and Ray b€atthe Belgianieam. In subsequent yearsthe sameeventtook placein Belgium, England,and Sweden. On May I gth I 95t the FIM decidedto startthe next yearwith a new European500cc class. The first eventwaswon by Lelovq a Belgianon an FN, followed by anotner Belgian,Mingels, on a Malchl€ssandan Englishman,Avery, on a BSA. Du ng the first five yearsthe challengenwete Belgianand British andthen after I 957 the Swedesjoined ll1. In ltaly motocrosswasbecomingintercstingand Dr. Fr"nc€scoCostafrom tmol4 with Curli, Carlo Melo, and Count Lurani underthe auspicesofth€ FMI, b€ganto outline the new competitionrulesand look for suitableeventvenues.The first eventtook placeat Imola the 23rd of May 1948. The Dutchman,Reitrnannwon on a Matchlessfollowed by the Bclgian, Jansenon a BSA ard anotherBelgian,Meunieron a Triumph. The best Italian wasltalo Milani oll a Triumph. Otherltalians in artendanc€includedMonari with (Guzzi) Grieco ( Senum),Zanzi ( Triumph), Bugli (DKW) Bruror€, Falconi,and Baviera with Guzzi and Lucchi with Triumph and Albertrzzi with Benelli. The first racebetween Belgian/Dutchriderssnd the ltalians showeda greatdisparity asthe ltalians were definitely amateus. Even the secondIntemationaleventat Imola in 1948nothing chsnged.The eve wasoneby the Belgian,Jansen(BSA) aheadof the British rider lines (Ariel) and B€lgianMeunier( Triumph). The ltalians followed with Milani 4th, Ccrvoni 5th. Montamd 6th andZanzi 7th. For the Iirst time we sawrcar suspemiol on Lines Ariel. The following yearwas no different with the foreignerswinning. Lines,Laldeveze,and Meunier. Someprogrcss wasmadeby the ltalians but therewas still someway to go, For the first time in an Internationalevelt we find Filippo Tanconefiom Bari but living in Rome. Marshalin the Army and instuctor for the Bermglieri he wss not a young mananddecidedlyheavily built. He lode a SuperAlc.e(the sameas in this article) modified andpr€paredpersonally. He eliminatedall electricsandaccessories, strengthenedth€ fiarne, lengthenedthe suspensiontravel, chang€dthe handlebarsand fendersandwith a cushionon the rear fender. We don't havedefinitive enginesp€cs,but it wasnrmoredto havethe headand cam from the Condoras well asthe carb. This first eventdid not co well and the bike had mechanicalissues. That yearet Imola therewasa National eventso that no foreigne$ would be arormdand the ltalians could raceeachother. Irali Mllani on a Triurnph 350 wotl this event followed by Zanzi alsoon Triumph 350 andCiufr€di Matchless350 and in 5th plac€Tancone. Tancorr€continued!o run in 1949doing well, but times were changing. The British bike manufacturersbeganbuilding bikesspeciallymadefor thes€events. BSA ,velocette , AJS, Matchless,Ariel andNorton hadsp€ciallybuilt factory teambikes signalinga new way in eventriding. The most successfulwasthe BSA GoldstarZB and the Metchless G80. In thosedaystherewas no BSA dealerin Italy but therewasfor Matchl$s. ltalian riders soonstaftd csmpaigningwith the new C80 far lighter andb€tterthan what was availablein ltaly at the time. Martinelli, Milani 8ndTancorreshowedup on Matchless G80swhile Galbiati 8nd Alb€rtazzirode BSA GoldstarZB andBugli on Norton. During theperiod1950to l95l, all victorieswer€on Britishbikes, Thenfor 4 yearsthequeenof Motocrosswasthe Gilera Saturnoandevcn our friend Tancor€ endedup riding a Satumo. CAPTIONS TOR THE IMAGES Psge60 - Title Page Vitltage Motocross Moio Guzzi Sup€rAlaeMotoCross A strongmilitary transpodvehicletransfomed by the practicesof MarshalTancorre. The tlue ancestorof the motocrossmotorcycle. By Cian Pio Ottone Photosby PaoloGrana Page62 but Above,Tancorrebrings his Guzzi up-to{ate in the frameand in the suspensions, althoughimproved,his motorbikewasnot morecompetitiveagainstthe new Mstchless, BSA andGilera Satumowhich hadappearedin the meantime. Side,the ftont fork is telescopic,to r€placethe origina.lparallelogram;the brakehasstaysdth€ same. Page63 Above, despitethe massivestuctur€ ofthe motorbikc,they hadalso tried lightening, see the supportsfor the fipnt mudguard.Below, the fuel tank remainedunahanged,except for trro notchesto eliminateinterferencewith the forks. Page64 Above, over time the framewas improved,but the motor wo$ened,b€causein the p€riod when Tanconeran, his Guzzi wasequippedwith the specialcylinder and headofthe the racing Dondolino, Thes€padshavebeentakenby c{lleclors for usein reproductions. Center,the flywheel is from the Guzzi Sup€rAlce,as likc thc carbur€tor,which at the time ofracing was insteadan SS32. Below Left, the rearframe hasbeenmodified eliminating the classicGuzzi suspensionwith springsunderthe motor and friction dampers,by adoptingtwo hydrauliashockabsorbersaDdswingarm(from the Gilera Satumocrcss). Below RighL rhe substitutionofa big saddleto h8ndlethe rcbust pilot. Page65 Above lefr, the front pan ofthe fiame is modified doublecradle,with a pmiseworthyjob. Above right, rearview ofthe saddleandmudguardin the style ofthe Guzzi Gambalunga! The motorbikeis painteda beautifuldark greenby brush,to r€memb€rthe military origins ofthe motorbikeand ofthe military serviceofMarshsl Phillip Tancone. Below, the handlebaris reinforcedwith platesof sheetmetal, snd for lightening: in order to completethejob Tanconewasalso requiredto submit to a diet, b€causeat the time he weighedmor€than 265 pounds! Page66 In th€ big photo,our Marshalin a curveat lmola. The physiqueis imposingbut tbe motorbikehasb€enabundandystrengthencd.Above, othercurvesat the National Motocrossat Imola, SepiemberI 8, I 949. Also the clothesate mor€ for tench work than for racing. The Famehasbeendrilled and lighlenedwhcr€verpossiblc. Cenler,the style of riding do€snt s€€mvery exasperating.And why is he on this stonebasetrack working with a liont ribbed tirc, advisableonly for asphalt. Page68 (they were later Above leff , Tancorrepr€p&Edfor depanure.Notice the hefty suspenders forbiddenin 1969)Phillip ran without glass€sandwithout gloves. Who knows ifanyone from our times still doesthis. Above right, Christo Alpi in the saddleto his DKW 125. The samelight motorbikewith licenseplateattd tail light was usedeveryday to go to work, and sometimesalsoto run aroundthe city. CenterSid€,a Cuzzi 250 PES transformcdfor motoaross.In the saddlcis Millenotti. Notice the parallelogramfront fork madeof stampedshe€tmetal andrhe front cut doummudguard. Pag€69 A rare2-shokefrom the Germanschoolis the DKW 250 of Bugli. Like Lll the 2-strokes ofcermany and WestemEruopethis bike is alsoequippedwith doubleexhaust.The fiame wasrigid r€arwise. Page'10 As alwaysthe lron MarshslTancon€,lhis time on a Matchl$s C80 in the ltalial CP at lmola June I 4, I 953. Sameclolhesand wilhout gogglesor gloves. TechnicalSpecifications SuperAlce Engine:horizontalsinglecylinder 4-strokewith light alloy crankcaseandcastiron lop end. Two valvesin a tilted headrerlvery ftom two exposedsprings. Valve timing: by pushrod on the right sideandrccker anns. Bore and shoke:88 X 82 mm, Total displacemenl:498.4 cc Compression Ralio:8:l. Power:26 hp at 5,500rpm. Ignition: MagnetiMarclli Carburation: From D€ll'Odo SS 32 (replacinga 29) Lubrication: &y sumpwith gearcddelivery pump and vaJredrecoverypump. Gearchange:constantmesh4 ratioswith pedalcontrol. Tra$mission:primaryhelicalgearson theleft. Clurch: multiplediscsin oil bath. Frame;doublecradleof tubingandshe€tmetal. Fmntsu$pension: telescopicfork whichrcplacedoriginalgirderwith fiiction dampers. Rearsuspension: oscillatingswingalm with hydraulicdampenthathavereplacedthe Guzzisystemwith sub-engine springsandftictiondamp€rs. Wh€els:spokedsteelrims 19itches, Brakes:hubsidedrum. Tir€s: 3.50x 19' ftont andrear,knobbytresd. FuelTank:l2,5liters. Wheelbsse length:1555mm. Page7l Above,ajump by Tancorreon a Gilera. And thc finishstaight ofPincrolo(ne8rTudn). Thestyleof drivingis notyeryorthodox.Center,Phillip Tancorre, at Baldiss€ro(near Turin)June24, 1956,andin thesaddleofa ciler& Below,thc imposingbuild ofour hero8ndtheenormowdloopingmustache in evidenceat thepriz€celebration oftbe competitionet Baldiss€ro June24, 1956.