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io HIUTOPPERS from rro nt page.) Srd ANNUAL NATIONAL Alain the II ant-III II.., G., Conrad. Altho ugh t he Hillt op p er s did a co od j ob on t hei r second try, they could stand to kn o w how a Hare a nd Hound s ho ul d be set up to be cheaterproo r. P eop l e are hum an and there is a po s s i bili t y t hat s ome might c ut the course H they kn e w they could get away with It. None or the sportsmen did, however. Th e second loop was set up to separate the man from the boy and also separate the rider from the machine in some cases . PHONY FINISH LINE Th e pits were ad o•.•ed with pretty blue flags funneling into a grid iron affair, with a hu ge banne r hanging up saying FINISH . Rid ers assumed that this was the finish lin e. Actually, the fini sh was l~ miles farth er up the road. Bob F err o sai d that it was in the back of his mind to pass Gary Conr ad on the dirt road comin g in to the pits instead of t aking the chance out in the rough, becaus e these guys were really rna k i n g it and Bob was on Gary's fender. They stopped racin g at the fals e " finis h" , fi gurin g it was allover , and stroked it to the last check, which was the real finish lin e . This is not to tak e any c redit away from Gary Conrad, he ear ned and darn well des er ves it for winning the Nation al on a 250 again. But, Bob feel s he had a grievance , and I have to agree with him. W did n 't the club hy let everybody know about the finish at the rid ers meeting? J . N. Rober ts , that hard ridin g Novic e we said to wat ch s ome weeks ago , finishe d way up in 7th overall pos ition on a 350 Honda. CYCLE WORLD MOTORCYCLE SHOW IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE 5TH INTERNATIONAL CUSTOM CAR SHOW - LOS ANGELES SPORTS ARENA APRIL 28, 29,SO&MAY1 See over 400 of the world's motorcydes and scooters plus hundreds of accessories and special equipment Induding all 1966 models, road and track racers, fabulous customs, dragsters & record holders. The largest, most complete motorcycle show in America: DON1 MISS IT! SIMPSON IMPERIAL BEACH APRIL 17, 1966 MOTORS 5475 San Fernando Rd. West Los Angeles 39, California DISTRIBUTOR of JU DSON products (including Cycle -Tron transistor ignition) and FRANCISCO OILS and chemicals. N~ Boys Club Benefil Race sponsored by the OILERS MOTORCYCLE CLUB ........lIA'ILA.LIo. " RACING CASTOR - Champions' Choice at Daytona, 1966 DON1' BE FOOlED BY WILD CLAIMS OF JUST AS GOOD. THERE ARE NONEI ADDZlP ADDI1lVfS * J433-37",., St. rr * f_lon, Calli. . (Trophies 10 be presented ~ by Holiday H0 nda and Hodaka, 249 Broadway , Chula Visla) Limed from Highway 101 and I~erial Beach Turnoff P rac ti ce at 10 a.m, Races bee ln 12:30 Well-watered and graded Clll'Se! Tenth flnl,h.r In the National', trail blk. class, Terry artc., TRAIL BIKE REPORT The National Championship Hare and Hound Is not for bi g bikes only . It also takes in the little bikes . Th ere are over 100 trai l riders In today's des er t compet ition. Th e fir s t loop was thei rs , and for s afety they were held up for fifteen minute s after the bi g boys got away . Th en they had their own banner drop , and were off. The fir st rider in to finish was David Williams on a Honda , and to prove that these little guys really go, he was runnin g a bout 95 over-all . at the end. He'd caug ht and pass ed about 200 of the m. (Remember -they had wait ed fi ftee n minu tes after everyone else had got away) . Th e National had be au tiful weather , about 90 degrees, and just enough wind to keep the dus t from s ettling. (Results on page 12)