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COOLIES 6 COLUMN ' Last week opened t he A.C .A sho rt track raci ng at Oran ge Count y Speedwa y. There was a good turnout of riders and the one-tenth of a mile track was fa st and ,smooth as usual. Get ting off t o a good start this y ear was l ast year 's . rookie of the y ear , Rick Woods, winning both t he 100cc trophy dash and main event. Still dominating the 50cc class was 113 Dave Smi th, It looks as though this c lass is slowly dying out fo r lack of i nte rest by th e riders. We hope that ~ore peop l e with 50 to 55cc machines who care to participate will do so. Thi s IS a good class t o begin racing in, with lots of exci te ment and fun f or t he riders . .Jo hn Bradford ca me out and pr etty well domin at ed th e 250c c class. He easrly won th e trophy dash but was beat out i n t he main eve nt by a new rider to California, Pa l Gosch from' Omaha, Nebra ska. Pat was on a new Harley-Davidson Sprint, wi th Bradford fini shi ng sec ond and Ivan Oden t hi rd. ' Each Wedn esday ni ght f or t he remai nder of the seaso n th e boy s will hav e an opportunity to get t ogether at Oran ge C ounty Speeaway . ED KRETZ & SON MOTD-CROSS - IRVINE TT IN TUCSON SUNDAY AY 8 PRACTICE 9 a.m, to Noon. Racing Noon ti l ? FREE "I TT'D IN TUCSON" T-SHIRT TO CALIFORNIA RIDERS ;P:. ,.p,o / ~1- ~~P .- -T~ US. 1/;'11" Drive or ride out Higltway 80 (east) to Wilmot, hI'II left ,. EASTSIDE CYCLE PARK " JUS FOR FUN, TRY TUCSON! " T l/ 2'C'MILE GRADED & OILED COURSE WITH 3 JU PS & FUN Refreshments, facilities , landing field -overni gilt camping . " A REALLY GREAT TRACK'.' THE VALLEY'S This Sunday , May 1st, l ocal di rt riders and f ans alike will have t he opportunity to attend th e seco nd mot o-cross being held at the ol d Sy camor e Park on I rv ine prop erty . A new course has been laid out and some of the ' spe ed areas have been changed to insure taxing of bot h the riders' and the machines' ability. We were very pl eased with th e co mments and participat ion at our las t event and we feel some slight im provements we have made in the co urse will mak e it even bet t er . T he course has been lengthened a slight bit and several j umps hav e been add ed. We' ve also been assured that a wat er truc k will be on hand to help keep down th e dust i n the spec t ator area. A s always a P .A. sy ste m, con cessions and sanitary facilities will be availab l e. Remember, entries close at 10:30 a. m. for both large and small bikes. Insurance and ambulanc e will be made availabl e to th e ri ders. Also, because of t he warm weather, the leather rule wi ll not be enfo rce d, except there will be no open sl eev e or har e arm riding permi t t ed. U.S. NATIONAL OPEN Tbe F .f.M. -sanctioned u.s . Natio nal Open schedu led for May 22nd at r.iversi de nac eway i s pro gressin g well. We have been assured by U. S. Suzuki that th e y will make an all-out effort in tbe 250cc class with suc b noted entries as Dic k Ha mmer, Dick I I Mann , Walt Fulton J r. a nd t he two factory ri ders, Kosh ino a nd Ito h, and with tbe e ntry of some o r the top Ya ma ha ri ders , this event s hould be q uite s pectac ular. We've even he a rd , and th i s is s t rictly a rumor, tbat there is a possibility th e wo rl d' s c ham pio n :lOOcc ride r may part i c ipa t e in this event. This is strictly a rumor, but the minute it is confirm ed , we'll be more than happy to le t yo u know. BSA DEALER ISSIONHILLS MOTORCYCLE SALES 8130 SEPULVEDA B~iJULEVARD - SEPULVEDA, CALIFORNIA'PHONE 185-4289 OVER 20 YEARS OF KNOW-HOW JACK BALDWIN 2105 PICO BOULEVARD - I Vamaha mounted Rick Woods enjoys lrults 01 l O Oce Tlophy Dash vlclolY. OTORCYCLE SALES SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA' PHONE EX4-1365 (P ix pa ge 21, res ul ts 22)