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ATASCADERO
RAMBLERS
SCRAMBLES
Cotati 250-mile production race
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By George Martin
George Martin photos
Two hundred and fifty miles is one helluva long way to run flat out
on a stock motorcycle , a rathe r large group of Northern California riders
learned at Cotati Race way on July 3.
Forty - one machines began the gruelling 3rd annual American Federation of Motorcyclists production race, but only 16 bikes crossed the
fini "h line under their own power.
(Res ul ts on pa ge 12)
T he Ramblers II.C. , 01 Atascadero, one 01
the leadlne competition clubs In cent ral
Calilornla, recently kicked off scrambles at
their track Just north 01 San Luis Obispo. In
these e llmpses 01 act ion taken Sunday. July
3rd, at rl eht: RIck Eli sarraras perlorms a
"tracti on tuck-In" lor victory In t he 90cc
Amateur c las ..
e.
Below: 2SOcc Novice riders bail ie It out in
the IIrst lap. Bottom Lelt: Rory Randle takes
the f1ae, an Amateur beatlne the Experts.
Below Rleht: #92 C. Romero won the 3S0cc
class , alter thi s eood start.
Dick Ki lgroe of Hay ward and Art
Ba uma n of San Fra nc i s c o co-ro de
a bright o ra ng e "Te am Cutl a s s"
Ho nd a 450 to first pl a c e ov e rall in
th e e ve nt.
After the AFM 's traditional L e
Man s s t a rt , Kilgroe found him s elf
ba ck in th e pack e a rly in the fir s t
lap of th e e vent. He qui ckly passed
s ev era l rid ers on th e initial go round , how ever , and settled into a
third pl a c e s lot which he and Bauman would ke ep fo r much of th e ra c e .
L eading at that point was a T riumph
650 piloted by Jim Munroe (c c) and Rich
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