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E LIC -----------.. J ERUF C E~ OJ U - • B.r lIaareea. Lee CaD you iIIla&iJJe the upression on I the scorers' faces Srmday, wben folIC riders gathered iJJ a group 011 the Prado balf-mile tIlm, sorted themselves oDt iJJto a stcaigbt liJJe and all bit the liJJisb line togethet? The Simi Valley M.C. hostiJJg at Prado conld bave had a lit, bat they toole it the way it was iJJtelJded, and got as big a Icicle oat of it as the riders did, who were jast ccaclciJJg ap. They were all 21- Honda-moaated Amatears by the names of JiJIl KiJJcaid, TOllY Simon, Bob Forester and Jack Coode, and iJJ a direct quote from the group to this repoetec, -We decided that since the only EIpert iJJ the class is Monte DarliJJg and be really needs the points, we'll let hiIIl bave the wiJJ aDd we'll jast ride for faa. - Tbe resalt leom this carefally laid plan was one of the most enjoyable-to-watcb races Prado bas had for a loug time. In all three motos they went slciddiag aroaad, laugbiJJg so bard while Uying to get their group iJJ a straight liJJe, it's a wonder they didn't weiner themselves. bat they succeeded in the liJJe two oat of three times.J'on can bet yonc huUoIIs that it relieved a lot of telJsion from their cacceat string of races where they have been going all-out week alter weele and it gave the. some real lu lor a change.. .l8aaita JeIIkiIIs _ a .......... a dd You couldu't believe how bot it was rro.. Las Veeas ....". PecI:.r F _ in the morning (if .rou ride Prado• .rou - a IIodaka. Peco' is reaU.r .~. ~ KNO'lr) but it was worse than usual and the track was slicker Ulan ever. as the extra IIIJIDber f1 crasbes bore out. Ooe miJDte .roo were UP and theu woops-a- dais.r! Jim Basse.r on his beautiful Suzuki just tore lIIl his 250 Exlleft beat. and tbeIl developed troubles in the!llain wilen at a crucial point be fergot which way Suzi shifted and dr~ped hack to take a fifth. Carl Patrick. who hadn't done too well in his beat, got into the lead with lIontesa-mounted Dawid Ham right after him, and the two staged a real dueL Ham docked to the inside on the turn leading to the back straight on one tap and almost pulled UP alongside. but somehow Patrick pulled a bit more power out f1 his 'Taco and kept the lead. .illl ~ p i riders, Si.u Valley allowed ...,. to baye a _Ioauss all 10 IIletuelwes tlat developed iDto q.ate a wiac-diDe for a Ladies Race betweea ~ow, L.tI: CIllIca: took a ro.tII 10 50Icc EIIpOI't ~ SlIIIs. BM_ F-.lo' willi tIIo n.... tIIoso to. AII_ rt_ 351 r1_s CIIIIfaolI --..,.s _ cnasslll& tIIo ..... II.. Jo a 4- war ...... ftol___ all tJOlII . . ~ (PlIotos by Me eew Lee) 10 wakII. SIIe is ~ rasa., _ baps raster ..... aa.r oCIIl!r dd we've wa1cbed at Prado OIl a - n _ .. !. aad aIdIolIch tIIis was ... first ti.e ..t 011 a fast 'IT Ir'ad. site did eda 17 wdL. Bat ..., lIIiq: /lDl 10 .... 'Bat coocI old Prado slid< .-face! Get ..t of the pooye . . . .r--ve Oat . . it! Bolli of these cids decided IIIat it .... 10 be llleir .... c:c.e IIeIl ew ~ watK, ud lrlactD esaoped bndI of se\"eral times .-wac ...,. do_ IIIIt bolll rode tile lIIree beats. Peeu lUaIl.r weat do.... so bard m lIIe auld lIeat COIIliDe oat of tile sweeper IIIat . . , coaldo't tmw as site reaU.r . . . . herself aad .I8aaita _ c.e first .. tile beat. 1rbeIl lIIe pomts WeR lUaIl.r Iotaled .... it was a liWe old ~ _ LODe BeacIl witll lIIree sec:oM IIIaces MIa 1oסii ......, ODe of SUB alle.r's really beat lmpbies, aad was I IIlIIIP7! The 500ce Expert class bad quite a thing going with Jim Hunter winninc tile class. but with .John Heynellll.DO and Darwin Ballard on hot. hot Goldies. and Chuck Minert on a Victor scrallPiag away behind • .JohnHeynemann was reall:r wailing down tile straight. gaining 011" Chuck who ...as all tncked in behind him, but at the end -Feets- fa-got Ibere are such things as brakes and saiJed in run bore. going high and slidint: around almost side bY side with .John. He did the same thing with Darwin Ballard ooe time on the balC-mile, but tile Goldies ...ere Cast and be bad to settle few a well-ridden fourtb place. Larr.r Wilbom took the Open Expert mota, but not alta having a real tussle with another Triumllb rider. C.H.. Wbeat. In one moto. Wbeat led it almost tile whole time. but with WUborn ri&bt bebind him, and coming oot f1 tile ...... mile he got to tile inside 1UId cot ..,. A nice end to that race was watcIIiDc Lan.r"s .roong SOlI carefull.r sicninc tile roster fa- his dad's ~Iu' and filliDc oot tile enelope fa- tile ..uiD& of tile name plate at tile - end f1 tile da.:J lIbea tile gold was pYeD oat. Tbe Simi club was wa.r IIIIIIeJ-sl:affd and the.r woOed themselves sill.r. bat the.r stilllll&ll&&'ld to keep Ibincs nm.ninc and to haye the results fa- C.Jcle ews. 5eYeral f1 tIIeir serious c....-.titioD riders were 011 band w«king at inc their club. but -twall.r wisbiDc the.r were riding SO_Me else and keeping their poUlt tall.r &OiDc. bat tbe.r turned out reprdless. Daye san-a. a current NoYice cbarger, was I1IID!r few the da.:J and he must haYe riddeD more miles than be does in a DJatb f1 sa..bles with alI his trips back and forth from the gate to the_ _ l&) (ResaUs scoring sIaDd! Up and down the Coast the mighty IIonIesa mntinues to leave ~tion in the dust If you race to win-pick the winner and yell VIVA! 1st-Gram Pm-bpst 6th a..- SbIe TT Ca ....f~asIIips . 250cc-C- __ lst'-.... ~ '& 250ccT......, .... lsI-K8111 X 77 • M"-"_ 1st ,.... AIIpst 1481 ACA-SIIIrt Tram 250cc-A-__ s--. lsI-. . . . P' 77 • IX_lela 1st ..... ' ' - 1481 ACA-SIIIrt Tram 250cc-B- __ lsi , . KIIeIIr. D a c. Sole u,s. 36S7 Bewoerty 4UI Ilei and DistribtJtDI- .. . 02, Los Angeles 90004 PIllS SOld HAilE All PUCE 7 u.s.A. ~ ~ '" Q,