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r----------'-- .., Ho."" (,Irer 0,., I I :G ~§A .: ~4jllJ!I!."_'!.d.!1f1~Z.11J TRLUMP!J FOR19&7 is HERE! STOCKTON SCRAMBLES By Dale McKimon EXCLUSIVE 10,000 MILE ARRANTY WHEN YOU BUY FROM; TRIUMPH OF BURBANK The Stocktou Motorcycle Cluh prese.ted &heir first scramhles or &he 67 sea.sou ..II it seemed to he a real success. Wi&h 211 riders aud aroDlU1 BOO spectators. The &lack was a "lOug1lle", more like a Europeau sCOllhies course. All o.er this p.p, Stockton .... scr....bel..rs IIlIttle lor &round suprem.cy. TX r...ch site rec..tly op..ed to motorcycle e.ents. 1329 N. HOLLYWOOO WAY Events ran pretty smoothly. There weren't too many spills although there were enough to make the races interesting, like in the 500 Am. main - they had to start it four times. It seems the track was wide enough to allow for lining the bikes eight or nine abreast. About a hundred yards down tbe straightaway the track made a little jog to the left and then narrowed down to about one or two bikes wide turning to the right around a little knoll and tben up a hill which took its toll of riders. That first turn brought quite a few riders down and some of them didn't get to finish the race. At the foot of the hill tbere was a rut about two feet deep. When a bike got into it it seemed he was going to go out ot'sight. The hundred cc class seemed to have the most troubles. Each heat saw a few go down. The 500 main took the cake though. The same bunch went down about six or seven times. They just tried to go too fast but once they made it around the first time, they didn't seem to have any mare trouble and only one guy failed to make all the restarts. The TX ranch was the site of this race and the way everyone concerned with it talked, they can hold races there from now on. The owner of the ranch (of about 5000 acres), P .H. "Pat- Filbin likes motorcycles. After talking to him a few minutes one can see that he is impressed by them, especially wi th such a good turn out. He was pretty surprised at how many people turn out to watch a race. Any club Or persons wanting to use the land to promote racing can, via a partnership deal between the Stockton Club and Mr. Filbin. The persons wanting to use the land pay the Stockton Club $50 and then MI. Filbin takes 20% of the net. It seems like a real good deal because the parties concerned get to pay their expenses, which include everything concerned with the race and all they have to do is split the profit. Mr. FUbin is putting in a motel and a truck stop on his land which Hiway 5 runs through. Also, across the highway, there is going to be a 160 acre State Park with a good sized lake and he says, "if this site doesn't suit a person for a track, I have 5000 acres to choose from'- From the looks of the land, one could put on a Mota Cross, Hare and Hound, Hare Scrambles or almost any kind of race one would want. Also it has some good hills for a Hill Climb. (No Results A vaiIable) 8"ij·7233 HEAD PORTING. SPEED TUNI;IG FOR RACING OUR S?~CIAL TY ~T[HLE55 ~ HODAKA ~ SALES, PARTS· SERVICE EDDIE CROWELL I04?7 P'Oln~, Il'lgle .... ood OR 3-9573 -- 7~7e44 7~~ 11726 s.nu Monica Blvd. West Los AIIceles Ph: GR 3-1101 DESERT SET-UPS A SPECIALTY! • • •• • • • • •AT• LAST • • • • Hl-eomp. pistons For Honda 4:10' s • • IZl3l 281-1143 • • ••••••••• • • r-SRllrIOfOlri IIl1!!!!I :~ I I ~ __.. : ~I HODAKA : L d 3346 Centu ry Blvd. I I_Y':'w~o !LE.!-!!'.1..