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POLKA-DOT M/C SCRAMBLES IUCO Puts SAFETY Pbotos by Jobnny Ramos .... the For spills and thrills this was a race to see•••actioD allover the place! Tbe start or the 650cc Expert Main plOwked a cluster or five riders to go dow at the saae time! One rider tried to ride his achiDe up a tree aDd did very well for the first six reet-- thea splat! ACTION ill r SEND fOR BOCO'S fllEE SAfETY HUMET eATALOG SUCD PRODUCTS BOX 1065 NORTltLAND CENTER SOUTHFIELD. MICHIGAN 41076 MOTORCYCLE ~ PARTS 6 ~ACCESSORIES C7 For III Braods .nd Irodels. "020 TYUR .THa-T 'Ala._MelTON, CAL.IFORNIA IUfE SHOE EXCHANGE $4.50 5eIllI IS JIll' , •• 460 decides to Mad for lIat collllortable IUttrO'1o H~IO. V.... Tom Anderson would have won••except for. mudxllck which broupt him down to third. This was the scene on Sunday the 19th of February in Sacramento as the Polka-Dots M.C. (32 members and all competition) held their first scrambles in four years. Two-hundred and fiftY" four riders showed UP with 970 gleeful spectators urging the riders on. The weather was cloudy and some fog hung around until about 10 a.m. and then the sun popped out and remained hright above. on into the late afternoon. The track was a wet-slick circuit with mud set' we . . . . nit. EIdIIIIC' • . , ",. tt . . .cyciL 2705 P;co "y". Sa f. M.;c',C.'i' Start of the 500 novice event shows .ctlon developln, already! and near the end of the events the straight-away looked like a washboard. SOme of the guys appeared as if they were riding broncos instead of hikes. The way riders were getting off, the background music could have been ·Wi.l>e Out", with alternating rhythms of ·Wild Tahitian" • ~ CtnHLE55 HODAKA Leap Up & Lap e Tbe GOcc Novice Main was just a race. The 100cc Novice Main however. spurred Jerry Clark all the way to win hy 'h lap. During the 100cc Amateur Main. Bill Sargent! 103-V went down on his 2nd lap after leading from the start. UP he leaped and caught his man in 'h laP. He also lapped the last three men to cross the finish line, ·This boy can ride. You can expect to see him first in every race this year.· our correspondent says. Bob Gross, 15M, showed that his foot-dragging technique will indeed pay off on those hairy turns. He swooped the 200cc Amateur event quite easily. The 200cc Novice Main was quite a show - the first three riders raced bike to bike all the way. This showmanship (Continued on page 9) SALES· PARTS· SERVICE EDDIE CROWELL 10427 Prau'e,lnglewood OR 3-9573 Husqvlrll ,,~ oSSA HOellE'S 1;i ~~ HODAIA 321-1242 22125 S. Fipena JIOTOICfaES TemlCe .. Tala. buotJ Torla 6110. appoa,. rllllt itI tl_ PIIlIPJ Ford pttIq IIort. a_i IIow to III dD_ w1t'-t