IAUMANN WH'SnES TO W'UOW "aOIY
Breaks 250cc Class Record
Hev., at .y Me race _t, IIave so IIIaIY records fallen in one day as
at tile ACA Hatiolll beld at Willow Springs May 1. lbe aew recerd in tile
251ee class was selby Art B_, frIm san Fl'llleisco, on a 25Dee Yamaba
witll a tilDe .f 142.21. In bot 'lI'suit, alii sevnl times in mat .f Art, was
tile ...... eae rid. from Hortben Califllrala, ROl Gral, al so Yomaba1nouated.
Art BaullWln. new 250ec record holder at
In tbe 125cc class. tbe old record
fell to steve McLaughlin on a 125cc
'" class win and tbe over-all win for
~ 125-175cc. First place in the 175cc
if went to G.R. Brown on a Montesa.
Unlike steve. Art set his record time
in the qualifying beat race, but unfortunately bad a misbap and fell
while racing with Ron Grant in the
Main Event. In a true sportsman-like
manner, after Ron received tbe
checkered flag. be went around tbe
course. picked up .Art and brought
him back to tbe pit area on his road
racer.
Buddy Parriott. on a Norton, captured the 500.ee and Open class
event. First place in the Open class
went to Dale Alexander on a HarleyDavidson.
The lightweight production event
over-all winner was Dave Damron on
a new Suzuki, with his brother, Jim,
finishing second over-all. This is
the last time we'll have the opportunity to see Jim race for two years
because he will be inducted into the
Army on the 18th of May.
In tbe lOOcc class, Ron Grant
came back again to win first over-all
on a little Yamaha. This is the first
time we've seen Ron compete on
such a ligbtweight machine, but be
did very well. Tbe 50cc classes I
Willow $prinCs.
~
Jim Deehan wall s around Willow swUllf'
on 250cc production Kawasaki.
and II were won by Colin Jones and
Paul Wilde, respectively. Tbe 350cc
class event over-all win went to
Anthony Herbold on a Honda.
It was an excellent day for racing, and many of tbe riders felt tbe
beat and tbe bumidity contributed to
tbe breaking of several records, as
well as tbe over-all increase in tbe
average speeds. Of course, we do
not overlook tbe tremendous riding
ability of tbe two gentlemen who
broke the records.
Johnson Motors, Inc.
It looks Impossible ... t Art Baumann
Is scraplnc his falrinc while atl..plinctocatch Ron Grant.
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