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- ... bY wi llIIiog the 250 clas s on a Greeves and then the commoed 3S00 SOO.open event on a 360 Greeves. There were time When he didn't get a chance for a breather in between heats. but it didn't slow him down any. Mote-cross ar hard to report on because there is always so much going on and th point system is what counts at the end so we'll u the techniQ.u.e we did at Corriganville and hit the highlights. It would be hard to pi ck the be st rider of the day but we'll give a nudge to Pre~ ton Petty for that. At th nd of the hill section before swinging down to the straight a ay and the start--finish line there were three humps or • hoop-de-do's.· Some riders would really cool it over them. some would jump each one (Conrad was real (CIllltiDued 11Ir.........d iloilo CZ_ted 8111 ....,(GneM.). H." OD pace 17) (b),JI. IfldloJ_ (21) Bullaco" (n) ....... mot~crossit is well to ~iew one beca!lSe ... by llIaureea Lee Pbolos by llIaureea &< GeDe Lee ......... Couad &ad Petty Siliae It CItIIIc Is , worth going out (and especially on this new track) the difference be· tween watching one of these and, say, a scrambles is like the difference between a waltz and the !rug! ot only that, you get a chance to see riders like Gary Conrad, Preston. Petty and Walt Axthelm in action and they are marvelous to watch. Sunday, Petty and Conrad wereon their Greeves with Axthe 1m on a c·z and they all flew, Gary Conrad turned in a tremendous performance If IIItJ'Ie "WI.IUI _ _ ,'VI1'''''''''!Sl'''U_1t' "'''1 'r ,"/ ' 1 11/~i!/I1iJ,;t'l1 1::1 , , .. YAIIAHA DEALER .. SCRAMBLER MOTORCYCLES laO! w. l1li".. Blvd" 1IlI..... Collr. 8e-5907 or 84H738 Eat.. 7 There is a hill that is a wildy (the little bikes didn't use it in the races as too many of them got hung up in practice on it) and at times the trail resembled a massacre with bodies lying all over the place. but no one got hurt. Just their pride! Anyway. It's a good course to ride according to those who did on Sunday. August 27, and a great place to spectate. From one ridge you can see 95% of the trac k including all the worst places and we've been told that soon this ridge will have a covering over it so spectators can get in the shade as it does get warm out there! If you've never seen an A.C.A. Slipt mixup In ono of tho 10llee IlOtoS. No InJUries. Just confusion. TELL THE'" YOU SAW IT IN CYCLE NE S ~..z..-..:IIi:-.::~.. • • • • .. fOI A 'lETTA' OW GIlA HARLEV- DAVIDBa 110'1'0 BETA ..... (~13) Of Long 83HOOf1 s.... IWIJ U.- '65 '66 3654 • We iastalJ compressioa releases alJ2-strolles" COL YER CITY CYCLE CE T OR ••••••••