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ELSINORE AT NIGHT
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Bultaco and ShtDault 00 a Huslly. This
was very rooMed competition In that
these three makes of bikes could be
compared as to power, band11ug, top end,
etc. BaUey's Greaves seemed to be In the
middle tor torque with Taylor's Bultaco
better on the top end and the Hus!l;y of
ShInault's was a cross between the two.
AI Elsinore however, the rider probably means more than any ot these things.
Anyway, BaUey won bis first beat and the
Main which gave bim the trophy. Eric
Olesen gave good battle though, as be
charged real bard to win one heat and
get second In the tlnal. This Main was
really a thriller as It tonk about three
tries to start it and Bailey took the lead
right away and was cbased all the way to
the wire. Olesen would cateb Bailey at
the end ot each fast section, but BaIley
rode well and used bis available torque
to good advantage. T. LongwIth chased
along all night tor a good ride on a fast
Greeves tor third place.
In the Novice section a surprise was
to see a Honda become very competitive
In this class, ably ridden by D. Anderson
to a solid 2nd. This Honda Is being very
well tuned by W.K. Dibble, who also
rides a mean Honda bimself. These two
away trom E. Shinault's very solid
Husqvarna win In this division and G.
Lane's well-earned 3rd place on a Bultaco.
350-500 Bash
Once again the 350- 500 BExperts had to
ride together which In this reporter's
estimation adds a lot of Interest to the
races, as It gives the 350 riders acbance
to ride against somewba.t faster competition. J. Kato on a BSA Victor did the job
on this night but not without some argument trom riders like D. Hensley on a
Honda. Dean bas switched trom a Mootesa to the heavier macbine but bas made
the transition well. This Is one ot the
most powerful sounding Hondas heard
here. R. Prettyman won a solid 2nd In
this class by riding steadily and consistentlY. L. Taylor tonk Srd In a class
that was marked by as many as 4 restarts, not trom talls, but trom jumping
the gun.
Riders froIn all classes awalla practice lUnl. A-a til-. ... K.llIIllullllum (4a) IlId TOil Wa... (Ina).
By Don Wallen
A near-perfect scrambles came oft
great as 150 readY, willing and able
riders, friends, wives, kids, etc. made It
to Elsinore again on Sat. night, Oct. 14,
tor a total ot 41 events, In this case In
unmarred safety. This week's regular
Saturday night races resumed after the
first Grlpsters point meet last week. Of
Interest to all Is that there will be
special events In the future at Elsinore,
and that's all that can be said now but
keep looking tor an announcement In
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Middle Motor Novices
The 350 class was good and Is just
about always all Hondas, whleb Is okay,
but I wonder If some of the guys ha"
thought, "Lets break up the monotODy.
How woul