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NIGHT TIME SCRAMBLES AT ELSINORE By Don Wallen In cool, crisp weaUler, a Iood sized crowd of racera, wives, and frlend* made It to ElaiDore on saturday n1iht, OCt. 28, to 8I1jo)' .c:ramb1es on a _11 prepared track surface tbat was rut and super smooth, as It usually Ia. Elalnore Is ptUnr tuter but It's atUl DO bor. .power race as we _ In the reaults; for ellalllPle, R. Marquis cot a Srd In Ule Open Novice In back ot a 500 and a 650. 1b1s Is not the exception, elUler, as we know R. Vanderpool bas won the Sweeps on a 100 Yamalla S or 4 times. In a wa.y, this rives the rider a bettar chance to compete as a rider. De Sweeps&akes A 2nd place prize bas been added In the form of two tree steak dInoer, proytdad by .. 'Jbe Wreck" In downtown Elsinore. 1b1s race proved ItseU. '!be underdoC, #673, K. Wilson on a Hod&Ita took ott from the top of the bill just put the sweeper I1ke a man poasessed, belni cbIUIed for 2 laps and overtaJcen by 175, Q. BaUey who was Just then zapped by J. Kato on a BSA. From then on the race was between these two and ta1rly close too, rlibt uP to the wire as the Trlwnpb of L. Mltcbell made uP some very bard 7VdllCe to ~e a well deserved 3rd. 8IIIall Bike Caper A small field of 100 Experts turned out to do battle and for them It was kind of nice to not to bave all those wheels arouod. Tom warren on a super powerful Bultaco Lobito zapped the troops very dec1s1ft17 as Ray Vanderpool did cbaae for a close 2nd. A rider who did not place In this race but certaJ.nly put in the e!feet was Stan Racers, as Stan eot ott bard twice wb1Ie rl1lll1lll( close to the front. Stan was not burt, but hisleathen were. A larpr neld of 100 Noviceridenput on a Iood show as K. WI1eon and S. Jones put on a wheel to wheel battle for place bclDors all nlebt with F. WInbam doInr the cbIUIe job real _11. '!be 200 Novice dlytslon was a small but lioulltI crouP with K. Kanape on a very "cammle" 200 Bultaco doInr Ule EI.I_ 2DOcc Mnlce wlnn. job on the troopa 11Ite, N. Burucano on a Honda and B. Speier on a Bultaco. K.anape did a ytclol'y wbeelle all the wa.y from the jump to the startlDr I1ne, wll1cb Is not otten - . o.... ItII. . . . ..-,ad tile troIlt. _Ill. llel "IDee. wbere else practically. 1be 350 Novice bash· was very rood as usual with a tine rroup Ibowtnr uP. An Interesttnr S1iht was -tne another make b1kestartlDrto Staff IDd Tbtac s and a1Jnost succeedlni In breaklnr uP the Honda monopol7 In this cIus as R. M the D1iht wore on at Elsinore, the traction became super fOOd. It was ftry common to _ riders ll1'tInr Ule tront wbeel comtnr out of the turns or any- 2nd place beblnd J. Curre on a Honda. '!be finish of the dec1d11l( race was so close It was a1Jnost a tau-uP at tbe wire bet_ Curre and Marquis, with Marquis on a OUcatl that really walls won MOTO our newcomer to Elslnore, Bob NlemaDn. reWDr a 3rd on a Iood I'III1IlIDr HoodL M Bob stated, be was tryInr to keep on top of tbem. , E1a1Dore Racewa.y will baft scrambles every saturday nlibt au year lonr. '!be track wIU be open SUnday s tor practice 80 keep readlnr Cycle News tor comtne eftllls at EWnore. see you au next saturday nlgbtt (Results on Pllf8 12) GUZZI 1967 STMDAID Of THf AIJfIICAII lOAD. V-POWER, OPPOSED ;iI SMOOTHIIESS BKIIIC STAIR AVAIWlf IIOW ATAGfIIOfS DISPLAY",' ~ ~ ~~~ 0IIf Of THf R. Ullf Of 110101 COIJlOUTIOII IIIPOITS IDS JIOTOIS, GLElDALE, CAUfOIIIA-rAiTS HUDQUAITfIS I. TIff WESTe