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~SCRAM8LES .... co ~ AT LOD' RETARDED CHILD• • BEIEFtT ~ «; SIoQ' b:J Dale McIIU_o_ Pllolos b:J .. ,Q ~o'" aa_os E ~ Z The Stockton (Calif.) Motorcycle Club has put on a Benefit Scrambles race for the last four ~ years, with the help of the Lodi ~ M.C. Proceeds go to help retarded !&l children, and many of the mer..,J chants around the area donate U gate prizes, trophies and various ~ merchandi se awards. ... 'Ibis year 161 riders sbowed UP and tile more lbaD 1000 spectators were treUed 10 lID exe:e1Jent sbow. Tbe Powder Purr was tile lIrst event d. the day, wItIl nettie ,IId1t ne, Peg:1e McGill, Jo Vales aDd SUe Cbildress ~ the field. DebbIe tooIt the -.t with Peggie aDd SUe rlgbt OIl her tall, aDd Jo Vales, 1Ibo Improotes wItIl e.ch race, wasn'tIar bebiDd either • In the MaiD DebbIe took off like crazy, but feD wII1le beIDg pusbed real bard by tile otber lIIree. SUe collected the win, wbicb makes ~ In a row, and. tbat's some reccnI for only ~ races. Tbere were more 3SO's lbaD rYe ever seea at a race. Ray East1n nabbed the lead from tile start, then 'Ibomas Rodrigues aDd Ray East1a relieved him of it. Tbey rode side by side for the most JI8rt, then Joe Torres came up 10 blI.ttle for secood. Joe couldD't quite get the leIIder 80 - - eo..rl_c f_lleal.,. lIIIs ~ c.-. of 250 was wIIIttled .... s.....at bJ spills . . _tarts. E.-tual wI_ 01 .... .sIt was (1&.) . .rt ....lsfonI; secoad . . . . . (lSe) TIIffJ bad 10 seWe for a second. Sac-. much for bim, and be took a good ODe in the 100 Main. steve 'lbomas graIJbed an early lead in the 100 event, but several riders went down aDd they restarted. OIl the restart 'Ibomas again tooIt oil like gangbusters bat it was sbort-liftd. Wbea Greg Moore tooIt the lead, steve got a little anzIous and went dlnrn."C1Iar1es Manley 1nbertted second spot then aDd lasted U! the eod. Ricbard Wbartoo was anotber rlder with risions d. Jappblg the f1eld but bad bad luck. WbUe trying 10 get aroaDd DIID Toby both be aDd Toby -.It dowD. A sure win dlnrn the dra1.D. Rice Roars Am Rice was the big guo in the 650 ~rt MaIn. It didn't look that ~ at lIrst as the wbole P8ck reBClIed the lIrst corner lugetber. SomebodY was saretogo down bat 110 ODe did. Rice, Bruce ADderson aDd LaDc:e ADder'-. were 80 ~ OIl the llrst lap you could line c:oteI eel them with the prcwerlUl bIaDbt. Rice doesn't 10 like crowds too well, bowever, aDd stretc.bed it out. Bruce bad a good bold OIl 88CODd bat Fred SUmrall was baY1Dc b1s IIaDds faD with Byraa Norpard for tIdrd. WIIUe tbe)' were fICIdIDC amoac t'eneeheB _m "-I......- .... -.z. A1Iow: I. . . 551 A8... Il1o .-cII lias· c lIPBeIDw: ..C_ oa .. crall 3rd spat Is (7.-)" RIIIIart Trl_.... do,.r - . " found b1mself in front. Bruce Anderson aDd Am Rice 1Ibo started at tile tall-end OIl 650's trled tbe1r best but couldn't catdl bim. It was an 1DterestIDC race, something a 1ItOe dlftereDt. First time Pdseeoone. (Res1I1ts OIl P8&8S 20" 21) Rocbly Norpard came aJoac to split tllem up aDd take third 1I1m8eU. It was • ~ aDd exciting race, a tuttDc ODe to close out a good da,y d. radDe. Autraliaa hlSllit ....,.t a &:DOd e:-. . at .... SlDcII_ LCo's 0-"1&1 It _s all far ....., Lots of Spills In nery event at least once man went dDwD, most d. tile time more, and the 250 Ellpert IIaJ.n was 110 ucept1on. Ray BId! gnIIbed a qa1cIr. Jead only 10 bavelo gift it up 10 a restart. Frank Gillespie aDd lIDOIber rlder _ t dlnrn wbile trying 10 take BId! OIl the oats1de. On the restart Paul .loIID-. tooIt oil first with the 1IboIe pUt rlgIIt OIl bis tall. Mart Brelsford moved in there to do battle wb1le BId! aDd Bruce Tebe1ra were tlgbtIDg for tIdrd. Mark lIDR1ly got around Paul aDd BId! weotdlnrnaDd oat.. Paullnmg OIl for 88CODd wbile Terry sage moved into tIdrd. for ........d c11l1d. . . Craslles Tbe 500 Novice MaIn started out with Wilbert Smith, BIll Eft.DS aDd GIeDo Lanoy all tlgbting for lIrst. Rick statler cou1dD't stand being left out so be jumped UP there 10 make It a four-way go. BIll decided It was a little crowded aDd moved inlo the lead. Not 10 be outdone, Ricbard attempted 10 take ewer secood. GlenD bad otber lbougbts tbougb, aDd they rode peg-to-peg for IIIlUI7 laps with oe1tber get:t1ng the advllDtage 1DlU! the last circuit, wilen Glenn slipped over for second spot. Quite a race! My ole buddie sparky Pinola was there, with biB little bike, after trying out a 200 Bultaco lately. Be dldn't fall down in the beat but prosperity was too Tbe lICtual last _ t d. tile da,y was an Australian sweerst.... It is tile t;ype event wbicb takes the liDp ~ MaiD EYeot winDers in the 250 c:Jass UP. '11Ie1' line tbem .." small bikes in tnlDt, single flle. At the aft d. the flag tbe)' all take oil. As a rider is pasaed be bas 10 get off the track. 'Ibey ran thts ODe 10 laps and the last rtder at tbat time was declared tile winDer. 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