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By Maureen Lee A tew more n ot e s ' on the Grlpsters Grand Prix coming up next month. Some ot the small bore riders are getl1ng Jittery about running all that distance (a hundred miles Is a LONG way when you think about It) but as everyone will be running to gether chances are you'll never go the tull route. As soon as the i1rst bike finishes which will most probab ly be one ot the ta st 250' s , all the other riders will be nagged off in succession as they come around. Also, you must be there by 9:30 a.m , tor the s tart stagtng; Each clas s leaves at designated tim es but ev eryone will be li ned up at the same ti me an d if you don' t ma ke it there by the ti me the poli ce s ta rt bloc kIng off the r oa ds ant! c los i n g the pit Woltes , sorry abou t t ha t! The one thi ng that has gone wr ong with the event Is tha t the r e will be no te levision coverage . The Grlpsters thought there would be but due to an ea r 11 e r mis understanding there won' t be and the club apologizes for having to Issue the retraction of thi s information which Is on their posters . Would just like to bet that while we're all at Elsinore, " Wtde World of S p 0 r t s " will show Cor rigan ville the same way as they showed the Victors event when we were all at Cor riganville! Also, any of you who did n ' t pick up your hardware won at the Grlpsters last r ace (and the re are still some going beg ging) they are being he ld at Elsinore so next time you go there for night racing or practice, pi ck 'em uP. Also, while we're on the SUbject ot what concer ns a club and a club event, we're going to go on an other cam pal gn to build up s c ram b I e s and scrambles cl ubs, even if we have to step on some toes to do it . So next week in this col umn we're going to start in . Mean whil e, there's a good club in thts District who is looking for new me m be r s .It's the Hawthorne Gophers an d they need help! They want to throw events so that we can ride but right now they are s hor t on manpower and you can't t h ro w a race witho ut manpower. So, if you're a competition rider and a r e ove r eig hte en and are looking for a home , this is a c lub wtth a na me that gee s back a ways In the Dis tr ict . They meet 2nd T ue s da y of each mon th at 475 1 W. 166th sr., Lawndale . Or call (2 13) 370- 7630 . DlSTIKT 37 SCRAMBLING SCENE NUMIEI Us. AVAILA.E District 37 (Los Angeles Area) sportIng r ide r s who plan to race for points In 1968 are ur ged to ge t their 1968 District number applications In the mall immediate ly, if not suddener . Application blanks can be obtained by sending your request, along wtth a self-addressed , s tamped en vel 0 p e to the s teward li sted below for the dlvtslon you plan to be riding in: LIGHTWEIGHT SCRAMBLES- Dick Kouns , 11626 Muriel Drive, Lynwood, Calif . 90262. (213) 632-6733 . HEAVYWEIGHT SCRAMBLES- sam Cr ooks , 8921 Eleventh Ava., Inglewood, Calif. 90305 . (213 ) 678- 2868. TRAIL BIKE DESERT- Ken Peterson, 2931 Oakendale Place , La Cr escenta , Cali f. 91014. (2 13) 249-731 5. LIGHT WEIGHT DESERT- Ben Bok, 4461 N. Gladys , Monterey Park, Calif. 91754. (213) 280- 5597. SIDEHACKS- Ga ry Weber, 1012 6-1 /2 Mountalr, Tujunga , Ca lif. 91042. (2 13) 353-8719. Rem embe r to enclose a s ta mped, selfaddressed enve lo pe . Applica tions are free an d contain comp le te Ins tructions . Las t year ove r 6,000 numbers were Issued. This ye ar District 37 expects 7, 000 applican ts . DEALEI: DISTRIIUTOR: Walt Anhelm Triumph-Suzuki Motors 1049 West 5th Street Pomona, Calif. (714) 629-8642 Cycle Imports 1325 S. La Brea Ave. Los Angeles 19 , Calif. (213) WE 3-2161 .... . "" : Grant Van Techs are hard to keep liP with! T his fellow do es n 't have bad brea th-as a matter of fact he 'S a very nice guy w ho started ou t with a group of fr ien dl y ri der s . B ut he's rid ing a G rant V an T ech - and Grant V an Te c hs are hard to keep up with ! So he 's alone a l ot, wai ting fo r his fr ie nds to catc h up . T he only solution is for his friends to convert th eir sto ck • bikes to G r a n t Van T ec h s , becau se ou r lonely f rien d w ill neve r give up his GVT ! GVT kits start at $140 (u se yo ur whe els , engine , fo rks) SEE YOUR LOCAL DEALER I Send for Ca ta log & l itera ture - S1 I N D U • T III I S 368 0 BEVERLY BLVD .. N CORPORA TED LOS ANGEl ES. CAU F . T.I _p"o... 112 · 131' (. , • • code 711 J CARLSBAD THIS SUNDAY READY FOR DEIJVERY! CZ's just like the ones t won first and second place in the 250cc and SOOcc International ,ote-Cross at San Diego December 10th. FLASH: 360cc CZ·s are here Ready for Immediate Delivery These machines were supplied and prepared by Walt Axthelm. Exact replicas are immediately available. Walt Axthelm winner of the 500 Professional Class for A.C.A. Silver Cu Series on this same 360cc CZ. Dozens of Daytona hopefuls crank up the ir road r a ce rs for the firs t ti me thi s Sunday and head for Ca r lsbad an d the fi r st road r a ce of the new s ea son an d the firs t test of Dayt ona equipment for the co ming Na tl 0 n a 1 Speedwee k in March. The P layboys MC play hos t to the spor tsm an eve nt that is open to any an d all riders, both li cens e d an d non-lice ns ed• • if enough of the professio nal riders s ho w up the y will be split Int o s epar a te clas s e s to allow all new r oa d racers to run by the ms elves . Li ghtwei ghts under 250- c's wlll again run on the short cou rse wi th machines 250 and over on the longer National course . Once again this year the re wJll be a stre et-pr oducti on class for machines 250cc and under . Pit gates ope n at 9:00 a .rn , ,1<1 th practice running from 9:3 0 to 1:00 p.m , Race time Is set for 1:3 0 p .rn, Any rider who \\111 be ridi ng for the firs t time may obtain all the necessary information an d ent ry blanks at the pit gate on race day. The fi n a I Daytona warmup i s s lated for February 18th . Carl s ba d is located just east of Ocean s ide . 0..