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- • ~. ,oo~ .. :.. - Fans climbing for vantage point to see J. LeBlanc & J. Burns (Bullaco). (Continued from page 12) Bugarin (Triumph) who always rides just about every big event plus weekend scrambles lasted out the whole race while other shoes fell along the way showing that the race doesn't always go to the swift! The" city of Elsinore seemed happy about the whole thing. The Chief of Pollee said he had had no trouble at all. Grlpsters Pre sid e n t Francis Petty stopped for gas on the way home and the owner who had been ther for 35 years said he'd had the most business he' d ever had and would welcome bac k the event anytime. All the members of the Spor ts Commit tee were on hand, with Pr esident Ron S loa n and Vlce - Pres ident Lynn Wineland r iding and Secretary- Treasurer Bill Adams directing the r iders meeting and the scor ing team. Thlttlgh not a Gr lpster, Adams really got In there and wor ked to put this on and the club "Is extremely gr ateful to him. And us ? We say hur rah! All of us proved that we can have a race using a town with hoards of people on hand, r iders as well as spectators that doesn' t degener at e into a sc ene from .. The Wild Ones ." It just takes work and some thoughtfulness on everyone's part. (ReSUlts on page 20) c , John R (Honda) cornering onto the streets of Els lnora. . j~~--------n;;;;;-;:::-::--;::;r::;iiiii::'niiiiWi,........ . .'::iiii" " \W ANT E D Name: El Bandido (Steve Scott) Weight: 251 lbs. Height: 31 n ( s eat) Color: Black & White with red pin-striping. Unusual Marks: Single cy l., 2-stroke, 43% hp. * Last Known Whereabouts: Elsinore 100 mi. Grand Prix Feb. 11, 1968 Wanted For Questioning: I nvo l v ed i n the ac t of takinJ{ trophies from Heavy weigh t Mo torcy cle Riders and Invadi ng the Op en Cl a s s. Warning: Th e B andi t has been seen i n So. C ali f. If yo u w ere passed by him , report s tory to the nearest B ul taco D eal er. Reward: T he sati sfa ction of taking home the Gold ( L egall y) . Sidehack: Lightweight Class 250 cc PurSang Heavywei ght Class 360cc EI Bandido 1st Marv LeBlanc (pil ot) Fred Soteros (passenger) 1st Jim LeBlanc (pilot) John Burns (passenger) ( Saturday Lightwei ght Results Unavail abl e at Press Tlm e- - See Next Week' s Paper) HOUSTON ASTRODOME Feb. 10, 1968 First National Championship AMA Indoor Short Track 1st Place Amateur Final: Steve Ellsworth .••• PurSang ENUMCLAW, WASHINGTON Feb. 11, 1968 Pacific Coast Moto·Cross Championship 1st Place 250cc Expert Mota: Norm Ko.pp •••. PurSang WILLOW SPRINGS Feb. 11, 1968 ACA Championship Road Race 1st Place 250cc Production: Jon Graber •••• Metralla Mk. II * 350cc -- 42 hp, 1Ittne Setfu't ?teat 350u & 360u ~ ~ "Jed. 16, 1961! ~4ItdiU G. Lay (Hodka) comes off the d! rt onto the street. .,.·.·.·.·.·.·.·..,.·,...·...·.v...·...•.....·•·...· FOR CUSTOM INSTALL';· TIONS, see the machinists listed under SERVICES in the Cycle News Dealer & Services Directory. . .,....•.........•..., _ "'.."' .... .•••..••... "JM ~~ ?te<:llU4t ~etdt-t4-tp t)eaieJz, 71<. "7-2400 M 'PO. 9-f!441 eaa