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Page 68 Meet the DESSERT DOOZIES M.C. • By Fee rles L i ed er Let's get acquainted with one of Dis trict 86 ' s newest competition clubs , the all-girl - Dess ert Doozles ," .As many al re ady know, the " Doozies" was started by not ed girl racer Isabel Dooze but ha s now grown to three dozen. actuaUy meas uri ng a fUll 36! T he ir cl ubhous e is abou t to bust. Many of the beautiful girls are models - not to be confus ed wit h the popular inj ec ted plas tic types at hobby s hops - but othe rs work at more normal j obs such . as meter maids , ce ment fi ni s hing, e tc. One reason for the popularity of the club is the low dues • .A dime a day. Th at may not s eem low, but since the money is spent to buy nocal beer for the club hous e ge t-toge thers , it's che ap enough. Th e - Doozi es" don't ge t the blues when the due s are due, due to the news that the dime a day due s goes to booz e. were really dres s ed to kill , wearing all the approved. ful l-c ove rage E a ste r bonne ts and bikini-in spired leather s and racing ves ts . Purse Hand y-Cap W (the writ er and the TV crews) e foll owed the activities of the "DD"' through the big race and there was lots ' of exciteme nt . On the s ta rting li ne, Ros e Martini was las t away Wearing n.w, padd.d comp.tltlon vest, m 1 od. Lyn Winslow Is rec.nt transl.r to club Irom .e. w.lI-known Losers M Most gals In "Doozles" work on own blk.s. H.re, J.an Carter In raclnf' strlp. d cov.rIItlln pulls wheel. No Raee Pred; Many people familiar wit h the girls have mistakenly thought of the group as an all -deser t club. Not so! The girls have no ra c e prejudic es. The name of the club is not misspeUed , by the way, but refer s to the way the gals ride in ord er to ke ep from get ting lost. "De s s ert,· then , means that they al ways follo w the main cours e. Becaus e a true "Doozy" is mechanically inclined , mos t do their own maintenance and tuning. If you s ee a wench with a wrench and her bike on the bench you can bet s he 's M mbers 01 the "D. ss.rt Ooo%l . s" M.e. are spotted at Easter event whll. wailing In slgn·up line. . Protective "Ieath.rs" are attractively d. corat. d but number plates were ru led Illegal. Cycle News photog (rear) went unnoticed as girls mugg.d lor TV cameraman nlmlng network sports show. when her s tarter crank got c aught in what looked lik e a lar ge s addle bag hung along one side of the bike. She explained that sh e nev er went anywhere without her purs e I a " Doozy," • Your reporter at tended a re cen t mee ti ng at the "Doozie s'" club house and was amaze d at the program as it was set forth on the age nda • .After the i nitial bus iness of the club was over. several talks were give n•..First off , J oan Dats un l ecture d on the " thingama' bob· be tween gearbo x and rear wheel , explaini ng that a newly developed system in volvin g chai ns was now employe d. Ros e Martini displayed a ne w leat her racing blouse and told how the ruffle s were gat here d. Laureen Mee the n gave a real ly good rec ipe for T aU House cookie s . The me eti ng was adjourned whe n tre as urer April Pho ol ret urned wit h fre s h supplies purchas ed wit h the wee k's due s , and the after- mee ting bull-sesston e ns ued . Ins tead of the usual - race tal k" of most cl ubs , the -D oozi e s· discuss babi e s , who's going out with W hom, etc. This past wee kend we at tend ed the big .Eas ter Rabbit and Moth ers Day Scrambles at the "B on anza.· Hos t Joc k Rawz s tage d a fa s hion parade as par t of the festi vit ies and had arranged for the ne ces sary television coverage . T he -Doozie s· Club rei.... Laur.en Me. wears Irlnc.d leathers and white "Big John" boot.. Blk. has latest C.rlan.1 lorks, polished. ••••• .. •....................., • : If YOU CAN'T WIN CHEAT" : • ~ If YOU CAN'T OlEA T, WIN' \ • ••••••• • •••••••••• • ••••••••••• "Doozy" Joan Datsun (daugh ter ollam.d auto mak.r) pr.pares lor combat on W illow Springs roadrac lng circuit. Founder 01 the club, Isab.1 Oooz., shows her. that she really likes the " big on..." Not all do as Oooze does. .At the end of the first l ap the action in the pits was treme ndous. Husbands and boyfriend s on the pit c rew were standing re ady to refu e l and s ervic e the rac ers. Fi rs t in was Lyn Winslow. Disdaining gas and oil, s he c alle d for a brush , comb and fresh inte ntly rac in g throu gh the pits . Both gals are si ngle and always put on a s how for the men rid ers in the ot he r clubs. .At the end of the race 18 of the girls were still out on the co urse wit h breakdowns , two of which were ... Then we asked Gordon Jennings ... "HOW DO YOU TUNE A RACING PIPE?" ---~ li pstick. · T he cameramen are all over th e hlll side ou t near the second check, " sh e s aid . - I was right in front of them until the dust got too thick,so I' m goi ng out for anothe r try." .Anot her of the flyin g " Doozie s" - came in to primp, but was pas s ed by two sobe r-faced gal s who we re ---~ ---~ bra straps . T hie e were out of gas and four were out' of cigarettes. Two had lost co mbs , one had a whiske red plug and one with whiskered ch ins. AU in all, the ladies had a fine time, just as they do whenev er they go out. The grime and dust don' t s eem to bother them at all , so when you hear of a girl enjoyi ng a wee ke nd of dir t, you can be sure s he ' s a -Doozy.· ( For best results wash In Col d Water)