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Sto ry by Don Wallen Photo s by Manuel Burton SCRAMBLEGRAM Saturday nlgbt, May 11 was cool but the ~ raci ng at Elsinore, canr, remained tor~ r id as 120 rider s, friends and supporters <0 converged on the super - prepared IT '" scrambles course fo r a f ull night of § action , slides and thrills. Competi tion . E SINORE Hosaka put the bole shot on the guys. Roger s and Ellis fought It out wheel-towheel up to the fourtb lap wben Hosaka blew som ething to let the troops by. Rogers came In first wi th Ellis cl ose behind as Hosaka hung on fo r third. The 350 Novic e bash was Inter esting too, as one- time small bike rider Chri s Smi th too k to a Malco like a duck to water f or a win. a seco nd and a thi r d• • .,t -, .. <. Full complement of bl, bikes plllvided lots of Saturday nl,ht acti on at Elsi nore scramble.. A ' photo-fl nlsh- In the me dium wel,ht class 01 ri ders at the popular Southland scrambles track. Chris rode very 'bard cons idering It was bls first time out on this macblne. On the 'f our- stroke side of the picture a well-ridden Ducati did the overall job In this class as T . LaFortune put down the boys and was a real threat In the Sweepstakes for a wblle. The 500 Novice battle was largely a Finley, Sbepherd, Walker and Twalts contest but Walker sbut the others out at the cbeck er . Finley rode to runnerup spot and Twalts got a well deserved thtrd, It's what's up FRONT that COUNTS! Stuff and Things A quick repair job Is done on the line before the continues to be keen and the rider s were well pleased with their rewards at evenin g's end. Elsinore continues to be a good M .C • playground as Is proved by the consistent number of competitors sbowlng up on Saturday, and for Sunday practice as well. Wblle on the subject of practice , to those wbo would dig competition but don't star~ of a looce class event. feel ready. Elsinore continues to be open practice on Sunday all day, plus the large area of trailing that can be bad. Fantastic Battle One of the most hard-fought battles of the nlgbt was In the t1rst 250 Expert beat, as S. Rogers, R. Ellis and N. Hosakaput on a crowd -pleasing batUe royal after The small bike basb v.. s large and a a retraction Is In order as It was L. Hardison on that screaming Yamaha who won the last f our Maln Events at Elsinore plus nine races. Mr. Hardison does the good tuning. A small bike ruled the Sweepstakes as #66, J . Arledge pushed bls Yamaha out In front and would not gi ve up. H . Egge took the 100 Expert but A rledge rode the Sweeps. Randy Ellis was very much In contention as he won bls Novice and Expert classes plus grabbing a bard-fought second In th e Sweepstakes . The r aces are GOOD, so get ott that couch and make It to Elsinore on Saturday nights. (Results on page 16) - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - 4 DAYS •••••• 4TT RACES RACE THE PACIfIC NORTHWEST MEMORIAL DA J WEEKEND 1. Frontal Facial Prot ection. 2. Sem i- Resilient Shock Liner. 3. Resilient Sh ock and Com fort Liner. 4. Vin yl Edge Beading. 5. Padded Neck Curtain. 6. A ir Cooled 7. Velcr o Chin Strap Adjustment. 8. Quick Release Chin Strap Bu ck le. 9. Nylon Chin Stra p. • •• TOTAL PRI ZES OVER WASHINGTON $3500 • •• Every Sierra Safety Helmet is packed w ith Sierra safety features, but wi th Sierra's Eagle and Falcon models, it' s what's up front that counts . This entirely new concept in head pro tection gives you greater prot ect ion in the frontal and facial areas. 83 % of all fatal and critic al inj uries occu r in this SANCTIONS area. Sierra Engineering, one of the largest manu facturers of mi li tary pr ot ec t iv e headgear, now off ers you a sport ing helmet Safety Engineered and backed by Sierra's space age design experience I For complete informati on send 25c for beautifu l color catalog . OREGON SI ERRA ENG INEE RING CO . Subs id iary of CapTech Inc. 123 E. Montecito Ave. Sierra Mad re . 9 Ca l if . 91024 MAY 30th TACOMA, WN. 4· (M TT IN) 34th MEMORIAL 12:11I NOON CALL (206) LE 1-5193 MAY aisr PORTLAND, ORE 3· £MIN.) TT NIGHT RACING "DOWN THE HILL w 1:00 PM JUN E 1st CASTLE ROCK, WH. 3· £MIN.) TT RID E THE NATL. TT TRACK 1:11I PM III===============~ (SEE CYCLE NEWS CALENDAR FOR DETAILS) JUN E 2nd RICHLAND, WH. 3· (MIN.) TT NEW $200,000 FACILITY 12:00 NOOri =::================1 1 1 • c