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Cycle News 1968 07 11

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- ELSINORE EXCITEMENT AT ELSI NORE Story by John Taylor During the two years or so of Saturday night -racing at Elsinore, Callf., track owners have spent a good deal of time and effort implementing rider suggestions on ways to improve conditions. ThIs close cooperation between rider and promoter has paid off with smoothly run races and great surface maintenance. Super Traction Saturday night, J une 8, the track was in superb condition holding a good damp cushion throughout the evening. Traction was great and the troops r eally walled. The 100Cc Novic e class was its usually pudgy sell with nearly fltty entries. After fiv e heats and four semis separate d the racers fr om the also-rans, H. Egge J r. won the first Main on a Kawa said with J . Wes t second. The second MaIn was a race-long de bate between S. Hyder on a Hodaka and Yamaha- mounted L. Bird, with Bird hav10g the last word and taking the win . The 100 ID

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