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MESA TT RACES GET "GREEN LIGHT" eU~T~CC For Your Nearest "Built 'To-Go" Dealer Call TR. 7 ·2400 or PO:9-0441 SACHS TRAI LBIKES Dea ler Inquir ies Invlled Hercules DIsL Co. LTD - 11718 Sonta Monica Blvd. Los Angeles 3, Ca. 90025 Story and Photos by Bill Harm er SAN DIEGO, Cal., July 7 - Hot, sultry, ov ercast weather greeted enthusiasts who arr i ved Sunday to compete In and "''atch the Experts M .C. TT races at Mesa Speedway. The track had heen carefully prepared by club members and a hard, fas t surface was the haPpy result. The contestants found a new electronic " green light" s tarter had heen installed ... ... The Powder Puf l evenl was this close. Hodaka ri ders Carol Cblana (l w) an d Debbie Reon (5 w) were lied lor polnls until the la sl molo which Debbie Is seen wlnnlnl by Inch e .. It a habit to win Clr st honors. Second place Mick ey Chlarra, who I s now riding M cGuir e' S mount , gives him a bad time however, and may possibly topple him when they move to th e shorter Dehesa track. Carl Byers l ooked good as he captured third. A ll three boy s were rld1ng Hodakas. Twelve-year- old Earl Roloff Jr. won his 100c c Novice heat race hand1ly but got off the line dead last In the Maln Event and had to travel through a lot of heavY traffic to Clnish 2nd . Not to detract from the winner, D. Stauffer, who rode his Brldgestone beautifully, but It appeared that with another lap Roloff m i ght have passed him, too, mainly because of the power-to-welght ratio advan tage tha t little Earl has with his Yamaha. D. Lavelle far outdistanced th e r es t of the group to bri ng his Hodaka In third. " Girls Do Double Duty #121 E. Murle, Bul1aco-mounled 200cc RIolo winner leads #38 L. Coll ie (Kawa sa ki) throulh ·S· turn. D. Burton (l09) moved up to 3rd on his Montesa. which eliminated a l ot of wasted Ume Although the Open Novice event was In gettlng the races underway. It seemed sparsely pa tronized, th e boys who did to be a succ es s wi th the riders as well show up put on a hotly con tested series as the fans and It Is expected that th e with Dick Ribl ey riding Mike Garrett's Exper ts wlll continue using It atall their little Norton to an ImpressIve vi ctory In future events. all three motos. B . Larson and G. Pendleton, both r i ding Tri umphs were sec Preparation Wins Race ond and third. I n checking around th e pits before th e Th e 500cc event was dominated by races started, we found that a lot of Ray Vanderpool ridi ng his 350cc Yamapreparation had been going on since th e ha f ollowed by hard rldlng Royal Enfiel d last start at Mesa. Earl Rol off' s beautipilot D. Stoutner. J . Harrett displayed ful red Tri umph Is now blue an d appears real r iding talent In cap t uring third on to have been r eworked considerably while his Yam aha . his pilot, Al F inan, had a look of confidence on his smlllng face. I.Uke Garrett Emde Takes Tough One was optimistic about his hot-tuned BSA The 250cc Amateur and Exper t motos Gold Star and his jockey , Wayne Hosaka, found Don Emde repeating his perforexpressed a keen desire to post his first mance of two weeks ago byslammlng his win In the Open Expert under Garrett' s twin-exhaust Suzuki single to victory In colors. Jim Harmonlookedverylmpresspite of having only his first three gears. sive In the practice laps on Rol off' s R. Vanderpool rode his new Yamaha Nor to n and the bike seemed to be running Enduro to second and Ward Ring skillgood. Defending point champ Myron Carfully piloted his Husky to third. Scorer ter looked confident as he rode his Earl Roloff commented that this was one Triumph to the starting line . of the closest contests he had scored In In the first moto Hosaka got off to an early lead with Carter and Finan close a long time. Emde scored 869 points with a 1st, 2nd, and 4th. Vanderpool on his taU. As the race progressed, scored 850 points with a 1s t and two Hosaka Increased his l ead to about a 3rds. Ring posted 825 points with two quarter-lap and looked 1lke a sure win2nds and a third. ner when suddenly on the last half of the last lap his motor quit, permitting carIt was a close hassle between Bultacoter to breeze to an easy victory. Finan mounted R. Ellls and Yamaha ace J. ran Into bad luck when he was hi t by Harrett for first spot In the 250Cc Novice another r ider and all but eli rnlnated from Maln Event with W. Clarke (Kawasaki) coming on hard to capture third position. the race while Jim Harmon, ridlng a consistent race, captured second spot. The 200cc event saw another closely Altbough Finan displayed some f1Ile ridcontested match between Bultaco rider ing In the next two motes , he couldn't E . Murie and Kawasaki-mounted L . Colovertake Carter, who was having one of lie with D. Burton impressively herdlng his Montesa to third. his good days. Harmon, who had spilled Since Jim Mc Guire Is laid up and no In the 100cc Expert event was having l onger able to defend his No. 1 position difficulty using his left leg bu t still managed t o win second In the POlntstand1ngs. In the lOOcc Expert division, diminutive Carter, of course, was first and Finan Day Olvis seems to have found the right third. combination with his Hodaka and makes The Powder Puff event was mainly a duel between Debbi e Reoo and Carol Chiarra . The result of the ir matches were always In doubt unW th e final few feet. Debbie go t a few mo re poi nts , bowever, to claim fir st while C . Chlarra and Shirley Newsom finished second and third. Besides running In the Powder Puff event Carol and Shirley kept the lap scores for all the other races of the program. The pr ogram was a lengthy one with everyone get ting plenty of r i ding time. Some classes were not v ery well represen ted but the fans still got their f lU of action since many of the races saw the lead change hands more than once . The Experts M .C. are to be complimented on the fine condition of the track and the professional way that they handled another great day at Mesa Speedway. (Results on page 16) MORTON ON THE MEND The many friends and fans of M ike Mor t on, Class C Amateur #25x who was severely Injured at Ascot some weeks ago, will be pleased to learn that his conditi on Is Improving dally. Now recuperating at sawtelle, Mor ton has completely regained cons ciousness, is up and around, eats heartily, and keeps posted on the current racing scene . Those who wish to send Mike a getwell card or a note of encouragement In his stubborn battle back to full recovery can wri te him a t i:he following address: Mike Morton V .A. Center Wadsworth Hospital Ward B-4W, Room B43 5 sawtelle and Wilshire Blvds. Los Angeles, Call!. 90073 And everyone at Cycle News joins In wishing the popular young racer a rapid r eturn to the fold. 8 - h ia:h. lac ed. weiKh t 2 Ibs.. per lNt ir -N G K - -75~--- -' , SPARI PLUGS 'II - - - -----WHITE INTERNATlONAL CORP. rnn~~\\()\ 9Q"~\\ & development c.. GARDNER CARBURETOR 269 Oral e Ave. Goleta. Calif. 9Il l7 LONG BEACH HO DA #J IN SALES SERVICE AND SPORTS RACING HA VE YOUR MACHINE TUNE D BY JOHN RICE in Di s tri ct :17 4 co nven ien t l oc a ti on s Take' ern wllh yo.....ear rles two 14mm plUIS and Ihe wrench. • 5105 Allan l ic Lonl Beach 423-1433 WRITE 223 W. CAMINO REAL . 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