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Long Beach, callf'l ELSINORE, cal., July 27 - The blisterIng Soulbern California summer heat began Ieavtng the foothills around Ibe Elsinore scrambles track just about dusk as practice got underway on Saturday. By the time the races actually got going a cool breeze blowing off L'lke Elsinore added just the right touch. The teacuppers kicked things off as usual. During the last two or three events, this class has been run somewhat differently. Because of the fantastic growth i n popularity of the 100cc machines, this class sometimes makes up almost half the entries for the entire event and, if all of its heats and semis are run In one spasm, Ibe rest of the • racers have to sit around for a couple of hours swatting stomach butterflles. The track management has remedied this situation by sprinkling the hundred events around throughout the evening. Lund Lunges In Ibe first 100 Novice Main, M . Lund upheld the somewhat faded honor of the small four-stroke by herding home his hot Honda for first place gold. S. Hyder took second on a Hodaka wi th L . Bird third on a Yamaha. T . McKee led Ibe ring-a-ding's revenge In Ibe second Main by snagging first with T. Berry second. Bolb rode Yamahas . GET MORE SHCAS wrrH SACHS THE BOONDOCKER It s Pure sachs Now available a t McLAUGHLIN MOTORS 2422 E. Hunt lnp n Dr. Duarte, CaIiL Ph_ (2131 359-4541 *******************~ : THE TWO-WHEELER ~ * : SUZUKI ~: * Ready for Inmediate Delivery ! * ** 867 W. Cali on Aye. San Bernardino, call1l* (714) 885-3445 ~***************** Eric Oles en (431) find s himself sandwiched between two other compe titors as the 350c c pack gets down to serious busine ss. HOW AVAILABLE THROUGH The 200 Novice Moto series provided so me of th e closest racing of the evening between - R. L ockwood's Honda and D. Sawell's Bultaco . In Ibe first moto Sawell got a good jump off the line fo llowed by Lockwood. After dicing for three laps, Sawell went Into the sweeper a lIttie hot, sliding wide and allowing Lockwood to dive under. In the second moto Sawell had learned his lesson and kept the gate closed fo r five laps for Ibe win, reversIng the finish of the previous race. This even ed Ibe score with one win and one second apiece. In the final moto, with the trophy up for grabs, Lockwood got the good jump with Sawell way back in the pack. Sawell really put on a good ride trying to make up the difference until he lost It In the sweeper, salled off Ibe track, hit the tire barrier and came to a rather abr up t halt. His ego was damaged more than anything else and the trophy wen t to Lockwood. The 250 Novice go was a not-so-mute testimonial to just how far Ibe new Yamaha DT- ls have come since their rel eas e a few months ago. It looks as if someone has flna1ly broken Bultaco's strangle-hold on 250 honors as Yamaha took the first five places in one heat and went on to win Ibe Main by a mile . In fac t, they took three of th e first four places in the Main with V. Hannon's Kawasaki breaking up a Yamaha clean sweep by taking second. A lack of entries forced the 350 and 500 Novices to run together. G. Nord who started racing abou t a year ago on a Triumph twin has switched to BSA and progressed to the point where he won this class with almost half-a-lap lead. J. Skates brought his CZ in for second followed by P. Henderson on a Triumph. M ee Outpoints Aldana cK The 100 Expert bash saw rave Aldana go home without a trophy for the first time in many weeks. Riding out of Irv Seaver's shop In Santa Ana he hasdom1nated this class whenever he rode. Luck was not wilb him Saturday night as ' he got a poor start and, while trying to pass three or four riders inarlght-hand sweeper , was forced to pull a Torsten Hallman and malo-cross out through one big batch of boulders . After remounting he again irled too hard and struck up another intimate acquaintance wilb a small patch of Ibe back stretch. A ldana won the last two motos wilb no sweat but, wi th no points . I n the first, Ibe deficit was too great and T. McKee won with one first and two seconds . The 500-0pen trophy again went to J . Sprague but not wilbout some competition from T . Simpson . Simpson would have been even more competitive If various bits and pieces of his Triumph had not come adrift during each moto. Night racing has to be Ibe only way to go in the summer . Some desert rIders have come to Elsinore and found It to be so nea t they are trying to figure out a way to string lights across the Mojave for a Hare and Hound. The light bulbs they can get; the extension cord is what's drIving them nutsl (Results on page 16) LONG BEACH HONDA CYCLE BATTERY 6611 FOUNTAIN AVE. 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