JOHN DE SOTO
WINS AT
GRAFTON,
VERMONT
,
ENTERED 8 RACES (250cc
AND 500cc) AND
WON THEM ALL
For the f i rs t ti me, a West Coast ri der
brought home all the checke red flags•••in the
250 Expert and 500 Expert classes i n thi s
annual Eastern event.
Kim Kimball (President, Montesa Motors,
lnc.), took John DeSoto and Ron Nelson East
on a Tuesday for the event . They picked up
three Cappras, in the crates, from the Eastern
warehouse on Wednesday; which the Dealer
assembled, tuned and put thi rty mi les on before the Saturday race. DeSoto and Montesa
were the right combination .that day; taking
the two heats of the 250 cl ass and two heats
of the 500 class. As it turned out, John
wasn't sat i sf ied with four wins•••so he repeated with four more on Sunday. A lot of
work for just one weekend, and a sure si gn
that he is going to be a serious competitor
here•••andpossiblyhehas his eye on Europe .
DeSoto's success at Grafton will probably
encourage a number of Eastern riders to come
West and try to do the same to us.
The new ' 69 Montesa 360 proved itself
capable of winning speeds, horsepower and
handling as it is delivered i n the crate. There
is no need fo r expensive modifications or reworking. A ll you need to win is a heavy hand
on the throttle and nerve enough to push it to
the limit. If you're wondering, Nelson wasn't
far behin d•••moving from 5th to 2nd i n one
race •••and from 18th to 5th after a bad start
in another and turned the fas test I ap of the
day. Kim Kimball and Montesa salesman,
HoppieHopkins,helped to spread the"VIVA"
weird among the best that the East had to offer.
V\VA
mentesa
D
BILL
