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-+- MOTORCYCLE CAMS HONDA 250-305 DAMPER VALVE SPRINGS DOUBLE THE FUN AT ORANGE COUNTY - Photos by Ralph Foster 710-1102 IIOItlS rElfOUlAIICE nODOUS ORANGE CO., Cal., Aug. 14 - TIlis week at Orange County was almost a repeatof last week. Olve Aldana dominated both the lightweight and the 250cc flattrack events, but he didn't have it quite so easy IN LANCASTER IT'S in the Trophy Dashes. Little Mark Kruse, Bultaco-mounted, fought Olve wheel to wheel on the quarter-mile track in the 00"- & Ray's Motorcycle Shop 100cc Trophy Dash. and on the last lap was able to get by Olve by half a wheel 1223 W.Ave. I, Lancaster, Ca lif. length to the sheer delight of the specta(805) 942-9&24 tors . Olve was also foiled in the 250CcTrophy Dash by Bill Cody. Bill, on his fireengine red Bultaco, just wouldn't let THE MAELY FLAT Olve get close enough to get by him . In TRACK SPECIAL RACING BOOTS. the 100Cc Main , Olve came out ahead, 8.... h i.h, I.e. d, we ia;ht 2 Ibs. per p. ir but had a great deal of difficulty; as in the Olsh, Olve and Mark Kruse were 1I 95 plus c.c.e. $1 posta•• r unning wheel to Wheel, but half-way in the 12-lap Main, Mark took a r ough fall on the so uthwest corner . He went down so hard that man an d machine blocked the shoeman the course and the race had to be r e- ; Roule 2, Box 75B, [ . . started. On the restart, J i mmy Raymond tried to take up Mark's chase of Olve, Corona, Calif. 'OX 484 VAN NUYS, CAUF. 91401 YAMAHA KENMAELY'" ~~ Afle tit, III'It will UJe:J rf ,,,,! but was unable to catch him and was forced to take second place. Behind JImmy was a hot group of bumble bees in tight competition. In the 250cc 15-lap · Main Event, Olve was Virtually uncontested, getting the lead at the start. The only time Olve was in serious trouble was when Randy Ellis on his Honda tried to make a pass on that tricky southwest corner, got in trouble and almost fell. After Randy's little mishap, Bill Cody was able to get by and Randy was forced to take a third place. In hot pursuit of the front runners came Stan Rogers and Carroll Skov. Half and Half Half of the night's program was donated to the TI' r iders . By utilizing three- ~J quarters of the quarter-mile course and using the Infield with a jump directly across fr om the start-finish line, itgives the s pectators a fine Vie w of the cour s e; Besides the 100cc and 250Ccclasses, the TT course has attracte d the larger 500 and Open ma chines an d so me alterati ons are beine; made In order to accommodate $25. pius C.O.D. & Postage . Send boot or carboard eulDut the larger bikes. After Olve Aldana had done so well In the flattrack events, he switched over and ran in the lightweight TT class , winning the Trophy Dash handily. In the 250cc class, Randy Ellis won the Dash. The 500Cc Trophy Dash went to Len Burke on a Triumph. Len also won the 500Cc Main, but not without fierce competition from James Foxe and Eddie Walker. All three fellows handled their Triumphs quite well around this 'IT course. The 250cc Main went to Randy Ellis, the Trophy Dash winner, but Randy had a time of it. Half of the 250cc Main Event was led by Bill Cody, and only with a great amount of deter mination was Randy able to get by Bill. Pushing both of the leading young men was Mike Toussau on a new Kawasaki. The winner of the lOOCc Main , coming back after his fall in the flattrack event, ' was Mark Kruse. Behin d Mark was Ron Hoestery and Larry Shaw. Ron Jones, the promoter, Is going to widen some of the TI' turns , making It more acc eptable for the bigg er machi nes . With the Incr ease in spec ta tor s an d rider s , it looks as If the ACA will sti ck to Its Wednesday night program as it has during the past three years . 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Another rule that is going to be enforced is the mandatory three number plates. The 125cc Class in the Short Track was won by Mark Kruse (Bultaco), while Olve Aldana (Suzuki) was right on his rear wheel all the way. Working his way up to a third place was Jimmy Raymond (Suzuki), with Chris Smith (Kawasakl) finished fourth. The 250cc Short Track Main was the one that had the crowd on Its feet as it was a battle 'between Randy Ellis (Honda), Bill Cody (Bultaco), Olve Aldana (Ossa) an d Eddie Boa (Yam aha). As Cody had beaten these riders in the Trophy Dash, he was the favorite, buthe couldn 't find the way around Ellis, and Randy came across with the win with Cody second and Aldana third. Eddie Boa retired before the end of the race leaVing the fourth place slot to Jim West (Bultaco) . The Open class was the only class short on entries for the night. There were a gang of entries in the open TT, but they seemed to shy away from running in the Short Track as only four of them entered, and only Rick Woods (Triumph) and Randy Ellis (Honda) made it to the line for the Main with Ellis finally taking the win after swapping the lead with Woods three or four times in the race. Aldana All The Way The 125cc TI' class Is by far the most popular class, and to wind up In the Main from the heats and the semis takes a lot . of good r iding. The man to beat in this class Is definitely OlVid Aldana (Suzuki) who proceeded to win his heat, the Trophy Dash , and then the Main Event, while the best that Jimmy Raymond could do NEW ORANGE .C U T O NY INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY Randy Ellis (60) outdistanced all rivals In , 250cc TT Main Event at Orange County. was a second place on his Suzuki. TIlird place was Mark Kruse (Bultaco) whohad taken the lead off the line, but couldn 't hold out against the onslaught of Aldana and Raymond. Fourth place went to Mike Toussau on a Kawasaki. In the 250Cc TI Main, it was Bill Cody the winner on his Bultaco while Randy Ellis (Honda) took the Trophy Olsh. second in the Main went to OlVid Aldana (Ossa) who has to be made of steel to enter all the classes that he does and place so high so consistently. 'lbird and fourth went to Paul Coberly (Bultaco) and Mike Toussau (Kawasakl). The fifth place f1nlsher was Tom Rockwood who had borrowed a DT-l Yamaha to ride, and had taped up the taillight rather than remove It, and everytime he would enter a corner, the brake light would show through the tape. much to the delight of the fans. In the Open TI' class, it was Don Dudek (Triumph) winning the Trophy Dash, but he had to take a second place in the Main Event to Len Burke (Triumph) . TIlird and fourth went to Ed Walker (Triumph) and Olve Lenar (BSA). For an action packed evening, it's every Wednesday night at the Orange County Speedway , but remember that the pit gates will close at 7:30. (Res ults on page 20) TURN7 ESCAPE ROAD TURN 6 TURN 8 . ttL"::'_- OPTIONAL SMALL BIKE COURSE ...... TURN 3 TURN 4 • REBUILDABLE • LUSTROUS CHROME SPRINGS . -12% " LENGTH. TOWER BEND Introductory Offer - Umitlld Tim. /- $19.95 per pair WE PAY POSTAGE ON PREPAID ORDERS IN U.S.A. OR CANADA. Coll fornlo ,.., donb odd $1.00 for sol.. tu. NORTH AMERICAN IM PORTS P.O. 8oJ< 621, GordonG""". CollI. 92642 _ (714) 534·6390 The AFM will be inaugurating a ne w course at Orange County (Cal.) International Raceway on Sunday, Sept. 1. The s ec tion to be opened will add about 1/ 4mlle to the existing cours e and three. challenging new corners . The addition will also aid spectator viewing as it will now be possible to s ee a much larger portion of the ac ti on without entering the pit area. As us ual , Orange County will pay a $500.00 guaranteed purse to certain GP classes, and the lure of the bucks will bring all your favorite r oad racing s tars out to do battle. First heat Is scheduled for 12: 30 p.m, with sign- in to open at 8:30 a m. Flrstpracticewill s tart a t 9:30. A large contingent of riders Is expected from Northe r n California, to tak e advantag e of the Labor Oly holl day . )

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