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.., '" e, .., '" ... '" tIC OTH A OTO-CROSS to = JIIIIII • T.... Roup .. "- '" e .Q Coar.. L8lI11b 1.9 "Ie. 125ee e.-se 1.5 1111.. El•.,. t10l1 1808 f1. ~ Q :i!: ( tI) :k lo:l :i!: lo:l ...:J U :... u Jt...... _ rode bath ... 250cc and SllOee Sr. classe. . . waiUll a ., will S15lI f_ the _iletnL win rld1Dg like we hayen't seen him ride in a long time. Darnell and Nelson tied for second and each took horn e $SO f or tbe1r efforts. Max Switzer aboard his ever faithful Greeves and Husky mounted Bob Ku1ek also tied for th1rd. 'Ibe club also came uP with the extra money for this tie too and both riders made ott with $25. Ron Nelson, who rode both the 250 &'. class and the 500 Sr.. snatcbed top honors in the 500 Sr. aboard the super-hot 350CC Montesa Cappra. Nelson and Husky rider J .N. Roberts make it a real show for the speclal:ors as they lett the pack and had tbe1r own l1We duel arOllDd the demanding M a m m o t h course. Nelson grabbed <1 tlrsts In the f1rst two motos f and lald back In the third as J.N. Roberts snatched the last ' moto, NelSoIl got the cwerall decision with J.N. to second and Gary Bailey and Gene camady tte1ngfor th1rd place money. Bailey had problems with the exhaust system 10 the second mote and had to retire to the pits for a quick flx-lt job, and thus lost precious time. ~.-",-.-.;,.-- _ _lh CCNne artered a varle1J til \lIrr aplnst a ""'utlful Ilac:kdrop '" the Hlp Sierra .. Photos by Bill Pettigrew &< Bob Thure By Bill Pettigrew The HlghSlerraM.C. hosted 141 riden to their last mota-cross near Mammoth Lakes, Callforn1a on the weekend <1 October 5 and 5. Th1s number represents 0ft1" twice the number of riders that attended the club's last event In July ofth1s year. Spectators W:alJlng close to 500 Patronized this last October event and received some of the finest viewing of America's top mota-cross riders In action. Saturday's activities started ott with tbe 12 5cc Jr. class maklng a mad dash for the first corner located at the end <1 tbe uphill start. All thirty r iders got tbrough without a mishap and the SS Hodaka tuned by Tom Turner and ridden by Bill Pettigrew snatched the early lead with Bul.taco mounted Bob Vacca In hot pursuit. Pettigrew was able to hold the lead over Vacca to win the f1rst moto. The second moto was a photocopy of the tlrst. The th1rd and final moto saw Bob Vacca snatch the lead at the first turn and held it to the end with "Crash" Pettigrew taldng a second and Jeff Creager pulling his super-fast Guazonnl to a well earned third. Next event was the 125 Sr. class and it turned out to be a real heartbreaker for Penton rider Gary Balle)'. Balley had snatched a great win In the nrst mote only to have engine failure wblle leading the second. Bul.taco ace .nm Le Blanc took over where Balley lett ott and coPPed Gary Conrad (Hu..) I....... here leallllll Ru.. D_ II aiso Hus\lJ IlIOII d. 10., co"," fi rst In lie 25Dee Sr. with Rus. I lit secollll with lID.... son II). 'Ibe Sidehaclts were out for the run and added to the excitement <1 the day's raeIng with their rather pecul1arway<1lakIng jumps, Bultaco team <1 Jim Le BlaDe and Bob Vacca snatched the top brass. With the feel of the crisp clean a1r (highly unusual for the southlanders) and the l:I'eat scenery In and around the track tt made for a great weekend <1 raclng. The High Sierra M .C. is to be congratulated for putting on another great eYeIlt and we can hardly wal t for the .. spring thaw" for another . jaunt to the races at Mammoth Lakes, Callforn1a. Rumor is that there might be a chance <1 an international Mota-Cross In that area In tile future- GREAT. Tim Kart neaotlata. a '.ankup' tum alloard Ill. 250cc cz, the cwerall win with Bill Gamen and his trusty Hodalal grabbing the second place $50 bilL Balley stlll had enough points to copp th1rd and $25. Jim WUson is now a Junior rider and be grabbed ott both the 250 Jr. class and the 500 Jr. class without allY problems what-so-ever. Jim wlll be moved up to Senior very soon and I predict that quite a few of the Sr. riders are in for a surprise. Jim is also the Southern Callforn1a Trials Champion and it certainly shows In his style of mota-cross rld1ng. SUDday's 250 Sr. race was one <1 the finest events <1 the weekend, and the Husqvarna troops <1 Gary Conrad and Russ Darnell put on a great sbow. Be,tween Conrad, Darnell and Montesa. mounted Ron Nelson there were noslack oments. Conrad snatched the cwerall Jla WIlson Il\ItcIIed tllJI lira.. In .. 25D Jr. IIld 5lIll Jr. clas.... ca11fornla.'s number one motorcYcle road club, the Ace <1 Clubs, wlll give a tbrW1ng precl.sl0ll stunt riding perforlIlIlDCe 10 the plaza <1 En_a"" , Ba ja ca11forn1a as the cllmu of the annual Ensenada El Tour Grande set for the first weekend In November. FlVa e ....IIlC 65-MILE RRIA HI u .~w SUuUY. Nov. 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In addition to entertaining, the cl ub will again be co-sponsors <1 the 3rd annual Ensenada Poker Run and Bike Beaul;y Contest, along with this newspaper and the Mexico Dept. <1 Tourism • The Bike Beauty Contest is unique In that three local Mexican dignitaries wlll select the wlnn1ng cycles on the sole baS1s of w!lat appeals to them. Saturday at 9 a.m. the Poker Run wlll begin at the Baja Callf. border crossing near TljuaIla. The tlrst chec:ll: point closes at 1 p.m, Saturday at 3:30 p.m. the 1lneup for the bike judging beginS, at the same place 10 Ensenada as last year. Cyclists are 1nvlted to eajay the entertainment of Ensenada nlght life that eve ning••• an Ine xpensive way to have a balll Sunday at 9: 30 a.m. the parade, led by the Ace of Clubs, lines up at the same si te as the Beauty Contest and concludes at the malo park, wher e the drill team will enter tain. T r ophies will be awarded at the end of the performance and riders will be headIng horne by Sunday noon.