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Triumph Photo Contest Winners co se 0> .... ...: . e DIST. 37 SPORTS COMMITTEE MEETING By OJ ~ o =<: ~ ~ =<: ~ U >. U Maur een Lee There were 32 clubs present for the october meeting of the District 37 Sports Committee with P r esident Ron Sloan in the chai r . Main business for the evening was the opening of the calendar for next years events and the flrst roun d in the nomina tion of officers and competition commltteemen, Nominated for office or president were Mike Hinshaw, Dave Lewis and Ben Bok; for Vice-President Ron Sloan, Jac kHurley and Mike Hinshaw; for SecretaryTreasurer Bill Adams; for Recor ding Secretary Maureen Lee. Pr oposed competition committeemen are George Zuber, Clarence Willis, Floyd Lewis , Ben Bob, Bob Hayes, Die k Kouns, Sam Crooks, Bruce Llewellyn , Cal Makella, Jack Hurley, Dave Lewis, Eulene Long, and Gary Weber. President Ron Sloan said that the Department of the Interior is silll checking over the use of the desert by motorc ycles and that they would be present at the Cactus Derby. He asked for full cooperation by all who ride the des ert as the Depar tment is considering of limiting des ert events to the Stoddard Wells and Lucerne Valley area. To retain full use as we have now we must all pull together and work with them. Letters were read regarding the loss of point runs for 1969 by Pasadena M.C., the Jack Rabbits and the H11ltoppers but no action was taken by the body. There was more discussion on the continuing use of the helicopter at deser t events. This apparently has not worked out as well as hoped although In certain Instances it worked perfectly getting injur ed riders hospital care quicker than by ground vehicle. However , it Is the Rescue Three group whohave been giving most of the aid and the clubs will eventually have to decide what they want to do. Rescue Three provides their services free but .several clubs have already donated money to them including the Spokebenders who gave $150. All this goes back into buying better equipment for the untt. Nominations will r e- open at the next meeting and the bid board for 1969 will be up again at the Poplar Street Playground, November 7th. A hands ome golf participation shot in full color won first prize of $50.00 for Professional photographer stuart Land. William Blakeslee tied for first with a s ensational " at speed " shot. Color ful motorcyclin g featured Dave Wallace ' s concentrated Enduro action which took fir s t pr ize in the Amateur class . Both major cat e g or y winners received a $50.00 prize and many participants joined in pr izes ran ging down to $10.00 for honorable mention. Triumph plans to repeat the s u e c e s sf u I contest next sum mer. Thes e pic tures were worth $50 each to Triumph Photo Contes t winners. . Mashburn U psets E xperts at Ascot Short T rack Photos by Dennis Greene GARDENA, Cal., oct. 11- Whathappens when you mix Novice, Amateur and Expert half -mllers together and pit them against each other on neutrai gro und? The answer at Fridaynlght's first Ascot night quar ter - mile short track was that the Novice riders put down their big brothers harder than hard. A last minute switch found the night before the 8- Mile National hosting a Class C short track instead of a Noviceonly half-mile as has been the policy for so many years . Novices Sweep Program The Novices r ode lJke this made them mad and fr om a total of 15 events with all classes racing together came 9 NovIce victories over the Experts and Amateurs! Four of these wins wer e Novice Keith Mashburn 's as he and b1s Yamaha scored the sweep in the quallt1cation heat, regulation heat, Trophy Dash and flnally the 15-lap Main Event. Experts such as Cal Rayborn, Ralph White, Sid Carlson, Jim MeMurren, Dallas Baker. Eddie Wirth and many others had to look at the rear wheel of green plate riders mos t of the night. Novice Dave Aldana teamed with Mashburn and the two set sail through the Expert and Amateur ranks lJke the Kansas Locust. Each r ider won two heat races before runn ing one-two in the Trophy Dash ahead of Amateur Bill Cody and Expert, Rayborn . Aldana then had troubles getting his engine started for the final · and time ran out befor e he could get underway. So Mashburn carried the load by hims elf and led from start to finish. Combined Novlee, Amalllur, Expert Trophy Dash f inds Keith Mashburn leading the way. Short Track Switch Hilltoppers TT Scrambles P erris. Cal. - Oct. 13 , 19n 8 100cc Ex pert Clas s lst GARY SCOTT - HODAKA 100cc Amateu r C las s lst DANNY HOCKIE -HODAKA 100cc Nov ice Class lst TROY McKEE - HODAKA Powder Puff Class Masllbum looks . nobCHIy tIlere! lstSANDRA LAMBERT-HODAKA 2nd EULENE LONG - HODAKA Going on Ensenada Tour? Get Your Motorcycle Insurance From ACA Moto-Cross Saddleback Park - OCt. 13, 191;8 100cc Sr. Class LAST CHANCE Is1 DAN ETHERIDGE-HODAKA Mexican Insu rance Carlsbad Moto-Cross-Oct. 13, 19n8 125cc Jr. Class lst J. WEST - HODAKA For a first.. hand demonstration of HODAKABILITY,visit your dealer for a free test ride. Fo r the dealer • - - ~ - - ~C nearestyou.write: -.-J...... ~J....... = !lOll'''' HOIl'''' 0 P.O. lOX 327 Asco t's top Novice won with r oom to spare but will have to back It up this Friday night when the riders r eturn to the quar te r -mile under the lights for the s econd ti me. The s hor t course for the AMA r iders and machine s has been run on a few occasions In the past but always In the daylight hours. The night course proved to be the bes t of any short track racing that has been held at Ascot at anytim e. It was the largest payday for Mashburn who took home over $200.00 and a trophy for his fi r st night of run ning against the Experts. It al so ran his short track streak to eight s traight without a loss as he swept the field at Lancaster for four wins las t August. Short track ra cing under the AMA banner now replaces the half-mile at Ascot for the-next few weeks. The f1na1 halfmile , for the 1968 State Championship, will be announced In Cycle News in the near futur e . (Res ults on page 16) A1HEN~ OUOON 97813 HOIl'''' !lOI>\" , !lOll'''' HOIl'''' HOIl'''' HOIl'''' STOP At th e San Ysidro Bo rder 2 DAYS With Mexico's Olde s t and La rge s t Ins ura nce Compa ny Stop at the Blue & Yellow Sign and have a courtesy cup of Coffee Full Coverage for $3J7