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motos, whic h inc l uded all bikes ove r the c> 250cc class, Jim handily outclassed a ill, Montesa jockey with the unlikely name of ee Rod Bearing. Tim Leque piloted his a, Bultaco to third. Baker Bests Hosaka SAN DIEGO, Cal.; Oct. 13 - BSA-mounted Grant Br own, a s tranger in the winner's circle at Dis t . 38 TTevents, threw a monkey wrench into the expected Open Exper t duel between poi nt leaders Al Fi nan and Myron Ca r te r by clo bbe ring them both in all three motes , Nor tonmounted Fi nan, and Ca r ter on his Tr iumph, put on their us ual exci tih g battle but were co m p Ie te l y outclassed by Brown 's classy disp lay of r iding s kill. The same Mr . Brown al so ma de his pr es ence felt in the 250 Expert fr acas by pil oting his mo unt, this ti me a Yamaha, to a so lid sec ond be hind fav ored Ray Vanderpool , a lso Yamaha. Kawasaki jockey Vic Hannan , Amateur r iding with I n 250cc Expert race winner Ray Vanderpool (48) leads 2nd place II nl sher Grant Brown (10) and 3rd place Vi c Hannan (47). Others are Ward Ring (4) and Oon Emde ( 57). Expe rts, sh owed that he is to be reckoned with by cap t uring third. Collie, Clarke Clash Pe r haps the day ' S most exciting contest was in the 200cc Amate ur- Exper t altercation between two slam -bang r id ers, Larry Collie (Kawasaki) and Wayne Clarke (Yamaha) . Both boys thrtlled the fans by never s hutti ng off in the sweeper and ca using other pilots who tr ied to im itate the m into going into the rough. Although both riders held the lead a t ti mes Col11e was always leading a t the fini s h to capture top honor s with Cla rke a very impressive second . Budd Willis whos e Bultaco was one of the most bea utiful machines on the enti re progr am, s kil lf ull y sn agged thi rd . Wayne Clarke, this time on a Kawas a ki, domina ted the 250 Novice even t with Bultaco- mounte d Randy Cushman and Yam aha pilot Ji m Chitwood putting on a good s how for second honors . Cushman finally showed to best advantage. Jim Chi twood had another chance however. Ridi ng a r oaring BSA in the Open Novice The popular lOOcc Expert motos found defending point champion, Jim McGuire, riding his s peedy Reed Induction Hodaka with his usual skill but was overshadowed by Chuck Baker (Bultaco). "Wildman" Wayne Hosaka on a borrowed Bullaco put on a thrilling display of controlled slides but a chuck hole or rock threw him out of control in each moto and he had to wor k through a lot of traffic just to finish third. Hodaka pilot Ji m Grace led a bi g field to capture the 100cc Novice Main Event. Bridgestone - mounted David Mal col m and Hodaka rider Doug Maloney put on an excitin g duel for second with Malcolm edging Maloney in the final laps. powder Puff defending poi nt champion Ca r ol Chiara, in spite of dr opping one moto to Debb ie Reon, came through with top honors and Shirlee Ne wsome looked ve r y ' much improved in taking a close third. The Dehesa cour se although showing evidence of a lot of wor k by . the HiBoots , s till had an abundance of rocks, some the size of baseballs, on the straighta way and in the s weeper ma king the " foo ting" insecure in places which r es nlted in more than an average number of spill s . Fo r tuna tely none were s erious . (Results on page 16) WANNA DO WHEELIESt GA ET ~~::;~~~/LUT(H &1~~'\":'» ' ~ ~- . 'w,. w"" .'w".",.. ......."., surfa ce) -r: ( BULTACO - El Bandido ~i~~ (Y our Barnett dealer has them now. AlumInum Alloy, Corprene Bonded. We do not sen retail. ~'o o, S YOU RBARNETT DEALER EE WI NINC EVERYWHERE . 4915 Pacific Blvd. , Vernon, Ca lifornia, Phone: 589-5488 OSSA WINS 1st OVERALL HILLTOPPERS TT SCRAMBLES -10/13/68 250 AM /E X. CLASS 1st OVERAll DAN CARLETON - OSSA 230 Stiletto 3rd O A l JIM CONNOllY VER l - O S 230 Stiletto SA 13 RE BELS TT SCRAMBLES - 10/20/68 12H 75 AMI EX. CLASS 1st DANNY HOCKIE - OSSA 175 Stiletto 1st DAN CARLETON - OSSA 230 (straigilt out of crate) Moto-Cross 250 AM. CLASS the • 13 R~be ls TT Scrambles Pe rris , Cal . - 10/20/68 100cc Expert C lass NOW AVAILABLE AT HOCKIES MOTORCYCLES 1st GARY SCOTT - HODAKA 22025 So. Fi gueroa . To rrance, Cal if. (213) 328-12 42 100cc Novice Mai n 1st TROY McKEE - HODAKA ALSO AVAILABLE fUll LINE Of FULL BORE Racing Lubricants Chec kers M.C. Check Cha se 10/1 3/ 68 T rai l bi ke Class 1st JACK MORGAN - HODAKA 2nd TERRY CLARK - HODAKA For a first-hand demonstration of HODAKABILITY, visit your dealer for a free test ride. ~II FICE TO f~ ~. OlE Of TIlI.~ .I....... For t he dea le r - ~ ':U ~~C O n ea rest you.wri te: .-J~ P.O. lOX 227 ISOLS I.~"'" - ATHENA, OREGON 9781 3 1I01l'''' 1101l'''' 1I01l'''' 1101)'''' 1I01l'''' 1101),,,, 11011'''' 1101"'" ...;; .... ~ ..Q ~ ~ ~ ~ r.J ~ r.J d :.. U