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·' Half-Minute Interview Ju• .,., By Blll Harmer r DAVID SPRAYBERRY I ,I ,. l4-yeu-old DAVID SPRAYBERRY and his dad Ronald ue a District 35 father and son team. Dad, who Is a Kern county fireman, keeps their Kawualc1 runn1n1 and David does the rac1nlr. He Is an 8th grader at Bakersfield Academy, has been rac1nlr about 3 years and Is 8th In District 35 point standlnls. He loves the sport because It Is a family enterprise. 'They all 10 to the races and otten camp out at the race sit. Dad and mom ue Juet as enthuelastlc as David Is and think it Is amuch sater sport then footbell and other athletic sports espec1al1y for a boy ot sU,ht build Uke David. Sage Scores Upset ;11 C/ar' Melflor;al Story and Photo by !labs Cllase STOCKTON, Gal. - Four c1uba from Stockton - 'The Stockton scramblers, Stockton M.C., Port ot Stockton, and the Lod1 M.C. - combined for a benefit race In memory of Archie Clllrk wIlo was Idlled wilen his pick UP truck veered out , ot control and struck a tree. Clllrk had been on his way to the bllr benet1t race for the retuded children ot stockton on sept. 29. Proceeds' from the race which 1000 "Ichlrd Arnlze 11I)'1)' ICCepts his klillrom thl diminutive troph)' princelill Fred Chili looks on. Fred .nd "Ieb ride II' 181m. attended Will be ueed to purcllase Clllrk a headstone tor his (rave. Followlnlr the opening riders' puade the 141 riders lined UP In front ot the stands and a short blorraphy ot Archie Clllrk was read by District Commlssloner, Len Allen. 'There was a special roped otf section for Mr.Clllrk'sfamlly, all ot wIlom were present. After the ready, the flag was raIsed and then lowered to halt mast. And then the races got under way. During the intermission atter the heat. Fred Cllase, 7-Y8llr-old son ot HuleyDavidson rider Wayne Chase, put on an eldl1b1t1on on his "mini bike". At birth Fred only wellhed 2 lbs. 11 oz. Now he Is a healthy 85 lb., 49 Inch tall . In the 100, Gari Lozano(Suzuki) worked hard to pull UP to second, then overtook Mike Renslow for first. In the 100 Am. " Expert Kenny Roberts had to strunle past all the amateurs to win atrophy. Ken Roberts won the OrelOll National a few months back. He Is sponsored byCUf1AkslandotManteea. 200 Amateur Dennis Robinson tookthe aad from the stut Une With Jerry Tyler PUShlnl hard In third. 'Then on lap three, Dennis Robinson went down, luckily unhurt. Tyler and Jim Kiser battled for that top position. Tyler won. Tyler'S mount was a Bultaco; Kiser'S, a Honda. In the 250 Amateur Jim Nichols took the lead and held It until neu the end ot the race. He was overtaken by Pat Roo- ney. Patrick McKee was rld1nlr wellwhen he lost control and slammed Into the bank. Ro ri a ng Start In the 250 Expert MaIn, Jim Foley lot ott to a rOllrlng stut, With enourh zip to Win his race. Terry Sacl rode to second. In the 500" 850 Amateur combined Bud Smith grabbed a second, Jim Nichols a third. Bud Smith, pueh1nlrhllrdfortlrst place, had It, but then lost It araIn. Smith just recently turned Amateur. In the 850 Expert main event Don Stover took the le54, but Terry Sace was right behind him. In the south turn Sace pulled an upset and took the lead. When the flag fell It was Sace all the way. (Results on page 16) DOE IT GAIN. Teamed with Jerry Greene - - - sf DYE ALL ORTONandCOMMANDO (owned IUned Belmont M C) I Prod. Class 250 - 1000cc National at Orange County Raceway - Nov. 24 Grand Prix Class 350 -1 OOOcc Intn I. Jack Simmons - Norton ~ z- 3rd George Kerker - Norton • Imported an.d Distributed by BrUner Motor Corp" Hulnuck Heights, New '- Jersey. Western Parts Headquarters ZDS Motorsr 621 West Windsor RDad, G lendaler California, . J the W ERS with this Superb oin IN road or track m achine ride COM A M NDOfromyour Local dealer TODAY.