Assisted by the Ridge Runners M.C. of
santa Cr uz, Wes Cooley' s crack team of
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ACA officials kept the ac tion bubbling
without a lull . Even the riders mee ting
was broadcast over the P,A . sy stem, for
an extra little touch of showmanship.
Happy Birthday, Joel
Joel Robert celebrated his 25th birthday on Sunday by winning both of his 500Cc
Senior motos going away. How one r ider
can go so fast while spending most of the
race off the groWld is s till a mystery to
astonished tan s . Apparently Robert has
found a way to get traction on thin air .
His spectacular 40-foot leaps and crossed-uP wheeli es left no doubt in anyone's
mind tha t he is s till the r e1g:n1ng world' s
champion.
Adolf Weil, the Maico Marvel. was the
hard luck man of the week. The likeable
young German lapped all but the t1r s ttour
in the 250ce Senior Moto on saturday,
only to destroy his rear wheelln the first
chase, and crash heavily in the second.
He decided not to r ide on Sunday, rather
than push his luck.
The American amateurs were just
along for the ride. so to speak. In the
early laps of the Senior motos a tight
bunch of Europeans would jet past, followed some seconds later by the fastest
Americans. Montesa -mounted Ron Nelson led the home team to the checkered
flag in both classes.
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By Chuck Clayton
Photos by Chuck Clayton and Dale Ivan
Crash! Bash! Bonk!
( SANTA CRUZ, CaW. Nov. 23 & 24. 1968) Edison Dye's International MotoCross Circus came to town and once again put on a tremendous show of speed
and form for the estimated 17.000 central California racefans lining the snow
fences all around the twisty. rough 8110 mile course.
The rolling. loamy course took its toll
of men and machinery. with Dave Bickers
out of the second 250 moto(busted wheel)
along with Chris Hammari!"en (br oken
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