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\ Wagner Sweeps Ridgerunner Mudder Story and Photos by Dale Ivan SANTA CRUZ, ca., Dec. 1 - The Rldgerunners hosted another Moto- cross at De Lavega park In cold, r ai ny weather. Pra ctice got underway r ight on time but many of thes e riders were s oon slowed down as they tried to negotiate the cours e. Things got back to norm al after pr a ctice, when the track was re- routed around the worst pa rt. The combined 100Cc novice, a mateur and expert motos were Interes ting to watch, seeing how fast the novices were against the am ateurs and exper ts . Jack Jensen (MB) pulled off the amateur and expert win In the first moto. In the second and third motos a duel was waged between amateur Jo hn Br own (MB) and super-fast novice Kermit Knoftl er. Brown took the lead In the late laps and went on to win the amateur class . Knotfler emerged champion of the novice class followed by local r es idents Sammy Taylor Jr . and Frank SherlU. The 250 novice class was domi nated by Rldgerunner Bob Bowers and his Husky. Bower s (pre- race favorite), unloade d In the first moto but was able to ROEHR RE-8UYS VAN TECH LEFT: 2S0cc upert M Akatlff (Yamaha) sloshes along. M ike IDDLE: The 100cc novices try out the puddles, RIGHT: Expert Bob HIglr, on I 360cc CZ romp ing to SOOcc win. charge fro m the rear to finish well up In Muscatell again came out of nowhere to take over the win. The third 250 amate ur the standings. Events number two and three he won easily , quickly gr abbing the moto was won by local s hop owner Bud lead and pulling away. Husqvarna maGibs on aboa r d his Greeves. Bud rod e chines went on to sweep the event, taking part way with a collapsed fro nt wheel. walt W agner won all three of the open the first four places. novice motes , In the firs t two W Amateur ,Dave Caldwell won the first agner 250 amate ur and exper t moto, and the wor ked his way up fr om the middle of the amateur class . E xp e r t Mike Akatltf pa ck. He real ly put on a show In the third, (Yam.) won the first expert moto behind coming fr om dead last. The 500cc amateur and exper t class Caldwell . The second moto found expert Steve Mus catell charging from a di s tant was a clos ed event with local club memfour th to the lead. Allen Kenyon pla ced ber Bob Hagar (C Z) winning all three second behind Muscatell. Ama teur Caldmotos. Darrel Cour tright riding a Spr ite took home the brass as firs t amateur. well once again placed fir s t amate ur . And In the thir d moto, expert Steve (Results on page 26) 6 of J90 finish Wet 50·Miler - 'Seabiscuits' Verbiscio WinsBy George Schaffer CHINA CAMP, cai., Dec . 1- A total of 190 r iders started Mar in County .M.C. 50-mile race but when the over all winner .. Bill Verblsclo on a 250 Yamaha, finis hed the te n laps only 22 r iders were s till compe ting. Of the 22 only six finIshed all ten laps. The high rate of attrition was due to sUppery mud caused by rain the pr evl- ous day. Although there wasn't actually any water on the cour s e, It was a pr ob- lem going up or down hill s . Mos t r iders exhausted themselves both by pushi ng their motors uphill and by s truggling to keep them upright going down. This narr ow and quite challenging descent will be left out of future r aces . It was called the tree trail by club member s , for all too obvious reasons • ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• HOLIDAY SPECIALS Vln Tech victories hive been nnlltlonal durlne the Plst nveral months. Here Ire but I few: Un ited Slates Grind Prix, 100cc, Tom Howard; A.C.A. Point Leader Ind AFM 100cc raid rlclne point champion, Tom Howlrd; 12 In a row for Glry Bailey at South Glte . Roehr Bros. Inc., of Burbank, Califor nia , have repurchased the famous American manufactured Van Tech line. Major breakthroughs In research and development and in modern manufacturIng techniques, along with the expansion of the Van Tech line, make the Van Tech acquisition by Roehr Bros of major benefit to their enthusiastic customers. Bill Van Tech, recognized world-wide In motorcycle engineering, will continue to be a consultant In the new Van Tech pr ogr am . Technical and practical Ideas abound In his mind. Bill Is a graduate engineer. Motorcycles have been his hobby since high school days and his business now for many years. Van Tech frames and r elated accessories are now available for the Honda 5-90, CL90, and CT-90; Yamaha 60, 80, 100 Twin, 100 Single and 125 Twin; Suzuld 80, 100 and 120; Kawasaki 85, 100, and 120; Br ldgestone 90 and 100; Hodaka 90 and 100; Zundapp 100; Moto Beta 100; Brldgestone 175, Kawasaki 175, Yamaha 180, and other two- strokes of similar displacement. Forks In February Fr ont forks engineered and manufactured In the U.S.A. have been needed for a long time. February Is the date that Roehr Bros, will begin shipping 125cc size Van Tech maximum performance telescopic front forks. Besides be ing competitively priced and having Immediate parts availability, the Van Tech forks have characteristics that have not before been offered. Write for the latest information to Roehr Bros., tnc., 317 N. Victory Blvd. , Burbank, Callfornla 91502 or call 213 (842-4847). The compan y specializes In answering r ider-builders' questions , so don't hesitate to let them helP you solve your competition requirements. • •• Large Selection Of New Used Motorcycles Impact Driver 5 pl. UM5 & 9000 SEPULVEDA BLVD. WARREN WILSON MOTORS South of Nonlotl ln Sepulveda , Cam. "IN THE HEART Of THE VALLEY" STOCK PARTS 3) (21 894-9218 LARGESTTHE SAN Of MONTESAVALLEY' IN fERNANDO 223 W. CAMINO REA L. MONROV IA. CALIF . 91016 - 2 13-44H I342 . WHOLESALE ONLY Dellers write todlY ExclusIve BlendzllI Dlsl. ......................................................"