Rapp, Hannan,Runyard Are Moto-Cross Champs
story by BU1 Pettigrew
CARLSBAD, Cal. Dec. 15 - M1ke Runyard (l25cc), Vic Hannan (250cc), and
Tom Rapp (500cc) are thenewCallfornla
Junior mota-cross c bam pion s. M1ke
Runyard, aboIlrdanewSacbs 125, snatca..
ed top booors In b1s class on the motocross track next to the sea. Another
Sacbs enthusiast E. Crippa took secood
place.
VIc Hannan and Suzuki teamed up to
grab first place In the 250cc Jr. class
a'-d of Yamaha ace rider R. Hall.
Tom Rapp (Mal) ridlng for Bob MaJ'aard's orange County Cycles had a CODY1DclOC three-moto wln. In the first two
motos Rapp lIl&IIlIged to outdllltance bls
riYals by ba1f a lap at the checkered·nag.
Ray McCarty, DOW back to rtdlng bls
Yamaba single, pulled off a smooth wln
In tbe 250cc Expert (or Sr oJ class with
C. Hollenbeck and bis Bultaco PurSang
r1ght in there for a comfortable second.
J. Bently (Hus) worked bls . , up to
tbird.
Penton~mounted Gary Bailey found
blmself with another three moio wln at
the sea close moto-cross track and at
tile same time set second fastest time of
tile day aboard bls 125cc cbarger. Olaf
Persson of Sweden aboard a victory
Metlase snatched first place in tbe 500cc
Sr. with Gary Bailey (Gre) taldng secood,
aad brotber Bob Ba1Jey cattlng a good
tIdrd llIl a MaJeo.
Wbat ... to be mtllltlCX*l now 18 tile
~t tIIat Tom Raw and bl8 new Mateo
IIlCIIIIIt -eed to traYerM tile demandlDC CUl8t8d coone futer tblIIl all tbe
Sr. r1dera. Y.s, it . . clocked.
(Results 011 pap 16)
Pbotos by Lynn Wineland
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