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" Wilson Keeps # 1 English Trials Plate, Grove Is Year's Best No 100m for cIlolcl herl, thl ribbons kllp Tom StoWlrson his Grllves rl&h! whl" thlywant him. turn agaIn and exit between two trees. No one was able to make a clean attempt the first time. They next went after an uphill section, steep, with grass-hidden rocks and crevices. That alone was bad enough. But tile contestants had to enter at a right-hand 90 degree angle at the base of tile hill, turn, and then churn for the top, witllanotller right turn before finishing. The rest of the sections were laid out in similar fashion, each with its own special demands. The riders would come upon a section, dismount, look tbings over and walk around, discussing the particular techniques necessary to conquer the traP. The more experienced riders took their time studying each area. They always let tile more eager ones go first. At the end of tile day, as It began getting dusty, results were turned in and unofficial standings discussed. It was a certainty that Bob Grove, SCTA president, would receive the association'S perpetual trophy lor the best total performance of tile year. Tbis Is the tbird year in a row he's won It, and if he can do it again next year, ii's his to keep for good. However, he will still bear #2 Master plate. Coveted #1 Is still retained by young Jim Wilson, who turned in tile best score of the day. He lost only three points In 32 dilferent trials attempts. (Jim Is also an excellent moto cross rider for Greeves.) (Results on page 16) M, Leonard Sipe Photos by Gary Barton By SAN DIEGO, Cal., Dec. 15 - The newlyformed San Diego Trials Riders held tIleir tbird English trials here. They are aff1l1ated witll tile Los Angeles-based SCTA (Southern cal1fornia Trials Association). The trials site was located in an ideal camping and bike play area; many of tile 100 participants and tIleir families had camped tIlere as early as Friday night. Bob NlcllIl_, with na«J hat and clean will.. Jacbt, doesn't plan 'allln& off his Boltaco. SALES SERVICE HOCrlES MOTORCYCLES HODAKA YANKEE OSSA GREEVES Complltllbclllni Shop Facllltl .. 22025 So. Figueroa Torrance, Cal ifornia (213) 328-1242 SUZUKI MAKES IT ... SO MAKE IT SUZUKI After handing out trophies from the last event, John Walters, president of tile new San Diego organization, briefed rid- ers on the day's event. The amateurs (80 percent of the entries) were diVided, as usual, according to engine displacement: Heavyweight (over 250cc)', lightweight (25OCc and under), and ultralightweight (up to and including 10OCc). Experts and Masters rode as one group. They were given their own sections, extremely demanding, making four loops around the five mile area also. Women, and children under twelve, had spec1al sections. Trials scoring Is faIrly simple. The rider making the fewest mistakes winds up with the least amount of points. The Masters were the ones to watch. Tbis was tile last event of the year and final standings for next year's low number plates were at stake. The first Masters' section was a run up tile side of a rock and gravel-strewn hill. Halfway up was a lateral off-camber swing to tile left, then back down tIlrough a maze of rocky clumps. First rider to "clean" It (lose no points) was Duane Stone. He took it at speed in second gear, somehow finding just tile rigbt amount of tractioo to maintain control. The second section was a real bear. It began witll an off-camber line up a hill, immediately turning at a tree. Tben straigbt down with both brakes on hard into a small arroYO witll a log at the bottom, up and tIlen down a four-foot embankment, turn, twist, over another log, - USED PARTS ALL MAKES 40~ TO 60% OFF ., oco YAMAHA DEALER. SCRAMBLER MOTORCYCLES 1801 W. Burbank Blvd. Burbank, Calif. 849·5907 Of 845-8738 ElL • 7 SEe YOUR DEALER S .5.S' 5s••, sSSSSSSSSS'M Don & Ray's Handle The WINNER "'~ :~ • Dec. 15, 1968 Carl sbad Raceway Cal it. State Championship Moto-X 250 Senior Class lst Ray McCarty YAMAHA DT-l 250 single available for immedi ate del ivery ALL MODELS AVAILABLE SALES - SERVICE - PAITS C-.lete line of acces_ies, ~etitl.n _inc a specialty 1223 W. Ave I, Lancaster, Calif. - (805) 942-9624 • •• •s. sssssssssssssss, ..... '.