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Kapus Cleans Up In Washington, Oregon fahler flies High In Aviation Races .. . ~ iJ .. ~ o WOODLA!'!D, WASH., Feb. 16th - Beauillul winter day, no rain, warm. Woodland Washington fast winter track, almost dry, smooth, hard, packed by melting snow and hard rains. One hundred forty-one cycles 100, 200, 360Cc and 40 inchers. You wouldn't believe the competition; class C experts, amateurs, novices, sportsman riders. Fast speed like Ascot. RESULTS: 100 trophy dash, Gary Kapus, Kawasaki. 200 dash Gary Kapus, Kawasaki. 100 A Main, Gary Kapus, Kawasaki. 200 A Main, Gary Kapus, Kawasaki. 250 trophy dash, Gary Kapus, Kawasaki. 360 dash, Mike Gregg, Kawasaki. 100 A Main, KaPUS, Kawasaki. 200 A Main, Kapus, Kawasaki. 250 A Main Jim Smith C.Z., 2nd Kapus, Kawasaki, 3rd Gregg, Kawasaki. 360 A Main Bill Cook C.Z., Bob Leach, C.Z., Ike Reed Bultaco. Open run moto-cross, winners: Leach, Flint, and Fuller. Seventeen-year-old Gary Kapus weighs about 110 lbs. wet, stands about 5 ft. 2", is a giant when mounted on a motorcycle. Gary has been riding Kawasaki out of Portland's Joe Dobbins Imports- for 4 years. He was high point 100Cc rider in 1967, high point over all at Sidewinders Track and voted best sportsman by fans and riders. In 1968 Gary received a broken ankle early in the season but rode the lOOCc class at Grants Pass, Ore. Championship, set fast time, took the A main and dash. Gary Is fast on a winter moto-cross, mud scrambles, or' hard track. He has dominated the 100 and 200cc class here this winter. and now has started riding a 238 Kawasaki In the 250Cc class. By Hank LaPore HAlf .'''UTf '''Tf.VlfW By Dick and Nora Ray HOLlDAY, Cal., Feb. 9 - A group of riders from North American Aviation put on a molo-cross here after two week of rain on ground that was nearly perfect, and a tight course that was well laid out. The racing was divided Into three classes: trail bike. open junior and open senior. There were three motos of 15 minutes each tor each class; the first of these got under way at 10 a.m. In all of the trail bike motos Clyde Heckart got off the line tirst, but midway through he was overtaken by Bill Fabler. The battle tor third between Ni Sanchez and Dick Ulch was also very close, as their pos1t10ns changed seyeral times in each race, but Sanchez came out on toP. The open junior class was won by a 305 Honda, ridden by Dick Davis. Davis took first in all three motos. but second place was a close contest between Kent Lentz and Pat Hannan. Lentz ended up getting second, with Hannan one point behind him for third. The open senior division provided the greatest share ot the day's excitement. Trail bike winner Bill Fabler came back to clean house in all three motos. Huskymounted Mike Merriman took second place, but was challenged all the way in two motos by Bob Cernuda on a Yam. Cernuda's bike quit before the third race, however, so he was not able to finish. Paul Wolby and Don Love took third and tourth places, both on Huskies. (Results on page 16) FRED EDSON Road Captain FRED EDSON lives in Hurlong. Calit. and is the only member of the Reno Ramblers M.C. who has Callfornta license plates on his Harley. Although a rather new member of the Reno Club, he and his wife Valerie have been touring for about 20 years. Fred is an employee of Uncle Sam at the Sierra Army Depot and commutes about 60 miles from his home to Reno to make the club meetings. He believes that cycling Is the one sport that never grows old andplans on riding for many years to come. NEW TV SERIES TO FEATURE MOTORCYCLIST NBC has announced a new tv series tor next season about a young man, played by Michael Parks, who will ride about on a motorcycle. seeking his Identity. It will be called "Then Came Bronson". It will be introduced by a tv movie of the same name on NBC March 24. Bronson is going to ride about the country, accompanied by a girl as troubled as he Is about who she is. Like a Bird, Walt Bird, that )s, PenlDn riders put on a one-two perfonnance in the 125 class. Peterson Mops Up On New Deadman's Course Story and Photos by Max Lyon DEADMAN'S POiNT, Cal., Feb. 16 Deadman's Point hosted 72 riders for the first moto-cross race on the newly completed 1-1/4 mile course. The weather couldn't have been better with no dust or monsoon rains as the sun shined all day. In the 125 class, Walt Bird and 11year-old Gary Bevans on Pentons put on a great 1, 2 performance with W~lt taking the honors. Bill Smith came ill third aboard his Yamaha. Ron Peterson mopped up again in the 250 Jr. class for his third straight win here. John Morris and George Spellman put in a close 2nd-3rd showing which would have been even closer if Spellman hadn't kJlled his Ossa on the last lap in the last moto. Jim 0' Neal on a Bultaco. took tirst in the 250 Sr. class with Ken Beach coming in second shutting down his stuck throttled Husky in the last waterhole. In the Open class. the juniors and seniors combined with Lon Peterson. riding his new Malco. taking first overall and tirst senior. and Sborty Raudman taking first in the Jr. class aboard a Husky with Malco mounted Lanny Hyde coming in second. The majority of the riders liked the new course, with a few fair-weathered riders complaJning about mud lett trom the rains. Like a IIsh, the 72 riders at Deadman's Point navigated the flash flood.