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story aad PbotD bJ BtU Banner lOOcc 111 (7)Va"'ool, (3) a,.s (tile _'eII.J••,.rts crowdlB1ollrstJ'" Horalia, '1M _1Ira1 Carl place n.I'..... .vwtual (2) CIlI.a _ W.,.. (55) PartlY If.... Hosalla'i .1110. Is 3n1 place tu.... TT FEUDS RENEWED DEIIESA, CALIi'. MareIl 9 - 1'1leJarpst crowd ~ rider. ud ......... lIIDc:elle Ewopeu ~ aperts pat OIl tbeIr sbow III DlIcember. IM'r *"'-d ~ for lIIe m IIootlI II.C• ..eaIdTTseramIlles pnIpUI ~ lie lH9 _ 1Ier. tDlIQ. 'l1IIn wn 114 lIJItrluIIs 111 lie ...n- eluwa ud lie IP'1IDd8tIInd was ClftI'flowIIIC. • .....,. lie .... was wiped deufor tile ..... ~ l I I e _ - ...... __ ....-al r-Is ~1IeJd_.1I7na carter. apea ~ cIIamp, pr--..e to pt IIMII: at lie . . . cJIuIp AI n.a Ia _ I1dbIC a ~ ~ lI:iO CllIIt ~ s.cIa C)de e.ter ~ 1m..... ~ Bul RoIaIf doe. Ids tuaIIIC III8IIC em tile . . . meeNne. Daa Iftltt IajaNd eu-J;J last _ 1IIdle Ia JIClIata. .......... tIIat lie would lie ridIDI Jme Garrett'. bat BS& wUIl tile Ida ~ IU1Dc ~ wIlent lie 18ft _MId *' dI. • ••• IIti7 AI PIMa .... tile ftrst blat sIleM ~ Nclrb • +4ed Rich lUble7 ud lISA pJlot .JoIID Apple. 1'1le IIeCClIld beat . . . Tn_1III IIJJ"OIl Cu1III' wID, eJoseJ;J ..... ,IRpd bJ Daa ........ ud ~ 11ft • hot Am Barmaa. TIIas lie sap ... set for _ ~ tbe JDOSteJoseJ;J t 7 IIId ~ mala -as eYer _ at lie DIIIea-.e. IIatIbna lIllaIIE lie . . eu-J;J bat was cmJ;J . . . sIleM ~ carterudBanDClll. AI PlaiD, pasIdJIC Ids . . . ~ at a sc:r.-lDC .-ce. iQ • fled bJ BanDClII OIl lie secmd lip but . . . IIOt lIbIe '0 _ taJre tile two Bders. After 1 . . . . . . . . lie c:IIec:bnd Otc. Am BanDClIl 0Ni sbot lie lf1lDC Ids b&bt cIo1l'a ud -.rrowJ;J DdulDc Jour repcll1m" was foolisllJ;J .'.,,11,. OIl lie apnlD IU1Dc m....... os-a ._per. *' ....tw... ElIperi mala ...:1 "'' 1'1le 250 .... WIayue ~ wbo 1M Larr1 CoU1e PYlae him bJ lie ~ ridIDI ~ .s _ _.xtended a hub to hub batt1Il II1Itt1 be aDd drqllllld Ids Po1lowIDc Hosaka'. Ka~ acro-s lie fIaUb were Yamaba pilot GraDt Br01l'D, Ka~ mOllDt8d w..,.. Clara aDd Yamaba rider scooter. Xeri.a stafford. 1'1le 2OOcc: Nonce enat was _ ~ lie few matos ud 11Ift . . a betI8r c:IIaDc:e to ob8eI •• lie ridIDI sId1l ~ tile CClIIt8Stuta. BalDco moaated Ed Mari. rode ~ well '0 taJre tql poIDt RJdlard ~ 1ooII8d ftI'1 i1Dootb IU1Dc MCClDd plac. OIl Ids Yamab&. Baltaco pilot JoIuI SwIakOr ud K a ~ m....... Am c....,. pat OIl a Iood ibow tor tIdrd bmor...UII SWIDkor IInlDc a sllcIIt edge. WortII speeJal meatIaa was Bob RtdIac ClIlJ;J Ids IIeCClIld race 111 tills c:J:ua. Bob looked ftI'1 lJDJII'llUh'e On! phil fIftII. 1'1le ltrcett eatrJ field Wi 111 lie lOOCC ~ c.... w1dclllltdtllreebats baaor.. DarDen. aDd a maiD lmII1t. Carl mastertaUy • • An • BJvs rode to post a c:loee wlD _ erowd-pteestnc Vo'QDeJkp" BolIIbo1S wer. r1dIac "oden s , A tldrdplace baIUe ~ Yamaba ace, Rq 'VUderpoul aDd 80dUa IDOQl1tlId .JoIID BrowD ... _bJ Brown. After tile fta1 _ t ~ lie repIar prccnm. lie Lemem Groft ,...... cs.Jer . . . . ed a ..... ..,...... racefor all tile -n-rs ~ tile ...n- ~ ud two four-lip races _ _ btId_ tbe .... 1/5 mile otal flat track coarM tIIat tlIe Bt IIootlI M.C. rec:eutb added to tbeIr ractnc plaDt. 1'1le TT COUI'IMI bu . . . cratJ;J lJDproncl _ Jut ,.,.. It bu . . . scraped ud rolled ud ..., .... added 110 yards '0 lie lIW1~ after tbe jaJDp, widell al101l'i tbe I1deri more tim. to I'llCOft1" tf tbe1 Detd It. (Results OIl pep 16) TEXAS SEAS N OPENS WITH A SPLASH • . an ). ..,. ?taJ n n Byar', AUSTIN, Texas, 2 Marcb 1969 - Tbe Southwest Motorqcle RaclDg A.soc:laUOIl opeaecJ Its 1969 road raciDC seasoo today, aDd w1t11 riders from all ewer lie state aDd from Mexico attend1Dg, It was a cold and wet baptlsm. PracUee began w1t11 a light drizzle talltng. Wben It became apparent that tile sun IItd taken a bolIday, riders began to unwrap tIIeir mounts aDd slog arollDd tile coarse. A1IboucII some of tile racers appeared determined to find the limits of edbeslon tile liard way (aDd succeed1ng spec:tacularJ;J), tIIere were no Injurie•• Tbe procram got lIDder way w1t11 tile 250cc Production race - eight lips OIl lie l.5-mJle. eight-turn, right-band c:1rcult. Suzuki Nnls"ed 1-2-3111 tile 250cc Pr0duction event, w1t11 Mike Odem, Tommy -- Circle s,ear ca'e T... '_I, .0wCJcl. . . .tln, place C..- - Datil & w. HWJ. 13. ulICSder area Fine Food & Cold Drinks Pilon. avallabl. for ~r ..ncl.1 I Dlr. lat.r. 5 to UI HWJ-APPIOL 1~1li•. - - - ... ~= =eei i - ~ei=ie= INTENSIFIED : i i i ei: iE==: i . i i i ! HODAKAS BY CROWEL.L~ aDd' LJDD KIJe aboard. Da'tid Broylet was toartb OIl a Bultaco. AastlD dirt Inct star Jut O'Lary slipped aDd slid his way to Victory 00 a 350Cc Yamaba In tile 350cc Prod1Ic:tiOll race. followed by Bentley Bardwtcke (305cc SuzuJrj), Jet TIIarpe (35Occ Yamaba), and Jerry Klopperstein (35Occ Yamaha). Tbis was Bennie's nrst time out siDc:e tile tragic sbootlng incident that put him oot at mld-seasoolastyear, aDd It Wi good to see h1m back. Mexico Fa.ctory TeUl Tommy Byars was btcl: 111 tile Open Production bBsb, taking first place on &DotIIer SazutI (5OOec th1s time). Second was ~ Butner OIl a similar bike. lIoIa Carabe1a from Mes:Ieo IItd come to tile enDt wltII a team of riders and a sttbJe ~ tlIetory macblnery. in tile lOOCC beat for GP macblnes, IIIey made tIIeIr first bid.. Tbe team rider (wbo mast remala 11D-named due to lID error 111 regIstrat:Iclo) contl_'J;J pressed Jlm Lutz (BaJtaeo) tor the lead as lie tlYe lOOcc eatries orbtted tile course 111 a t1gbt Walll., la til. rala, Texans J I. (11) Lutz, Hank (6) PaJll., EdwanI (26) Greea sad JodJ (75) •• lIs .ar .ltIl ....Ico C.abela t.am rId. number 37 In a lOOcc himself In tile turn and came to a stop face down on the wet pavement. steamIng ~ Into the mist to tile tlnlsb were Lutz, Edward Green (Suzuki), JoeIy Wells (SUzuki), aDd BanIt Payne (Yamaha). As the raiD stopped, tile 200cc GP beat began, and Cbarles Rambo won on an UDtaIred l75cc Bultaco, followed by George .JoIms(JII (l8Occ Yamaha), Ric:bard Bates (175cc Brldgestooe), aDd Carlo ".aL VeceJ (Carabela). Sieve 1bompson, tormer AFM campaigner and now In tile Air Force In Lubbock, Texas, was tile wlaner in tile 250Cc GP beat with secood going to F e1Ipe Terrtquez ~ 1I0Ilt8rr81. JleJl1co on tile Mike Cone Yamaha, grac:iouslY loaned him by owner Harry Cooe. Jlmmy (Continued on next page) lIWe groql. On tile eighth aDd t1nal lap, tile Carabela out-braked tile Baltaco 111'0 tile fast number two lett-bander. Then It was all over as tile Mes:lcan rider over-extended COMPETITION READY Ride what the winners ride Equipped with these competition extras Glrlla, r1roch - 19" Front Wh••1 n-c:.o Front fork - SIlld Plate ME Air Clean. - Fork Brac. er....' T_d Pipe - N....ber Plate Solid AII., Rur $prock.t Cholc. of tires IE A LEADER' GO CROWELL 10421 Prairie, Iaglewoed (213) 613-5562 L_., (35) F..., oa bls ItRTT ,..,... ID pall Paul (12) Lin.... 650 Trh.pb, but... ( _ ,...... ...,,ap). •