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~ CarterScor Q" Slory and Photos by BtU Harmer : ~ CHULA VISTA, CAL., May 4, 1969t.l Myron Carter of Poway captured Open :i!: Expert and SweePstakes honors at the t.l Experts M.C. meet on the Soutbbay ..:l Speedway 'IT course bere today. Trimnpll t.l mounted Dick Mills and Norton Ace Jim Harmon battled it out for second spot with Mills bav1ng a sligbt polnt edge. Hamon, who was third, is consistently 10 the top three finisbers of the class and is gradually building up championsbip polnts. Defend1ng polnts chamP, Al F1nan looked lmpressive winning the second moto but mechanical difficulty knocked b1s 650Cc Kawasaki out of the final frame. UDdoubtiedJy the biggest spectator thriller c#. the program bowever was the appearance of the side backs whose drivers and passengers courted disaster on the pavement-like hard clay track. H-D pUot, "Crash" Roescb and passenger Terry Benge outdistanced Jack Mc#.ntt and Frank Dabs to capture the event. Ed Morris and Roger Emmons f1n1sbed tbtrd 011 tbe1r big Trinmpb. Spec1a1 ment10a sbou1d be made c#. the other Side Hack association members who made the long haul down to the border city to be.\p make the sport of motorcycle rae1ng more colorful aDd lnteresttng to the spectator. Those who sbowed up were Ed Morris & Roger Emmons, Jerry Persoa aDd L.P. Woodcook, Thorpe Haynes and Dennts Erkel, Charlie Jones aDd Dick Armstrong aDd last but not least Steve Pettus and Harry Fisber. We hope they enjoyed themselves 10 San otego aDd w111 return soon. Perhaps the premier attraction on the regular 'IT program was the 250Cc Expert C;oatest whicb was masterfully dominated by Wayne Hosaka. HOsaD may bave found a mount that suitsbtmatlast. It is generally oplned that 1f Wayne can get on a bike that can survive bis rid1ng, be w111 wtn. His new mount is a Don Vesco tuned Ossa. Ward Ring who susta1ned a broken leg at Daytoqa during speed week (be fell off a borse) was limping badly but appeared to bave lost none c#. 1968 championsbtPform as be led for a lap that bad to be restarted because c#. several sptlls only to bave the transm1ss1on of bis Yamaba tatl aDd put bim out of the main event. South Bay Yamaha's young rider Earl Barker pve the Earl Roldf tuned DT-1 a faultless ride to G _. TOil (661) Berry .ed l00cc Main for 11I0 first 1\2 laps. Sal (7) Poluso was tIIo oventual capture secood. Kawasaki wh~ mounted Wayne Clarke c#. El Cajon ouixltstanced anotber Kawasaki ptlot, Larry Collie for the third spot. Kawasaki mounted Bob Darnell, who bas been knocJdng at the door, finally posted a decisive victory 10 the increasingly popular 200cc class but not without some pressure from Bultaco pUot Tom Bobier aDd Kawasaki rider Jobn Cornett who captured second aDd third, respectively. Surprisingly, the 100cc Expert race barely fielded enough entries to make UP a class as many riders seem to be abIUldontng it 10 favor of larger displacement machtnes. A close contest was 10 store for the tans however as defending champ JIm McGuire aDd second runner UP carl Byers m1.Dld 11 ql good with Byers lIIISelltinc the cbamp temporarUy at least. Byers team mate on the C & H Ractng team, Kevin Stafford turned back Mickey Cbtara c#. Spring Valley to receive second boDors. All entries in tb1s race were rtdtng Hodabs. Yamaba rtdtng Sal Peluso once aeatn dom h ....... the 100cc DOrice main event JOb SIll'" nipped his 250 Sprint liter a bad ...dlae Off oat beat. "0 J..... Ho wa.'t burt .. d raced U. "Cra"'" Roescll and Twry (7) Bonp o_taok Jacllllotfitt a.d Fra'* Dolls to wi. sldollacll rae.. but a youngster from the L.A. area, Tom Berry, caused bim some anxious moments by jumping lnto an early lead aDd making Peluso work hard to pass btm. Bt11 Collle. Kawasaki mounted younger brother of Expert Larry Collie looked very impressive taking third place. It would appear that with a little more ~ periance, Bud Fuller will bave another "Hot shoe" 10 bis Beach Cycle racing stable. Young Randy Cushman outclassed the 250Cc novice fleld 011 b1s Bultaco but the tussle for second place could bave been anybody's with three bungry boys sboottog for 11. Yamaba mounted Neil Pouwn beat out Suzuki pUot Mike Kowsbalt aDd Bultaco mounted John Caldwell who looked impressive fintsbtng fourth. Veteran powder puffer Carl Cbtara turned back an ever increastng field c#. girl type riders, but talented teen agar Lori Fuller was the apple at her daddy's USED PARTS ALL MAKES . ', 40% TO 60% OFF· eyes as she displayed continued Imprcwement to capture second on the Beach Cycle Kawasaki. Hodab. rider Sbtrley Newsom was third. in the added feature c#. all ~ Diego area 'IT scrambles, The Lul:ky Yamaha Sweepstakes open to tbe top two ftDt.sbers 10 each class, was woo by Uyron Carter on a 650Cc Triumpb who just -ba1'e1y niPPed carl Byers 011 a l00cc Hodab.. Pre!ly CiDdt Micba1 acted as Tropby Queen aDd presented the wtnners with valuable mercbaDdtse priZes from Lucq Yamaba as well as the Experts M.C. tropII1es. The early morniDg sbowers aDd the cht11y w1Dd did not dampen the spirts c#. the 1200 tans or the 130 solo aDd 7 side car entries aDd the program wbtch did not cODc1ude unttl 6 p.m. was a r-.l featber 10 the cap c#. tbe Experts M.C. (Results 011 page 20) A WINNING TEAll , YAMAHA DEALER • SCRAMBLER MOTORCYCLES o 1101 W. Burbank Blvd. Burbank. CallI. 1.9·5907 or 1.~"731 Elt. • 7 CMC Golden State Series Saddleback Park - 5/4/69 125cc Jr. Div. II 1 st Bruce Baron - Sachs T..... Expansill CIIambers Specialist in tuned exhaust for most two strokes. Por~ Polish and five porting, also complete hop-Ups for Hodaka. Bushbusters Motocross Las Vegas, Nev. 4/20/69 125cc Am/Ex. Class 1 st Casey Folks - Sachs 6025 Maywood Ayo. 81d. 11, Huntlneton Park, Calli. lbr" blocks off Slauson 519·7717 Hours 10~ SYMBOL lor QUALITY Sachs' new 1969 Enduros, K-100 and K-125GS. are successors to the famous Boondocker K-80GS. which won the greatest number of national events in the 1967-68 season. Whether your bag is traili ng, raci ng, or general fun, check out the new ·69 Sachs at your dealer. (SJ Dealer In~lfles Invited Importer and Western Di sIn lxJtor SACHS Calil.90404 IS: HERCULES DIST. LTD. 1812 Colorado St. Santa Monica. PH: (213) 4514721