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II Motocross Style By Al Snow By Pat Dempsey BI& bore riders CO lIIru '-ell. Inspectina uader lila sUrp a,. of lila ladles lila day. 0' _ 0' Lupine, WUd Mustard, and BriWebrush accented tile lovely ladies as tbe Powder Puffs flagged them oIf at Perris SlIDday. Merle Ma11i11iJl -.s a very busy g1r1 in tbe south turn, waving ber lace trimmed flag. There were mllllY wipe-outs tbere. In mid-afternoon sbe said, "That's tbirteen crashes I've counted, that last ODe -.s a bad one." There would be more, changing tbe outcome of many races. Cbuclt (1941 Gann fell wbile 1ead1Dg tile 250 Amateur Moto and wiPed out Rick (90) Talbot and Bill (58) Bartel. On tbe restart be wiped bimself out leaving only two riders for tbe next two 250 Amateur .. .. Gals and lace awrywllere was lila onl. of lila day as lila Po. . Puff. bostad lila CUJ'I oa TllEJR dill. lIer1a lIalllllla IlDod walch la the soulb twa or II It "endoollaado". Matos. Mike Posey fiercely cbased Tony DeDi- us in tbe first Moto Grande. in the second big one Tony chased Mike and tried too bard in that bad south turn. Tony took tile last one. It -.s a rather long day and the Powder Puffs gave tile riders more time on ~.......... BSA rider AI S.ltII sho_d lba SOO Novleas lila Will II's doIIa. MAKES . . .\ - i . IT • • . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . Heavyweight senior G,P, - 5/4/69 - ROl Grant, Slmki 500/5 That makes 2 in a row - at Orange Co. Inter. Raceway : .. the track than most are used to. in tbe last series of motos the riders were requesting three laps Instead of four but the ladies wouldn't relent and made them go the prescribed amount. (Results on page 21) second. The open class proved to be Alan Reed's cup of tea on bis super-fast Matco. A tigbt figbUor second uncovered Mike Chamberlain's Prado experience to barely edge out Ron Bare. Track owner Doo England announces a cbange In starting times effective May 25th. Practice from 10 to 12 with tile regular parade lap at 12:30sbarp.How's that, you sleepy beads? (Results on page 21) .....•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••'" - ~ · • • · · · · · · · · · · • · · · · · · • • · • · • • • • • = · · · · · · · • · • · · • · · • · · · · · · • · · · · : · · HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIF. May 11With IDlIIIY mot:lM!rs In attendance, a track surface near perfection, a fast wide groove with plenty of loose stuff on the outside for those that live b1gb on eJdcltement, It -.s a fine Motbers Day for all. Gary Wells, age 12, came all the way from Las Vegas to sbow them bow It's done on a Brldgestone. Gary is the wbeelie expert on a minibike, wbom you may have seen at Ascot. He now bas proved bis abiUty In the lOOcc class by grabbing two firsts and a second. Peter Haas and Steve Thomas made sure that Gary didn't win too easily. The' l25cc class was the battleground for Mike payse on a Loblto and Lave Boydston (Yamaha). Dave edged Mike in tile final tally by 100 points. Dennis Chandler beld on to third place. James Knox failed to show on the line for tile third moto, wbicb gave Chuck Hanson the fourth spot despite the plague of falls be was having. Richard Gann again showed the way borne to the 250 class by grabbing two firstland a second. Both Jerry Formby and Dean Butterfield losing a mota eacb, caused a big gap in points with Jerry coming back after a bad spIlL to grab I Express \. 'Yourself. ».... ~ • SUZUKI ........................................................................ , . . . . • . • . . • . • . . . • . . : . . . Novice Main Event - 5/2/69 - Don Emile, SUzuki 16K Hustler That Makes 2 in a Row - 4 for the season at Ascot i z , .. : i ' ••••. ./ ~ . .