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Paul Harber bad little trouble plclclng up another siX to keep b1m tied with Balley for the series lead. Paul bad a bad start In the first mota but moved from the back of the pack to f1n1sb tblrd. He won the seconC two motos bands down. Two more events are left In the series, Saddleback nen on June I, and then baelc to carlsbad for the ftnal one June 15, capp1ng the Carlsbad/Cycle News Cycle Circus. Even though BaUey and Harber are tied ttl for tile lead, with two races remaining, there Is still the possibllity that some of the riders tied for second could move into the lead. Bill Silverthorn. By John Shedd CARLSBAD, CALIF. May 11 - Gary Ba1JeJ, wbo ls probably tile best motocross rider tbis country lias yet produced, almost blew b1s cbances to win tile trip to Europe aftered to tile winDer at tile CYC GA S~ Series••'!be m1sh8p came In tile early laps of the first 250Cc Senior moto. Gary was attempting to man b1s Greeves past Bultaco mounted Cbrts Hollenbeck aDd take over the lead but bit one of tile steel posts that holds up tile tanners that oulline tile course, injuring bis clutch band. It was a real uast;y spW, but with help ~ was able to Ilmp back to tile pits. Bt11 Stlvertborn went 011 to win the moto II!! b1s Husky. When the 500ec Sr. class J!UlIed to the J1De BaUey was m1ssJng. Hetbad afourth In tile first 100cc Sr. moto ;L jdDf In the first 250cc Sr. It appeared that Gary's best cbaDce to stay In contention was for Bruce Baron aDd Paul Harber, !!bo were tied with bim In series points, to fail to win. Batley 1IU back In action In the second 12See Sr. moto, but obriously was DOt up to r1dlng. BW SUverthorn bad woo the ftrst one on a Penton but SacUjfl8UDted Preston Petty took the second Ba1Iey was way back. 9 WIleD the flag fell on the secOliCl 250Cc Sr. mota it was DOlle other than lrODllllUl btmself, Gary Batley out In the lead. SUverthorn was back In the pack, but In no time be was second andpusb1Dg Gary. Gary's sore band aDd brulsed body cou1dD't stand the pace and BW passed b1m. IYF Just when It looked like it was all over for Batley, Stlverthorn really goaled. Mistaking the last lap flag for the checltered, BW pulled 0/1. the t:rackt Gary zoomed Into the lead and DW, rea11Z1ng what be bad done, turned around aDd was In hot pursu1t, A mecbantea1 malfunction put BW on the dnf l1stand Ba1Iey won the moto. Newly-made Senior, Mark Blackwell bad a second aDd a third In the two motos which gave b1m a 125 point lead over DliJey and SUverthorn, wbo were now tied for second. Balley aDd SUverthorn each needed a win to take the class but Blackwell only needed a second. Balley went ahead aDd rode the final 12See Sr. mota even tbougb bis eba.nees at w1nn1ng it were almost as sum as the lrODman bimself. It was Petty again tak1ni the win In the final moto and the class as well. The 250Cc Sr. class was on the line aDd so was the trtptoEuropeasfaras Balley was concerned. Wben the flag made Its streak at green througb tile ocean breeze Batley thundered Into the lead. Tb1s time it was Gary all the way. SUvertborn finIshed second aDd Blackwell was back In the pack so Gary picked up the win aDd another siX series points. Bruc~ Baron was tied Jor tile series lead for bis efforts In tile 125ec Jr. class but thls time be bad problem In the form at Steve Goldberg on tile Penton sponsored bY Valerian's Two Cycle City, Ltd. Bill Urban won the firstmotoafterGoldberg crashed, but steYe woo tile second two, costing Baron tile needed siX points. Paul (23) H.... - u d .Is way laroup tills pact aad Is lied wllb GaIJ Ball.)' In til. Golden Stat. _I.s for Ia. trip to EnClaIlll. CMC GOLDEN STATE SERIES MOTOCROSS Carlsbad, calif. May 11,1969 125 SR. p. Petty Sac B. Stlverthorn Pen T. Raw Bul G. Ba1Jey Pen V. Vanderpool Sac 125 JR. DlV. I S. Goldberg Pen B. Baron Sao B. Urban Bul E. Crtppa Sac Y. TriPes Pen 125 JR. DlV. n D. BRssan1 Hod D. Smith Hod M. Brown Sac B. Witte Sac G. Swedberg Yam. 250 SR. G. Ba1leY Gre B. S1lvertbonI Bus M. B1acIcwell Yam C. Holenbeck Bul G. Smith Mal 250 JR. D1V. I J. West Yam G. Harris Hus C. Lunde CZ J. Harber Gre J. Jaclcson 250 JR. D1V. n B. Torbett D. WIllman R. Norris S. Oliver J. Cbr1stensen 500 SR. L. Larsson T. Bart G. ~ooes G. McClarty J. Bently 500 JR. D1V. I p. Harber B. cambell Hus Hus Yam MOIl Yam Yam L.. Burnes Goldberg H. JaclcsOD 500 JR. DrV. n J. KuJeIc R. Farmer R. Eseamtllo C.S. NlcholsonID B. Simpson Hus~. Mon BSA Hus CZ Gre Hus Mert Lawwill Wins the Cumberland National wearing a Bell Helmet. 9 OIIt If tile first 10 finlsllers 01 the C..llerl.d Ih nile ee.se . . . Bell, SIIIIld JOU settle for Less? 0,. COffer.,1 .oforcrdes SACHS La Habra 901-905 W.Whittier Blvd .,... (213) 691-2661 _.!II-..... --- The III . . 1.1Mco CIUIoI isdlt-.t~"'iI tiI ~1n ........ ...... ---..-_-_ of HI..trItilR. of . . . . . " See -= n_ YIIT• •CG au ZNC. • ''til Mal Mal Hus Hus Mon Hus Hus Mal