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Wilson And Minert Wail By Maureen Lee baYing plenty of. power to pull the liWe IRVINE, CALIF", May 25 - JIm WUsoo bike uP the long bills. (Greeves) and Chuck M1Dert (BSA) were A buge Martini and Rossi banner the two big winners of. the ACA Saddledecorated the course, bringing some back motocross. After two accidents took European flavor to the scene. The first place 00 the identical spot, the b1adrwas 250 Jr. mota was stopped after the plletaken over to reduce the bumP, maJdng uP and It was Greg Schweers on a Bulsome riders unhaPPy. "This Is a mototaco who came UP with the most points cross Isn't It?" one asked, "Not a TT at the end of. the second. scrambles!" Matco was Jesse Goldberg's cbolce of. Events provided some wild action. In mount for the day and he demolished the the 250 Senior, Jim Wilson sbot out in 500 Sportsmen on It. Considered by some tront, sbowing a clean pair of beeIs to to be an "old timer," begoesllkean 18his opposition. Bebind It was Gary Bailey year-old on the track. Richard Davis, on (Greeves) and K1yomaru Kato (Yamaha) wilat's called a "street scrambler" , rode exchanging places with Bailey having a his motos very smoothly to 3rd place difficult time due to his injured band. 350 and then was seen riding his macbine Would you believe be whacked It on a bome from the Park. Shades of the "good pole again? He did. ole days," eb what? Kato passed W"JJson in a manner that Chuck Minter (BSA) lived uP to his was completely out of. shape to say the reputation as KIng of. Saddle!:ack wrapleast, almost nailing Wllson into the ping uP the 500 Seniors wi th Jim Wl1son fence. Wllson cbased him uP the Tower giYing him a serious cballenge only in Hill and gave !:ack as good as be got the second moto. before the steep downbill and eventually RESULTS: pulled away. Bebind It was WaltAxthelm l00cc SPORTSMAN, 1. Don Emler (CZ) and TIm Hart (Montesa) wbdI bad (Suz), 2. Bryar Holcomb (Hod), 3. Robt. brake problems earlier settling the reGoldberg (Hod). maining spots, with GaryBaUeytraillng. 125cc SPORTSMAN: 1. Bruce Baron ArOUDd they came again, Bal1ey in sec(Sac), 2. steve Goldberg (Pen), 3. Jim ond, followed bY Kato and AxtheIm. 0' Neal (Bul). After the moto Wllson said about Kato. 125cc SENIOR: 1. Gary Bailey (Pen), "He sure does liven uP the course." 2. Mike Runyard (sac), 3. Jeff Creager Tom Rapp migbt bave woo the 125 (Yam). senior but was dlsqgallf1ed for r1dtDg OIl 250Cc SENIOR: 1. Jim Wilson (Gre), the coarse wbile lUIOther race was in 2. Klyomaru Kato (Yam), 3. Walt Axprogress. Gary Bal1eJ won the class OIl thelm (CZ). " his Penton. 500cc SENIOR: 1. ChuckMinert(BSA). Don Emler on a sQPer-fast little Suzuki was the winner of the 100 Sportsman. (Continued on page 17) Ring Steals Southbay TT Show ~ By Bill Harmer RESULT&. ~ Powder Putt Moto: 1. Carol Chiara ~ (Hod), 2. Shirley Newsome (Hod), 3. Lori ~ Fuller (Kaw), 4. Sandy Ocheltree (Hod). lOOce Novice: 1. Sal Peluso (Yam), 2. >. Jim Brockman (Suz),3.FrankSeik(Hod), U 4. Del Ocheltree (Hod). l00cc Ex. Moto: 1. Carl Byers (Hod), 2. Kevin Statford (Hod), 3. Jim McGuIre (Hod). 125cc Novice Main: 1. Jeff Hosaka (Bul), " Steve TIefenbacb (Yam), 3. John Montez (Kaw), 4. Dick Flegle (Yam). 12c.cc Expert Moto: 1. Eric Crippa (Sac), 2. Ray Vanderpool (sacb), 3. Rich Hosaka (Yam). 200cc Combined Moto: 1. John Swinko (Bul), 2. Bob Darneli (Kaw), 3. Cbuck Palmer (Kaw). 250Cc Novice Main; 1. RandyCusbman (Bul), 2. Dale Hunipbreys (Bul). 3. Jack Evans (Mon), 4. Larrell Horstman (Yam). 250cc Ex. Main: 1. Ward Rin (Yam), 2. Carl Byers (Yam), 3. Wayne Clark (Kaw), 4. Larry Collie (Kaw). Open Novice: 1. Bob Larson (Tri), 2. Dale Humphreys (Tri), 3. Mike KoDBbak (Nor). ()pen ExPert: 1. Don Matthews (Nor), 2. Myron Carter (Trl), 3. Dick Mills (Tri), 4. Jim Harmon (Nor). Sweepstakes: 1. Ward Ring, 2. OlD Matthews, 3. Carl Byers. CHULA VISTA, CALIF" May 25 - Before a record crowd of. 1600 fans, Ward Ring, riding the Jon KnaPP tuned Lucky Yama- d ha DT-l took the lion'S share of. bonors as he posted an easy win In 250Cc Expert class over his team mate Carl Byers. Tben be returned in the Sweepstakes bandicap and turned back the open Expert winner, Don Matthews tocap that event also. Carl Byers captured second In the 250cc ExPert division and stilted across the finisb of. the Sweepstakes event a split-second lbIrd. Don Matthews, riding the bot Mike Garret tuned Norton, played It coolin the beat race and tinlsbed just good enough to transfer but in the main be poured OIl the coal and gave favored Trlumpbrider Myron Carter a decisive shellacking. Yamaha mounted Sal Peluso outran the rest of. the l00cc novice field so bad that be appeared to be in a dltterent race and will surely be graduated to the Experts soon. 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