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• Bear A particularly difficult trap was laid out al the Ind of the loop. of the heap after the final tabulation. By Terry Pratt High above the smog and crowds, master rider Bob Nichelsen put together two days of steady performance and held off quickly closing Bob Grove to win the Southern California Trials Association two day trials at Big Bear Lake Memorial weekend. All riders faced twelve sections twice on Saturday and twelve more twice on Sunday. Points were meted out by the usual clean, I, 3, and 5 point system and the two day scores were totaled to determine winners. When the trials people retired to their camper trucks and trallers Saturday night Nichelsen was the learling master at 23 points and Grove was second at 30. However both riders were overshadowed by expert rider Jack Norman who turned in a first day score of 20 on his Cotton. With the dawn Norman saw his lead slipping away as he ran into deep water and deep trouble in too many sections. Soon Nichelsen was in the lead overall but Grove and his Bultaco seemed to find the way through time after time and closed the gap on the leader. "We kept pretty close tabs on each other during the day," Nichelsen said later. "Grove was catching UP. He took a five in the last section of the first loop, otherwise 1 don't know If 1 could have held him." Despite the crippling five points section Grove was low point man for Sunday with 13 but Nichelsen's 7 pointlead from Saturday and the solid 16 he collected SIlllday put the Long Beach rider on top Nichelsen is number three trials rider in the state standings and rode a Sammy Miller type Bultaco to victory Sunday. Jack Ward finished third on his Bultaco with 58 points and John Walters, also on a Bultaco, was fourth at 64. Among the experts John Brewer slipped his Cotton into a winning position with 48 points, displacing first day leader Jack Norman who took second with 60. MIke Hans was third at 65 and Bill Batzloff fourth with 71 both on Cottons. Bultaco mounted Bob Hans was the winning amateur lightweight at 85 points. Tom Conley and his Greeves took 88 points and second place. Third was John Schulz who teamed uP with his Montesa Coda to take 91 points. The Ultra-lightweight amateur class saw Gary Lane collect 109 points and a win on his Hodaka. James Highburger edged out Jeff Norman 125 to 126 for second and third places, Both were riding Yamahas. The course followed mountain fire roads from section to section, and riders met almost every type of terrain. Each section had either rocks, powder dust, logs, moss, sand or something else that seemed as If it was there specifically to upset a motorcycle. At the end of the loop on both days a particularly challenging trap was laid out involving several sections made up mostly of a rushing stream. More than one rider found himself with wet trousers sitting on a slippery rock in a Icy creek, engulfed in a cloud of steam. ~esults on page 26) EXPERTS M.C. 2nd ANNUAL 100(( "TT" GRAND PRIX JULY S & 6, 1969 SAN DIEGO COUNTY CAMPING AT TRACK - OK I POWDERPUFF. NOVICE GALS 25 LAPS NOVICE 45 LAPS AMATEUR 50 LAPS EXPERTS 10 LAPS I AMATEUR. EXPERT I FINALS ON GRADED & SURFACED 8/10 MILE OTT" COURSE. CLASS "C" TRACTION ONLY SOUTHBAY SPEEDWAY PIOIIty of rldlne PI.nty of trophl.s l00cc only $7.50 mall .ntry This Is the bluest .vent .... for the IIttl. on.s Practlc.11 a.m. to 4 p.m. SII" up d.t..mln.s startlne position on Saturday Rac.s 11 a.m. Entrl.s clos. 6/.30/69 on Sunday Taco Mini Blk. donat.d by Chula Vista Sport Cycl., will blelVin away as a eat. prlz•• Mall Intrlll to Exp.rts MoC. 251 Pad.n Or., Sprlne Vall.y, Ca.9Z0n For Info call Mr. Mlck 714-479-4959 D•• 0.. Earl was til. only woman .ntry to finish the chall.nelne cours••