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, Mik. La•• Uloffic:ial Wi. .r Of AFM Three-Hundred Miler By Eric RaIts Photos by Donna Lucas & Dennis Greene CARLSBAD, CAL" June 15, 1969-Mtke Lane was declared tenative winner of the AFM 300-miler at Carlsbad Raceway, Sunday June 15th. Lane rode a 500cc Suzuld to victory after most of the threecylinder entries fell out with mechanical problems. Results of the race were held up by protests and will not be ava.llable for several days. Jack Simmons pushed his Norton into an early lead and let everyone chase him until he sJddded out at the batrpin with a locked tranny and was unable to coolinue. '!be team at Bill Manley and Dave Smith took over the lead at tblspolntand began pl11ng up an advantage that was to last unt11 their brakes failed. Lane led for about the last tb1rty laps 00 his Crawford Chevrolet sponsored Suzuk1. Lane held an average speed at 79 mph for the 3 boor and 46 minute race. Tom steele lost control at his Kawasald. Three b1asting UP the hill out at the pit area and went at! the rc.d into some deep ruts. He escaped the spectacular 100 mph acc1dent with a cODCussion. Riders and tracIl: offtcJals alike were at fanlt for a .-r tracedY that resulted from steele's mishap. ODe rider passed two otbers wtIo bad slOW8d wben they saw the ambulance on the track, these two sped UP qain to avoid los1De more grouDd and lbeD nearl1 everybody sped lCl, pautnc the ambulance at better thaD 100 mph. 'Jbe emerceoey Yeb1c1s toot off dOWll the track, out at sJcbt at tile bikes comlDc throuch the pit turD and tile bMmtabJe ~. An lIII1deDtifled rider came lCl 0Nr a hill to see tile aJDbq1a nc:e 011 tile tracIl: at ODll-fourtII his speed and tried in vain to avoid It. Be sideswiPed It, . . . tllr'0WII at! his machine, and 0Nr tbe boCld at tile a mhJlpnc:e, r1W1Dc cbrome and tile side-mirror off the speedl~-Yeb1c1s.Be fell in froot at tbe am bo" " _ wb1chaar- rowJ;r mtasm I"1IIIII1IIC 0'IeI' him. 1be atteDdaDta jumped out and fOUlld the rider JD1raculoUIlJy UDInIrt and able to conlin... Track control was sadI;y 1acIdIIc. Spectators were constantl,y crossing tile tracIl: at e9lll'Y ImalP"hle locat1C111 wtthflacmeD juSt looking on. RestrooJDB andaCOllCllSslCIII stand are located in tile center at the hlcb-speed tracIl: and somebody needs to bu1ld a bridge so they are eas1I,y accessible• New rc.d-racer Bob BeDder looked very smooth as he and his partner Steve McLauglin brougbt the first three cylinder machine across the f1n1sb line. Their Trhunpll Trident was the 1!DOft1c1a1 open class winner. Dave Damron and Geoff Mazon won the 350 class on a Suzuk1. We hope to bave olf1c1al results next week. (Unolf1c1a1 results on page 21) AbOve, Jack (aI) Simmons maintained a scorchlnl17.5 ILP.H. a_ale and led until Iransmlsslon problems pul his down. To: Riehl, Mike Lane Iak.. Ihe checkered flal after 300 lruellnl mil... Riehl, Dave Damron and partner Geoff Mazon won ov.all SaL and placed hlp SUnday. r' I I I I NOW AT I I · IE CARRY ONLY THE FINEST COMPETITION BIKES AT OoCoCo • NO CONFUSING CLAIMS, WE CARRY THE 3 BIG WINNERS AT OoCoCo • CHECK THE RACER DISCOUNT PLAN AT OoCoCo OTOCROSS ~A ~ ~ 714-531-9984 __