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(9) Ro)', Earl (15) Bark. and Dick (31) Mills con_nelne.
By Bill Harmer
SAN DIEGO, CALIF. June 15 - By postIng wins in two out of three of the motos
in the hotly contested 250Cc expert class
and theo coming from beh1nd in a whirlwind finish to win the Lucky Yamaha
sweepstakes, Ward Ring of NatlooalClty,
riding the Jon Knapp-tuned Yamaha, took
the lion's share of honors here today.
Jim Chitwood, mounted on a Don Vesco
Yamaha pressed him in the first moto and
beat out Ring'S team mate, Carl Byers
for second. In the second Moto when Ring
saw that Byers was a cinch for second he
perml tted him to pass to build up points
for the Lucky Yamaha team but holding
17·)'e_ld Debbie Greenl. broucllt her bIkini with her from San Francllco to award
the trophy to Ward RI ne.
off the efforts Of Earl Barker on the
Southbay Yamaha.
in the third mota, Ring outperformed
an entire new bunch of contenders. His
team mate went out with a seized engine.
The Open expert cootest saw Myron
(The Red Baron) Carter, a talented Poway
teenager, who does all his own tuning,
Ward Rlne. I I he undelutable?
decisively turn back Norton team mates
Don Matthews and Rich Rlbley, who ride
for Mike'S Speed Tuning, to capture the
fracas.
Of particular concern to your reporter
in this race was a nasty spill In the 2nd
moto • on the South sweeper involving
Triumph riders Dan Duncan and Ellis
Boles. Dan dropPed his scooter and Ellis
ran over him. Dan Is the Service Manager of Valley Motorcycle Sales, EI
Cajon's Honda, Triumph and BMW dealer and Ellis Is his chief mechanic. As
my BMW was scheduled for a service
appointment on Monday 1was particularly happy to see both boys In good condition after the race although Dan sported
a K-70 tread mark across his middle-.
The powder puff race Is gaining more
attention as the girls are prepping for
the big lOOCc Grand Prix to be held at
South Bay OIl July 6th. Debbie Reon repeated her win of last week ahead of
Shirley Newsom and Sue Faucher. All
three girls were on Hodakas.
Butch Montgomery led the new cropof
lOOCc novice riders across the f1n1sh,
followed by Hodaka mounted Phil Col1Ie
and Kawasald pilot John Montez. Elevenyear-old 100Cc Novice Dave Emde finIshed second in his heat race here today
in his first competition start and papa
Floyd was just as happy for him ashe was
that older brother Don Emde f1n1shed
second In the AMA Novice class at the
Laconia Nationals on Saturday.
The next motorcycle program in the
S.D. area will be at the Autodromo de
Tijuana on June 29th followed by the 100Cc
Grand Prix at Southbay on independence
Day weekend. We'll see you all there.
(Results on page 20)
Hillbillies
Trial Lauded
By Rich EatOl"'
OAKHURST, CAL., June 8, 1969 - The
small roadside town of Oakhurst, Calif.,
nestled high in the Sierra 50 mUes north
of Fresno, buzzed with the sound of
trucks laden with trial type cycles as
they headed yet Northward to the site of
the HIllbillies M. C. English Trial Sunday.
The HIllbillles had set up a beautiful
course utl1lz1ng a 10 mile loop through
the evergreen forest. Conditions were
overcast with a brief thunder shower
just after sun- up which settled the dust
and provided an Ideal setting for the
Trials.
Many compliments about the layout of
the observed sections and course routIng were paid to the Hillbillies by the 45
contestants. Strongest club participation
came from the enthusiastic Pacific International Trials Society which swept the
Trials in all classes and took home most
all of the trophies. The P.I.T.S. group
praiSed the HI1lbillles the most vigorously of all.
The Southern Calif. Trials Assn. was
conspicuous by Its' absence, and missed
out on the variety of observed sections
used. The 8 sections Included water
trap:;, sand, gully climbs, log jumps,
and a "mind-blower" oozing mud section. The HIllbillies have expressed a
desire to have more Trial riders make
use of the el