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Gordon Septine"i Beaefit Marysville -NiteScramblesA-Blast Story by Dale McKinnon Wendel Snider By Dale McKinnon MARYSVILLE, CAL., June 29, 1969Triple M Speedway, e track of thrills and spills aplenty. The heats got off in good smooth order, no Cuss or muss, but in the Mains It was a different story. The 100 Novice got off alright and it was Jerry Willis on a Suzuki taking it from ;;tart to finish, with some prodding from Robbie Robinson and Charlie Mc Gimsey wbo battled royally for second. In the 125 event it was Vick Krill, caught napping on' the line so he didn't get his usual good start but by the end of the fir st lap he had the lead. To my knowledge he hasn't lost a race this season any place as he won Helvetia last week and he was riding against the 200' s. He also got second in the 15 laPper, all on a 125 Yamaha, quite a rider and machine. The 200 Novice event saw an up and coming rider taKe the checker in a come from behind finish; Ed Brown rides all types of events on a Bu! and is really doing good. He has also trophied his last few races. The 250 Novice race was the race as an over zealous bunch of riders lined uP for the start. They got off the tine together wheelieing and fishtailing and in the first turn several riders went down and Mel Byers machine caught on fire, they got the fire put out in a hurry but it seemed the fire extinguishers wou!dn't work and it was a few more minutes before some one got over with one that HELVETIA PARK, CAL., June 22, 1969 - The race as a whole was a roaring success as many riders showed up from all over to put on a excellent show. They didn't get as many spectator:; as expected but the ones that did show had some fine entertainment. Jerry Willis, leading lOOcc novice rider from the MaryS-ville track, got his usual quick start and was goIng great guns when he got into a little trouble and had to drop out and Nell McDonald went on to take the win. Another top rider was Vlck KrI1l who darted into the lead shortly after the start and went on to show it doesn't matter what track he rides on he is going to win in the 200 class. Another rider to be reckoned with is Ed Brown who finished second and rode a beautiful race all the way. One of the closest races of the day was in the 250 Amateur class between John Green, Doug Sisemore, and Steve Young. Doug took and early lead and it looked like he was going to keep it even though Steve and John were right on his tall battling for second. Well, John finally got around Doug. Steve still stayed in worked; at least the machine didn't burn uP. Montie Gibson was there in his usual good humor and if anything Is going to happen he is the one it happens to. In his race he and another rider creeped a little to much so the starter 'made them get hack and as Montle was moving toward the line out of gear the flag dropped and left him on the line, which made him happy. Coming out of the first turn, 10 and behold a tire in the mIddle of the track from the previous race and that was the straw that broke the camels back, Marysville does get a little careless with tires being where they are not suPposed to be. One of the closest battle of the night was in the 200-250 Expert bash between Merrill Beidleman on an Ossa and Gary Lozano on a Bul. Merrill was off the line like gangbusters with Gary hot on his tall. In the heat Gary laid back and bided his time and took him in the last lap for a close win. In the Main it shaped up the same way, except lady luck stepped in to lend a hand, in that Gary was pushing Merrill real hard and he went a little wide and droPPed it. In our Hack event Jean Ball brought his wife along to ride passenger. What a pro; she would lean out of the Hack just inches from the ground and in doing so helped him get around the corners pretty fast. They took the Heat and Main. For an exciting evening Marysville is the place to head for Saturday nights, Triple M Speedway at the Feather River M/C Club sponsored races. (Results on page 20) Two hands OIl third, his Suzy didn't seem to have it to advance any further. Tmb800 Open Novice saw a variety of bikes battle for the first three positions. In the end it was Roy Tillis on a Montesa wi th Paul Donaldson on a BSA second and Mike Johnson on a Maico. The fastest race of the day was the Open Expert. It was a battle between Jorgen Jorgensen and Ray Huff along with Jim Sal tone. It was Ray and Jorgy at first with Jorgy on a BSA 650 always in command. Gordon Septinelli was the victim of an unfortunate accident as he and afewother Polka Dots were laying out the Forest Hill Run when around a corner he went and into a cable stretched across the road and that's all she wrote. [t was one of the first such benefits we had to put on in a long time andhope we do not have another. They raffled away one of Gordon's bikes and what a beauty it was. Dick Mann or Sammy TaMer I'm sure would have like to have gotten their hands on it as it was BSA Gold Star, wiMer of more races [ thInk than any other bike. Chuck Santore was the lucky wiMer and he is of the Dirt Diggers North. (Results on page 20) the throttle ano a crlmace on the passenlers face. That's sidecar raclnl! 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