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In•• 5 ta ua H.,.....pprax.l&11.z mi. Penton - Hodaka Yamaha - BSA Husqvama Norton By Bill Harmer CHULA VISTA, CALIF., JaI7 6,1969Expert winner ct tbe 56 mile 70 lap 100cc Grand Prix was Fred BenDett ct Monterey, California wbo list all comers 011 h1s F&M.Reed Valve HodaIaL at the South Bay SpeedWllY bere today In a hotly COIltested fracas that sa" tbe lead chaIlge as many as six times. Bennett was clocked lap alter lap on the eig1lttenths mile TT course at less than 58 seconds. Kevin Statford, riding another hot Hodaka, managed to out last Yamaha pllot Ray Vanderpool for second place. ,_I. Twelve year old Earl RoJdf, Jr. got at! tbe line poorly, but worked h1s WIlY methodically and tlntl5bed a 1ItIee11ddtb bebInd VanderPool to finish fourtl1. Butch Montgomery, ct 1mper1a1 Beach, led tbe large Novice field for tbe ftrst few laps, but lost a chain which beld him .up for about a lap and a balfandcosthlm a spot In the money. Tom Sawyer,-a 17 year old high school junior from Boise, Idaho dropped his SuzuId momentarily on the backstretch, but didn't even Id1l his engine and got back on the track giving away only t1Iree positions but losing his brakes in the spill. Backers al these two boys each thought that tbe1r rider bad won th1rd place In the race, and bad to -.ait for tbe dectsiOll tbe Dlstr1ct 38 Referee. after cbeck1Dg each lap record caretuJJy, de- . clded tbat tbe Boise lad bad completed ODe more lap tban the local bot shoe. ROIl Leidig ct carmel, California, rtd1Dg an F&M Reed Valve HodaIaLtooktbe lead about m1dway In tbe race and ran cODS1stent laps ct ODe minute and less to win the DOrice event. Jim Brockman ct San Diego put on a fine disPlay ct dr1vlng sk1J1 to capture second. At tile drivers' meeting it was anDOlIIIC8d tbat tbe w1nDers al a class could enter tbe IIl!Xt b1gbest race, but as there were 0IIly dve entries slgDed 1lP for tile amateur eveat lIllY oovtce wbo was able to start, was allowed to enter the eveat. As a result, 0IIly ODe Jeg1t1ma1e yellow plate bolder finished In tbe amallllur mODeY. Gary Wells ct Las Vegas rtdIng a spectaJ Br1c:tcestooe led tbe race for several laps, but was flDalIy passed by Ron LeidIg, wbo bad prev1ous1y won tbe DOrice race. Then Wells was pJacued by Tom Sawyer ct Boise, Idaho wbo dueled "Uh him hub to hub for about 20 laps before eettlng around tbe 12 year old Las Veps pilot. Durtnc liI1s duel tbe pair was clocked on laps as fast as 58.7 seconds. After Sawyer passed him Wells seemed to tire and fell back. but sUll retained h1s tb1rd place posttiOIl unt1l tbe fIn1sh• F1fteen year old Debbie ReOD ct Coronado, California pulled rtf a Wire to Wire win In tbe Powder Puff event and toured tbe course In a very respectahle time ct ODe minute and t1Iree- tenths seconds, 011 ber Uttle HodaIaL. Sb1r1ee Newsome showed some spark11Dg momeats as sbe more tban 0IlC8 brOQ&bt ber SuzuId within str1kInC dLstance, but was never qn1te able to pass the ta1eDted tesmeer. Carol Chiara, last year's second place fInisber, I:raI.1ed tbe two 1eaders 011 ber HodaIaL and ftn1sbed th1rd. The local girls were disappointed that Debbie Belden at Tacoma, Wash. and Debbie Jackllne ct Northern CalIfornia did not show 1lP for the Grand Prix. Both Debbies performed beautlfully last year, but In liI1s writer's oplniOll D1strtct 38' s Debbie Reon would be more tbanamatcb for either ct the Northern ·m1sses. Maybe next year. At the close al the rac1Dg program, the 68 tired racers loaded tbe1r mounts in their vans and pick-uPS and afterfond farewells to new-found friendS headed back to tbe1r respective homes. Not all were winners In the 100Cc Grand Prix, but none were losers. They all were a happy part al Motorcycle Racing. (Results 011 page 20) 1223 An. , L.aaca'" (1051 M2-9&24 3&153 II. 51.,a HW)' Palmdale - (illS) '47-73&5 UWASAII Headquarters BEACH CITIES CYCLES 525 II. El CamJna ft.1 San Cle_ta, Call1orDla ffi4) 4!I2-1l41 FOI Your Nearest "Built'Tll'Go" Dealer Call TR. 7-2400 or PO. 9-0«1 Temple (if, lawasa"i Area's leading YOh.ne Kawasaki Dealer Complete Parts ... Acce..orles 5&&3 N. Rosemead Blvd., Temple City (2131 28&·7504 Two Days Of Ponderosa Scramblin' story by Eric Raits Photos by Dennis <;;reene LANCASTER, CAL., July 5, 6, 1969Two days al Hare Scrambles at the Ponderosa RecreatlOll area east al Lancaster drew 177 entrants. Three n1ne- mile lrops were run through a wide mass al trails well marked by the Greyhounds M.C. Bone-jarring whoop-te-doos made uP most al the sandy, though powder free course. Leaders to the smoke bomb were rarely the winners as quite a lew riders dropped out from mecban1cal or fatigue problems. Ray Sloppy Jr. took first place In Saturday's trail hike class 011 a Sachs and was followed by Mary Brooks on a Hodaka. Doug PattisOll and Frank Malls, both riding Bultacos.were one-two Intbe open class. Sunday'S racing saw well over a hundred entrants spreading out over the desert trying to pick. out the smoothest way around. Wes Anderson Jr. placed ahead of Cordis Brooks In the trail hike class. Both were Hodaka mounted. Steve Holladay and Darrel Ellis ran neck and neck for the fUll three laps to take first and second In the open class on Husqvarnas. Fifty percent of the entrants In each class win trophies and Bardahl gives racing oil to the first fifteen riders In each class who disPlay Bardahl stickers. The generous trophy figure takes nothIng from tbe riders because the GreyhoundS have made sure the course Is no snap to ftnlsh. The Ponderosa is a fine place for beg1nn1ng riders; there are a lot of salt places to tall and plenty al wide places for the faster people to pass. The 1aDd is owned by retired Air Force Sargeant • DOUI (6) Pattllll1l won Sund.,'. open cia.. event at the Pond.o... Clyde McDowell and he encourages use al the property by motorcyclists during and between events. Next race will be August 2nd and 3rd and McHal helmets will be given to winners In addition to other merchandise prizes. (Results OIl page 20)