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Q Uh a nock of fl'llIIt..." bird., lIlo Dead• •' ••otocro._. all lakl ott toplllor 01 th01 hll till flrat Ju"'P. Desert Mud lit DefJdl1JfJn's PDint Story by Terry. Pratt Pbolos by Denm. Greene DEADMAN'S POINT, July 20, 1969-USUally SUP8I' Uibt, tII1s mClDth's nrsion at the Deadman" coursewasreroutedaftT from the c1aDt saIId rocks lIIat t8Dd to sIDw tb1np down. A De" dirt IDOUIId with a bal1t 1Il left turn was azilIed aDd the mad traps dEIleDded on the 1ib1ms at the waller truck operator. The spUt Ienl jamp just lifter the start was 1Ilcluded. It's cetttnr to be a TlMdman's Point 1Irv1mart., The top at the tallest moUDd was the at at lots at sJasb aDd thurst actlOD CID the starts. 8eIJlC well orpn1ZIId, the moms eeneraU1 start fe_r IlIaD ZO riders, but the flnt jump at the more crowded c1aaMs 1a IW.U7 frantic. Lonnie Peterson on' his Gerooimo powered 250CC American Eagle swept the Open Division II class by winning all three tuteen mlllute motos. Peterson was ODe at only tvIo 250 Experts that signed uP SWIday so both Experts were classed with the open btkes. Ron ~ won the Open Dtviatonl on a Huslr;y. The 250 Dtviston I saw Robert PulIon aDd Ron Matheny nm l1Ir:e a truck aDd trailer all dI3'. They ~e boeI -nne their Sbamroc:t jumpers and since Paxton bad the class sewn lCl by wInnInc the f1rst tvIo motos it IooIll!ld l1Ir:e be slowed just before 1118 cbectered tJac to let Matheny latB tile lbird moto for a stroac Sbamroct sbo1riDc. Daft Cou1Iler put 1Il a CODs1stIllnt day bold put his Yamaba. lIlto a f1rst second and a lbird durlnr the day whtcb gatned him a second p1&ce in the f1na1 scortng. Wearlnr his groovy but bard to ret Mart1ni jersey Don WatJdns Jr toot all three 100 Diviaton II motos. '!be f1rst mota would bave been close except lIIat Don Emler who was Ie&dInc siqlped 1Il one at the last laps. Don's SUZUki was later'S88D in many, many pieces. The trophy presentation was held in the Deadman'S saloon next door. Some bard looIdnc 1 per-center type clUb was tbere too, but they didn't make the results pqe so t!lat's all we'll say about them. maan-cycle .. ...., EIII ov., till hllllll alld p_ II 011 10 till aDd built lCl eIlOUIb points to latB f1rst place ~ 1Il125 DtvisionI.D1rkWam- Don ~I. boolal hi. Suzuki out In f_t In tlIO IIrat IlOto. It _ .. IOOd wlIIll IlllitocI. Portland 25 lap TT 1111. I. IOOd prKtlco fOt orlvlnl tlIo frHwl)' hOllI alt. work. It'llIlOfI fun too. SACHS TRAIL BIKES PORTLAND, ORE., July 20, 1969-Mark SACHS WINS Elsi. . . Cal, TT .I1Ily 5, 19U 1110 NoYlce 2nd Main 1st S. Swla_e - Saclls S*uack Part, Cal. Mltoenss Jlly 13, lla 125 Seller Cllss 1st Gele C._ - Saclls Sachs' new 1969 Enduros, K-100 and K-125GS, are successors to the famous Boondocker K-8OGS, which won the greatest number of national events in the 1967-68 season. Whether your bag is trailing, racing, or general fun, check out the new '69 Sachs at your deal er. (SJ SACHS HERCULES 0151. LTD. WU1i&ms grabbed the lead at tbe start and led wire to wire to wtn the ~ Main at the Oreron Sidewinders 25 Lap 'M' Scra.mblee Cbampionsbip at Portland SlD1day. WU1i&ms rode a TrtWDPb as did the next lbree riders to mate it a four place TrtWlljlb sweep• It was Bullaco's turn for a c1lll1D sweep in the Novice Main. Gary Fisher showed lbree more Bullaco men the way to the wire. CresClld City, Cal, Mltoenss .I1Ily 5, 19U 1110 EIQI.-f Clas 1st Brace Senlnc - Saclls Dealer In~JIIies Invited Importer and Western Distrioolor By Jay Lacey IS: 1812 Colora. Sto $aida 1I.ln. CaUf. t0404 ~: (2131 451.. 721 The Amateur Main was the real race at the eventne. BllI Manley led on his H-D until be was pused at the ba1f ftT polnt by Jack Mott who toot tile win for mA. ClmRTTI