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NelsDn IIces SprDC/(ets "
By .Jack LtgIIt
BAKERSFIELD, CAL. JulY 19, 1969Ron Nelson and b1s Mateo, rec:eotl7 returned from European compet1t1on,
proved to be
as at borne 011 the
Sprockets' T.T. course, as be 15 011 the
motocross clrcuits. From the start1Dg
flag, to the wave of the checkered, Ron
was In complete command 01 every Sltllat10n dur1Dg the ' - t and the matn of the
Open Expert class. It appeared that Ron
was maldng bls own grooves, sett1ng b1s
own pattern through the CUl'V/ilS and
sweepers, un1tke any other r1der. The
jump seemed to flatten out for blm, altbougb be was much closer to the mOOD
than rea1tZed, "an astronaut wttbout a
capsule". Interv1ewed &tier the nctory,
Ron said "Scrambles are all rtgbt, but
not enougb rac1ng". Six laPs seemed to
be too short a time to really get go1Dg
for tb1s motocross endurance rlder.
Midge Grtmth of BUerstle1d 100IEed
tealIy good In wtnn1ng secoad spot 01 the
Open Expert, followed for tbtrd by MtII:e
Keen, ElSA mounted. IlIIrrell McCauley
and bls ElSA finished fourth after Rlck
B1aI
