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...-----~~ at ... ~a~~~ l BEACH CITIES CYCLES 525 N. EI C.lno Rea' S. CI..... t., C.IlfOlllI. • ..._ _(114.)_49.. .. _1_•._~. ... . 2;.1 4 fI) = "II!W--"'---"""'"~"''''. G c5 • •r' M. Law ~ HIGHEST TUDE". 239 •• AuIIeI. 81"- AII8hI.. ....... (714) 533-13" c.a. OnlyBULTACO Steve's Bultaco Op.n 6 d.ys 0 week Mon. & Fri. 9--9 • otbers 9-6 7627 V.n Nuys Blvd. - Van Nuys, C.I. (213) 180-&300 -" KAWASAKI SPEED KITS By Greydon Maechtle Photos by David Carman WILLOW SPRINGS, CALIF. Aug. 10, 1969 - Eighty-nine riders appeared Sunday at the American CycleAsSOClation's National Points Road Races, held at W1l10w Springs "Raceway. Despite the heat they were ready and anxious to compete and the spectators were not disappointed. At about 1: 30 p.m. announcer Ron Littlef1eld gave the word to starter Steve Vars who dropped the green flag and the first main, for lightwe1glltproduction machines, were underway. Jim Strike riding an Ossa led until lap six when he went off the track on turn three. Pat Evans on a 2bridgestone moved into first place and stayed there to finish first. Pat made it two in a row w1nn1ng the 50-l00cc G.P. also. He W2.S first off the grid and pulled a strong lead all the way to the checkered. Norm Fraijo on a Honda rode a smooth, steady race to second and Chris Anderson riding an Ita! took third. Anderson incidentally turned one lap in 2: 19.5 which is really flying on a 50Cc bike. In the 250Cc G.P. Don Erode, winner of last week's AMA Indy 250 novices event, got away first as the flag fell and led the pack into turn one. Pat Hynan (Yam), running in second position on lap two, took a sp1l1 moments later in turn two. Showing a lot of determination, he came around in third place on the follwolng lap behind Barry Provisor, also Yamaha mounted. On lap five a big chunk of Provisor's fairing blew away into the infield but didn't deter him from holding onto second. They finished Emde, Provisor, and Hynan. The heavyweight production contest saw Don Emde, riding a 350 Yamaha, first away in the Le Mans type start. He was qutckly followed by Roland Pagan and his Bill Robertson 3 cylinder Triumph and it was Roland first into turn one. Without his foe George Kerker to challenge him it was Pagan's race all the way to the finish. Ken Russel took a well deserved second and Emde finished third. Ducat! rider Ralph LeClercq (Due.) looked like a sure winner in the 125200cc G.P. but in the early laps went off in turn two and retired from the race. Doug Clifford and Reg Pridmore had a hard, fast dice going for first until the fourth lap. Pridmore and Clifford came into the pits, one bhind the other, both retiring. Clifford's machine had seized and Pridmore's bid was ended by an unspecified mechanical failure. Chief Galbraith took over the lead on the fourth lap and it was his race with Jim Evans second and Dick Pearce tb1rd. During this race a light breeze turned into a healthy wind and a lot of dust was blowIng in the air. The wind made the heat more bearable so all in all it was a fair trade. The last race of the day was the 350Open G.p. and it proved a proper climax to the daY's competition. It was really two races in one with Don Emde on his Mel Dineson 350 Yamaha dicing for first with Reg Pridmore's Kawasaki engIned "Trisaki". The same thing was golngon between Roland Pagan and George Kerker for third place. The track was suppery due to the intense heat and the effects of a sports car race held the week before. Turn five was described as being "like glass." Despite the slick conditions Emde and Pridmore constantly turned faster laps as the race progressed, Emde turning fastest lap of the daY, a 1:43.2, and Pridmore the second fastest with a 1:43.6. The track record for motorcycles is held by Cal Rayborn (H-D) at 1:39.6. On the fourth lap Emde and Pridmore came down the straight side by side and they stayed very close till lap nine when Emde stretched his lead and held it to win, Pridmore taking second. Roland Pagan seems to have overcome the mechanical prOblems that have forced him out of recent races. He beat Kerker to the flag and won the Open G.p. class. Kerker finished fourth overall (second in Open G.P.) and Ken Russel (Kawa. 500) was fifth. (Results on page 26) Roland Pagan pulls away from arcb rival George Kerker .nd bis Norton. Pagan pull.d a first place in tb. Open GP cia.. on a Triumpb. Send for info. $46 120cc & 175ce .08 11II wri t. or c.1I DRACO'S MOTORCYCLES 1629 So. Sun~rd Ave. S.t. AU, C.I. 92707 (714) 543-96•• Aragon Dist. Co., 323 'N. 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