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U"a, Dam Scrambler, Dwindling ......... , _ IIID ... • Aa. . . . . ID tile ~ ~'IIIA 1M . , a, dI"cIMII1lI 011 01 arlit IIPO& aIIlS II8CClIId pIIlee a.I "-M1IIONd DIe • llP lac tile -.s aDd WiD. WIIIIe_ Or.. 8bam follow8d alcq lor • - . I , .,. The 250 Experts charge uphill to the flrslturn in tight formation. The flr5tthree are Allen Ken· yon, Jim Foley and John Gennal all on Bultacos. By Dale Wm. Ivan SAN JOSE, CALIF. August 10, 1969Dwindllng attendance on the part of riders and spectators was evident at the Uvas Dam scrambles. Temperatures have soared into the high nineties and suffering through bot weather is not exactly a Bay Area rider's cup of tea. A MAMMOTH MOTOCROSS GOES SEPTEMBER && 7 If you've ever been to Mammoth Mountain, California for the annual motocross, you'll be going back. If you've never been there, you should plan on going. Dates this year are September 6 and 7. The place is just north of Bishop, Calif. off Route 395 (check your maps). Spectators and riders can look forward to a truly great weekend at camping in the pines, with the clean air and clean competition that the Mammoth Motocross is flunous for. BAILEY TO RIDE MAMMOTH SuPe1" star Gary Ba11ey justannounced that he will ride the event. It will be his second probable reason is the declln1ng track conditions. The course has been favoring a groove that allowed passing only at the end of the straight. Pity the rider who took to the slippery outside edges. The results were obvious with repeated crashes througbout the day as the shoes encountered the bad traction. last performance in the U.S. before leaving for his racing jaunt to Europe. The High Sierra Motorcycle Club which puts on the annual show consists of nearly the entire town on Mammoth Lakes, California. The race course Is on Forestry Service property and Is only used this one time per year. Telephone entries are being accepted up to racetlme. If you plan to compete and want to save the post entry fee, just call Gary Robeson at (714) 934-6141 between the bours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. and he'll sign you uP. Address for mail entries is High Sierra M.C., Box 482, Mammoth Lakes, California 93546. bvJIlII wahle to pus biC a.I as IIlf bid IJl tile beat race. Action in !be 500 Amateur class . . . once again dam1nated by B1lly Laudsborough and his hauling BSA 441" VictoT. This guy has won more races than I can remember, and I think maybe we can look forward to seeing BID as an Expert fairly soon. Ken .8ll1sa riding a 'rrlumph picked up a second for his efforts. The 350-500 Expert go was taken by Malco Aviator Cosby Chestnut, who really knows how to make a bike fly. Cosby took command of the race at the start and was never seriously headed throughout. Ian McLachlan, riding a Ducati was doing some fine riding behind ~e leader as he moved up to take away the number two spot from Jerry Bowers. John Silva had a great day at the races '\S he ran off with the 250 Expert Main event win. Silva was first out of the turn followed by Allen Kenyon, Jim Folley, John Gennai and the rest of the anxious troops. Action wise, it was a dull race with the positions unchanging and no spectacular spills. Kenyon was unable to gain any ground on John, and the boys finished like they had started out. '" JI&MwIPt r ...... tllwPtfu'IJ tails ..... the patll '" Matt Falc_ 011 Ills t. tIIIN 250 AllUlte... wa, The ambulance attendants got lIIldr first work out 01 the day tbaDts tID tile 250 Amateurs. The first turn actlon saw two riders go down in separate cnslles with rider Dick Plowman susta1ning a possible broken ankle. The event was restarted and this time, Dave Harris took over the lead but Dave Pestoni managed to move pas Harris for the lead. Harris unloaded half way through the event, taking down hard-charging John Abacherli. Pestoni's cousin Sieve, moved past the fallen riders lor a second place trophy• Aaron Agman rode to an easy win in the 200 Novice Malo as he powered past John Agrone on the straightaway, enroute to the first turn. Agman's SUZuki showed its H.P. over Agrone's 200 single Bultaco. John SiI., w""les across the line in fuJI view of Allen Ken,... wllo was a cl... socDllll .. tIIo lIUIin. i rit -- nM HART Tulare Fairgrounds - Aug. 16, 1969 Professional TT, Novice Main and Trophy Dash WINNER John Hateley - Montesa 250cc Capra MONTESA Saddleback Park - Aug. 17, 1969 ACA Motocross, 250 and SOOcc Senior IINNER Tim Hart - Montesa 250 and 360c;c Capra ,~~ Support the American Motocross Te.... for 1970 P. O. Box 3276 Hollywood, Calif. 90028 .. Montesa Motors, Inc. / 3657 Beverly Boulevard / Los Angeles, California /90004. Phone (213) 663-8258