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California riders rank 1-2-3 In tile current natlooal standings aDd 11 tile amateur events can be a guide than California will apJ.n continue toproduce future winners. Don Castro not only set new time trial aDd lIUl1n event records but also feU ott In his heat race, got back llP, aDd stu1 won the racer It was Don's third mile track win In five outings this year and be aDd his Triumph formed tile perfectcomb1natlon in the Amateur race. He was the second fastest qual1f1er of the day, being lopped only by Palmgren. The heat race sp1ll is the only thing that kept aU three amateurs beats from new record times. The Kansan Kid, Ken Pressgrove, made his first appearance in the West fresh from his Ind1anapolJs win. He was the "first to break the mark on his BSA. Then came Dave Aldana on an even faster BSA twin to top the. time at the Kansan. Although Aldana will go Into the books as the second place f1nlsher In the final It will still remain as his finest race at the year. His machine bogged badly ott the startlni line aDd he was a more thaD distant last on the first lap. Then the flashy kld wbo has WQll more than any other Amateur this year got II was nearly a photo IInl.b In front 01 25,000 .tandln" screamln, fan•. Road racer Wait Fulton Jr. found a pllau.t placl to rlCup,[J1I from Injurlel '" luff..ed at Mos. Part, .9.iftacla rael. Don (l1y) Castro fIll off In thll rael only to remount and win. KIn .... ,y (In• .-I). _ faYorltl Ib.man. ,ot Don Ca.tro tIll crowd on Its flet larly wben bl built up Inou,h of a Ilad la bl. "'at to fa,r off, rlmount In tblrd place, and cateb tIll Ilader for a beautiful win. D.... (3Ix) AleIa... Iuds III. beat rael. Tile beab, botll A. . . . ad Expert w_ a flttllI, ".YIew 01 tile I&cltla, ...1 TIle $1.25 1lI. . .11lI saad. ... wic"'s _ I IIP1 ........ III spectMar••t_aclI. tllat they _Ia't afraid to .laIId ... ami ellllf. (LIft): Vllw from Cyell Nlw.' "'.lIeopter. going and It was a sjght to see. Dave came from dead last, caught the other eleven rider;s aDd f1nlshed a closinc second behind Castro. Along the way Aldana turned In tile fastest competition lap of the day _ including the EJlPertsl It was In the low, low 39's. Pressgrove was impresslve. He gave Castro a run In tile early laps but slowed late in the race and was passed by Aldana for the number two position. Ken is the rider to watch in the MJdwest ranks and looks the best to come from that area in many a season. The natlooal points? Romero bas mQYlld back into secODd, on1y two points aIIMd 01 Ra,yboI'1l. .Pa1mcrea is stW closlnc. ABCOt on Oct. 4tb tells it all. (~ts 011 ~ 21)