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.- ,L. ... s XSil·. £;j c F_k GlIIe"o it full e". Frlllk slIl:eumbed "to Aldono's eotell-up ride end took third In tho A.mIII' 110III. . TOP: Dovo (31) Aldono l:OUlht ovOfJono but Kolth Mashburn In tho Amotour IIoln. BOTTOIl: Kolth Muhburn scroomod his Vomoho to 0 win avor 0 flold of faur·straus. Word H_dIlas bottled wlth Jim Odom until Jim kissed tho .011 ond Lloyd ron owoy from tho TULARE, CAL" Sept. 20, 1969 - A near capacity crowd of fair-goers attended one at the most exciting and well-run shows ever seen at the Tulare Fairgrounds Saturday night. The Visalia Ramblers M.C. again staged the1rannual nat track program at the fantastic halt- n..... m1le. Lloyd Houchins (2Oy) ran away with the Expert Main atter a close battle with Jim Odom. Jim went higb coming out 01. lura two on the fourth 1a,p and bit the wall on the narrow back straight. Odom pulled into the pits atter a great save, but he took a triP to the bospital with a badly bruised arm and leg. The Expert Final was called on the seventh 1a,p wilen Mike Haney, twice winner 01. the monthly Tulare TI', fell in turn two and took Pat Gosch down and out with bim. Gosch went to the hospital but later came back to the fair a bit shaken. A good second went to Bruce Anderson with fastest Expert qual1f1er Shorty Seabourne coming acroas third. Keith Mashburn buzzed bis 350Cc Yamaha to the Amateur win ahead 01. Dave Aldana. Dave did another catch-uP-fromlast-place act, passing third place Frank Gillespie with two 1a,ps to go. Frequent Tulare TI' winner Tod Sloan rode to a smooth Novice wtnatter favorites Fred Edwards, John Hateley and Don Erode all retired with engine problems. Iowa S\lP8l' star, Lynn Holloway, was down on power on a Yamaha twin but outrode a number 01. riders to capture fourth place beh1Dd Sloan, BU1 Morgan and Allan Kenyon. The upset 01. the II1gbt came in the ttrst Amateur heat race when Terry Sage (7OZ) beat Dave Aldana by halt a straightaway length. Keith Mashburn won the other yellow-plate heat. Expert heats went to Shorty Seabourne and Jim Odom, who turned in the fastest six 1a,ps 01. the evening at 2:48.40. (Results on page 21) -- THE TWO-WHEELER A ~ SUZUKI ReadJ for IllIlIedlafe Delivery! l .67 W. Callan Avo. $.On Borurdlna, ColII,- (714) 115-3445 -- LOlITA HONDA Salo, • Ports • Sorvltl San Bernardino Valley M.C. TT Scrambles - 9/14/69 350 - 500 Ex. Class 1st C.H. Wheat - Maico 350-500 Am. Class Chuck Wheat - Maico Camplo" lIne of Spood Equipment Cu,tam Polntlne, Fram. Works, Fr.... Dul ... ln, & BU/ldln, Discounl Prices on All Slies .. 2073 Poclflc Caut Hwy. 326-31\0 or 326-3116. ._ _• eIIali Wheaf emIIf Disi. 31 AMA Henywei&llt SCnnbles Point Lead. Prospectors Motocross Bay Mare - 9f7169 500cc Senior Class 1st John Hateley - Maieo 3rd Joe Viellon - Maico :r::i:~ppi COOPER MOTORS USED PARTS ALL MAKES 40% TO 60% OFF ,) YAMAHA DEALER ~ SCRAMBLER MOTORCYCLES 2815 W. Olive-Burbank, Cali ISOI W. Burbank Blvd. Burbank, Calif. 849-5907 0' 145-1731 Eat•• 7