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By BWBar mer TIJUANA, MEXICO, Sept. 21, 1969 Wayne Clarke of El Cajon, CallforD1&, J1d1Dg a Kawua kl motorcy cle, 1I0Il the opeD class aD(! sweeps takes t1Dale to dom l . . . . tile TT program of lbe Tljuala Motorcy cle As8oc1 atbl (A VI') at the Aulodro mo de Tljuala , BUDday, Sept,. 21. After be1Dg tDvo1'red tD a first mota p1le ICl tIIat allowed the entire tte1d to pus him, Clarke came ~ tD tile IIUt two motos aD(! dUPlayed the k1Jxt of r1dlDg skU1 tbat bas earned bIm tile ownber two JPOt In DUtric t 38 point staDdtD pto post a deC1stve wiD. 10 tile flat track sweeps takes, be started a fo1l 100 yards Joe (545) --"'n ead LEFT: Durtlll tIIo ,-.aft IIeIt f. tile 1110« elas. Boll (142) H.ford, pest 1M ICOnic beck....... JI. (A) H,n .Ixed n "II for Iq ettor I.,. RIGHT: WeJOO Clerke drop an hI• •e, to .1•• I. ttre Open elau eod tile S-psbk es. Cl ar ke Ta ke s T- To wn TT skWfu11Y beb1Dd tile frODt starter aD(! threade d tIIroallh all tile trame to wiD by more than 50 yarl1s ORr sec:cJIId place ttn1sIIer, Bultaco mounte d BW Hoslord c1 Garc!eDa, Callforo ta. JIm Cuet' c1 Imperia l Beech woo sec:cJIId spot In t!Ie opeD claas 00 a 120cc Kawasa Jd ahead c1 Triump h pilot Pat Mu1'pIay of C&rsoIl, Cal. )(1Il'Pb7 bad tile speed aD(! Ilal'_ power to be tile w1.DDer bat bad • coaple c1 spWs tbat set bIm baek to thIrd. Tbe cooteat that pleuecl tile Merion crowd was tile 250cc eYeDt wb1cb saw tile local TljuaDa favorite , la11er TlzDado, make a stroor !ltd for tile wiD on hIs Ka-.Jd ., ooly to be larDed ll8ek by Yamaha mounted BUl Ray of Sao DIego. W&7J18 Clarke who wtthdre w from the race atler tile 8eCODd moto because be was the ooly r1der of ElIPel't statu tD tile fteld and didII't coos1de r tt a fair coatest, BUll collected eOOUCb paints for tb1rd posttloo . A bard r1dlDg yoang Novice, Yamaha D10UIIted 0n1l1e E1l1Drworth c1 Chula VIsta, was awarded tile posttloo . Ba.Itaco mounted BID Hosford c1 Gar. . . . c:a11forD ia, capture d tile boDors to t!Ie 200cc ",eDt, and 11m Casy afImpe r- ial Beach, r1dlDg a Ka wuaId, took • spectae ular secoad. MtJre Stepben soo c1 Chula VIsta, who lost secooll rear OIl hIs Sachs dtDing practic e, overcam e tile baDdica p eoough to take third place. The 100cc series euc1ed In the Impossible : a 3 _y tie between Kawasa Jd pUot Jim Holt of Imperia l Beach, Joe Moam. a of WhIttie r, aD(! Bob Hosford c1 Garc!eDa, both 00 Yamaba s. Hosford look an early 1ead In tile runotf beat but drOllP8d hIs scooter on tile swta:bh Pck aI.1ow1.og Holt aD(! Mooobao to tln1sb ttrst aD(! sec:cJIId. TlJ_ enjoyed a rood turnout of riders aD(! spectat ors In sptIe of "Opera - t100 tDlarce pt" wtI1ch was put Into effect pUed ICl trame at the border. All cars, trucks, motorcy cles aD(! even foot passengers were stopped aD(! tborOUllblY searched UPOD tbe1r return to tile UD1ted aD(! States dur1Dg our GoYerD meat's crack down on oarcot1c smuggl ers. (Result s 00 page 16) Sc ra m. bl es Li ve n Up Ro ck Sp rin gs ROCK SPRINGS, WYO., Sept. 7, 1969RocIt Spr1llp , tourtb Iarpst city tD Wyolll1D g, is deIId, utterly deIId escept TACO lUI. 100 - _ . ~ . . . for five l1mes .a year wbeD tile RocIt Spr1Dp Motorcy cle A ......l.tlon stace ...... ,eri.,.... . - $21'.50. Ottte.. ,._Uc .. ___ _ ._ . . . . . . . . . . .,1•." ....... .. ,. . _ ~$1 KEEP 'AHElD"witha proven winner... DAYTONA HELMETS Send 50¢ fo' TWO R,f1,etlY , De,tDu D,ul. end Descrfpt lve Iltocll_ DAYTON,. SPORTS CO. 7030 DerbJ Avo., P.O. 110 a " I R,.od.. Cellfom le 91335 tIIelr TT races. Racers from all 0geT the lotermountatD area trnel to RocIt SprtDgs to ride one of the best tracks to the area. Local r1ders pretty much cScwnioated tile 500 B Class as Joe Ga1cb of RocIt Spr1Dp look I1nt, Ned Sbe11ey, Casper , secood, JoIm Larrab aster, RocIt8ln'1Dcs, thIrd 'and Mac McCull y, Roet SprtDgs look fourth. DIcl< Savala, wbo last year 1I0Il 11 out c1 13 races on a 250 Suzuk1, fOOllC1 tile rotDr a 11t1le to\lCbel' In tile 500 A Class on a BSA Victor. Dick f1Ds1!Y managed to wiD It as Cratg SmIth, Ogden, took second aD(! Jim Fries, Rock SprtDgs By Gary Ferrero took third. D1ck Savala also 1I0Il tile Open Class Sweeps takes and Weldon Cbmlrs took tile 175 Class Sweeps takes. Local favorite s BrIan Lopn aD(! C1lff Harper , both r1d1ng SuzuIds , found tile rotDr a lIttle rough 10 the 100 A tUvts1oD. T.J. McNe1le from Vernal, Utah really rot out aD(! rode hIs lIttle HodaJr:a. In the 125 race Rlcb BacIt aD(! SteYe Powell really rot out and put 00 a sIIow for tile crowd. Powell WOUDlI uP w1DDtng OIl points. The 175 A Class put on Its us18l fantastic display . Weldon ChIvers , Rock SprtDgs , aD(! Tom Booth, Cuper, seesawed back aD(! forth, but ChIvers finally look tile win with Booth secooc1, aD(! Ray Markely of Vernal was thIrd. BfIl Gatti and Gary Ferrero baYe been r1d1ng aga1nSt each other for three years, but this Is tbe1r first year tD the 250 B class. Gattl woo this lastmee t1qt, so the series eooed ICl 4-0 In favor of Gattl. 00 the Rock SprtDgs tracIt, 250 A is really tile fastest class. 500 A comes close. but 250 Is IlSla1ly just a hair faster. 10 the 250 A Class, a real battle was brewtD r. Al CaUlSell, Rock SprtDgs, KeD Wesbm p, Rock SprtDgs, Tom Booth, Casper , aD(! SeDdy Barris, GraDe! lUllCt1oo, Colorad o, who is Colorad o State Champlo o. were all ~ about the same In practic e. Al Caudell was first, Tom Booth was secood, aD(! SeDdy Barris was thIrd. Barris' s third place f1nlsb, even though be is Colorad o state Cbamp1oD, really shows the cal1ber of riders tbat awear at Rock SprtDgs. 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T. - Sept. 15 - 20 OOLo METAL W1f*1ER Bill Uhl - Sachs Silver Metals Presto n Petty - Sachs Herb Uh I - Sachs AI Baker - Sachs Sachs' new 1969 Enduros, K-100 and K-125GS. are succes sors to the famous Boondo cker K-80GS. which won the greates t number of nationa l events in the 1967-68 season. Whether your bag is !rai ling, racing, or general fun, check out the new '69 Sachs at your dealer. [SJ SACHS Dealer In(JJHles InVIted Importer and Western DlstfltlJtor IS: HERCULES DIST, LTD. 1112 Colorado St. Sant. Monica. PH: (213) 451-4721 Calif. 90404