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Po rt er vi lle Sp in ne rs Ru n Ho t An d Cl os e all tho otho. pOlllbl. paths a.ound tho IIrot tum of tho 250 Ell track around tho Inoldo croov. whl. tho ,ut of tho pack flllo up Flrot and second finlohers St... (2&) $nldar and Carl (267) Mol .... 10 third plac.. Ch.t (200) Burt. Am. Main at tho Port..vl ll. 5plnn••'o ocrambl. .. Falllnc ript In lin. petition and spectat ors the style and skill trom Darrell 's ElSA coverin g bts lace. Steve and bts Bul aced out Nelson rldtng By Jack Light ail cbamplo ns must bave to reacb thts was one of the closest, bardest Tbts a CZ, with Cbet's Bul a close tbtrd. goal. Ron, riding out of Earl WtpI's PORTE RVILLE , CAL., Sept. 14, 1969cle races that th1s writer lougbt motorcy The big bikes were next on the line, Sbafter Yamaba , looked sbarp on the Known as "The Gatewa y To The Sequoibas bad the opportu nity to watch. with all classes combine d: Novice, Amawell prepare d Yamaba maintai ned and as", Porterv Ule, CalU. is also the gateThe ever pleasin g 11gbtweigbts were teur, and Open. The fact that the riders finest T.T. Scramtuned by Ron'S Dad, Harold Tobey. Leon way to some of the first up. The combine d Novice andAm awere a 11ttle sbort In number s took Cotton, another fIDe rider (one who bles races anywhe re. Hot••.du sty••.rou gh teur 90cc lound Brldges tone and Darrell the quallty of those notbtng never leis up on the track) let 11 be _ rast_ c1ose_. fierce••• spectacular _. present .away from out of the straight , tre and bts Smith besting Kirby Sbropsb Coming known be was out to win thts one. Ron best descrlb e tb1s day's activitie s. fun Kawasa ki by a small margin, with Kyle Novice Ed W1l1Iams ran Into trouble knew be was not alone, especia lly with The Porterv U1e Spinner s M.C. spent Lessley earning a tbtrd spot on bts to when be missed a gear and cbose Leon fresb from victory In the beat, many bours laytng out their new track, of the ttgbtest duels 01 Kawasa ki. One make a controll ed crasb, rather than btt pusbtng all the \WY. The other riders: much larger and mucb faster than their were many) the afternoo n (and there the lence or sign board. Ed looked like a Al Nystrom (Yamab a) , Rooald Qultorta no prevtou s course. The long, slightly was the dice of Jack Jones and Steve bydro-p lane speed boat, sending up a les a mlle, or at (Harley ), and Howard Cassidy (also ridcurved straigh t resemb Baker. These riders traded first posispray and rooster - tall of dust and dirt. Ing a Yamaba ) belped make tbIs 125 goleast a ba1f-mU e track, and the speeds and again during their race. tion time Without even taking time to sbake off the around an exciting race. possibl e are unbe11evable. The Spinner s battled to the Close all tbe way, they dirt, be was up and back out there In the Jim Conway , Bultaco mounted , and go all out to put on a success ful prolast. But Jack and bts Suzuki crossed thtck 01 racing. point of providtn g Rick Reed also rldtng a Bul, with Randy gram, even to the first, with Steve twisting tbe throttle of Amateu r Loule Wood looked "Exper t" Matthew s and bts Brldges tone put on a sbade for many of the spectat ors and the Hodaka almost off the bars, trying to on bts Trlump b, taking first In bts class real crowd pleaseI' In the 175-200 Amariders on the pre-gri d. A job well done. va tooled close the gap. Rlcbard VUlanue and tbtrd overall. Alan Haydon , ElSA, The combine d 250 Expert and Amateu r teur. These guys never let mucb daybts Kawasa ki tor thtrd. came In second Amateu r and lourth event of the day. A large 11gbt between eacb other all during the bad to be the In the combine d 125 Amateu r-Exper t overall . race. It was anyone' s victory unW the field btt the first turn In almost perfect main, Ron Tobey, newly crowned Distric t Tbe two Experts put on the best ~e. last lew yards. Finally Jim crossed unison, some cbooslD g tile bIs1t1e, some (winnin g thts 35 Llgbtwe lgbt Cbampl on Even with only two riders, the closene ss first, Rick and Randy, second and tbtrd. the middle, and some the outside, If not bonor last nlgbt In Cbowcb tlla over the was sometbt ng to witness . Don McKay certatn ly by necess ity. Wben by •cbolce, (Results on page 16) best In the district ), sbowed bts compusbed the eventua l winner, Darrell the crowd tblnned out after the second McCaul ley, all the way. Don looked 11ke lap or so, Steve Snide.'!', Carl Nelson, and a Virginia coal miner when the race Cbet Burt poured on the fuel to lead the By Jack Ogle ended with the dirt and grime thrown pack In tb1s order. Wben the dust settled, dozer was brongbt In to re-bulld the The Kern County Trail Blazers M.C. many bumps, boles, and boop-te -doo's. challeng ing motoadvertis ed a new and Probab ly the most unique feature of Incross circuit thts past winter, and Poso Park Is the recently constru cted deed It was unW mother nature opened Tra1l Blazer "motorc ycles only" bridge gates for one of the beavies t tbe flood wbtch spans the creek. For the first btstory . The ..alrain and snowfal ls In time in btstory , motocro ss racers will most always dry" Poso Creek cbannel , ride both under and over one another . wbtch crosses the Trail Blazer properThe bridge Is obvious ly quite safe, as 11 a raging torrent and ruined ty, became is buut of massive utillty poles support ss racing. any cbance tor motocro Ing a deck of beavy 2"x12" lumber . It The stream bas been dry now since Is about 50 leet long and 28 feet wide. August, and the club bas spent many Soutblan d riders, being accusto med bours removin g 1l00d debris. A bullto the badly rutted, bard packed and rock strewn local courses will eltber exbalt or sink to their bubs in the abundant sand on the course. There are no rocksI Poso Park Is located e1gbteen mlles north of Bakers field on Freewa y 99, then east across ratlroad tracks about 1000 leet on an extensio n of Hwy. 46. The complet e track Is current ly covered witb a maze of aluminu m irrigation lines to provide riders with a dust free traction ride-lo r a cbangel Care will be taken to prevent excessi ve mud conditio ns on thts 3/4 mUe course. There Is an excellen t, albeit somewhat expensi ve, restaur ant-mo tel combo and three service stations located at the Hwy. 99-46 intercba nge wbtcb Is generally known as Famoso . The first event on th1s all-new raceSanta Rosa, Calif. way Is slated lor Oct. 5th. Those interLions Club Scrambles Sept. 13th ested may cbeck calenda r of events lor Helvet ia Park. sacramento 100cc Novice additloo al Informa tion. Novice September 21st 100cc 1"1 COIlf, .0foC ri 55 COlrs, a must or every serious enthusiast Cit ALOG & HI H PE FORMANCE MANUAL 1st Neil MacDannald XC100 1st Bob Cummings XC100 MB SPORTCYCLES. 311 E. ALEXANDER AVE. TACOMA WASHINGTON 98421 Equipm ent and modific ations or Hodaka , Honda. Yamaha, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Bridges tone, Sachs & others. raBh~ra.. 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