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ENSENADA TOUR NOW CO-SPONSORED BY TERRAPINS M.C. & CYCLE NEWS Road riders and fun riders with a yen for adventure are already making plans to ride the 4th annual El Tour Grande to Ensenada, Baja California. The November 1 and 2 overnighter was started by Cycle News for the fun of it, and grew from 100 entries to nearly 800 last year • Any machine from 50cc on up can easily complete the 65- mile pavement course from the international border to Ensenada. A few competition enthusiasts even truck their dirt bikes down to the border and ride them the rest of the way. No mickey-mouse "lucky drawing" run, the Ensenada tour awards unique native brass cups, plaques and ashtrays to winners of the poker run, bike jUdging contests and, for the ftrst time, field meet events as well. This year the run will be stage<.! by the Terrapins M.C. of San Diegn, whose President Gabe Palmer likes to put on field events. Entrants who have not already sent in their entries can sign up at the border south of San Diego the morning of November 1st. "Operation Intercept'·, wll.l not affect the tour entrants either coming or going, and motorcyclists should get back through the border in only ten minutes. Ascot Presents Second ProfessionaI Motocross \ Ascot Park, a name tamUlarwithraclog tans everywhere, oPens its gates again for Motocross racing on Sunday, Oct. 26, as it presents its second Southern California Professional.Motocross. Within the city, a cross country course, which is the only one of its kind, bas been laid out at Ascot. The 7/8 mile _course winds in, out, and over the other Ascot tracks. As many as thtrty-five riders at a time chalfenge the rugged terrain. Many of the same riders plus many more who rode this course last August will be back again to compete for a $1200.00 purse. You will see the outstanding skill and experience of riders like Bm Silverthorn, toP money winner at the last Ascot Motocross; Lars Larsson, former Swedish Champ; Hawa1ian Champion, John DeSoto; John Maynard, Tim Hart, Klyomaru Kato, and many more as they ride off the top of the crash wall, jump into the sandPit, ride across the lake, and bounce over buried logs. They will race over 3 ft. high bumps spaced 20 ft. apart and through a huge mudhole right in front of the stands where T1m Hart took a swim lastAugust and still came in third. The unique thing about this race is that you can comfortably view the entire race course from the grandstand. 'The whole show is yours, without missing a bit of the action because maybe you were on the other side of the course. Just think, no more eating dust, cllmbing hill, wiping ott mud splashed by the racers, or wading through the dirt and mud. And you'll never hear, "Hey, I wonder what happened to so and so?" because at Ascot you can see what happened. No more guessing! Sunday, Oct. 26, is the datetoremember at freeway-close Ascot Park in Gardena. 12:30 p.m. is when the big action begins with the start of the Senior races, but come early and catch aU the action as the Juniors will start thetr preliminary events at 10:00 a.m. For action, excitement, competition, and a complete day of continuous racing don't mIss the Southern California ProfessIonal Motocross at Ascot Park, Oct. 26. Over the sandy hummocks at Bend, Ore., Jim (97) Watts lines 1IIs Greev.. up behind the Maico of Dick Cole. Jim passed Dick to take the win In the Open class. Dick let only the Greeves pass him and finished second. Thirteen year old Randy Limbeck of By Larry UlrIch Redmond ran away with the 125 race on BEND, ORE., Sept. 22, 1969 - The a Penton. He also beat the 175's that Central Oregon TimIng Activity were running at the same time. (C.O.T.A.) presented Its first motocross Dlck Jagow of Milwaukie, Oregon, had Sunday, Sept. 22 at "C.O.T.A. Park" a real battle on his hands in the ftrst west of Bend, Oregon. A total of 37 OPen moto with local rider John Groom riders showed UP. All seemed to enjoy on a 360 C- Z: not for long, however, as the 20 foot wide track laid out In true John was not familiar enough with his motocross fashion. borrowed machine. Jim Watts on a Greeves won this moto and turned out overall winner In the Open class. Dick Jagow on a Greeves won the ftrst two 250 motos with KeIth Nerseth winning the final on his C- Z. (Results on page 20) BULTACO 250cc KAWASAKI 238cc SUZUKI TS-250 YAMAHA OT1 ABOVE MODELS FEATURE ONE HIGH STRENGTH N OCULAR IRON MOLY· Two Gr.ves riders, Jim (97) Watts and Dick Jagow race at C.O.T.A. park. Jagowwasthe 250 class winner. FILL.ED RING TO MINIMIZE DRAG AND REDUCE CHANCE OF RING BREAKAGE. 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