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Amerlean Eall. lets Its name Into the Int...·Am plctln with the .ffarts of Dav. Smith and Tam
Ledbett.r who will rid. 40S Talons In the s.rles. H.... Smith Is pictured at a r.cent matacross.
California's louted expert-exports ran
Inlo bard rIding and bad luck. Russ Darnell crunched a gearbox In the second
malo, Tim Hart cut his foot on a downed
rIders foo1peg, John DeSoto was slowed
after a giant rock rose out of the sod
and smashed his air fUter.
Gary Bailey rode in his steady, ground
ea t1 ng, keep-the-rear-wbeel-on-theground style for two motos until some
recently resoled boots let nails through
to his feet, slowing him down.
Bill Sllverthorn retired in the second
moto. A badly vibrating motor caused
by a first moto crash was blamed.
Gunnar Lindstrom unloaded to avoid
a downed rIder and twisted a cart11age
in his knee. He wUl be unable to rIde in
the Baja 1000 and Husqvarna distrIbutor Edison Dye Is reportedly looking for
someone to rIde the 700cc Husky twin
In Gunnar's place.
ChrIs Hammargren suffered an injured leg in the second moto as another
of those fly1ng rocks took him out of
the running.
The next race In the Inter-Am serIes
w11l be this weekend in Lorain, Ohio.
(Results on page 20)
Pravlnl h.'s no sbanpr to the traditionally ElI'apean spart of matocrass, Dick Ibnn will campailO anO..a aianlthelnt.,.Am trail. H.r. he is shawn on a Gr.v.s. John (26) D.Sota smash.d his air clean... and his chanc.s at P.pper.1I when he hit a rack.
ROAD RACES
AFM Road Race -18/5/69
Orange Co. Inter. Raceway
• •cc senior GoP. Class
15t Stan smith - Bridgestone
115cc Junior G.P. Class
1st George Miller - Bridgestone
200cc Production Class
1st Stan smith - Bridgestone
115cc Production Class
1st George Miller - Bridgestone
SCRAMBLES
Sacramento Raceway -10/4/69
125cc Amateur Class
1st Jeff Davidson - Bridgestone
Hayward Speedway - 10/4/69
200cc Novice Class
1st Aaron Asman - Bridgestone
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