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t1Ue, wt1l be OD SII&Uk1 out y.u for sure. ADCI receh1Dc some 18,000 dollars By Blll each year for tIlree years. He gets a pair of 3605 (new) aDCI a pair of 250. comp1.1e with mecban1c. The Uttle 0lMl8 are for the world serl.s and the 3605 for home events. With a third place this year they will hope for an ~lakl!slel! "SCHOOLBOY NATIONALSAs mentioned In tII1s column before, school kids In Eag1anc1 bave races and machines buUt just for them. Recently the National Cbamplonsl\lps were held (the first one). Classes brolte down to Juniors (uP to 11 years), Inl2nnedlate (11 to 13 years) and Seniors (13 to 16). The spirit of these YOUDg'ens Is not to be doUbted - witness our own m1nI-bIlr.e races held locally. TIle talent, though, was uneJlP8Cted at least in the Senior class. John Seward, ace 14, aboard the Dalesman-Puch built by Maurice Arden (of Big John Fame) Ioolced so good tbat It was said be could bave ridden a regular event for men and not been out of place. The event attracted over 50 entries, desplte being boycotted by two clubs (over a dltference about the maximum displacement they should use). Ages ranged from six to flfteen, though Dew rllfr\llaUons will t.n riders under elgbt. Each class rode four beats of one laP around an adult course tbat was shortened to one mlle. AnybodY tor sclloo1boy scrambling? ell THOU. Sylvain Geboers, even better showing with at least one top rider 11ke Geboers. It seems the 500 class Is next to come under attack. Joel Robert continues to deny tbat he will be on Suzuki. HIs manager will be in Jas-n until after the Inter-Am. If he does eo then a p.me of musical cbalrs will bee1n. CZ will be 1ook1n&' for talent to replace these two and tbat means some other brand will lose Its riders and will be look1ng for replacements. And so on down the llne to the least attrac tlve offer. So goes the business Of motocross. eWOTSISS 116' here in the Inter-Am OD CZ macb1nes with wbIch be won second in the world eWORLD RECORD DRAGSTERS· Some recent c1Janps to the world records were made in Encland. The 250 and 1300cc records were amOll&' those tbat were boosted higher. The 250 now staDCls at 12.075 (74.5341 mpll) sec-. ODds for the stancllni 1/4 mile. The Open class Is uP too, 9.815 seconds (91.6963 mph) set by the VW slingshot Of Cllve Waye~ Speeds and ETs set here will never be a record In the war Id hooks unW there Is an official observer from the FIM asa~ss. Je", ..." Wil5 Sact. ,. Catd. Up St,'e E By steve Rooney :a: SACRAMENTO, CAL. OCt. 19, 1969 _ to:I Jerry Baugh Of Sacramento came from a dead last posItion to ret the cbeckered ~ flag first In the' 250 Amateur class at ..., Sacramento Raceway, S~. Baugh killed 1l1li qiDe OIl tbe Une and all of tile oIIler rid.... wve into the first turD before lie . . able to take off after the field. By ustnr all the power In his Ossa aided by a COuPle of mishaps to some of the other riders Baugh took over first place with two laP; to eo and held on tor the wln. The MInor family of Sacramento had another field day wilen It came to tak1n& borne the trophies. Paul Jr. took third in his first race as an Expert. Alone with the first place tropbY for tile B1r Kld8 MIn1-Blke race, Paul Sr. was the first man In the 125 Amateur class. Holdine up the familY tradition, John rot the tropbY for second In the MInI class. t3 nar_ TUIIIEI EllII•••I . CII. . . . tb4! bnand 01 tII1s ODe aDCI you'll certainly know trom wbIch dealer It came. Brlgbt and shiny it was and the ultimate expressloo 01 wbat a all- out racer was in 19••• ? Guess wIlo will be rld1nc 'SAllE FOR ROAD RACING" Rod Gould bas turD8d down an after to work/ride for the Munch tJRS people. Instead he wt1l get married andlmmtrrale bere. HIs two Yamabas are for ale DOW. TIle. . are the 250 aDCI 350 super fast tJpes and are worth 43,000 bucks now. I I\I.S8 tbat' 5 about double the retall price here, if yOu can buY one. It's also a good hedge against the lnflationary spiral we always hear about. ~ort, ~oll ..., I"IWI • s... ,.tlll . . (213) "It 2'1""1 531-1&19 Also It... ~II H_I 10-4 1052 E. 1t_ _ Clo......lL & s.. '"--lit Ca' .1 Potasi En.duro Start.s 500, Fin.ishes Three BULTACO 2!50cc KAWASAKI 238cc SUZUKI ·TS,2!50 YAMAHA OTt ....OVE MODELS P'IEATUIU ONE HIOH "," INSET: A Bultaco rider ph I hand' out 01 I hole. BELOW: Rldlnl thrOUlh I nat..11 ditch thll Potul rider lac.. deep water lhead. The 155 Mlle. Natlo.. 1CblmplOlllhlp Enduro mUlt have lit a ,.cord lor attrition. Some 500 ride ers ltarted Ind only I handful w.,. Ible to say they flnllhed. He,. lpectatorl form I human chlln to pUll I hlpl... rider over the roulh. The rockl weren't as bad as the deep mud At ..lt In the rocks you could stili II. your bike. • 1 8T.. &NGTH N,OOULA.. 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