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Cycle News 1969 11 25

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• A 101 01 Ih. action look plac. In Ih. pits. A Bu Raco rl dor heads for Ih. cours. Pony Espress sly I•• Th. coupl. In Ih. conlor IIchanc. Ih. arm-band us.d for rider Id.ntlflcatlon. Tom Rapp shoots IhrouCh Ih. w••ds. CARLSBAD, CAL, Nov. 16- Teamwork paid ott for Ruben Benites and Bill Holcomb and also Tom Rapp and Larry Pfutzenreuter at the second CMC Team Motocross Sunday. Benites and Holcomb swapped their Penton back and forth for 47 laPs in two hours to top the 125 team class. Tom and Larry made a Bultaco stand up and talk for three solid hours taking the 250-500 team class. They ftntshed 68 laps. Eighty-seven teams signed UP to take on the lengthened course, which was widened as much as 50 feet for safe passing. Starting at 10:30 a.m. the 125's were led early by the Thatcher-Shaw Bultaco team. As the laPs numbered up, the action in the pits became exciting. Exhausted racers braked to a stop, gave their Identlfylng orange armbands to their partner and he would speed on to Two rldori dly. Inlo Ih. sam. eroo y,. CANNADY & RICE "SACHS IT TO 'EM" AT HOPETOWN NOV. 8th & 9th SIMI, CALIF. Once again proving that it takes Sachs power and durability to come out on top when you tangle witb the big boys, Gene Cannady and Jobn Rice walked away with f.he 100 and 125 Am-Expert Classes in the largest motorcycle event ever beld in tbis co..,try. The Hopetnwn Grand Prix a Uracted 0 ver 800 .riders and tbe smart money was again on Sach 50 TAKE A TIP FROM US. IT'S A SURE THING! lOke AM-EXPERT: 1st John Rice (SACHS) 2nd Gene Call1ady (SACHS) 125ce AM-EXPERT: 1st Gene Cannady (SACHS) NEED MORE PROOF? Try this..:.:: WICffiTA, KAN. INTER-AM, Nov. 9 125 CLASS: 1st Mike Kidd (SACHS> Deale'r Inqulfles InVited Importer and Western Distributor IS: HERCULES DIST, LTD. 1812 Color.do SI. Sanla Monica, Calif. 90404 PH: (213) 451-8728

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