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Spills Follow Thrills At Huntinv.,ton By Al Snow Some of the st.1 of locIlJ Ind lomorrow can be IHn In ICtlon II the Belch. Number 54J we IllInk II Sieve Eldred,.. DeGoey kept the battle going for second HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIF. Dec. 14, spot. Larry won out with Guy Erickson 1969 - What a way to close the season for T.T. Scrambles! A bard track with a wide groove Invlted some of the fastest racing of the season but proved the undoing of several ~o pusbed too bard. From riding the bank too blgh Into the stra.Igbtaway and lang1lng with the fence, to dropping the bllte ott tile line and gettlng run over, we bad thrills and spills that surpassed anything thls season. Fortunately onlY one Injury resulted tram all the tangles. Gary Wickam came up with a broken band and wrist. The lOOcc Novice bad to be run In three beats with three direct transfers to the main and rest of the pack to the semi. In beat Ill, Cbrls Morland took the lead 011 tile last lap tram Rick Isbell. Keith Crece1lus bad a wire to wire win In heat ft, wbUe Larry Tremblay and Tom watcblng from fourth spot. The third beat proved a heart-breaker for Hodakamounted Butcb Montgomery• After a good lead for four laps, bls fire went out In the last turn, lettlng Rob Morrison, Robert Butt and Jobnny Montez cross the line before Butcb could bobble in on 2-foot Kirk Redding, with two out of three wtns. It Jim Raymond hadn't sneaked thattront row start In the second moto, Kirk may have bad three In a row. The first bead honors of the 250cc Novices was grabbed by Vince Zine on the last lap atter moving tram a fourth power. Guy Erickson finally got warmed up to lead all the way In the semi followed by John Rice In bot pursuit. Tom Manak, John Bruno, and Julie Schamel mixed It for the last transfer position but Tom won out. The first moto of 125-175 Nov. bad to be black-tlagged on Lap five for the ambulance to check out Roger DobbIns. The combined 100-125-175 Experts motos 'lI8nt to that bot Kawasaki rider, Valerian's, the one-stop Christmlls shop. fer POSitlODB. DaVid McKilUp led tile secoad heat all the way wbile Dan Headrick. Fred Timberlake, and Rlebard Lizardo held the next spots In that order. Robert B1vens, Jolin VallelWlgll, James EWott, Merle Stoner took the key posltlODS In the semi. Jerry Formby copped the lead tram Vince Zlne In lap two of the Main and held It with a good lead to the finlsb. Dean Butterfield reallY sbowed the 250cc Experts the way bome In the first beat. Jim Peterson started to seize and dropped out from second place leaving room for Greg Wlckam, D.C. Ralph, and Dave Brooks to transfer to the main. The second beat went to Jerry Formby, Jim Raymond, Mike Hannon and Guy Smith. Tom Francisco, Larry 5,tapleton, Jim Peterson and Bill SUvls wrapped up the semi. The main didn't prove out, for Dean Butterfield's Bultaco could onlY make three laps. Mike Hannon grabbed top honors followed by Greg Wlckam and Jim Raymond. The big bore Novice regular, Ron Moreno, bad a battle on bls bands when Tony Dell on a BSA Victor, out for the first time, reallY put on the pressure. The big bore Experts winner, DennIs Kanegae, cbose casb Instead of atrophy. Wonder why Dennis motioned to Sparky when be passed blm on the second lap? There wUl be new rules for Park Point System next year, Uke three wins to advance classes, etc. Watcb the calendar of events for the new season wUl start around the first of February. Those who have not picked up tropbles tram previous events may call (714) 897-4458 for park event tropbles; (714) 636-1997 for T. T. tropbles. (Results on page 17) PRE-DRILLED KNURLED EDGES made of duraluminum $U•• We stock everything -from a metric tool kit to sport and protective motorcycle clothIng to complete racIng ready dirt bikes. to $21.80 Ch"",* SUinl... Steel SpokeI- ~ udl DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED Write fOf fREE. /lter.ture NOITH AMDICAN IMPOITS P. O. lOX 621 GAIDEN GlOVE. CAL '2640 oo~~!,~~~!~~tII. Hodaka Montesa Los Angeles. California 90064 - Telephone: (213) 475-4541 M Greeves otorcycles Kawasaki Westminster Sport Cycle Guy R. Louis sales - Service - Accessories - Parts - Rivelts Champion Leathers HUSOVARNA' JAWAlCZ· SUZUKI' PENTON' MZ' MONTESA' ZUNDAPP· MINI-TRAILS open monday through sa1urday (714) 893-7057 1101 Ir_ Spino 7574 Westminster Ave. Westminster, Gal.