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picked up his fourth win In a row In the
125cc T.T. class.
Joe Monohan, the only new winner,
rode his Yamaha in the 100cc T.T.class
to capture the Trophy Dash and the Maln.
Th e flat trackers were In fine form
with Scott Autrey taktng the 125cc class
In a run-away.
Larry Shaw had a big night. After
putting on a half-Urne show on his class
A bike, Larry got back on his Bultaco
and took the checkered flag in both the
250cc Feature and the Trophy Dash.
Next week Trojan will host a 50 Cap
Race for the 100cc and on Feb. 15th a
30 Iapper for the 250cc bikes.
(Results on page 17)
Story by Dennis Greene
Photo by D.G . Studio
SOUTH GATE, CAL. Jan. 30- Irwin Moon
started the . new winter season with the
hottest winning streak In his three years
of racing. Irwin took first place In the
Trophy Dash and his flfth straight win In
the Main Event of the 250cc T.T. class.
When the flagman dropped the flag,
Moon was first off the line, but he found
himself thlrd Into the first turn. He
staged a comeback, later tn the race,
and passed the competition to win the
Maln Event.
Danny Corbett, with a good win record,
500cc class riders groo.... around one of the San Antonio turns.
Campbell, 'H
olbert Star Iii Texas
By John Blanton
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, January 25, 1970
- Texas' first AMA points motocross of
the season was held today in SanAntonio
by the Alamo Cycle Association, and
notable performances of the day were
turned In by Association co-rounder
Bennie Campbell and by Austtn's Robi
Holbert.
Following the running of the 125cc
Junior heat, Campbell set the prace In
the 125cc Senior heat that he was to
matntain throughout the day as he clinched the tiUe with three wins on his Yamaha, easily outdistancing runners uP Eric
Lloyd, Yamaha, and J~ck Hicks, Penton.
Fourth overall In the class was Bob
Howard, American Eagle, who has just
advanced himself UP from the Junior
division after his winatAusttntwoweeks
previous .
In similarly dazzling style, Robl HOlbert (Ossa), swept the 250cc Senior
ASTRODOME RACERS:
class with three wins, pulling extravaant wheelies out of the sllghtest..chug
holds In the track and increasing his
lead over John M1ller, Bultaco, and
Carolos Ramirez, American Eagle, who
staged a conttnutng batUe for second
place. Hal Stockton (Yamaha) was fourth .
The 200cc Senior class was run concurrently with the "250", and the winner was Harold GaWn, Yamaha, over tl:e
remaining finishers Bob Korth, Bultaco,
Nick Nicholson, Honda, and Joey Ferrell, Yamaha.
Winners In the sparsely populated
500cc Senior class were Floyd Dunn,
American Eagle, Mark Carbonie, Bultaco, Barry Woods, Husqvarna, and
Dean Burton, BSA.
In concurrent heats the 125cc and 250cc
Junior classes were run for novice riders, and 125cc winner was James Tucker (Kawasaki), and 250cc winner was
Francis Wilson (Yamaha) .
(Results on page 17)
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