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SHAMROCKS MAKE IT IN CARLSBAD MUD By David Smead CARLSBAD, CALIF . Feb . 8,1970- The Shamrocks sponsored another exciting Motocross at Car ls bad Raceway Fe b. Bth, The racing started early on a cold, wet course and although the day warmed quickly the course stayed wet. One of the muddie st Motocross races to be planned In So. Calif. got even muddler as the day went on. The Sbamrocks laid out a most difficult course on top of the mud, Including some off-camber hill turns that slowed even the best riders down. There were three divi sions of the 125 Novices and 250 Novices. Each ran two M otes, In the 125 Novice Terry Memdel (Yam), Dean York (Sac), and Lee Conklin won their divisions for first place The three 250 Novice divisions wer e won by Rick Blom (Yam), Cal Sukut (Yam) and Dean York (CZ). Larry Watkins (Mal) won the 500 Open Novice and Jim Wilson took the 500 Open on his Gr eeves. Words are a poor tool to explain what Jim Wilson can do to a Greeves and any ground In the way. He won the 250 and 500 Expert classes without ever being challenged. JUST MOVED OSSA·PENTON· KEN DICK PUMPER KITS (for All 2 &4 (,de 11';115) W guess II Isn't motocross wit hout mud s o that mean s the Shamroc ks race definite ly qua lifies . e Motocross Series For Texas Champ ThIs year a series of races will be held to determine the state Motocross Champions . The series will run for six months and will consist of twelve races with the riders' best ten scores counting for the championship. The races will be held at Motor -Sport Park In Fort Worth and at Austin Moto- Cross Park In Austin. There will be one Championship even t at each of these tracks every month. Championship points will be awarded to Senior r iders ' only, At the conclusion of the 1970 series the Texas Sta te Champi ons In the 125, 250, and Open classes will be named, and will be designated to carry the number (1) on their number plates for the year . All riders competing In the ser ies will be assigned a racing number corresponding ' to their finishing positions In the series. The State Champs will receive an expense jlai.d. triP .to Califor nia to r epr esent Texas at the final event of the 1970 Inter-Am races. Monthly bull etins will be distributed giving the standings. The ~ MIKE BAST WINS AT HUNTINGTON BEACH A.C.A. MOTOCROSS, FEB. 2nd RIDING A KEN DI CK EQUIPPED OSSA FOR THE KENDlCK-CUDDY RACING TEA M! fir s t r aces of the s eries will be at MotorSport Park on Feb. 1, and a t Aus tin Moto-Cross Park on Feb. 15th. For more Information contact: Ter r y' s Honda Motors, 1509 E. Lancaster se., F t. Worth, Texas. 2 Cy cle Hi gh-Per forma nce Head quarters DYNO T UNING - 5 PORT ING KE NDI CK ENGI NEERING 9520 Desoto , Chatswo rth, Ca. 91311 Ph: (213) 882·8668 OSSA'S lOO-LAP STEEPLECHASE CHAMPIONSHIP AT ASCOT The 10th annual 100- lap Pacific Coast s teep lechase motorcycle championship has bee n scheduled for Sunday afternoon, March I , a t Ascot Park, Managing Director J .C. Agajanlan announced. The race traditionall y Is one of the biggest cycle races on the West Coas t and the 1970 edition Is expected to continue that pattern•. Agajanlan expects one of the strongest field s in the event's history. There will be 33 starters for the 100 turns around the tricky five -eighths-mile course at 183rd and Vermont Avenue . The r ace nearly every year has been r ecognized by being televised by the Wide World of Spor ts sh ow. M Greev es oto rcycl es K awasaki W stminster Sport Cycle e Hodak a Mont esa Guy R. Louis (714) 893-7057 757 4 Westm inster Ave. W inster, Cal. estm A.C.A. MOTOCROS S. Hunt ingto n Beach, Ca. Februa ry 2, 1970 r 250cc Senior Cla ss: 151. Mike Basl- OSSA STILETTO 2nd. Don Shore- OSSA STILETTO 3rd. Dan Hockie- OSSA STILETTO The shortest distance betwe en here and there is a line made with a STI LETTO! 250 cc's of scrambling fury: the ST ILETTO speaks the scrambler' s language. Rugged, reliable and ready for anything. 'Test ride the OSSA STILETTO. You'll know in 20 minutes whether it' s all talk or all tough ! •• YANKEE M OTORC P.- WEST OR . 323 W Alondra Blvd., G . ardena, C 90247 a. YANKEE MOTO RCORP.-E AST P.O Box 36, Schenectady, New York ·12301 . ~ :!'. '" Cl. ~ [oJ :c: [oJ ...:J U ::... U