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Ross And Pattison Pulverize The Ponderosa By Pat Ross LANCASTER, CAL. Jan. 31, Feb. 1, 1970 - By placing first each day, Doug PattI- son won the Open class award of a McHal helmet while Bob Ross scored first and fifth 10 earn the tralIclass helmet award. Saturday saw Tom Mulo first 10 the smoke bomb followed by Dennis Pierce, Terry Clark, Doug Pattison and 41 Open class entries. Bultaco mounted Pattison moved up 10 finish first ahead of Clark, Dick Richardson, and Pierce. Penlon , mounted Bob Ross led 15 traIl class entries past the bomb and 10 the finish with a five minute lead over Dan Smith's Yamaha. Sunday's 86 Open class entries chased 16-year-old Pattison trom bomb 10 finIsh for 3 laps around the rugged 9 mile course. Malco mounted Tom Clodt garnered second ahead of Pierce's Yamaha and Gene Fox's Malco. BardahI presented quad-paks of racing 011 and Bill Stroppe gave Fast fuel additive 10 the ~ ( first twelve riders in. Terry Clark entered his Hodaka In the trail class 10 notch a convincing bomb 10 tInIsh win over Mitch Mayes on a Yamaha. Former winner Jerry Hill brought his Hodaka in Ih1rd with Doug WInchell's Kawasaki in pursuit ahead of 15-year-old Bob Ross. The next Hare Scrambles at the Ponderosa Inn will be Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 28, and March 1. Larger trophies • than previous will be awarded 10 40% of the entries each day. Bardahl and Fast Previous helmet winners are inellg1ble ~ for another helmet. An exclusIve featurer.J of the Greyhounds M.C. event Is lamp c:3 trophies 10 class winners. s, Riders are encouraged 10 use the U facilities at the Ponderosa Inn for overnight camping• Recent rains have made course conditions outstandIng for Ih1s event. .-.:------ Honda Limi'ed : Mo'orcyclis,s Wi,II A Purpose By J.K. Frost In mid 1968, a small group of motorcyclists' met at Warren Wilson Honda in the San Fernando Valley. Their intention was 10 organize a Motorcycle Club, but they wanted their club to be unique. Since Ih1s small group all owned a Honda 350 or 450Cc motorcycle, they wanted 10 restrict the membership to Hondas only, of the 325cc class or above. Tliey further wanted 10 Include onlY adult Road Riders, so they decided 10 require the member'ship 10 be 21 or over. This group of cyclist wanted a recreational club for responsible people and they also "wanted to try to Improve the Image of motorcycle ridIng. In Oclober of 1968, a formal meeting was called 10 organize just Ih1s type of club. There were fIfteen Interested cyclists' at Ih1s first meeting and from that t1tteen grew HL Corporation. Honda LimIted was on Its way. Membership requirements were adopted, by laws drafted and by March 6, 1969, the club was officially Incor porated . As the club traveled around the South-ern Calltornla and Nevada area, they were met by an enthusiastic response ' fr om law enforcement officials, Iown officials and the public in general. The Kern Valley Sun stated ina recent edItion; H they were quiet, orderly, pleasant•••picked up after themselves.... • Desert Ann after a recent stop In Pearblossom, Calltornla wrote in her column for the So. Antelope Valley Foothill News H Flne, clean cut men and woman••Jeft the premises spotless... never knew thirty cyclists' had stopped•••" . Everywhere Honda Limited traveled, trom the High Sierra's to Palm Spr!Jigs, trom Las Vegas to Paso Robles, . they were welcomed and complimented by Local officials and townspeople, In July of 1969, a chapter in Barstow, Calltornla was organized at Holiday Honda. By December of 1969, the club had grown In number and purpose. The Anniversary Dinner meeting atRoyRogers Antelope Valley Inn hosted seventy members, their wives and guests. As 1970 moved Into moti on, Honda Limited also enlarged Its Interests nationwide, why not expand Ih1s movement 10 include Honda riders all over the country. Join them together in one large recreational club 10 Improve the Image of the cyclist. F lyer s are being prepared and letters typed asking the Honda road riders of America 10 form their own non-profit recreational clubs under the heading of Honda Limited. Each local chapter Is 10 be managed by Its own members. The parent chapter In Sepul- Mi'eo Bul'aeo We specialize in only Bultaco 1241 W. Orangethorpe r Buena Park (14) 522-6109 _, .• veda, Calltornla can and will only give advice 10 aid Its growth and organizatlon. Honda Limited Is not connected, (other than sponsorship) with a Honda dealer, the manufacturers of Honda moIorcycles or any profit making organizatton, In 1970, Honda LImited plans Iopartlclpate, with the other clubs in Southern Calltornla, on SC~ andAMAsponsored tours as well as their own planned events. Many of these rides will be overnighters 10 such places as the Colorado River, Yuma Prison, Las Vegas, the High Sierra Run and Lone Pine, Calltornla. A long distance lour Is being planned 10 Vancouver, British Columbia for the end of July, 1970. So If you are 21 or over, own a Honda 325cc or above, can provide yourself with lIabll1ty ins urance, want safer cycling on the road, planned tours and events as well as assoclatlng with responsible citizens', why not ride with the fastest growing all Honda cycle club in the world - " Honda L1m1ted" • For more information, write or call Honda Limited, Public Relations Department, 9000 Sepulveda Boulevard, Sepulveda, Calltornla (213) 894-9218. Two day winner DouC Palllson crosses up over one 01 the thousands 01 Ponderon hummocks. 100 lap IT Grand Prix set lor Ascot. One of the strongest field in the 10year history of the lOO-lap Grand Prix of motorcycle steeplechasing Is taking shape for the March 1 renewal at Gardena's Ascot Park. Thirty-three riders will take the starter's flag for what traditionally Is one of the big cycle racing events of the winter in the West. SkIp Van Leeuwen of Sherman oaks Is the defending tlt1Ist. Skip won the race in 1963, 1966, 1967, in addition to taking the checkered flag last winter. Dusty Coppage and Eddie Mulder, who finished two-three behindVan Leeuwen, also have signed blanks. Mert Lawwlll, the 1969 U .S, cycle racing champion, and Gene Romero, who finished second In the point Iotals, are expected 10 join the field. They f1n1shed fourth and t1tth, respectively, in the 1969 renewal. • Dave Aldana, the 1969 Amateur king, Is set 10 challenge in Expert ranks. Aldana Is hailed as one 'of the bright new prospects in the two- wheeled racing world. QualIfying runs will start at 11 a.m, The fastest 33 riders will go at 2:30. WIN... ride an XC-100 INVADER~ ~ THE TWO-WHEELER ~ SUZUKI ~ Ready for IllIIIediate Delivery! 867 w. 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