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Orange County ~ Hosts A.F.M. Grand Prix Ray Wanna temporarily holds off Steve Bast and Jim Dawson. Steve won the 125 TT Main. • MOON SHINES AT MUDDY TROJAN By Eddie Smith SOUTH GATE, CAL. Feb. 6, 1970-Frlday n1ght Ir win Moon won the 250 Tropby Dash and Main Event at the muddy Trojan Speedway. Moon was mounted on a 250 Bultaco In both of the TT races. The track was very slick and muddy from the recent rains. At the start of the 250 TT Main five bikes tangled on the first turn and the race had to be restarted. On the restart Irwin Moon brought his Bultaco a little too low In the . first turn and started a chain reaction with bikes and riders taking to the muddy track. When the race flnally got under way Moon jumped Into the lead to stay. He was chased by Tommy Horton and Steve Bast, both ere riding Yamahas. Larry Shaw riding a Bultaco won the 250 Flat Track Trophy Dash. Shaw also won the 250 Flat Track Main Event. In the Main Event Larry was leading D.C. Ralph by the length of the straight=:- -Iohn Caldwell and Ralph hattled it out for s econd place. Ralph just edged John across the finish line for second. Steve Bast brought his Maha to victory In the 125 TT Main Event and Trophy Dash. The 125 Fla t Track and Trophy Dash was won by Scott Autrey on his Yamaha. (Results on page 19) Q Sunday , March 15th Orange County Inter national Raceway hosts the Amer ican Feder a ti on of Motorcyclis ts Grand Prix an d Production Motorcycle Road Ra c es . The firs t of 8 races wUl have the racers fighting for every point. With the National Point Champion going for the Castrol Motor all Pe rpetual Tr ophy and Its cash prize, the Regional Cham pion will be going for the Mike Ha llwood Per pe tua l Award with its share of products awards. Havin g both Grand Prix races, allowing any type of modifications, and Street Production races, being sh owro om s to ck, the day nf racing will be highly diversified. Star ting Sunday at 12:30the day will include, the Sidecar Assoc .; Lightweight Gr a nd Prfx, and Production, the thunderIng herd of Big Bike Grand Prix and Production races. Children under 12 admi tted free with parents, balloons by Yamaha International to all children. For further Information contact James Manning, P.O. Box 622, So. Pasadena, caur, 91030. !I!!I!!IIII.....- - .. Briggs To Bring Inti. Speidway Early thi s week Ex-World Speedway Champ Barry Briggs announced that he is signing a $100,000 contract to secure himself and other internationally rankIng speedway riders for a series of 12 Inter-Am patterned Speedway events up and down the West Coast. The races are backed by Peter Palmer and Pete Joseph. Palmer is the man behind Great Bear Enterprises and promoted the Indoor Speedway races at the Los Angeles Sports Arena last season. Briggs is contracted to ride In the International competition an d bring with him some six or seven 'of the World 's best speedway riders to fill out the card. Riders from Europe, England, Aus. tralia and Japan are expected to be on hand for the series that will be run on tracks In Northern and Southern California . SACHS BONANZA INTRODUCES THE M ICROSS IN Bonanza Industries, maker of the world's fastest minibike, Introduces the Mlnlcross, reportedly the first minibike designed for European type crosscountry racing, the sport described as the most exciting on wheels. ' .The BOnanza Mlnlcross Is said to be a pint sized replica of the fa med European motocross motorcycles. Built for the rough treatment that ls the very nature of motoc r oss cornpetftion, the scaled down Bonanza version has an optional Ceriani-type front s us pension, while the well-known Bonanza double-loop fr am e cradles and protects the engine. The ~inlcross ls powered by the same 5-speed 100cc Hodaka engine that has won the U.S. Cr oss Country Trail Bike Championship for thl' last four years. For best handilng In the rough, the knobby-tired wheels are about 50%larger !ban conventional minibike wheels. The combinati on of special suspension and larger wheels not only make thls a superior machine for rough, crosscountry racing but also a better compa c t trail bike for outdoorsmen. A street model with lights and accessorles to comply with trafflc regulations ls scheduled for production soon. For further Information write Bonanza Industries, Incorporated at 1775 South First Street, San Jose, Calt!ornia 95112. W'''S' Jan. 25th I.V.M.C: Crosscountry 1st 125cc Expert Rick Vesco SACHS SACHS W'''S' Feb. 8th Titans M. C. Crosscountry 1st Overall 1st 125cc Expert Rick Vesco _ Im ported by HERCULES DISTRIBUTING. LTD. 1812 Colorado A venue Santa Monica, California 90404 W'''S' Feb. 1st 14th Annual 1 Hr. Rat Race 1st 125cc Expert Rick Vesco