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RODGERS_ WINS eMe ~ HALLMAN SERIES fINAL ..:J o ;:.., o strange among all the buzzmg twoFONTANA, CAL : Mar. 22, 1970 - The strokes but It does a good job of churning CMC brought Its six race Hallman Motocross series to . a close Sunday on a up the stones. rough and dusty Fontana course where Tom Rapp brought his Bul in for three second places behind Runyard in the 250 Dave Rodgers made It six wins in a row in the 125 Junior class to wln the series Expert class. Larry Pfutzenreuter won the first 250 arid the brand new 125 Penton from HallJr. Div. I heat but dropped out of the next man racing. Dave won all three of his motos in runtwo which were won by Mike Drews. away style but even a secondplace finish Mike had a second and two first to get for the day would have won the Penton for the averill wln wlth hIs CZ . B. Brown hIm because the resulting points tle wlth on another C Z had two seconds and a CZ rider Mike Drews would have been third for second place at the end of broken by Dave's greater number of winthe day. Rex Staten used an Ossa f or the win ning motos , Third In the serIes was in the 250 Jr. Dlv. II race. Rex won the Larry Pfutzenreuter who dld his point first moto and snatched two seconds beearntng on a Bultaco, hind R. Ruble who took a DNF In the In Sunday's racing Rodgers was followfirst heat. ed all day by R . Morrison who finIshed second In Dave's wake all three times,' The other 125 Junior Division was won . The Mexican Carabella team made by Penton rider John Barclay. Barclay their presence known at Fontana on Suntook a fourth in the first moto behind . day. Callfornta riders Mike Cram and wlnner M. Leonard and his Sachs. Bar- . Tlltson Shumate teamed wlth factory riders Carlo and Attla Vecchl to ride the clay won the next two motos and Leonard crashed in the second and took a second . Mexican built two-strokes in the 125and in he final round. 250 classes. Mike Runyard, riding a pair of MonThese proto type models seemed to have developmental problems that kept tesas out of Kagay Cycles of Whittler, Cal., swept the 250 and 500 Senior classthem out of the winner's circle but the es wlnning a total of six motes, 200cc bike led the 250 class on at least in the 500 class Mike was chased by •one occasion and was In the front of the Walt Axthelm and his thumping Rickman field often during the day. Westlake. Thatfour-stroke really sounds (Results on page 31) 250 Jr. riders crest the rocky Fontana mounds. Mike Cram holds off a bid by CZ mounted R. Ruble. Mike rode the prototype Carabella from Mexico. Ruble took second in his 250 Jr. division. . :;;;~-~ Dave Rodgers shows the Bultaco style that won him a Penton. PROFESSIONAL SAFETY HELMETS " RIDE ~W I T H THE -LEADERS • • ~ 20'ro FIRST WITH INSIDE PAINTING & FINISHING • FIRST IN PRODUCTION OF THERMOPLASTIC SAFETY HELMETS • THE FIRST "REBEL" FIRST WITH REMOvABLE CHIN STRAPS ASK FOR GRANT AT YOUR DEALER. THE FIRST" AMERICAN I I ALL GRANT HELMETS EXCEED Z90.1 USASI STANDARDS • AMA GROUP I APPROVED • COMPLETELY AMERICAN MADE • LIGHTER· PAIN I EU fKOM IN~IDE G ran t In d ust rie s, I n c, 3680 Be v erly Bl vd . , Los A n g e les, Ca 9 0 0 0 4