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.., ~ Q., ~ c.J ~ c.J ----------------------------------------.. Wilson Stretches Lead In East West Series ... By Ron Sz1lagyl ;-:l MOORPARK, CALIF . AprU 26,1970- It ;;:: was a Jim WUs on, John DeSoto battle Sunday at Bay Mare wlth the thlrd meet10g of the Ea st/Wes t Challenge Motocr os s SerIes marr ed by a rash of 10jurIes. WUson won the class and all three of the 250cc motos, but lost a pair to overall wlnner DeSoto 10 the 500cc go. ThJs was the flrs t time that the young Greeves Expert has lost a moto 10 the East/West series, DeSoto (CZ) took an early lead 10 the flrst 250 Sr. go, followed closely by Dave Rogers (Bul) and Wllson. Tim Hart (Mon.) was making a gallant challenge from a poor start. WUson zapped DeSoto and Rogers, wlth Hart br1og1og 10 a hot fourth. DeSoto lost 11 on the speclally designed expert moun- U ta tn course, smashlng hls rightfoot. The HawaUan Champ was out, and Hart passed Dave Roger s (Bul) and began to challenge Wllson. Hart put for th a super effo rt, but put h1s foot 10 a holl ow and left 11, whUe he and the blke went on. He was out of the race wlth torn ligaments . 10 the second moto , Wllson andRoger s were out fr ont, when Dave endoed onto the wooden course fence, resulting 10broken r tbs, as well as other Injurtes, In the thlrd round, JIm Wes t (AJS) ' jumped in to the lead, only to D.N.F 0 when he broke a chain, WUson, wlth three wlns, took top honors and cash. Dave Rogers (Bul) held TIm Hart (Sach) at bay 10 the 125cc Sr. event. Bob Vlcca and Bryar Holcomb (Pen) were orlg1nally out front, but . Vlccla flopped and Dave Rogers successfully challenged for the lead. Rodger s dIdn't r Ide the f1nal r ound, but s till r eta1ned enough points for a s ec ond behlnd Bryar Holcomb. John DeSoto (CZ) came back 10 the 500 Sr. event and bea t Jim WIlson (Greeves) In the flrst moto . WIlson and DeSoto wer e wheel to wheel 10 the second moto , but as they looped rtdsrs, DeSoto dropped behlnd, wlth the wln go1og to Wllson, In the f1nal roUnd, Wllson was way . back but soon fell Into h1s customary number one spot. DeSoto was hot 10 pursuit, WIth jus t a couple of laps to go, WUson twlsted hls ankle and knee, was out of the race, and had to settle for second overall behlnd DeSoto.Forty two r tders llned Up for the l00cc Jr. event, wlth Ron Foreman (Kaw), Duane Baade (Pen), and eventual wlnner - ~ Scott Pelkey (Sac hs) flghtlng 11 out. JIm Belts (Yam) an d Dan Arms trong ( Yam) were one and two 10 the 125cc Jr., Dlvision one go. D1v1s10n II, 125 Jr., went to Lee Conkl1n (Amer. Eag .), wlth s ec ond go1og to T . Sanders. Bli Spann (CZ) and Al Wurtzel (C Z) battled 11 out 10 the flrst two motos of the Flrst Dlvlslon of 250cc Jr , competition. Bm always seemed to ge t -out around Al and off wheel to wheel they went. Bm took a flrst, J. Huguel (Yam) 3rd and Al Wurtzel (CZ) 4th. John Maroney (CZ) won the Dlv. II 250 Jr., ahead of Jeff Robertson (Husky) and Mike Beanway (CZ).' There are two events left 10 the EastWest ellmlnations, and the 250 Sr. class Is still wlde open. (Results on page 19) ~ :r:' Putting that body English to use John DeSoto drops his CZ Into a groove at Bay Mare. John Is second In points behind Jim Wilson In the I.R.E. Easl/West series. * SACHS PENTON Walt Axthelm's Tr iumph-Suzuki Motors OWASAr, * Headquarter s BEACH CITIES CYCLES 1049 West 5th si., PomOlla, Calif. Dave (172) Rodgers gets his BUllaco wheel to wheel with a CZ rider. CLEAN CHAIN~ LUBE Stays onAnd on-And on- Specialized Triumph - Honda Repairs • Custom Racing • Engines Machine Work • Melisse Kits Cyl. 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