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~ MARrlNO SCORES COLORADO MOTOCROSS · IN W Photos and Story by John M essineo LA FAYE TTE, COLO . April 26, 1970~ Callfornia desert ace Whitey Martino t>:! traveled to the Rocky Mountain State last :c: weekend to pick up the marbles i n a Prot>:! fessional motocross that boasted an ...J $1100 purse and drew a large turnout of ~ r i ders and spectators. U Rolllng h1lls and high speed jumps made the two mile course very fas t and snow fences let the crowd get close to the action with out wandering out on the track. The LaFay ette layout was in the same area as last year's Inter-Am but used . a different course . The classes got to run three 20 minute motos so there was lots of racing for everyone. Some of the best local talent was away shooting movies in New Mexico but Husky r i ding Whitey did in the 500cc Seniors and was ably backed up by Callf ornian Mark Blackwell. Blackwell liked to hit the big ju mp wide open and his Husky was airborne for most of the race. George Shaw got his Husqvarna into third to make it three Huskies before the fourth place CZ of Pet er Swift. New Mexico's Gene Durham walked away with the 250 Sr. cash by blasting his Mont esa ahead or CZ r iders Jim Wi cks and Bruce Baron. Bruce Sass, a Boulder, Col o. rider, picked off the 125 class with his Pento n. Bob Conway and Callfornla's rambling ambassador Gary Bailey wer e second and third. Local boy John Meyer of Englewood, Colo. put It to the 500cc B riders and Rick Norris won the 250 B event with a MontesI.. Michael Cates, Commerce City, Colo. caused a litUe excitement when be lost it in the first turn of lap one. The rest of the tightly bunched 125' s had trouble getting around Cates and when the dust cleared ' there were two other bikes down. Cates was the only one not able to continued. He was taken to the hospital, . where it was believed his injury was limited to a bruised hiP. At the tlnlsh of the B race, Yamaha rider Bob Falken and Colbert Pepper were l1rst and second in front of Penton r ider Gary Chase. At the end of the day a three lap sprint holllgan for .$50 was won by Gary Bailey 00 hts 380 Greeves Grlffon. (Results on page 19) . e, Mark Blackwell shoots lor tblsky with his Husky. Tha La Fayette courSl was very last and hleh splld jumps p .. the last curs a chance to eet SOmi ai rborne time. Whitey Martino picked.up thl 500 51n lor win and Mark was Slcond. A.C.A. Opens Orange County Speedway The Valerians Two C~ele Cit~ Ltd. Baeing Team has' struell again! (This time, it was the Denver Pro Motoeross on April Z6t he) By Margie lap to Jim Stein on a Mateo. ShawbatUed ORANGE COUNTY, CALIF . April 29, 1970 - The motorcycle races at Orange County ofllcially started tonight and for the rest of the season the com bination of short track and TT racing w1ll be the regular program for the 125cc, 25Occ, and 500cc through open classes. The Srs. in the 250 TT class were led around the track by Jim Stein mounted on a Matco, followed by Peterson on a Ossa and WUI<1nson on a Bultaco, Larry Shaw, on a speedway style Bultaco, jumped to the lead in the 250 Sr. short track only to lose it on the second with Stein and took over first to fln1sh it. Peterson on an Ossa was third and Dueiti mounted Cruz was fourth. Jim Raymond won the Main Event in the 500cc lhru open Tl' combined class on a Montesa, followed by McNab on a BSA, with Matco mounted Tidwell a close third. Also taking the win in the 500cc thru open short track was Jim Raymond on a MontesI.. Tidwell on a Maico was a distant second and Ray Vanderpool aboard a M ontesa was third. (Results on page 19) STEVE'S BULTACO Spec ia lized Tr iumph - Honda Repairs • Custom Rac ine • EnelnlS Machine Work • Mlllsse Kits Cyl. Borlne • Hlld Port Inc 500 A CLASS Whitey Martino (Hus) -1 st Place Mark Blackwell (Hus)-2nd Place 250 A CLASS Bruce Baron (CZ)-3rd Place MIKE BURKE MOTORCYCLE SPECIALTIES Torsten Hallman Racing, Inc. WISt Coast Dlst. lor PENTON Motorcycles . II 250 B CLASS Rick Norris (Mon) -1st Place C......atulatlons, Whit~,Mark, Bnaee, Kkk, Hus~, MOJdeSli and CZ! (4) 460·1402 . Genuine . KaWasaki 'arts & Acees. By phone or mai I order La rgest retai I sales in U.S. '.ole (213) 281·6169 sa les - Servic e - Ac ces sories - Parts - RiveUs Champio n Leathers 7 a.m. to 10 p.rn. open monday through saturday Cash or Money Order (ONL Y) Sakis Lid. __ 9669 E. Olive Temple Cily,Cal. 91180 ........... •....... .. • I DRACO'SSo. Standard Ave. MOTORCYCLES 1629 Santa Ana, Cal . 92707 (714) 543 -9688 Los Angeles. Californi a 90064 - Telephone: (213) 475-4541 HusaVARNA ' JAWAlCZ' SUZUK I' PENTON' MZ ' MONTE SA ' ZUNDAPP ' MINI·TRAILS DESERT SET UP SCRAMBLES -_ Torslen Hallman spec ia l des len Ilithirs & racine equ ipment U.S. Dist. lor Trlllebore Moto.cross tlfls For dill .. Inl o. write or call . 5345 Tlmken St., La MlSa, Ca l. 92041 OO~~!~~:;ro~!~~~td. 15178 Raym.r St. Van Nuys , Cal . 91406 Te lephOfle (213) 780-0779 _~-------_.