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TEAM MOTOCROSS INTRODUCED IN NORTH JU MP with its totally blind ten foot verti- By Kevin Hill could almost swallow a bike and rider if the y tumb led down the fa ce. have bee n very successful racing all over Washington and on this day of Washing ton' s first team motocross they showed everyone tlie reason why. The Poullns made a perfect team for this kind of r ace and truly demoUshed the ir compe ti tion. Father Dick is 40 years old and has been racing for t1ttee n years. Young Ricky is only 16 now and has bee n racing for four years, and see ms to be getting faste r eve ry day. This Selah (near Ya kima) based fa ther - s on pair Winner s In the 200cc an d below division were Mike Claphan (Hodaka) and James Clayton (Ya maha) . They r anaway with the first moto but second place had a real fight between the tea ms of Wad klns/ Bos s en and CllttlBlume. Claphan/ Clayton won the second moto also but in the third r ound Woody Purvis, cal drop Into hlg deeP soft sand that ORONDO, WA. May 3,1970- A new kind of motocross racing was Introduced to the northwest this Sunday at Daroga Park near Or ondo, in Eastern Washington. Daroga P ark, a pleasant campsite on the Columbia Rive r , was the scene of the fi r st team- style motoc r os s In the Northwest, where motocross .has caught on In a big way. There were two classes; 0-20Occ and 200-0pen. The riders were allowed to enter two bike s, one for ea ch r ider , or jus t one bike for the two of them , which very fe w of them did. There were 20 teams In the 11gbtweight class and 31 teams In the heavyweight for a total of 102 hard working participants. The fa ther and son team of Dick and Rick Poull n won the first Heavyweight moto convinc ingly and then went on to round uP the points in the next two motos also. . Ken Habeck an d Jack Ph1lUps road a pair of Huskies to second overall by virtue of placing right behind the Maico mounted Poulins in all three motos. With the first two motos already won it would seem natural for the PouUns to take it easy In the third moto and protect their overall pos ition. But when the flag fell, young Ricky rocketed through the pack to take over the, by now familiar, number one spot. This time they wer e chased really hard by Habec k/Ph1lllps. At one point there was a terrific duel when Ken Habeck came out of nowhere to pass Ricky, who looked a bit surprised but prompUy repassed. However, they weren't even on the same lap at the time. By this time the brutal course was beginning to take its toll on the r ider s and their equipment. Many a rider learned to dread the approach to the BIG BRUSH PRAIRIE OPENER . By N.A. W11llams BRUSH PRAIRIE, WASH. May 3, 1970-A crowd of 500 spectators watched the field of 130 r ider s that came out to the firs t race of the season here. Although the ne w club member s were somewhat unorganized, and had a few problems during the day, the races got started as scheduled at 1:00 p.m, Gary Kapus (#ll-Kaw.) went down In the 200cc heat race and didn't make the 200cc Trophy Dash. He did take the 200cc A Main 1st, and riding #128w-Kaw. In the 250cc, took the 250cc Trophy Dash and A rst, This was a real win for Gary, as he was riding against so me of the best 250cc cla ss riders in the North- West. (Results on page 26) . Benefit Scrambles Held In Washington SEAFAIR CITY, WASH. May 3, 1970 The Seatair City M.C. held a benefit scrambles at the Buckley school for retarded ch1ldren, with all proceeds fr om the event going to the school. The Boeing Clown Club, and the Seattle Cossach Stunt and Drill Motorcycle Team donated their time to entertain the children, with two local D.J.'s. Bob Hardwick of KVl did the tlagglngand B111 Taylor KVO, CYCLELAND REOPENS CHICO, CAL. May 12, 1970 - Saturday evening, May 16 will mark the 1970 opening of Cycl elan d Sp.eedway located at Highway 99 and Gage Shippe Road 14 miles south of Chico, Cal. The track has been resurtaced, additional bleacher stands have been added (the stands will now hold over 1000 people), trees have been planted and an overall paint job added to the facilities. This track has become known as the " track of champions" as In the past three years three Na tio nal Sportsman Short Track champions have been r iding regularly. Dick Turner of Red BluU, Cal1t. is the National Sportsman Short Track champion In the 200cc class for the second year running. The gates open at 6:30 and racing begins about 8 to 8:30 p.m, every Saturday night at Cycleland Speedway. ALAMEDA, CALI FORNIA POWELL'S ALAMEDA HONDA - Bul.· /C's to Hod.-Suz.·Hon. Ov.r 2S0 M choos. Irom. Trade-ins acc.pt.d-pald lor or not. Llb.ral financing. II you've b.en turned down-Try us!) 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BULTACO OF FREMONT - Enduro Headquart.rs. Come In and have a cup 01 colle • • Bultaco , quality from top to bottom. Moto-Beta, Bronco, bold n.w lnl·Blk• • Sales , breed 01 .asy-Io-lot. M Service , and Accessories. Motorcycl. Insurance. (415) 792-7949, 37318 Fr.mont Blvd. at P.ralta In Fremont. CYCLE CENTER STORES #2 - 37422 Fremont Blvd. Phone: (415) SY 3-7311. Honda, Malco , Triumph. Motorcycl. In· surance , Taco & Bonanza Mini-bike . 100% flnanclnl on approva l 01 credit. Difficult Custom.rs are a Challenlll! did the announcing. The kids were just as thrilled with the racers aswith the clowns ,as they wandered through the pits and shook hands with the r iders, asking all kinds of ques ti ons . EX-Cal1tornia rider, Monty Darllng's wife says he 'S getting so old he has to be helped aboard his C.Z .• but with a win In his heat and second in the main it doesn't look like age has hurt his racing. .In the 500cc Main, Mateo mounted Randy Skiver took an easy win. Monty Darllng was second and Dale Parks on a Mateo, third. Smiling Dan Brecht won the 250cc Main, with Fredolt Johnson in second. (Results on page 26) Frenchy Drops Kent To Oaks SEATTLE, WA. April 26, 1970 - Some 150 riders signed uP to ride the Greater Seattle M.C. scrambles, at the Jolly Rogers track In Kent, Wa . The weather man was cooperative but only thirty miles away the snow really fell. The race of the day was the 500cc Mai n featuring Don Oaks on a Bultaco and Dwayne (Frenchy) Richott riding a H.D. French y ran full knobs on whatwas considered a Pirelll track. This caused Fr enchy to be very squirrely In the corners, and at about the hal! way mark Oaks took over and went on for a win. The 250cc class was dominated by Dan Brecht who was Bultaco mounted. Dan took the checkered !lag a hal! lap ahead of the pack. The 200cc B Main also had plenty of excitement. With a race for firs t and CYCLE CENTER STORES 113 - 37418 Fr.mont Blvd. Phon. : (415) SY 2-0111. 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