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Powell Takes 250 _Class .At Weekly Trojan Meet By Eddie Smith SOUTH GATE, CALIF. May 28, 1970Ron PoWell turned to w1oo1og ways Thursday otgbt at Trojan Speedway's clay track, capturing tile 250 flat track trophy dasb and the 250 flat track Maio Event" Powell to the past three weeks bas bad trouble staylog on b1s Bullaco. Tb1s week be found the groove and woo. 10 w1oolog the 250 flat track tropby dash he beat the hard charging Irwin Moon by just a few tocbes. 10 the flat track Maio Event Powell got by the leader MOOD and stayed onfor the win. At the start 01. the race four b1kes tangled to the first turn. No rider was tojured to the mishap. 00 the restart, Moon jumped toto the lead over the rest 01. the pack. Powell came on strong and passed Moon for the lead. Cbrts Smith placed his Yamaha right beh10d Powell for second place, wh1le MOOD setl1ed for the tb1rd spot. Moon also was rldlog a Bullaco. irwin Moon was the w100er 01. the 250 TT Maio Event, with Powell taJitog a second. 10 tb1s race Moon jwoped toto the lead at the start to stay. Powell came So.. of II. action JOu'lI ... eaell ThursdaJ nlpl al Trojan. close a few times but to no avail. Tom Warren, mounted on b1s BullacO, f101shed third. The w100er of the 125 TT Maio was Dale Hopktos rldlog a Yamaha. Danny Corbett, alao on a Yamalla, placed second,' with Deoots Hanson taklog third on b1s Yamaha; Corbett and Hopktos battled the eottre race with Hopktos comlog out the leader. The 100 TT Maio Event was won by Bob Brooks mounted on a Kawasaki. Another Kawasaki rider, Tom Horton, came to second, with Steve Nutter placIng third, also on a Kawasaki. . The 125 flat qack Maio was won by Bullaco mounted Tom Warren. Danoy Corbett, on a Yamaha, settledfor.another second place. Tom Horton placed thtrd on b1s Kawasaki. . Warren alao was the wlooer 10 the 250 TT trophy dash. 10 the dash, Tom edged out irwin Moon's Bullaco for the win. Tom alao came UP a wlooer to the 125 flat track tropby dash. Kawasald mounted Bob Sanders won the 100 flat track Maio. Sanders was followed by Tom Horton and Joe Monaban. Sanders alao won the 100 flat track trophy dash. The 125 TT trapby dash went to Dale Hopktos rldlog his Yamalla. TommyHorton rode b1s Kawasald to a 100 TT dash Yiclory. The bikes wlU be back next Thursday II1gbt for TT and flat track raclog. 00 July 2, Trojan' Speedway w1ll sponsor another 250Cc flft;y lapper, with bikes and rlders from all over Southern Callfornts compet1og. A $300.00 purse w1ll be at stake. BMW RACK ANNOUNCED BuUer & Smith, Inc., announces the avatlahtlU;y of their new, modern, luggage rack, apeclflcally designed for use on the new R 50/5, R 60/5 and R 75/5 BMW's. Tb1s chrome rail Is useful, yet attractive. It may be used 10 conjunction with the M-1OO2 saddle bags or by Itself. Luggage rack No. L-1001, $29.50. NEWI'I MOTORCYCLE COVERS POLYETHELENE COVER Contoured to fit lilly size motor· cycle. Protects against rain, dirt & grime. Available in small - up to 175cc, medium - up to 35Occ, and large, up to 75Occ. PR ICE: $6.95 ea. OELUXE VINYL COVER Available in beautiful white or avocado green colors. Heavy lined plastic withstands heat & cold. Also in small, medium & large sizes. PR ICE: $14.95 ea. Dealer Inquiries Invited BALLARD MFG. CO. 1063 East 3rd Street, Pomona, California 91766 I Culver City I eye.eCenter. • vy'( ?Go°Ai''''' MAICO • . Pl)~ 5.5.T. bJ San Tone al.o crowns for "Ollcla Trail 70 & Illnl bIJles. Chance 10 cOllyenllonal IJIM handle bars for bell. handllrw. We machine hole for compr... IOll .. lease 11248 calver Slvll. calver City, Calif. (n3) 139-_