By Jcbn Bebtu
Photos by Tom Culp and Jcbn Bethea
SAN CLEMENTE. CALIF. June 28, 1970
- Preston Petty·s three victories In
EllpeJi competitiOIl and Lars Larson's
stroog performlUlCe to win the combined
Amateur-EJPerl Open were the two most
impressive showings at the 'Ib1rd Annual
All States CbamploDshlPs held bere Saturday and today.
Petty made his tlrst steP toward the
triple by taIdng the l25cc event tram
Gene Canady (Sac) and Lars Larson
(Pen} while rldlnC a Sachs.
The second step came later on Saturday when be repeated with Canady (Sac)
for one-two flnlsbes In the 250cc class.
In this race, Petty used a Malco while
Dan Hackle, who flnlsbed third, sat on
an Ossa.
Today. a tight battle with Larson ensued In the 500cc race, but Petty (Ric)
was the eventual winner with Lars (Mal)
talUng . to second when his bike began
loading uP atter many of the downb111s
which tilled the mlle-and-a-quarter dJrt
course. Jim Connley (Gre) pulled In tor
a third.
Larson'S trouble ended when he
changed to a newly designed 50lcc Malco,
which was built In Europe based uPOn the
dJrections of Frank Cooper, Maleo distributor.
Larson used tbls bike In the Open event
and rode races, most w11l remember.
tor some time as he qu1eklyopeneduPan
early lead and held It easily In the tlrst
four-lap race. Then, In the second,.after
one lap, Larson. who was leading at the
time, pulled oft the track and adjusted
bls brakes allowing the three riders behlnd blm to squirt past. Flnlshed, he
500 Novices get into close action on cobbly off cambe
Lars Larson leads Preston Petty in the SOO Expert go. Pres
went on to win.
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Preston Petty on way to 125 Expert win. Sachs mounted here in
one of three wins for two days.
With a cool ocean breeze blowing, spectators bask in warm California sun. The Dirt Diggers host~
Scrambles Championship at site of soon to open motorcycle park. In background, the ever present
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