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SCO'TT--TI.,CES TROJAN SPEEDWA Y 50 LAP TT By Eddie Smith SOUTH GATE, CALIF., July 2, 1970Gary Scott rode to a smooth win in Trojan Speedway's Fifty Lapper for the 250cc bikes. Scott was mounted on his Bultaco for the win before a standing room only crowd. At the start of the fifty lapper Scott jumped into ,the lead in the first turn of the TT course and never gave it UP. He was cbased the entire race over the jump and througb the turns by Ron Powell and Dan Carlton. Carlton and Powell kept cbanglng places for second and third during the race. Powell managed to keep his Bultaco. ahead of Carlton's Ossa for second spot. During the 250 TT beat races and the semis, the tense riders who were trying . for a spot in the fifty lapper were getting over anxious and making mistakes that cost them a starting spot in the twelve man field. Tommy Horton went through two bikes trying to gain a spot. Tom'S clutcb burnt up on him In the beat race. He then went to his AJS and in the semi his engine. blew UP on him. Bob WWiams despite two falls in the fifty lap marathon f1n1shed in the fourth spot on his Kawasaki. Phil, Moon, who won his heat race mounted on his dad's Bultaco, placed fifth in the race. Gary Scott didn't stop with ilUSt a victory in the big race, but he won b1s heat race and then took two trophy dashes. He crossed the finish l1ne in the 250 TT dash then turned around on his Bultaco and took the 250 flat track trophy dasb. Gary Scott (161) takes early lead in 250cc Flat Track at Trojan Speedway Thursday night. Charles Cann (130) pulled up to battle Scott for first but had to settle for second. Scott also won the 250 TT So-Iapper• Gary, wIlo wasn't satlsfled with two dasbes and the fifty lapper, went out in the 250 flat track main event and won that. In this race be jumped into the lead while going througb turn two and then built himself a good lead. Charles Gann placed second on b1s Bultaco while Irwin Moon settled for the third spot on his speedway Bultaco. Dale Hopkins went out in the 125 TT main event and picked himself UP another victory on his Yamaba. Paul Wilde placed second Just a few incbes ahead of Bob Young. In the 125 flat track main event once again it was Hopkins crossing the f1n1sb line first. Jeff Sexton, mounted on a Yamaba, placed second with another Yamaha rider, Hank Scott, taking third. Hopkins also rode to victory In the 125 TT tropby dasb and the 125 flat track dasb for another tropby. Teb winner of the 100 TT main even was Rob Morrison onaKa.wasaki. Taking second was another Kawasaki rider, Jeff Sexton. Third place went to Joe Monaban. Morrison also won the 100 Flat track main event by beating Frank Baldoz. Bob Sanders took the third spot. Morrison was the winner In the 100 TT trophy dasb also. With this fifty lapper done, the next fifty lapper that will be run at Trojan Speedway will be on July the 30th. It will be for lOOcc to 125cc btkes. The btkes will be back at Trojan next week for a full scbedule of races. Racing starts every Thursday nigbt at 7:30. '~ c... CI) ~ ~ ~ U ;:... U ... As Well As Four Mains At O.C.B. Story & Photos by Rich Hoffman ORANGE COUNTY, CALIF. July 1, 1970 - Gary Scott made lt100keasy Wednesday night, taking four Mains and f1n1sblng second in two others. To make things even more d1fflcultfor himself, he did the job riding four different makes of motorcycles. Gary won the 125cc Sr. Short Track, 250Cc Sr. Short Track, 500Cc Sr. Short Track and 500cc Sr. TT. . The 125cc Sr. T. T. was won by Dave Tudor, Yamaba, with Gary Scott second. In Ute 250cc Sr. T.T. it was Ron Ringen, on a Kawasaki, across the finish l1ne first with Gary Scott second and Greg' Wickam, giving a Suzuki a try, taking the third spot.. For the second week in a row Phil McDonald took both the 125cc Jr. T.T. and the 125cc Jr. Short Track. In the 125cc Jr. T.T., It was Phil all the way with Rob Morrison, Kawasaki, and Scott Smith finishing second and third. At the start of the 125cc Jr. Short Track, Phil found himself high and outside in the rougb stuff, and did some "super riding" to squeeze' into the first place to take the win. Second went to Rodney Parsons with Rob Morrison third. As usual, the 250Cc Jr. T.T. was the wildest race of the evening, with Scott Smith, Suzuki, first, Dan White second and Scott Hendrickson third. The fourth place spot went· to Morris Malone, wIlo certainly bas captured the hearts of the O.C.S. crowd. Morris bad the crowd on Its feet as be and Bob Prior battled for the 4th p1B:c,:e.Jlos~~on. The 500Cc Jr. T.T. seems to belongto Steve Thomas, wIlo made It 3 weeks in succession, with Bill Smith second and Don Williams settling for third behind the two B.S.A. riders. 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