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HaIiman, Torllef Hansen, JIrlStodulaka, By Bob Sanford Bob Grossi hustles his Husky through banked comer. Bob the title "most promi sing-. LOS ANGELES- SACRAMENTO, CALIF. July 4- 5, 1970 - HeUd M1kko1a aDd the rest of Edison Dye's European motocross c1rcus once aga1n proved conclustvely that American riders are oot yet ready tor International competition. In an awesome display of speed aDd sk1ll, Mtkkola won tive of six motos at the two sepera.lie events held this independence day weekend. StartIDg out at SaddlebackParkonSaturday, the FlDnlsh Husqvarna factory rider gave warnlng of tbtngs to come, as he jumped Into a lead on the tourth lap of the tlrst 250Cc International moto, that, tor all intent and purposes, he did not reUnquish until late Sun day afternoon. For the most part, American riders were hardly In the race, although young Brad Lackey led the pack tor two laps in the tlrst moto of Sunday'scompetition at the new White Rock motorcycle park, just outside ot Sacramento. Bob Grossi, though not tlguring In the tlnaI results of either day, was touted by the European riders as the fastest American with the greatest amount of potent1al. John De Soto, with a sixth and eight overall, was the most consistent whUe Bllly Silverthorne, with a tltth overall on Sunday turned in the best single US of A pertormance. Mlroslav Balm, and, of course, the ever present Mr. Mtkkola. Conspicuous by his absence was American Greeves rider, JIm WUson, who, accordlngtoone report, chose to boycott the event tor personal reasons. Anotber American, Tim Hart, was obviously not at his best, as his hands were bruised aDd swollen, tollowing an altercation at Ascot two nights before. Inchlng torward, their clutch hands occasionally touchlng their helmets, the riders awaited the waveofthegreentIag. Then it came. Up the b1ll they went, taster than thirty proverbial speeding bullets. When the dust cleared, C Z works rider, Jiri Stodulaka had grabbed the lead. M1lckola, however, was moving closer and closer, and on the tourth lap shot past the Czec into a lead that he held until the end of the 30 minute moto. Bob Grossi, with a sixthPlacetln1sh, wasbestAmerican. In the second big Boy moto, Mikkola grabbed the lead right at the start and held it tor the tull thirty minutes. On the fourth lap of that race, Grossi and Torlief Hansen were involved in a horrendous Mark Blackwell makes attempt at staying with Heiki Mikkola who did in everyone .in two days of International motocrossing. The action started shortly after nOCll Saturday, as the tlrst diVision of 250CC Juniors roared ott the Une and IlP the tamOlis Sadd1eback starting b1ll. Malco mounted am Urban showed the 10,000 plus spectators how to do it, grabbing a relat1vely easy vlctory after taking the lead trom Montesa rider, Glen Lund on the second lap. TUNED EXHAUST FOR YAMAHA Rob Norgaard (CZ) tollowedcloselyby Ron De Soto, bagged the second 250CC Junior dlvlston. The tOP 15 riders In each do the two dlvlstons won the right to compete In the tlnaI, later In the afternoon. And then the class that race taDs had shelled out tour bucks to see. Mingled among the American hotshots were such Internationally famous stars as Torsten· SIGN LANGUAGE IS OUT HT-1-37.95 AT-1-38.95 CT-1-38.95 DT-1-44.95 RT-1-49.95 Down pipes available for all models - same price. Specify torque or high R.P.M. "OVER A QUARTER CENTURY OF MANUFACTURlNG EXCELLENCE" Available at your local dealer or write: ~ CONLEY'S ACCESSORIES 4346 Mission Blvd., Pomona, Ca. 91766·628·0412 IIELCOIII IS INI Pr()moter Edison Dye steps out of team van. The I~orter of Husqvarna for western U.S•• Edison envisioned motocross racing to do big things in early '67 with the first Europeans over to do thei r thi ng. What's a Combo-Cross - MOTO-PRIX? - Ir.· Specialized Trl.,11 - H.... 1t... Cult. IlK'" • En.I••• Medii. . . ., • llutls. Kits JmfJW I .•, IIlIIT 1l1li·1l1li C,I_ 1Ior1l.· Hud PINt..........41 \ 4.IlIIANOI _lY"....."S10.. IID MIKE BUllE MOTORCYCLE SPECIALnES ""'OIlOAItO'''flINS "IUOOIl "n ...., 1Il£IESlEI! ~ s...d c (~. M. O. S.o.l $y, O' 'u.,h••• 0 ..... ,. Ifle:. ••, H. I.och s,_ 00,10"0 '.ock. flo. 3201<1 DIAleRS UH UmatfAO 'h '1-. .... 04 ,O".:US.1621 5.1.. T•• 15171 II.,•• St. v••.,.. Cal. '1_ T......._ (213) 7.e77' DESERT SET UP SCRAMBLES