.Oxnard Festival Features Moto X
By Dave Smead
Photos by Ron SZllagy
OXNARD, CALIF. July 26, 1970 - Each
of over 2 miles. Since 75% of the course
summer the Recreation Department of
was inaccessible to the spectators (the
Oxnard sponsors a Sports Festival for
riders couldn't see It either) excitement
nine days. Virtually all competitive
didn't run too high. There were a few
sports are represented; tennis, rifle,
outstanding places to observe the action
wrestling, car rallies and more. Somethough. These places were the ones that
where In the spectrum of more Is motorhad huge holes hidden under one to two
cycle racing. The TT races are quite
feet of fine powder. Endo City! Jim
popular and two years ago motocross
Wilson summed It all up when he comwas added to the program of events.
mented "you either go awful slow or
The Oxnard Sports Festival has yet to
exactly In the same tracks you made the
have a motocross! Last year sawa sandy.
last lap." Sort of like a mine field.
unorganized fiasc.o of horrendous proThe schedule called for 3 motos of 3
portions. It was understandable since It
laps. As it turned out time permitted one
was put on by people not knowing what
3 lap moto and one 4 lap moto. Spectators
motocross Is all about. ThIs year's event
were treated to some fine pit racing
was another of those sandy, unorganized
though, Including a headon collision In
flascos that rivals the preceding year's
the starting area. It was an unfortunate
race. The only reason people went Is
day for motocross at Oxnard. Most of
because they expected more from the
the members of Simi Valley M.C. worked
Simi Valley Motorcycle Club.
hard but somewhere they falled to click
After much protest some of the ridicuand the result was a misfire.
lous course was changed and the first
Results are at best sketchy. It can be
race got off "promptly" at 11:00 a.m.
said conclusively that Jim Wilson won
Six minutes later the leader of the first
all the Senior events with ease. •
division of l25cc completed the first lap
(Results on page 22)
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