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::: " C> '" Q. o ~ McGILLIVRAY_TOPS AFM RACE '" C'i u o ~ w Z W ..J U > U Story by Phil Pascoe Photos by Marty McGillivray _ 12th Annual ORANGE Co. RACEWA Y, Oct. 4, 1970 125cc GP and the 250cc GP. - Early morning fog and a light drizzle Unfortunately', Pierce had to give up which tended to make practice session a hope of making it three wins when his little dilly gave way to bright sunshine machine blew while well in front during and the prospect of a fme day of road the 350cc GP event with only a lap to racing at Orange County-Raceway on go. Sunday. Jimmy Chen running a close second For John McGillivray it was a story behind Pierce for the whole race went on to win comfortably' from Howard of continuing success. He complelely dominated the heats and finals of the Lyngeard and George Roche. 500.{)pen Production and the 500-Open The Thumper event, an innovation of G.P. events, winning on all three the A.F .M. restricted to single cylinder machines was won by Bob Bender riding occasions that he started. In the 500-Open GP on hiS a 500cc Norton Manx. Steve Firestone, who ord1narily rides a 350 Aeromachi Kerker-Norton, he led the pack into tum one and never looked back winning Harley-Davidson in this event was riding by some seven seconds ahead of Hurley his 250cc mahcine, and although his Wilvert, despite cracking a header pipe displacement was half that of the early in lap one. winners he managed to hold Bender off The real interest in this event was the for most of the race and finished a battle between Wilvertand Deehan, both commendable second. on-Kawasaki HIR's, for second place. The next race at Orange County is Deehan would pass Wilvert and hold the road-racing event of the year, the him at 'bay going through the back California, International Grand Prix, organized by the A.F.M. and rumored straigh t sweepers only to be passed by 'Wilvert as they came out onto the main to include the entries of Australian Kel Carruthers, Canadian Mike Duff, a straight. works B.S.A; Rocket Three G.P. This was repeated lap after lap until machine (orginally Hailwood's Daytona in lap 10 Wilvert took the lead from Deehan, whose bike began running a machine) to be ridden by John McGillivray and a.Tri-Mon. Triden to be little sour, to take a well earned second behind McGillivray with Jimmy Deehan , ridden by National No.1 Gene Romero as well as factory entries by Suzuki, 4 seconds behind in third. Yamaha and Kawasaki. In the smaller capacity events it was The next road race is the A.C.A. race Ron Pierce who dominated the day. 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