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Cycle News 1970 12 15

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.". ~ PASSIONATE SA TTLES ~ o .... '" ",- ~ w Z W ..J U >- U finds 250 Juniors eager to attack the new track owned by L.A. Dodger star pitcher By David Swift NOV 29TH San Francisco Inter-Am A very tough 3 mota orogram at Cycle Hills saw 5 different makes of machines finish in the first six places. It was no big surprise that D Andy Roberton 1370 Stormer) was one of them. h.OOI, h'tto,! Open Expert winner J. Heath bends it over. Bltf!l· SPEED COMBINATJO~ MX GLOVES GRADE AA MX SOX GRADE AA MX SOX GRADE A u.s. 8.95 15'.95 _ #185 DESERT BEND #186 MX BEND SILENCERS $69.95 MX BOOTS GRADE AA MX BOOTS GRADE A MX BOOTS LACE & BUCKLE ~ '~$12.95 $ 6.95 SPECIALISTS MOTO·CROSS LEATHERS HANDLE BARS "CHROMOLY" FORK BRACES $11.95 $49.95 $34.95 $49.95 $9.95 ALL TYPES OF PORT WORK 40% LESS N01SE NO LOSS OF H.P. HODAKA GEAR CHANGE SPRINGS $2.95 PAIR RACING TYPE II VIEW ALL $4 25 GAS FILTER' SHOP TOOLS IW IW IW III COLT IORES 1 ~ .. 2~ $ ",." FW IORES 2.7. .. • 1115.00 STAIIO FOR FW IAR UIUO 2D TOil PRESS v. m." YOKOHAMA TlliES & TUBES AUTOUTE & NGK PLUGS AMAL CARIS. lllRLlNG SHOCKS OOHERTY GRIPS TIE OOWNS AIR CLEANERS SPOOL HUBS & WHEELS BLENOZALL FILTRONS PLUG CARRIERS GOGGLES PAULSON SHIELOS ROTARY VALVES PUMPER CARBS POLLY·OXIOE CHOPPER EQUIPMENT $3.9 $2.95 SIZES SEND FOR OUR CATALOG $1.00 DISTRIBUTORS SPEED SPECIALISTS 7500 EL CAJON BLVD. LA MESA, CALIF. 92041 714/465·8327 POMONA, CALIF., Dec. 6, 1970 - A relatively small contingent of some 200 riders appeared for the inaugural motocross at Claude Osteen's Bike Park today. The track, still in a fairly undeveloped state, was in excellent condition and needed only minimum surface prepara tion. The 500 Experts, like most of the day's competitors, were forever engaged in a passionate battle. J. Heath took a hefty lead in the first and last motos. The rest of the time the whole pack tangled things up to the extent that virtually everyone had a good shot at a win. Heath was the overall winner ever) though he finished far·back in one race. Bud Feldkamp took second, followed by Ted Darrah. Glen Lund, a top CMC Expert, once again dominated the 250's, but not without a good .deal of trouble. Lund, R. Hersey, and Paul Brinkman squared off in the third round for a full-length battle. Hershey led the way the whole route until the last lap. As the three contenders ducked behind a hill seconds before the checkered, it was Hershey-Lund-Brinkman. They reappeared in a flash, still honking on like nothing happened, as Lund-Brinkman-Hershey. The loss wasn't enough to keep Hershey out of the day's se~ond pot, however. Three more experts pulled off the same sort of show in the combined 125 Expert-Intermediate event_ In the second mota, Mike Garrett and Murray Hoffman were putting on a fine show of strength until Mark Rick did them both in. Garrett came back to win the last

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