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~ w Z W ..J o >(J THE MINIBIKE NATIONALS By Tom Culp IRVINE, CALIF., Dec. 13, 1970 , Commencing three years of racing, the Soutlrern California' Mjni Bike Association hosted the Miill Bike • Nationals at Saddleback Park. The first outstanding feature was a great deal of organjzation in very professional pits, not to overlook the large turnout of parents sitting in lounge chairs along the main straight. These jumor racers had th e oldsters on their feet with every lap, in the pits helping with tuning and other preparations. and running back and forth to the association t s concession truck. The crowd grew as the day progressed with motorcyclists, out for a day's play, stopping to catch the action, parking their bikes around the track. There were fathers helping and assisting everywhere, offering encouraging words but not pushing or pressuring jumor in any way. A total of 197 entries started the day's 1 I classes with Dave Carlson collecting fast time honors with 40.0, just a little more than one second off his record time. Dave collected five of the six four-foot trophies. Not a bad day of racing, Dave. The 4-6 hp trophy dash got Rod Sebley off on a winning way. He pulled off one class win and a second closing out his racing in Southern Calif., as he will be leaving for Australia with his folk, soon. Other classes found Kelly Sapp winning 6·8 years 1-3 hp. Jim Moore 9·1 I years 1-3 hp, Steve Egli 15 &: over 1-3 hp, Dave Lamb 6-8 years 4-6 hp, Ivan Oden Jr. 9-11 years 4-6 hp, Jerry Daniels 15 &: over 4-6 hp and Zach Barrett 9-11 years 7 &: over hp. The Mini Enduro class found .I eff ,ward winning and also setting fast time for the class with Pop Oden stealing his son's machine and holding off Willy Scams for second. In all, these junior racers collected a lot of golden memories in a great day of racing topped off with large quantities of pop and hot dogs. (Results on page 20) -"'_.... 2073 W. Paelfl. Coast Hwy. lomita, Ca. PII: (213) 326-3810 Open 7 days WANTED .,'.n,ef••'('alic experienced only. 40 hr. week. InsuTin.e, profit shoring and other benefits. _ ALTA G I Call Bill 'r, 467-2141 • WORLD'S FINEST Ultra-Lightweight Trials Bike $575.00 (714) 286-1001 Available Now SAN DIEGO ALTA SUZUKI 4825 EI Caion Blvd. ::=. San Oie20 Mttwcycles W ,.il.'.' •• S,." ~::: C,ef. GrM••. (114) .,3-1051 Guy R. Louis 7574 Westminster A..... Westmlnst., Ca• . ~ ..... C), YWHA .f COlONA Mike Patrick's 1101 E. 6th St. - Corona (114) 13~1121 sa,. ,J"I .a'la,~ II.lralc. "He, ,Mr. Dealer" We carryall types of ,Insarance coverage - garage liabi I ity fire - theft & dealer bonds ,S••• u, r. 251 , JOHN I. MAYNARD INS. "1 Me.. A"., L.A., Ca. (m) "-5211 , A WORLD CHAMPION A' New light weight, small front and rear hubs B' ImprOVed non'slip foot pegs. C. New type front wheel; less weight, no mud buildup. D. Lighter front tire, 2.75x21. E. Heavy magneto and inertia flywheels for improved performance at low rpm. F. Recessed front axle. G. Rear shocks flush mounted. H. Protruding parts held to minimum. I. Built·in chain oiler contained in swing arm. For more information contact: MONTESA MOTORS INC. 3657 Beverly Boulevard Los Angeles 90004, Calif. (213) NO 3-8258 Montesa Championship BELGIUM - Rodger George Jr. Club Trials Champ-COTA SWEDEN - Bonny Sellman Jr, Trials-COTA FRANCE - Christian Rayer Jr. Trials-COTA FINLAND - Yrjo Vesterinen - Jr. Trials-COTA SWITZERLAND - Rudolf Wyss Intermediate Trials-COTA ENGLAND - Gordon Farley Expert-COTA SCANDINAVIA - Perthy Luhtasuo Jr.-COTA