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'" .. M .'" Q. WHITE MOTO-XMA S - _ _" ••"'!W .c: .., ~ w Z W ..J (,) ~ (,) .- . DeWayne and Gary had high praise for new Oak Creek M:X. Course. Left. DeWayne Jones. right brother Gary. MOJAVE, CALIF., Dec. 20, 1970 Oak Creek Ranch started its racing career with a motocross that Santa would have won easily on his 8-reindeer sleigh. That white stuff all over wasn't borax - it was snow, something many southern California motocrossers have never experienced. A few took one look and demanded their entry fees back, which Ken Beach, new proprietor of Oak Creek Racin~ Association, cheerfully refunded. Beach had strung ll,OOO feet of banners around th e 7/8 mile, hilly course. It certainly wasn't the course -that turned the faint-of heart around. The CfJEALGERS TION • First with News • First with Fact • Fi rst with' Profit You make 10¢ on every copy sold. Plus you have full return privileges. The profit , maker that cost you nothing. Minimum order is ten copies and we pay shipping (via 2nd Class mail). 1 ~-----------------------------------~ Okay, what can I lose. Start my my store -seiling CYCLE NEWS with the next Issue. I understand you will bill me monthly and I have full return privileges on unsold papers, by returning the price tag with my check for the balance. 10 15 20 I wish to receive copies of: Cycle News West & North o o o 25 30 35 50 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cycle News East Dixie Cycle News (Check one, two, or all three) Send CYCLE NEWS to: Name of store D City I I I I I _ State Zi P HUNTl GTON BEACH, CALIF., Dec. 20, 1970 Huntington Racing Association staged one of the year's fmest days of racing, and what a strange race it was. This wind and rain swept race track has no voice booming over the P.A. system, yet the ever present voice of the announcer is still present. There are no Cokes being downed by the gallon, no hot dogs being eaten by the dozen. There appears to be no corner men with red flags, and no timers or scorers yet they are on hand. Looking out to the start-finish line one sees no chalk lines for the starters box, nor his red, yellow, white or checkered flags: A look over to the pit area and it is vacant of pick-ups, campers, vans, arid trailers, yet they are around, somewhere. Suddenly, over the shrill cry of the sea gulls over head, comes the start of engines: the high pitched bark of the 100's, blurp-blurp of the 125's, the deeper roar of the 250's, and finally the gutteral growl of the big boys. Turning to look back to tum six, a vast shadow takes shape, and here they come out of the low ground fog, eleven, twelve, fourteen hundred or more in all, the TT riders, Moto-X guys, Powder Puff gals, race, creed or color knows no boundaries here. There are the very young to the not so young, the super fast to the not so fast, J see some with an arm in a sling and a few with a leg in a cast, every color in the rainbow can be seen from their various colored leathers, jeans, helmets, and all kinds of garb. Tbere are some with trophies and some without, some with a tear-stained face. There are those who lost out on a win by stopping to give a helping hand to a downed or crashed comrade, who a minute ago was doing furious battle, there's the thumbs-up sign for the winner, and the second place man giving the winner a well earned nod of approval, and some place in all of this the young are learning from the not-so-young. There may be a couple of National Champions somewhere in this group; and all of this brings to mind a poem l was forced to learn in those school days long gone by. J remember a ,few lines, "If you can make one heap your winnings and lose then at a game of pitch 'n toss, turn and start at the beginning and n'er breath a word about your loss, you're a man my son." Or a Lady as the case may be. You all have taken your pledge to the fellowship of mankind, so today there are no losers; all have earned your trophies, today you are all winners. _ ----,,--_ _ Authorized by • __L I _ Address Chec k here for colorful red, white, and blue dl splay rack for counter or wa II. Price $1.50 Strange Day At The Beach By Gary Schmythe If You're Not Selling C,cle News Here's Your Cllance To Get Witll It Your customers will come back for every issue CYCLE NEWS. Each every issue is fi lied with News of happenings in the two-wheeled sport. Motorcycles from mini to monster, L,""',,,'''''''' coverage of competition events, all the AMA National Championships, local sportsmen events, local fun runs tests of fact, new products, legislation, want ads, and a voice for its readers. Thi s is CYCLE NEWS. racing brothers Jones, two tough guys to please, raved about how great the course is. "Man, the berms are four feet high," exclaimed 18-year-old Gary. "It's sooper-m:at!" Agreed 20-year-old brother DeWayne. The Jones boys just about dominated the races that day. Two powder puffers competed, in a class combined with the 125 's. Winner Kathy Hubbard, of Bishop, Calif., riding her fust race of any kind, defeated a number of less hardy males in the process. Snow drifts were two feet deep on parts of me course before practice, but soon the 31 riders and other volunteers had the track clear. What a course it was. Beach searched the desert for the perfect location, then laid out the course for riders and spectators both. Another brother act had rather worse luck that day. Bob and Wayne Sullivan, here to keep in shape for the winter so they can go back with a running start in their native New England motocrosses, had fun, but won no mono Bob rode a universal tred tire, which just didn't get it. And wayne, who led his motos each time, had mechanical woes each moto which stopped him cold. After lots of practice and two motos, all the rid'ers agreed they'd had enough riding in th e sn ow , and so the Moto·Xmas came to an end. The trophies and cash should arrive about Christmastime. Watch for the next Oak Creek event. It is really one good place to ride. Mail to: CYCLE NEWS WEST, Box 498, Long Beach, Ca. 90801 _ .-~ JUST lirE A lOTOCIOSS OAr CIEEr IANCH