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.. '" '" l>. ,... en District 36 Elects New Commissioner Dunlap IX ~ Just Right u t By Bill Spencer CONCORD, CAL.,.Jan.l0,1971 - By a wide margin, District 36 clubs re-e1ected LeRoy MacDonald to the post of Commissioner. MacDonald's success, due mainly to the powerful road rider clubs, the central valley clubs and extreme north, came after heavy campaigning by two other candidates. The election and annual district me.eting brought the AMA'S Director of Amateur Activities, Mike Vancil. Contention centered around the increase in AMA dues and the wh y-for's surrounding where the monies were to be channeled. Vancil left the meeting with high regards for the District's clubs and the clubs were i~pressed with Vancil. The top twentry riders were announced. Again, Jim Foley will carry black plate No.1 in '71, along with top hillclimber, jim True, MacDonald presented both with trophies. Besides being Number One in the.District, Foley is also National Scrambles Champion. Other business of the dav went to awarding race dates to clubs and electing a competition comm.ittee in wltich Bob Masters 0 f the Lancers 1.C. received the greatest number of votes. By Marsh Moore fRESNO, CAL., Jan. 17, 1971 - The Pathfinders Motorcycle Club of Fresno hosted a motocross at Dunlap Cycle Park, one of central California's few remaining motocross areas. A gleaming, 65-degree day and moist soil, set the scene for a fabulous race. In the first division of the 125's Bobby Hibner led the large group of 100cc riders on his Hodaka Super-Rat. Rick Zimmerman, Fresno's own, rode his speedy Sachs to three first places in the second 125 junior. The Speedy Bill Grossi beautifully tooled his Sachs into first Senior place, three consecutive times! The first division of the 250 Juniors was won by little Mori Norman riding his Northbay' C-Z. Second division honors went to Lowell Whitfield, who will probably transfer to the Seniors SOOI1. AFTERMATH He-examination Of The Cow Bell Enduro By Bill Spencer The 1970 running of the famed Cow Bell Enduro was greatly marred by a series of unfortunate occurrences. The course was slightly different in layout but the degree of difficulty was 'not greater until torrential downpours hit the evening previous to the running. The morning of the event the entire course was transversed by two Hayward M.C. members. I t was noted that some parts were more difficult and that the Eel River was now sltoulder deep. What number of the 1611 entries actually started is still not exactly k.nown but 1000 riders reached the first check. poin t. Interestingly enough the route to check point one is all road which leaves little to be said of those disgruntled few who disliked the run. Those 1000 riders that went on from check one were an interesting crew. Observed leaving the road for the mud were bikes with street tires and little or no water proofmg. One gentleman had a fairing, probably to protect against mud splatters. The apparel varied from tennis shoes to tee shirts and some with no helmets. Nine riders made it to the fourth and final check point which certainly attests to its being a difficult enduro. Twenty-one more made the tltird check while approximately 200 spent the night out. As the nature of the situation worsened the real riders and club members proved to be the sltining light. The more experienced club members wen t in to gather and assist those that needed aid. One Hodaka rider dismantled his mud entrenched cycle, carried it up the hill and reassembled it and rode out. Late in the afternoon a very stock GORDY WILLIAMS Authorized Dealer TmuuP. Cy=a-'~C1TV (415) 939-4988 2631 N. MAlN,WALNUT CR., CAL. 'llEIE.tA8lE~ Sole U.S. Distributor Prices and informatian on request Orangevale Distributors 9198 Greenback Lane Orangevale, Ca. 95662 (916) 988-4725 Yamaha 125 came back out the way everybody went in. When one club member ran ou t of gas he hitched a ride behind a guy who had foot pegs for two. Many reports came in of riders abandoning bikes and banding together to wait for the 'rescue guys'. The results were catastrophic. The press blew up the problems size so that by morning it appeared that Noah's Ark had crash landed on Tokyo's Ginza. The Associated Press picture of the helicopter lifting out the bike resembled a rescue attempt in war torn Southeast Asia rather than a smart way to solve a problem. At any rate, many motorcycles were abandoned and few will be found in the spring as either th e Eel River will have failed to give up its findings or some en terprising th ieves will have been in and out of that area with whatever is left. One thing for sure abou t enduros for 1971 though, entries will be limited to 750 by the district, sad but true. For those that felt they were unduly handicapped by the Hayward club's decision to run that course, sorry about S U L.c'r"l=I CO sonny kenyon's GJ) cycles "ales service parts C\_ :,. (l. that, but enduros aren't meant to be easy and, hopefully, this will not greatly harm other scheduled enduros. (Results on page 12) A great race was put on by those ever-so-fast 250 Seniors. Bill DePrato of West Sacramento, John Franklin of Madera and Steve Snider of Tulare battled it out all the way around with Bill DePrato's Husky winning out. The Open Juniors had plenty of power as shown by jack Monger, who sped around the extremely challenging course. Tim Colvert literally flew his Husky for three wins in a row in the Senior class. It was a super race with only a few minor injuries. The next motocross will be held on February 21, 1971. Hope to see you there! (Results on page 12) Va·le·ri·an's Two Cy-ele City Ltd lva'lir-e-an'sl 'tiil 'si-kall 'sit-el ItdJ n. a motorcycle shop. 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