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Rough Riders Draw 200 To StimUlating. Moto-X Gary Kapus showed how it's done, Twin City.Scrambles Bash CENTRALIA, WASH., Feb. 13, 1971 With nine minibikes and 104 riders, the track got beat up some what and was rougher than at the last race. A few more riders had spills during the day. Rick Spencer went down rather hard in the rll'St comer of the 250cc Trophy Dash. He slid out to the fence but was not injured. Rick dropped it again in the main when the rope from the start tangled around his wheel. Charles Strayes on his Penton in the 125cc class won his heat race, then the trophy dash, and followed it up by taking rust place in the A Main. Husky-mounted Tom Hartman had» bad day after winning the 360cc class last race. This week he made last in the A Main.. He h.ad been in the lead when he came mto the sweeper and went over hlS handlebars in a somersault. Spectators had a real thrill in the 250cc class. Gary Kapus had come out to race and some of the people here had not seen him race before. Gary put on a good show for them, with his foot peg in the dirt all the way around the flat comers, and took home the 250cc trophy dash and rll'St in the A Main. (Results on page 22) By Bill Spencer LIVERMORE, CA., Feb. 14, 1971 - A new and stimulating motocross layout greeted over 200 riders for the Rough Riders MC's ru:st event of 1971 at the Carnegie Cycle Park. The new course incorporated more of the dry river bed and the grass areas with trees and shrubs. A small slope running parallel to the course is a natural for the spectators. Two weeks hence will bring a professional motocross to Carnegie and this could bring in a new era for professional AJ\1A motocross racing. "The family that races together takes home the brass together" was the theme for the Yarrow family as three members took off with a win and two seconds for a great day's work. First off was Mark Yarrow on a Yamaha, with a win in the 125 Novice division one. Then Duane Yarrow took a second in the 125 Jr. class and finally Al Yarrow was second in the 250 Jr. go. Bill Scarlett won the second division of the 125 Nov. and will certainly have to be a Junior soon. He took a 1st in the flJ'St mota but couldn't hang it there for a second win and took 2nd. The Charlie Brown Racing Team swept much of the 250 classes and took home a couple of seconds in the Open classes. Ron Self and Martin Towne made it a one, two affair in the rust division of the 250 Novice event. While Towne would lead it off and stay in the front for much of the event, Self would always surge to the forefront lead. Ed Ghilardi, a sixteen-year-old varsity wrestler, took the honors for Charley Brown o-Z in the second division to round out that division. Larry Batistoni was easily the most spectacular rider for the day on another Charley Brown motor and he easily won the rust twenty-minute moto with terrific speed and huge broadslides. One tum just past start/finish had a constant radius turn in which Batistoni could really hang it out to the delight of the specators lining the hillside. As the day wore on, the motos got shorter so that Larry's second moto was scheduled for only five laps. He led it easily and had it in the bag, but unloaded while performing one of his more spectacular stunts and might have a cracked rib. Let's hope not, for the saJld pit beck6ns and Grossi is not yet in the army (he got a 90-day deferment for a swollen ankle). In the Open Jr. event, Daryl Courtright did a superb job on a new AJS, leading Don Malley to the checkered in a close. and stimulating race. While th ose two Juniors were doing their thing, the Experts were plugging along behind on the big forty-inchers. Jim McClinton and Ian McLaughlin took home the brass in the Expert portion of that combined event. With a professional motocross scheduled for this track at the end of the month, all these riders had better get signed up and ready for the money brackets. (Results on page 22) Habeck, Husky Combine For Washington Championship By Jeanne Friestman PASCO, WASH., .feb. 7, 1971 -'- This was it! The day of reckoning. The final race of the three race series, Eastern Washington Championship Hare Scrambles, was run ~n at .Road 68. An arid area owned by the railroad and open to th e pleasure a f bikes and buggies. Spectators were in abundance, under warm . spring skies, to add to the excitement and anxiety. Having won the first and second races of the series, (Dec. 6, 1970 & Jan. I, 1971), Ken Habeck held the lead with 200 points in the Open class on his 405 Husky. Roy Cameron was his closest contender with 192 points, riding a 350 Honda. All classes lined up together for the dead engine start and the tension mounted. By 10 minutes after II they were off and running over a course that can only be described as pounding! One hoop-dee-doo after another. Ten laps of 7.5 miles each can seem like an endless trip, when after just one time around all the sage and sand looks the same. After the dust. had cleared and the pack was over the hill, Jim Rumbolz was left on the line to fight a tempermental 250 Maico. This meant fast riding ahead for Jim in order to make up his position and maintain his points lead in that class. Fastest lap time had been set by Ken Habeck at II minutes and though his chllengers could be seen from time to time taking th e lead, no one has been timed any faster. OSSA - YANKEE - SA~ 5mN'S ACE F100 SfIOI:CIAt..I::tINC) IN CO,., ..ETITION EQUIPMENT ,a.cCIl:S.OAII:B .'II!:I'WICII!: 2288 EL C ... MINO RlI:... 1.. MOUNT... IN VIEW. 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(415) 534-5461 94601 'llEIEIC'Bll' Sole U.S. Distributor Prices and information on reQuest Ora"!Jl!Yale Distributors 9198 Greenback Lane Orangevale, Ca. 95662 (916) 988-4725 Many thanks to the sponsoring Hill & Gully M/C., the field of 75 riders and congratulations to all 42 finishers. (Results on page 22) • -, 12TOOTH CZCounter Sprockets 59.25 suzu:.- ~ lacked some of his usual sparkle, Ken Habeck is still the man to beat. He gained enough points to wrap up the sen-es win in the Open class. aM Motor E. T. CYCLE SAW ~"'RTS The never ending battle between 175cc class riders Dave Friestman (Bul) and Doug Graves (Yam) resumed as Friestman took the lead off the line. Soon it was Graves out in front while Friestman frantically worked to replace his cha¥t halfway up the largest sand dune on lIle course. Hard charging Hodaka jockey Bob Canfield was running third overall throughout most of the race with the 125 point leader Curt Brewer (Yam) ever chasing. Br'ewer is young and determined, but Canfield is seasoned. Circle burner Chris Akerblade has gone Big Husky and must really feel the mood of his machine, because he wasted no time getting out in front. By lap three he had overtaken 250 Maico rider Mark Bauder and was stretching it. Riding the Open class, Chris made everyone work, including Habeck. By lap eight Friestman had suffered through five chain mishaps and was annoyed to no end. Final help came in the way of a fellow Bultaco rider from Spokane who was out pleasure riding and caught sight of Dave beating his chain back into place with a rock. Now his finish was feasible. This same lap brought disappointment for Graves when a broken throttle cable forced him to retire. At 1:10 Akerblade sailed into the finish gate ahead of Bauder for an overall win of the day. Though Maico rider Rumbolz lost several min. on the start line, he finished second in his class and third overall. Next was the Canfield Hodaka followed by Habeck. 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