MX Track 'Has Fiery Beginning
By Dome Stingley
CROWLEY, TEX., March 7, 1971 "Great" is the only word for the new
motocross track here sponsored by two
equally great guys, Charles Ivie and Coy
Latimer, former sponsors of the Lake
Worth Motocross Park which is no
longer operating. The new track has a
little of everything it takes to make
motocross exciting and a challenge. It
was a beautiful- day as the warm sun
took the chill out of the air.
Phil Snipes again stole the show as he
led the' way every heat in the Open Sr.
class on his CZ. Phil, a very skilled rider,
is well on his way to the top. He is fast
becoming recognized as one of Texas'
best motocross riders. For the past three
Sundays he nas won first place prize
money in the big class. It's quite a thrill
to watch this boy slide around the turns
and leap over the jumps.
Ken Snipes, (CZ) brother to Phil,
rides in the 250 Sr. class is also some
mighty good competition for Anthony
J ones and Rocky Timmons. Ken
grabbed the lead in the 2nd moto and
held it for nearly 3 laps, but was
overtaken by Jones (Hus) who came in
first all three mo tos. Timmons led for
eight laps out of the three heats, but
ended with a third.
Ole Finstad (Pen) looked mighty
good today as he and Joe Joiner (Puc)
battled back and forth for the lead. Joe
took a super spill and ON F ed.
There was plenty of excitement at
the track today besides the races. It
seems someone was doing some last
minute welding on his 125 Sachs when a
spark ignited the carburetor and it burst
into flames. In the confusion the gas
line got knocked loose and it really
went up in flames. The crowd that had
gathered scattered as several grabbed
their fire equipment and began dousing
it with sand, water and foam. They
finally managed to put it out, but
someone has sure got some cleaning to
do, the seat burned up too.
(Results on page 26)
Texas' newest motocross park is loaded with jumps.
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