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,,' . C> ll. firs' Nor'h-Sou'h "Climbo"" By Larry Huffman ORANGE, CALIF., April 11, 1971 - Saddleback Park hosted the first North-South ~ Matterhorn Championship Hillclimb Easter Sunday and, when the dust had cleared, 5. the Southern California riders emerged on top. The winner was determined by total « footage covered on the slope of the steep G50-foot Matterhorn; i.e., adding the total ~ height reached by each of the four members of eac;h team. Jerry Dunivan's South w Team barely edged out the northern California riders, headed by Frank Durso. Z The long-awaited debut of the two ~ specially-prepared 900cc ~ Harley-Davidson hil1climb bikes was the U high point of the day for the more than 1,900 spectators. Ridden by ,Jim True and Bill Harrison, both northern Californians, the two machines literally stole the show as they assaulted the Matterhorn. True fode his Harley to within 25 feet of the summit and Harrison went over the top twice. Another spectator favorite turned out to be the surprise appearance of three Kawasaki Mach III hillclirnbers. Trucked down from San Jose by Ben Hurham and the Montgomery brothers, the super-fast Kawasaki threes put on a Ed Shafer in the 400-5OOcc class tremendous show. Although they failed to conquer the Matterhorn, Loren ever gone over starting from the upper Montgomery vowed that, "next time, spot. Wilson told the assembled riders that mountain better watch out!" during the post-race trophy presentation Saddleback president Vic Wilson was that he and his buUdozer would take stunned to see Frank Durso on his BSA steps to insure that, for the next 650 make it over the top from the final Matterhorn climb, things would be a little harder. staging point on the Matterhorn's upper slope. This was the first time a bike had (Results on page 22) PACER IS PACESETTER IN BAJA I DeSoto Repeats At Ascot MX Straight-cut primary drive gears reduce friction, heat by removing side-thrust from crankshaft, contribute to all power-adding equipment. For AT-1, CT·1, DT-1, RT-1 Yamaha Enduros. Adjustable fork tripleclamp extends rake for high-speed stabil ity or neutralize steering for close-quarter maneuvering vvork such as trials. ao-s Five-position plates give wide range of angles. -1'aIrid< -YAMAHA _new 18 ,... 31 min. RECORD in BAJA uoing PACfR Perl...-. Products Unique fork damping, oil recirculating system is new suspension miracle. h.f/', . 1/ Includes S&W dual-rate springs, Teflon bushings. Greatest boon to handling since telescopic forks! Patrick-Bowers use these and other PACE R products. PACER CO".OL'OAT.O '''OU.T'''• • 17B41 E. VALLEY BLVD. I CITY of INDUSTRY 1-B CALifORNIA 91745/Telephone Ar.. 2131964·6503 .. .... .. .. .. SOUTH-LYN Three 500 Jr's, M. Marsh (Hus), R. Maxey (Yam), and T. Lendo (Mai) set a torrid pace and it was a see-saw battle aU the way. Maxey bobbled a bit and Marsh shot into the lead and never let go, Lendo finished third. Ossa's came on strong in the 250 Jr., placing one, two. Eric Raits was out in front of B. Barker for the win here. R. Di Danato (Ric) earned third and fourth went to G. Osborne (Ossa). The Yamaha's of R. Williams, J. Scotland, and B. Henderson had th.eir own thing going in the 125 Jr., a good sized beach blanket could have covered them at times. Williams was the stronger of the group, Scotland number two and Henderson third. S. Skelton's little Bul came snorting off the start, pawed the ground, and ran away from T. Metzger's (Yam). Dave Montgomery (Ric) could do no better than third. . (Results on page .22) SCHOOLS .. everything for both dirt & street rider .. Huge Inventory .. parts & accessories .. 9735 LONG BEACH BLVD .. SOUTH GATE, CALIF. 4/17 - MX, Bob Grossi, CMC North Pk., Hollister, Ca. 4/24 - TRIALS, PNTA site for 4/25 event, Portland, Ore. 5/1 - MX, DeSoto & Hart, Hollister Hills Cycle Pk. 408/246-5660. PENTON RIDERS WIN ROUGH SCRAMBLES March 28, 1971 Las Vegas, Nev. 1010-1 25 Amateur Class 1st Bob Davidson - Penton 125 MX CMC MOTOCROSS April 4, 1971 125cc Ex.!lnt. Class 1st Mike Garrett - Penton 125 MX USED PARTS ALL MAKES Y-q ~-qo~-q(, ~~ ~ 40% to SCRAMBLER MOTORCYCLES 60% 1801 W. Burbank Blvd. off Burbank, Calif. 849-5907 or 845-8738 Ex. 7 HUSQVARNA Distributed by Med-International 4790 Palm Ave., La Mesa, Calif, 92103 YAMAHA SPORTCYCLfS NEW & USED SALES Parts-Accessories-Service Financing-Insurance MASTER CHARGE·BANKAMERICARD NEW WESTERN HEADQUARTERS 'IntanliSt, IDe. 2150 So. Santa Fe St. Santa Ana, Calif. DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED (714) 546-5602 Discount to Ascot Racers GENE H. MYERS 4151 Redondo Beach Blvd., Lawndale, Ca. (2-13) 542-4047 I .