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the 100 Junior class. First, he won a
dice with Warren Mecsenburg for the
lead and then Jim Perry moved in strong
attempting to pass on the outside with
the lead being practically a tie all the
way.
In the 250 Junior Final, Rich Dashiell
and Terry Ottom's battle for the lead
ended with Ottom falling in the third
lap. The action the focused on Kim
Seidler moving up into t~lrd place
passing vi ark Lane.
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Riders found a new surface m the
Chris Beck Arena to contend with. To
improve the arena for horse shows,
sandy loam has been added for cushion.
The sand lacks enough clay to hold
together for a smooth surface.
(Results on page 48)
Final Winners Take Overall, Too
in the tinal event, and the track had
been modified a little to make a more
safe race and the changes were to the
liking of all the riders. There were no
serious injuries during the last run and
everything went off smoothly.
The big winners were also, as it turns
out, the overall of their respective
classes for the series.
Charlie Marshall on his trusty little
Honda ran away with the race and was
determined the overall winner in the
100cc Novice class.
Two fast Penton riders both of whom
ride for a very proud sponsor, Gene's
Automotive of Loomis, Calif., ended
the series with Overall wins in their
respective classes. First was Rick
Clements in the 125cc Novice and the
125cc Am. champ was Kevin Henry.
Both won just about every race that
they entered for the entire series.
Mike McGowen of Mike's Marine and
Cycle Sales of Placerville was the Overall
winner in the 125 Ex. class, riding his
self sponsored Bultaco. He was the only
local rider who did well for the whole
series.
Taking the overall series win for the
250cc Nov. class was very fast CZ rider
Scott Pepper.
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Lonnie Foreman, riding a big Husky,
won the 25.0cc Am. class and Bultaco
rider Russ Powell won the 250cc Ex.
class. Russ, being a factory sponsored
Bultaco rider, showed his talents again
in the Open class race with a first place.
Maico seemed to be the password for
the series in the Open Nov. class. The'
win went to Doyle Jester, who won
every race that he entered in the series
with a great deal of ease.
Marvin Helzer, on a 360 CZ, won the
overall trophy in the Open Am. class
and showed very well in each race that
he competed in during the series.
This series was a very big success with
every rider getting his fill of riding on
this very challenging motocross course.
(Results on page 48)
By Bruce C. Young
PLACERVILLE, CAL., June 6, 1971 This weekend's events were the last to
be run in a series of motocross races
that determined the overall winners for
each class by the Placerville M.C.
Approximately 200 riders competed
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FOLSOM, CAL., June 12, 1971 - Joe
Henry on his 100cc Honda, won
everything he entered at the Short
Track Motorcycle races in the Dan
Russel Rodeo Arena. Henry won his
Expert 125 Main, and then went out to
take awards for the longest Wheelie, and
Best Appearing Rider and Bike. As
Henry had won a main event in the
professional races at Capitol Speedway
the night before it has turned out to be
a very successful weekend for the two
wheel ace.
Steve Pestoni took his Bultaco to the
front in the heats and main to win the
hot 200-250 Expert class. Pestoni had
to outride nationally ranked Mike
Corcoran and Rollen Eskew to garner
his trophy. Jim Childress rode his.first
Short Track event after returning from a
four year tour in the Army. Childress
showed the effects of the long layoff
and will need a few more races to bring
him up to the form that earned him an
Expert rating.
Silencers were required on all
machines in an effort to keep the noise
level to an acceptable degree as the
track is located very close to a
residential area. Most riders were able to
comply with the ruling and the low
noise level was beneficial to th e en tire
program. One race ended with street
legal Honda 100s running together .and
the race was notable for the lack of
noise.
(Results on page 48)
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PETALUMA, CAL., June 5, 1971 Probably the most talked about heat
race in tonigh t's Sportsman IT was
what Larry Athanas did with a 1971
stock engined 250 BSA Victor, prepared
by Cycle West. Larry jumped into the
lead on the start and didn't get passed
until his BSA ran out of RPM.s going
into the 1st comer.
Larry managed to run 2nd and 3rd
for several Japs; the two strokes could
only pull the four-stroke on top end
going down the straight. Seems Larry
got a little mixed up in his gears and
shifted to 1st instead of 2nd and lost it,
but got back on the track with two laps
to go and finished 5th.
Everyone was wondering ~ow the
BSA would perform in the main but
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to find out the officials
disqualified Athanas saying he neVer
came back on the track where he went
off, and thereby squelching another
two-stroke/four-stroke contest, but it
showed possibilities, and a Jot of bench
racing was done later.
Danny Leet (Yam), grabbed the lead
on the start of the 100/125 Junior
combined race ahead of Ken Carli and
Dennis Drew. But, Dale Stetler (DKW or
whatever), who had a bad start, started
working through the pack. On the 2nd
lap he slipped past Drew (Bul) for a 3rd
place and on the 4th lap he got past
Carli (Bul) going over the jump for a
2nd place. Going down the straight he
missed a gear shift and Carli zapped him
back.
Then, on the 6th lap, Leet began to
have engine trouble. Ca(li and Stetler
went into 1st and 2nd respectfully on
the infield, Leet pulled off the track
completely and Drew was moved to 3rd.
But, still the battle for lst place
continued. Stetler finally passed Carli
again putting him in for the 1st place
trophy.
Stetler then got off his DKW,
straddled his Bultaco and went out and
got himself another trophy by winning
the 175/200 Junior combined main.
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2nd lap, with Ron. Kesler (~am)
following. John Hearne's Bultaco came
from behind and on the 7 th lap passed
Kesler going over the jump. Then, he
began working on second.
He pulled alongside Carando on the
last lap going over the jump and into the
switch back, but had to drop back for
the hard left into the sweeper, unable to
out pull his foe to the checke.red.
Ken Johnson got by Larry Birkhofer
.on the 7th lap and then out powered
Olen Stilwell going down the straight on
the 9th lap to take home the 1st place
trophy in the 250 Novice Main.
In the 500 Novice Johnson won
again, this time .riding an AJS. He
grabbed the lead tight at the start flag
and ran away from everyone for an easy
win. Little Mike Vestal brought his
dad's old BSA 44 I Victor (on its last
leg, according to his dad) and got
himself 1 2 nd.
The 500 Junior/Expert had some
surprising events with Larry Drew on. a
Bultaco El Bandito winning, and Skip
Doolittle, a Junior riding a Montesa for
Land M Motors, taking 2nd. Ron Kesler
(Suz) got a good start, but in the
switchback after the jump got hung up
in traffic and killed his engine. Doolittle
went into the lead with Gary Newman
and Drew following. Drew got second
on the straight and then got the lead
going over the jump and into the
switchback. Saitone by this time had
worked himself up to 3rd on his 400
Maico but just couldn't quite get by
Doolittle and then fell on the slick
switchback after the jump two laps
later.
. With all 0 f th e main even ts completed
by 9:45 p.m. an Australian Pursuit race
was organized for any and everyone that
had trophied. When it had finally
dwindled down to three riders (Dennis
and Larry Drew and Jim Saitone) it
appeared to the officails that it would
last like that until someone ran out of
gas. They waved the chec kers and
Dennis got himself a trophy.
(Results on page48)
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