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SILENCERS MANDATORY $2 per bike West on Ventura Freeway to Thousand Oaks Right on Route 23 (North) ~ Miles to Tierra RaJHa Road and tum Right. 805/529·2371 or 2 Photos by Tom Culp OXNARD, CAL., Aug. 8, 1971 Tough motocrossers around the area have yet another foe to contend with not a new one, however. Bob Vacca, whose last major win came at the Dirt Diggers All-States Scrambles at San Clemente, Calif., in June, 1970, showed up today for the District 37 Points race sponsored by the Simi Valley M.C. and displayed much of the prowess of his old self after being out of competition for more than half-a-year with an injury. Facing off with Dean York in the 125 JrfEx. pair of matos, Vacca got a good start and took a second to York in the initial moto then came back and led a spirited group all the way in the second to finish in a tie overall for first with York. "I t's really hard coming back," Vacca said, "especially after you've been hurt bad. I am a little scared that I'm gonna get hurt again...but that win felt good in the second molo." Another comeback also occurred with John Steeber (Yam) in the 125 Nov. Div. I class. Steeber was rolling along bunched in the middle of the pack during the first moto in the early laps, but then began picking off riders at the rate of 'about three per lap as the moto progressed. On lap seven, he had eased his way up to third behind Dick Frampton (second) and the leader from the start, Dan Sanchez (KDW). On the white flag lap, he moved into second and closed to within 25 yards at the checkered. The-sccODll. fIO.bad a. diffezeAt cast-oi' characters in the lead but it was a coming-from·the-middle story again for Steeber until a spill on lap four dropped him from his competitive fouM place. This time Jim Cook took the win with Sanchez moving passed early leader Greg Oesch to take second and first overall. Don Bevins (Yam) got the drive off the line and scurried to the lead of the 250 Jr/Ex. pack and stayed there all the way in the first moto. Maico's Joe Veillon moved into second just after the start and remained runner-up the rest of the race. In the next, Bevins again picked the point as his preferred position in the race, but Tony Rodgers (Mai), fourth in the fmt race. had other ideas and the pair put on the best race of the day. Rodgers got the lead on lap four but couldn't pull away and Bevins regained it a lap later. The two continued to wow the crowd and Rodgers got an opening on lap six and again shot in to the lead, holding it for two laps until the flag, good for second overall. Bevins won overall. The 500 Jr/Ex. was a La Habra Yamaha affair as Cott Smith and Larry Bird packed up after the day's races with a fmt and second overall; Smith won both motos. Silencers, required at all district events, added a new realm to race-watching. During practice, persons more than 100 yards from the track couldn't really hear the machines, making for a very pleasant day with music throughout the pits. (ResultlI on p . 28)