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he is the master of consistency by going into the last round with two seconds. DeWayne jones won the rrrst race with a brilliant ride, but could garner a mere futh the next time. Bruce Baron fell twice in the fIrst one and won the' second. But Doug was sitting on top of things with two seconds, and Hart was out to beat him. You see, Tim had a bad time with the downhill in the fitst moto and Grant passed him on the monster on the last lap. Hart had two thirds, thanks to Doug. f or the fIrst time in the series someone beat jones' Yamaha off the line, and Tim did it. But Bill Cooke, a --- gaining just a tad; Cooke separated them at the checkered flag. Tim pulled through in the clinch and now he has two in a row. Mike Uh] and some friends worked for days without sleep to hold the event for the Owyhee M C. Good show. It had organization without regimentation. Pit passes were relevant. The track showed . imagination and consideration for riders and spectators alike. The early-morning rain didn't dampen enthusiasm and races started in brisk sunshine. Except for the perennial lack of proper nature-ealls equipment, the race was an exceptionally fine production. (Results on page 32) , Val.ek peeks at Dav@ Bickers. three tangling with one another and Clements was left 'way behind. Billy had finished sixth in the second moto and. Lackey seventh and now, if enough people separated them, Brad could take ftrst American. The CZ crew kept lap·by-Iap accounts of Brad's standings as BiUy moved up through the pack from dead last. DeSoto looked tired and ceased to be a threat. Ted Moore, the CZ distributor, later said that Lackey rode the best American race he'd seen, but it wasn't enough. Clements moved wi~hin two positions of Brad and won by a handful of points. It was Billy's birthday, anyway, and was his ftrst AMA Professional ride. 250 SUPPORT CLASS Tim Hart won all three 250 motos last week but only won a single moto today, and he had to wrest it from another rider. Doug Grant proved once again that Blackwell and Bickers after the first .moto. Unfriendly Gods smiled on Mark this time. Husky rider from Washington who failed to make a showing in the first two rounds, passed Hart. When Grant moved into third, he was good for an overall win. But when Hart passed Cooke back, Grant was down on points. The 20-minute duel ended with Grant Sylvain Geboers practices in the morning rain. He did well in the competition. Lampe Still Picking 'em Off By Mike Murphy LIBERTY, ARIZ., Sept. 19, 1971 Seventy-six riders came today to do battle at Arizona Desert Racway to start a new season. This is quite a change from the previous season when the total rider turnout was sometimes as low as 16. The biggest show of the day was Chuck Lampe, a 14-year-old Carabela rider who proceded to take the win and overall first gold in the 125 class. All th e pros rode together; the Open class started on the first row, 250 pros on the second and 125's on the third. The last two motos saw Lampe take the lead from the local big boys as if they were Novices. Brian Ross (AjS) managed to take top honors in the Open pro class even though he followed Lampe most of the time. Bill Meyer (CZ) who commanded the Taylor 250' Senior class a couple of weeks ago only managed a third overall in the pro class. His wife later commented that that was the most exhausted she'd ever seen him. Bill is a fast rider as he held the lead for most of the last two motos until tiring. Better get in shape, Bill. The ftrst day of the season was not without its mishaps, however. Dave Miller (Hus) rode three laps on a flat rear tire and the last lap on flats front and rear in the first moto of the 250 pro, and he still managed to come in fourth. He learned to ride in the state west of here.When his Husky works he is one of the fastest riders here. Dwaine VanSickle (Yam) fmished moto three on two broken rear shocks and a flat rear tire, but he finished. Phil Auernheimer, the track manager, plans to keep improving the track as time and money (mostly the latter) permits. One of his plans is to cover the entire track with dirt brought in from the outside. "The riders want it," says Phil, "and if that's what they want then I'll do my best to give it to them." Bill Meyer had a rough day and it really sapped his energy at Liberty. Ariz. Hurricane Fern Cannot Stop Them Lone Stars By johnny Warren HOUSTON, TEX., Sept. 12, 1971 With Hurricane f ern going up and down the Gulf Coast we received heavy downpours all week, but the weatherman treated everyone with the sun today. So the Sport Wheels Motor Park were able to get their European (mud) Scrambles on the road. Most of the competition wished the rain had continued, the way the Montesa Cycle Racing Team treated thein. Charles Coleman and his team invaded the race with a vanload of Montesas. Bill Walling, riding a 250 won the fitst and second moto. In the third moto, Bill jumped off to a commanding lead but, the .swter stopped the race after two laps. ~e restart Walling got trapped in tenth place but he worked his way through the pack for a third place finish to take the overall. ,.; " o ;@ w Z W ...J U ~ U