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CMC Motocross the little valley when the day was over. Perhpas the heat was responsihle for the bonehead play of the day as the third division of 250 Juniors was finishing its last race. D. Shepard feU off in the bermed tum foUowing the big dropo!! ncar the fmish line and got back up to res tart his machine. Rider~ were shooting off the cliff to lind Shepard blocking the turn like a pickle in a funnel. Shepard kicked his bike into life and then laid it over to clear the carburetor as riders were going up in to the fence to get around the obstruction which hy now stretched nearly six feet. The motor finaUy hegan to run and Shepard jumped aboard; puUed away without looking back, and knocked down two bikes trying to pass him. Shepard was rewarded for his do-or-die effort with a third place. (Results on page 28) Dunes Inspiration hospital minus most of his front teeth and would seem to have flushed most of the chances of the American MX group right down the drain at that point. However, that was before Eierstedt. Dick got the bunch reaUy. cooking; and, along with alternate rider, Bob Kulek, who was filling the gap after Hench's accident, the American MX racers were able to smoke the pants right off the Precision crew. Now aU they need is a chaUenger for the beautiful A.C.E. trophy. Larry Watkins (CZ) and Bill Payne (Mai) split wins and 2nd's during the Open Senior grind. Young Ken Zahrt put on a spectacular display of nigh-flying leaps in zapping the 125 Seniors twice in a row. This Sunday's motocross presentation at Indian Dunes will feature an A.C.E., AU-Junior program with 100 percent trophies or plaques going to aU finishers. Sign-in begins at 6:30 a.m., with the first race at 9:30. In GripSfers' Scram By Ed Drechsler ELSINORE, CAL., Oct. 10, 1971 - The Gripstets have'a reputation for handling tough jobs and they came through today with flying colors. 175 scramblers turned out to vic for District 37 points in a very weU organized race program which got underway at 9:30 with practice for aU classes_ The program was unusual in that they started with the 50cc class and went through the Open class then repeated the process until all events were completed. Surprise, surprise. About 10 potential riders were refused entry because of the fact that they did not possess current AMA membership cards; also several potential riders failed Tech. Inspection because of faulty or non-existent silencers. One 100cc Novice rider was disqualified at the completion of his race because of a faulty or non-existent silencer. The Gripsters were also tough on false starts which got you, with no warning, sent to the penalty line which was located 'way back by the jump. Practice was to begin at 9:00, but because of a sligh t oversigh t, more water was placed on the track than the surface could hold. Result: mud. To cure this slick situation, the Gripsters organized theirFirst Annual Combined pick-up Truck Derby. It was 45 minutes of wild slip 'n' slide driving with spin-outs and power slides galore. Who won? The green truck. With the P.A. system in very good order there was no confusion as to which event was on the line. Pam Bales, a pretty 15-year-old blonde, rode her pink Montesa to a commanding win over the Powder Puff class. She was so fast that the size of her engine was questioned. Pam was happy to tear down for the required measurements as she was running a stock machine with a broken ring. Jeff Sexton, that super.fast Maico Expert, provided some consternation for his pit crew and friends in the second moto of the 500cc Open Experts. With a bad start Jeff was unable to fight his way past 6th place but his wins in the first and third motos were enough to get first overaU. Jim ConnoUy rode his un-retired Greeves against Jeff in a vain attempt to win, but could do not better than a third overaU. Danny Hockie took the combined 175-200cc class, and everyone was set to see him capture the 250 Experts. But the K&N Yamaha people sent smiling Mike Myers out to do him in. Mike's starts were not the smoothest in the world, as Danny can attest in the second moto, but once off the line, there was no catching him. Just as the Powder Puffs add class to any ra~e, the Side-Hackers adq strength. This rare breed of men mustered up three hacks to show us what team work is aU about. While winning the second moto, the team of Wahl and Hudspith stripped several spokes from their rear hub. With two wins under their belts they had to finish the third moto to win. They nursed the bad wheel as far as possible, and 30 feet before the flag the wheel coUapsed. They finished on the rear sprocket and drive chain. WeIl, with aU the racing and all the heat to put up with, the Gripsters managed to get us out of there by 3:00 p.m. It turned out to be a super day, Gripsters; keep it up. (Results on page 28) BISHOP M.C. pre.ent their Hallovveen M.X. at Kr.idl.r Oerbi Kr.idl.r 12Scc Ang.1 Ni.to Barry She.ne B. Jansson Oerbi Suzuki Mai 2SOcc Phil Read Yam; Rod Gould Yam, J. Surin.n Yam, 3S0cc Giacomo Agostini MV J. Saarinen Yam K. Carlsson Yam W ...J U >- U Oct. 31, 1971 Th. GREAT PUMPKIN May app.ar Practice 7:00 to 8:00 a.m. Race time 9:00 a.m. Girls will ride with the guys. Classes 100 JR. 125 JR-SR. 250 JR-SR. OPEN JR-SR. + Mini Bikes (During Intermission) . Admission $1.00 -Children Under 12 Admitted Free Mail entry fee $4.00 - Includes admission Post entry $7.50 Mini Bikes $2.00 mail or post. Non-sanctioned meet, but Dist. 37 A.M.A. rules will 'be observed. Overnight camping space. at track, but no water. Communications coordinated by BISHOP RADIO CLUB Local Chapter of REACT. Any standard entry blanks accepted. Follow the lime & markers. ONE COSTUME MOTO - OPEN TO ALL CLASSES. LAST EVENT OF THE DAY - SPECIAL PRIZES - COSTUME REQUIRED. MAIL ENTRIES TO: BISHOPM.C. P.O. BOX 1093 BISHOP, CA. 93514 • .aJa Wins again! Hare Scrambles ,Cactus Cats M.C. Adelanto, Calif. Sept. 19, 1971 Trail Ex. Class 1st - Mitch Mayes - BAJA 100 2nd - Jim Sumners - BAJA 100 John Coop.r did the impossibl. by b.ating Giacomo Agostini/MV at Mallory Park in England fair and square a f.w w•• ks back, and now h. did the sublim. by b.ating poor. Ago a s.cond tim. at B..nds Hatch. Coop looks to be in good shap., should h. make It to Ont...o. E~glj}nd's "Motor Cycle News" asks, "Mu~t our riders go foreign?" Th~ Briton~ courageously enter their Trophy Team on four-stroke tWinS and, the newspaper admitted, failed. The only other possibility for home-grown success next year lies with AJS. If not, Ossa of Spain has alr.ady off.r.d to carry the British team in 1972. If this happens, it will b. "th•• nd of an .... " Norton-Villiers -are having a rough time finding a Ontario replacement for Peter Williams, who f..ctured a hip whil. shopping r.c.ntly. N.w 250 World Champ Phil Read has b••n approach.d, as has John Cooper, but both already have commitments. Yamaha has signed Hakan Andersson for the 250 world motocross series campaign, Andersson, the most successful Husqvarna rider this year, will debut his new ride October 24 at the Trans-AMA motocross in Toledo, Ohio. Sylvain Geboers and Gaston Rahier won't b. seen at th. Trans·AMA bashes of Octob.rs 24 and 31. Last week our own .Karl Wealey mentioned that Belgian promoters were uptight about some contr.J.cts they have jumped to ride the States so the Belgian federation ordered their suspension. Ivan Mauger is in trouble for shoving iii cop. SOcc J. O.Vries Angel Ni.to J. Schurgers Z Bishop, Ca. International Report ••• 1971 WORLD ROAD RACING RESULTS u o ~ w the HarleyDavidson , ~~outp8rformBrs •