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By Bill Spencer
FREMONT, CAL., Oct. 29, 1971 National Scrambles Champion Jim
Foley didn't have to ride the final
scrambles at Fremont Raceway to
garner the overall high point trophy; he
had enough points from the week
before to just sit and wait for it to be
given him and let arch rival John Gennai
and Rick Hocking fight it out for
honors in the 250 Division.
But Foley is also after another honor
this year, the District 36, 'I' plate and
he is after that distinguisned honor for a
third year. He would also most likely
capture the National scrambles title
again. For these reasons, he will have to
fight for the honor all the way to the
end of November.
The duel for the win in the 250
Expert Main was between Gennai and
Hocking as they decided the division
point winner tied with 45 points apiece.
Gennai grabbed the early lead with
Hocking staying as close as possible
without tripping over him. Three laps
and Gennai had an unquestioned lead
that he held until the checkered flew
from starter Dave Souza. Foley was
stul:k in fourth putting Gennai three
points closer' or around 16 points
behind.
Ken Eggers had the pole for the 125
Jr. l\~ain and was looking for a win in
that class to cap off his great season's
effort. As the flag flew, so did his chain
and he had to sit out- for the very flfSt
time. He had scored points in every
other Main he rode for the past 11
weeks. Eggers still won the division title
with ease.
As it turned out. Hocking made
points in the 500 Expert class to be the
only man to record points for the entire
12 races.
Hocking is one of the hottest items
on the West Coast currently with a win
at the recent Portland indoor and in the
final running of the 500 Expert Main he
rocketed to the win over Duane Spence
and Foley to wind up 17 points ahead
of second place Mike VanLienden. This
was the biggest lead of the division titles
and just shows how hot he really was
for the last halfl of the season.
Bill Budde capped off his run for the
650 title with a win that brought him
closer to Gennai's lead but he still was
second by seven points. That suspension
in August and September cost him what
probably would have been the win.
The fight for high point in the 350
division was easy for Jack Crider; his 22
point total was untouchable.
Pat Walker took horne his fourth
second place trophy in the 200 Jr. Main
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John
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Rick
Hocking
(center) pick up their trophies for first and
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second in the 250 Experts and 250 Division
from Rick Porter (right! and Harold Murrell
(Ieftl. Murrell owns Hocking's Bultaco, which
is winning just about everything while Porter
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is the mechanic.
and with it his fifth second place trophy
as he wound up second in the division
behind Randy Clark who nad long since
-gone on to the 250 class. Walker was
only three points behind at the end.
The great come from behind effort
just has to go to Ron Kale. In the last
six weeks of racing he came from zero
to 26 in the very active 250 division. He
came from two first, three seconds and
a third; wearing an old pair of Mark
Brelsfor'd leathers makes for a great
racer. Honorable mentions for this feat
also go to Bill Clark in the 125 division
with 19 points in the last five races.
(Results on page 32)
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