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FrefrilIJn Sciam...:...........~~~~ ......-...--~"";;'O';;;.;.;;..:.;;".,;.;~ ! ~ w Z W ..J ~ U by Bill Spencer success of the previous lap. He came. out FREMONT, CAL., Aug. 19, 1972 even with Davidson's Zakarian. BuI, but "Outasight!" is the only way to explain Butch held onto the point and closed the racing of late at fabulous Fremont the door on the D & D Bul going into Raceway. Tonight's 250 Expert Main . the left hander that leads back onto the had to be one of the best shows of the quarter-mile oval. From there it was year. With some six more races left in smPOth sailing, and Davidson picked up the series, the action will be hot and a yery well, de,!,TVed . an~ needed ten. heavy righ t down to the last Saturday pomts. Kole s nme pomts extended his night. high point grasp on the Blendzall Forty-nine Experts rode four heats trophy, and also increased his lead on and when the Main event lined up it was the cream of the crop to do battle , the overall point count in front of Mike VanLienden. for ten trophies. The 650 Expert run had surprises The eight lap feature was just that a tonight. as 25 pleD signed up, the largest feature. Taking a very fast jump on~ group In some time. The reason was again was Billy Bowman who led Butch obvious, the benefit Salinas Rodeo Davidson, Jerry Kole, and Mark Smith 'grounds event is just around the comer around for the flTSt lap. The flTSt comer and some of the old timers were once proved too much for the new Expert again getting the old machines ready for though, as Butch dialed Bowman right their once a year spectacular. Phil in for the pass. Kole got by shortly Anderson rode a Tom's Cycle BSA to thereafter and put on the pressure. The the win with Dan Hughes beating out second pack had been led by Alex John Bonamarte for second. With the Jorgensen, but Bruce Hanlon got by him increase in riders came an increase in when Jorgy's Champion Kawasaki falls, and some of the regulars were seemed to suffer gear box problems. mumbling about the once in awhile Two laps from the end Kole pulled riders. the best pass ever seen at Fremont. Surprising all his cohorts was Oscar Coming off the' jump he pulled up Lopez in the 500 Novice class with a alongside Davidson and then held the ~ on his Maico. Oscar doesu't get to point through the next righ t hander and ride too much as he is usually working came out the leader. The crowd almost at the race but his night off paid off beat itself to death as Kale came around with the big win. for the white nag. I~ the lightweight Mains, the . As Kale settled into f.rst place going Davidson family came out the big mto the number one comer, the crowd winner with both of Butch's brothers began to breathe again. Just about the winning thcir mains. 100 Junior Mitch ~e they started to sit down, Kale got won his and Teddy took the checkered SIdeways coming into the infield and in the 125 Expert. Not a bad haul of Davids~n" bein~ righ t there, got by. brass for one nigh t, Mother Loretta Kole didn t hesItate, though, and going reports that sleeping room is getting to acrOss the jump again, he pulled up next be a problem as the trophies take over to Butch and tried the same thing the house. . through the right hander without the BILLBOARD By Bill Spencer Land use is still of paramount importance to all motorcyclists. Cycle registration appears to be slow, and, because of that, more time will be required for the DMV tQ implement its program of se.tting up cycle parks for public use. The only people that can stimulate its growth are you, the owner of the off road bike. If you want some place to ride, get it registered. Sears Point International (sic) RaCeway may be on its way to economic recovery. I toured the 770 acre facility last week, and it is in fine shape. The reports that the road racing surface was bad are untrue. It wouldn't take too much to put it right back into ~se ~hiIe the surrounding hillsides are Just nght for cow-trailing. That is just what they have been used for for the past two years since it has been closed. ~. .,. ':\A\.": .~A.~·A . , .. "Wi P.O. Box 444, Cypress CA. 90630 (714) 827·7427 . COMP(TITIO MOTOKl YllE WlI[[lS DL."\I(.NED,I:IUllT AND REPAIRED. USED PARTS ALL MAKES ~-qo~-q~ 40"" to ~ ~If Y-q If;-q~ 60", off SCRAMBLER MOTORCYCLES 1S01 W. Surbank Blvd. Burbank, Calif. 849-5907 or 845-8738 Ex. 7 =..... _ S s:'i{ ~. Othman Oistributing Co. 18227 LudlowSt. Nonhridgo. Co. 91324 . Riding • RKing - . Streit I GLOVES ~~ - I .. Irmted nqulr- 12131 ~ FREE MOUNTING WITH TIRE PURCHASE Jerry KoIe, The Fremont Flesh. wowed the fens but Butdl Devidson won the 250 Expert. The upper portion of the area seems to be ideally suited fora motocross track of a good size. Another racing complex is in the planning stage although somewhat distant to the San Francisco Bay Area. Th~derhiII Raceway in Copperopolis is getting off the ground, and the foothills of the Sierra is the site. Oakdale's Jerry Griffith has some friends that are interested in setting up a multi-purpose track that would include both nat track mile and balf-mile with ttaiIs and motocross. The events would be supplemented by road tours that end there in racing events with parties the night before, and breakfasts served in the moming. The ro.ad rider organizations are growing and WIth them the tour weekends. This type of track would help these even ts grow. In the past, few race tracks had anything to do with motorcycling and the past president of Sears Point Craig Murray, didn't even want them ~n the track. Well that has certainly changed and ~UTTay is out actively trying to orgamze events at Sears Point around motorcycling. A change in philosphy that I'm sure will begin to happen all over the country as the two wheel sport grows. The pressure is really bearing down on Mark Brelsford and his point lead. Mark was back in toW!! on business, and we had a short talk about the circuit. Because of the pressures of trying to do the best job one can on the race track and get everything working right, Mark feels that he is Dot communicating with his fellow workers and riders as he would like to. It is certainly not an unusual thing for him to feel as the pressure of being on the gun are far worse than being under the gun. 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