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;. M '" f ... ,.. '" Ol Ol li ., '" '" ;: w Z W ..J U >- U Bob Crossman was victorious in the 500 production class. by Dave Schoonmaker EL TaRO, CAL., Aug. 10. 1972 After a vacation in Canada, Pat Evans returned to Southern California road racing with a decisive win in the Open GP event at Orange County. At the checkers Evans was nearly a quarter lap up on the second place finisher, Rudy Galindo. While Evans was out running around by himself that second place brough t one of the best fairing rattling contests of the day. Rudy Galindo" Reg Pridmore and George Miller swapped places for the entire race and never stretched out over more than thirty yards. In the end it was Galindo, on a 350 Yamaha, Pridmore on the 750 BMW and, in fourth, Miller on another Yamaha. In the lightweight production event Fred Walti on a 250 Yamaha and Bob Crossman on a 250 Suzuki jetted off from the pack and began an interesting dice. Crossman, pressing hard to keep up with the rapic:i Walti hecame a little over enthusiastic in the esses and met up with a hay bale. John McNeil on a 250 Kawasaki then inherited second. Walti -continued his rapid pace, never really letting McNeil in sight, and garnered another solid win .. Colin Jones on a 125 Yamaha and John Weed on a 125 Villa headed the lightweight GP contest. Jones was the Chuck Small took his Ducat; to third in the 250 production class. SOUTH WEST ASCOT PARK. GARDENA. CALIFORNIA Ray Robinson scores twice and Tom RAWHIDE PARK. CALIFORNIA: Joe Holl, In hiS first season racing TIFTON. GEORGIA. Baugh once In weekly nIght mOIOS motocross, by on Rickman 125 MX's (Precision Cycle. Rickman 250 MX. Lawndale, California). LION·S. LONG BEACH. CALIFORNIA. SIeve Boyum wins junior motocross Tom Baugh wins motocross event on a Rickman 125 MX. Joyce Soyka wins powder puff class on a Rickman 125 MX. WinS motocross event on a INDIAN DUNES. CALIFORNIA: event on Rickman 250 MX (Kolbe Cycle Sales. Woodland Hills. California). 15-year-old Doug O·Neal. handicapped a broken collar bone, ndes 10 VIctOry in "Double·S" Motocross Event on Rickman 125 MX (BSA of Albany. Albany. Georgia). WADESBORO. NORTH CAROLINA: Howard KeSSinger wins 125 class motocross on a Rickman 125 MX. Sandy Dave Kolbe and Jim O'Neal finish flrst and second in 125 class motocross Creed and Rick Harris take first and thIrd In 250 diVISion on Rickman 250 MX's. HOUSTON TEXAS: evenl on Rickman 125 MX's (Kolbe Cycle Sales. Woodland Hills. California). Russell Allen captures 250 Junior class motocross event, Ricky Jones wins the 250 Ray Robinson takes motocross event EAST on a Rickman 125 MX. LEE. NEW HAMPSHIRE: Jim Officer wins 125 class at short track semor, both on Rickman 250 MX's. TAMPA. FLORIDA INDIAN DUNES. CALIFORNIA. Jim MacDonald wins motocross event on a Rickman 125 MX. CORONA RACEWAY , CALIFORNIA ST. GEORGE. UTAH: Steve McFarland, faCing the only OSTEEN PARK. POMONA. CALIFORNIA oval races on a Rickman 125 MX (AI's Steve Ponelelf lakes top trophy honors at annual Mid-Season Flonda Slate Scrambles Championships Rickman 125 MX In Ihe "4·Slale" MOlo- Cycle Shop. Palmer. Massachusetts). cross Championships, defeats all entrants to take the trophy (PrecIsion MONSON. MASSACHUSETIS: on a Rickman 125 MX. Alben LaViolette HILLBILLY PARK. FAYETTEVILLE. WEST VIRGINIA: Cycle. Lawndale. California). RAWHIDE PARK. CALIFORNIA. Seventeen·year-old Nancy Payne, racing only SIX months, WinS atl three mOlo's WIOS 125 class Sportsman Hill Climb on a Rickman 125 MX (AI's Cycle Shop. Palmer, Roger Lilly. racrng his Rickman 125 MX Massachusetts). for the fIrst tIme, WinS motocross event. RACEWAY PARK. CHANDLER. INDIANA: VIRGINIA BEACH. VIRGINIA: TIm VermillIon wins Mid-Atlantic MX Series In the powder puff diVision on a RIckman AI Parker 125 MX (Harry FOSler Motorcycles, Los Angeles). Rickman 125 MX (Woodsport Motorcycles. NeWburgh, Indiana). WIOS scrambles event on Motocross Event on,a Rickman 125'MX (Slarmount Cycle Center. Roanoke. Virginia). Rickman won for them. Rickman can win for you. In motocrosses. Scrambles. Enduros. Hill climbs. Rickmans are winning. All over the country. In Houston. Tampa. And a lot of places you never heard of. Rickmans are winning. There's a Rickman for you at your dealer. Ready and waiting. To win. . Steve Froshauer won th'e heat but had to settle for third in the 250 Formula (also known as GP) race behind a flying Mike Devlin and Pat Evans. Before you hit the off-hlghway trail, contact your local Department of Motor Vehicles office ('or registration Information. John Weed. after a long dice. finally had to settle for seC'l'1d, in tne.l:?~ form~I~.rr~ce behind Colin Jones. ~.