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AMC Saddleback _ by Kent Nicholls IRVINE, CAL., Oct. 14, 1972 - A course change got mixed reactions as about one third of the riders in each race either went through the banners or crashed somewhere around the 180 tj o degree tum not used to shutting off so soon upon their cruise up the starting ~ hill. w Today, the 500 Novices, J ulliors and Z Intermediates all rode together and the W ...J first mota saw Novice Frank MeN ab and U >- his BSA grab the lead off the start and U stretch it all through the five lap race. When the second 500 race rolled around, it was AJS mounted Gary Stokes who snatched first and had it sewn up until lap three when the Ajay . scarfed it's chain. Meanwhile back in the pack, McNab was in third. When Stokes' scooter broke, it put McNab in second behind a CZ riding J ullior named George Varner. The last mota was almost a mirror image of the second, only Stokes' AJS lived the entire race, but he this time was beaten by two other Intermediates, Kirk Willis (Hus) and Carl Gazafy (Mai). When the day groimd to a close, Willis won the Intermediate class, Gazafy got a second and Stokes a third. Junior class victor was George Varner. A good class to watch is the 125 Juniors and today was no excep tion with Puch pilot Fred RodiJ throughly dominating that class with three wins. He was chased hard by his brother Cesar on a Penton and CZ rider Eddie Coulter (They tied for second). The 175 class was again won by Gary Doleshal (Puc). Now, the 175 's run with the old timers. who for the most part ride open class machines, and in the first mota Doleshal beat them allan his little 175. The second mota saw Jim 'Beltink on a 360 Yama/la win and Dolshal got a second overall., but the next 175 was four bikes back. Then in the third mota, Doleshal crashed off the start and was last. In the first lap he passed five people and then three more on the nex t to give him a fifth overall and again first 175. Second overall in the 175 class was a Yamaha rider named Mark Truman. Today was the last race of the Yamaha Mini Series and Brad Dutoit (Han) went'into today's session with a narrow lead over second place J e.ff Ward (Han). But last week in the 100 class Dutoit unloaded heavily, breaking his shoulder and a couple of ribs. He was still able to ride today, but got a second behind Indian mounted Ted Boyko 'in the over-eleven class. Ward again won the under eleven clas with Geoff Singer (Han) garnering a second. Ever try to drive fast in the dark? Escape County MX by Mike Capalite TRABUCO CANYON, CAL., Sept. 24, 1972 - As the usual custom at the Escape County the classes are reversed each race and it was the large bore's tum to run first as Jim Snodgrass put it on the First Day class on his CZ while the Open Beginner and the Open Novice were taken by Keith Jones and Bob Crecelius. As is the case every week.' the 250 riders filled every division of the class with the following results: First Day. Robert Ferguson (Oss) - Beginner,loe Mousseau (Oss) - Novice, Ron Rigler (Yam) Amateur, Nate Sciacqua (Yam) - Expert, Bill Henderson (Yam). The 185 class was the only one that really suffered for the day as it was represen ted only in the First Day and Novice division with Vic Labarre getting the First Dayan his Yamaha and Gene The one·legged wheelie·slide-push. CRC MX at Arroyo _ by The Shadow DEVORE, CAL., Oct. 14, 1972 Several good races spiced the action, as the California Racing Club played host to a motocross card at Arroyo Cycle Park, near Devore, Saturday, October 14. Many regard Arroyo as the best cyell: facility in Southern California, and among them would have to be Chris Hicks. Gary Schooley, Brian, Gary and George Renshaw, and John and Dave Myerscough, all of whom had one super day. Hicks and Schooley, both moun ted on Maicos, put on quite a show in the Open Veterans class, with Hicks taking the ffTst mota, Schooley the second, and Hicks taking all the marbles with his third mota victory. As for the racing ~enshaw and Myerscough families, the 'day produced five trophies, which included three firsts, one second and a third. In the 125 Novice class, Bri~n Renshaw (Pen) aced out John Myerscough (Bul), Renshaw taking a first and Myerscough a second. However, in the 100 Beginners class, Dave Myerscough (Ric) did the same trick to' Gary Renshaw (Yam) who settled for a third place. I t was Dave Myerscough's first first place trophy. Only in the Minibikes was the Rcasbqw victory not contested by a Myerscough. There, George Renshaw (Yam) was the victor. CRC President Jerry McNeal reminds all riders that the CRC will be sponsoring motocross racing every Saturday at Arroyo Cycle Park. Practice gets underway at 8 A.M., with racing slated to begin about 9:30 A.M. , CRe MX at Arroyo - - - - by The Shadow DEVORE, CAL., Oct. 15, 1972 - In absolutely perfect weather, and on a magnificen t Arroyo Cycle Park course, more than 200 riders met to do battle in motocross warfare Sunday. As is always the case, Arroyo was in perlect condition, drawing the plaudits of every rider this writer talked to. Indeed there were some mishaps, as there always are in this type of Harvey Holloway (618) leads fellow Hodaka..r JeH Hunt in the 100 NOVice, under 16 race. competition, and a couple were of the major variety. One young man departed the premises early with a badly broken leg. • There are not enough kind words to describe the magnificent Arroyo course. However, every time I visit the park, I have this great urge to race. / guess you can't pay a place a biggl'r compliment especially when you're as fat as I am. They haven't made the motorcycle big enough to carry me around Arroyo - or any other park, for that matter. Anyway, the California Rapng Club (CRC) - a magic set of words nowadays among the younger, inexperienced rider - played host to the great'day of racing, which even attracted a bearded guy rather plump in some'areas - who raced in two separate classes on two different bikes, with the same results. He was kind, allowing, out of the goodness of his heWt, 13 t'o finish ahead of him in the Open Beginners class, and nine to do the same in the 125 Beginners class. What courtesy! There was other action. As is always the case, the Veterans class featured plenty of great riding, with Lou Mayers (Man) taking the .....; _ Woods carrying through for the Yamaha Banner to take the win in the Novice Division. This was Genes' first ride on a big bike as he has previously just terrorized the mini-enduro and 100 classes. . In the 125 class, Chuck Riley started it in the First Day class with his DKW. Then it was Greg Starczak (DKW) blowing off the beginners. Gary Tarvin (Bul) cleaned the Novice Division. Jim Domann (Yam) won the Amateur division. The Expert class went to Ray Lopez on a Monarch. Yamaha took every division of the Mini-Enduro class. It started in the First Day class with Kraig Brooks, and came right back with his brother Kevin Brooks taking the Beginner class. Then it was Andy Sixberry beating out the Novices (which also included his brother), and thel1 Gene Woods, back for the win in the Amateur division. 0-200 division, and Art Meyer (Yam) grand slamming the 25Q-division. However, when it came to the really super race, it was the race between the elderly Chris Hicks (Mai) and his sidekick Gary Schooley (Mai), which really had the fans standing. Hicks and Schooley, as they had done on Saturday, en tered the final rna to of the day tied at 700 pain ts apiece. Hicks, despite his advanced years, again had enough gusto left to nip Schooley in the final mota of the day to win overall first place honors. In another great race, Jeff Eierstedt (Yam) learned plenty about the word "overconfidence". The teacher was "Maico" Mike Hogan. Eierstedt entered the final mota of the day with a seemingly unbeatable 800 to 450 lead over Hogan. Then came the final mota; and Hogan looked brilliant, taking an bsy first, while Eiersted t, struggling to stay alive, settled for an eighth place - and victory. Final score found Eierstedt on top 853-850. How's that for a race? In another fine race, Tracy freeland (Yam) and Richee Collins (Yam) fought their way to the bitter end, with Freeland taking the last mota and victory from a CoUins who, in this writer's opinion, will have his day. Mike Ricker (Pen) looked great in the 125 Novice, under 16 class, grand slamming th~ field. A couple of great .. almosts" wen t to Kenneth Tekut (Yam), who was defeated by Mark Wronski (Puc) at 1Z5 Novice; Bill Spauling (Yam), who feU to Ed Hodgson (Hod) at 100 Novice; Bill Kish (Yam), who lost to Gary Hart (Hod) at 100 Beginners under 16; and Tom Smith (Yam), a loser to Geoff Singer (Han), in the Minibke 11 and over class. As for what's next on the CRC program, the club travels to Rawhide Park, near Elsinore, next Sunday, October 22, then hits Saddleback Park, near Irvine, on Sunday, October 29. If you don't care to drive so far, the National Racing Association (NRA), and High Desert Racing Association are hosting a "Suzuki Series" at Deadman's Point. The event, which features a 250 Suzuki, Suzuki Mini, and three-bike trailer as some of the prizes, got underway Sunday, and continues through mid-December.