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SRA Argyll Park MX - - - - - - - - - - - by Patrick "eil e[)IXON. CAL., Oct. 15,1972 - "It was so muddy, I couldn't find my kick starter", was how Dick Mann saw it this last rainy Sunday, at Argyll Park. Intense concentration a.nd good Enes were what it took to win on the submerged course this time. 1 can remember only a month back, when a rider courdn't see for all the dust. Today, visibility was hampered by wet dirt instead of dry. Because of the relatively small tum-out, all Expert and Amateur classes were grouped into one set of 20 minute motos. That made for some interesting sigh ts. Last week at this course, Lou Norman was made an Amateur. Today, Lou's first mota found him itting on the line with none other than' Dick Mann next to him. How would you like it, if someone did that to you on your debut as an Amateur? Go get 'em Lou! Another rider on the same starting line was Alan Christian, riding the 250 Amateur class. Just over a week back, Alan was in contention 'Yith Joe Henry and Carl Cranke at the NoCal Class AI Speedway Championships. And all by himself, was Kevin Henry, the only 125 Expert starting. Unfortunately, Kevin had to DN F both motos. He was on a new bike, which could explain that. _ On the start of the Open 250-125 Amateur-Expert race, David Buckmaster led the group on the first lap, with Mann mysteriously out of it on the first lap. Buckmaster, on a Yamaha, knows how to ride the' mud. Only Richard Smart, on a Husky, could put any kind of pressure on the leader. Richard is an Amateur. Coming strongly in third on a 125 (Bul) was Don Murphy. The second muddy mota seemecl a bit sp a rse as a few riders couldn't make the start, including Mann. David Buckmaster, Richard Smart, and Don Murphy again repeated themselves in that order for the final finish. First place was a 250 Expert; second was a 250 Amateur; third was a 125 Amateur, and all were first for Lheir class - twice! If that sounds confusing, you should have seen it! In the 100cc class, which took a lot of sheer determination to ride, Gabby on a Hodaka took both motos as if he were riding a 250 or something. The rest of his peers were scattered throughout the different sections of the course, pushing and pulling their machines in and out of the muck. It looked like a beaten calvary troop on the retreat, while fighting a winter campaign. We can give all the 100cc class credit for trying. They all turned out for the second moto. Courage, man, courage! Puyallup MX ick Mann and Lou Norman slip the\r clutches at the start of the first Expert moto. Nole that the surglca front of them. Also eheck the spectator. by Mike Weiland PUYALLUP, WASH., Oct. I, 1972 Dan Brown (Bul) met his match in the 125 A class in Dave Bunker (Pen) who pulled out a total of four mota wins for the day, two in the 125. Dan compiled two seconds for second overall. Mike Kammer has to be a phantom .,..-anyone who can ride that fast and wind up fourth overall is doing something that I can't see - gosh, he's firstl Gene Smith (Ric) eeked out the Phantom fnr third overall. The 250 A, fast race of the day, gave Dave Bunker (fast rider of the day) a good work out. The champion framed Yamaha rider had to work half of the first mota to get by young Bill Stuth, Jr. (Man). In the second mota, John Johnson (Yam) got the lead at the start with Stuth second and Bunker third. Bunker hounded Stuth for some time then managed to get by only to drop it, letting S,tuth by again. Seve.rallaps later Bunker once again got by and set out after the leader. By now Dave had logged over 90 minutes of racing, aJ:\d he wasn't, backing off. Consequently he laid it down again. Most folks figured he would stick it out in second, but no, he went charging around some more and on the last lap got the lead. Bunker never quit charging for the entire one hour 40 minutes he raced today. Johnson finished second for a third overall and Stuth was second overall. Carl Peterson (Bul) had an easy gn of it winning both Open motos com.fortably. •, •