by Art Friedman
Photos by Gale Wilson & Friedman
RIVERSIDE, CAL., Oct. 29, 1972
The Los Angeles Times threw an ACA
motorcycle race at Riverside Raceway
today (with a car race and some other
things thrown in as an added
attraction). Since there was about
80,000 people on hand to spectate, the
event drew a lot of horsepower and
riding talen t.
Although there were only about 30
entries, they included Hurley Wilvert on
Paul Smart's 750 Kawasaki H2·R, Bob
Bailey on the factory Triumph 750 that
he claimed at last year's Ontario
National, this year's Ontario Novice
winner Pat Evans on his factory Yamaha
TR-3, Steve McLaughlin on the Action
Fours Honda 750, Laconia Junior
winner Jim Evans on the Mel Dinesen
Yamaha, and Marty Lunde, AMA
Expert and veteran of European
circuits.
Although Bob Bailey's Triumph did
in a rod in practice, the rest of the field
showed up on the grid. There were four
classes: Open, 500, 350, and 250. They
started in three rows. The first was all
the Open machines with the exception
of Pat Evans' 350 which his father
demanded be put in the front row.
Behind them were the 500s and the rest
of the 350s, and the third row was 250s.
Steve McLaughlin made a break with
tradition and got a good start in second
place behind Marty Lunde's Yamaha.
Steve took over the lead on the first lap.
Behind Lunde was a pack compQ,
(.)
80.000 WATCH EVANS WIN
was BDb Endicott ("Does Bob Endicott
have steel knee caps?" asked one
spectatoL) who gained the upper hand
in a dice with Dave Damron (Hon).
West Cooley, Jr. borrowed a Yamaha
250 from Pat Evans and used it to win
the 250 class after he pried himself free
from Rudy Galindo who was second.
Only abou t half of the en tran ts
completed the 35 miles.
Rumor had it that Pat Evans was
offered a ride in a race car because of
his performance today.
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Jim Evans was approaching the front when he found a piece of track that the cers had lubricated.
George Kerker was second on a stock motor.
Bob Endicott. back on a BSA this week. took third.
