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Bishop Halloween MX_-:._ _ N ,; o Z ~ W Z W ...J U > U Mike Brown won the Minibike class (lnd) and 100 class (Mnkl riding for Allied Cycle. He was also 100 class winner at the recent SRA Grand Prix III. Escape Country M X - - - - - - Against a background of snowcapped Sierras, 1971 Can-Am winner Joel Kyne proceeds to go faster than all the other 250 Experts. CMCGoesNationwide A name change will soon occur within the motorcycle industry whose impact will shake up the entire motosport complex in America. The California Motosport Club, presen tly promoting Motocross in 11 western states, will go national in 1973 and become the Continental Motosport Club, report CMC officials Stu Peters and Kelvin Franks. The CMC is offering what Peters' calls "the most complete promotional package that can be offered now." This package includes sanctioning and insurance at a cost far below what any other sanctioning body or organization presently can offer. . This means that the CMC will be breaking away from its traditional motocross promotion and will be entering all forms of motorcycle competi tion including Speedway, Road Racing, Flat Track, IT, Scrambles, etc. This past summer, the CMC obtained' its own insurance package which is the best that can be found within any motor sports in operation in America. "We can offer any promoter or track owner an insurance package that will _ not only cover every CMC licensed rider competing' in the race, but also the spectators and employees, as well. In addition, the CMC offers a cen tralized licensing headquarters based on its present location in Costa Mesa, California. Promoters need only verify that riders are currently licensed with the CMC to know that he will be covered medically at all CMC sanctioned even ts. He will not be burdened with licensing or issuing competition numbers, either. All this service will be offered-by the cen tral office. The CMC presently promotes a Semi-Profes ional format, in that both amateurs and professionals compete in the same program. A complete Junior racing program, Semi-Pro, and a solid, all-Professional program will be available. Eyel Knievel's $100,000 Snake Canyon River Motocross slated for next Sprinl( is CMC sanctioned. Promoters interested in obtaining more information including precise data on the insurance program or any questions at all, write to: CMC, P.O. Box 1402, Costa Mesa, CA 92626. by Mike Capalite TRABUCO CANYON, CAL., Nov. 5, 1972 - The entries weren't down all that much today cqnsidering the Carlsbad and Riverside races. There were enough to make up all the usual classes as well as adding :i powder-puff class which had a tie for the lead going into the last moto with Toni Harris (Yam) being the final winner. The mini-bikes were well represented and Steven Mason was able to grab the win in the first-day class. It was almost a Hodaka day in the 100 class as Dale Watson (Beg) and Dennis Sexton (Nov) got the gold with their Hodakas. Only Don Johnson broke the streak by taking the First Day division on a Yamaha. Neither Carlsbad no Riverside must nave had a 125 class as these riders showed up in force to run their seven and 10 lap races. Going the distance in the First Day division was Greg Swanson (Pen) with Gordon Graninger (Bul) emulating his feat in the Beginner class. With more and more Honda 250's showing up at motocross, it is no wonder they are starting to show up in the winner's circle as Craig Faerber showed them how in the First Day class. CZ sho~ed how to sweep a class as the 1-2-3 finish in the Beginner division was all CZ with Greg Sokol, Mark Miriani and Bob Hertzberg in that order. by Fred W. Gilmore BISHOP, CAL., Oct. 29, 1972 - Once every year, when the leaves leave and the snow starts to snow, the Bishop Motorcycle Club pulls out all the stops and lets fly their annual Halloween Motocross. Now, to most Southern California enthusiasts, this may be no big thing. But to the residents of the sleepy Owens Valley, this event pulls weight with the Tri-County Fair, the Inyo County Piute Indian Pow Wow, and Mule Team Days. It may be interesting to note some of the problems, usually indiglfnous to the south, take a different tack in the high country. Dust, the MXer's nightmare, is no problem at Bishop. The track was watered the night before and was frozen by race time. Practice was interesting, to say the least. Pit tootsies, so much of a distraction at some race tracks, were no problem here. Although many Owens Valley lovelies were on hand, their charms were concealed by heavy coats and blankets. The temperature never climbed out of the 50s. The smells most often associated with motorcycle racing - burning castor oil and cold beer - were replaced with a pungen t mixture of burning ether and hot coffee, all in an attempt to get the frozen bikes running and the frozen riders riding. . All the motos were ron with no sweat and no delay. Mike Brown, the hot young shoe from Newhall's Allied Cycle, destroyed the mini-bike competition and gave the crowd quite a show on his Indian mini. To prove his point, Mike came back to do a similar number on the IOOcc bikes. . Joel Kyne showed up to wreck havoc with the 250 Senior riders. Joel, as you may remember was a winner of the popular Can-Am series a while ago. He rode an Ossa TT which was specially prepared for motocross by the magicians at Bishop Cycle Center. We'd like to see the Bishop M.C. put on more motocrosses like this one. The track is long, soft and dust free, the people are mce-and the scenery is breath taking. 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