enough. In time, perhaps...
Rich Eierstedt was very consisten t on
his American Motocross-sponsored
Maico and got a well-deserved second
overall. He led the first moto for some
time before being overtaken by Staten
and was fourth in the second. Staten's
Chenda-turned
CZ
from
Triumph-Suzuki of Pomona went all the
way in both motos for the first time and
a first overall.
The younger Grossi, Bill, flashed in
the second moto with a second to
compliment his fifth in the first. The
total was good enough to give a third
overall. Brother Bob took seventh
overall, enough better than Lamppu's
fourteen th to give him the win in the
250 Support class for the TransAMA
series.
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SIDE HACKS
The sidehackers came ou! for their
last appearance of the year and put on
their usual dynamite show. It was easy
to see that they have been .running for
some time on a limited budget as the
mechani aJ breakdowns were numerous.
S till, the hackers managed to draw more
o-o-o-os and ah-h-h-hs than anything
except the outhouses at Saddleback.
Runaway winners were Lorenz and
Samuel Haller on their Honda 750 rig.
Their Honda had just enough engine left
to finish two molOS but not necessarily'
The World Champion temporarily ahead of the World Champion. Joel Robert (15) and Roger Decoster dicing on their Suzukis.
... As Ake Jonsson Caps His Series with Vidor,
Persistence paid off for Rex Staten as he won both 250 Suppon motos. First time in a month he
hasn') DNF'd a moto.
the victory lap. They were pursued
madly by many failing rigs. Most
seemed to have been run a little too
long and a little too hard to get through
the final Saddleback race.
For many of the spectators, the
sidecars were probably the high point of
the day. Wasp sidecars going down
"Banzai Hill" side by side are quite a
sight. They all seemed 10 have quite a
good time, though, and when
breakdowns brought an end to their ride
they sat by the track and waved at the
crowd.
Marty Tripes (CZI went to work and took sixth overall, displacing Brad as top Yank.
The Haller Bros. Honda Wasp won the "exhibition" again, as it had at Carnegie.
The sidehacks come hurtling over and down fabled "Banzai Hill" on the Saddlebaek International
course.
