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CD III ~ Q. ,... M. a> ~ '" ~ w 2 w ...J U >- U San Marcos Surprises Gary Bigley leads Steve Stackable in the third moto. Lightweights gets lighter. Victoria MX----------~----------follow-the-Ieader type guys in this by Tommy and Rita Gunter bunch. They all wanted to be first. This VICTORlA, TEX., Dec. 3, 1972 Believe it or not - it was HOT at Mid hungry bunch srayed jammed up close Coast Cycle Park today, thus setting the together in all three heats. Bruce MiDer scene properly for some super hot (Pen) won the number one money. Darrell Pittman (Han) -won the 250 racing. The over 30 class set a fast pace and this pace was carried on throughout Junior class after a battle royal with the rac~s. Mike MacFarlane, riding a Yamaha mounted Michael Schutz. The 250-0pen Senior class was super-trIck Honda, won thIS class. The Powder Puff class was won by another thriller with lots of Judy Gunter (Bon) followed by Sonya pore-puckering close calls and near falls. "Sam" George (Man) and Shelly These guys don't mess around. Mike "Bomer" Storbeck (Bon). Mark Varley MacFarlane (Han) and Jim Beshears (Yam) handily won -all three heats of (Cl) led the way with Bobby Varley the mini class to take another (Yam) and Mike Lyons (Yam) not far .behind. Mike ended up in the number undisputed first place. Dwayne Mahacek (Yam) took first in one slot. bonnie Plough (Mai) from all three heats of the 100 class. Bobby Corpus Christi was second and Jim Morgan (Bon) gave him a good deal of Beshears was third. Jim rode an close $'ompetition but couldn'r quite get outstanding race considering all the up enough steam to gain the number problems he had. His brake was dragging, almost locking up the rear One spot. The 125 Junior cia" was a scorer's wheel. He broke his shifter lever off to nightmare. No one stayed in the same about a two inch stub so he had to shift position more than one lap. Bobby with his hands and to top it all off, his Morgan (Suz) gathered the necessary chain broke in the last lap of the final pomts for fIrst place, but he didn't get it moto about a hundred feet before the finish line so he had to push his bike without a battle. r-like Storbeck (Pen) came in second just barely ahead of CC across (dragging rear wheel and all) the Suzuki Team rider. James Young. The finish line. Just think what kind of race 125 enior cia" was made up of three he might have ridden if he hadn't had all that trouble! That's the breaks of hairy motos. J;he:~ weri . " ...,• ... ~ - "~·"'noo ,~ . .. i'hr. ~ ~I ,I , by Richard Creed SAN MARCOS, TE,' , Nov. 19, 1972 _ fIeavy rains during the week didn't wet the enthusiasm of a near-record rider turnout at San Marcos Race Track. The clouds rolled by and let the sun shine in. In the first and second Expert motos Steve StackabIe of AustIn's Kasson Team and Kent Howerton of San Antonio diced long and hard, each taking a checker. When it came down to the third moto and all the marbles, then Gary Bigley of Austin pulled the upset hy pipping both "Shortstack" and Howerton at the first tum, and was long gone. Howerton and Stackable fought furiously for second until Kent's ignition began hashing on and off and nearly high sided Howerton. tackable came in second, taking the overall win. The other big exciter was the Open Expert class, which looked to be a sure thing for <;::l stalwart, Richard Bigley untIl Bultaco pilot .. Sam Finger, who recently moved up from the 125 class. sIJrung a surpris~ on many people. ~lgley took the fltst moto with Finger m closmg pursuit. The second moto was the charmer, Bigley and young Sam were battlIng heaVIly until Sam gassed it a tad much on a jump pass and looped the bike. Bigley bounced off the rear of the gyrating Bul and continued on for the win in the mota and overall as Finger was through for th<>day.