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JACKHAMMER ~ c<') ,....; The best riders America has to offer. Battling it out with Europe's finest National and world champions. Factory racing bikes. E Q.) ;> o Z Get to the Newport Freeway in Orange County, take the Chapman Avenue turn-off East to Santiago Canyon Road. , The excitement starts officially at noon under the flags of many countries. But get there early. Practice starts at nine in the morning. ..0 Pick your hillside spot. California's Saddleback Park offers great vantage points to see many jumps and turns, not just a few. Lots of parking, too. You'll see them on their snarling, leaping crotch-rockets at Saddleback Park on Sunday, December second. l-o Q.) Or sneak up the back way on EI Toro Road off the San Diego Freeway. ---. For six bucks (three bucks for kids 6 to 12, and free for kids under 6), it's a great day in the sun. For more information call Saddleback Park (714) 639-5832 bf .... American ~CIfCyC" Auoclatlon F-.r.non .............. MoIorcydlllt ~ and the Despi1lt what the signs said, some riclen 8Ctua11y managed to finish. By Ed Doody FOUTS SPRINGS. CAL., OCT. 31 The sky was dark grey, and a steady drizzle was falling as the first riders slipped away from the starters clock. The rain was in the plus column for the first twen ty or so riders on the normally dusty trails of the Mendocino National Forest. By the end of the day, the intermittent rain and a mixture of dust was enough to leave riders covered with a thin layer of mud. At least one rider found a stretch of whoop-de-doos to be unhealthy for man and machine. After clipping a tree with his forks, they failed to recoil properly. At abou t 40 miles per, he did a foreward roU over his handlebars and managed to survive with only a dislocated shoulder. The day was fuU of ups and downs for riders. Switch backs up to 6000-plus feet, momentum hills, and then back down the other side. A fine effort was made by the Oakland M.C. to council check points. But from 6000 feet it's hard to hide. Camouflage netting may help. Despite Forest Service signs stating trails weren't fit for wheeled trafic, and despite the bottle necks on hills, water crossings, large rocks, faUen trees and adverse Wish they all could be California girls. r ~ ~ COMPETITION SHOCK ABSORBERS • FIVE WAY ADJUSTABLE • • • • CHROMED & POLISHED DOUBLE DAMPENING REBUILDABLE STREET OR RACING DISTRIBUTED BY Phone:(213183~ Betor Forks and Shocks Make the Difference -SlROKE LTD THE RAe. SPECIAUST 10. q Sammy Tanner Distributing ~'"' 734 No. Avalon Blvd. ! f Wil'!1ington, Calif. 99744 Be a winner! Stop in and see the new 250 MX Cooper. Revell's 2·Stroke. Ltd .• 8135 San Fernando Rd .• Sun Valley. Calif. Open 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Six Days (213) 768-6970 weather conditions, some riders couId not be stopped and managed to fmish. After checking in at the finish line riders were treated, to an ice cold can of beer. • Results to be announced. Results: 125 A: 1. Jim Jenkins (Pen); 2. Gary Holmes (RIC); 3. Dick Sangalll (HOd); 4. Mike McGowan (Hus). 250 A: 1. Frank Showers (Gre); 2. Geroge Newson (Pen); 3. Don Stover; 4. Hawely Slayton (Bun. Open A: 1. Marvin Hurlburt (Hus): 2. BOb Mullarky lHUS); 3. Glen Clinton (Yam); 4. Jerry Jenk ns (Ylllm). 125 B: 1. Lynn Ritter (DKW): 2. Bryon Frenyea (Pen); 3. Jon Ellis (055); 4. Doug Kohler (Pen). 250 Bt 1. Jeff Hammond; 2. Herschel Wright (Hon); 3. Gary Fontaine (Hon): 4. John DaYls (Hon). I Open B: 1. Ray Benjamin (Yam): 2. George Neilson (Hus): 3. Rob sangalll (Hod): 4. John Lindahl (Hus). 125 C: 1. ~Ick Rneinghams (1:100); 2. Steve Hutchinson (Hon); 3. John Murphy (OKW). 250 C: 1. Mlch. . 1 Gonules (Yam): 2. Dave Dotson (Bul); 3. Claude Boulware (HuS): 4. William Flynn (Hus). Open C: 1. Kenneth Fortner (Hus): 2. William Scheel (Yllm): 3. Terry Brown (Mill); 4. G.enn Topliff (Mal). Reflecting on the many pleasures of Northern California enduring.