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.•• only troubl~ was th~ tOP of th~ carbur~tor was on backwards! Pr~.ton Petty f1~w in from Baja with appropriat~ taJ~s of comp~ting in that ~v~nl. At on~ point h~ had clutch problems and sp~nt hours alongsid~ th~ trail trying to fix it, having probl~ms becaus~ h~ didn't hav~ a Phillips. h~ad scr~w driv~r. Bu t his not-so-fancy m~chanics on it gOt him down to Dick Mill~r. and with a n~w clutch Dick w~nt on with th~ bik~ to win th~ 125 class. Pr~ston lhinks that anyon~ who says th~y can "cI~an Baja" not hav~ any probl~ms that is, has to b~ fibbing a bit. On~ guy insist~d to Pr~s h~ had but th~n h~ didn't count thr~~ nat tir~s as 11II 11II ~ E trouble. W~ found out som~ mor~ on th~ possibility of having anoth~r Hop~town. No, it d~sn 'tlook good but th~ official quot~ of th~ Dirt Digg~rs is that if th~r~ ar~ no hous~s on it by n~xt y~ar, th~y'lI b~ n~gotiating with th~ n~w own~rs and what rich man d~sn't Iik~ to mak~ mor~ money? Hop~'s p~ople came away smelling like roses on this one financially and w~ can all than k the Dirt Diggers for putting up wit\! an awful lot to throw that race. They have to pony up for a whole lot of things the ranch won't provid~ so th~y don't ~nd up with coffers of gold like som~ folks think th~y do. Next big on~ is Barstow to V~gas. Mik~ Jackson, th~ amiabl~ Englishman who mann~d Norton VilJiers h~r~ for awhil~ befor~ r~turning to Europe, has ~ntri~s in' for both heavy and lightweight class~s as h~ didn't know what siz~ A-Jay he was bringing over. Our scoop for th~ w~~k is that he isn't bringing an A-Jay but a Banks r~plica. Eric Chrn~y is building it for him now and as Mik~ and Eric ar~ frimds you know it will be with t~nd~r loving care. W~'ll have an eye on it. Beezers forever! Back to Hop~town for a minut~. I promis~d I'd find out what happen~d to that AMA pro sanction th~ Di~rs tri~d so hard to obtain for th~ rac~ only to have Worthington, pardon m~, W~sterviU~ m~ss around with it until too lat~. Our r~gional r~p. Mik.~ Hinshaw says that th~ Phoenix motocross put the bag on i L B~ats m~ what an International motocross in Phoenix would hav~ anything to do with a pro sanction for Hopelawn, it doesn'1 attract th~ sam~ kind of rider. The pro boys rode though in the Open class, but we have a hunch that there may be som~ disqualifications as the Comp~tition Committee caught som~ of th~ TT specials running with th~iJ- TT pipes. No mufflers. Oh w~lI, the guys had fun but the riders who rode Yamahas in the wrong classes were all duly not~d down and th~r~'s a separate list of und~sirables, kept by the Dirt Diggers, who sold their entries for unscrupulous sums of money to other riders, including one character who sold th~ same entry twice, once for $20 and on~ for $30. If the Diggers handl~d th~ ~lling th~y sold it for the original pric~. Fair's fair you know. • AMAGrand National Champions SELECT SUPER SAVER ',. t946 1947 t948 t949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 195B 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 Chet Dykgraff Jimmy Chann Jimmy Chann Jimmy Chann Larry Headrick Bobby Hill Bobby Hill Bill Tuman Joe Leonard Brad Andres Joe Leonard Joe Leonard Carroli Resweber Carroll Resweber Carroll Resweber Carroll Resweber Bart Markel Dick Mann Roger Reiman Bart Markel Barl Markel Gary Nixon Gary Nixon Mert Lawwill Gene Romero Dick Mann Mark Brelsford Kenny Roberts THIS WEEK ONLY OUTSIDE TIRE COVER: $7.95 ;I'~. -f · rS ~~d, ~heim .. 1832 E. Ball Rd 956-7740 & \l5J NEW' DODGE' USED VAN - TRUCKS 4x4's - CONVERSIONS &. \l5J Leasinv Available., Most Mllkes C.-II For Appointment & Ask for Mary Sigman 86 R or John Knowles 0-37 Dependable Dodge 21514 Roscoe BI. Canog.a Pk, Ca. 91304 I _51 We Have What fMrcyde YOll Nud I ies IIIiIDI 4136 Woodruff AIIl!.• Lakewood, Calif. (2131 429-5961 213·883-9060, (LA) 213-873-4095 FOR ,Goodyear Carroll Shelby HODAKA-BILITY IS See your local HODAKA dealer Distributed by Tiger Distributing 653 W. Broadway, Glendale, Ca. 91204 ,213-821-3436 · · ' PORTCYCLE ACCESSOR I ES ~ S 14616 BEACH BLVD. WESTMINSTER. CALIF. 714-897-9341 FOR THE BEST IN MOTORCVCLE ACCESSORIES 1201A EAST BALL ROAD. ANAHEIM, CALIF 714·116-1250 Rusqval'na Klocker's SALES & SERVICE 6624 Atlantic, Bell, Ca. (213) 581-3983 9