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EI Cajon MC supports M.O.R.E. Cycle News North D-36 Salinas MX Non Pro f it By Kinsella & Doody Can you do .- SALINAS , CAL., MA R . 17 any ....?e ",0" ~ 0- I I <: M.O.B.£. ~ ~ of Californ ia 1129 N. 11th St. Sacramento , CA 95826 $10 a year prevents bad laws. and gets you all the state news. IiIIiII PRODUCTS INC. 2134 OLD MIDDLEFIELD WAy M Y VIEW .CA 94 0 43 0 ( 4' ~ J 9 61-"' 4 46 'I IT HAND HELPER. BUILDS ~~ ~ .......... ENDURANCE ~ T ~, """ 1 \ ~ .-- ~".:,~ T he Salinas Ram blers Motorcycle Club spo nsored an extremely competitive and exciting race this last Sunday. The pace was fast and the co urse was as ro ugh as the jade d mind s of the m a n age ~s co uld ma ke it; it was a maimer. The re was at least on e crowd pleasing crash in each m ota . Fo rt unate ly the co u rse surfac e: was of lo o se sand in th e ba d places an d n o o ne w as injured eno ugh to qu it rid ing . The 100 clas s led off with so me very flashy yo ungste rs te ar ing aro und the co u rse at to p end with R . Ro lter (Suz ) and S. Eub a n ks (Ya m ) fig hti ng fo r first in both motos. R. Day (Han) and M. Marquez (Han) were lead in g in the two div isio ns of 125 No vice . ' S. Bargiacch i (Mai ) and G. Seirn (Yam) we re lead er s in the 125 Juni or a nd 125 E xpe rt clas ses respe cti vely . The two 250 Novice ho t shoes we re B. Diefiel (Ha n ) and B. Beaughan (Mai) . G . Holcomb (Bul) took' th e 250 Ama teur and R . Po co ck (Mai) was first in the very fas t 25 0 Expert field : The hard fo ught 5 0 0 classes saw C. Lo ngmire (Kaw ) tak e th e No vices, S. Long headed up the Amateurs and H. Ha lba ck be at th e Experts. Long an d Halb ack rode Maicos in classes th at overflo wed with t he Maico -logo s. T he day end ed with the rain clouds cl o sin g in and th e expectant lead er s a wai ting t he final result s whi ch never ca me th at da y nor, as far as can be told, eve r. So the re su lt s given above are highly suspect. All in all it was a go od race if yo ur tr ip is self-dest ruction . You mi ght want to give it a try some Sunday a fte rn oon . _ • • .y ou thin k this wheelie is ho t stuff? . .wait t ill you see m y Jim Po meroy im pe rso nati o n. ) Maico Electro nic Igni tio n .:. $ 159.00 post pa id .:. selby motors Sell ing &: Serv ic ing Su zu k i since 1965. Kawasaki. BMW. Suzuki. BSA. Mon tesa. CZ . R ickman , Ma ico Sale s, Se rvice, Parts, Ins ura nce 346 EI Camino Real. Redwood City. CA 940 62 > o o o o 415 -369-411 2 o and really is go ing faster an d smoother th an ever be fore . Self as tride a new red . Pen Lo n is ano the r rider wh o has sh own gr e a t improvem ent o ve r the p as t few m on t h s . Perhap s r iding in th e T ra n s -A M A r a ces last yea r had so m ething to do with it. Whe n these tw o riders to ok off in the first m o t a of th e 250 Se nio r ra ce few peop le re alized th e fine race they' would be tr ea ted to . O ff the line fir st was Mik e Amaral (YZ) fo llowed close ly by T u rner o n the A a nd A Motor s Bu lt aco. T u rner go t b y Amara l af ter a bri ef sc uffle wit h th e Yamah a p ilot. T urn er was now o u t fro nt b ut co m ing u p a t full th rott le was Ron Self. Self took so me time in gett in g by Amaral but fina lly m ad e his m ove o n t he new pa rt of the co u rse . Co mi ng d own the straig h t Se lf p ulled alo ngsi de Amaral and it loo ked as th ough neit her rid er would let o ff. At th e last instan t Self di d n o t br ake, slam med a he ad into the be rm , a nd ro ck eted away fro m the surprised Amaral. Sel f then se t h is sights on t he now-str ea kin g ( ? . . Ed.) Self wo rk ed his way u p to T u rner and that's when th e ac t ion sta r te d . These t wo r id ers w er e so c lo sc th e larger-th an-ave rage cr o w d wa s ch ee r ing them on. Self. us ing all he had . finally go t by th e st ub born Turner . That 's how the y fin ish ed, wi th La rry Gurley co m ing in third o n h is Maico . The seco nd round again sa w A maral pull the ho le sho t , fo llowed b y J im Turner d et ermined lO win o r c rash trying. J im go t by A maral b ut Self was so o n badge ring T urner for the lead . These rid ers were going so fast that th ey started lap p in g slo we r rid er s ea rly in the m o t a . T h is is wh er e T ur ne r lo st the ra ce . Co m ing up o n a slo we r rider J im had t o slow up an d at th at insta n t Self swooped by and was go ne with th e win . Turn er had to se tt le for second b u t p roved he is read y a n y t im e to tak e the win ove ra ll. Larry G urly br o ught his T ro ph y Cy cle Mai co inFo r third overal l. Results UJ Attn : Sportsman Riders Fre mont Season Openers Saturday, April 6, 197 4 Info : 4 15-327-4461 Jj.: i 7 14-543-9914 The Most Compl et e Dirt B i k e S h o O in N o r t hern Ca l i f o rn ia C Z -H U S KY -M A ICO -SU Z UKI SALES Tro p hy Cycl es S ER V IC E - PA R T S Cu sto m Work ' 14 San A nton io Ave . 20 Mo u n t a in V iew , Ca 94040 (41 5 ) 9 41 ·7317 Race Prep lratl o n M ai l O rd er A no y T anks Hi-Yo S ilve r Away . . .R . Ch rist ense n No . 138m grits his t eeth a nd p repares to leave Tonto behind. CMC Sunnyvale By Steve Castillo S U:'\i'\ YVA LE, CA L.. l\Ii\R . 17 Th e word sp rea d qui ckly . thro ugh t hc pits o r Sun nyvale th at the Ira ek had been cha ng ed . No , th e re wer e no uph ills or brea th-lak ing d ownh i l l s ad d ed , just so m e re-ro uti ng o r th e o ld track whi ch ma ny riders see med 10 lik e, T wo riders who wen t ra ster tha n an yo ne e lse on the new t ra ck were Jim T u rn er an d Ron Sell'. T urner has m ad e t he swit ch fro m hi s Moru esa VR 10 t he new Blue Bull et from Hu lt ac o • ..' •• I I · • M in i : 1. N ea l Sna r r ( Ste l; 2 . An dy B ouc her (Ste ) ; 3 . K e nt W o od s (H on) . O l d T i mers : 1 . C h ar les O w la n d ( A JS) ; 2 . D o n M cKe n zie (B ul): 3 . M ike McQ uee n ( H u s} . 100 Jr: 1. Nea l Sn arr ( S t e ) ; 2 . D a v id Wh it e ; 3 . W illia m s N i choll s ( Vam ) . 1 2 5 Jr D I V I : 1. D uke D owe ll (Hon} : 2 . Ma r k Gard ner ( R iC) : 3 . Lou McGaffey (S UZ) . 1 25 J r Div II : 1. G reg F inn e y ( Han): 2 . A l D aeqer (Vam ); 3 . Scott Sc h u l z (H a n) . 2 5 0 Jr Dlv I : 1. L ance N e l son (Kaw) ; 2 . C h a r l es G oodmil ler ( C Z) : 3 . B ob White ( CZ ) . 2 5 0 Jr e lY II : 1. D u ffy C o l li n (Va m); 2. J oe Sakamoto (Mo n ); 3. A r t Elloi t. O pen J r : 1. S t e ve O r t z (H a n ) : 2 . M i ke K yl e (Md i ) ; 3 . Mark M e der (S UZ) . 1 25 Int : 1. D an Geery ( H o n ) ; 2 . R ocky M c Allen ( Hon) ; 3 . B i ll T u ra n o. 2 5 0 I n t : 1. J ef f Lee ve r (Mai); 2 . Phil K e mper (CZ ) ; 3 . T Odd K almelster (Mai) . Ope n In t : 1. Dan M orriso n (Mai ) ; 2 . Ed Eturunqer (Mdl): 3 . R on H ar t (Mal) . 1 2 5 Sr : 1. S t u ar t Bu sser t (Hon) . 2 50 Sr : 1. Ron Self (Pen) : 2 . J i m T u rne r ( Bu l): 3 . L ar r y G u r l y (Mai) . O pe n Sr : 1. J im T u r ner (Bul). Start of Donnybrook 250 Senior rac e at Sunnyvale with early lead er Amaral (21 I pursued by Turner (10). Eventual winner !elf (8 ) hangs o n out side . .