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site of 1974's Racing Classic VIEWFINDERS 7th Annual Grand Prix . . June 1 & 2 Ascot saw a bunch of first time winners on what is likely th e country's best half -mile. In the Junior class, it was John Allison . * Cont ingency awards galore Mert Lawwill (7 ) set fastest qualifying t ime Friday night by John Hate ley got around him to win the ir heat. * " One -of-a-kind" T rophies * Finishing pins (2" x 2" gold plated ) Feat uring upwards of 1300 riders (th e best from both desert and motocross racing) in two days of out-and-out warfare on new ly graded 6 mile all-terrain course - hills - LeMans type starts - wat er crossings - high speed sand f lats - motocross track sect ions. Early entries include : John Rice, J im Fishback, Cord is Broo ks, A.C. Bakken, James Wotr ing, Art Knapp , Danny Sanchez, J im Con nely , John McGowan & Kooki e, Larry Watk ins, Mark Adent, George Elliott, Bob Valentine, Larry Roeseler, _and (maybe) J.N . Roberts. Minicycles race for one hou r on mile course - all classes ( 0~ l , 6 1 -8 0 , 81 -110). Veterans, Sidehacks & P. Puffs (2 age groups) race for one hour! All other d ivisions two hours! All 100cc, 125, 250 and Open Race Winners receive beautiful Electrofi lm helm ets * plus t o Experts winners - Koni shock body kits fr om Poppy Co . * plus still ot her awards from Popular Cycle, Dirt Bike, Webco, Cycle Prod ucts West, Hockies and many many more!!! eleventh before the finish. Wirth , the last rider to make the final. got going aga in , working his way from the ba ck to run third. For young Hank Scott it was not a "welcome home, n he fin ished in tent h. The Junior class was loaded with entries fro m Oregon and Arizona but it was John Alli son putting it all togeth er for the first tim e as a pro rider and running aw ay in both the heat and the final. Wash ington's Kirk Watterson tried to upset the Californians in the second heat but crashed go ing into the first turn while leading on the last lap. He took Walt Foster down with him. T he win then went to Rick Kraft from Arizona. T he Novices kept pace with the Experts an d Juniors an d also came up wi th ano the r new first time season win ne r. Doug Garriso n started on th e pol e, led from the start and held off fo ur diffe ren t challengers to w in his first eve n t. S teve Ekl und tried , before he we nt out w i th en gine troubles. T h ree-t ime winner , Elbert T urn er trie d, bu t settled fo r secon d . Poin t lead er Da n McWhor ter tr ied but ende d up in th ird . Co nsistent Bren t Knauer sei zed an engine in the heat race and w as pitch ed over the hand lebars. Brian Garcia and Dave Raci ne t angled off th e start lin e in the semi w ith bo th riders go ing d own. What hap ped to Gary Scott in th e final? His rear tire went fla t on th e starti ng lin e befo re th e event and he pulled to th e pi ts. .T he ne x t tw o Friday nights a t Ascot will_determine th e top ,five in{ea~h clas s fo r the " ~old Medal ': b onus P?i~ l ,fund . Results EX F IN AL: 1. Gene Romero (Vam) . 2 . Mark Williams (Ttl), 3 . Edd ie Wi rth ( T t l ) . 4 . John Genna ! (H · D). 5 . Tom RockwoOd (Ttl) . 6 . Dan ny Hockle ( V am ). 7. T om Horto n (Yam) . 8 . Mert Laww lll (H-D). 9 . To m White (Tt l) . 10. H an k Scott (H-D) . 11. Joh n H at eley (Yam). 12 . Terry D or sch \Yam). Dist 37 Grand Prix J R F I N A L : L John A l iso n (Yam) . 2 . Rick K r aft ( Nor). 3 . Alex Jor ge n sen (Tt l) . 4 , Skip Akslan d (Yam) . 5. Mike Myers (Nor ) . 6 . Chuck Soderstrom (Yam) . 7. Mike Canel! (Yam) . 8 . Jack Langston (Yam). 9 . T om B er ry (Yam) . 10. Art Fredenberg (Yam) . NOV F I N A L : 1. Doug Garr ison (Yam) . 2 . Elbert Turne r ( Y am). 3. Dan M cWhor t er (Yam ) . 4 . Mark Smith ( H o n ) . 5 . J im W righ t ( Y a m ). 6 . Brian Ga rc ia ( Y a m ). 7. Mar k M i t schele ( Y a m). 8 . Jim Crowley (Kaw) . 9 . John Mather son ( Yam ). 10. Steve Ek lund (Y am ) . 7th Annual June 1st & 2nd Indian Dunes ENTRIES EXTENDED TILL MAY 26th LeMans t y pe stan 2 ho ur races Pins & Decals Spec ia l 1 hour Minibike G P Ra ce SATURDAY : 0-250 cc N ov ·A m -Ex SU NDAY : 25 1cc & Open P.puf fs-Qld t im en-Sidehack s I 3 nuwber p rat es -ec'e. Novice Doug Garrison foun d out what it's like to win Ascot. Viewfinders GP 899 Darrell St. Cost a Mesa 92627 Further information : ~~14) 645-4178 (213) 360-0827 -----------------------$10.00 entry, $15.00 Post entry. . .Include 2 legal size S.A.S.E. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _,Aoe Ph one _ I am a bo n a f id e mem be r o f the _ Olstrtct Ridi ng N O. _ _ _ _ _ _ E x O lre ~ _ _ _ __ I Will e nter in the _ _ _ R id Ing o r S id e c ar pa r t ner _ _ _ E n g lne N u mber _ _ C lan. Ama t eur C u . In . E xpert • N OVice _ 1 -cl 11