x-inch blitz, and other
om the Ponderosa
the Ro ver 's M.C. ch eering section was
sure Bob and his scoo ter wer e ab o ut to
take separate trails. But he st uc k it out
and stole the win from Saltzman, who
led the first two loops.
It was a c oo l, clear day with a slight
breeze and the ground was moist from
th e recen t sn owfall - what more could ·
anyone ask for? Racers I talked to really
enjoyed th e co urs e and some said th ey
would be bac k for the n ext Gr eyhounds
M.C. event on February 2 .
Bill Childers took an a mazing third
overall, first 175 cla ss o n his rapid 100
Suzuki. Following Childers was Mar k
Stormes (Suz) to tak e seco nd o pe n and
third open went to old-timer T om
Widick (Yam), hotly pursued by son
Mark on his 250 Yammy.
In the afternoon ra ce Bill Saltzman
smoked everyone for first . With
Saltzman o ut front the big ra ce was for
second between CAilders , still riding his
Su zuki 100, and Bill Frian t on a 17 5
Penton. On lap three Childer s passed
Friant b ut quickly a te his lunch in th e
whoo p-dce-d os, leavin g Friant wit h th e
second overall an d first 175.
lt was a bi g day for th e 17 5 class as
Dave Hornbeck (Hon) took third o verall
and Lee Fabry sailed in behind on a
Husky . Fabry an d Devonshire (first
race) are teaming on th is bike in
February a t the Parker 400 an d will
mak e a sho t a t so me money th ere.
B. Ram age was sec ond h eavyweigh t
o n a Yamah a with F. Gerum ta king
th ird. First 100 and firs t female J oan
Ann Jovan elly (Hod) m oonlights a t th e
Sal t zm an shop push ing par ts. That is,
when sh e 's n o t racin g.
In case yo u haven't be en o u t to the
Ponderosa lately , it's ' under new
man agement, and wh at a ch ang e. The
food is superb and the pe ople are very
friendl y , so co me o n out to the next
Greyhounds ' race and buy everyone a
round after y ou score bi g be cause y o u'll
reall y enjo y y o ursel f.
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Results in Resu lt s Section.
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