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" Asco t Park in th e S.A.M. High School Motocross com pe ti tion . Undefe a ted David Tayl or (Pasadena) wo n all three motos for the th ird straight week in the 125 Experts. Franklin's Kelly Owen, who finished fifth in the last year's hi gh school Super Bowl of Motocross c om p et ition, pl aced second in all three motos for the sec ond week with Vin ce Van Ho ok of South Hills High placin g t hird. 12 5 Junior Don Huizin g sco red his third straight overall victory, but tw o new riders cap tured the 25 0 class es. Otto Vanden Bosch (Franklin) an d (North) won th e Steve Maxwell Beginner and Junior divisions respectively. • Results in Results Section. Ranch Bernardo to Bernie By Lane Campbell RANCHO BERNARDO, CAL., FEB . 16 If you weren't there, you missed a good on e. Th e weather was so fine, the grass so green, the moist soil so sen su ousl y tractive, the . 19 -sect ion loop itself suc h a pleasan t e-ride, y o u could have fived every t rap and still had a good time. The loop wound through the backside of the Rancho Bernardo {,winery area, on private ground near San ~ Diego where, apparently by working a ( co -existence pact with local horsemen , t he tri als riders ' are perfectly welcome. Parts o f the trail passed through grassy .wo o d ed areas that were m ore NorCal ~ than SoCal in character. The traps for the most part were difficult without being dangerous. ; Novices go t a special workout, as their Am/Ex Trap Nine was a case-basher in spots . This was the easy part. scores ranged from winner Scott Parker's 14 to o ur resident t u rkey's 14 1. The Novice traps em phasized lots ' of co nt ro l in tight t urns and off-camber turns, in t erspersed with a co upl e of good loose rock climbs an d so m e prac ti ce a t b oulder-jumping in Novice T rap One. With five hours t o ride four lo op s, there was little time pressure , so riders had pl enty of time to read th e sections an d little reason to motocross the trail betwee n t raps. This is well , because the loop t ra il was go o d trials footage throughout, especiall y th e lo ng d ownhill with two abrup t roc k steps at abo u t mid-slope . Bernie Schreiber (Bul) rode a two point third lo op, putting together a 27 point score to blow away the Expert class. Mark Eggar brought a Honda in next at 46, and Marl and Whaley had to claw his way up to third Expert after a disheartening series of fives early in the trial. Dan Sivadge, whose family co vers tri als, speedway and motocross, beat Papa Dean Pagel by 13 points to take Greg Lersch on the WlfV t o a clean at Trap 19. the Amateur class , while newly-transferred Ra y Soffa, gathering no moss, took third t o be gin accu m ulati ng t ransfe r points all o ver agai n . Bob Nic kelsen (a t ninth Expert) is back on his 125 Honda again . It 's deliberate. Bob says he's setting himself a goal : to tum in th e b est 125cc performance in this year 's AMA National series. Th e San Die go T rial s Rid'ers laid a good one on us . Special thanks to the ch ec kers who were sittin g in the wind turning blue while we riders were wor king up body he at. Good case for revi ving the 01' custom of " bundl ing, " huh ? • 250 Phantom MX gO-day Sales Special > (2/15/75 - 5/15/75) Yankee Motor Company will give the following equipment worth $200 retail to each buyer of a 250cc Ossa Phantom if it is purchased on or before May 15, 1975: ... 1. Latest Marzocchi air/oil rear shock absorbers with oil reservoirs. 2. Full Bore Gran Prix motocross boots. 3. Full Bore 315x21 motocross tire. 4. Hoss Special Design, flexible front fender. See your Ossa dealer today for the buy of the season. L Subject equipment will be shipped by Yan k ee to your dealer upon receip t of th e warranty registration card. Please note your boot size on the regist ration card. 17