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Country Rid ers, drew ano ther full house. The place was jammed with I . 11 .IIID L A .\'D Ii' /:,STSIlJl:' OPT/,\/1S T ri ders and th er e was standing room o nly in the spec ta to r area. Five heats of 125s set th e pace fo r the eve ning; fast an d fu rious, punc tuated by o ne wipe-out after another. TIle only known serious inj ury be fell Myrtle Cree k rider J im Richardson when he high-sided after going airborne over a downed bike. Last report from the hospital was a broken collarbone. The 250 heats were hair-raising to say t he least. Six riders hung to ge th er d uri ng the enti re first heat wi th J e ff Cook from Gran ts Pass taking t he h ole shot and leadi ng all the way . The second heat fea tu red Gary Th o mas, Dic k Wooten , Tom Pappas, and Bu tch Cochran an d th e actio n came n aturall y . Th e C.C. Riders ar e sponsoring what so un ds lik e so me mi gh ty fine ra cing th is co min g summer, at th e Douglas Coun ty Fai rgro unds. According to spokesman Nick Pappas, there will be six amate urs and three professional meets on the o nl y AMA sanctioned half-mile oval in the st ate of Oregon. Watch for the dates, t o be published later. • Results in Results Section. / )«: 5('1115 ~ WEST TEXAS $10.000 MOTOCROSS E /" l!") r---~ ..-.l ..-.l ..-.l MID LAND . TEXAS MARCH 29 and 30. 1975 -~ II1II ...I:: u 't'd' " , :a ALL CLASSES PAY 10 PLACES $2500 IN SUPER TROPHIES ** ... GUARANTEED PURSE - RA IN OR SHINE !!! Starting line up is by order of sign up. for 1st Moto - SIGN UP EARLY ! FOR POSTERS AND Hurnongousturnout at Sears Point PRACTICE STARTS 8 :00 AM SATURDAY , Beginner Mini J un ior Intermediate Sen ior 0 0 0 o.~al ity 0 SEN IOR PAYOFF lst PLAC E 2nd PL ACE 3rd PL ACE 4th PLACE 5t h PLACE By Steve Castillo SON OMA, CAL., FEB. 23 Dick Mann 's Sears Poin t races dr ew an unexp ected 425 rid ers to day. With beaut iful spri nglike weather the re was also a good amount of spectat ors o n hand. On e reason fo r the gian t turno uts seems to be the fact the riders are guaranteed a differen t trac k lay out and well- run races. The 125 Pro race had 23 riders entered - a record of sorts for Northern Californ ia. Dan Geery (Hon) provided the action along with Pat Wilso n (Hon) and Mike EN TRY FO.RMS, CONTACT : - ; '. . : ~ '- - . $1000.00 75 0.00 50 0.00 250.00 200 .00 ';--=': " -- 2600 E. 8t h 6th PL ACE 7l h PL ACE 8t h PLA CE 9t h PLA CE 10 th PL A CE $150.00 100 .00 75 .00 50.00 25 .00 Auto Sales Odessa, Texas 7976 1 (915) 332-1504 Lodg in g and Camp irwa Facilit ies Ava ilable ·~.; ~:a:a6i1'f1Jl ' fMSfij(Jihr ~ . rWORLD fNrG~RAND PRIX I1 I t!fA 1975 f 1_" .m.gJ.~.~."Q!!~l§.r.~~~. ~\\1.\\~j;;;I i·· E ': ···i THE WORLIJ CHAMPIONSHIP. OF MINICYCLE RACING'- P.'ZU~.OtI MARCH 21-22-2~ :~ : I ~ ~ N IUU.O ". : I 1$IJIJfJ.1J1J ,.,(J'Aill&P'izll•.•.. ~ • CLASSES FOR AU BIKES & : RIDERS,ENTER YOUR BIKE! . ** * . * * * . * ** *** * * * . * * • AGE GROUPS RIDER CLASSES BillE SIZES This Ron Self/Mark Gibson blitz went on througho ut the 250 Pro first mota . • : • : Preston also on a Honda. Pat Wilson grabbed the lead in the first mota with Dave Robison (Suz) push in g. Dan Geery banged in to Robiso n in o ne turn and broke Dave's brake rod. The t rack itself was de finitely WF O over the long straights. Pat Wilso n and Dan Geery took advantage of this as they had their Hondas wound out going around most of the tr ack, They were way ahead of th ird pl ace man J im Lenenski (Hon). Geery ma de his move on Wilson several ti mes but he never quite go t by . On the last lap Ge ery sho t by, but just as quic kly , he crashed. Geery was able to get up and st ill fin ish second. Before t he sta rt o f t he sec o nd m o t o Dan Geery sai d , " If I get th e h ol e shot 1 know I can win . " Dan was right ; he pul led the per fect hol e sh ot and darte d out front t o an immed ia te lead. Pat Wilson wo rked up to secon d whe re he stayed for most of t he race until Mike Preston 'cam e up to battle. 'These two riders reall y went a t it back and forth ,. • . , . .... . t011,.... t 2 . 0v. r : • : • • P W.. " "O'NN.. MOYIC . . x " .aT •• oIO UC C(STIL• • OD.) • Oto 110 c c ' THE 12 TOP RIDERS IN THE WORLD : J • • CYCU • 0 ' o . ' c C. ..................~ : ~UTU.II'O "T ERACE OF CHAMPIONS" H """""'~ "" t /....;.-- ti'197 AMAHAUB 5Y , 08 /-==!ME ~:I~ . ,00Cc&t2SccIIOTORCYCL. V(lIII"_._ ,••_ WRITE NOW/ : FOR ENTRY FORMS : * . * * * * ** • • • * •••••• : UIICTlO. .O n ~ '.'.".14. .,... • IlmOIlAL • •IlICYCLE • ASSOCIATlOIl : laH1 oaTIIOilIC Da• • WOODLAND NILLa, • Ca..'3M C-' 9>_ • ... • ride silent 6 AMA,Pilot Program ~ y, mile & Yo mile other dates every Friday night TT Course March 7 3 classes: M inicycles -12Scc -2S0/360cc Open to all riders- licensed & unlicensed - 'except Pro Experts Advance ment points for AMA Novices & Juniors. call for info: Daytime 213-321-1 610 213-323-9710 Nighttime 213-532-6363 213-676-8 124 27 \ .