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GRAND PRIZE 1976 Suzuki RM 370 1ST ANNUAL Veteran Rider Nationals ' ~~~ R iders 30years and older Big two day event . Grand Prix and Motocross All new Indian Dunes tracks @ Sat. Oct Z5 th Grand Prix z ~ o II III W .J C( a ~ In front all the way, Mitch never saw a moment's dust. A busted leg forced Trudy Beck to assume the role of spectator. practice 8:00 PM 1st Race 9:00 AM Sat: afternoon challenge race 10 top vet 's vs 10 Hotshoes $400.00 Purse $200.00 Purse to each class Larry Huffman of Superboiol fame will announce Challenge Race ' . Moto Ball gam e between events All this on the all new International Track Sun. Oct. Z6 th Motocross o '" II III W Z w ~ w J: >follo wing to wat ch th e start. Aft er the st art th ere we re 150 mil es o f n early virgin t errain . Th e Che ckers ' used a lot o f road s, alo ng with a wide variety of other thi ngs . Th e lead ers reported going along sand washes with nary a whoop. The leaders for the mo st part lik ed t he co urse. But a lo t of the co urse was very silty , rna kin g for t h ick dust with no wind t o dissipate it . One rider rep or t ed that he was going along, no t see in g a thing, whe n th e dust cleared and he fo und hi mself riding a foot an d a h al f from a barbed-wire fen ce. J ohn McCown took KJ alo ng fo r his fir st Check Ch ase and rep orts th at Wonder Do g, Jr. did very well . J o hn finished loo kin g t ired, KJ wan te d t o do it again . The Ch eck ers chose t o h ave the run co m ple tely in Ari zona th is year becau se they were 10 0 kin g for virgi n t errain and becau se th e Col or ad o Riv er In di an Trib es, who own th e lan d, were much more receptive to de sert racin g th an the BLM. Mov ing t he st art o ut t o Arizona and racing o n Sat urday pro b ab ly co st the Checkers a fe w en tries, th ough . Last year th ere wer e 86 0 starters, this year th er e were 655. Ou t o f the 6 55 , th ere were 3 17 fin ish ers and the Chec ker s Sun day gave o ut 175 tro p hies • af te rnoo n . . Resu lts in Re sults Se ction. Veteran 's will ride the all new - International Track Regular AME Motocross all new Shado w Glen Track All ages All classes Gates open both days at 7:00am 1st race 9:00am For more info: call' AME (213)881 5778 WHITTIER HONDA Motorcycle Trailers Bell Helmets Full Bore Produ cts 14324 E. Whittier Blvd . (213) 69B-0065 Complete stock of parts and accessories for street and dirt. DSS~ a MOT ORCYCLES~® 8 PARTS ~ . PISTONS COMPLETE MACHINE SHOP,RE:PAIR a SERVICE ON ALL MAKES , -;.~ CE..:JI.J I (714) 630-5720 QBE Cvele EnGineer inG 6, SupDh, 11 4 0 - A N. Kraemer _ Anaheim Coe 92806 17