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by Dad after the first loss and wasn't taking any m o re cha nces. • Results in Re sults Secti on . Oakdale opens winter scrambles By An n Carr OAKDALE , CAL., OCT. 5 Two hundred seventy-fou r rough trackers and Black Plate competit ors retu rn ed t o Pioneer Arena today afte r a th ree week layo ff. That knobby 's been on my tail for the last two laps. Now , if I can just beat it to the water hole , a good swift kick and . . . The large st field of racers op te d for the 125 an d 25 0 Novice classes whe re 71 men vied fo r nine spots. T urni ng in ex celle nt ride s were Atwa te r's Larry Hannah (125) and Modesto's Do n Tayl or (25 0). Larry follo wed' a ru na way heat win with a wire-to-wire victory in the Main. Do n scooted his Yamahas to victory in b oth the 250 an d Open Novice Mains. T ho se buzzing 125 s also provi ded top Junior actio n today as motocrossers Mik e Montgomery and Rodney Greener sandwiched around smooth trackers Rolf Greenhill and Mike lnderb itzen for th e four top spots in the finale. Montgomery seems to ugh in th e rough as he took both heat and Main. . Several to p Black Plate men came out today for their first try a t the whoop-de-docs since last spring. Expert Alex Jorgensen wailed to an easy 25 0 he at and Main victory while turning 21 second laps - almost a full second faster th an most. J orgy sprayed competitors as he jumped from thi rd position starts in both races and was never seriously challenged aft er the first lap. Fo llowing the J orgy 's Can-Am were Francis Lopes (Hon) and motocrosser Mike Jen nings (C-A) who ju mp ed out front briefly in bo t h races. Veteran Expert and " almost old timer" Ro y Winters of Turlock n early p ulled th e upset of th e d ay in the Op en Main, leading fo r seven laps. Cagey Benny King of Salinas pressured Ro y the entire trip and snu ck by in the pit tum for top m oney. • Resu lts in Results Se ction. Marathon madness, Silva repeats on Can-Am .. 00 C\l l-< ~ ..0 o ... u o By W. H. Spencer F REMONT , CAL. . SEPT. 28 Pro vin g that th e 250 Can-Am is vir tu ally bullet proo f, J ohn Silva an d Tim Navarro shot up th e 250 class fo r a neat win over the usuall y determined effort of Dave Koss • an d Bill Hart . In the mi ni clas s Rick Delong retu rn ed after a m on th layoff with 18 stitches in his foot from a bicycle crash. Delong wa s. challen ged at the onset by Jeff Bramlett and Bob Webster when his Yamaha st alled in the in field , but he got . the co ntrol back four laps later on the rough MX stuff. A new team of Scott Cowan and Jaines Howe controlled most of the 125 class including the most important lap , beating out regular Andy Russell ann HOPETOWN GRAND PRIX DAYTONA--TRIED CARLSBAD-TRIED ONTARIO TRIED INTER-AMA-TRYING -BUT- Rain or shine NOV I !NOV 2 THE DIRT DIGGERS DO IT! SHOWING 'em all how With the largest spectator and corrtestarrt attended motorcyde race in the . U.s., forthe 17th conseartive year No dogs or bicycles Every biggie that ever straddled a scooter! 2000 of the fastest indulge in Mud, Speed, Games, & Thrills. Food, Frolic, Beer, Shirts, Hats, Programs & STYLE! Take Topanga Canyon Blvd to Simi Fwy (118) then follow the crowd from there 31