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Starling April 7th e~e~W ednesday Night . Mark Mathieson didn't win, but he drives that air-fork Yammer in t he Clarks Branch mud with a certain grim determination . ,. -, / , .eme Points and classes cmc Insurance and rules cmc Membership cards required (Available that night) Gates open at 5 PM Practice from 6 to 7 PM First Race at 7:30 PM · Sign up closes at 6:30 PM Sharp 30% Trophies Pro Payback .$6 Rider entry (includes all gate fees) I nformation 714'-552-~514 . Ad missio n $3.50 Adults $2.50 Juniors (13-16) $1.00 Children • Sand cayon off-ramp of the .Santa Ana (5) Freeway in East Irvine Irwindale MX Willett Wheelie chose little-known Clark's Branch to warm up his Precision Plastic Flyer for the coming indoor classic . .. or was that the other way 'round? ;>1 . I'Clark's Branch MX 2. . By Lynne Diltz ROS EBURG , ORE ., MAR. 21 Sunshine" greeted t he ' g-ang at Clark 's Branc h motocross, and ,d espite. the p revious week o f snow and rain, the track was dusty befo re the en d of the first of t hr';e m o tos. Looking suspiciously. like an Expert, Jeff Cairns captured the 125 I,J unior division. lie had two firsts and was Set to do it agai n but J e ff Ortiz, , k eep in g close , took advantage of Cairns' . . on ly boo-boo o n t he pi t turn and f ro mped ho me firs t. T here we re good races in all classes bu t none better than the 125 Ex pert b third moto for second and third. As the third moto left the gate, Clay Watson - ju mped to a second and Ran dy Wing t wa s close behind. They held those posi tion s fo r six lon g laps aro und t he ~ to ugh, hillside track. On the white flag, < Wing pu t on a charge designed to shake e Watso n out of his way. Win g had t he advantage coming down the last hill, all . se t u p for the inside of the final1eft, but J Wat son 'sim ply gassed his Suzuki, shot in an d o ut of t he left and crossed the finish a bik e len gth ahead of Win g's Yam ah a. S keet Hise was a so lid winner in th e Open Expert ' and the Pr o class. lIise had .' . his n am e cha nged from S keet to Sc ree ch cause if anyo ne gets in fro nt of Hise, tha t wa r-hoop of h is usually scares 'em out of the wa y . . A fam iliar face at in do or and TT was on the slopes and went back to North Bend w ith a second place trophy from , th e 250 Experts. That's 15 year o ld Ph il Harless, and his 12 year o ld brot he r David did an all righ t job in the largest class of 125 Juniors . • The Number One Night Motocross in the U.S. would like to congratulate Bill Rubly on his marriage, David Taylor on his d ivorce , and Gary Denton o n his plaster. We would like to remind you riders that the 4-stroke night is the Second Fridays, April 9th and May 14th. The over 30 gang runs on April 16th and . _ May 21st. Gates open at 4 :30 PM, Practice 6 to 7 PM, First race at 7:30 PM. All CMC classes run every Friday. The pit tootsies keep getting FINER , the motorcycles FASTER, and the announcers are getting senile . Real food, real grandstands, real parking area, real heads. ALWAYS THE INNOVATOR , NEVER , THE IMITATOR IRWINDALE RACEWAY. Irwindale Ave. ex it off the 210 Freeway in the luscious San Gabriel Valley. 1111 • ~ Will run Wed. thru March 31st . and tG~et; friday Night starting June 4th For an exciting summer of fun! !! Gates 5 PM Practice 6 to 7 PM First Race 7 :30 PM AMC MX on Fridays ~ ~.II·l:IIIIfYnoll·l info 213-3344949 Itt~~?tI RACEWAY ., IIF YOU'RE NOT ADVERTISING IN CYClf NEWSo YOU'RE LIIN6 BIISINEII I o 1976 Yamaha YZ Owners Are you having handling problems with you r 250 or 400 model? Try our Terry . Kit front end unit. It w ill straighten ou t your handling problems. , _ 90 day money back gua rantee $30.00 Dealer or Direct 0 CALIFORNIA MOTORCYCLE INSURANCE If yo u are in te re sted in savin g mo n e y o n y our Mot or c y cl e Ins urance we su ggest yo u phorie (213) 67 9· 3 3 18 o r write to CA LIFOR NI A MO T ORCYCLE INSURANCE AG ENCY, P.O. BOX 9286 7, LOS ANGELES, CA 90009. We will be pleased t o give yo u a quo te on th e phone or m ail current , a p p licatio ns and rates to you. Dianne Fogar ty, Unde rwri ti ng , See ou r ad in "Wan t Ads" - YAMAHA PARTS WORLD'S LARGEST STOCK OF YAMAHA PARTS & ACCESSORIES ~ . Now! Moil ordo, sorri" lor ..nuine . Vomlhl parts Ind Iccnsarin. 24 hour _",ice lrom .... of 11I0 world'l larl' ost Vlmllll dOIIOB. If WI don't h... it, it oin't! Send .S 1. 00 10' o.u, new 1975 ICcessory "tl'O. Ind list of i.nul". Vlm.h, parts Ind service mlnulls IY~illblo. Rush shippod lime dlY 0" der IS received. Includes III Vlmlhl mOdels. street Ind dirt, bock to 1961 bikes , , ..'" INTERNATIONAL M/C INC 4"fI'7233 CI.aga Ave., Dept. CN ~, Canoga Plrk, Calif. 91303 12131 346-0900 , , .