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_ (Left ) Bob Nolan (50cc Villalleads a 125 Prod uction bike, while (right) the' Count, Philippe deLespinay wins 125 GP.on bis Garbage Can Special.The Webster gang showed up in force
today , m o un ted o n Yamaha I 75s to
sweep the Amateur clas s. David Webster
was numb er o ne. Mark Webster and Pau l
Webster fini shed second and th ird
respectively. Duane Feland (250 Suz)
mounted his Suzuki, with heat treated
handlebars, and rode into fo urth
Amateur .
Art Webster (Yam 250) broke
Manfred Lauxen's winning streak today
by matching Manfred with 33 poin ts.
The tie -breaker went to Webster. J erry
Manley (Yam 250) rode well and took
third . Manfred and Marland were spied
eating humongous amounts of
wa termelon after t he trial, could it be
part o f the trick?
. Marty 'St ab ile (Yam 250) styled to a
Novice win with an almost flawless ride.
Moto-journalist , Len Weed rode his
Bultaco to a second, eight points behind
Marty . Marland E. Whaley Sr ., yeah,
Marlands' dad, on a 184 Honda rode to
a smooth third place n ovice.
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Cooler weather and an ea rlier starting
time allowed I.T.A. to create a longer
trial. Four loops, each loop having 15
sections made for a fu ll day of riding
which made everybody happy.
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Bell rings out at
Ascot MX'
By Mike Klinger
GARDENA, CAl-, JULY 15
Ascot Motocross became th e
Su perbow l of ·Mo tocro ss p racticing grounds th is past T hursday
night. Mike Bell and David Taylor
, will co mpete in the 250 Pro Novice class
at the motocross classic an d the night
rac e at Ascot may h elp them.
T he gate d ropped an d into the firs t
t um went eight 125 Pros. . .Fo ur
' mach ines and riders tangled to th e
gro u nd an d a restar t decided t he lea der
of th e mo to. Dave Taylor (DG) grabbed
that lea d with Ascot's fastest, Dave
Carl son (FMF) hot-on-his-heels. With no
passing room, Taylor wo n the m o t o
with a substantial lea d an d Carls on
second. Moto t wo was a different sto ry .
Taylor led the race for six laps bu t blew
the transmission in h is ul tra trick DG
equippe d Yamaha. This left Carlson all
alone in the lead. Carlson won th at
At Ascot MX, Mike Bell (6) and his 440 Honda outlasted the three 450 Maicos of Val Tam ietti (3), Bill Rubly (11 and Luke Messer (19 ) to win the Open Pros.
