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; " III 11II '~ = c.o r-... 0') ....-t ~ ~ N +J (I:l ;:j gp -e . • _ • ~ ~ • • ~ .. ... • ~ ~ _.... • . . . . ., .. -.. ... .. . . . .. ~ ~ • • - • • ~ • • w ~ • w WO RKS CR 125M A Stage No.1 Works Racer at a Privateer's Cost hico 360 race. Spence wins at Lodi By A nn Carr LOD! , CAL. ,J ULY 30 & 3 1 T his weekend at th e Lodi Cycl e d oubl eheader, Alex Bowl J orgen sen was th e only m an able to top Dennis Spence as he took the 2 50 Main Friday n ight by a n arrow margin. Dennis' heroics t his weekend (a seco nd , three firsts , plus a win in the Black Plate Race Saturday night ) extended his co mfortab le margin for top plate honors in District 36 as well as sewing up top money for Lodi's n ight season. In addition he moved in to IlI"St by one poin t over Kim Jorgensen for th e Valley Racing Association gold plate award. Doug Chandler moved into co ntention for 80 class season honors by winning both nights. Fred Merkel was shut out in this class b o th nigh ts as Tracy Hayes took two seconds. Merkel did win the Mini Open Main t o ga in so me breathin g room t here. The week 's competition produced Jimior points for 80 Novice J oe Kn igh t , Expert po ints for Open Junio r Ric h ard Thurman , an d near Exp ert status for 80 racers Kelly Woods and Eric Lewis. J o e won b oth his mains easily, Kelly and Eric finished 1,2 b oth ni gh ts. Thurman bli tz ed t he Open Junior Friday night .an d fi ished a resp ectable fifth in his n first Expert race Saturday. Lodi's 'J o h n Woo ds an d Modesto's Kev in Cisco swapped 100 Novice wins while former Mini p late rider John Rabideau wo n both the 125 and 200 Novice Mains Saturday nightr j oh n held off a hardcharging Eddie Brooks. Congratulations to the Stockton, Lodi, Stockton Scramblers, and Port Stockton Motorcycle Clubs for th e benefit Saturday night for the Dameron Hospital Bum Unit. Special plaudits to track men Charles Thurman and Earl Davenport and th eir helpers wh ose efforts provided a track which held up under tw o nights of tough ra cin g. • Results in Results Section. Mean Green Gregson takes two at Fox Hollow By Chuck Iken WOODBURN, ORE., AUG . 1 Cl\IC Northwest No. 1 Mark (Mean Green) Gre gson (Kaw) . returned to the local are a from the Superbowl to take a double win today at Fox Hollow. In the 125 Pro class, Kevin Jensen racing _his WFO Po rtland p repared Honda too k his screaming re d rocket to it s eighth o ut of n ine starts win.. Kevin says "We just ke ep good maintenance on the machine.. " In th e first 125 mo ta Eddie Davis (DG Yam ) took th e lead and w as doing · a good job bu t lost h is chain, giving the spot to Gary ' Racca (OG Ho n) . Kev in Jensen, p ushing hard, worked himself up to second fro m fou rt h , and took over the lead in the fifth lap . Mark Gregson following close behind Jensen worked his way from fifth to second. Lap six saw Mark take the lead from Kevin but lose it right b ack almost immediately when the Mean Green '(" ~ ~~ . ".'Tf: ' ~ ~) J.~~J ~ 20% ~ ~£~~~"I~I~~~ ".. ~ :v1anu f acturer's factory d irect wa reho u se backs yo u up w ith the most ~ .; compl ete range of M/C bolts and nuts~ in U.S. This is a b ig ex t ra pr of it 1:"' -:'" . opportunity for sa lesma n now calling ~ . on dealers . The Bolt Ki ng. 7 350 Atoll ~ :. , A ve.. No. Hollywood, CA 91605 . . 1 13 1 76 5·5B44 ,' 2 .. ~.iiil3 [jl;,~ (~)l \:Jij~ ~ (~ t \. UJll»\Wn~(dkQ)\IMIffi I can-am HONDA H ~D A K A Ho nda of Glendora 13 · 4 RIMS H. J. PRODUCTS 2215 Mishawaka Ave. South Bend, Ind. 46615 219/289-3077 OLD TIMERS CLUB • Now Being Organized ,.; , • For More ~ '""" .' Informat ion Call Ted Lapadakis (213) 882-8272 33