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MA R K ETlN G ~ SP ECIALIST pretty ro u tin e, an d gene ra lly acci de nt fre e. In t he secon d race, Curt Knight (Suz) , Ore gon , w as ra cin g behind fro n t runn er Don McC andless (Mai), Wash ing to n , wh en o n the bottom of the seco n d uphill McCandless lost control of his b ike an d zig-zagged wi th Curt righ t on his b ac k wh eel. Don we nt down and Curt, at th e last possible secon d, hit th e downed b ike bu t missed the rid er, which had to be t he qu ic kest th inkin g, most maste rful r idi ng of the race. Rem ar k ab ly neither rid er was hurt seriously. Dlln ' was sh ook up thou gh, and d id not fini sh th e race o r series . Cu rt go t back up an d ro de to a sixth pl ace fin ish th at mo to. His previou s rides from Saturd ay combined with his fir st and third moto win s today gave him th e bi g ov erall win . Second pla ce was won by J ack Mey er s (Wash ington) who by the way took a 1-1-1 for the team win on his Yam aha Saturday. The co m b ined Expert and Masters race had Masters Di ck Poulin (Ma i), Wash ington, and teammate Joltin' Joe McKenzie (Mai), along with Expert Harold Storm (Hus) also of Washington, doing it to the rest of the pack. Storm's \· \-9 was not good enough for the overall as Bill Naylor (Yam ) went to a 4-4-4 in the team races and a 8-2 -1 today brought home the ftrst place gold. In the second moto the World's First Old Timer World Champ crashed hard going into a tum WFO. The rear brake broke loose on his Maico, sending Ron Brown of Oregon straight up in the air and into the weeds. Once again luck was with us as Ron got back on and finished the race. His bad luck continued in the third race when his second bike broke its hub. Combined with his rides in Saturday's motos he was able to salvage a third place fmish for the match. Frank Hicks (Suz) of California was second and Vern Amor (KTM), British Columbia. took their only trophy, fourth place. , The Masters first place was captured by Kick Poulin of Washington. After each day's ride, a refrigerated truck containing p lenty of Blitz (?) Beer was worked on. Making'sun- ea ch rider got his fair share president of Oregon's OT Club, His Majesty Jim (Hard Luck Trophy winner) Ormsby po st ed this sign, "Drink as fast as you ride." • Rollin' Rich still tops By W. H. Spencer SAN JOSE , CAL., AUG. 24 It was the last of the San J ose Class ' ~A" Sp eedway races on the schedu le and Ren o's Rollin ' Rich Maclvlurray proved once again that this track is indeed all his . Last year ' Rich won all three o f the regular high point track awards and of course No. One in the Nort h and fo r tonight won four o f the six ev ents he entered. He was top money winner and points gatherer winning all three of the scratch runs. It all started out w ith the first Handicap heat with MacMurray rolling by Rick Delacy at the checkered off the 50 with the crowd really getting into that portion of what Handicap racing is. Dennis Robinson choo-chooed his way off the 50 in the second heat over mighty Marty Benck, who is vastly improved in the past few weeks while mystical Mike Faria wo n his heat and trusty Rusty Davis held his zero yards to advantage winning over J ohn Cook and Sir Paul Orlandi o f the Knig hts of the Fast Guys Table. In the semis Delacy held on to his 10 yard operation for the win over Cliff Ball and MacMurray fighting through traffic while Orlandi wired t he o u ts ide cushion and won in very spectacular style, much to the pleasure of the jumping grandstand. The first scratch heat was indeed another thriller with Orlandi and Choo -Choo Robinson hooking up for so me great sliding with Sir Knight winning over the SP special. Marty Benck did in John Co ok in the second round while Cliff Ball held on over a crashing bunch with Mike Faria winning the third and Ma c.\lurray outdistancing Duane " Elegant " Yarrow in the fourth. MacMurray and Faria had a hell of a bash in the first semi, swapping spots in each corner, again to the del ight of the fair goers, who w er e re ally gettin g up for th is stuff. Rich won by an in ch or so . Ben ck held off the charging Knigh t in the second semi with Orl andi beating back dragons Yarrow and Ball to the Consolation. In th e main it was MacMurray an d Faria aga in , locked in mortal co mb at and once again they del igh ted th e fans with good broadsliding detail Sp eed way ra cing with Rich the winner as Fari a smoked the wheel at t he end . Rich Shafer and Dennis Pyea tt did the racing stuff in the Division II event s with Pyeatt the big winner in the main with Dan Jensen surviving with Don Murray in a crash infested m ain. Mike Faria got a win in the Handicap Consolation over Benck, Cook and Choo-Choo , who were all hooked up like the proverbial train while the end of the Handicap main came a little early as Rusty Davis got in a fracas with him self and crash ed ju st as Elegant Yarrow was going to slide r ight through the sp ace the crash occupied, leaving a hole in the fenc eafter Yarrow ran him o ver. Cliff Ball took the win with ' Orlandi and MacMurray setting up for the last lap . pass and not getting to it with Delacy fourth and shaking his head that he should h ave kept the Snooky Owens' bike at the poin;t just one more lap. • Sandhill Ranch MX By T. Houser BRENTWOOD, CAL., SEPT. 3 Mike Preston, riding out of j orgy 's of St ockton won the 125 and 250 Expert combined race Friday night on his flying Suzuki. Dann Silva had a go od night, winnin g th e 250 Junior clas s and another win in the Trophy Dash. The Mini Money race, won by Bob Myers on a Yamaha, is ge tting more popular every week. Grown men are d igging up old minibikes to ride in th is race, for the fun and bu cks. Expert J ocy Schlag won first in his Mini class and Denn is Houser was first in th e Novi ce class. Cole Newkirk won his 125 Junior II ra ce. Randy Martin and Chris Dale had a good battle in th e 125 Junior I race, with Martin co mi ng ou t fir st. T om Worth rode h is \00 Yamah a smooth ly to w in both motos fo r an easy firs t p lace. • Labor Day short track series By Ann Carr Motorcycle Tires & T ubes . Major division of NYSE·llsted corporation specializing in ·th e design and manufacture of tires and-tubes for the expanding motorcycle market seeks an experienced Product Manager. Candidates must b e marketing professionals with in-depth knowledge of marketing te chniques as they apply to the motorcy cle market. 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