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PR IE Casey Folks raps with last year's winner Malcolm Smith. Last year's 250cc class win ner T.W. Swets ho u red out Sa turday, He, like a lot of riders, wore glasses a nd the heavy rains rea lly lim ited his vision . :John Bail ey, Genera l Manager of , Malcolm's Go ld Med al Produc ts, got up Sa turday morning, too k a look at the mud and rain and loa ded up his bike. As it turned out he was one of the ~mart ones. Foxy Cherry Stockton (Yam) was on hand to try an enduro and got pretty far before dropping out. Team Honda's jay Tullis was a last minute entry when he bought sorneone's entry but burnt his clutch out in a lake called " Ma lco lm's Marsh ." Just a mile away Jerry Counts has broken his bike. Lo and behold, 'both were MR ,l75 Hondas, and soon they took the clutch out of Count's ibike , installed it in Tullis' bike and Jay towed Jerry in. Simple, eh? Jay. a glutton for punishment , decided to ride Sunday only and really had a ball until he seized solid on the highway just 10 miles from the finish . Heartbreak . Anot her sad story was Sa m Orrick (Suz) who fi nis hed Saturday without any major prob lems only to ru n into igni tion problems la te Sunday, for ci ng a DN F. Bruce Kesslar (Oss) made it to the finish Su nday - after seizing on the hig hway - hig h ly pumped up , J oh n Townsend (KTM) drop ped ou t with wha t he thought was a broken tranny but it turned out to be two broken eeth on the co u ntershaft. Ron Bishop rode with A .C, Ba kken on a new Su zu ki 370 fou r-s troke tha t was pretty stock except for shocks a nd finished both days. The co urse was ma rked ext re melv w -ell fo r a 500 -mile event and conside ring the weather , it was ma rked outstanding ly. The Los Ancianos M.C. put in m a ny, many weekends sco uting and m a rking a nd it showed. Speed averages, were fast , allowi ng no roo m for eve n a slight mistake. While the racersIike it (It cut down the' need for timekeeping equipment), the enduro riders thought it wasn't a n enduro; just a Baja race, All were in agreement that the co urse was superb . It was just too bad the .r.ains had screwed things up. Lucky l~ophy wi nners (just about every finisher) will be treated to a real trophy party wit h .the motel room pa id fQr, by theclub . They go firs t ra te. T he club has excellent cooperation with the loc a l government, bo t h in Tecate and in Baj a . T he Teca te 500 could not be a rea lity without th e ra nch owner's permissi on on some of th e finest riding i.ll Baj a . O ne rider sa id it best as he passed a Mexican ra nc her who was spectating co mfortab ly u n d e r his porch in a d riving rainstorm . "}"I Loco G r ingo" shouted the rider. " S i" responded the amused rancher. Yeah , !>ut wa it 'til ne xt year . . . • b R<;S!J-!ts in R esultsSec tio n .. RACES FRIDAY 8pm HA E N Datsun, Offieia. Car . $1,200 Purse Each Event $1,000 Expert Point Fund For Series' Qual ifying points for jun iors . and novices for Ascot Half-MlleInvitattonal , Saturday night, May 13, 1918 Qualifying points for juniors only for San Jose Mile Invitat ional, Sunday afternoon, May 7 , 1978 E PARKING EA' FOR CYCLES Aseot Par. "WHERE ' THE HARBOR, SAN DIEGO AND 91 FREEWAYS MEET" 1 C. AGAJANAN'S ~l ~ 18300 Vermont Ave. Gardena, Ca lif. 90247 - (213) 323 -5055 (213) 321 - 5323 If you must go faster, think first how you'll look in plaster. , Authorized Bultaco Dealer P.O. Bo x 118 Axton, VA 24054 7031650-3030 ~\.'mUll" J' 14IL1!' ~ ~. 1JII~gl .,;. ? '~ . , v ·~ '"'" '78 Buls are here Hi-Pipes Available Rts 7!).'78 Fronteras & Pursangs Large Parts Inventory We Ship PP & UPS Modify your 76-'77 Pursang l i~e 78 SPECTRO 01 LS of CALIFORNIA 477 Industrial Way P.O. Box 1154 Placentia, CA 92670 714/996-6411 19