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TEN YEARS AGO ..... < The desert sequence for Bruce Brown's classic film On Any Sunday was filmed at the Victors 0-37 hare 'n' hound. HUlky-mounted J.N. Roberts won the nice - standard procedure in those days - followed /)y fellow HUlky rider Whitey Martino and CZ pilot. Bill Bogner. Wes Andenon, Jr. (Bul) ··was first l!5Occ Expert and Tom Brooks (Hod) finished first Trailbike. M' p.., Bob Fluan won the Glass City AMA National .Championship enduro in Delta, OH, with Ron Bohn the high point A rider. John Penton won the Open A class and, oh yes, the 1l!5cc B class winner was Dick Burleson. The Jackrabbits M.C. hosted a 0·37 motocross on a track laid out on land adjacent to the Irwiildale'Raceway drag strip. Mark Blackwell (Hus) followed John llice (Mai) around in th~ first Open Expert mota, but then won the following· two when Rice broke.· Rice came back two in the 1l!5cc 'Expert class on a Puch. Despite slippery conditions at the Clover Field MX Track in Friendswood, TX, Freddy Hanna won the a5 and l!5Occ Expert classes. Robi Holbert won the Open Expert battle, " .. -... AMA125/250 NATIONAL CHAMPIOrtSHIP Decked out in white leathers accented by green shamrocks, young Kelly Moran won a 9-11 class at a mixiicycle motocross at Indian Dunes. Moran's brother Sha:wn placed third in another class. Lane Leavitt won a ~. I. T .5. observed trials at Lake Isabella, posting a score of 35. Runner-up Rich B1edIoe dropped 58, as .did third place rider Kevin Walker. Ed Michetti captured the 1l!5cc and Open Expert classes at an HRA IT scrambles at 395 Cycle Park in Adel. anto, CA. fit the 250cc Expert class, Michetti was third behind Steve Mud and Tom White. PRESENTS ~ $25,000.00 PRO PURSE &CbNTINGENCIES ~ ~ ~ ·SADDLEBACK PARK, O GE, CA~, . SUNDAY, "APRIL 5,' '81 ..... Gates Open 6 . / Practice Starts 10 a.m. Races Start 1 p.m./ Gen. Admission 510.00 • For InfO. 213-868-8112 Tickets Available at Gate or Ticketron Lan LarMOn journeyed to TexaS and found some tough competiti n in a motQ!:t"oss at the Azle Motocross Park. Phil Snipes won two of the three motos to take the overall win, while Larsson was second over Wyman Priddy_ The Fremont Fames. M.C. held a scrambles in Alviso, CA, and the l!50cc Expert class went to Jim Foley . over John Gennai and Steve Foster. Bill Budde's Triumph did just that in the 650cc' Expert class, besting Vic Sloan's Montesa. In another TT scrambles, this one in Bakersfield: future' Indy 500 winner Rick Mean topped the 500cc. Novice class. Jim Keener captured ~l>Occ Expert laurels, whil!= Rick Newby did likewise in the"Open Expert contes~. Oregon resident Dennis, Hershaw informed riders about his club's upcoming event, the first ISDT Qualifier they had ever done. The Trask Mountain Two-Day continues to this year. Bryan Kenney was set to travel to Europe to represent the American Motoucw :r-eam. . . ..--------~~-t- .....