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TEN YEARS IS THE AGO 00 0') $ The first Champion Spark Plug Clauic road raer was run at Ontario Motor Speedway. Riding a BSA Rocket 3, Englishman John Cooper took a narrow victory over Australian Kel Carruthen (Yam). Ion Grant (Suz), Due S~th (Yam) and Art BaUJDaDn (Suz) finished next, followed by unofficial "fmt dirt traclr.er" Jim lUer (BSA). The battle for the 1971 Grand National Championship was decided at this seuanending race, and it was Dick "Bugay" Mann who took the number one plate via his ninth place finish. Contender Gene Ilomero (Tri) craahed in the fint heat and wound up 24th in the overall results, one position behind young Englishman Barry Sheme (Yam). CN BLACK .... ..c Q) II RETAIL o ~ u I_KaRol o FINISH INTO In other Ontario action that weekend, Carnathen took the Junior/Expert combined 250cc race over New Zealand's GiDFr Molloy. In the Junior raer Kemty lloherta led till he broke, handing flTlt to Mike Lane and second to Mike Kicld. In the Novier road raer it was Boward Lynaard and Sene Baker placing 1-2, followed by Michael S1UIUIIeI'lI and Scott Autrey. In an accompanying motae:ro., Gary J - took a new '72 Yamaha to victory after a bumpy battle with Doug Grant. MAC Products P.O. Box 20071 The Trana-AMA Series moved to Cope- Long Beech, CA 90801 town. Canada, where the European domination was 10 complete that no American could enclr. the top 10. HusIr.y-mounted Heikki Mikkola took the overall wiD ahead AcIolph Wei! (Mai) and Willie Bauer (Mai). Top American was II th overall Mark Blackwell. Dewayne Jona (Yam) and TOlD Rapp (BuI) took the 500 and 250cc Support c1... wins, respectively. Among the Support c1... riders were a pair of Canadian brothers more well known for their flat track prowell, Daft and Doug Sehl. (213) 438-1462 M.A.C. Werner Schutz, a weU-1r.nown German motocrosser, paid a visit to CMC's night motocrOll at Ascot Pad. He was greeted warmly by Bill Payne, who insisted on showing the guest the way around the Ascot ITaclr. in the flTlt two motoe before allowiDg him to lead the third. So Payne was overall winoer with Schutz second. 1 $12995 If HIGH PERFORMANCE - INFLATION STOPPER ISDT teamster Bill UhI returned from the Isle of Man to his native Idaho in time to contest the state's MX championship in Boise. Uhl came out the state champ in the 250cc Expert c1... while Marlr. Shepardson (125cc) and Bruer Harris (Open) carded the other two Expert titles. 10/4/81 New Berlin (Unadilla), NY TRANS USA 500cc SUPPORT CLASS DANNY "MAGOO" CHANDLER LOP/Honda on DUNLOP The Phantom Duclr. of the Desert'. efforts to mue Wallis Weatherwax the "moet famous Novice of all time" paid off when WW was awarded a sponsorship from Circle Industries. Papa Wealey pointed out another little-mown fact - Weatherwax's father owned Lulie, the "moet • famous collie of all time." 2nd Jim Ellis 3rd Rich Coon • • I . \ Honda on DUNLOP. Honda on DUNLOP. Mare qde. ride on DUlllop tlwai~other ............ worIcI. ~ DUN.£OP P.Q Box 1109, Buffalo, NY 1G4O 5 •