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TEN YEARS AGO T h e Pl ymouth , CA , m ot ocr oss track th at was th e site of th e an n ua l H angtow n Classic pl ayed h ost to th e " Evel Knievel Mo unta in Lion .Motocross, Rattlesnake j ump an d All-Arou n d Gathering o f th e T rib e." T he motocross portion of the event was a CMCsanc tioned a ffair with a $6000 p urse. Bul taco- moun red Tom Rap p did in the I 25cc Senior class, bestin g Bruce Baron (Pen) a nd Dan Tumer (MCB ). Brad Lackey put his Cl atop the 250cc Sen io r class, tra iled by Peter Lamppu (Mo n) a nd Rex Staten (Cl) . H usky's Bob Grossi defeat ed Yamaha's Gary jones to tak e th e O pen Senior laurels. T he ra tt lesna ke por- . rion of the race ca me into play whe n 01' Evel jumped h is Harley-Davidson over a pit full o f th e creat ures, As for th e Gatherin g bit, wh o kn ows... Rookie Expert Gary SCOll (T ri) had a successfu l ni ght at th e Ascot half mile season open er, ta ki ng both the trop h y dash and 15-lap Expert main event. Dave Aldana (Nor) trailed him in the former , Gene Romero (Tri) in the latt er. Triumph-mounted AI Baker did in th e junior main , with Rick Ericson (Yam ) doing in th e Novice fea ture. Application Form Fill Out And Mail In Application With Your $50 Deposit. Last First Number City , Str eet Home Steve Stackable took both th e 125 an d 250cc Expert classes in a Lockhart, TX,. motocross. " Short Stack " took th e 125s over George Larzelere and David Greene, and topped Gary Bigley an d Fred Hanna in th e 250s. T he California Departm ent of Mot or Vehicles lifted a registrat ion ban on Bultaco motorcycles. T he ban was imposed because so me Bultaco models did not m eet Cal iforn ia n oise re stricti ons. and th e DM V simply said no Bultaco s co u ld everi be registered, incl udi n g racin g m ach ines. Chuck Raudman o f Skyway Silencers fin all y ca me up wi th a kit tha t lowered th e so u n d level to acce pta ble levels, and th e DM V li fted its ban. Papa Wealey reponed th a t Yamahas were competing in 'a j apanese event "with a very in teresting sh ock set-u p . Each rear shock featured a finned o il reser vo ir , presumabl y to keep oil viscos i ty co n sta n t." Th erm al -Fl o w sh oc ks fir st sn owed up o n 197~ Yama has. Reg Pridmore brought a BMW 750 tw in to an AFM road ra ce at OCIR an d us ed it to tak e second in Open Production beh ind Thomas Honald (H o n). In th e sa me event, John Green took both th e 250 and 350cc G P classes. Work Glove size : -Welght: _ Zip Number Boot size: Chest: Date requested:: Slate Emerge ncy Expiration State Height: Middle _ Morning: Helmet size: Afternoon: 55 .000 medical ins urance policy is available to st uden ts for S10. Compl ete coverage machine damag e policy $10 . Stud ents are respon sible for 50 % of machine damage wit hou t t he damage policy. Medical insurance and machi ne damage not required to be purchased by st udents. Track admittance f or rider guest s and spect ators $2. A 3% surcharge willbe added for personal checks and charge cards used at the track. . JORGENSEN/GRAIJAM 1 - 2 Punch at A sc ot TT. Jorgy and Ricky 's choice of boots and gloves is Hi-Po int. Take a tip from the pros, see your Hi -Point dealer for all your compet it ion needs. Gene Cannady (Yam) won th e O pen Expert class a t the Four Aces GP a t Mun iz Cycle Pa rk in Moo rp ark , CA. Tri u mph rider Gene Smith wa s the runner-up in th at race, while Janene Pennington (Bu l) lapped the field in winn in g th e Po wd er purr ra ce. Rob Morrison, Dennis Briggs a n d Bob Sanders finish ed 1-2-3 in th e I25cc Expert class o f a .TT h eld at 395 Cycle Park in Adelanto, CA. All three rode Kawa sakis, bu t Briggs came bac k to win th e 250cc Expert class on a Bulta co. • H OINT I-P * UCIIS * HI·POINT RACING PRODUCTS Penton Imports Company 3709 W. Erie A ve.. Lorain, OH 44053 . ?650 -H,Mercfln~i1e Dr.. FranchoCordova , CA 95670 25