Eddie' Mulder's West Coast Vintage Dirt Track Series
Round 5: Del Mar Fairgrounds
EDDIE MULDER HOSTS A BLAST FROM THE PAST AT DEL MAR
The event attracted many of the
best racers the sport has known,
drawing participants from as far away
as Michigan and Ohio.
Chris Agajanian of Clear Channel
Entertainment, and Del Mar Events
By JAMEY BLUNT AND DOUG KARCHER
PHOTOS BY KARCHER
DEL MAR, CA, OCT. 5
/i nce a year, off Interstate 5 north
V of San Diego, where the turf
meets the surf, horsepower of the
two-wheeled variety takes over the
famous mile track at the Del Mar
Fairgrounds for a weekend of fun and
competition. This year, the excitement got started early Saturday moming as more than 100 vintage motorcycle racers took part in round five of
Eddie Mulder's West Coast Vintage
Dirt Track Series, one of only two vintage mile races on the West Coast.
crop) Starter Sonny Anderson, of
Colorado Springs, waves off the Vet A
Main, with 4!Se John Lundgren (4!SEI,
Greg Wllbum (32A) and Tom Horton
(55) all getting a Jump Into tum one of
the WCYDTS Del Mar VIntage Mlle.
W1lbum won the race, one of his two
main event victories on the day.
(Right) Eventual winner Rob Nolin (00)
tucks In down the front straightaway
drafted by Bob Cobb (86E1, Jimmy
Abrams (24P) and Jim Ottele (58Y) In
the 500 Support A class.
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Coordinator Joe Hankard provided a
first-class facility for the entire weekend and assured that the cushioned
one-mile oval was well prepared for
the riders. A tight race schedule and
4 p.m. curfew meant that Mulder
would have to park his own Triumphs
and Harleys and take charge of the
starting line so the races wouldn't run
over the allotted time.
The first of 13 main events got off
at 2 p.m. At the drop of the flag, Dick
