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g: SGVMC Hosts First District 37 Cross 8, - ~ N .... en .n .ri Q> u, ~ w Z W ...J U >- U Th e 250 Amateurs head for th e f irst out of the first turn. By J im Bro oks POMO NA , CAL.. Feb . 6, 1972 - T h e first District 3 7 motocro ss at Os tee ns this seaso n proved to be a good one. The tw o evenings of rain Friday and nights provided the S aturday much-needed water for the park. The ground was tack y wh en the first moto went off. Everyone was watching the 'sky hoping th at the sun would not come out and dry up the co urse. It didn't and t he track st a yed dust-free and packed. To add to the day's fun, this was a whole new track. It consisted of some neat up and down hills, three off-camber turns and a hairy off-camber straightaway that took its toll in handlebars and foot p egs. In the 125cc Novice class th e d ay was a family feud b etw e en T. Gran t and his brother J . Gran t , both on new Husqvarna Penton John~ '"clrers Sa'es & Service 6624 Atlantic,Bell,Ca. (213)5BJ -3983 * ** Montecito Enterprises, p.o. Box 4 34 , Ca rpint eria, Cal . 93 013 HUSQVARNA ""eight Lifting? Dis lr ibute d by M ed-Infernafi onal 4190 Palm Ave., La M esa, Ca lif. 92041 GET IT UPWITH A 'FLOATER' SUPER LIGHT21IN FRONT WHEEL Steel Rim FOR see your local HODAKA dealer Distrib uted by T iger Distrib ut ing 65 3 W. Broa dw ay, Glendale, Ca. 9 1204 111e4tHt-UtUUt Sport Cycle •• 7219 Westm inst er Ave.• West m inst er, Ca. M AICO PENTO N The place to go! Temple C Kawasaki ity Home of Southern Counti es Racing Team NO.1 - '71 A C A M X Tea m ( 2 1 3) 63 6 ·6144 •.. ... •.. •.. •..... • W JlDC ATS • Duca t! ... Norton ... Moto Guzz i ... All typ es o f used bikes Ossa AJS Penton D KW • Porting by Ra lph "The Giant Killer " Hudson D & R CYCLE, In c. DON & _~. V IV I A"'" 7111 1 WE s t MI N STE R A VEN U E wtSTM INSTtR. CAUFORN IA (7 14 ) .,.2623 C wn u ... DlIl • .....,'OIlS NOW AVAILABLE FROM SEND FOR FREE CATALOGUE 11l4l 893-1051 t h in k... .mettco 1 5 28 s. santa fe ave. compton , ca . 90 2 2 1 • $6995 FREIGHT PLUS -Lubricant University Honda Bultaco Kawasaki & CiZ 5908 Roosevelt Way NE Seattle Wash.98105 Motorcycles mette·o··············· Alloy Rim We have combined stainless steel spokes a nd double sealed bearings to g ive you a light w e ig ht rugged wheel. The FLOATER steel wheel weighs just 1112lbs.,alloy wheel 10 1bs. both complete w ith brakes. I' Guy R. Louis $5995 For a ll Bultaco 5 speeds and can easily be modified to fit other brands. . HODAKA-BILITY ~~;~ns Mai cc cents - - - -., Competit ion prove n for the min i-racer, too. For brochure and co mplete in fo rma ti o n: contact : 115 73 Vanowen , No. Hollywo od , Ca. (213) 764 ·867 4 26 yea" ex pe rie nce Mont esa Greeves r----- 50 • MOTO ·CROSS LEATHERS CARABELA HODAKA STEEN N ick N icholson Motors Hodaka Yamahas. The 12 5 Ex p ert class was a battle for Gar y Bevan s o n a Yam ah a. How would you hk e J ohn Rice o n yo ur rear wheel fo r two motos ? Rice fin ally cam e through in the last moto fo r a hard-earned second pla ce . The 250cc Expert class was a bit d ifferent. The first th ree fini shers were as close at the finish line as th ey were at the first tum. That is the wa y they finished : Tony Rodgers, Davi d Boydstun, and Mik e Cook. The 500cc battles were between Bob Fisk on a CZ and Bill Salt zm an on a Husky. They changed the lead co un tless times throughout the three motos wi th Fisk coming th rough for t he checke red n ag an d first for the day Sa tl zrnan second an d J o hn R. th ird, and very t ire d . (Results on page 32) (213) 287-6167 5663 N . Rose mead Corner of Rosemead & Las Tunas . DISPLAY ADVERTISING DEADLINE WEDNESDA Y, Spm FEB. 16 F o r IS S U E N O.7 (O n Sale : Feb . 23 )