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i.. C r-a.rn Sweeps USMRC Q. N e- '" '" .c N " u. ~ w Z W ..J U >- U Line t en feet in front of Malone an d Derhammer, who finis hed in a ne ar d ead heat, and Scott wasn't far back. In the 100 J unio r races, John Clark (Yam) rode well to notch two wins and a second to take the overall top spot. Paul Nyland (Pen) continued his strong 125 Junior riding and won Division One. Division Two honors went to hard riding Don Smith (Yam) as he won all three heats; the second and third by huge margins. The 250 Junior class saw a familiar face in the winner's circle: Richard Duncan (Mai). Richard swept all three motos last week and was apparently on his way to a r~eat tonight after taking the first woo However, Marv Braun (AJS) made a great move to get by Duncan at the start line and nab the final heat. Duncan looks good and it sho uld n 't b e lo ng before h e m ov es up a class. Grandstanding Brad Salata (Hus) had it easy in the 500 Junior events and won all th ree races by big margins. Brad Roberts (Hon) won the schoolboy class after apparent winner Mark Shader (Hon) cut the course in heat one and was set back one spot and the demotion cost him the overall title. Gary Tamietti made his first appearance as an Expert on his Rickman with a Suzuki powerplant and the bike has been dubbed a "Ric-Su ", Entries in the t a len t laden I25 Intermediate/Expert division have been slim, possibly because of the great riders. We would like to see others challenge :'IcDougal, Bower, Baron, Benites, Carlson and company. (Results on page 32) Root Ropes Robertson at Bay Mare Motocross Sometimes it's hard to keep your attention on matters. Photo by Jim Brooks. . By Lowell Stolze another year on Saturday. Bruce McDougal (Pen) and Chuck Bower (Pen) tied for first overall in the tough 125 Intermediate/Expert events as each captured a first, second and third. Baron did a nice job to win the first moto from Bruce. but second overall went to Reuben Benites (Pen) and Ron De Donato (Pen) was third with Baron in for fourth. Ma lone had the combo in the 250 Intermediate/Expert class and won heats one and two by huge margins and finishes second to McDougal in the third. Jon Derhammer (CZ), with two seconds and a third, grabbed second overall and Scott Hendrickson (Bu l) took third . The final moto was a four way battle and McDougal crossed the EL TORO, CAL., Feb. 18, 1972 - Mike Cram and his Maico did their thing again at El Toro Speedway tonight as the USMRC motocrosse r's presented another great program. Cram swept all three motos in the 500 Intermediate/Expert class, defeating Morris Malone (AJS) each time . Bruce Torbett was third on his Husky and Dave Boydstun, making his first start on a bike over 250cc, garnered an overall fourth. Bruce Baron (Kaw) took a bad spill in the first heat. The incident took place on the banked portion of the course atop the up hill leg and Bruce cut a fi nger on his righ t h and and the wound necessitated 12 stitches. Not a happy birthday present for Bruce , who added .IAWA.;CZ D eal er for A ll san Gabrie l Valley an d Pasa d ena Areas . . . lolla Ma,lIard '.s.ra.ce sa,s "Hey Mr. Dealer" STREET · M O T O CROSS SPE E D W A Y MAC H INES Experienced with World's Best Two Strolre Since J949 W carry all types of insurance e coverage - garage Iiabi Iity fire - theft & dealer bonds B aU A MnRES • C ASTRO RACINGO L ILS Sare Up To 25~ 330-6171 JOHN W MAYNARD INS. . BERTUS ienda Blvd ., La Puente MOTORCYCLES 13 4 0 N . Hac 3441 Mot r Ave., L.A., Ca. Cl(3) 83&-5211 By Art Cox MOORPARK, CAL., Feb. 20, 1972 - A beautiful warm sp ringlike Sunday provided another All J unio r day of motocross at Bay Mare race track. Today's events produced four grand slam winners. Riding for 50% trophies, all classes we re run for three 15 minute mo tos, During the 125cc proficient Novice class, Joe Root, on a new Bultaco Pursang, after taking a win in each of his first two motos, fell during the third, pushing him back to fifth place. He then easily moved up to second behind Larry Robertson (Bul) . Root held this position until 100 feet from the finish line during the last lap when suddenly, Robertson (and his tough Bul), while trying to pass a slower rider to take the ch e c k e r e d , became "corraled" momentarily thus letting Root gallop his way over the finish line for a first overall. Robertson finished second overall with a 2-2-2. Thirteen-year-old Randy Meacham (Yam) ran away with three wins for the 100cc Beginner class. The third "grand slam" went to Joe Cotten [Mai] riding in the Open Beginner class. Moving very fast and smooth, Wayne Brown (CZ) took three checkered flags .. Most Powerful . .. MAleC .. .. .. DESOTO II> :I: '" :2 Q, :2 110 E. 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