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::;; '" ~ w Z w ~ U >- U UPDATE Fremont Holds First 50-Miler By Jim Ze rb y Photo by Tom Py le FLORENCE, COLO., Jan. 23 , 1972 Fremont Raceways h ad the firs t 50-m ile cross country race of 197 2. One hundred a n d twen ty-five m otorcy cl es ran after m ore t han $500 in prize mo ney. R a y Geist of Colo rado Sprin gs, Col o., no t o n ly won the 2 5 0 class, b u t turned in a time of o ne h our a nd 35 m inut es fo r th e b est ti me o f t he day and overall winner. Over th e rugged c o urse he p assed Fic Barlis h of Pu eblo , Colo., on the la st lap to take the overall honors. Jim Hodges of Pueb lo took the honors in the Open class with Richard Jackso n of Laramie, Wyo., ta ki n g honors in the 12 5 class'. Many mo re cro ss country races are being scheduled along with several motocrosses. Con structio n is now underway for a new IT track, a \-'l-m il e c o u rs e , a n d a short track with many ra ces planned for this summer, LasV gas 'MCC Meets Again e By J im & Ro bbin LAS V EGAS, NEV., Feb. 6, 197 2 rac es. Bleachers w ere add ed fo r t he The roar of an occasional jet in the convenien ce of the spectato rs w it h the b ackground along with a beautiful day promise o f m any more improveme n ts as was the setting for the second all new the meets progress. Las Vegas Mo t ocross Club meet. With T h ere ' are five m ain clas ses , Min i the addition o f six in ches of fill on Enduro, 100, 125 , 250 and 500 . various parts of the track and a lot of Trophies and prizes from various bike hard work by Bob Williams and fellow shops in to w n will be given o ut at t h e enthusiasts, the trac k was put in next m ee t. excellent c o nd it io n for fast and exciting (R esu lts on page 40) RID E A NORTO N AN D GET PAID FOR IT Norton-Villiers Corp. announces the following Bonus Program totalling $25 ,000 backdating to J anuary I, 1972, for riders of Norton machines (or AJS Stormers in National Indoor Shorttrack Championships) in co m p e t it io n events held in states West o f the Mississippi River, Alaska or Hawaii. A. AMA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACES (11 events) E. ENOURO Entries) EVENTS (suo lect to 250 Overall Win $100 Class W in . • .. . . .. • . .. . •. .. .. • .• $50 The p ayments outlined above will be subjec t to c onditions : The Race and Results mus t b e reported in one o f these publications: "Cycle News West", " Mo t o r Cycle Weekly", "Cycl e", "Cycl e World", "Motorcyclist ", "Cycle . Guide", "Modern Cycle", " Pop u la r Cycling" or 1st Place In Expert Class $2.000 "AMA N ews". Only one win per Race Program can B. OTHER AMA PROFESS IONAL RACES b e cou n ted towards a t otal of five wins F ive Wins In Class o r F ive M iles Overall In and the cla im must b e acco m p anied b y Half Mlle. M lle. T .T . or Road Races .$200 the p ub lic ation a t earsheet fr o m C. NON AMA ORGANI ZATIONS (ACA. concerne d. AFM, ETC.) Un der Sec tion Band C o nly th e F ive Wins In 750cc C lass or Fi ve W ins first 10 verified claims (for a t o tal of Overall In an y Road Race Eve nts . ..$200 Fiv e Wins) will be paid. The 10 MILE D. 1972 ASCOT HALF claimants will feature in an CHAMPIONSHIPS announcement at that time. HI"" Poin ts in Expe rt Class .. . • , S1.000 U d S ti E h ill jH l gh Poin ts In Junior Class $500 . ? er ec Ion t e payments w • d " ' . " .. . .. b e limited to $5 0 0., ~ , • " .... .11 bnernmo ue r b~nl.s:) "j"' uov sud .Hu J£ fiio1q Jon DISTRICT 21 PINE RIDGE CYCLE ASSN. - P.O. Box I l l , Club Guide C hadron. Nebraska 69337 . 3 08 / 432-3592. R I D GE R U N NERS I N C . - P.O. B o x 543. Evanston, Wyo. 82930. 307/789-2407. CORRECTIONS DI ST R ICT 24 DISTRICT 26 BOONIE BOUNOERS - 1622 N. Belmount St., Las Vegas, Nev. 89030. 70 2/642-0185. F REMONT DISTRICT 28 M.C. RR1, Box 12 1·D, Fl or-ence. Colora d o 812 26 . 303/ 784-3 119. SAN D HILL M .e . - 2 0 3 2 F l orenc e. A urora . Colo. 80 010. 303/34 3-9675. CASCADE M.C. - P.O. Box 11 Bend. Or egon 9 7 701 . 50 3 / 3 8 9 ' 1 9 6 ~ days, 503/3 82-0542 nights. DISTRICT 25 MOHAVE COUNTY CYCLE CLUB - 5 15 South aro St .. K ingman . A rizon a 864 0 1. 602/753-3206. DISTRICT 36 DI STRICT 26 NEVADA TRA ILBLAZE RS - P.O. Box 7323 , Ren o, Nevada 8950 2. 702/ 323-8846. POL KA OOTS M.C. - 455 5 Aub urn Blvd. Suite 2 1 . S a c ramen t o . Cali f. 95841. 916/967-924 9, 967-88 16. DI STRICT 35 DISTRICT 3 7 OESER T KNI G HT S .. 209/268-065 1. LAS VEGAS MOTOCROSS CLUB - 560 East L ouis. L as Vegas. Neva da 8 9 104 . 734-670 3. 5 t, KF RE NEWSH OU NDS M .C .- T .W . Patterson B ld g . • Fre sno. C a li f o r n i a 93 7 21- M. C. 6 903 Quakertow n A ve.• Canoga Par k. Cali f . 9 1 306 . 213/8 84·1584,2 13/ 368 ·1352. DI STR ICT 3 6 HIGH SI DERS M .c . - N A T IO N A L M /e PATROL - P.O. Box 886, I ndi o . Calil. 92201. 714/347-2094. H U NT INGTON BEACH M.C. 4945 p r em l er e La kewood. C a li f. ' 9 0 7 12 . 213/9 25-3 b84,714/543-6888. R IVERS IOE M.C. 8472 Bru nswiC k, Riverside, Calif. 92503. 714 /688·7425. SIDEHACK ASSN. - 4304 W. Avenue 41. Los Angeles, Calif. 90065. 213/257·7132, 213 /353-8719.213/354-4966. SPOKEBENDERS M.C. - P.O. Box 358, Lawndale, Calif. 90260. 714/846-0919. STUMP JUMPERS M.C. - P.O. Box 3823, Anaheim, Calif. 928 05. 714/778-6700 . TT M.C . - Drawer 8 3 0 . Adelanto. Calif . 92301. 714/246-6109. VIEWFI N DERS M.C. - 7712 Independence Av e . • Canoga Par k . Calif. 91304. 213/340-0148 . CMC N O RT H - DISTRICT 37 CHECK POINT M.C. - 470 Santa Paula Ave., Pasadena . Ca li f . 91107. 213/793-2855. CRASHERS M.e. - 3048 M inerai Wells. Sa nta Susana. Calif. 93063. 805/526-2716 . 805/527 -2842 . CULVER CITY P.O. Box 1348 , Cupertino. Calif. 95014 . 408/736-5660. NEBRASKA M/C ASSN. - P.O. Box 22, Brain ard, N eb raska 68626 . 402/5 27-32 11. TRA IL BIKE SPORTS MEN ASSN. Sa c ram en to Chapter P.O. Bo x .. 4 62 . Orangevale Calif. 95662. 916/988-2272, 916/96 7-9 i 25. DESERT M.C. - Ber ryman Ave .• Culver C ity. Ca li f. , 4219 90230. 213 /397011373,213/836-2841. OESERT SQUIRRELS - 7854 E. Emerson Plac e. Roseme ad. Cal i f. 91770 . 213/ 288·2911. FENDER BENDERS M.C. - 2280 Fanwood Ave.~ L on g 213/5~8 -3530 . ORGANIZATrONS 11 Hart wood Ct. , Lafayette, Calif. 94549. 415/ 284-9569. SISK IYOU SCRAMBLERS - P.O. Box 116, Yreka, Calif. 960 97 . 916/8 42-5604 . ae a en , Ca lif. 90815 . JESTER M.C. - P.O. Box 1027, Apple Valley, Calif. 92307. 714/244.3059. RACING ACTION TEAM - RA.T., P.O: Box 81 1 . F on tana . Cali f. 92335. REJECTS M.C. - 16628 Taylor Gardena. Calif. 90247. 213 /3 29·9133. STRAIGHT R IDERS M.C.. S tr ee t. La C re sc e n t a . 2 1 3 /2 4 8 ~ 3 6 8. Crt., 3806 Fran k lin Ca li f. 91 2 14. SUNDAY LEFT OVER BUNCH (SLOB) 154 0 West 9t h sr., Long Beach, Calif. 90 813. 213/4 36-4870. VIKINGS ADDITIONS DISTRICT 20 MOTO MAST ERS M.C. - R ichardson, 235 -7 445. M .C_ - 4 6 15 C ypress A ve.• E I Monte , Calif. 91731. 213/44 2-6388. • T exas 75080. .. c; ORGANIZAnONS P.O. Box 1271, 2 14 / 428 -2 4 7 3 . ~ ,AMERICAN MOTOCROSS CLUB INC. P.O. Box 663, EI Taro. Calif. 92630. 714/ 830-7646. . .. I , 1 I I l ~