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-- -_ ------ - - ------ -- - - -- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - -- - -- - ------- -- -_ -- -------- ~ -.- - - -- - . - _. -- - - - -- -- _.. - - --- ro- " '" '" c.. N r0- C> s :; ~ w Z w ~ U > U - Comp et itors at Delano fo und th e new cours e worth y of some ex tra eff on . North Kern M .C . Experience Prevails By Sportph oto DE LANO, CAL., Feb . 6 , 19 72 - A new club a nd a n ew t rack m ade th eir Distric t 3 5 debu t t oda y as the No rt h Kern Bultaco • ' ~. ,., · ·~ka Bay Area 's • Maico . Norton Yamaha ie~pgc%y~'m a ha d ealer district, but strictly as part icip an ts . Now t hey're o n t he other side of th e fence and it seems th ey h ave p ic ked up a co nsid erab le amo un t of k nowledge by attending all t hese races, as th is one was very we ll run. Ro n Ne ill grab bed the lead posit ion FOR H O D AIlA -BIL ITY of th e 250cc Junior Ma in righ t off th e start, with Junior McC racken , D oug Store by, Sh awn Leip old, Wa yn e Ho wa rd and J ack Copp all very close beh ind. Heat winner Ho ward saw Leipold slip a bit hi gh in th e right-hander , t o ok advan tage of th e erro r : a n d slipped in to fo u rt h spot. McCrack en lo cked up j ust a bo u t th e ti me he crossed th e fin ish lin e, start ing lap two, ad vancing everyo ne but Neill, who was already in the lead . Ne ill use d too much trac k com ing out of the last tu rn on lap tw o , ta ngled ligh tly w it h the hay bales lining the o utside of th is tu rn an d saw S t oreb y move under and past into t he lea d. In lap three Neill , attempting to re-ta ke th e lead got a b it overexuberant and he and Sto reb y collided in mi d -a ir see y o u r lo cal HODAKA dea ler Distributed b y Tiger Distr ibuting 653 W. 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The most important new feature is the inclusion of a legally approved " C o nse n t to Treatment" form which assures treatment by a licensed p hysician in any hospital if the. bearer is dazed and unconscious - ora minor. Get a MediCard now for every member of yo ur famil y. Travel in safety and good health . Send 50¢ per card wit h a self-addressed , stamped envelope to: MediCard, 925 0 Del Arroyo Dr ., S un Valley, . 9B >'b- off t he j u mp . Neither rider fe ll, bu t were sorne h wa t out of co n tro l lo ng enough fo r Ho ward to get aro u nd both into the lead. Storeb y then got out in t o the m arbles in th e t hird tu rn , allowing Leip ol d b y, th e n in th e last tum , Ne ill agai n m ade co ntact with th e hay a nd Leipold za p p ed him . Ne ill, now in fo urt h, tried to regain t o o mu ch too soon a nd fell in t h e first turn of la p fo u r, dropping him t o fifth spot. D riving o ut of th e last t u rn a nd go ing for th e checke rs , Lei p old a nd Storeb y p rovided a b it of last lap d ra ma as b oth attem p te d to occu py the sa me spot at the sa me t im e. Needless to say they failed, b ut som e ho w n ei th er fe ll. A t the finis h Ho ward p icked up th e win, chased by Storeby, a n up set Lei p old, Cop p and Neill. Ho wa rd, b y the way, had been caught creeping o n the startingIine and got t he win fro m the penalty lin e and this track's penalty line is 25 or 30 yards beh ind th e regul ar line. Davidson Doubles on Oakdale Short Track . By Bill Spencer OAKDA LE , CAL., Feb. 20, 1972 lead abou t halfway th rough the rac e. T h e tractio n was o ptio nal wi th many Wit h the matter of o nly a few min o r track changes t o d o, th e Pioneer R od eo us in g kno bb ies while th e hot setup was gro un ds n ow has a first rat e short tr ack cu t Pirelli s. This m ad e for so me fan cy a nd alm o st 200 Northern Cali fornian s slid ing a nd fun ny lin es through th e rat ed it ex cell en t at t oday 's second co rners. Mark 's problems was in finding running. th e right gro ove an d stic k ing to it. He was go ing wa y to lo w at th e o nset but Bu tc h Davd ison w as th e only hero o f th e day with two perfe ctly match ed started t o widen his lin e a ft er a few laps. wins in th e 12 5 and 25 0 E xpert races. It was at th is point th at h e ap pe ar ed to H e was nearl y faultless in b oth a nd won be gaini ng ground a nd wh en Butc h b y wide margins with w ire-t o-wire leads. made a m istake com ing off o nc corner , With the new 16- year-old rul e for Mark was righ t th ere . H e co uld n't make p ro fessionals, this Davidson will b e th e pass , th ough, a nd falt ere d in the racing at the pro circu it in a very sho rt n ex t corner . Fro m th at p oint , Davidson time. He will have t o keep up a fas t pace an d h is Ossa were home free, th o ugh as h is yo u nger broth er, T eddy, is Steve Pest oni recovered fro m a p oor al most al ways nipping a t hi s h eels a nd it start t o garne r third spot o ver Dav e wo n't be to o lo ng before h e can join th e Masse a nd Den nis R ob inson . T hat ra nks o f th e pros, t oo. makes for six black pl at e p oints fo r In th e 12 5 bash , Butch had little Butch and h op efull y a top 20 list will tr ouble wit h a fin e st art th at p ut him ap pear soon fro m new Commissioner more than 10 len gths a head at th e end J ohn Ram o s t o tell the wo rld where th e of t he firs t la p . Ted h ad to work new her o es are co mi ng fro m a nd wh at thro ug h the pack, h is usu al m anner , and they a re doing. pass Greg Greener for th e second spot. S k ip Aksla nd a nd J o e Cernate h ad a It was ni p an d tu ck fo r a wh ile b u t th e good d uel in th e 12 5 Junior Main wi th you nger guy put his Pen t o n t o good both do ing so me good slid ing and riding effort an d go t the righ t idea and th e the edge of t he trac k. Both are setting second . themselves up fo r fu tu re great n ess as In the 250 it was quit e a race motorcycle ra cers . Nat u rally, the North b etween Butch and Mark Asbill . Whil e produces th e best a nd th ese tw o will b e p art o f it . Bu t ch has it pretty mucb h is o w n wa y , - --Mark- mad e--an- attanp t -ar get ti ng -t h e-- - - - - - - - ( Res ul ts oii"'lOr - - - - -- '-----------~

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