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Weather Waxes RAT Racers xeept Ramon & Weatherwax By Al Fols ADELANTO, CAL., April 2, 1972 After a rather windy Saturday night, Sund ay was nice and warm for the Racing Action Team Hare Scramb les. Many no vice riders fro m Sat u rd ay 's Distri ct 37 European Scrambles held at Hi Vista braved th o se cold winds and ventured over to the R.A .T . race. In attendance was Wallis (Guy) Weatherwax, leaving his wife, Diane home with a new born baby girl. Wallis, the most publicized novice in the ' United States, finis hed second overall. (For the rider's convenience, R.A.T. officials had made so me handsome signs leading the racers into the pits. So handsome, passing motorists removed some of the signs from Highway 395 at the pit entrance. The rider's meeting was held at 9 :30 a.m, sharp, and the start was pro mptly at 10 a.m, Just as advertised. ..,. r- :!l, '" ,... c, N '" Novice and beginners swarmed away from the start all at the same time. First into the pits and first overall winner was Ramon Lowe, 250 Novice. Ramon struck another victory for those over 40. Paul McDowell, age 7, was the youngest entrant and finisher on his 60cc Yamaha Mini-Enduro. At about "94th overall was Robert Berryhill, age 50, the oldest finisher. By executive decision, the Racing Action Team promoted all beginners in the top 100 overall finishing positions to novice riders. The officials have also decided that any novice finishing first in his class twice at a R.A.T. race will have to race District 37 events from that point on. Any beginner finishing in the top 10 percen t of his class on more than one occasion will be classed as a Novice rider. (Results o n page 56) Q. « ~ w Z W ..J o >o ... I said 'mv hand is caught inside the gas ta nk l' NORTON PRESS R EL EA SE The Half Mile Season opens with a bang on Aoril 7. The promoters; Agajanian Enterprises, Inc., have not yet announced the full program for the season, but Norton Villiers Corporation, in order to encourage the riders of Norton machines, are very pleased to post a $250 Contingency for the weekly motorcycle races, apportioned as per the schedule below. The past 18 months has seen the rise of the Norton as a serious contender for top dirt honors. This is borne out by the numerous successes o f the Allison Nortons with Jody Nicholas in particular. Jody and Mel Lacher (750 Axtell Norton) finished the 1971 . Season Championship respectively 1st and 2nd High Points. 30 Weekly Races (Half Mile and/or TT) . . .•. . . . . .... . . . . ... . . . . • • .. . ... . .. $ 7,500 AMA National TT (May 6th) .. .. . • ...... .. .. . . . ... .•... . . . . . . . . . 1st Place $2,000 AMA 8 Mile National (Se ptember 23rd) • .. ........ ... . . .. • . . . • .• •.• 1st Place $2,000 1972 Half Mile Champio nsh ip - High Points Exp ter . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . $1,000 19 72 Half Mile Championsh ip - High PointS Junior .. .. .•.. .. . ~: $ 400.00 The weekly co ntingency of $250 will be distnbuted thus: HALF MILE: T roph y Dash 1st Place .$ SO.OO Exp ert Main 1st Place . •......... •• • • . . . .. .....•. . .. . . .. •... . • . . . . . .$ 200.00 .... ..... ..... .... ....... .. .... .. .... ...... ..... .......... .... ... . TT : Exp ert Maon 1st Place .. •.. .• • . . . . . . ... . .. . . .• .. . .• . . . . ... .... . ..$ The contingen cies above are subjec t to these co nditio ns: 1. Rid ers w ill only quali fy for bonus payments if t hey are usi ng Norton Are you sure this road ta kes us to Pismo Beach ? _ . $~;g.gg . engines. 2 . The d ecisio n of Norton Vi1liers Corpora t io n o r the AMA Referee in the ma tter of all p aym en ts will b e final. - ', M Patrick' $ ike : ~ l t:~ Husqvarna Penton JAllAHA' of COlONA Irloebn Sales & Sen;ee $5000.00 6624 AtlanticIBell,Ca. 1101 E. 6th St. - Corona (114) 135-1121 ~ SIERRA MESA GRAND PRIX (2J3)58J-3983 --- -_ .~ I •• ANNUAL MOTOCROSS ,.~ • ~ LE AK PROOF F O R K SEALS • . GU ARAN T EE D 1 Y EAR - • ,.. ~ ...., . .. I ", "I International Cycle House 1267 Nort h wuton Place Los Angeles, Cahto rr na 90038 Pho ne (2t3) 46 7·3074 The Yuba-Sutter Motorcycle Club prese nts t he S IER R A MESA GR AN D PR IX , 1st Annual Motocr oss o n pril 22·2 1972 at the Sierra Mesa National Raceway 12 miles east of Mary Highway 20. Limited entry Spo rtsman event to be run on Sat uaranteed professional purse to be run o n Sunday. 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