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after a considerable pep talk fr om her crew, she drove the crowd beserk as she led the whole pack th rough the first few t urns. Nancy h ung on and got passed by only t wo d udes but after a couple of laps f ell In so me mu d . Last race t h ings settled d ow n t o a decent start and a decent ride and a d ecent eighth-p lace fi nish, garni sh ing he r a well-deserved eighth overall . Na ncy became a crowd fav orit e, th an ks to the e nth usiast ic ann ouncer. Altho ugh sh e d id n't trophy she was awarded two armful s of T oreo products at the presentation. A pat on the back to her highl y-efficient pit crew, one of w h ich happens to be writing this. After the first moto wh ile Nancy made ham sandwiches , they d iscovered noth ing special was holding on the front wheel . After the second moto the ignition co il broke it s mount. Those two dudes ' hung in there and located a temporary rep laceme nt courtesy of Mike Runyard. All day the 01 ' scoot never dropped a beat. We're not proud . the Pt R ichmond hills will be closed . Attorn ey for the club , Tom Shelby, is f iling appea ls. Cycle News BiII(board) Sp e nce r is o n his way with ta p e record er. • • • Al Kenyon will rac e the Colorado Springs National on b oard a BSA triple. Seems like he is the on ly gu y th at can handle the HP on th e dirt. His b ack -up mo tor will be a 75 0 twi n wi th a new Lancaster frame an d ign ition sy ste m designed around the Femsatronic . * * * * By t h e wa y , Joh n's shop in Garde n Gro ve has do ne we ll in its f irst m o nth of bus iness a nd n ow the p lace is expand ing * • • • Nancy Des Ao siers of th e Nail Down the Chickens Ma They 're A Corrun ' Th rough racin g team . to include a sh op for trick custom Su zuki ite ms, like fr ame s, ex pa nsion cham be rs, shock mounts , etc ., et c. sponsor on th e Jack Lan caster fra med, Sonny Ken y on Bu ltaco, ju st checking the co mp eti tion , eh ...Bork. O f n o te at the Fremon t pro short track opener was Do ug Sch werma, Champ ion race: frames, ove r confe rri ng with Steve (Mt . View A uto S tereo ) Doi, Hocking's Rich mo nd Ra mb lers lose ...ln a recent de cision by t he Superio r Co urt of Co nt ra Costa Co un ty , the judge came out a nd said th at mot o rcy cli ng is a "public nu isan ce" a nd so it looks lik e • • • * * * In case you only like to read this co lum n (and we app laud you for your good taste), tu m to p age 3 an d find ou t wh at th ey 're going to d o to y ou . T h en ac t. CLAMS FO R THE AMXT DON LARRV WILLEY~ Cypress , Ca llI .: W E L ~H , Galves ton..1 COM PE TI TION CYCLE PAT & Ind.: C"-NTER , Gi b bs boro . N.J .; C . H. BROWN, Joliet, i u., CAN DY PANN ETT, Red o n d o Beach , CallI.; MRS. N . K. S IMMONS. A mes , I owa; CHAR LES FAIlER, Cap r on , III . This interest in g. actio n packed shot ca me us (hence. to you) through the courtesy 0 1 Cycle News Genera' Manager. Tom Culp. It seems that Mrs. Cu tp, Tom's Mom bett er [0 known as Blue Goo se Betty. works for a photograph ic st ud io. T he f irm's nam e is Albert and James, and it is located at 1010 e ast Katella Avenue, Orange, California 92667. They specialize in commercial and po rt rai t photogra phy. A ny mo to rc yc list who br in gs in a nega t ive can have it ma de int o a n 11 by 14 photograph for only $19.95. You have t o be a b ik ie so ma y be yo u should b rin g yo ur motor along. John ID MOTO -CROSS LEATHERS Mail Order TAME THE 400 HODAKA Barrel Porting. from MX to Road Racing Pumfrey Speed Sliop, 21819 Sherman Way Canoga Park, Ca. 91303 (213) 887·7696 Ho urs: 12 -9 pm Suzuki TM 400 flywheels Two pound fl y wh eel t ak es 15 minutes and a st an dard spanner wrench to Inst a ll. $1 4 .95 + t ax & Shipp ing. Aggi e SU ZUk i , 19 0 4 0 Haw t h orn e B lvd •• T orra nce . Ca . 90503. (213) 371 -1 240 . Competit ion proven for the mi n i-racer, too . 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Too bad a larger cro wd d idn 't sh ow up at the race . A nyone interested in do nating mon ey t o help ou t Greg with his ast ronomical h ospita l bills shou ld send th ings in care of t he Dirt Diggers North, Box 338, Ora ngevale, CA 95662. • • • ' J oh n DeSoto cracked h is fra me in th e second moto of th e Open Pro at the Sierra Mesa Grand Prix bu t nursed it to sec ond. While he was sittin g ou t th e final m o ta we asked him why he didn't ride a spare. HIt's cra cked , too ," he said. John h as accumulated a string of DNFs lately that doesn't make h im or Suz uki look all that good. * '" > ., :< 6 9 3 E L CAJON BLVD. ( 71 4) 442-9 8 71 KEARNYMESA 42 0 8 CON VO Y ST . (71 4) 2 92·1952 U