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'" N c "> " e, N .... Cl > ::;; " ~ w z· W ...J U >U Bill He nder so n leads Der hammer and Ei rstedt on the sweeper at Coro na. Eirstedt wen t o n to ta ke f irst overall. Last Saturday for Corona MX By Buzz Bat)' CORONA, CAL., May 6, 1972 - The story at Corona today was m uch th e same as it was a t other tracks, very short fields , p ar ticu la rly in the ran ks of th e Experts . When opportunity knocks, you' re supposed to open th e door a nd take advantage of it . Rich ard Eirs tedt heard opportuni ty knocking, so he answe re d th e kn o ck in two cla sse s. th e 25 0 an d 5 0 0 Ex perts, win ning both eas ily ab o ard hi s Mai c os, Rich ard wasn 't to o h app y with th e p ayday he received , b u t th en there was a t otal o f only 16 Experts f or all three cl asse s, seven in the 25 0 , six in th e 500 and on ly three in th e 125 . A bou t th e onl y spot there seemed to b e 'an y com pe titio n for Richard was in th e 25 0 class. David Boydstun re turned t o action afte r a rather len gth y layoff d ue to scooter p roblems, rej o ining the war s today o n a b rand new Yamah a 250. With th e new bike coup led with hi s long lay-off, David was ac tually learnin g the trac k again an d also h is new m oun t. He put things together fast enough to get second spo t overa ll an d would see m to be very happy with h is new Yamaha. Mr. and Mrs . Derham mer and their son, Jon, journeyed n orth war d today, Jon ridi ng Corona for the very first time, and were immensely p leased with the beautiful and dust-free Corona cou rse. A lthough, this wa s Jon's first time at Corona, he got to know the track well enough so that he was able to push hi s CZ in for th ird overall , behind Eirste dt and Boydstun. J on said he liked the tr ack so well that he'll b ring hi s CZ back to ride th e tra c k on its new d ay and time this next week. In case anybody missed it at the rider's meeting, Corona has shifted its m otocross show fr om Saturday da ytime, to Thursday night time. The pit ga tes open at 4 :30, practice wi ll be from 5 :30 t o 6 :30, with the first ra ce being flagged off a t 7 p.m, sh arp . 1 understand th at th er e will b e some radical ch an ges made t o th e e n tire cou rse and the way they we re ex p la ine d to me , it so u n ds like it 's going to b e a mu ch m ore exciting and d emanding course. eve n mOTC so than it has b ee n . Ho w well n igh t racing w ill go over at this beautifu l co urse , only tim e wi ll tel l. (Resu lts on p age 44) DEFEO WINS ~IBIPHlS, TE:"N .. l\lay 7 , 1972 - The National Championship Motocross held here at 1)eSo to Cycle Ranch saw Sonny De Feo take first 'o verall money and points in the 250 class, an d Barry Higgin s do the same in the Open class. Both riders remain na tional p oints leaders in their respective classes. Second and third overall in the 250 class wen t to Bob Ha rri s ( Bu l) and Tony Wynn (CZ) . In the Open class , it was Wy man Priddy (CZ) a nd Gary Se rnics (lIus). A~IA Mail entries open May 15 close June 10 Jr, $5 Sr. $15 Post $50 Limited entry - no early or late postmarks accepted. 1972 SAT. All Jr. Classes 2 - 20 min. motos each Trophies for each Div. Practice 7:30 to 8:30 Race Time 9:00 5th Annual SUN. All Sr. Classes 3 - 30 min. motos each Ca$h for all classes Practice 8:30 to 9:30 Race Time 10:00 SILENCERS AND 3 NUMBER PlATES REQurRED. Cou~se will be closed for the full Week before the sace - PRACTICE on RACE WEEKEND ONLY, Still fots of other good riding in Mammoth area. Spectator admission $2. Children under 12 Free. Entries & Race loformation Hi Sierra M.C, Box 482 Mammoth Lakes, Ca. 93546 Aft. 6 p.m. 714-934-2302 $4000 Lodging & Reservations Mammoth Reservation Service Box 277 Mammoth Lakes, Ca. 93546 714-934-2522 JUNE 24 & 25 ~=~ -=~~ - - - - - - - - - -I MAM MO T H MT N. M. X . OFFICIA L ENT R Y NAM E STR EE T STATE . _ _ __ . _ T YP E MACHINE _--,-_ _ _ _ _ _ C ITY . _ _ ZI P CC I I DO NOT WR IT E IN THIS SPACE CLASS NO : E NG . NO .. I I I I _ ASS UMPTI ON OF RI SK AG R E EME NT I hereby acknowledge that I am aware of th e dangers incid ent to th is event and vo lu ntarily and knowingly enter the event with said knowledge, I further acknowledge that I am aware of the fact that any injuries or damages sustained by me due to my participation in this eve nt may be of a permanent and grave nature and I, nevertheless, vo luntarily and knowingly enter said event. • I f u rt h er acknowledge that during the course of sa id event there may be t imes at which though not actively participating in said event , I may b e a spect at o r a nd that I may sustain permanent or grave inj u ries as a spectator and I, nevertheless, voluntarily a nd kno wi ngly assume such ris k. I fu rt h er ac kno wledge that I may susta in pe rma nent or grave injur ies as e ither a participant or spectator at this event due to the negl igence o f o th er pe rsons incl uding participa nts , the Hi Sie rra M.C. Club , t h e referee, or other off icials, the owners of t he premises, or a ny of t he lessees a nd tha t w it h t hi s in m ind, I, nev ertheless, vo lunta rily and k no wi ngly assu me such risk. I HA VE REA D T HIS E NTRY BLANK AND AG R E E TO THE ABOVE CONDIT IONS. R IDER 'S AGE RIDERS SIG NA TURE If rider is under 2 1 y~a rs _ of age NOTAR IZED pare nt 's signature req ui red: ------ --------- ----------------------------- - -- - ----- -~