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~ " '" ~ 0. N .... '" M c; MORE Wins at Lodi By Bill Spencer 1.001 , CAL., May 19 72 - Becoming The hi g ra cing hattie of th e day went the b ig win ner at the races t o d av to Alex Jorgenson with a wel l done wi n d oesn ' t necessa rily m ean taking th~ in the 250 Expert Mai n in front of checkered flag first. Fo r Russ Sanford Raymo nd lI u ff. The lat te r is refe rred to ~ and th e me m b ers of ~ I OR E , winn ing as the 4 1-year-ol d fas t k id, an d is ~ way s come fro m doi ng a very necessa ry ma kin g a m o ckery of the youth be ing w job a nd h avin g some rewa rd co me fro m ha rd to bea t my th. a successful benefi t race. Today 's A rc h ie 650 Ex pe rt com pe ti tio n was o nce >- Clark Mem o ria l was one of th o se , wi th aga in th e scene of a huge protest. Bill Budde was ru led to c u t th e co urse in the u over 3 00 sp ortsm an rid er s d o in g th eir th ing for h rass, a nd e nough sp ecta to rs hea t , so h is win in the Main was d isall o wed an d he we nt home to he lp ~IOR F. to a total of ab ou t 18 0 0. T his will help keep ~I O R F. alive empty-handed, shak ing hi s head in amazeme n t . In try in g to get aro u nd Bud fo r a few m o re m onth s as th e tr ials an d tribulations of p olitical life becom e S mith in th e heat , he rep o rted ly cut mo re tedious. Ru ss Sa nford is the u nde r so me tire course ma r ker s. T he p o lit ic al lobby ist for th e m otor cy cling decision to le t him rid e fell upon the wo rld at th e Cap itol in Sacramento an d re fer ee . li e heard the pro tes t and told in the p ast h as h ad t o rel y on be nefit Budde it was all rig h t to rid e. Afte r the races and c o n trib u tio ns to kee p active. even t was o ver. th e wri tt en p ro test ca me Such thi n gs as fighting the co ntrove rsia l ou t an d the d eci sion of th e mandat o ry helmet bill th at is on th e Co m m issioner was that Budde wa s ll o or o f the legisla ture keep s Ru ss mo re di squalified. Th e winne r was AI than bu sy . Mo to rcy cl ists wo n' t help pay L ud wigsen . AI had gotten a su p er st a rt th e w ay , the n th e sport will beco me a on hi s Sel by BSA and o nly Bu dd e found fo rgotten o ne as th e legal appa ra tu s is a w ay a rou nd h im in th e 10 la p Featu re , fast closing in o n th e rizh t to rid e. ( Re sult s on page 36 ) 7: i d - Mark Asb ill 12V) h ad it all h is wa y in the h eat but cou ld n' t get by Ray Huff in the 500 E xp er t Mai n , .. T h ree of th e th ree-h und red twen ty -f iv e ri ders th at sign ed up sh ow.he ir style . HANFORD NO CHAOS By Sportph oto IIAN FORD, CAL., ~I ay 5, 19 72 Ron Lessley . In th e las t tum of lap When ove r t hree hu ndred an d th ree. both J oh nso n an d Lessley slip pe d tw en ty -five rid ers appea r at a regu la r pas t in to seco nd and third . Exi tin g the sc ram b les ra ce, you would ex pec t total last tum , Del gad o ' s e ngi ne ca lle d it chaos to be th e o rde r o f th e d ay. No t so quits, d ropping hi m to a di sm al last an d a t Han fo rd . T he com b ined effo rts o f the le t ting j o hn so n in for th e wi n . Kings Coun ty MI C and th e Han fo rd J ack J on es pi ck ed up h is firs t o f five MIC we re m ore than capable o f win s this wee ken d in th e 25 0cc Ex pe rt handling th is mass of h um ani ty . Main t onight. J ac k ca me o ff th e start in Th irty-ei gh t hea t races and twenty-tw o seco nd b eh in d Kirb y Shrops hi re , but in m ain even ts we re run o ff o n a t rack fr ont o f Ken Hale, Bru ce Baeseman n , go o d e no ugh to be used for a n ati onal. Freema n Coulter and Te rry Dix on . J ack T h e o nly t rac k mainten an ce requ ired go t a wh eel un d er Kirb y en te ri ng th e was a short se ssion wi th th e drag right hande r o f lap tw o, made his ow n betwee n the heats an d the m ain s. hol e an d to ok ove r the lead . Once in fron t , it was all over b u t the sh ou tin g, as Ric ha rd Delgad o c harged right o ut in to th e lead o f the 125 ec J unior Main, J ack smo ked home th e wi n ner b y a co ns id e ra b le m a rgin . h otly pursued by Chuck H u ffo rd , Howell J oh ns on , Craig Air :an d er an d ( Result s o n page 36) Showing some fo rm on th e in sid e l ine at Han fo rd T T . 200 Ju nior w i nner Jim M cAl eer. Wanted lJ\,A '~Q Membe rs l V~." To represent in governmen t Moto rcycle Ow ne rs, Rid ers, . ilOd Enth usiasts Send a m in imum contrib utio n o f $1 for a year's reg istration of yo u r support. Register each memb er o f yo u r fa m ily. PO Bo x 26062, Sacrame n to 95826 W ANNACHEAP -fforfow U n d e r our 1972 Pe r so n al Export Program you C&Sn save nearly $400 o n a b ra n d new N o r t on , p e r so n all y delivered t o y o u at our factory i n And over , England (hav ing pa id you r U .S. «:tea le r ;30 d~ys previously ) . Bik e is set up, enecked out rea dy t o r id e everythmg l i ke regist rat i on cre-a rranaee. Insurance is about $75 extra f o r a z s -vear-c re . Aft er y ou have ri d d e n ar ound Europe or ev en l i t t le old En gl an d w e ca n cra t e an d Sh ip y our bi k e bac k t o any US . p ort. Do es t h e id ea appeal ? PERSONAL EXPORT MA NA GER NORTON V ILLIERS CORP. 6765 PARAMOUNT BLVD" LONG BEAC H. CA. 90805 DAVE ALDANA, STEVE HERNANDEZ, AND THE BEST PROFESSIONAL RIDERS COMPETE FOR $3,000 - $6,000 PURSE JUMPERS STONE AND DUFFEY ATTEMPT INDOOR RECORD DISTANCE JU P. M PHOENIX COLISEUM FRIDAY, MAY 19,1972 SAN DIEGO SPORTS ARENA JUNE 3, 1972 SIGN UP A T 5:00 P.M. RA CING STA RTS AT 8:00 P.M. 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