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AM.C HAS REAL NOVICES '" c .., " en w == Z W ..J o >o By Buzz Baty CARLSBAD. CAL .• J une 3,1972 - The American Motocross Clu b , In c. , h as been in existence for something like three months. and in that period o f tim e, have put together a pretty viable organ ization. Today's event at Carlsbad was the first date in the A . M.C. Yamaha Mo to cross Series. High point m an will win a 1972 Yamaha 250 MX . This series will run through A ugust 2 6 . term in atin g . at Saddleback Pa rk o n that d at e . Race s will al tern ate each week between Carl sbad and Saddleback , with th e nex t serie s race. June 10 a t Saddlebac k . Only Beginners. Novices. and true Juniors arc elgible for this series. Si nce today w as the first race for series p o ints, nodding acquaintance with, and there were some one hundred fift y riders entered. Jeff Szueber, Husky mounted, was one Junior who caugh t my eye. as h e really w as out there hustling, doing his thing to take first overall, o ver the Suzuki o f Jerry T ay lor, and th e Yamah a of J im Beltinck in the 500 class. One name th at I recognize fr om cove ring TT and Short T rack is Randy Ros encrans, Kawasaki-mounted , wh o eviden tly in ten ds to try the motocross wat ers . Randy notch ed a fir st over all agains t Hodak a-mounted Andre Butch er and Mik e Lasker (Ka w) . (Results on page 40) it's not too late to enter, but y ou better get started at Saddleback, June 10, or it will be too late. I w ould compare the A.M .C., th e riders and the atmosphere today , to a small town along Highway I, where fo lks aren't pressured .by the big money worries. The atmosphere surrounding this event was one of a relaxed . enjoyable day's outing for ridin g. An attitude that is prevalent only in a group such as this; ninety percent raw Beginners. With but few exceptions, I didn 't see any rider today that I have eve n a - - - - - - - - CMC Lio ns By Buzz Baty WILMINGTON. CA L ., June 2, 1972 A funeral was conducted at th e "Beach " to n ight. It w asn 't a sad funeral, it was a happy funeral . It w asn ' t a f uneral cond uc te d fo r an d by a lar ge mass of 'p eop le , it was a fun era l co n d ucted by o ne man b uryin g h is personal ghost. The burial site w as a h undred yards north of the b ig Lio ns j u mp on the uphill approach to the righ t h an d power co rner, The ghost wa s buried in the same spot from which it had risen. The grave site was dug w ith a 400 Maico. The grave digger was the man whose hand was on the th r ottle and tonigh t did slay and bury his ghost. A few months back, Dave Smith got off hard in this spot we 're talking about, suffering severe injuries that p ut him a whole lot closer to the Almighty than any of us care to think abou t. Dave was only out about six w eeks. thanks to the supeb work d o ne b y th ose guys of the Car son A mbulance Serv ice and Harbor General Hospital. At leas t three tim es in th e p ast couple of m onth s, he loaded h is Maic o into h is van and started th e drive t o Long Beach. On th e w ay, his mou th w ould get very. very dry. his stomach w ould get full of all th ose lit tl e creatures th at go b ump in the night. and th e ste ering wheel would get w et and slip pery in h is han ds. A t th at point, the only cu re seemed to be a one hundred-eigh ty degree tu m away fr om th e gh os t for another night. Bu t no t to night! D ave c ond uc ted th e gh ost funeral an d n ot a soul will mo urn its passing, least o f all , Dave Smith. Dave Pessy w on six motocross races tonight t o comp le te ly dominate and w in ove rall both th e 250 and 500 Expert riding and hi s classes. Pessy's trouble-free Os sas m ade it all seem so easy agai nst a pretty go od field ·o f Experts. Richard Eirstedt on h is Maico an d R an d y Rodriguez on his CZ picked up second and third in the 250 class. Dave S mith an d Roland R od rigu ez (CZ) got second an d third in the 5 00 Expert class . Dave Rodgers made his last ride befo re go ing in to the h ospit al for surgery a winning one. Rodgers t ook th e measure of Chris Mo gensen and Ken Zhart in an all-Bultaco sw eep of th e 125 Expert class. Dav e goes into th e h osp it al this week to h ave corrective surgery to his le ft shoulder in order to gain fu ll use of the left arm. Good luck. Dave. (R esu lts on page 40) Whenthe eathersays no- op Gear Weather Pro. You're breezing along on a bike being whipped by wind-and you're comfortable inside your Top Ge ar Weather Pro . Th at's because the Top Gear Weath er Pro combines every advantage you could want in an all-weath er outfit. It's made of a tightly woven, windp roof, water-resistant nylon. It has a cinch belt, four big snap-close pock ets and knitted storm cuffs. 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