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The Ladies Were Giving It Away " '" '" .... '" Cl e, M " c: -, " Ul ;:: w Z W ..J U >- U Varieti es o f st y le on th e Lion s' ju m p . Is th er e a right way ? protested . Sh e went o n to rid e , including the fin al Top Eliminato r ra ce, and th e he ad was pulled after all he r win ning was ove r. Her displace men t wa s .0 20 over, leav in g her ab out three m ore overbores to go under AMA rules. Janen e d idn't need any ex tra cc' s, sh e is flat good . T he lar ge PP class include d a good tu m ou t of th at rar est of flowe rs , th e Desert Daisy. T hey an d th e other tr an spl an ted sand and sage types d id n' t ge t h ome sic k fo r the dust, there was enough o f th at b y th e last mota, b u t th ey ke p t looking around for lime a t th e co me rs. Can' t really fault th e lad ies o n th e trac k prep (They pu t in a new co urse an d d um ped th ree truckloads of water.), th e exped itious running of th e m oto s, o r th e flaggi ng wh ich w as a coo perat ive effort be twe en the Endoes and a bun ch of h o t , dusty Dir t Digger s. (How co me th ese guys always ge t in w ith the girl ~l u bs? ) T he 125 classes were all talent-loaded, to th e extent th at th e Novice an d Expert motos di d n' t look all that mu ch different ru nn in g at their respective best s, except fo r the last 125 Am /Ex mota, where the first seven riders were all within 15 yards o f eac h other for th e fir st half of the mota . After a spill th at to o k o u t a few riders, the fron t four go t go ing again with young Craig !l umbe r in third and the m o re m a tu re Jim Connolly dicing with him for position. (Don ' t get too coc ky , Craig. T he Old Man's bike was seizing a bi t. J oehnck kept first and MacD onald second. MacD onald was scored for the overall win o n his Rickman , which mad e him and all the other clas s w in ners elgible for the Top Eliminator mota . What else are y o u going to h old at a drag strip ? Or so th e Endoes ar gu ed. In thi s ad ded post -even t bash , all the t op class hotsh oes , in cluding PP win ne r Penningt on , were lined up an d flagged off w ith time handicaps based o n th eir fas tes t lap t imes. T he coll ectio n of goodies to be aw arded w as enough to threa ten th e amateur st atus of th e sportsman riders (Wait 'til Avery Brundage hear s ab out th is!) . They in cluded Cragar mag whee ls, Bell & Buco Helme ts, a set o f headers, MX lea the rs from Hercules , large q u an tities of Wynn ' s everyth ing-goop, ad infinitu m . T hose ladi es had some of every thing to give away . How d o yo u say n o to an Endoe? J anene w as started first 'V'd held off all the gu y s for a lo t lonzer th an th ey would h ave liked . Joc: hnck finally got by and into first o n his 125 Bul to lead a Sherp a S sweep o f the fron t p ositi on s. Three o u t o f th e first four class w in ners were members of the Star te rs M.C. riding fo r Goleta Val ley Cycle. They should h ave done a commerci al , o r have they ? Good vibes, lots o f wheel -to-wh eel dices, and lots o f sw eet honeys - an d they were th e ones ru nning th e t h ing . Bruce Flanders gave up his bi rthday party to anno unce the 0 -37 sh ind ig and the Endoes, like good wo men , baked h im a post-race cake. Surprise , Bru ce! Yeah, this club did it right. (R esu lts on p age 40) ••• LO~VlEIGHT polished aluminum gastanks FOUR MODELS: Capacity UN IVERSA L - List Price 1.2 gal. $59. 1.8 gal. 2.4 gal. 3.0 ga l. Fit s all frames wit h 65 . 68. 72. single to p tube. In clu des mounting & petcock hardware . HUSQVA RNA (also f its CZ * and MAICO) In cl udes m oun t ing hard w ar e but not fu el petcoc ks. 'CZ f uel petcocks do not f it HI · POIN T t ank s INQUIRIES INVITED FROM A LL D EA L ERS I!! ACCESSORIES D ISTR IB UT ED BY ffi I PENTONnsT r· 9604 OA T ES DRI VE SACRAMEN TO. CA. PH. (91 6) 362 4124 - - - - - - - - - -- T hree sidehac ks try for the same line, discover it won't wo rk, then try again. Write for our free catalog. 7lATES The mustaeh ioed John R. made a before rac ing. st~o ng appearanee on a 250 Honda. He took t he lights o ff . ~~ IJc;ltl C · Sllttl the Leathers 8 ales that suit !he ChamPions.• ~ •••••••••••• THE BATES LEATHER SHOP • BATES I NDUSTRIES. INC . 701 West Cowles Str eet Lon g Beach. Calif ornia 90801 • • ==,..,-. • • • • ••• • •• •••••••• • Name - - - - - - - • • Add"-,"'a"'s - - - - - - - - "' s - • City State '. Zip