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co ~ '" . '" 0- ... M '" M ,/ N .. C .., ~ w Z W ..J U ~ U ~ The 250 Senio r class arri ves at the first corner. CMC North at Sunnyvale----------------~b y S teve Castillo Ph oto s b y Pa tri ck Neil SU NN YVA LE, CA L. , Jan- 7, 197 3 Factory Bul t aco rider Jim Pomeroy m ad e a rare ap pearance a t today's CMC Nor th Moto cr o ss, Pomeroy, wh o is headed for Europ e so me t ime in January to race the Grand Prixs, put o n a fan tas t ic crowd-p leas ing sh ow wh ich had the sp ecta to rs t o th eir fee t in b oth th e 250 and 500 Senior motos. R on Sel f, Maic o rider for T ro p hy Cycles, go t the lead at the snap of the rubber band but w as soon headed by the fa st Pome roy. Husq varna ride r from Moore & S on , Bill Grossi, t o o k thi rd, John Franklin (T he Farmer fro m Mader a) got th e h o le shot and held Po me roy a t bay . But it was to no ava il as the lanky Bultaco rid er soon got b y. Pomeroy again stretched o u t h is lead and finished ahead o f Franklin and Self. P omeroy was ag ai n a stride th e same: Ch ris Willems get s traction. SUZUKI ~Membersl T o re p resent in gov ern me nt Motorcyc le Ow ners, Rid ers, and Enthusiasts Se nd a m inim um contribu t ion o f $ 1 for a y ear's regist rati o n of y ou r suppo rt . Registe r each me mber. o f yo ur fam ily. ACK PRODUCTS. ~ 676 Auzera is Ave.• Sa n Jose. Ca 95125. 408·293·511 1 PO Bo x 26062 , Sacramento 9 5826 %~~:t~~Jb:;' Co_ Trail Your CZ C1 ENDURO SPROCKETS 12 TOOTH CZ Cou nter Sproc kets $9 .25 Cal. res. add 5% sales tax C&MSPECIALTIES - P.O. BOX 717 MOUNTAIN VIEW. CALIF . 9404 0 COLIS EUM CYCLE and MAIL ORDER ACCESSORY CO. • -~--. WantedlJ\.A Pa rts & ac cessories Send $1 .00 for catalog OC ELOT E NG IN E E R ING • 1631 La Cad era CN Riverside , Calif . 92501 (71 4 ) 682-7880 In c. 250 Bultaco that had ca rried him t o a 250 Senior win and also to ok h im t o a 5 0 0 class win. Henry Halbach (CZ) was go in g full throttle to try t o catch the strea k in g Pomero y, but co uld only fin ish secon d , Wh impey G riffi n (Ma i) to o k third . Halbach go t th e lead in the las t Open ro u nd but Pomeroy was quic k t o ge t b y. Hen ry Halbach's gas cap cam e off and was spou ting gas all o ver the t rac k. This slo we d him and Whimpey go t b y for second, m oving up to try and ca tc h Pomeroy wh o was doing fan tastic cro ss-u ps and wh eeli es fo r the cro wd . Pomeroy put o n quite a show, toward th e end of th e race, he slowed d own and le t Whimpey ge t the win with him taking sec on d an d Halb ach ta k ing thi rd . Ron Self (DKW) wh o n ormally rides th e 25 0 and 500 class today rode th e 125 E xpert ra ce edging o u t co ns tan t class winner Dan Turner (Mo nark). ~ KAWASAKI , . (714) 830 -5326 distributors of Diff Brake I a'I~II I.1 DISPLA Y ADVERTISING MOTORCYCLES 3958 E. 14th ST., OAKLAND, CAL. (415) 534-5461 94601 DEADLINE THI:. IN DOO RS ARE COM ING " OMEGA RACE F RAMES FOR OSSA Also Ava ilabl e : SEATS, TANKS, PIPES f rom - Yamaha Sliver cu p w in n er : E. T. CYCLES San Diego Winner Steve He rn and ez 2268 El Ca mino Re al Mt·4~~e,; 6i-tJl2'k04 0 Dan Turner lead s the 125 Seni ors at Su nnyvale. . - - - -HuT DOG!---" 100% Financing Cycle Ne\Ns HOT HATS * ALLNEWI S UZUKI Only.,.oo Cy cle News Dept, CNP P.O. Box 498 "'1 Long Beach, Ca. 90801 SEl.BY MOTORS A good pl ace to buy a great m otorc ycl e ] 46 E I Ca m ino . Redwood Cit y (415) ] 69-4112 L _ \ " Bazoo k a Pet e says: -- ---_. "M mm , H ot Hat good : ' A rgy ll M " / - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - by T erry and Claire Sloan DIXON , CAL., Jan. 7 , 1973 - The New Ycar's resolution of seem in gly every moto cr osser in Northern California was obvious today at Argyll Park, namely, to win ra ces. Walking th e track in th e predawn co ld was a sobering exp erie nc e as th e knee de ep mud of the tw o previous ra ce weekends had fr o zen in (0 adobe gravel. F or tu n a telv, th e sun als o ro se and thawed o u t both tra ck and rid e rs. Ch arlii: Marsh all wh o h olds the District 36 No. 1 motocross plate had his hands full in the Open Ex /Am class holding off Floyd Davis. Davis dominated both of the 250 Ex/Am motos but could only force his Husky to a distant second pl ace in the first Open Ex/Am mota. In th e secon d moto Davis was pressing h ard wh en Marshall spun o u t his Bultaco dropping (0 third. T ry ing ( 0 stretch his lead, Davis go t o ff hard and tangled w ith a sn ow fen ce. Marshall th en won easily wi th secon d pl ace going t o All en Ya rr ow wh o is Distri ct 36's eighth ran ke d m oto cros ser ,