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CRC Motocross-Drag Hillclimb
by The Sha d ow
D EVORE , CAL " J an . 14 , 19 73 - It wa s
d oubleh eader tim e Sun day for the '
California Racin g Club , as th e CRC
h osted a Dr ag Hill clim b in addition to
its regu lar wee kly mo to cross r ace a t
Arro yo Cy cle Park. T he co mb inatio n of
even ts drew alm o st 200 rid er , desp ite
th e fac t it was " Sup er Sunday " , with
Super Bow l VII being co nteste d in Los
An geles. Ye s mot o cros s racers, there is
such a th in g as foo tball.
Ron Su tt er was really some th in g .to
b ehold in th e Drag Hill climb , as h e
swe pt every thin g in sight. A winne r in
the 250cc class, Sutter also was crowned
"Top Eli minator" at th e end of th e
day's fes tivities.
Others turning in a solid da y o f
riding wer e 12·y ear .old Joe Tucci, wh o
w on the 175cc even t, an d Gary Bra dy , a
w inner at 400cc.
For those who wonder , the CRC
picks a hill m o st an y ma chine can
handle, breaks the b ik es into classes and
pairs up rid ers wh o the n race to th e top .
The winner ke ep s on advan cin g, th e
l oser is e l i m i na t ed. Once clas s
ch am p ionsh ips are de cided, ch amp s
then duel agains t champs for "Top
Eliminator" honors. It 's qui te a thing to
w at ch .
And y est th er was quite a day of
motorcrqss racing for the spe cta tor to
watch , wh en he tired o f th e hill climb
festivities.
Simi Vall ey Yam aha turned out all
but on e member of its young motocr oss
team, along with sp o nsor John E .
Hopson. The kids - th ere were 12
present o n Sunday - seemed y o un g and
eag er and were a bl ast to watch . Twelve
riders garnered nine trophies.
Ronnie St rauss (Yam) looked
smooth as silk, ripping the 60cc
Minibikes in grand slam fashion, while
Geoff Singe r (Ho n) was eq ual ly great in
the 70cc Minibikes.
Lovely Madelene Almeida (Yam),
zapped the Powder Puff class, and Joe
. Filippi (H o