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N ~ C> '" ,.. '" e, ~ C'i .0 ~ u. '" w :;: Z W ...J o >o ... .. '", - JIl.:... • , , ~ V et eran f lat -track er D an Reese (1 8 ) had h is momen t o f glo ry as he ou t sfid all th e other Op en Novices to v ic tory in t he TT. T om Howe ( 19) w as secon d on a H arl ey- Davidson. H.R.A . TT and -Half-Mile b y Im ogene Rees AD E LANTO, CA L. , Feb , 4 , 197 3 Good wea th e r. a good cro w d an d a good tr ack made a n exci ting race d ay as H.R ,A , kic ke d off the ir racing year. The 100 we re the first to go with G ary Eva ns ( Kaw). T he n e w Nu mber /O ne man c halked up a double h ea d er with a su bstantial le ad in b oth ra ce s. Scot t Wa lke r ( Ya m) . wh o in ciden t all y is o n ly ele ven years o ld. too k se con d in th e T' I', Secon d in the Ha lf-mile wen t to J ay Fisch er (Ka w), Bre nt Kn ave r (Yam) also too k a d ouble h ead er in th e '12 5 class. Bob Gregor (Yam) lo o ki n ' good on h is sup e r ho t Yam ah a gave it a h ard ride fo r secon d in th e Ha lf-rnile. Bri an Coapley ( Yam ) took se con d in the I T. S up er h ig 25 0 clas s saw Bob Gregor (Yam) ge t th e jump off th e lin e in th e 'IT on ly to ge t me sse d up in th e t urn , Ha rd rid in " Craig R obi nson (fl u l) to ok it over for th e win . Bren t Kn aver to o k se c o nd (Yam ), In th e Half-m ile, Bren t Kn aver (Y am ) an d C ra ig Robinson (Bu l) dueled it o u t a ll th e way w it h Brent fir st u nde r th e w ire by a h air. The bes t sho w of th e d a y was p u t on by th e Op en Novices. Dan Ree s on h is zap p y n ew Bu l, wh ich cost much o pe so s to m a k e it zappy . h ad it all to hi mself fo r the nu mber o ne spot in th e 'IT , Tom Howe (II- D ) h ung in the re strong fo r se cond': In the H al f-mi le Tom took over the lea d and co u ld n ' t be ca u gh t. Lo o k in g e x t ra good w as S teve Storz (BSA) wh o took over se cond while Dan. h a vin g shift pro bl ems . ha d to se tt lc fo r th ird , It was a good lo o kin g gro up in b oth race s. I n a c o m b in ed 125 ·2 5 0 E xper t class. it was D avid C arpen ter (Yam) all th e way w ith se con d go ing t o Mike Everhard us (Yam) in the 'IT . Th e H al f-mil e _w as a d if ferent sto ry w ith Nic k V o gue o n a h ot Yama h a p o urin g th e co a ls to it for first. Mike grab bed ano the r seco nd , I n th e Open Ex pert 'IT , th e G o dfat h er . Pa t Dal e .I'I'ri) ca me o u t lik e a lio n b u t w as o u tpowe re d by " M ik e Carpen te r" [Tri] who to ok the win , in b ot h race s. Mike Laney (Tri) to ok se cond in th e 1''1', Mike Dan e ll (N o r) ' ca me o n st ro ng fo r a secon d in th e Ha lf·mile , T he swee ps ta ke s w as ca p tured b y Craig R obin son (B ul), With a 25 % pay -off in trop hie s, a lo t of ri ders to ok h ome some good -Iookin ' go ld fo r the first ti me. Nex t H.R.A . ra ce , Feb. l S th . NEW only .SO~ each See Through Backing BE THE FIRST TO GET YOURS Order Fro m : Cycle NelNs Products P.o. Box 498 Long Beach, Ca. 90801 It w as " Mi k e Car.pe n t er " (42 ) all t he wa y in b o th t he Op en E x p ert eve nts . H e and th e rest of t he class strad d led T ri umph s. . rf , \,. Fill out this handy order blank . Blow your friends minds. They are really neat. DEALER INQU IR IES INVITED Enclosed is $ for item (s) checked OTrail Book S3.00 _ o Super Stick ie...50tea. '0 Calendar/Poster. . $2 .50 OCycie News Bike Back .!3ag..S2.50 o (for motor cycle use, w /ice chest ) o Cycle News Hot Hat . .S1.00 Rec-Pac S24.95 (specify O S O M O L NAM E _ ADDRESS '- -,- CITY ~. Bob Gregor (25) raced two classes and placed in both . LSTATE & Z IP COD E ~ _ I I I ~