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A good start can be useful.
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by Art Cox
MOORPA RK , CA L, Feb . I I , 197 3
The w eatherman again (as las t week)
dren ch ed Baymare Vall ey with sh owers
pri or to a n d du r i ng S unday 's
m uddy-cross.
Moto rsp ort re fu se s to cancel a race: •
becau se of rain , so th e fe w rid ers th a t
showed up to slip an d slide were all
co m b i ne d
and
g ive n
thr e e
fifteen -m inute m u d o s.
Because th e regular course wa s a
lit tl e t o o wet an d slippery, Roger Sm ith
3 D ay 0 n I y
led th e ride rs to d evelop a special course
fo r the d ay.
The O ld -Timers o u t-n um bered the
o the r class es (Where were yo u young
rid ers?)
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As th e st ar t flag waved , Bill Tod d ,
" Li ke Son Li ke Fa th er " grab bed the
lead n ever t o be challen ged . Tod d rid es
with the Old-T im ers, and h is son Mik e
(bo th have radi al h ead Maicos) mu st
have mention ed the fun th at he h ad th e
S un day prior tak in g h orne sec ond pl ace
Open Ex pert cas h as a m udd y event.
SALE
Todd, a t tim es. looked as sm oot h an d
as fas t (Ake , eat you h eart out!)
Junior . He won all three m o tos. A lex
So l i s ( 125 Worn b at) ridin g fo r
Desert-Mo to-X of Tarzana, flung hi s
Hodaka aro und all d ay to win th e 125
Novice.
Solis, in the th ird moto , took over
th e lea d afte r Todd fell and held it for
three lap s u ntil th e Maic o pil ot re gained
fir st p ositi on .
On e rid er didn ' t want to slow d own
to cle an his pl ate . so he just held up two
as
fingers while goi ng b y th e lap checkers .
The gals gave hi m th e two- fin ger sign
back each tim e, thinking it to be th e
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desparatel y trying to . tell the m he was
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I think. I can, 1th ink I can...
How to Lose a Race and Win the F a n s ! - - - - - - - - - - - - by Joh n P. Bake r
E a r ly in my ra cin g ca re er I'
di sco vered one ve ry importa nt fac t .
" It 's no t h ow you pl ay the game, but if
y ou win or lo se!" Alth ou gh thi s
state me nt is in co mplete co n flict with
all we were taugh t as child re n abo u t
spor ts man sh ip in com pe ti tive activi t ies
it is n ot the less true in mot orcycle
racin g.
Countless ti mes, wh en I h ave fou n d
m y s el f b ein g o ut -p o we r e d an d
out-rid de n by a fe llow racer I have
resorted of certain face saving tac tics.
Several of these tac tics which I have
fou nd mo st successful are lis te d below :
I.) Fall of bi ke durin g the first lap in
ho pes of ge tti ng a rest ar t.
2 .) Act as if t ry ing to adjust
c arb u re to r because of loss of p ower •
bu t ac tually pull ch o ke to give ' fans an
im pression of a misfirin g en gine.
3 .) Pu ll into pit s, but get jus t in fro nt
of th e stands and st op bike. Get off bik e
a nd fa ll t o , ground , fa king hea t
pro strati on , CA lJfIO N: T his particular
tactic may on ly be used on ex t re me ly
h o t days.
4. ) After runnin g p ract ice and
deciding th at you have n o ,chance
whatsoever o f d o ing b etter than last
place, fake limp wh ile p ushin g cycle [0
start ing lin e.
5 .) Start the race wi th a slow air leak
in one of the ti res so you'll have to pull
over before th e end of the first lap .
Believe me , anyo ne of the above
tactics will p ro vid e sufficient d ram a to
bring th e most heartless of fans to their
fee t in sy mpathetic appreciatio n.
