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o -< o r- m Z m s en ;;: " '" '" < Maico rider and Maico w at chers make it... ? SADDLEBACK 5 YEARS LATER AMC Motocross I RVIN E. , C AL ., May 13 , 197 3 - Foll owing o u r n ew p olicy o f fe atu rin g th e small-t im e lo cal races as ti me an d sp ac e allo w, Cycle Ne ws revi sited S addle b ac k Park, to see wh at is new with th e Am erican Mo t oc ros s Club and thei r Sunda y MX . Wh en Sa ddleb ac k ope ne d so me five ye ars ago , it was the first com merical m o t orcy cle pl ay gr ound in th e West ern H emisphere. It w as also a b ik e wrecker, a b one-brea ker and an ecological di sas ter area. O ve r the years, S addlebac k h as imp roved itse lf in ev e ry w ay . Miles an d miles of n ew trails wander o ff in all d ir ec tions. A n d whil e there m a y n o t b e enoug h level grou n d to pitch a te nt on, there are va rieties of te rrain to satisfy . eve ry leve l of ridin g fr om Navice-Begin ner to Mast er-E xper t. Saddlebac k h as reall y d one the nu mber o n its moto cross trac k, ma kin g it o n e of th e b est real moto cross co u rse s in th e U.S. During la st week , hundreds o f tons of coars e sand were poured on the ci rc ui t and spre ad around, causi ng e xc elle nt tractio n , b eautiful b erms an d dust -free raci n g. T h is Sunday w as th e tr ad itional d ay wh en m other s ge t to d o what TH EY want _for a c h ange . S addlebac k le t m others in free. The ra ces were d one an d tr ophies h anded o ver b y 2 :3 0 p .m . ._ leaving plen ty en ou gh afte rno o n t o tr eat moms to dinner at nearb y Belisle' s restaurant an d still beat the darknes s h ome . AM C is one o f th e better alph ab e t ass o ciati ons hereabouts . They run th ei r m oto s li ke cloc kwo rk an d p ay tr ophies to 4 0% of, th e racers. Re cently , AMC st opped requirin g m embership to b e eligib le for the rac es. No w one just signs up an d ri des, so yo u can afford t o try Sa d dleback's new course any S u n day and see if you like it. We think you w ill. AMC 'crossers had a cho ice o f many f ast li nes on Saddleback's new improved course Sunday. J.C. AGAJANIAN'S • There's aTime and aPlace 'or Everything ... May 18 Is 'The Time This Is The Place 1.•• FIRST AMA .Pacific Coast Regional Half,Mile The West's Best Experts Ray St . Pierre goes ver y w ell , d idn't tro phy. but beat lots of fast dudes. A ft er photographing the m otocro ss, we rode ou r pit rat ov er some of th e tr ail s a n d n oted th e m an y kinds of motorcy cl e recreatio n ta king pl ace in that ·6 0 0 acres. All o ve r S addleback w er e TT r a c e s , o bs e rve d t rial s, h ilIclimbs, ' sp eed way p ra ctice, tr ail r a cin g, fi re r oading, dirt drags, gull y -jump in g yo u name it . Ev ery th in g b u t road racing (no p avement). With so m an y. trails available , it is possible to ge t one all to you rsl ef and reall y le t th e go b lins out. . ( Re su lts on page 3 4 ) . Also Juniors & Novices See Experts Like Dave Aldana, Gary Scott, Mike Kidd, Mert Lawwill,John Hateley, Terry Dorsch, Rex Beauchamp, & Scott Brelsford To Name A Few. 5:30 P.M. Pit gate opens: 6:00 P.M. Spectator gate: 6:30 P.M. Pract ice: 7 :00 P.M. Time Tr ials: 8 :30 P.M, First Race : (213) 321-1610 Info: Adm ission: Adult Tee ns (13-17) J unio rs (9·12) Under 8 (213) 323-9710 18300 South Vermont, Gardena , California. $4.50 $3.50 $1 .00 FREE