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en N > '" ::;; en ;:: w Z W ...J U >U -. Th is girl was the w inner of the imp ro mt u C-N be auty contest . She a lso had a nice smi le. (§ 1. 731, CI RCLE IN DUSTR IES , I N COR POR ATE D Something like four and a half ho ur s after t he begin ni ng Bern i e Coyn e won in t he end . . Story and Pho t o s bv Dave Schoonmaker V IRGINIA CITY, NEV. , May 12-13 In the wani ng win ter mon ths, nee spring, a tourist su pported town n amed Virginia City, Nevada co me s alive for a weekend, out of season . For the past three years Vi rginia City has ta ken on a couple of thousand m o t o rcycl ist s for the Virginia City G rand Prix. It's a wee ke nd of both racing and merriment in surround ings th at m o t orcy cli st s wo uld he h a rd pressed to m a tc h an ywh ere. Besi des a multitude o f b a rs and casinos to ge t rowdy in, rid er s we re offe red th e pleasures o f perm anent sani ta ry facili ties, close-by foo d and services, beau tiful sce nery . an d even ' a sho we r after th e ra ce . A fai r port io n of the 15 mil e co u rse was visib le from the p o rch es of the old buildin gs of Virgin ia Ci ty pe rc hed on the steep min in g ravish ed hill sid es. T he co urse followe d wh at ma y loosely be te rmed "roads " in a lo op through th e hills to th e east of the do wnto wn . T he start-fi nish lin e was in front of an o ld railroad statio n, o ne b lock from the down to wn a rea. T ho ug h the course was fast , the mo to c ro ss ri der flo u ri sh ed in th e roIli ng ru tted turns. 150 miles of raci n g offe re d great : oppo rtunity for b ike an d/or rider to fail , an d th is was .seen in th e res ul ts . If you fin ished th e Virgin ia City Grand Prix , you're name is in th e to p third. Con fu sion errupted on Saturday due t o a number of Sunday 's riders sn eaking in a few practice la ps. Though it will take days to sort o ut results, the apparent overall wi nner is Charlie Powell on a 250 H usky. Charlie was th e ap parent leader t hroughout m o st of . Saturday's eve nt. · Sunday's race was easier to fo llow, and, afte r a numbe r of position swaps, Bernie Co y le (Yam ) will probably be the winner. . Probably , because Darrel Brown, a 250 A mateur on a Honda fou r-stroke, ch arged hard o n the last few laps to p ass Ron Jones o n another Ho nd a, an d m ay have been close enoug h to Coyne to be in th ere o n . t i me. Jo ne s was ap parent th ird p lace-take r, after havi ng le d for at least h alf th e · lap s. Next week th ere a re th o rough resu lts p romised. T here were a m o d e rate numbe r o f inju ries ove r th e tw o d ays due m o stl y to th e h igh speeds a nd ro cks. Still, m o s t o f the rid e rs see me d to like the co u rse. Man agemen t wa s thorough and th e a mb u lance service seemed q uite co m peten t. T here we re !(Tum bles an d reportedly so me fights Saturday night (I'm glad I slep t t h ro ug h that par t.) o ver the res u lts co n fusion . The WSRA pl anned to give t rophies each n igh t (a bi g task), an d Sat urd ay ' s r ace co nfusio n made it impossible . They tried anyway an d should n 't have. I h ope . tha t th e u n necessary rowdiness in evidence Sat urday ni ght didn't ruin ou r ch ances to come b ac k n e x t year. Finally , there were so m any fin e ladies around. And, n ot to give a one-side d view , some fine lad y ra cers . Brace yourself for the worst. Knocking around trails and off-the-road terrain can knock the best of forks out of whack. But with a Circle Industries front fork brace up front, the ups and downs are equalized, giving you better stability and handling. They're precision designed and manufactured with lightweight, hardened aluminum in a choice of satin-polished or mirror-bright finishes. Single or double looped, drilled or universal, they simply bolt on in a matter of minutes, without having to use spacers. JUST $5.95 to $12.95. Available for nearly every machine and mo del, u p to 21" wheel size. Our latest 28-page catalog has all the details, plus our entire line of high-quality, low-priced parts and accessories. Send $1 and it's yours. Write Circle Industries, Dept.CN-w, 2536 Seaman Ave., South El Monte, CA 91733. . With our products going for you, the best is yet to come. e~!!!!!k~~!~~~ES ~