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SOOcc WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP PO IN TS After Czechoslovakian Gra n Prix June 3, 1973 ·F A 1. R. De Coster. Belgium (Suz) 0 -15 8.<1 2 . W. Bauer. Germany (Mail 3. J _VanVeltho ....n , Belgium (Yam) 12-0 4. G. Wolsink. Holland (Mail 5.12 O.() 5. J . Stodulka, Czech (CZI 6. C. Hammargren. Sweden (Yam) 15-0 10-6 7.-0 . Hemersch mid, Czech (CZI 3.(J 8 . B. Aberg. Sweden (Hus) 9. W. Schutz. Germany (Mail 6-5 10. O. Toman. Czech (CZ) 2-2 W. Leitgeb. Austr ia (Pucl 0-0 0-10 11. A. Jonsson . Sweden IHus! 12. B-O. Wall ner, Sweden ( H us] 44 13. B. Lackey. USA (Kaw) 0-3 F. Sigmans. Holland (Yam) O.() 14. F. Schiecht!, Austria (Hue! O.() 15. V. Outchinikov, USSR (CZI O.() G. Cavallero. Italy (Mail O.() 16. A. Botchkov, USSR (CZ) O.() 17. D. Pe an, France (Yam) O.() 18. P. Piron, Italy (Husl 1.(J 19. N. Efimov. USSR (CZI ._ O.() 20 . S. Lerner. Austria (KTMI - 0-0 The y a re paid start m oney · O.() 0-0 0-0 O.() 15-15 O.() 12-6 O.() 0-0 0-0 10-12 0-0 0-0 O.() 0-0 8-5 6.(J O.() 1·10 0-8 5.(J 2.(J 4.(J in intcmational rounds according to how they have finish ed in the most recen t GP's. They a re liable to get 5250 to ' start but only 550 to win . The U.S . GP will pay the riders so me start money but the re w ill also be an 518 ,000 p urse p lus about 58,000 in contingencies. No one will be sandbagging. . Who's Going to Be There? M . . Most everybody who's anybody in 500 class in temationally is coming, and then some. The only folks missin g on the entry list be low are the Russians. Cables from the organizers were met witb silence, so if the y show up you won't be the only one who is surprised. E NTRY L IST "- SOOce World Ch .amp ion sh ip · CI .ass . R og er DeCoster (Belg ium. SUZ); J ir l Stodulka (C zechoslovakia . CZ ) ; W illi Bauer CW. (;ermany. Ma l); Jaak Van V ettnoven (Belgium, Yam); Gerr it Wol sink (Holland, Mal): cnr tsrer Hamma rgren (Czechoslovakia. Yam) ; Otekar Toman (CZeChoslovak ia . CZ); Bengt Aberg (Sweden, HUS): Ake Jonsson (Sweden, Y am); Werner SChutz (W. Germany, Ma l) ; John Sanks (G. BriUan, Che- BSA) ; Arne K ring (Sweden . Hus) ; Brad L acke y (USA, Kaw) i Jim Pomeroy (USA. SuI); Serge Ba cou (F ranc!, Bul) ; Vic Eastwood (G. Britian, AJS) i t-r ans S igmans (Holland, Yam)i Jyrkl Sto rm (Finland, Yam) ; Peter Willems (Holland. Yam); Juha T lr inen (F inland, Hus); t=ernando Macia (Venezuela, Kaw): T ony S tifte r (Sw itzerland, HUS)i Silfredo Sorta (Venez uela, Yam): Jean-Jacques Loup (Sw it zerland. HU S)i JIm We inert (USA. Kaw) ; Gary Jones (USA. Hon): Mark Blackwell (USA. HuS) ; B ill Clements (USA , Hu S); Gary Sernics (USA. HUS) j Wyman Pr id d y (USA, Kaw) ; Bryan Kenney (USA . Mai) ; Richard Thorwaldson (USA, SUZ) ; Mike Hartwig (USA, Hu s); P ie r re Karsmakers (USA . Yam); John DeS oto (USA , CZ) ; Re x Sta ten (USA. Mai); Mik e Runyard (USA, SUZ); T im Hart (U SA, Yam ) . Who's Going to Win? Who 's go in g to win ? Roge r DeCoster, Who else ? O ld Rodger Rock Dodger will o n ly be s to pped b y m echan icals. He leads th e points standing now and will want to make hi s le ad a bit more co mfo rta ble. So, he will re all y b e pullin g th e wire. A m ore in teresting race will probabl y be for first Yankee. Both Brad Lack e y an d Jim Pomeroy have had a bit o f green ing in Eu ro pe an d sh ould be th e tw o t o watch . Lackey will h ave th e edge sin ce he has been riding in this cl ass and will be famili ar wi th hi s equipmen t . Pomero y will be o n an unfamiliar 4 0 0 Bu ltaco,' How, When, Where? It all b appen s o n June 23 and 24 at Carl sb ad R aceway lo cated just o ff Interstate 5 n ortb o f S an Diego near Carlsbad. You ge t o ff 1-5 at Palom ar Airpo rt R oad an d drive Ea st fo r si x miles. Ticke ts are 'six clam s fo r Adults , four fo r Intermedia tes 12 t o 18, and two d ollars for Novi ces of five to twel ve years. T ots ge t in free . They are availab le at th e gat e or from Ticketron, Wallachs and Libert agencies. Camping is available on nearby beaches. Some try to camp at Ca mp Pendleton but it isn't particularly advised. He re's a schedule : Saturday , J u ne 2 3,1973 1:00 - 3 :00, Press Registratio n, Royal Inn , O ceanside . 12 :0 0 Noon, Gates open at tr ack . 2:00 - 4 :00, Practice ( 25 0cc & 5 0 0cc). SundaY,June 24 , 19 73 7 :00 - 11 :0 0 , Press Registra ti on, R oyal Inn, Oceanside. 8: 0 0, Gates Open at Track. 12 :3 0 , First 20 mi n ute mo to, 25 0cc Sup port class. I :00 PM, First 40 m in u te moto, 500cc In te m alio n al cl ass. 2 :00 Pl\l, Aerial Dem ons tra tio n. 3 :3 0 PM, Se cond 40 min u te moto , 5 00cc International cl ass. 3 :30 Pl\l, Second 20 minute m oro, 250cc Support class, The promo ters are d oing their damndest to o ve rco me the restriction p laced o n food se rvic e at things like SF 0-15 0-6 12-12 0.<1 10-1 15-10 0-0 0-0 O.() O.() 0-0 4-3 3-5 • 2-0 84 0-0 6-0 0-0 0-0 O.() 0-0 1-2 0-0 I 15-15 10-0 0-0 8-6 4-5 0-0 0-0 6-12 54 0-10 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 12.(J 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 O.() CSSR 12·12 15-15 10-10 5.<1 0-0 6-0 0-0 3·2 0-5 8-0 0-0 4-0 0-0 04 0-3 0-0 0-0 O.() 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 ..'" TOTAL 84 62 56 52 50 e, M ..... !1? . Q) c: 46 34 .., ~ 26 25 22 22 21 16 15 15 13 12 12 11 B 7 5 4 this . Tbey'd like to be a ble to offer things lik e steaks. What th ey are d o in g for su re is to have big " S ervo m a tio n " trucks with mu ch vari ety and a quanti ty large enough to keep th e m any thousand expected bellie fu ll. Another nice thi ng will be a clock. What's n ea t about a cl o ck ? Th is is a backwards 40-mi nute clo ck that will sound a hom when their are two laps to go. T hat way you can tell when it's getting close. If you are co mi ng west during June, Carlsbad is the place to be on the 24th . en 3: w 2 w ...J o >o Jim Pom eroy is flyi ng higher than Jonatho n Livingston Pigeon aft er being the only Am erican ever to win a GP. b ut he will be hindred by unfamiliar mach inery.