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I 3rdANNUAL Women's National Motocross Championships Shadow Glen Course Sunday, June 27th gates open 7 am 1st race 9 am $1,000 Purse to Experts based on 30 entries per class - payback per moto Winners circle of associate sponsors 125cc RMSuzuki to Grand Nat'l. Champion 75cc Suzuki to overall Intermediate winner All 1st place winners receive a Mikun i carburetor of the ir choice and an Electro helmet (official helmet of the event) Other donors: ABC Leathers, Torque Pipes, Carre ra Goggles, Pennzoil, Jim Davis Products, Hendaline Accessories, & much more. Special Races: Sidehac ks 30 minute moto - Pit Tootsie trophy dash ($6 entry) Entry 522 Expert 516 Spo rtswomen 52 discount for members 53,000 Medical Insurance Adult Spectator 52.50 Juniors $1.25 under 5 free . Free Park ing Event will be covered by major TV networks By Rex Reese By Dennis Greene I.W.M.A. PO Box 7804, Van Nuys, CA 91409 213-368-4804 Ventura, California June 8,1976 Garn ett Thistlewaite moved int o the U.S. Speedway record books at Ventura when he won the Division Two Handicap Main, Garnett is one of several riders who have come to the United States to compete. Just two weeks ago the Ventura Sharks were in last place. Sin ce then, they have not los t a race meet at home or away . tonight it was the San Bernardino Sizzlers suffering the loss. Suffering could cover th eir whole problem at the presen t . Their team cap tain, Larry Shaw, is out with a broken tailbone , Billy Meister has been out for weeks with a broken leg and Dennis Sigalos has been sidelined with an eye in fection . They have put in repl acem en t riders; every week! Encino Cycle YAMAHA:C). 213-345-0475 38 9-6 Tues. sat. 1·5 Sun. IT 400 YZ 125 C XT500 YZ 125 x In stock TT 500 YZ 250 now! YZ 100 but it takes some time to jell, riding with a teammate and not jus t for yourself. Rod Sexton is the newest rider to come on the Sizzlers team and the eigh t poin ts that he added to their score was only topped by Mark Cherry with 13 and Jim Fishback with 12. The home team Jed all the way. There were two clean seeeps, one eac h. Danny Becker was high poin t rid er fo r the Sharks with II points, Bobby Schwartz got te n. Final score was 43-35. Dave Sims, third high man for the Sharks, moved on into the First Division Handicap, going all the way for the win in the Handicap Main . San Bernardino, California June 9,1976 Home town folks came out to see the Sizz lers catch it again from the L.A, Sprockets - as Mike Bast and company put anothe r st ranglehold on Berdoo, As co uld be expect ed, Bast an d Penhall were the high point leaders for L.A. with Mike scoring four wins and Bru ce three. Steve Columbo provided a pleasan t surprise as he stuffed in a co uple of wins himself. On the flip side, Sizzler high pointer J im Fishback just couldn't get it to gether as he cou ld only pull one win and a string of seco nds the rest of the night. Dean Forman just couldn't get mean enough either, and Mark Cherry was inconsistent. Penahll blasted to a win for L.A. in the final while Fishback gained some measure of pride by placing second over Mike Bast . Nevertheless, an y pride that Berdoo had went down the drain with the final score, 42-36. If it was any consolation to Berdoo fans, L.A. riders were blown away in the Handicap heats. Bast never made it out of his own heat, and Penhall got as far as the conso lation. Rob Morri son made it to the Main, but never placed in the money. Stu Egli was the one to win it, as he held off some heavy duty hot shoes, including Fish back! gasp! - By Rex Reese f Irwindale, California June 10, 1976 The Sprocke ts kept on ro lling as they plucked th e Eagles clean, their mos t embarrassing defeat yet. Bruce Penhall an d Norm Denny performed in th e first of eight sweeps by L A. If O.C. promoter Harry Oxley had any not ion ab out how things would turn out, he probably wo uld've co nceded defeat after th e first ro und. Simply put, tonight was a lost cause fo r the Eagles. J im D I

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