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Cycle News 1967 07 20

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i.. DESERT CHAMPIO SHIP ~ Y.,. JA RoIIertI coatI_d 1ll11111defu.d duert 111. struk b, _Iklne awa, with III. Dlltrlcl 37 Eurapua Sc:r..... ........., pqpared mdll..,. a.aa.1.-, H_ _ I be da Itl G.ts.P-tect ..,sicai c_ _ aDtII 10BEITS GEARS UP TO WIN Photos & stoa:y by Dic,k lI'ricbt As tile C. .llled Opea lid 58lI Elllerts tinell lilt, everyone was talking allllII IIIw fastlbe big Tri. twllS were mklllg It ..... lie wide-open, tlat-tIt course, ... tllat _lie tIIeJ .alll gin lie lies.. ace J.N, RoIIerts, ... lis tigbtwelgld Hasty a PIli p. gram was the Trail Bike race which At the start it was Mike Patrick, on his big. powerful Norton twin, with Roberts right behind hUn. Roberts was able to take the lead just as they hit the fire road, where Patrick pulled up and they ran fiat out. wheel to wheel. down the length of the fire road. Roberts. though. was able to hold his lead with Patrick a close secoDd. Jack Byers. on a Triumph. had gotten a had start tnt was moving up tbrougb the ~k to rnn third. always has a large entry. Jack Morgan, on a Hodaka. added another win to his long list. There was a lot of lapping in this race, but unofficially we show William Lindsay as the second man in. The trail bikes ran one hour, or six laps, which was to be the program for the day. After the first race was over. the report on tbe cotw;e was that it was a straight shot from the start in a flat-open sandy area, then you hit a fire road and the first check. where Two Bxtra Teet. Did 1& you made a left turn on tile fire road . and blasted down as fast as you R?berts built up a ~d lead ~J' could go in fourth gear for as long tbe f~h laP. lI:nd came In for the Wlll as you had the nerve to hold it on. (agaln.). ~atnck took second overAfter about a mile you made another all. and fust open class. and J~ck left turn into flat sand heading back Byers got a well-dt:served third. the way you came, then into the rocks and back to the sta,rt After t~e race, Roberts ~as over• heard saymg. ·Sunday mormng I d e - ' cided to gear up two teeth on my Fer~lIso, Shows Class counter sprocketfor this fast course. The 250 Experts really put on a aJXI I'm sure glad I did.· good show with Charles Gates, on a The Championship race was held Bultaco, taking the lead and holding last Sunday at Deadman's Rock near it for two laps. until he ran into some trouble and weiX out of the race. Victorville. where the territory is mostly flat and sandy. The pits were Bob Belt, on a Greeves, took over set up right next to the old Miner's the lead at this point and Glen ThornBar, which gave everyone a chance as, also on a Greeves, pulled into to get out of the sun and cool off. second spot. All this time, Howard The first event of the -scheduled Jackson, on a Bultaco, wbo had gotseven-race European SCrambles proten a bad start had been riding hard and moved up to third. But time ran out and at the finish line it was Belt first, Thomas second. and Jackson real close behind in third. Dennis Ferguson showed a lot vf class by moving up from twentieth spot on the first lap to sixth at the finish. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Harry Lawrie. #926x. for his assistance in helping us put this article together under somewhat adverse conditions. It seems that he got a good start in the NOVlce 250 class aDd was up in tile first ten. but a turtle hole came up and devoured his front wheel. He was still able to pUsh his bike to the pits and help us with the article. We would also like to request the assistance of the clubs putting on the runs in giving us all information available in unofficial results at the end of the day's racing. (Results on page 16) [:;r;';~~~~~~I~~'4-' TOUR 01 EUROPE AlB FARE, HOTELS, MEALS FOR FREE AND SIGHTSEEING , A PURCHASE OF A MOTORCYCLE th FOR DETAIU lIarton. A ... .s.. llatdale.. VAIl-DER-KOLK & SON S SO. BlWID BLVD. lICIt I••rest.d People Are 1IIYIlecl JaI, 14. ., - 400 110. Celltral. _ Lul.lID.. 61 ,. for d1ICl1ls1oa & _ _I_at of EIIIOpeH _/C T_. GLENDALE, CAUF. PH: (213) 24+5000 f~ 7"4 7w.~ 11726 s.ta IIoIIlca Blvd. W.st Lol bpi.. PI!: GR 3-1101 D T AL~

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