Excellent Turnout For AME Bucks and Mud Part 2
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Indian Dunes
Sunday February 9, 1975
By: Chris Hatounian
Jenkinson then began to get a second wind and charged back up to second before the finish. Overall, mister photogenic hisself, Ed Cole took top money on his Steve's Bultaco. Payne captured second for Revell with Dave Zahrt taking third.
Jim West rolled his Mike's Racing Center Maico up to the line, probably knowing dam well that he would put mud in all his competitor's teeth. Well, he did just that to all his fellow racers with the exception of Kenny Zahrt (Yam) and Dave Haugh. Ya know why? Because those two wore full face helmets. Get it? It's a joke! Ha ha....Oh Well. We all can't be Don Rickles. Well, West didn't get the taste of competition from anybody until half way through the moto. That's when he lapped the entire field! Zahrt was entered on a monoshock Yamaha but claims it's a piece of s.....Ken then pulled a fast one on the 500 class in the second moto by riding his brother's 250. You can't do that, Ken. He was protested of course, and it went through. About the only rider who could keep sight of West was David Haugh, who took second on his Steve's Bultaco. Von Peterson took third place for the day on his Maico. Sponsor? You got me!
With all this Pro riding going on, I almost forgot about you sportsman who received fifty-percent trophies!
Steve Ponce took the 125 Intermediate class victory on a Honda with second going to one heck of a nice guy, Canadian Rick Catinus. Honda-mounted, of course. Third fell to BUI Wall on a Honda. 250 Intermediate victory went to L a Yamaha with second going to mounted Jeff Drummen.
100 Expert victory went to Tommy Luera on a FMF. Better luck than you had in the 125's, eh Tommy. Randy Gauvin took the 125 Junior overall in front of Jim Townsend and Scott Faulkner. All three on Honda's.
After the race, impressions were gathered about mud riding and ranged from I love it to I hate it. Here are the results: Jim West-"I love it! It's just great!" Jeff Wecker-"! hate it! The mud get's in my eyes and I can't see! Willy Harper-"It's not all that bad but look what it does to the bike! Tim Lunde-"0h, it's all right except this track is too tight for mud". Now this was the prime answer that kept me laughing all the way home. Rick Cantinus (Canadian)-"Mud, what MUD? This is practice for back home. Just like Canada". Slick guys, those Canadians.
