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Grossi GoesOver By Jim Perry SANTA CRUZ, Cal. - Bob Grossi of santa Cruz will leave May 1 for a summer In England. He'llstllywithBlrmlngbam resident Eck Hyland. After arriving In England Grossi will choose a factory prepared Montesa motorcycle and leave on the racing tour with Arthur Browning. Browning is a factory rider for Greeves. Grossi will compete In the 250Cc class and will race In Germany, Holland, Belgium and SpaIn during his two- month time In Europe. Then he will return to the United States to race In the InterNational motocross series. He will be riding "out of" Moore and Sons shop In santa Cruz. Grossi's round trip ticket to England will be paId for by the Ridge Runners Motorcycle Club of santa Cruz. Bob Grassl, left, and tuner Jolin Preston clIIIPalped Montesa last motooross season. --------------learn To Ride At (oUege' Because of numerous requests from the public, the West Valley OCcupational Center will conduct another motorcycle safety class on Saturdays, continuing through SaturdaY, May 17. The class will meet from 8:00 a.m. unW noon and will be taught by Mr. Dale Martin, W.V.O.C. Instructor In motorcycle repaIr, who Is also an experienced cyclist and competition rider. ThIs Is a beginner's course and riding is confined to the school premises and It Is not designed for experienced riders. Beginning cyclists and presentlY licensed cyclists who must renew tjlelr license will find this instruction helPful when takIng the test now required by the Department of Motor Vehicles. Motorcycles and helmets will be furnished by the school, however, enrollees may use their own helmets and cycles provided they meet safety and legal requirements. Every enrollee must be licensed to drive a motor vehicle In the state of Callfornia. U still enrolled In high school, he must have In his possession a valld Callfornia license with proof of successful completion of both driver education and driver traIning classes. All persons under 21 years of age must present this school's form of parent consent properly completed. The form will be supplied at MOVIES 8:30 p.D&. FREE MOTOCROSS. TT .HARE & HOUND ... All New Film April 29th Barnacle Bill's Tavem Serv1nc Beer and Wine 1846 E. Huntington Dr. 'Duarte, Calif. Phone 357-381';0 the time of registration and mustbe completed and returned durlngtheflrstclass session. Cost of enrollment is $5.00 for persons under 21 years of age and $10.00for individuals 21 and over, unless they qualify for the $5.00 tuition exemption. Registration Office is open Mondays through Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. unW 9:00 p.m. and on Friday from 8:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. plate numbers. So Kenny Is putting his 100cc Suzuki In moth balls, and we can look for this young tornado this year riding a 250Cc Suzuki. He is after that black plate number. Kenny's hobbles are motorcycles, hunting, fishing and be plays a wicked game of chess. He Is well liked at the race track by all of his fellow racers and he has a great deal of respect for all of the riders. Kenny plans to go Professional next year. When he practices for Indoor racing he motodromes the side of a dry canal bank. BSA DEALER TESTS HIS PRODUCT Marvin Bell, a BSA dealer from Fort Worth, Texas recently made the 2,900 mile round trip to Los Angeles riding a new three-cylinder Rocket 3 to satisfy himseU about the new model, and to attend a dealer service school. He traveled through just about every kind of weather condition, Including rain Kenny says there are several reasons that he has done so well with his racing. One is the fact that his parents are" just great." They are willing to give up any plans they may have, to be at the races. Kenny said it Is great to know that no matter if you win or lose, some of the most Important people you know are there. Also Kenny say s that he has the greatest sponsor In the world. After a moment of thought, Kenny added that knowing that there is a cute little girl, with a kiss and a cold Pepsi waIting for you at the pit-gate, doesn't hurt your racing career one little bit. mixed with snow In the san Bernardino mountains. The last 150 miles was In a rainstorm at tho:! time Bell reached the Los Angeles Freeway System which completely baffled him. The Rocket 3 performed perfectlY, requiring no attention whatsoever, and Bell was very impressed wlthitshighperformance and absolute reliability. KENNY ROBERTS B}c Clara Gutierrez, Photo by Bill McKee Expert rider #9v, Kenny Roberts of Modesto, California Is a student at Modesto High School, he Is 17 years old, 5 ft. 1 Inch tall, weighing 100 pounds. He is on the wrestling team at Modesto HIgh. This is Kenny's third year of racing. He Is sponsored by Cliff Aksland Motorcycle Shop In Manteca, California He rides a l00cc Suzuki and has had tremendous success, winning over 100 trophies. Among them are several sportsmanship awards and high point trophies. Also among his collection Is a beauty he won when he went to Athena, Oregon (Hodaka country) for an exhibition race. Also he picked up a trophy In san Diego, at the National Grand Prix for 100Cc only. Roberts Is a lUember of a three man racing team. The other two racers are black-plate numbers 3, Terry Sage of Stockton, California and #18 Cliff Aksland of Manteca. 'Only the 250cc experts In District 36 are eligible for these black Mr. Pete Colman on the left, with dealer Marvin Bell and the BSA Rocket 3 Bell rode round-trip from Fort Worth, Texas to Los Angeles. Bay Mare Used For Movie Site ANOTHER FINE PRODUCT Dl.,mhult'cI h,l' Motorcycle Trailers New & Used Buy - Sell - Trade I - 2 - 3 bike trailers with the Aragon Circle of Excellence Wholesale ONLY 223 W, CAMINO REAL, MONROVIA, CALIF, 91016 -- 213-447-8342 It was "lights, camera, action" at Bay Mare Track In Simi, Calif. last week as filming began on "Little Fauss and Big Halsey", the motion picture that will depict motorcycle racing as it really is. A Yamaha DT-l purchased by Paramount Studios was fitted with a Panavision camera for In-close action shots and the Viewfinders M,C" a club made up only of men in the movie trades, saw to it that the action was realistic. Recently a Viewfinders crew engaged In fisticuffs with a set of Hells Angels durIng the filming of a scaggy chopper epic. We are told the club members walked off the job rather than contribute their skills to another anti-motorcycle movie.

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