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ARIZONA CHI PIONSHIP TT f"ni·~WlD**~ 1 SUZUKI .1 * * W. RUQ fir l.-Hiate Dell,8'J! ** . ***************, t~:5 686La Cadena R1_slde, Cal. (714) 0604 GOODLjEAR BLUE 5TREAK. MOTORRACFR "'ow "valJable io These Sizes 2.75x18 & 3.00x18 3.00X19 & 3.5OX19 Special Dirt Track Tires Commit Soon SHEL8 rNl• lal YArtIsla IIYf. 1;', I. G..-na, Calif (213) 321-&166 Trlumpll1lllUDted Bill Barnes (#33) withstood much prusure to IInlsh second overall. PHOENIX FLASHES By John FOll ..~ FOR 19&7 Is HERE! EXCLUSIVE 11,_ MILE ARRANTV WHEN YOU BUY FROM' TRIUMPH OF BURBANK 8"~·7233 1329 N HOLLYWOOD WAY HEAD PORTING. SPEED TUNING FOR RACING OUR SPECIAL TY HaN OA 12.5:1 HIGH COMPRESSlOIII PlltOlls SId. ID .010 plus NOVICE 1& CLASS"C" R WRITE TO PIWNII P......ce RIDER PO Boll 926 Bend, Ore. 9770 NOW!! AT LO GBEACH • HONDA 11rica's Largest Vol omeR ondaDlr 5105 Allantlc An. - 431 W. Pac. Cst. H 4328 Eo Anaheim 510 - 11747 E. Carsan St Lonl Bach, CallI. \00'" Two of Pboenix's fastest fellows were felled during practice. Jobn Sellers took a bad spill and decided that with a questionable sboulder injury be would sit this one out. Byron Boaz bad an oiling problem witb his bike, so be became a spectator also. Also out was Dan Perko with a broken stator. Dan borrowed John Seller's bike and cleaned house on that Triumph. He won first overall in the open class from a handicap start. Tbe open amateur and open ellpert are run together. Monte Darling gladdened tbe bearts of Honda-lovers because he had a ruaniDg 450 Honda that got him third overall and good old steady Bill Barnes #33 on his Triumph rode a tough second place overall. Herb Morris bad the track well prepared and officiated for the race. They were run Moto-cross TT witb small bike sweepstakes and a sweepstakes for the big bikes and also a wbeelie contest. Siagle-Filing HODAKA r Arizona State Championships - Eastside Cycle Park-Tucson If you weren·t here you missed some faatastic riding by all at the Arizona Stale ChampioiJships. It was The boys from California who took home a share of the trophies. Maureen Lee arrived from the coast to cover the race, bat my congratulations go to Keith Mashbam for his second place iD the 250 Expert class aad his Sweepstakes wiD. California's Moate Darling auexed third in the opea class. B Etl! !tIC BIB'. !.ttlO"G /fEI.. ,. 1II0W AVAILABLE FROII ~"'Eol I '* DICK MANN Frame Specialties i Cbrome Moly Swing "nu! 7 So. 6th St., Richmond, Calif. Tele hone (415 237-4774 The 125 Amateurs were as always a real ball to watch with Lakin Gabbert #2 on a Yamaha 100 Twin finishing first and #24 Brian Ross on a Bridgestone 90 second, with #4 Dave Isley on a Yamaha 100 Single filing in third place. Here are the results of the 125 Expert class: Jim Halford #7 took first, Tom Halford #9 took second and #198 Harold Phelps took third on his Yamaba 125. I might mention that for riding expert class. tbese two Halford Brotbers, neither of wbich is over 16 years old, ride pretty dam good. Also the 125 winners of the expert and amateur classes were all from Phoenix. The -250 terrors," or amateurs, were somewbat one-sided as '11 David Battershall, better known around Tucson as David Montesa, made it a runaway for all three races. Anotber notable who gave' it the old college try was #15 Jim Parker on a Husqvarna. This was Jim's first race and he took third. In the 250 Experts there was another Halford brotber, if you can believe it. John Halford is a very impressive rider. He rides Ducati #120. The coast's fastest 250 expert, Keith Mashburn I4x on a Greeves did a real fine job. They finIshed: first-John Halford #120 on a Ducati. second-Keith Mash burn #4x 00 a Greeves, and third-Carl Patrick, also from California, riding 'Ix on a Bultaco. Impresslv. plrfonnanc. was turned In bJ #4 Kell1l lIashburn and hi s IOInl Gr..ves. SUlly surfac. at Ealtslde CJCI. Park makes lor spectacular scra_Unc. AU.tlft I.s Ukll1I. actto... Wheelie Champion ~,*I*l*~~*******. HOIDAS * * * * , LOWEST PRICES IN SO. CAL. :: I n . EaWprlMS 2073 W. Pacific Coast H.,. CallI. LallI'" DWUO.n~U~ Joe Klecak on his Triumph rode a fantastic 152 foot wheelie to win that contest. The small bike sweepstakes found 125 Amateur and Expert and 250 Amateurs riding together-thirty bikes everywhere! A well known Phoenix lad took first, #2 Lakin Gabbert on a 100 Yamaba, second was Brian Ross on a Bridgestone, and third-Tan Halford on a 100 Yamaha. The big bike sweepstakes was very fast with a terrific race for first between John Halford and Keith Mashburn. A bout five feet from the finish, Masbburn passed John Halford by a half wheel and a Tucson rider Butch Hawley took third On his Halley-Davidson Sprint. (Results on PllCe 21) , . .....u. coatest was a Tuc_ crowd pl.._. H.... wI...1f Joe Klecak do.s bls stIIfI.