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~ Barstow ~ Ie Hosts Fast, Slick, Adelanto TT By Ela1ne Jones Photos bY Manuel Burton :i!: ~ ADELANTO, CALIF., Feb. 22 - A good ~ clear day and a super slick, fast track ~ was the setting for the Barstow MCpolnt u run. The Powder Puff competition started the day'S racing, with Brenda SmIth out In fr ont. The racing SOOl1 became much faster, and more excIting as the 20Occ's roared onto the track. Larry Taylor showed the crowd what made him the number one lightweight, as he took the 200cc Amateur-Expert Class. Dennis Vall deter mlned to move his number 25 up a few notches. grabbed second place fr om Bob Saunders. The racing became more Intense as the 250cc Novice took the field. John Caldwell won the checkered flag In the Maln Event. The racing was hard. and saw some mavin ' and groovln ' through those tight turns . Bultaco mounted Gary Anderson and Hugh Lang took second and thIrd. Tom WIllte, who had a broken bike last Sunday, had a m/c this week that could not be stopped. He Just flat put It to them In the 250cc Amateur Maln. Ron Rlnsln put up a terrific effort In the last Iap, The race for the fInish appeared to be a horse race, as Ron whittled Tom's lead to about three lengths as they came across the line. ~ r Determined Navlcos fly a formation of 250s Into ane of thl slick. fast Adelanto t..ns. George Harwick was K1ng of the moun- r---------~-· I LAKE INJECTORS I I GRAB 2nd PLACE appear to hive the power. In the Sidehack competition, Jack Moffitt and Frank Dolts put everything together to come up number one. I I I I AT ASTRODOME TTl II I I I I I I I tain In the 500cc Novice Class. Douglas Templeton on a not often seen Marchless was second. Glen Brunson had his Malco running on all cylinders as he ran away from the pack In the 500cc Expert class. Chuck Wheat r eally went after him. but didn't Paul Bcstrum, mounted on a 650cc Triumph Bonneville fitted with new Lake Injectors(the ult imate In carburet Ion) for the fi rst time, finish ed 2nd in the National Championship TT Steeplechase held at the Hou ston Astrodome, Feb. 6th. I I I I I Boyd lIasan braucht thl H-D banner to the winner's clrcll In tho 350 Anl/Ex. class. OlyBULTACO n Sieve's Bull aco Ope n 6 da y. a week Man. & Fri. 9- 9 olhers 9-6 7627 Van Nuy. Blvd. - Van Nuy s, Ca l. ( 213 ) °ONLY 2 MOVING PARTS °30% HORSEPOWER INCREASE °FLO S60%MORE AIR-FUEL MIXTURE W ° RU NSIN ANY POS ITION °NO FLOAT BOWL (ELIMINATES FUEL FROTHING> °NO FLAT SPOTS °SlMPLE TO TUNE depending upon model. ILA~;'~"i~iARCH I ----------For more lntorrratl on on Lake Research and Development contact .- • I I I I' I I & DEVELOPMENT I I .I ;:g~~e~nl~~~or1~O~~ t~v:~6~~~. 6~s~ :':~i:~ ~~o~I~~.~~dto\~~~~~ P.O. BOX 909,.LAKE IS ABELLA, CALiF. 93240 PHONE: (114) 319-2810 DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED 780-6300 Turner Expansion C hambers advantaclS avlr cOllventlanal carburetors: I I I I I I The Barstow MC put on a good race. accident free-'and very well or ganized. (Results on page 19) Specialist in tuned exhaust for most two strokes. Port, Polish and five porting, also comp lete hop-ups for Hodaka. 8052 Raslcrans . PARAIIOUN T. CALIF. Phone (213) 531·1619 Hours 10-6 Vetter F ~ • box 216 • \Jrrbana. . . 6t801 mUL.T~CQ Torque ANY UPSWEPT, TUNED EXPANSION CHAMBERS. MODEL. COMPLETE WITH BUI IT-IN HU T , SHIELD. BOlT ON ....1:1 .NO MODlflCA TIONS REQUIRED. $39.95 T.N.T. RTE. 1, 1248, M cMINNVILLE, ORE. 97128