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c Action At Sledriders Deadman's Point MX For the easy, easy ride ... try the Gemini 50 cc For style . . . speed and tremendou s performance .. . won 't be topped in the mini bi ke field. '; . the 2 cycle engine rotary valve intake guarantees high perfo rmance .. . the 4 speed newly developed transmission gives super smoo th shifti ng at any speed. The Gem ini 's new steel tube f rame is stro ng and ligh t we ight and beau ti full y designed . . . and the brakes (hand and foo t) are sharp and eff icient on rainy days or Dave Baker hits the Deadman's Point take ott ramp and sides toward a win in th Open Expert class at the Sledrider's D1st. 37 Motocross. High winds made jump even mor e tricky than usual. Be sure to check out the neat starting gate the next tim ou make it out to " The Point". East/West MX Series Wide Open The East/West Motocross series cosponsored by International Racing Enterprises in the West and Inter-SPort in the East is at a mid- way point and the race for those six paid trips to the East coast is still wide open according to promoter Dave Grove. . With two races left to go Jim Wilson leads both the 500 Sr. and ,250 Sr. diVisions but he can only win a trip in one class.. Tim Hart and Bill Payne are tied for second in the 250 Sr. with 300 points and Jim West is next with 238. Wilson has perfect scores of 800 points in both classes but he w1ll probably go East in the 500 class so there are some open berths available on the team in the,250 Sr. class. In the 500 class John DeSoto is second behind W11son with 700 points. Other points winners ' are John Rice, 394; Jim West, 225; Jim O'Neal, 190 and Ron BUDD, 166. Front runners in the Eastern qua.l1fy- A.V. Speedwa, (Contin ued from page 3) as they dove into it, Rick took hts usual du sty road s. This is tal k . . . take a rid e, one easy ride .. . and you' ll be con vinced . • SAN TONG COMPANY, INC. 15514 SOU TH FIGUEROA. GARDENA. CALIFO RNIA 90247 TELE PHO N E: (213) 532-1780 line through the corner, which gives him a good drive out and keeps anyone from getting under him. Bast had a different strategy. Realizing that he couldn't get under Woods, he took the high groove and it was suddenly apparent to everyone that he was getting fantastic traction on the outs ide, while Woods couldn' t seem to get his wheel to the ground. Steve moved uP on Rick down the back straight, but Woods kept the l ead by virtue of taking the shorter way around. Down the front straight, they were handlebar to handlebar. But coming down the back straight they appeared to drift into each other, and it was obvious that they wer e tangled together. As they wrenched apart, Steve went down and Rick headed for the wall. Woods was able to shut it down and make the cor ner. Woods then stopped at the ambulan ce, and stepping off his machine, he collapsed, as he put weight on his r i ght leg, Woods had lacerations and br uises where Steve's f ront wheel had hooked onto his f ootpeg and banged it uP, while Bast was ta ken to the hospi tal wi th a possible broken wrist sustained in the spill. The next sPeedway slated f or the Lan caster track is May 17, wi th the season openin g this Friday at Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa, (Results on page 19) are Barry Higgins, Bruce McGuire, and Jimmy Wlnart. Gunnar Lindstrom i s also a llkely team member. The final two East/West Series races w1ll be held at Bay Mare, Cal. on May 3rd and 17th. 1ng races MAYNARD ENTERPRISES S.nt. An. MOTO-X PRODUCTS . ~ CZ Fold lne Foot PWes ••••••••••••••••••• $11.95 Propslands (rldcl dpecs) $ 4.95 $10.95 R.plac.ment R.ar F.nd.rs $10.95 Alum. Skid Pla..s ., •• MAICa "W orks ' Flberelass Front F.nd.r ·Works· Flb.relass R.ar F.nder. Mlkunl Carbo Man Iloid (For bolt llII M Ikunl) 3 Gal. Tank YAMAHA Moto·X HI·Mount F.nder Alum. with Brac.s DTl Alum. with Brae. ATl·CTl Fiberg lass Rear F.nder DTl (sa m. as stock) DTl HI-Torqu. Chambers CTl HI·Torqu. Chambers ATl HI.Torque Chamb.rs $ 9.95 $ 1.95 $ 9.95 $42.95 $15.95 $14.95 $14 .95 $14.95 $39 .95 $37.95 S34.95 Ma ll Chec k or Mon.y Order or C.O.D. to Maynard Enterprises 205 N. Harbor Blvd., Santa Ana, Ca Ul.