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two seconds at the end, and the points were more than enough for an overall first. Holcomb placed third overall and the invisible Bill Clements still had a second place cup. 500 Expert Mark Blackwell has been a super-strong performer lately and his consistent behavior paid o.ff quite well, indeed. Jim West had narrowly beaten Blackwell twice, and was doing it a third time when, about five seconds from the end of the race, his bike stopped running. Blackwell, right behind him, went around for the win while West never even stopped rolling...he began pushing like hell. He rolled acwss the line, but not before three others did. And the loss in points was just ~nough to give the day to Blackwell and second to West. A later investigation of West's AJS showed that the primary chain had snapped and had torn a gaping hole in the casing. Mark Blackwell was apparently high from his previous good fortune, as he took the lead in the All·Star race. Jim Wilson challenged his position but jammed his foot badly while dragging it on a turn. Blackwell spent the rest of the 30-minute race stretching his lead and riding past the pits on his back wheel, to boot. Mark was paid $50 for having his fun. $35 went to Briar Holcomb, who came in second. Seniors J 01> Miller and John Garcia dominated the 125 event, takil>g first and second respectively. Both riders were virtually unchallenged all day and made it look like you could actually make a living racing motocross. Juniors Ray Byers and Jeff Wecker were favorites in the 125 division after each raced side-by-side all day Saturday. II> the first race, however, Byers' Sachs was temporarily sacked and Weckers' throttle stuck while he was out in front. Seconds later, Wecker, his Rickman, and 100 feet of fence were out of the race. Richard Forshay won the first moto and ~ the day's trophy. Byers \yon the second moto, however, and Wecker was back to finish behind Byers. It's a shame a third moto wasn't scheduled just to see those three get it on one more time. Mike Hauss and Jeff Robertson, both Juniors, swept the 250 and 500 contests respectively and went home $40 richer. Kudos to everyone who went to Bay Mare Sunday; it waS a day or organization, co-operation, and professionalism. Even so, officials were quite curious, if not downright astonished, at the farily small turnout. Bay Mare has the finest reputation, from water trucks to toilets, so the lack of a larger response is inexplicable, to say the least. But shucks, those who didn't come made better odds for those who did. And those who did really wailed. (Results on page 22) w Z W ..J U >- U Jim Wilson was on form and pulled off a victory in the 250cc Expert class. Billy Clements pulls his Husky in flight, on his way .to second place in the 250cc Expert class. Ron (NX'l DeSoto and Doug (926) Grant mix it up in a tight corner.