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Coats and. Kole Tops at Petaluma ;;; ~ . .. '" FAST RELIEF FOR THE WOBBLES. Q. ,.. '" ~ 0' > "3 ..., ;: '" ,; w 2 w ..J U >U ,. . 360 Expert winner Jerry Kole cuts a fancy lap during practice. Racing at the Sonoma-Marin Fair S tory and Photos by J ames Bramm er PETAL UMA, CAL., June 24 - Short Track riders ran the fulJ quarter· mile oval on the closing Sunday of the Sonoma -Marin Fair in Petalum a in a semipro fessiona l -progra m. For the -Expert s who elected to ride for money, there was an advertis ed $250 plus an entry fee kkl$·ba ck created by an addition al entry charge. Jim Coats and Jerry Kole won the feature even ts in the Expert class. Coats opened with first in the Trophy Dash where he led the first lap with Chuck Kole in second followe d by Skip AskJand and Jerry Kale. Chuck Kole failed in an attemp t to pass Coats on the outside in the second lap, bu t AskJand came through the hole left open by Kale passing and leading Coats briefly in the second lap. Coats recover ed the lead in the foUowin g comer and then in the . third lap Skip Askland went end over end as he opened to pass Coats a~ain coming on in the back straight . Jerry Kale finished second with Chuck getting third. AskJand was due up immedi ately on the starting line for the 360 final. With a few swift kicks here and there to his CZ by pi tmen and Askland was ready for the 360 start. Off the line was winner, Jerry Kole followe d shortly by Dennis Robinso n, Chuck Kole, Roy Toboad a, Kelly McIsaac , and then second place finisher , Skip Askland . On the second lap, Askland Was beside Robinso n trying for second on the outside but opening a hole that slipped him back in the pack as Robinso n pulled away. Robinso n lost a chain while running in second midway in the race. Ron Kole diced with Kelly Mcisaac briefly in moving up to second spot left by Robinso n's misfort une. Askland again passed Ron Kole for second and set the pace for pretty slides on the rough, hard clay surface as the two .raced closely in second and third place to the finish. The 250 Expert class was a promot er's delight with two local riders from separate Petalum a shops winning first and second. Winoer Jim Coats took the lead from Larry Drew on the fITS t lap. Foxy Drew closely followe d Coats through out the race, but an ppportu nity to pass in the closing laps was not there. A membe r of the Kole clan, Chuck was in for third while Kirk Tardiff and Wade Boyd raced for the next spots. John Neuenb urg has taken the fun out of watchin g the 250 Novice class with his apparen tly easy wins. Mike Tripp passed Gary Montgo mery for second in that class. The 200 Junior class is still interest ing, if not wild. Fred Poli took first in that final by passing Ed Souza. With the Fair closed, the weekly Friday night race program returns to the Sonom a-Mari n Fairgro unds with scrambl es the first Friday night of each month and sportsm an short track on the others. / No matter what kind of carrier you use for your bike or bikes, the all new Yamatn:! Tie Down Straps will do three things for you: 1. Loading will be faster and a lot easier. Hook one end of the tiedown to the bike, the other to the carrier and pull. That's it!' 2. Unloading. Just snap the self·loc king quick reo lease up and unhook your machine. . 3. Most import ant of all, when you look in the rear view while towing -voila! No more wobbles. Your equipment is snug and secure, cinche d down with Yamah a's 100% nylon tie downs. Not to mention the fact that your rig will look super sano. Also availa ble now, Yamah a's unique heavy chrome retractable tie·down hooks. When not in use, these hooks will automa tically re.tract flush with the surface of your carrier . Availab le now, from your neares t Yamaha dealer . • YAMAIIA PARTS DISTRIBUTORS,111(. a subsidiary of Yamaha International Corpora lion. 6610 Orangethorpe Avenue, Bueno fork. Colifornlo 90620 PERFORMANCE BY BAILEY KellV Mclssac (BOG) pursues Skip Askland \/\Iha despite the leathers is on a CZ during qualifyin g. JAW A SPEEDWA 600 MX BSA SALES-SERVICE-PARTS 500 AUTHO RIZED DEALE R FOR ALL SAN GABRI EL VALLE Y & PASAD ENA AREA ~ i!-' • J1W l- CZ STREET - MOTOCROSS SPEEDWA Y.MAC HINES Experien ced with World's Best Two Strokes Since 1949 BARUM TIRES CASTR OL RACIN G OILS 53 hp @ 8000 rpm. 2 speed 2:75)(23 " front and j:50x19 " rear wheel. 182 Ibs elry wt. 112 gal fuel capacity . (213) 330-6171 BERTUS MOTORCYCLES 1340 N. H.Jciend . Blvd•• La Puente, C..J1f. DO IT YOURS ELF KIT AVAILA BLE EXCHANGE CYLINDER $14 9.0 0 ALLOW 2 WEEKS CYC LE MA RT 542S0 .·MAIN MILPI TAS; CALIF . 95035 (408) 262-3388 $1295 + TAX &L1C. 600KIT (578ee) 10:1 C.R. APPROX 44HP OOmm X 90mm FULL SKIRT' PISTON (.020] OVERSIZE AVAILABLE 1/8" OIL RING STOCK 3/16 3 PIECE OIL RING W /KIT .,