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a charging Kenny Ro berts on t he fo urth lap w it h R ob erts rolling b y on the next. Steve Baker re mained a short distance back in fourth . Dave Smith and Gary Fisher had hooked up on the third lap and were having the race for fifth aU to themselves. First Fisher, and then Smith would lead going side-by-side on the high speed banking and nose-to-tail th rough the infield, with an occasional bit of fairing banging with their fists to break the tension. By the halfway flag on lap seven of the shortened ra ce (down to 50 miles fro m 100), t he lead had swapped hands seven times at different parts of the track with Roberts taking over where it counted for the sixth through eighth laps. Nixon rode a distance behind, in .third, with Baker in fourth and almost t he entire field separating the Fisher/Smith o r Smith/Fisher duo in fifth place. As good as t he race for first was, the race for fifth was just as exciting. In sixth p lace was Ted He nte r, charging and hoping to finish, followed by John Long, with Marty Lun de and Bob Rectenwald keeping thin gs honest. Castro decided second wasn' t good enough and went by Roberts to take over t h e lead on Lap Nine as t he pair weaved thro ugh traffic. Two laps later the Castro/Roberts Express sandwiched Jim Graham o n the front straight. Castro went lo w and Roberts we nt h igh as th ey swooped aro u nd th e slower -ider, Ro ber ts regained t he lead and ihen lo st the point t h ro ugh the infield . Nixon began to close o n the Yamaha fa ctory riders as the front-running trio - Roberts in the lead : - b ega n the final lap. Don Castro regained the lead out of the chicane with Roberts right in his draft and Nixon taking a high line to get as much drive as possible off the banking in tum four. Starter Duke Pennell dropped the checkered flag on Castro as Roberts just barely managed to shut the door on Nixon a t the finish line. Steve Baker appeared several seconds back in fourth and then the Fisher/Smith rocket took a photo finish in a dead heat across the line. Castro, elated after winning his first road race, was grinning from ear to ear in the winners circle while Ken ny Ro ber ts, a bit more subdued in the role of Grand National Cham p io n , took his bows for second. Third place Nixon, a little older and wiser, quipped "They're my id ols. " and then added" ...at least fo r today." • Results 25 0 ExpertjJ u ni or Co m b ined 1. Don Castro; 2 . K enny Rober t s: 3. Gary Nixon; 4. SteveBakerj S. G ar y F i sh er: 6 . Dav e Smith; 7. John L ong ; 8 . Bob Rec t enwald ; 9 . Marty Lu n de; 1 0. Den n y V arn es; 1 1. Mike C larke ; 12 . Ji m Alle n : 13. We s Cooley; 14. Gary Black man; 15 . D o ug Teag ue: 16 . Jay Le vings ton ; 17. Pee We e G la sa n ; 18. Walt F oster; 19 . A la n Ba r b ie : 20. Harry Cone. - TYRAN Tomorrow's Motorcycle Today T he following extras at no extra cost: Port ing, choice of 3 stages; E.C. Pipe, choice of 3 stages; .Head Machined & Modified; 28mm Carbs: Ext ra Large Air Box with Washable Filt ron Filte r. Rahm plastic fenders and side panels. And re's bars of 4130 chrome alloy. ... 1 ,25cc only $99 5 .00 P.C. Replica Exclusive Distributor for California, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico Precision Cycle 4573 Artesia Blvd., Lawndale, CA 90260 Call or write E.C. Birt at 213-542 -8850 or 370-8822 All t h e above riders were on Yama ha . Dealer Inquiries Invited ****ALLINDOOR**** AUTOMOTIVE MOTORCYCLE " Boots SUPER BOOTS ........AND ........ " • MX or ISDT Sizes 4-13 Fleecy wh ite cloud s in a Florida blue sky and screeyowwwmmm - road racing at Daytona! Available in half sizes BEST b oot on the mark et! Immediate delivery-Western U.S. Dish. 0 .1.0. Rims 0 .1.0. Cha in Diam ond Cha in , N. K.G. YUASA YOKOHAMA Cheng Shen Dealer -Distributor Inquiries Invited Toll Free - 1-800-453- 9 130 An yon e can sell! Cle.m ou t your garage ......"IS IlC Roberts passed Castr o, th en Castro passed Robe rts. That was th e right order for Donny. He won the Ju nior/Expert 250 Comb ined . 5115 SOlIlI STATtIIlJIUY. UT. 1410' and make ext ,.. mon e y . .. you r o ld "jun k" is another's treasure ! 101 zu.l13t 24 hr. INFO CALL (213) 588-0558 Left to right: Gary Nixo n's "id ols," Miss - cycle Classics 74. Gary Nixon, and much-photographed lady in wh ite halt er top. All th e top 20 wer e on Yamaha 250s. Some were water-powered, some wer en't. Test: Cooper 250 Enduro Personality: Mark Adent , desert w hizzz . - Speedway: Internationa l Cha llenge Series 29 -