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• -• • 11II 11II ..::I g ... g """ en r- ...... ...... """ >ro ~ J o hn Kid ney (Kaw) leads Steve Mallonee (Kaw). Both lead eventual O pen Produc tion w in ne r Mike Par riott (Kawl on the first lap. BOT BATS! $ 1.00" Money back if not satisfied. ·1 _ _ Hot Hats @ 1.00 ea t ot al _ FREE STICK lES Which must be accompanied wit h 1 Self A ddressed Stamped Envelope. Name ----,::;- _ Address _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ • _ Zip _ Allow two to three weeks for the post office. Send check or money order to: .... .. - CYCL E NEWS ST UFF , P.O. BOX 498, LON G BE AC H, CA 90801 CMC Road Racing I By John Ulrich IRVINE, CAL., MAY 5 Ron Pierce (Yam) ran away with an easy Open GP WIn here at Orange County International Raceway. Pierce's TZ 700 cruised in to the finish twelve seconds ahead of the strongest challenger, second Overall (and first Junior), Harry Klinzman on his Yamaha 350 watercooler. Harry, on his way to one of three trophies for the day did wheelstands out of the chican e on every lap (much to the pleasure of the announcer and the spectators). He came in 19 seconds ahead of third place Mike Parriott on a Yoshimura Kawasaki 900. eSCUDRIA E HUSQVARNA PENTON LAVERDA SALES. SERVICE ·, AND NIAlL SPECI ALISTS (213) 542-1695 The Finest Selection of Parts and Accessories For Bike and Rider We Offer Expert Repairs Porting and Competition Tuning Race fans were pleasantl y gra t ified to observe Mr. Harry Klinzman perform wheelstands exiting the ch icane at a recent road race meeting near Irvine , Calif. Receive S50 Worth of Parts and Accessories FREE When You Buy a New Husky or Penton. 2419 Artesi a Blvd . Redondo Beach . Ca liforn ia 90278 Most Pow erf ul ROKON RT 340 ENDUROS Save $200 .00 - Limited offer. CArnes Cyde Shop 8459 - Foothill - P.O. Box 608 ... 34 Sunland. CA 91040 213·352·1458 I Best Handling MAlec COOPER MOT ORS I , 110 E. Santa Anita Ave. Burban k. Ca. 91502 Parriott moved up from six th at the start of the race, but st ill was running down the back straight when Pierce crossed the finish on the fron t straigh t. During the same race. Buddy Parriot got into wobbles on his Yoshimura Kawasaki t hat would put the fear of God into a spectator. T he thi ng looked like it had a mushy banana for a frame backbone . With al l the power the t hing had , it must have taken some real hair to ride it. Bruce Talbot charged his white BMW into the lead of the Cafe Racer class and buil tit up eve ry lap from the start. T he biggest duel in the class was fo r second, third, and fourth between John Small, Lester White, and Mike Arrito la, all on various trick configurations of Ho nda 750s. The battle went back and forth, with the trio being close to side by side into a lot of the turns. They boomed across the line in the order above. Mary Farrow (Kaw 350) was the only lady racing today. Racing in the Cafe class for the second time in her life, Mary bettered her finishing record. Her first race saw her take sixth - only five others were racing. Today Mary took ninth, with ten people racing. Your reporter was the tenth racer. The 125 GP race was hotly co ntested between Mike Baeder (Yam) and Pedro Gallinucci (Yam). Mike took the lead into the first tum, followed by Pedro, with Philippe de Lespinay (Yam) in about fifth. In the biggest dice all day Baede r and Gallinucci went at it wheel to wheel 22 seconds ahead of third place, w hich by the fourth lap was de Lespinay. Coming out of the chicane Gallinucci got inside Baeder and stole the lead , only to lose it going into turn ni ne . The intense dueling put the pair 43 seconds ahead of third before the finish, wi th Baeder 10 seconds ahead of Gallin ucci on the last straight of the last lap. They had a streaker, and for a change a good looking one, too. A young lady clad in natural leathers and mounted on a two wheel mote-streak m achine bo b bl ed down the return road from the pits towards the tower. Amazingly, the announcer seemed to know what he was doi ng. I guess thinking that's amazing is a sign of having gone to too m an y AMA mo t ocrosses. • Res ults in the Results Section. Dice of the Day Award was jo intl y presented to Mike Baeder and Pedro Galli nucci in the 125 GP contest.