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PENNZOIL RIDER DOMI ATES AMA NATIONAL MX SERIES ... . - . ;' Kenny lahrt being rapid on his "stock" 360 Bultaco. Pierre Karsmakers might just qualify for the Inter-Am series. Pierre and Rex on their ride . Bry ar held · off th e Hon d a pil o t, wh ere the re was n ' t any ro o m fo r erro r and he didn ' t m ake o ne. Grossi took up position on Payne's rear fen der as t he second mo to got und e rway . Payne won the AMA Qualifier at Carnegie Park last week an d pe ople were expecting a repeat. Almost. But Billy dum ped th e bike in the ro ugh stuff a t the top of the h ill and fell o ut of the top len. Gro ssi p ick ed up the lead wi th Rich ard Grafton (Hus) in second . Karsmak ers an d Staten we re ne ither fa r behind o r far ap art (so what else is new?). Ho lcomb had be en inv o lved in a first turn sc uf fle and was.rnaking up the los t ti m e in a brilliant ' display of speed. Staten was preparin g to swo op the Dutchman wh en h e lost it. To add injury to insult, the chai n came off a lap later, dropping him to tenth. Gr ossi continued in t he lead, Karm akers motored around in second with the Overall vict ory well in hand. Bryar Holcomb fin ally passed Grafton to take third. Karsmaker s got the overall win, followed by Grossi, Holcomb, Payne and Arizona's Chuck Lampe (Mai) . Lampe parlayed a fifth and a sixth into fo urth overall. Staten fini shed sixth. 500 Class Kenny Zahrt returned to California with a National Motocross victory in his pocket. He'll head back ea st next week with an AMA Qualifier victory add ed in . J im West (H us) to o k the early lead, follo wed by Zahrt. A few laps lat er, Ken was in th e lead . He j us t gassed it over the bumps and let the bike hop beneath him. Sm ooth. Mitch Mayes demonstrated Husky front wheel landing technique, ended up sixth overall. Mike Yorba (Mai) worked h is way up to thi rd, q ui te a d istance be hi nd the leaders. Mark Rodman (Yam) was in fo ur th , an d that 's how they fin ished . Zah rt didn 't was te any tim e taking the lead in t he secon-l moto as he ou t-p ulled West's Husky up the hill. Wayne Boyer, o n a GP CZ, was in third, fo llowed by Luke Messer. Milch Mayes (Hus) was pu ttmg desert expe rience to good use, go ing faster th an al mos t anyo ne else on th e downh ill, and occupying fift h. Jim O'Neal (Mai) an d A I May (Mai) were pi a yi ng yo u-pass. me-I'II -pass.you, putting on a good show for the fans unt il O 'N eal retired wi th m ech ani cal ills. Zahrt to ok th e flag, th e o verall win an d go odly sum o f cash . West followe d hi m in fo r sec o nd Overall. Messer pulled even with Boyer in several t urns on th e last lap, but Wayne held him off for t hird. Boyer . was thi rd ov erall, wi th Mayes, Messer , and May es behind him in • overall ranking. To ny DiStefano, a 17 year 019 MX star f rom Morr isville, Pennsy lvania, is dominatin g th e 500cc Open Class of the A MA National Motocross Series, In the first four event s of t he series, Tony has grabbed 2 firsts , a second : and a thi rd to lead all ri ders in t he Nati onal Championship points race: His most recent w in came at Morgantown, West V irgin ia, where he ran away from t he f ield. To ny's CZ gets last ing engine protection from Pennzoil 2-Stroke Motorcycle Oi l. Pennzoil blends thoroughly, burns clean, and gives excellent throttle response at any rpm . Take a ti p from Tony DiStefano, when what you ride is worth caring for, Pennzoil is worth asking for. Results 125 : 1. Marty Sm ith (Hon) , 1-2 ; 2 . Gayton Mosl er (HOn) 3 -2: 3 . T im Lunde (Hon) 2 ·3 ; 4 . C h u c k Bower (HOn) 4 ·5: 5 . B ill ,K ee se (Bul) 5 -6: 6 . J im Hale (Pen) 8-4 ; 7 . Vincent Clark (Suz) 7 -8; 8. John Grossin i (9 -7); 9. Richard Sh er en (Hon) 6-1l. 250 : 1. Pierre Karsmakers (Vam) 2 ·2; 2. Bill Gross (Hon ) 5 -1 : 3. Bryar Holcomb (Bul) 4 -3: 4. B ill Payne (Mal) 1 -6; 5 . C huck Lampe (Ma l) 6 -5 ; 6 . Rex Staten (Hon} 3· 10 ; 7 . R i Ck Sa l m o n (Ma l) 8-7; 8 . Richard Gr afton (H u s) 14-4 ; 9 . Morri s Malone (Mal) 10-8; 10. C h uc k Lunde (Mon) 7 -1 2 ; 11. Jeff V ld ic (Mai) 7 . 12 ; 1 2 . Steve Bebeck (Pen) 13-11; 13 . B r uce Baron (Yam) 17-9: 14 . Je ff Harr i o tt 1 6 -1 5 ; 15 . John D erhammer (Yam) 11-2 1. 500 : 1. Ken Zah rt (Bul) I -I: 2 . J i m We st (Hus) 2-2 ; 3 . Wayne Boyer (CZ ) 7 - 3 ; 4 . Mi t Ch Mayes (Hus) 5 -5; 5 . L u k e Messer ( M ai) 8 ·4; 6 . A I Ma y ( M al ) 1 1 -7 ; 7. T o n y L a nza rone (Ma i ) . 1 1 -7 : 8 . G ene Martin (Ma i) 9 -1 5: 9. And y Ba ines (Ma i ) 14 ·11 : 1 0 . J oel S he d d o n (Mal) 19-9 ; 11. C ur t is Lesse r (Ma i) 17·13 : 12. R ick Sc h illi n g ( Mai) 21 -12; 1 3. M ike Vor ba (Mal) 3 -D N F; 14. Keit h Mayberr y ( M ai) 20 ·1 4; 15_ M a rk R od man (Vam>.4-DNF . PENNZOIL COMPANY 9