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Soderstorm takes the money at Indio short track By Micky McManus INDIO, CAL.,JUNE 21 Over 1,000 fans watched Charlie Soderstrom do his thing and take home t he bread 'Frida y night at the Indio Fair Grounds Short Track. Charlie's Bultaco led the way as Bob Spicer (Yam) came in a distant second. Marc Jones (Kaw ) of Indio picked up the third p lace money. The IOOrr e lnss was dominated by Yamahas wit h J o ey Morales, Jim Burge Jr., and Eric Pe ttersen taking wi ns in that o rder. The hottest class of the evening was the I 25 s with Arizona State Mini Champ Jimmy Wright wi nning on a Ho nda follo wed by Randy Reynolds and Ch uck Wh eele r, botb on Suzu kis. It to o k Lyle Shroyer (CZ) three heats to qu alify for 'the Main . But when the starter dropped the nag for the heginning of the Main Shroyer led the pack to the che c ke rs. T eddy Gibson (CZ) and Mark Cr awford (Bul ] took second and third place . The Open class saw Randy Reynolds (Su z) come from the 70 penalty lin e to worm his way through the pack to earn a well deserved first over Kenneth Griner (Ya m ) a nd Lou Giminez ( Ya m ). Yamaha Bicycle Gold Cup Series . coming ., >. ::l First in the series of Yamaha Bicycle Gold Cups is slated for Birmin gham High Sch ool , Van Nuys, Calif. J u ly 20. Elimination hea ts wil l begin at 9 :30 a.m.. and Continued on page 16 Pr ices at the Track: Practice & Qualifying . . . Fri. $ 2 General Admission . . . . Sal. $ 4 Ava ilable at all Ticketron Outlets or use coupon bel ow. Super Tickets THREE DAYIGENERAL ADMtSSlON. PADDOCK AND GRANDSTAND ALL FOR$12.00 OR RACEDAY TICKETS $6 .00 IN ADVANCE Race Day General Acrnission . $ 7 Paddock . . . ... $ 2 Grandstand . . . . . . . . . $ 2 TOTAL $17 Kawasaki Super Bike International I e nclose $ (Money Order or Cer!llled Check) for the following: _ _ _ _ _ Super Tickets at $12.00 _ _ __ _ Race Day General Admissions at $6.00 Name _ _'-_ MAIL TO: Trippe Cox Associates Inc.. PO BOX 2078. Address Zip Monterey. Calif. 93 940 (408) 373-1811 Tony DiStefano decided to try CRC nigh t motocrossing at Native America n Du nes J une 25 , but didn' t fare too well. He won his first rnot o, stood it on the front wheel Oust like Falt a, but with different results) in th e second rno to, and never made it to th e third. Alas. We hope his b ro ke n thumb heals qu ickly. (Dan Mahony Pho to) . Trail Riders & Enduro Riders Endo, the smallest enduro legal light, and it's guaranteed un br eakable for one ( I ) year from dare of purchase. Brac II I, it's a chart & clock holder, speedometer. & n u mber panel br acket. Fits VDO. Bulta co, Yamaha & Kawasaki. In the never-ending search for hand ling perfection. everybody complains about the rear shocks, whi ch always seem to lose their damping action before the front struts give up. So it was inevitable that someone would get the bright 'idea of using fo rk legs as rear dampers. What 's eve~ more remarkable about the setup pictured here is that the machine is a prototype Harley-Davidson whi ch appeared at a recent Wisconsin motocross. The ma chine weighs 210 Ibs. and the rear suspension is air -oil damped. $19 .95 $ 11.9 5 DISTRIBUTORS & DEALER INQUIRIES WELCO,\IE Du e.. nu t include nu mber pa nel, clo ck o r speedo m et er HILLMART PRODUCTS The Rider's Choice Riders, if your dealer does not stock III LL~IAR T products order direct, Satisfaction guaranteed! Remember the "nose " lcnoui s. ·1-3 16-68 4-8 UU2. Save Save Save at cs~location phone : ~~ro for nearest 213 334-5195 A W ALANDERS BULTACO KAWASAKI 1401 So. Beach, La Habra, CA 714-870 -9990 or 213·943-6116