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$10.000 PURSE SERIES OF ~I\MPIONS S - tMOTOCROSS fbi'l'.fA - - 'r IS COMING TO N N I- U ...0 o ..... u o TOP EUROPEAN RIDERS ROBERT GROGG Sw itterland LO RENZ HAL LER Switzer land JA N THI JE Holland TON VAN HEUGTEN Ho lland FONS VAN HEUGTE N Holla nd TOP AMERICAN RIDERS PAUL VAN HEUGTEN H,Jlland Wi t VA N DER l AAN Ho lland T EDD Y ST ROMBERG S wede n GOAAN ANOEA BEAG Sweden PIEAAE BOAM S Belgium JOHN PALFREYMAN R IC BEL L MA RK SA XL ANO BEA TUS DE JONG JOHN MO NOHA N vs TOM AID YAAD TONY MASELLA Thousands saw the first of the series in O O 6 and are still raving about the most hio ct. exciting racing they ever witnessed "UNTIL YOU 'VE S EEN EUROPEAN SlOE CARS Y OU HAVEN 'T SEE ANYTH ING" N ....... PLUS A $1000 PURSE-- 250 PRO SUPPORT MOTOCROSS RACE WITH TOP RIDERS " BILLY PAYNE " WILL HARPER · JEFF VIOIC -ANDY BAINES AND M ANY MO RE AD ULTS $6 RAGP Hon) when King cras hed and o u t diced leading Powder Pu ff Le slie Klu g (250 Hon) who fini sh ed betwe en Blocker a nd Kin g. The co urs e used fo r th e two day aff a ir w as a h i gh - speed , g e a r - i t -like-a-ro ad-ra c er cou rse . The DRA used tw o smokebornbs , th e second one right in fro n t o f th e prep ared cr oss ing of Cash Creek. Cash Cree k is eigh t feet wide , 10 feet d eep and co vere d with brush . Th e DRA bulldo zed a level crossing , watered it be fore every JR. 13- 17$4 R ep o r t e r 's N ot eb o o k : Several m erch ants in Cal City chip pe d in $2 0 0 to th e p rize money .. . an d t hey su re got it bac k. Sha key 's was out o f beer mugs b y 7 : 30 Sat urday n igh t and o u t of pit chers an hour la t er . . . T he Half Fast MC, wh ich st a rted spo n taneo usly as a n effo rt by several racers an d t hei r families to hel p eac h o ther, fin all y go t official Saturday n igh t , w ith their first m eeting. Don Lo ckr idge was ele ct ed pr esident . . '. In th e fu ture th ey 'll be goi ng at it to oth-an d -nail with th e o lde r, Winner Bo b Bale n t ine makes the t ra ns it io n f ro m st reet paveme nt t o desert dirt in smooth , GP style . CHILDREN 6-12 $2 ONDER 6 • • • • • •• TICKETS ON SALE AT: • • • • •• • Mid-Va llev CZ Van Nuys ' M ike's Ra ci ng Center Northridge . Va lle y Cyc le Park Moorpark · Bell flowe r CZ FREE South land Cyc le Center Garden Grove ' Downens H awaiian Gardens · Cit y Cyc le Center eree A•• or.· hUl e Caanl y Suzuk il SIne 's Cy cle Su" ly colla 80""_.,- M• •• HAVE YOUR LEATHERS HAD IT! If t he comfort's still t here, but the element of surv ival has been scraped away .. , or if you no longer look like the ride r yo u are . . , this may be a good time to th ink about new le ather s. We make great leathe rs, for great people. Find out more about us. Write to : " Leathers" A BC / BELL Dept. D 9802 South At lantic Av e. Sou th Gate, CA 90280 ABC CUSTOM LEATHERS DIVISION OF BE LL HELMETS INC. WHITTIER HONDA (714) 894-2623 Motorcycle T ra ile rs Be ll Helmets Full Bo re Products Penton, Monark & Tyran 14324 E. Whitt,er Blvd. 12t 31698 -0065 Sa les Service Part s Accessories Complete stock of parts and accesso ries fo r st reet and dirt. race and directed th e racers th ro ugh i t. A fter that th ere w as a san dy sec t io n tha t was fu n and slidy o n t he first lo o p o f th e fir st race ; af te r th a t it lo oked like it had been used for t esti ng ex p losi ves. Aft er a few mi les o f th at, the course turn ed on to a fast fire-ro ad. w ent up an d down a ro ck y hill and fi nally got onto the lo ng pa veme n t sec t ion to a nd through town. Twent y m iles worth in all. m or e es tablished An ah eim Hi-Siders fo r cl ub pa rt icipat ion tro p hi es . . . It wa s th e Lo st Coyotes l\IC th at was helping wi t h · fl a g g in g a nd other d et ai ls though . . . T he Second DRA Cal City GP was no ticea bly imp ro ved in terms o f rid er coop eration with local au th orities. No sq ui ds we n t screaming through town after th e rac es. Sgt. Mearle Co llier, a me mber o f th e Badgers :\IC, wa s very. pleased at th e way things p rogressed . • & Rupp Fun Machines D&R Cycles 7 t 81 West m i nster Ave. Westm inster , CA 92683 DSS~ jiM fishbA k's C ~ YAMAHAoi~©lRIl1Y.\~Y.\ @ . (714) 822-2252 9008 Sie rra Ave ., Fonta n a, Ca. ~ ~ THE ULTIMATE IN t'~'. PERFORMANCE.HANDLING ~ AT COMPETITIVE PRICES Mid -V alley Cy cles 7547 Lou ise A ve., Van Nuvs, CA 9t406 213-342·6606 17