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Grogg Graber dominate Moto-AMA opener RAVENNA , 011. , ocr. 6 Swiss World Champions Robert Grogg and Andreas Graber swept to a convincing victory Sunday afternoo n in the opening race of th e ina ug ura l Moto -Al\lA Motocro ss Sidecar Series . co n teste d a t Ohi o Int ernational Racew ay. Wit h Grogg d riving the win ning Norton /Wasp and Graber as pas senger, Thi s is not a J ofa ad. It 's th e Sw iss team of Ro bert Gro gg and And y Graber, cu rr ent Eu ro pean sid ecar mo t ocross champions, as they p ut away bot h mo t os at Ra ven na, Oh io th e team w on b oth 20 minute moto s fo r the sidec ars . taking the lead midway through the first and leading all the way • in the second . Brothers Loren z and Samuel lI aller , 0 f Switzerland, be came the a ls 0 favorites of the 5,000 spectators when they suffered mechanical problems and a crash, neither of which seemed to slow them down a bi t. T ime lost in the pi ts and in righti ng their rig after a spectacular sec o nd-mo t e crash kept t he Hailers o ut o f th e top 10, however. As th e fir st mota began, Americans Harry Gaunt and Roll a Adams, bot h of Muncie , -lndiana ch ar ged to the lead, a surprising development as Euro pean domination of the ra ce was expected. The Gaunt-Adams lead was short lived as th e Hailers fin all y began turning it on , taking th e lead and holding it until midway in th e mota when Grogg and Gr aber m oved int o th e front. Gaunt a nd Adams ran steady six t hs in both motos for a fifth-pla ce o verall effo rt amo ng th e 14 t eams entered. Sw edish brothers T eddy and T ore Stromberg placed second o verall o n o ne of the fe w two -stroke powered sid ec ars , ending th e da y with a pair of second-place finish es to Grogg and Graber. . Moto-AMA is a six-event series whi ch co m es to Valley Cycle Park in West Los Angeles, October 20. Th e series is expected to genera te new interest in mo t o c ross side c ar racin g amo ng . " All righ t , Tony , I' ll slo w down a b it more an' yo u reach o ut an' kick h is f ro nt wheel," Califo rn ia's Palfreyman/Gardner Triumph t eam lets it all hang out. Am eri cans an d gr ow into an an n u al international series. Herbert Miller of Canal Fulton, Ohio . domin ated the 250cc solo su ppor t class at Rav enna. winning hath motos for a co m fo r ta ble overall win on a Mai co . • Results S id ecar : 1. Robert G r o gg/A n d reas G rab e r Sw itzer la n d t No r j j 2. Tedd Y Stromberg/Tore St rom berg Switzerl ana (K aw ) i 3 . Jan Th l j e/T h e u Thije - Holland (Vam) ; 4. Pau l Va n Heughten /B.. n R anis e Holla nd (Hon) ; 5. Harry G a u n t/ R olla Adams - USA ( H o n ) ; 6 . Ri chard Bell /Tom Ridyard US~S~V~~)~~ 7JO~~ai~a~f~:r.:?n t;,/~~eJgr:r~~;; . ~ USA (Tri) ; 9 . G oran And erbe rg /Ulf Al f red son Swed en (H us); 10 Norbert M on c hanyt. eo n vanorseere - USA (Yam) ; 11 . Peter Wekell /An th on y Tellier USA (H on); 12. Dilvid D ubbs/Jerry Yarger - USA (BSA); 13 . Lorenz Hall er/Samuel Ha ller Switzerland (Hon): 14 . Pierre Borms/Mick Ripper -- B elgium (NOr). 2 50cc Sol o Sup p ort : 1. H erb ert Mille r (Mai) ; 2 . Rob er t Ru tter: 3 Jacki e Lin dsey ; 4 . Sha n e Hruska (Y am) i 5 . Danny Steiner (Vam) . Grand Opening Week Oct. 21 - Oct. 26 ORANGE '75 Yamahas at the '74 price Street RD 200 RD 250 RD 350 TX 500 TX 650 Enduro DT 100 DT 125 DT 175 DT 250 DT 400 B B B A A B B B B B MX MX 100 B MX 125 B YZ 125 B prizes sunshine specials $ 989 .00 $1069 .00 $1192 .00 $1759.00 $1859 .00 $ 689.00 $ 819 .00 $ 939 .00 $ 1209 .00 $ 1425 .00 Special Premier Helmet Viking Jerseys Yellowstone Gloves Petty Fenders NOW $ 19.95 $10.49 $10.49 $ 4 .95 Reg. $30 .00 $13.95 $13 .95 $ 5 .95 Stereo System Premi er Helmets Jackets MX Boot s Gold Belt Scott Goggles Yellowstone Gloves Viki ng Jerseys T-Shirts Oil & Plugs Grips Andr e MX Bars 2 for 1 sale NG K Plugs Torco Pow erstrok e Duralu be MX Oury & Am eri can Pro Gri ps Decals 2 2 2 2 2 for for for for for $ 1.25 $2.00 $2 .00 $4.50 $ .75 m/c swap meet $ 779 .00 $ 919.00 $ 999 .00 out the door.pr ices Buy Sell Trade Here's your chance t o sell your used motorcycle - tr ade i t or buy one f or a good price! space free (Open Sundays) 1010 W. Chapman Ave., Orange, CA. 714-633-0064 19