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Local hotli ·11I lJ L A .\'D JlI/ S7:'iIf)/;" OI' T1. \I!S T : presents through t he p its fo r th e 25 0 cla ss lead, while Fra n kie Keepers Jr. and J eff Kap lan were doing th e same in th e 1 75 Expert class. By the fin ish, Kevin Hasten ha d st retched his lead. Dwayne Carter, did not make it , and co nsistent finisher Terry Davis took advantage of th is to grab second Open Expert. Fo llowing Davis was his constant co mpanion during most desert races, and again righ t o n his rea r fe nder, J im Sumners, who like Davis is a Chec ker and riding a Mon o. TIm Bowman gave up his small bo re DKW fo r a Mono, an d p icked up fo urth Op en Expert in hi s first fin ish in that clas s. Padilla never reached the finish, so Larry Roeseler gave Harley-Davidson it s first 25 0 class .win , While Roeseler was taking first 250 Expert, Bruce Ogilvie was doing the same in the 2 50 Amateur class ab oar d an o t her Harley . Ran dy Fle ming picked up one of his best fin ish es th is week at seco nd 25 0 Ex pert, ahead of Chris Austin ab oard wh at else b ut another Mo no. Tom Sch ell d oesn 't n eed one of those tr ick Mo nos to fin ish well , as he does pre tty well o n his old 250 Suzuki, fini sh ing fourth 25 0 Expert. Mike Arbogast has bee n fin ishi ng in the top five Am ateurs for the pas t few mon th s, t h is we ekend being no exception with a seco n d 250 Amateur. Mik e Ec kha rt doing as so m an y fast smaIl bo re rid ers hav e been doing lately , cha nged fro m h is 17 5 Bul to a 350 and _ went bac k to race with the Am ateurs, . with a first Ope n Ama te ur thi s weekend. Frankie Keepers J r. and J eff Kap lan have been riding togeth er for a lo ng ti me now, and neither one felt too bad WEST TEXAS $10.000 MOTOCROSS MARCH 29 and 30, 1975 * MIDLAND, TEXAS ALL CLASSES PAY 1 PLACES 0 $2500 IN SUPER TROPHIES * GUA RA NTEED PURSE - RAIN OR SHINE I!! Starting line up is by order of sign up, for 1st Mota - SIGN UP EARLY! FOR POSTERS AND PRACTICE STARTS 8 :00 AM SATURDAY Beginner. Min i. Junior . Intermediate . Senior SENIOR PAYOF F 1st PL A CE 2nd PL A CE 3rd PL A CE 4 th PLAC E 5t h PLACE $1000.00 750.00 500 .00 250.00 200 .00 6th PL A CE 7th PL A CE 8t h PL ACE 9th PLA CE 10t h PLACE ENTRY FORMS, CONTACT : Quality Auto Sales 2600 E. 8th S150.00 100 .00 75.00 50 .00 25 .00 Od essa, Texas 79 76 1 (9 15) 332·1504 Lo dging and Camp ing Fac ilit ies Av ailable Cycle News Want Ads MICKEY QUADE This 28-year old San Diegon flashed t o victory in Class 20 (1 25cc and under ) at the SCORE Parker 400 w here he was teamed with Joe Padi lla. They averaged 42.83 mph over th e grueling 366-mi le course. Their fact ory prepared 125cc Husqvarna gets last ing engine protection from Pennzoil 2Strok e Moto rcycle Oil mixed 32 to 1. Take a t ip from Mickey Quade and co-ride r, Joe Padilla, get t he lasting kind of engine pro tect ion it takes to fin ish in t he money . . . ask your motorcycle dealer for Pennzoil. Kevin Hasten's winning form . PENNZOIL COMPANY Oil City, Pennsylvania WORN BY CHAMPIONS KEN MAELY STEEL SHOES SINCEt950 AM aely shoe has been worn and proven by all the National No.1 riders since 1952. Top riders of 6 countries are now wearing one. National No. 10 Neil Keen has worn the same Maely Shoe for 20 years. It has been hardfaced 4 time Ask the rider who wears one. s. t .... &te" BOOTS .~5.00 STEEL SHOE ."0.00 ' 22 Plus COD & Postage . Other Accessories includ ingseats,hubs, rims, disc brakes; Route 2 Box 75B , B530 Bedford Motor Way , Corona, CA 91720 To Order: Send boot or cardboard copy of sale Or: See Ken at your local race track Or: Call forappointment at shop - 71 4·735·0540 Who did how? Read Results. . I. ge tt in g beaten by th e other on e fo r th e 17 5 clas s win . Dean Mod essett spread his Penton over ha lf th e desert on the way to th e bomb, so ta king advantage of this, Kap lan p assed Keep ers fo r th e lea d o n the second lo op for th e class win, Re d Sanders and his relatively an tiq ue Husky led th e Novices for most of the race, whil e Mark Gran ger tried to catch him wit h h is b rake rod flop p ing in the wind. But fate was on the side of Sanders who finish ed with a huge lead . Dari n Car twright an d J oe Lockhart have been loc king handlebars in so me heavy battles lately, fo r th e Trail Novi ce win . Cartwrigh t had the sligh t lea d th ru the pits. Cart wri gh t has been th e first Trai l Novice before, with J oe only getting seconds, and J oe (just 13 years old ) was out for the class win. J oe go t a fast er pit and was out o n t he seco nd loop before Darin a nd fly in g on his Penton to stay ah ead o f h is rival. Sports Illu strat e d was ' attending the In vaders race to ge t some in form ation , for .an up- coming art icle in th eir magazine on desert racing. It looks li ke those of us th at wrote t hem letters ' ab o ut thei r article on Barsto w-t o -Vegas, did n o t do it in vain . • Result s in Results Sec tion,