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ElliS, Weinert SmiUl,DiStefano ravage Ymh a aa Super Series MI HO USTON. TEXAS. ~IAR.• 14-1 5 J im m yE ll is, Can-Am factory rac er. overcam e slow st art s o n th e co m pac t . over -a n d - u n d e r Astr od ome i n d o o r m otocross course to win the 250 class on Friday nigh t. bu t was put in the sh ade of secon d place on Sa tu rda y by Cali fornia Honda factory racer l\!arty Smith . Jim Weinert c o m bined two st rong se co nds o n Friday to win the 500 class for Yama ha but go t in to a bloc king battle with fo rm er Yamah a fa ctory rider Pierre Kar smakcrs o n Saturday and was held back to t wo thi rd place finish es. Tony Distefan o (Suzu ki) won both 500 m otos Satu rday. Results (Unofficial) YAMA HA SUPER S E R I E S MX, OVERA LL 2S0 , 1. J im E ll is (C -A l . 2 . Mart y Smith (Hon), 3. R ich Elerstedt ( Hon). 4 . K en t Howerton (Hus). S. B i ll Grossi (Su z ). 6. K e n Z ah r t (Bu l). " . G aylon M o sle r (Mal ) . 7 o V E R ALL 5 0 0 c c : 1. T ony D i stefano (Su z) . 2. J i m Weinert ( Ya m). 3 . Steve Stackab le (Ma i) . 4 . Pierre Karsmakers (Hon) . 5. J im West (C Z) 6. W y m a n Prid dy (Ka w). 7 . Mark Black well (Hus) . 8 . Pete r Lam p pu (eZ) . 9 . Gary Chaplin (C Z) . 10. R ich T tr o r w at u so n (Hus) . Awi ner first time out • on both coasts. M A R C H 2 , N EW J E RS E Y: Howard Tom lin t ook the overall win in the Scr ub Pine 100 Mile Enduro in his first competition ride on his br and new Fro ntera 360. Tomlin claims , " T here' s no mud in the world that will slow the Fro ntera do wn !" While o n t he sam e day... MARCH 2, CALIFORNIA : Mike Hannon scored an overall win * in the Chaparra l 150 End u ro in his shake down cruise on his new Frontera. Fr ontera's also ca rried the w inning team at th is event. East or West .. . sloppy mu d or desert wastelan d . . . the new Bultaco Fronte ra is an instant success ! See it at you r Bultaco dealers' now. (j:.Tq , ~.O~ SI.JL..TOCQ , ~.~ ./ INTE ~ N OT'QNOl,;.", P.O. Box 62547 Virginia Beac h, Virg inia 2346 2 .I/ J/) L A .\'IJ It' /:S TSJ/)/:' (J1'Tf, l llST p esen ts r WEST TEXAS Speedway Motorcycle League execs, from left, Jack Long, Sharon Clayton, Brian Turner and Chris Pook. Ho-hum, another new sports league LO S ANGE LES. CAL.. MA R. 14 Speedway Moto rcycle League ann ounced its birth today at the Los A nge les Pr e ss C l u b. S haro n Clay t on . p reside nt o f the new team racin g pro mo t io n . said the lea gue will lau nch its first eigh t-week an nual se ason with a fo ur-team \\'es tern division series in June. 19 75. (Continued on page 5) $10.000 MOTOCROSS MARCH 29 and 30.1975 * MIDLAND , T EXAS ALL CLASSES PAY 10 PLACES * $2500 IN SUPER TROPHIES GUA RANT EED PU RSE - RAIN OR SH INE !! ! St art ing line up is by order of sign up, for 1st Mota - SIGN UP EAR LY ! • FOR POSTERS AND PRACT ICE STAR TS 8 :00 AM SATURDAY Beginner . Mini . J unior. Inte rmediate . Se nior SE N I O R PAY OFF 1st PL A CE 2nd PL ACE 3rd PL A CE 4th PLAC E 5th PLACE $1 000 .00 750.00 50 0 .00 250 .00 200.00 6th PLA CE 7th PLACE 8t h PLACE 9t h PLA CE 10th PLACE E NTR Y FO R M S , C ONT AC T : Qua lity Auto Sa les 2600 E. 8th $150.00 100 .0 0 75 .00 50 .00 25 .00 Odessa, Texas 797 6 1 (915) 332 -1504 Lodg ing and Ca mp ing Facilities Ava ila ble 3