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Murphy ro cketed away up the lo ng start hill fo llowed closely by Nei l McDonald. bent o n another win . It didn't take McD onald long t o ge t by Murphy , in fac t , af te r one lap l\IcDonald came arou nd with a t least 10 seconds lead. Po cock was up in third try in g to hold off Morgan who was really push ing Ro ck y's tail. Pocock was a ble t o stretch ou t o n l\lorg- n a nd he finish ed third. Up a front McD onald had th e win with h is tw o moto wins. Murphy pi cked up fourth overall with the help of hi s second place fini sh in mot a two. Pocock broke th e tie bet ween himself and Morgan by ha ving a better last moro. M ike H ersm an ( H a n) not ched ano t her win in the 125 Intermediate class as he trounced that class with two g o o d r ides. lI e had troubles with me chanicals in the last few ra ces, but today Mike put it all to gether for the win. Following Hersman in for second wasJohn Kramasy on a Yamaha. • Results in Resul ts Se ction. Boss MX at Helvetia Park By Art Gurno WEST SACRAMENTO, CAL.. MAR. 9 In spite of heavy rains in the previous week an d under threatening skies 140 I\1Xers turned out to slip and slide aro u nd the tight Helvetia trac k this Sunday . under th e auspices of B.O.S.S. fCMC. Dave Longcor scored a double as he swept the 250 and Open Pro fields on his new C & R sponsored Huskies. In the 250 bash he withstood cha rges from a quick Mike Hart, Brian J odry , alo ng with L.A. hotsh oe J ohn Hateley but held on to wi n b oth m otos. In the Open Expert clash he won handil y over Russ Powell and Mike J ennings. The 12 5 Pro provided some thrills as National No . Nine Dan Turner and sup erqui ck little D ann y 'Magoo' Chandler hooked horns along with Pat Wilson on his new Elsinore.'l\Iagoo got a proper holeshot in both motos but on the slippery track didn't have enough 'legs ' to stay up, c rash ing badly in one of the slick turns, giving Turner the win with Pat Wilson second. One of the high points of any B.O.S.S. MX racing day is always wh en the Pee Wees take to the co urse . These are tige rs from three to seven years o ld . Fre d dy Dian scored a win o ver Da nny Schmidt. Also showing good form were J amie and Shawn Wooten who finished third and fourth . The fast kid with the training wheels didn 't show up. • Results in Results Section . Sunny Valley MX -' By Lynne Diltz S UNNY VALLEY SPEEDWAY, ORE. l\IARCH 9 Sun s hi ne, riders, spe ctators there were plenty o f all three. The track was ro ugh with partially dried ruts and there's a b ig deep ditch th at must be crossed three times: o ne provides a go o d jump, two delivers a terrible jolt if yo u aren't ca reful, and three is just pl ain a wful. It 's on a cu rve, straight down, th en straight up, and filled with a bo u t 10 in ches of mud and water. Eleven bikes br o ke fast for the 175 Juniors with the o n ly gal rider, Dee Ha nsco m fro m Eag le Point. Dee slid down, was hit b y Whit Pier b u t neither were injured. The 17 5 Senior class was a c r o w d- p l ea s e r, first-year rider Bob Connors against years of experience. Rick S mith . Connors and Smith changed one and two repeatedly b ut d uring the last few la ps, Smith m anaged a slig ht edge to finis h I -! -! wi th . Bob righ t on his heels at 2-2-2 . The 250 Juniors had action plus com ics in the person of one Charlie Mathews. This great g-uy races for the love of sport and today he had a ball, ya-hooing aro und co m ers , waving h is feet (honest) at flagmen and try ing to run d own track owner Ray Copeland. The If you've g ot the goods, we've got the connections Cycle News Want Ads r, (7i4) 894-2623 Penton. Monark & Tyran & Rupp Fun Machines Sales Service Pa rts Accessor ies D&R Cycles 7181 West rninster Ave. Westmin ster, CA 92683 SAMM Y TANNER DIS TRIBUT ING WIHI-TECH 2139 242 11 1 can..am All model s 111 stock Enduros & M X ' s new 250 & 175 enduros are here! A lso de aler for Ma ico, Du cati , DK W, & Mota Guzzi Full line of parts in stock . Come In for F R E E demo ride . " We race 'em " We mail order anywhere In U.S . competition service, inc. 1244 No . G;lf fe y, S;lI1 Pedro, CA 90731 (2 13) 8 3 1 12 79 33