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Records fall P~nnzoil P~rform~r Award JACK JOHNSON Jack and teammate Mark Mason, both from Las Vegas, won overall honors at the Mint 400. The pair covered the rugged 400 miles of Nevada desert in 8 hours , 9 minutes and 24 seconds, earning one of the richest off-road payoffs ever. Their Yamaha 250, like five of the first six finishers, gets winning engine protection from Pennzoil 2-Stroke Motorcycle Oil (mi xed 32 to 1): Take a ti p fr om Jack and Mark , try Pennzoil and discover why so many win ners are asking for it. Available at you r favorite motorcycle dealer. PENNZOIL COMPANY at Utah's Widow- maker Hillclimb By Ann A. POINeIl SALT LAKE CITY , UTAH, APR. 13 Th e lVido wmak er! This was the granddadd y of all hillclimbs, and making a mark on this hill was som ething very speci al. Nearly 600 riders turned out to test their skill against th e big hill, and nearly 12,000 others turned out to wat ch. Oil City, Pennsylvania Win with Red Wing. The C amps do. \ Rick Hocking AMA Grand National Expen Tony DiStefano AMA Motocross Expert Motocross . '/>· m,le. mile. Tl , short track . enduro, road. ca fe-whatever racing you do , Red Wing can make you a winner. With acom petition fork that's the finest available, bar none . It' s got premium triple-lip seals to keep fluid in.di rt out :high-performance damp ing. with hydraulic stops to prevent bottoming : lightweight alloy sliders : tempered stanch ion tubes: 3-position preload springs, externally adjustable: and lots more . All fitted-with shocks. optional springs and steering dampers- into a total ,tuneable suspension system that builds winners . Just ask the Red Wing team : AMA Grand National experts Don Castro . John Gennai. Rick Hocking. Charles Seale : Enduro star Alfie Henrich: and Motoc ross winners Tony DiStefano and Bob Harris. Red Wing suspension systems are partic ipants in the AMA major contingency programs . I~ I Spec ia l oller: Exc lus ive Red Wing " Ride Gu ide" , with in trod uct io n by Dic k Mann , te lls yo u how to choose , mount and adjust the ideal combinat ion of Red Wing components to su it your build , bike , and the test you 're going to put the m to . Describes the exact technique for forward mounting rear shock absorbers . Only $3 .00, with Red Wing shoulder patch , decal , and product catalog. Wr ite .10: Ma ruben i America Corp. , Red Wing Group , 200 Park Ave. , N.Y.C .10017 When it comes to performance, you can't beat The System . "The Snake Strikes" Jones MX Products Distr ibu tors: EAST P.o. Box 204, Prospect . KY 40059 1 502) 228-802 5 CENTRAL 231 3 Ludelle. F t . Worth. T X 76105 (8 17) 535 -7487 n-. .. _ _ YELLOW OR BL UE NON ·SLIP OURY 16 ' ".. .._ - _ NATURAL RUBBER G RI PS ~-~'~ ::ql Othman Dist rib 1"9 Co . 1822 7 Ludlow St . lIlorthri dge. Ca. 91324 ~ Dealer Inquiries Invrtea 12131 363-6230 Hodaka Maico tOf -_.........--- --. --......-........----....... ---_- ...... --..-..-....._-- _-- --- ~_ .,.a__.. - ....... "'---1 . ._ CIt _ _ .. ......... ... ......... ...._ . _ __ .... --... -a_ c........ t1 'O Over 200 Utah riders turned out to compete in the Novice and Amateur classes, both of which are restricted t Utah 'rid ers, Even here, recor ds wer broken. In the Novice class, a high m ar of 496 feet was set by J eff Banks (Mai in the 251 -500 class. Amateur hig mark, a smooth 499 feet, was set b Steven . Whitlock, riding a 400c Yamaha. The smaller Expert classes were als dominated by riders fro m Utah altho ugh th ere were represen tative fro m several other stat es. It was Uta rider Kris Morgan who walked awa with the top spot in the 0-10 0 Exper class. Gary Chandler of Texas , on a 12 Kawasaki, took the top tro phy for th 101- 125 class, but Utah riders picke