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A hal f lap la ter, Grossi got it on, slipping past Suzuki teammate DiStefano and putting the pressure on Savitski's fly in g Bultaco, On the next lap Billy found a new line through t he mudhole and took over the lead. Mean while, Stackable had been building momentum and came up to shut out Grossi on lap fou r. The first five pal ces all appeared to be likely prospects as they fought and either passed or got passed in the m udhole, Jimmy Weinert has started slowly, eleventh at the end of lap one, but was bulling th rough traffic in classic "Jam min ' Jimmy " style. Stackable enjoyed the lead fo r 2-3 Gro ssi lap s before "Sugar Bear" repassed big Steve in the mudhole, By this ti me Weinert had surged up into fo urth place behin d Savitski and Stac kable. Steve p robably felt J im my breathi ng down his neck because, in the next few lap s, the pair e dged by both Savitski and Grossi. Stackable led ; and J immy, in secon d, rea lize d th at he di dn't have to catch t he lon g tall Texan to ta ke ho me th e first place m on ey . At the flag it was St ackable , Wein ert, Grossi, DiStefano and Sernics. Savits ki, while on the las t lap and o nly two turns from the fini sh, slid into one of the big mud berms and got stuck. Joh n was so tired an d the bike so st uck that he was n 't ab le to pull it o ut . Luc kily , J o hn Ayers, blinded by m u d , cam e along, hit Savitski's rear wheel and knocked the Bultaco out! Savitski had held fifth before the incident and thanked Ayers for the boost that kept him from losin g more than two places. J immy Weinert 's 1-2 sco re topped Steve Stac kable's 3-1 in the overall standings. Team Suzuki followed with G:-~r: 1=3 :.~d Di~!efano's 7-4 placings. John Savitski took iiitn wii:; his 5-7 tally over Pierre Kars makers' 6-9 total. 125cc Support Jon Leak led a 1-2 victory by 125cc Yam ah as in the two Support class m o tos. Leak wo n the first m oto after taking the lead on lap three and building it in to an untouchable m ar gin . Second pl acer overall, Denny Swan tz, bac ked up his third in ro und one wi th a victo ry in t he final m o to . Hon da rider Ro bert Yost earned third overall with a co ns istent se t o f 4 -3 m o to fin ishes. Fo u rt h an d fifth wen t to Rich ard Heagy (5-5) an d Dave Bowm an • (6-8), bo th Hon da m o unted. Results 25 0Cc e The F.rst and'Fe.nest K.ets .Cable Handlebars & f rom t h e Lead e .. BECKfi~ · NLEY Beck/Am ley wa s the first and is still the leader, with the widest selection of cable kits and brake hoses for the motorcycle indus- try. We have kits form ore different motorcycle models than anyone else! Every brake hose is D.OJ. approved and every thrott le cable elbow is nylon lined for longer life a nd ease of operation. Long cables and brake hoses a re ava ilable individu• • • • ally as well as in kits for added convenience. Beck/Arnley also carr ies a wide assortment of B ~ 10~ 12" and IS" hand lebar s. including those drilledand slotted for all the Japanese models. Great Beck/Arnley selections of highbo r cable kits. hondlebcrs, and D.O.T. approved brake hoses are available to fill your needs - NOW! Riders: See Your Beck/Arnley Dealer Soon. Dealers : See Your Beck/Arnley Distributor listed below: Bee~ /Amley Bee~ /Am ley C..p. KK Mot..cydo Supply Co. Coo-p. 548 Brood Hollow Rd. Melville. L1 N.Y 11746 .• . 43 1 Eo\t Third Street Fay Myen 201S 'Ne-!.t Alameda o.n.... Colo. 80123 NKhoI. MoIe>«y<1e Supply. Inc. Milne AccnlOries P. O. 80. 11 ~ Shill;ng,",d & $om. Inc. Gt'ee1l l one and Rodclif~ St..-t Montreal Motosports, tt... 270 e.ovl>oft W./O. Br" tol. Po , 19(X)7 . 3130 Eo\t Mar la Street Compton, L.A Co l. 90221 ., Montreo l. 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