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Billy Uhl amid t he sno w. Charlie Vincent was third in class. ti me s be tween the second and third check. " One rider tol d of how he had "j ust kept gassing it and swam along behind." Beca use of rider co mplaints abo ut the n umber and depth o f water crossings, an estimated fo ur and one-half feet in some areas, Ossa Team Manager Marcia MacDonald and Rokon Team Manager Do n Graves ta lked to AI Eames abo ut removing the Weston Section on the second day. Eames an d Jim Leuiallen reconned the area at five a.m, Sunday morning an d decided to cut the creek p o rt i on s of section one and two . "This isn't an enduro," Eames stated. "Everything was fine, considering the problems they (th e organizers) had, " is the way Kevin La Voie summed up his and other riders ' feelin gs regar di n g the Frank Piase ki gets the point. event. Asked what cause d him to d ro p back to secon d pla ce be hind class winner Cranke, La Voie replied that he "fell do wn once yesterday and once today an d then I missed a shift in the acceleration test." Billy Uhl also ha d proble ms, firs t with a head cold and roller coas ter fever , then with spark pl ugs of the wrong heat range an d final ly, Uh l took a tumble d uri n g a special test. Desp ite these problems, Uhl staye d on his Gold ana won the 17 5cc class . U1h's prooiems were m inor compared to Dane Leimbach's woes. Leimbach st arted o ut as the second rider to tackle the first da y 's c ou rse, but soon found hi mself breaking trail. He also h ad to stop fo ur times to open gates th at were closed. Leimbach trie d to make up time Dick Burleson fin ished second t o Cranke. on the road, b ut retired with engine problems. Leimbach's problems set the tone for the 100cc clas s as only Joe Pyle an d Harry Baggett, with Go ld and Bro nze medals res pectively , finished the event. Tom Pen ton easily wo n the 125 class, but brother J ac k had problems which, with Leimbach's retirement, dropped the Penton Imports ' team to a resounding fourth place with 3 0,23 5 accumulated points. Because of the condition of the Bad Rock area soil , plans to mo ve the dat e of both the Trask and Bad Rock events are bei n g talked ab o u t. Th e gen eral feeli n g among the com pe ti to rs was that both even ts need to be stag ed a mon th later wh en the land has had a chance to dry out. • Results 5 0 0c c: 1. Mike Hannon, Gold . 6 83.5 . 2. Mark Aden t. G ol d . 6 84 . 3. Leon Wllban ks , Sliver , 8 57.7. 4. Jeff Hammon d, S ilver . 87 8.5. 5. Gord o n Young, Silve r. 93 1.5 . 3 50 : 1. Carl Cra n k eJ. Gol d. 651. 2. Kevi n LaVoie, Gold, 676• ..1. Ji m Fogle, Sil ver , 77 0.5. 4 . D i c k M an n , Sil ver , 78 7. 5 . 5 . Ron B i sh OP t Sil ver, 87 5 . 25 0 : 1. D ic k Bu rl eso n . Gol d. 6 5 7 .5 . 2. Don Stover. Gold, 67 8 . 3. Ch arli e V incent, Gol d 685.5 . 4 . Ga r y Yo un k in s, Gol d . 6 8 8 . 5 . D ave H ul se, Gold 6 9 3.5. 175, 1. Bill Uh l, Gold , 689.5 . 2 . De n n Is V andecar . Go ld . 771. 5 . 3 . Dan Young, Sli ver, 795. 4. Mike Ru sso, Sliver, 974. 5. Mark De y o , S live r, 1 022.5. 125: 1. Tom Penton. Gold. 67 2.5. 2. Steve Matthleson, Gol d , 7 54. 3 . D an Dil lon, Sliver. 11 0 6 . 4. Ed Blower! Bron ze. 1326.5 . 5. Mike M cG o wan , B ron ze. 8 2.8 . . 1 0 0 , 1. Joe Pyl e . Gold . 1283.5. 2 . Ha rry Baggett . B ronze, 5049.5. TRA DE T EA MS : 1. Penton West-126 . 2. Pent on Ea st -2 05.5. 3. Yankee (05s)-23 0.4 . Pento n lm p orts-3 0, 235. C LUB TEAMS : 1. St. L ouis Ho nda -5734.5. 2. McM i nnv ille A cti vites-9352. Midnight Sale , I ORANGE Friday, May 16 7 PM - l~tM Product SI\'1£ Hanneman 4 Gal. tan k Bage MX Shocks 400-450 X 18 325-350 X 21 350 X 21 - 6 ply Viking Goggles Gold Belts MX Gloves Jerseys Ancra Tie Downs Yamaha Ramps Custom Leathers Unbreakable Levers R."b, SI\'I. $65.95 $54.95 $34.95 $31.95 $28.95 $ 9.95 $16.95 $13.95 $13.95 $10.95 $19.95 $85.95 $ 3.95 Price $55.95 $45.95 $25.95 $24.95 $22.50 $ 6.95 $13.95 $10.95 $10.95 $ 7.95 $16.95 $72.95 $ 1.49 S ~1 \)\SC::'~_O;I SPE~~~LS High Point & Malcolm Sm ith boots Preston Petty products Helmets All grip s Desert tanks (3}!z gaLl Jerry jugs (6'% gaLl 10",(, OFF 20% OF F 10% OFF 30% OFF 10% OFF 20% OFF Motorcycle Swap Meet r----------------------~ I Here's your chance to bring your motorcycle, I I accessories, & parts and sell them I I Space is Free I I Saturday - May 17 10 AM - 5 PM I I 10% Discount I I I on everything in stock with this coupon. Coupon good for Saturday, May 17 Only ~---------------- everything in stock 10% - 40% off I I I 10 10 W. Chapman, Orange , CA 714-633-0064 11