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do wn th e bac k ch ute . the n ran away with th e 100 Exp ert Main. Ho ldsd aw in th e 80 Main too k advan rage of miscues by J eff Han ey an d Doug Cu nnin gham wh o di ced each o t her into a fall in the sp ectator tum for an o pportunisti c Scott Baker escap ed a vict ory. sp ectacular do wn the st rai ght crash in th e he at unharmed an d ca me back in th e main to win . Salida 's J immy J enkins advanc ed close r t o J un io r st atus wi th a hard fought win in th e 12 5 Main o ver Modesto 's Ch et Armstrong. J immy stayed on th e gas lon ger going in t o the pit tum fo r a dean p ass . Th e other 125 Main was ta ken by Randy Martin in the Honda sweep o f th at even t. Th e last rough scram bles of the spring seas o n will occur o n May 25 with th e sh or t track season to begin the first Sa tu rday in Jun e and co ntinue throu gh Septem be r. • Resu lt s in Result s Section. The best handling rear suspension in the world' NorCal Speedway Everyon e is copying Maico's original for ward d esign shocks! z C( Z f- a: C( Some have even come close, but non e have been able to d uplicat e Maico 's hand ling qualities, with long trave l rear susp en sion. on the swingarm . , Z Amo ng the new fea tur es are three positions Maico 's forward mo un ted shocks co m press the shock spri ngs at a consiste n t angle an d rate all t he way d own. UJ This p rovid es smooth, ..J '-----------"-'-~_,.L-~ L t o R. - Paul Orla nd i, winner Alan Christian and Rich MacMurray line up in the first com e r of the Scratch Main . o con tr olable springing an d shock ac tion. , The lay-down (can tilever ) type suspension have th eir problem s. Th e springs are mo ving under chan ging angl es and un even pressu re, t hen at a certain point the rear en d will sud denly sink and bottom. Th is causes a catapault ing action on the return an d causes difficult handling Alan Christian, Ron Long win Cal Expo opening night rna-ins in th e corners. , Maico 's highly successful long tr avel rear suspension , combined with Maico's unsurpassed fro nt fo rks , adds up to the BEST handl ing mach ine any wh ere...at any price! • And you can buy the new Maicos , read y to race right ou t of th e box . Combine all this with trad it ional German By Sneaky Pete precision and crafts ma nship , and you've got a win ner.. .MAICO. SAC RA MEN TO, CAL., MA Y 2 Northcrn California's 19 74 high point rider , Alan Chr istian , opened th c 19 75 seaso n by " win ning th c Scra tch Main ahead of a pair of hi s Reno neigh bo rs, J o hn Cu nnin gham and Rick 1\lacMurray . Paul Orlandi had bike problems an d finished fo urt h. Ron Lon g made the most of his 10 yar d starting spot to lead the Han di cap Main fro m st art to fin ish . A fast dosing Rich MacM urray Came up from t he 40 to finish second with the show spot going to J ay De Beaubien. Coming ba ck from a nasty looking spill at San J ose th e night before, Charley Morse too k Division Two honors. Se cond and third went to Dennis Robinson and Randy Davis . J un ior Speedway m ade its first appearance a t Cal Expo and t he newest m em ber in the J o hn Fisher stable . St er ling S try ker. to o k home t he first place brass. Nat ional Junior Speedway cham pio n Lan ce Kin g was mo vin g u p very well un til he an d his bik e went sep ar at e ways o n th e second lap of th e J uni or Main . Once referr ed to as " like raci ng aro un d a teleph on e p ol e, " the new t rac k fo r the 19 75 seas o n has th e st rai gh taw ays widen ed 10 feet and the tu m cras h walls m o ved back to m a ke m or e room in th e co mers . TIle faster riders n o lon ger h ave to wait for a bre ak t o get h y. Ton igh t they were passing on th e o utside in t he tu rns an d in seaons past this was seldo m seen. If t he show put on th is even ing is any in dic a tio n of wh at the fans can loo k for th is year, t he ' 75 season is go n na' be the best ever. • Resul ts in Results Sect io n . • • ..- . • • • " I . ,. •. • \ fAYiJ!JJO@@ EA ST M aico Motorcy cl es Inc. 109 Elect ri c Aile . MI D - CENTRA L L ew istown , PA 17 044 A nt io c h. IL 60002 The five-speed gearbox on the new Maico 250 is now Yz" wider and the gears are 25% larger in diameter. WE S T Coo pe r Mot or s D eb enham Import s Rt. 1 BOI( 2 11 110 E. Sa nta An it a Ave . Burban k. CA 9 150 2 S EE YOUR OEALE R OR WRITE FOR FREE LI T ERATURE eye it . try it . buy it CO .....PLETE MACM I N f; S HOP At,N O @ REPAIR 9ERVIC~ a Recycle your cycle Custom Portwork Gibso n Eng ineering 2 14 N.A.S. Drive Corpus Christi, TX 78419 rc-- Last year 's model too slow ? Get next ye ar's power from last year's model! Why trade every six man ths trying to st ay competitive? 11 40 · '" N . - , KR ....E. "" E: ~ ... .......... £ 1.... . C A. . 9 28 0 6 17 14 ' 153 0 ·5 72 0 Who did how? Read Result s. jM FisltbAcits YAMAIIA "~!i"mJ.l~J.\ @ For details ca ll 512·937-1902 • ~ ,.,.- ~Cycl. f "sl" ••rl"s & Supply (714) 822-2252 9008 Sierra Ave ., Fontana, Ca. " ' - · 1 29