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? • HSMX Qualifiers COROI' A. CALIF., ~IAY KONI "GP" VS. RED WING KM-X 18 R.A.C.E. is sending 49 high sch ool motocross riders from Corona Raceway to the Superbowl u f Motocross. Qualifiers are on Thursday nights, 8 through June 12. Out of the six races, the four best w .1I be used when scoring. Riders will be sco red by each m oro, gettin g ten points for first , n ine for second, on down. R.A.C.E. was ch osen to send one of the largest fields of riders to the Superbowl, be cause it has been proven to be one of the most suc cessful hi gh school motocross programs in the country. In the 100cc class, ten J uniors and two Experts will be sent. Fifteen 125cc Juniors and eight Experts will go, and te n 250cc J uniors, and fo ur Experts are going to ta ke par t in the event. ~Iay RED WING KM-X Alum inu m Ca s ti ng 12.5m m 5 (300 mm to 360 mm) includi ng Els inore tm length Yes PIN 12-0900 Apro x 5 Minutes each shock KONI "GP" Alum inum 11.75m m 4 (305mm to 343 mm) Body Material Shal! Diameter Lengths Re-Bu ild Toollrom Impo rte r Re-Bu ild Time None Approx 10-15 Minutes each shock None Extra Oil Reservoir Oil Capacity Ye s , loca ted directly bel ow ba se valve . Co nta ins special extra feature - ant i-aerat ion device . Doub le the capacity (u p to 157cc) of standard Red Wing steel bo d y s eri es . (KM-S/ C) Yes, co nta ined on pag e 7 of exc lusi ve Red Wing Ride Guide· (S ee Be low) Tota l: 12 pages o f consumer info rmation : a) Ca tal og Page b) Fo ur pages des cr ibing ho w to ins tall , incl udi ng forward mount an d cafe proced ure s . c ) Com p lete re-buil di ng information including oi l cap ac ity by CC I Flou nc es . Ye s ! - See Ca ta log Page o r Pac ka ging . Note: Dea ler is factory warranty agent ! Two progressive rates , three constant rates , on e pa tented three-rate s pring system - supers oft . Yes , 3-p osi tion Yes , by chang ing to ma tched kit fo r fo rwa rd mount (F M-X Series) o r ca fe roa d ra ce mou nt (CR-X Serie s ). Exce llent Yes . e xc lus ive Ride Gu ide · with foreword by Dic k Man n . (See elow) Essenl ially un-changed from steel body series . No i ncrease in oil . None . Gu ide to use of Lubritech and Castrol hydraulic flu ids fo r custo mizing rid e. Consumer info rmatio n included with retail package. Single page containing 95 Engl ish words. Warranty Indeterm inate Spring Systems Standard type , s ingle rate only . Pre-lead Cam Damping calibration tor pos ition and applica tion None Ye s . by d isa s s e m bly cf s prin g syste m , collaps ing body and rotating to positio n . High School Superbowl Qualifiers By Terry Buchanan CORONA, CALIF., ~IA Y 8 The high sch ool qualifiers for the Superbowl go t underway a t Corona Raceway on Thursd ay night, May 8. In the 100 Senior class, Scott Sheedy (Ho n) , fro m Cor o na High, too k easy firsts in motos one and two, and Upland High 's Dan Hoc ke tt (Hon) held distant seconds. Sheed y lost his ch ain in the last moto, and gave up his lead to Hockett. First overall went to Hockett, and Sheedy received second. Upl an d 's Tim Hoover (lion) ran away with the first two motos of th e 125 Senior class, with a wide le ad over Stev e Bauer (Hon) from Ramona . The third moto was more difficult for Hoover who rode t he fina l race without ba ck bra kes. Ram on a's Cordy Collins (Hon) led the race for . a co up le of laps, b ut Bauer took over the lead when Collin s fell, and went on to win , followed by Hoover. Overall first went to Hoover, Bauer go t second, and Ji m Cupp (Hon) , from North High, took third. _ Workmansh ip Technica l infor ma t io n to r to rward moun ting rel ati ve to lever rat io , etc. with proper spring se lec tion gu ide. $138 Cost pe r pa ir with springs . Suggested retail. t Unretouched Ph o togra p hs R.A.C.E. High School MX by Dick Man n , te lls yo u how 10 choose , mount a nd adjust the ide al combina tion o f Red Wing components to su it your bu ild, bike . a nd Ihe le st yo u're go ing to pu t t he m 10. Describes t he ex act tec hn iq ue fo r fo rwa rd mo unti ng rear shock ab sorbers. On ly $3 .00 . wit h Red Wing s houl de r pa ten , decal, and product catalog . Wrile to : Marub en l Ame rica Co rp.. Red Wing Group , 200 Pa rk Ave.. N.Y.C . 100 17 By Terr i Buchanan CORONA , CALI F., MA Y 9 The second d ivision h igh sch ool s battled for points for the titl e of In land Empire High School Mot ocro ss Champions o n Friday, May 9, at Co rona Raceway . Norte Vista go t top hono rs with 195 poin ts, an d AIta Lorna loa k secon d wi th 104. Ar lin gton got th ird with 9 5, No tre Dam e to ok fourth with 80 , and La Sier ra pl ace d fift h with 4 1. It was a close race at tim es in th e 175 Senio r cla ss, wit h George Fo rte (No rt e Vist a , li on), Mar t y Wolford (Arlington , lio n ), and J ac kso n Kist ler (No tre Dam e , lion ) struggling fo r first . Mo to o ne had Forte leading th e way, fo llowed closely by Wol ford . then ' Kistl er . The second moto was ra th er hect ic. Wolford fell on th e first tum. p utting him in last place . Forte an d Kistl er were d icin g it out ar ound a turn , wh en th ey both went down . They both wer e up qu ickly , Kistl er leading. Forte then lost his chai n, b ut he ca ugh t up to the pac k before th e checkered, taking fifth . Kistler got first , and J oe Feld (Alta Lorn a, Suz) took second. Wo lford and Forte swapped positions a few tim es in the final m ot o , with Wol ford taking th e win. 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