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the lead. But five laps into the ra ce, Bult aco moun ted Jeff Jennings outraced Carlson through the gully and took over the lead. J ennings was never challenged for th e lea d. Val Tarnietti (Mai), c oming off an Ascot win, ro de a very consistent race and finishing third with Bob Hannah (Hus) fo urth. Han nah, riding for Steve Hurd Mo to rcycles, made a run at Jennings in mo to two. Hannah cam e within inches of J ennings, but J en nin gs dialed it on and won going away. Bob Elliott (Hus) came from the middle of the pack to grab third place an d Scott Montgomery (BuI) passed everybody and their b ro ther to take fourth . Bill Ru bley (Mai), the dictato r of the 500 Pro s, was o ut classed Sunday with Jon Der hammer (Mai) turni ng in fantast ic rides in bo th mo tos. Ru b ley led m o to one for a co up le o f lap s un til Gary Ogd en (Yam) and Derham me r p assed him to b e the o ne-two leaders. Ogden then misshi ft ed and Derham me r becam e th e leader an d was never con tende d. Ogden retired with a second and Rub ley a third . The new generation Th e hole sh ot in moto two went to Rubley again . Ruble y went down and . Derh am mer and Ogden again took over the lead. Der hammer was WFO and stay ed th at way until th e fini sh. • Results in Results Section . AICOGP . A I G a GPZSO N EW 5-SPEED GEARBOX WITH INCREASED HORSEPOWER TO 3 6 BH P, MAIGa GP400 43 BHP-PROVEN 4-SPEED GEARBOX WITH MAICO POWER·BAND . MAIGa GP4S0 47 BHP - PROVEN 4-SPEED GEARBOX WITH MAICO POWER·BAND. • New longer for ks with int e rnal springs, 8" travel (tested by Steve Stackable while winni ng th e Yamaha Super Series ). • Three posit ion forward mou nted KONIS. Maximu m travel in GP posit ion increas ed to 7 .3 inc hes. • Ne w MX frame , beefed up steering head with tapered roller be a rings . • New m uffled hl-performa nce pipe. • New hi-impact plast ic fen ders . • New imp roved gas ta nks. • Shoulderless Akron t rims. • New a lloy re ar h ub. • New molded-in s ide number plates. • Th icker, softer, ye t firm support seat• • Metz le r t ires. • Twin Air filte r. • Maico 's world fa mous super -handllng cha racteristics .a nd super-tract lon ho rsepower. ------------_.---------_.. _------------------------ flI!jJfjJO@@ ...... -' . . . _ MID·CENTRAL Oe benham Im p o rts Addre s s _ _ -'- _ 109 Ele ct ric Ave . Lew istown. PA 17044 , N ame EAST M aico Mo to rc yc les Inc. .:::- " Rt. 1 Bo x 2 11 Ant ioch . It 60002 • ~ CALI FORNI A CITY , CAL., JUNE I Benny Padilla returned fro m a tw o-month layo ff w ith a new bike and lo st no time getting b ack his w inning st y le, leadin g m ost o f the way to nab the DRA Snake Chase Hare Scra mbles. Padill a, who under wen t back surge ry in April, showed up on a new 250 CZ. He passed ear ly leader Mar k Zo ller (250 Yam) and was never headed, des pi te a seco nd -loop crash which only shortened his victory m argin. Bill Conroy, also on a new CZ (4 00 ), m oved up to sec ond on th e first loop, only to have his br akes start sticking, so he called it a day . Zo ller had his second place taken away State _ _ Z ip _ _------------------- III Next t ime try t h e smoot he st ca bl e m ade t 1&1 ~ TERRYCABLE ~ ~ }lo Bu y one and f ind ou t wh y it o was t he cab le chose n bV t he .. By Dale Brown C it y K AW·KX M AIC O S UZ·TM /TS PUCH Y A M o Padilla's winning return P le a s e send m e tree l itera t ure and na me of n e a rest Maico dea ler . .......... _ . =' Benny Pad illa is back - and still winning. WEST Cooper Mo tor'S 110 E. S anU A n it a Ave . Bu rb an k. CA 9 150 2 OK, MAleo . . . Pent on ISOT Team & w inners of the Baja 1000 & 500 . Also ~ » ::l: » Fact o ry ride rs B U L TACO , * ~ ::l: ~ ::t 5i -< " fo r CZ , PE NT O N , CAN·AM. CJ ~ ~ N U ~ c( TERRY INDUSTRIES P.O. Bo x 1321 Hesperia , CA 92345 714-244-3139 Dealer or Direct Se nd ~ f n . f ••• I ;• • , ,.. ~ DO IT ON THE STREET DO IT AT THE DRAGS DO IT IN THE DIRT BUT DO IT WITH ~ :] ~ 0 ~ III HARL.EY·BAJA HODAKA HONDA ... John Trani's Competition Cycle Products spec iehzmq In desert & motoc ross 166 12 Beae h Blvd ., Huntingt o n Beach , CA 7 14-847-2202 ENCLOSED TRAILERS DUNECYCLE DEALERSHIPS AVAILABLE contact Craig Massaro Dune cvcle ~)PO Box 2 9 6 7 . CI.S Santa Fe Springs, " ._ CA 9 0670 2 13·92 1-6675 .. - Great 10r h auli ng & stor i ng m o t or cycles. Go od sec u r ity f or b i ke s & eQui pm ent. Sta n dard Sp ec : 12 · t o 1 8· X 81 U wide. Inter ior he igh t s t o 9 5 ", 4 2 X 69 n door , 2 X 4 stu d log o n 16 n centers. Pan eled alu min u m sides & unde r belly. 7 0 0 X 14 6 Ply t ires. ele ct r ic b rak es. Send for free uterat ure FR IESS WELDING_ -n-4 2 S. M ai n s r ., A k ro n . 2 1 ~ 16 44 "1 6 0 o nre 4431 9 13