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Red Wing keeps the checkered flag waving. Gary Scott grooves at Columbus on total Red Wing suspension! Local hotli - Mitch Mayes on h is way to w in by a six m inute margin in hi s first race in over a year. Master Mitch returns to the Dez By The Weenie Bros. RED MOU NTAIN, CAL, JUNE 29 As I opened an eye to look at the beautiful desert sunrise, there was a whisper in the Rover pits that went something like this, "Hey Ween, Mitch Mayes is here today." With that I sprung to my feet and walked over to the Sled Riders camp to talk to the old nu mber Late race results: ano ther Red Wing win t hanks to a competition fork tha t's t he finest available, bar none. It's got premium tri ple-lip seals to keep fluid in, dirt out ; high-performance da mp ing , wit h hyd rau lic stops to prevent bottom ing; lightw eight alloy sliders; tempered stanch io n tubes; 3-position pre load springs, exte rnally adjustable; and lots more. All fitted ยท wi t h shoc ks , opt iona l springs and steering dampers - into a total, t uneab le suspension system t hat builds winners. Just ask the Red Wing team: AMA Grand Nati on al expe rts Don Castro , J ohn Genna i, Rick Hocking, Charles Seal; Enduro sta r Alfie Henrich; and Motocross winners Tony DiStefano and Bob Harris. Red Wing suspension systems are participants in t he AMA majo r contingency programs. LEATHER Top g rade 3 oz . cowhide-the fine st ava ilab le in 15 beautiful co lors . LINING 40 denier nylon tr icot -teor resista nt yet very pliable and co m- fortable. PADDING H;p and kne e pods o re a specia l hign density polyfoam . GP sty le nos p la st ic knee cups bo cked with felt pad s. THREAD All sea ms double stitch ed for d o u b le str e ng t h with nylon threa d . Harley-Davidson factory rider Gary Scott had the answer when it came to find ing the quickest way to the winners circle at the Columbus National half mile. Red Wing's t ota l suspension put Scott on the groove and kept him there in a race where there was no room 'for mistakes . His victory marked the fourth trip in a row to the winners ci rc le for Red Wing. When it comes to performance, you can't beat the system ! THE CREAT AMERICAN MOTOCROSS PANTS BW BILL WALTERS LEATH~RS, INC. 445 Soutt! Victory Bculeverd Burbank, Cali forn ia 9 1502 1975 Yamaha Demos RD 350 B thru DT 100 B Super Discount Prices Stop in and see s~ 213-587-7244 5938 Pacific, Huntington Park . CA 90255 one! Well when I got th ere Mitch was suiting up, so I asked him ho w he felt about hi s first District race in ove r a year. He said he was going to take it easy, but just like a boxer when the bell rings he ' starts punching, when the banner went down Mitch sp ru n g a wild hair and went for it! Pulling out a 20 second lead at the bomb Mitch (Hus) was fo llowed by the new n um ber one A.C. Ba kken (Hus) an d hot 'o n his heels was an Amateur by the name of Joel Stankavich (Mono), these three stay ed that way past the first check. But soon Joel made a bobble that cost him many places! Back in the dust th ere were m an y riders who were trying to m ake up time but the tricky twisty co urse too k its toll on mach inery , Ti m Bowman who literally destro yed his fron t hub and sp o kes. The next Op en ri der to pull up to the leaders from a ho hum start was Ron Wright (Mono), fo llowed by three Division One riders Andy Kirker (Mono), Ronnie Mark (CZ), Charles Barney (Mono)! So mewhere on the second loop A.C. got a flat and lost five pla ces m oving Ro n into secon d spot, and the rest up res pectively and that's how they finished. Except that at the chec kered Mitch pulled out a six minute 36 second lead on an Open Husky. So for the Amateur class first wen t to Joel , but in second was Ron Pinion and doing fine until o n the second loo p at t he six check when a Rambler to ld h im he was fifth, so he slowed down lett ing second place Dave Bowman (Mo no ) and third place Ross Collins (Mo no) go by and finis hing in that order. In th e Division Two Expert class for first , and 13 th overa ll was Dean Modesett (Pen), fo llo wed moments later by second pla ce J eff Kaplin (Hus ). Coming in for third a new face for high fini shi ng, Roger Read (Pen ). In the Trail Expert class Charlie Hammel , Jr. bro ke his wrist, with th e lead be in g given to his good friend Marc Cartwrigh t (Pen) . Pull ing in for second place is a rider that has had a slow sea so n bu t is ge tt ing ba ck in th e swing of things, Doug Martin (Pen ). Rounding out third for the class ~ good consisten t rider. Bob Meyers (Pen) : . .