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• II ~ e Becker finishes & wins c--- By Rex Backman lC') O'l ~ LIVE OAK, CAL. , JULY 19 ~ After a month of nickel and dime break downs, 250 Expert Delno Becker finally put together a pair of good consistent rides . C\I ~ ..... til :l be Dan Baker (BuI) pulled the holeshot in the opening 250 Expert moto as he rode WFO around the course while Rodney Poque, Danny Garland and Delno Becker gave pursuit. With Baker riding in his usual out-of-control style he soon had a good lead over the pack. Delno Becker had moved his CZ into second after Garlan d and Poque fell on differen t parts of the Live Oak course. Becker now set his sights on the d istant, berserking Baker. Halfway through the race his bike began to give •him tro uble. Every time he gave it the gas hard it wo uld temporary mis-fire so Delno had t o set tle for secon d place spot in t he race behind Baker. Baker go t o ne of his rare good starts and led the 250 Experts fo r t he first few laps until a really pump ed-up Lonnie Murphy (Mon) go t by. Murphy, a new face here, rode a smooth, fast race and took the moto win . Becker hung on for another second with his CZ still having mysterious problems. Mark Dickerhoof rounded out the top three with a consistent ride. Baker's several crashes in the final moto put him out of contention. Mike Preston, winner of the 125 Expert class, might not have been the fastest rider out on the track but he didn 't fall down as much as the other riders. :l < ... See the New Bultaco at your dealer now. P.o. Box 62547. V I I FOX FORX GA:i tUIIK KIT . NOW AVAILABLE, the most fantastic front suspension made. Being used by Brad Lackey in Europe right now! Designed and manufactured by Steve Simons. Up to 9 Inches travel and the most fantastic performance ever. Strictly boltIn, no machining needed. Now available for : HUSKY (Late mode ls) 9 inches trave l MAICO (All) 8 inches travel CZ (All) 8 inches travel BETOR (Ail) 8 inches travel A bargain at only $49.95 per ... . Little Roy Seiler took the win in moto one after getting by early leader Preston. Arnold Plant (Yam) took third after a tremendous duel with Eddie Brown and Mitch DeV aughn during the last half of the moro. Preston and Seiler diced for the lead in round two with Preston coming out on top after Seiler crashed coming out of a sweeper tum. Eddie Brown took third holding off Mitch DeV aughn who was trying one of his patented last lap charges. Jimi Graham (Mai ) took his second win in two weeks here for his two moto sweep of the 250 Junior class. Alvin Jenkins (Oss) got the holeshots in the motos but Graham worked his way into the lead both times. Former Novice flash , Larry Gollbach, rode in his firsr Junior race here at Live Oak and took second ahead of Kevin Booth. _ B.O.S.S. MX at Plymouth By Sallee Hilton PLYMOUTH, CAL., JULY 13 It only took Dave Longcor (Hus) slightly over one lap to be first place afte r the start of the 250 Expert first moto. Floyd Davis (Bul), who had been out of racing for a month or so, wasn't impaired by his lay-off. He grabbed the hole shot with Don Sandrctto (Bul ) right behind him, but tired early, dropping back and letting Sandrctto and Pat Richter (CZ) by. These two waged a continuous battle for second behind Longcor. Sandretto DNFed in the eighth lap, so Richter tried for Longcor but DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED Caltt residents add 6°. sa~ co uldn't quite co ver the distance in time . Now running in third place was Darrell Shultz (BuI) who had gone down in the first tum off the start and had been busily making up for time lost. Davis, in fourth, was figh ting off Scott Henry (Bul ) who had also gone down in the first lap (an d the third lap. And the seventh lap). So the order at the flag was Longcor with Richter right on his tail ; back a ways were Shultz, Davis, and Henry. Second moto, both Longcor and Schultz came off the line in front, Longcor holding it on to take the first and gain a long lead, while Richter was corning up from behind to join h im . Schultz, next up after Richter we nt by him, p ulled out of the race in the third lap, in pain, with a recurring knee injury, leaving third place to Sandrctto. Ooyse Holl an d, Jr. (Suz) won the drag race in the 125 Expert class with Mark Hilton (Hon) on his tail. In th e second lap Holland did a "Laugh-in" type flop going ar ound a hairpin t um. Hilton wa s p ast before he coul d ge t going again , but only te mporarily, as he regained the front spo t in the fift h lap. Hollan d an d Hilton stayed close to each other, but far ah ead of th e rest of th e p ac k. Perry Gan n (Yam), trying the 125 clas s after t urn ing Expert just recently in 250, came in third, with Ro y Seiler (Hon) fo urth . In the second round it was a three-way duel off the line with Holland, Hilton and Gann. The third lap it changed to Holland, Gann and Hilton, with Holland stretching his lead almost a third of the way round the track, leaving Hil ton to chase Gann for the rest of the rnoto. Hilton fell near the end of the race and dropped further back but s till retained third place. Chalma Roberts (Hon), another new Expert, finished fourth this time after a DN F in the first moto when his chain broke while he was running third. Pat Richter (CZ) took a long lead in the first Open Expert moto with Charlie Marshall, on a new Bultaco, and Casey Vail (Mai ) swapping second place as they to ok turns watering out. Marshall, just getting bac k into motocross since his recent marriage, ended up second by taking the longe r (but drier) line through the waterholes, The second moto was a heartbreaker for some fans and a triumph for others. Marshall, in first and going stro ng, with Richter at a barely respectable distance behind him , also going strong, came up for the finish and a mere 10 feet from it, just around the hairpin, he spun out, killing the engine. While trying to push the lon gest 10 feet he 'd ever encountered, Richter ducked under for the win and the first place money. _ Results in Results Section. la • Boogie ti me for this 125 Nov ice d ivision . Even tual second p lace man Dave Gomez leads. THE MOTO-X FOX S20 McGlincy L ane Dept CN Campbell. CA 95008 (408) 371-1221 The 250 Novices get off to a rousing start at live Oak. High point battle at Lodi By Ann Carr y ~ ~ ~ Fremont Raceway Semi-Pro Short Track ~ LOD!, CAL, JULY 18 ~ The battle for high point at Lodi Cycle Bowl tightened considerably this evening as Expert racers vie for over $400 at season's end. ~ Every Wednesday Night 0-36 AMA Poin ts to Pros All clas ses & min is 415-327-4461 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ B u.taco Parts Large.t InY nt o ry on West coas~~ e TAt;, B ul t aco CZ Hoda ka ~ Mall o rder /W III Shi p an y Wh ere m ~~ "'llO\ 22 Fast. de pe n dab le service \ ~ ~ Qu ality Motorcycle Repai, . ~ ~L I 1123 Franeisco BIIId .. San Rafael, ~ "7 CA 94901 4 1S~54-3406 _ .... Mike Johnson of Sacramento took his sixth win in the 60 Mini class to move into a tie with Fred Merkel. Merkel was able to eke out a win in his heat but flying Rick Ry an of San Jose took his Mota Fast Yamaha to his second co nsecu tive win in the 80 Exp ert Main. Shawn Callahan moved into c on ten tion by charging fro m the penalty line and working his way through traffic to win Open Expert. Also in the hunt is Stockton 's Tracy Hays whose second in the 8 0 Junior Main moved him within one point of the fron t runners. Con cord Yamaha's Steve Brandt picked up a seven point lead by winning his sixth 12 5 Main. J ohn Hlebo took a second behind