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; III K· d clobbers c amp·ons on Red Wings • s t ~ Il.I ..0 E Il.I >Z o nearly bounced off the fro nt straight wall. Steve Nutter and Larry Shaw both entered tum one toget her, getting under Bast and past as Bast slid down and Steve Nutter drove for second in the he at an d third ove rall. But th e championship itself had been determined in heat 18 as Mike Bast agai n got hi s p erfec t start and held both Bruce Penhall and Jim Fish back at bay, seeming to sense exactly where they'd be, pulling down to the pole at the apex of those critic al sh arp turns and twitching the rear end in his competitors' faces. Penhall kept trying an outside ch arge , abou t bounced off the wall once, lost position to Fish back in th e sweeper, then regained it by ducking inside when Fishbac k go t the fro n t en d alo ft. In th e po st -race interv iews, second place man Ferre ll admitted (possib ly sp eaking fo r m an y) "I was scared shitless" as well he co uld have be en, especially afte r five-foot-wide holes bega n to develop ne ar th e en d o f the sweeper. However. he said he lik ed th e track and that Bast "just go t be tt er di gs and he' s t he o ne wh o done i t." And Bas t remarked, " Le t 's go : we're thirs ty up here." They had all earned a go od o~. • Results 1. M ike B ast 1 5 . 2. Oubb F errell 12 . 3. Ste ve N utter 11 . 4 . Larry Shaw 10. 5. Alan Chr istian 9. B ill COdy 9 . 7. S tev e Ba st 8. B ru ce Pen h a ll 8. 9. Rick Woods 6 , Jim FiSh ba ck 6 . 11. S on n y N utter 5. R ich Ma cMurra y 5 . 13. Ma rk Ch erry 4 , Jeff $ext o n 4 . Scott Siva dge 4, Bobby Schwartz 4 . Late race results: anothe r Red Wing win! If there's a secret to a w inn ing bike, it's tuning. Not just the eng ine, but th e suspens ion too. That's why Red Wing shocks are on so man y bikes in the winner's circle. Red Wing shocks make suspension tun ing a snap with the ir select ion of optional sp rings and five spr ing-rate pre load positions. Just d ial them in to suit your bike and track. Red Wing shocks are rebuild able too; they can be 100% restored if they ever wear out. And . . . don't forget the other half of the Red Wing total, tuneable suspension system , the Red Wing competition fo rk. It's got trip le-lip seals; high performance damping, hydraul ic stops to prevent bottoming, lightwe ight alloy sliders , tempered stanch ion tubes and 3 pos ition preload springs. When it comes to performance, you can 't beat The System ' In the final shoot out it was champion aga inst champion with Mika Kidd; Hank Scott, Jay Springsteen, Gary Scott and Corky Kaoner t _ing the field of 11 National winners on hand for the October 12 ABC Race of Champions at Louisvilla, Kentucky. Congratul8'tions are in order to Gary Scott far his winning of the AMA Grand National Championship on Red Wing ..spension products.. Red Wing would also like to thank Rookie of the Vear Jay Springsteen and National winners Corky Keener and Greg Sassaman for their u. of Red Wing products. Maruben i A merica Corp., Red Wing Group , 200 Park Ave.• Dept . CN85. N.Y .C. 10017 - Want your mother to know what you're doing BAY AREA BULTACO Sales Service A ccessories 5606 W . Mancheste r A ve . Westchester. C A 900 45 213 -649-17 0 0 Ca n· Am lIodaka - give her a gift subsenption to Cycle ' News ' Suzuki RM Sale Ne w RM 100 New Rl\I 12 5 New RM 25 0 New Rl\I 37 0 . ... . . .... .. .. ... . ... . .• . . ... . ... : Whil e Supply Last s! ATTENTIO N RAC ERS! Stop by and p ick up yo ur fre e ..deer discount card Go od fo r 10% off on all parts & accessories We also do mail o rder Mike Patrick 's YAMAHA al CORONA 110 1 E. 6t h Stree t, Coro na, CA ' ''''''. (7 14 ) 735 -7721 '1 Suzuki of Van Nuys 16141 Sherman Way Van Nuys, CA 213-994·2800 21 3-994-2882 3 blo cks West of the Sa n Diego Freeury $69 5 $ 74 9 $ 1099 $1 219 $ SUZUKI 15