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-------i II' 1= I I ~ I HAS THE ANSWER I t Expe rt riders in Northern California; Dale Yarbrough (Mar) and Greg Murphy (Hus). At the snap of the wire, Dick was back in sixth. It only took three laps for him to get by Murphy who was leading and after that, he just increased his lead. In the second moto, Dick and his four stroke took over the lead right away. Dave Mytheim (Bul) started to gain. Every lap he moved a little closer and then took over. With two laps to go, Dick took the lead again an d went on with an easy win. After the moto , we asked him if Dave gave him much tro uble. He . replied, " No , if he . was faster than me he would have closed m uch faster than he did. It is much _ easier to follow than lead . The pressure is o n the leader. When he went by, I knew he woul d mak e a m istake and fall back. On every corner I pushed him har d an d waited. Well, on one loose . comer he stalled his engine and I we nt on ." Dick stated that the 4 00cc BSA he was ri di ng was built by hi mself on e year ago. He u sed parts from several different bikes and n ow has a win ner. Dick Mann gives credit where it's d ue. Dick said, "that kid is a good rider and someday he will be really go od. He has great ability ." Neil Davis (Suz) wo n both motos of the 250 Expert class. Bill J ohnson (Yam) took the holeshot in both motos, but Neil 's overpowering Suzuki and expert riding ability won out. • Res ults in Results Section. I · TOOtl~G S I~ IG£~tl 0 St"'1J1Ct1 I ~. JtIt\SS£ ~G C \ . . I ~ IS\..\"\ IT'S ~ I * Wm(1l1~ l](1lDlJ I E I] I lB(1l!JUlBW (1(]l]($1 ~ I * I I ( Try it in YOUr) I I 'frannie'tooll I I I I I . Consumers agree •••• I I lilt really works" I I ' i I vee I .!~I!.r.!.~.s! !U!L. _.J • HRLINC. 2600 E.Nutwoed A KAW ·K X MAICO SU Z · TM/TS P U C " Z -t '" » In By Mike Rossi SANTA MARIA, CAL., NOV. 16 The adven t Of two banzai jumps at Sp illway has been a photographer's dream, but so far th ree riders have Tacked themselves up good on those ju mps. The first race of the day was the Over-the-Hill-Gang. In other words "old me n" over 30 who want to kill themsel ves the easy way . " Doc" Ful ler, resident quack, was racing the Red Cro ss Special. All the m edical supplies he had with h im were just in case he rac ked him sel f; not because the other riders might get hurt. Mos t of the' day whoever came ou t o f the first turn the leader had a good chance to win their m oto. Although, during the first 25 0 Junior mo to, Terry the "Tank" Evans came from dead last and struggled th rough the gang to finish third. In the sec ond .. > .. .. e YAM ~ o Who opee - Now if I can get th is t urkey down o n two whee ls. Motosplashing at Spillway I . heat the "Tank" really got his RM humming and finished first. Results in Results Section. his fron t wheel in on John's to .let him know what was happening, but t he nationally rated Pro Expert wasn't listen ing to anybody. Meanwhile, John Tavis rode his Honda to the win . Scott Pearson took the 250 Expert Main on a neatl y set up Jensen Suzuki. Chuck Miller moved up the top 20 list, one notch in front of Rodger Slack, who crashed two for two. The 250 Novice bunch was large enough to make up two mains. Ken Cypriano nipped o ut Manuel Ponte in the U A, and Dave Cordano noisly won the "B" over Matt Soldano and slippery Mike McClurg. . Julie Muehlman really put it to the guys in . the 125 Junior Main . No one was even close an d she was ecstatically happy after the race. The boys went o ff to sulk, o r figure o u t ho w to beat this lovely little lady . Jim Mahoney put his nearly rigid 350 XL back into the winner's circle of the 350 Junior class. Minibiker Jimbo Filice easily won the 100 Expert, and Fred Merkel the same in the 80 Expert. It was father/son night in the 100 Novice. Little Ch uck beat out dad, Charles Harrell, in some great racing. • _ Resul ts in Results Section. • Tavis takes over at San Jose By W. H. Spencer SAN JOSE, CAL., NOV. 8 John Gennai was on the line for a shot at his second straight main event win and the $7S 'guaranteed winner's spot. But during the tt hassle of getting the 10 men up to the line , his clutch started to slip and he crossed the front line. He was ordered to th e back by the starter and when he didn 't comply, the referee stepped in and gave him the word. He still wasn't going for it. Some arguing and pointing made him angry, so he dumped the clutch and ran over the ref's fo ot. 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