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through a ' ugh • philT ravfne. Ti m Lunde's lead blew up with the top end of his Suzuki leaving Wayne Boyer (CZ), Rich Eirstadt and Tommy Croft to pick up the first mota pieces. Rich Eirstadt and Honda teammate Tommy Croft gave Honda their first Support class win this series when the decimated field had finished for the day. The best the dominant Can -Am team could muster was a fourth and fifth from Buck Murphy and Mike Runyard. Wayne Boyer went 1-4 for third overall. First moto On the starting hill Steve Stackable dove his 400 Maico under Marty Smith and led the charge down the double plateaus of Banzai Hill . The lanky Texan effortlessly motored around the mile and one-half track to lead the first mota for almost the whole nine yards. On the first lap it was Stackable, Sernics, Smith, and Rex Staten. For thirty minutes Stackable, Semics, Smith, and DiStefano tried to erase each others' decals in every tum. Tony D was really cooking as he pic ked off Marty Smith, then two laps later Semics fell to Team Suzuki's future star. The four riders suddenly played 'after you Alphonse' with five laps to go when DiStefano too k the lead, Stackable fell back to fourth, Smith went to second, and Semics held third. With two laps to go DiStefano gained the valuable yardage that assured his victory over Marty Smith while Gary Semics' pipe dangled perilously from one bolt, stifling the green machine's power. Stackable , Gerrit 'Wolfie' Wolsink, and Brad Lackey gobbled the luckless Semics up to push him back to sixth. AMA professional motocross suffered its first tragedy when Jim West crashed at the base o r the Banzai uph ill. Twenty-three-year-o ld West got up and walked away, but was taken by ambulance later to Chapman Hospital were he died that night of internal inj uries. West's death added a so mber note to the end of the Trans-AMA Rich Eirstadt took the RC 250 Honda to the victory circle in what was probably his last ride on the Honda Team. The 40 International riders started the second moto by ducking the roosts of Gary Semics' umpteenth holeshot, For seven laps Semics and Stackable series. GIRLING SHOCKS Exact repla cement for CZ will fit a w ide var iety of motorcycles, c~~lete with spr ings . S5l1!li5 ' MOTOCROSS HANDLEBARS can 't match this CZ RAHM FENDERS Czeeh erahed bars , ch ro me plated . VINYL STREET GAUNTLET Yo u At the crossed flags Tony D had the moto and the overall win in his hands although Semics, Stackable, and Lackey (Continued on page 21) raced head to head until the East Coast wonderkid, Tony DiStefano, knocked them off in geographical o rder starting on Texas and finishing with California. ExaCl replica Fenders for CZ in durable plast ic. guara nt eed for 1 fi~~1 a~here. motorcycles.. 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S-p4.5 now 54.95 This plast ic ta nk will fit a lmost any moto rcycle, centermount design , W~ oile 30 , 34 . 36 , Sr;:5 Complet e service and t echnical inf ormation for all mo tocro ss CZs . h~l % DIRT RIDING BOOTS REPLICA PLASTIC TANKS HEAVY DUTY BARUM TUBES The best buy in boots, very comfortable black leather boots. Centermount re plica tanks. will fit most motorcycles. Sty les available : ~~~ .12 . Elsinore 125 & 250. Honda XR 75 . 3 ~~on desert . YZ Yamaha. S ~5 now 514.95 Th is is t he everyone " Red" wants. tub e Made of t hat lo ng This high quality tube is the most copied in the ind u str y . Sizes to fit ~~518 ~ to 400.18 . S n S~5 now $49.95 now $3.50 gallo no. $8 .95 now 59.95 . now $4.95 CZ SWING ARMS New genuine CZ swi ng arms, complete with bronze bushings. ~~ved up shock mounts. S~ now 529.95 DOHERTY STYLE GRI PS VIKING MX GOGGLES Mot ocross style goggles for all t y pes $~t riding. CZ FEMSATRONIC IGNITION N ever before discoun ted! Fits all CZ MX . cure s ignition problems. Completely transistorized. poif.tJ: or condenser . S 1jlK.50 no Now S89.95 The most po pular grips for all types of riding, at an un heard of price. S~5 now ,95 pair 0.1.0. RIMS BOSCH SPARK PLUGS The strongest and lightest rims available . Pre-d-tnee for CZ , will fit o t he r motorcycles. 18 " and 21 " . S3~5 now 5 29.95 These German made p lugs are standard equ ipment for Husqvarna . Plugs available : W2OOT! . W2OOT2 , W240T2, W240Z1 , W2OOZl, V(l9jlP2 . S~5 now.75 CZ" BLUE" NYLON CABLES English made replacement cables for CZ to fit : Clutch. Fron t Brake, Thro tt le with 36 and 38 Mikuni . Also all Speedway. ~5 now 5350 9