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Local hotline Hanford Suzuki Racer Specials NEW 75 Maico GP 250 75 Husky 400 W R 7 4 Husky RT 360 75 Husky 250 GP USED 75 Maico 400 74 Penton 250 74 Su zuk i RL 250 Trials 74 Pen ton 125 Will Sh ip Anywhe re • 710 N. 11th Ave . Hanford , CA 93230 209-582·67 16 with a second for the moto, and to p placing in the class. Topham came back in the Open Pro class and went uncontested fo r the class win. Bob Maxwell grabbed second a ft er a har d-fou gh t battle with Mark Su llivan , who seized his Suzy t he second go 'ro und . Crai g Adams was tied in points with Mike Slat er after the final mo to , but Adams beat Slater the final moto to give him third-plac e cas h . David WilIiams had better luc k in the 12 5 Pro class, as he too k home to p cas h in the class . Williams t ook th e firs t moto easily, with Clint Cannan grabbing second, and De nnis Hazlett t hird. Hazlett got the h olesh o t th e fm al moto, but wa s soon passed by WilIiams and Cannan. Williams went on to wi n , with Carman n ippin g at his he els for seco nd. Albert Cancino gra b bed third in th e second moto, but a poor firs t moto finish kept h im o ut of t he money . Third place we n t to Hazl e tt. • $1275 $1375 $ 995 $1395 $995 $ 795 $ 595 $695 Attenti~ Advertis;~~! W will be closed for two weeks, e return ing Dec. 31st. Be sure to put you r ad for issue No.1 in the mail so that it arrives for the 12/31 deadline! o It ~ ~ o 2::.::~..:::l:;.._-:_~:>-.---.J 0 Dave Eropkin (5 01 and Warren Re id led t he 125 Experts at AME's big·bucks MX . Bob Hannah came from behind to win. Merry Chrisbnas Another Hannah double at AME's $1500 MX ~1!J@. ~ ~ By Dick Wright to o ur custo m ers & friends The Pipe Works MOORPARK, CAL , DEC. 7 A $1500 purse for Pros brought all the to p riders in the area, including some of the hot dog s fro m up north . It was amazing how the bucks a tt racted them. The 250 Pro race got off with a bang wit h 26 riders charging into the first tu m . Will Harper [Mai) 2204 Gladwick St. Do minguez HilIs, CA 90810 2 13-631·7427 ~easons Greetings to o ur cus to me rs & friends Fury Helmets & Accessories 2970 E. Maria St . Com pton , CA 9022 1 can-am HONDA H 0DAK A Sales • Service . Parts o-I0N DA OF GL EN DORA 723 E. A la sta (Hwy. 66) Glen dora . Calif. 21 3 -963-5984 eUL.TOCCl Vertical Chambers Rectangular Swingarms $ 74 .9 5 each 714-427-9166 CX50R S599 ! ili7lfij Pr odu cti on Racers ~1~'l III stoc k ; ltd quantity ~, 20 Alli ed Cycle - "'rr-:; f- :t I )J..'""I P h o n e 80 S.259 ':-535 0 Newhall . Cali f . was in the lead followed very closely by the hard -ch argin g herd of Bryar Ho lco mb o n a Bultaco, Bob Ha nnah o n a facto ry Yamah a, Kenny Zhart o n a Mid-Val ley Ossa and J eff Wrigh t on his KTM . Harper was doing his best to hold off the her d as Han nah was di cing with Zhart. One tim e Zhart put th e pass on Hannah but Han nah was gonna h ave no n e 0 f that and wen t on to re-pass Zhart and then took Holcomb as well , and built up a fair lead of ab o ut six bike lengths. Holcomb now moved u p , passed Harper, but at no time was th ere any big separations between the top five riders. At the finish line it was Han nah, Holcomb, Zhart, Harper and Wright. An ything couId nap pen in the second moto because there were just too many go od riders who had still had not been heard from , such as Rex Staten o n his factory Harley and Mike Sixberry who had trouble in the first moto. At the drop of the flag it was again Harper out in the lead but this time Hannah was close behind. Next came Zhart, then Sixberry and Wright. On lap four, Sixberry and Wright were goi ng bar-to-bar with t hat elbow-in-t he-rib st u ff and Sixberry did a slide out. At the hal f-way point it was Hannah being pushed pretty hard by Zhar t , Wright had m oved up to third and looked like h e migh t b e chal lenging the leaders, but th en he had t ro uble lap p in g a slower rider and Mark Whit e go t by o n t he n ext-to -last lap . Final resu lts showe d Hannah to be t he o verall winner with Zhart second, Wrigh t third an d Will Ha rper fou rt h . At the drop of th e 500 Pro flag, Mike Sixberry jumped into the lead and was really movin g it out then he came over a ju mp and his grip on his bars p ulled off. The bike we nt totally side-ways, th en did a tremendous endo which knocked him out for about 15 mi nutes. But he did get up, walk away and would be ready for the next mo t o . At that point Dave Haugh too k over t he lead o n his Maico followed closely by Bill Ru bly (Mai ). Then came the very fast Sherman Schneller on a Su zuki. Rubly was really moving o ut smooth, Randy Berkeley was starting to move through th e pack and at the finish line he had moved up to second. At the finish, it was Rubly, Berkeley, Schneller and Haugh for the top four spots. In t he ' second mo to , Schneller grabbed a handful and held it on all the way wi th the most beau ti fu l crossed-u p . slide co ming out o f the first tum in total co n t ro l, with Ru bl y cl ose behin d . Ru bl y was ab le to power p ast Sch ne ller o n th e uphill gri nd an d it looked like he was go nna hold it all th e way , until he dropped his chain with o nly four lap s to go. Sch neller mo ved up to t he top spo t and too k th e checke re d flag ; Randy Ber keley had moved t hrough the p ack Jr.o m fou rth spot and t o o k second, Hannah ca me back in t he 125 clas s, t h is time d o ing b at tl e with Mark Ga mbetta o n a Sambos' sponsored Ho n da. Gambetta led for the first half o n t he fir st mo to, Han nah, who had been pressuring hi m all the wa y, was ab le to use some lapped riders t o slow Gambetta and slide by for th e moto win. Warren Reid was third. Reid took the second mo ta holeshot, Gambetta and Hannah mo ved u p together, getting by Reid on the eighth lap . A lap later, Hannah sq ueezed past for the lead , pull ing two bike-lengths by the finish. Gambe t ta again took second, Reid also did a repe a t in third. • Topham wins twice at Moreno By Gus SUN NYM EAD , CA L., DEC . 7 Ray T opham , rid ing a set o f Budda Bult acos, went hom e with the biggest cash sha re, winni ng the 250 and Op en Pro classes. In th e 25 0 class he mo ved u p fro m a thi rd-p lac e start to take th e win wh en David Williams lost third gea r. Williams was ab le to ho ld o n to second, and Richard Braga passed Keit h Patten in the closing lap s to take th ird. Patten grabbed t he ho lesh o t th e second moto and was never challenged for the mo t o wi n. Topham was happy Arizona State FairTI PH O ENIX, A RIZ. , NOV. 9 Over 100 riders showed up to take a shot at $ 1000 bein g divided up between the win ne rs of th e Third An nual Arizona State Fair In vitat ional IT, sp onso red by th e Arizona Motorcycle Racing Associati o n. For the first tim e, 100 and 125cc mach in es were invited. In their race, Larry Carter came suddenly from fift h to p ass the lead er, Dennis Par ks. On the white flag lap, Carter slid out, letting Parks by for the win. Ken Harayda moved into second, followed by J immy Morgan. Carter came back in the 250 Main but lost by a narrow margin t o Morgan (also back fro m th e 125 wars) . Ray Jones tal lied a th ird . The last race of the evening went to J on Se llers, who dominated the Op en class. Rand Barnes nailed down sec ond ahead of Butch Beard. • Blose, Crawford win 'Super 10' MX By Larry Owen PHO ENI X, A RIZ ., DEC. 7 Over 320 of Arizona's best riders were on hand for the six th race of the " Su per 10" serie s being hel d at "berm heaven" Can yon Racewa y. Running the track backwar ds added to the overall challenge (no t excluding Suicide Hill) for the part icip an ts . Of the many exciting, close races run, th e 125 Expert class (wi th a field of 18) was one of the best. Ch appy Blose (Hon) pulled the holeshot with Yuma rider Jimmy Wright (Hon ] in sec ond . Ch appy faded with mechanical problems and Bob Whar to n on a box stock Yamaha slice d his way th rough th e crowd in to the lead and stayed th ere, foll owed closely by Bo b Blo se (Hon) . Wright held third wi th Dave Cra w ford (Hon) being pushed by J ohn Imbriale (Hus) for fourth . Bob Blose's bike qui t on the last lap , moving everyo ne up a position. Second mo to was Dave Crawford (Ho n) wire-t o-wire with Chappy Blose (Ho n) in second. Wright (Ho n) held down t hird, fo llowed by Bob Blose (Hon) an d J ohn Imbriale (Hus). Crawford go t the nod fo r the overall wi n with Wright in second and lmbriale in th ird. Wit h 23 25 0 Expe rts, it was to uch and go the first fo ur posit ions. Doug Raines (Ka w) from Washin gt on State, n ow resid ing in Phoenix , got th e holesho t in both m otos o nly to h ave his shocks break each t im e. Ch uc k Lampe (Ka w ), hi s ru n ning mat e , m oved in to take first with Bob Blose (Suz) second ,