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Balentine/Wright win 20 Mule Team 200 11511-A Washington Blvd. By Dale Brown Whittier, CA 90606 213-699-2349 CALIF. CITY , CAL JAN. 4 Ride in Style Bob Balentine and Jeff Wright, riding a 400 KTM, led for the 200-mile duration of the DRA " 20 Mule Team Parkway" 200 mile pro desert race. As far as the first two finishing positions were concerned, the race was decided at the smokebomb. Expansion Chamber ConeS ts e Balentine ~t there first, with Larry Roeseler (360 Hus) right behind. Balentine worked up nearly a 2o-second lead by the time the course hit a steep downhill about seven miles ou t. The favored team (and previous winners), Mitch Mayes and A.C. Bakken (360 Hus) had to be push-started after the bike failed to start. Last off the line, Mayes worked his way up to third about 15 miles. Only 100 yards away from Roeseler, Mitch was in the thick of his dust and clipped a rock in a tum, falling and reinjuring his collarbone he broke in Baja. At the completion of the first 50-mile loop. Balentine had a minute an d a hal f lead over Roeseler. Brent Wallingsford (250 Yam) was third. Tom Kelly (125 Yam) had worked his little bike up to an amazing fifth. but problems on the rocky hill just before the pits at Gallileo Park lo st him a position to Cordis Brooks (250 Bul] , who came into the pits behind fourth -place Andy Kirker (250 Hus). Since no Pro riders were going solo, teammates took off for the second loop. Jeff Wright increased his team's lead to Ilasqvarna Sales • service • Parts 20 Ga . steel rotled and seam spat w el ded ready to des ign your own chamber. 3 Pc . sets , $12.00. 4 Pc . sets. $14.00. 5 Pc . sets , $16.00. Postpa id. Plus sales Tax. Quant ity d iscourTts ayailable. Send you r d imensions to A irco Sheet Metal. 15209 Grevillea Ave. Dept. W. Lawndale. CA Factory trained mechanics Machine shop facilities Full service engine work " If we don't have it. we'U get it fo r you" 90260.213-615-5290. ,..,'" 'lAMA "fA 24020 Narbonne Ave., Lomita. 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Rick Shirey and Doug Winchell were aboard the only four-stroke in the race, a Yamaha TI500. Winchell passed the Nevada team of Jack Johnson and Mark Mason (400 KTM) to occu py fifth , this after Johnson had passed them on the second loop in his drive from 13th to fifth . The last loop of the race produced no problems for the leader and Wright was grinning ear-to-ear underneath his face mask when he arrived at the finish, After a hearty hug between the winners it was all smiles and champagne. Sponsor Ted Lapadakis was of course , ecstatic. The KTM they had ridden ran trouble-free all the way, save a bit of rich running towards the end. Tibblin was in soon afterward for second and then he and Roeseler were smiling and posing for pictures with the win ners . Ti m Bowman had passed Tibblin on the last loop, b ut n e neve r mad e it to the finish after several sprocket bolts on the rear hub disappeared. This gave third to the KirkerIHarden team, who also garnered first 250 honors. This despite a loose number plate on one lo op that kept magging the front brake cable and locking the brake on . Mason rode the other KTM to fourth, passi ng Rick Shirey on the last loop. Shirey was riding the bike with a rigid