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Bob Nolan t o o k his 50cc G.P. b ike to an Of cou rse he was first 50. P~nnzoil P~rform~r Award LARRY ROESELER Larry , a former Baja w inner, teamed w ith Howard Ut sey for second in the tough 25 1cc and over class, and was third overall in the SCORE Baja 1000. The pair covered th e gruel ing course in 19 hours, 43 min utes. Their factory prepared Husqvarna 360 performed f lawlessly w ith Pennzoil 2-Stroke Motorcycle Oil (Mixed 32 to 1). Engine lubr icati on is crit ical in an event like this. That 's w hy these w inners ask for Pennzoil. Take a ti p from Larry Roesel er and Team Husqvarna, wh atever yo u ride, wher ever you go, Pennzoil is worth asking for. PENNZOIL COMPANY Oil City, Pennsylvania AFM RR: Fuller wins again By John Ulrich O NTARIO, CAL., FE B. 15 Dick Fuller rod e his R5 Yamaha 350 to an other win against more modern machines, but this time it wasn 't eas y . Fuller, sponsored by Korb 's Trading Post, a clothing store company, has frustrated the riders of larger, faster, and latermodel machines in several recent races. He did it by beating 750s, 900s, and more modem 410-class machines in a varietv of class es. "After ge lling the lap times in practice, I d idn't think I'd have any problem," said Fuller a fter the race. "But both the Gin gerellis gave me quite a surprise on th eir 400 Yamahas. They 're reall y fast." In th e 410 Prod uc ti on race , Dain Gin gerelli and h is brother, Alan, (bo th on new Yamaha RD 400s) sandwich ed Fu ller and his 35 0 o n th e first lap. Dain Gin gerell i led for tw o and o ne- half laps. "I kept say ing to m y self, ' OK Dick, come o n, I'm wai ting for you, said Dain lat er. "I saw a front wheel next to me in Turn lOon th e second lap , b u t I took a reall y wide line and hogged th e whol e ro ad to keep him behind me. " It was on t he third lap th at Fuller passed Dain Gin gereIli in Tum Nin e. U~1 y tires gave o u t on me ," said Dain Gin gereIli. " Fr o m then o n i t wa s like riding o n icc. " Alan Gingerelli also passed brother Dain, and o pene d up a lead for second as Fuller pulled aw ay. Dain started closing o n Alan on Lap Eight, and passed on Lap Nine. Al an reclaimed second in a pitched battle on th e last lap (Lap 10). AFM Ch ampion Rudy Galindo won 250 GP , leading from th e start with a new Yamah a mo nosh o ck sponsored by Boss Gl ove s and Hap J on es Dis tribu tin g. Galmdo said, "I j us t to ok it out o f the crate an d bolted o n a Camber fairing. I didn't have th e money for a fron t slic k , so I pu t o n a 3. 5 0 X 18 rear slick I had. I j u mped o n th e b ike an d it did every thi ng rig ht, " Dick Fuller fin ished second in 250 GP on an unfaired Yamaha monoshock. " This was just su p p osed to be a break-in I Adirt bike makes a better roadracer than-a roadracer makes a dirt bike. PACK RAT EN ",DURO , I f FAMILY FUN J © L (J: \ ,,,," - :t;"' • >::::; ~b'· FEB 29 Ch arlie's Pl ace T~ ~-y~ URA 10 (213) 787-5208 66 00 Gerald Ave. van Nuvs , Ca . 91406 FASTRACK INT' L. RACEWAY, PHOENIX, AZ Roun d 1 : Midwe st/West Cha llen ge Cup Series Sat., Feb. 21 Regist rat io n Pract ice Heat Races Thum pe r/V intaqe Sun., Feb. 22 Regist rat io n Pract ice Final Even ts : Street, Cafe, GP, Sidecar Trophies and part icipation in the $20,000 Point and Contingency product fund ; AMA card not requ ired; no pre-entry needed ; all membersh ip may be done at the track . Do your part to help rebuild Roadracing - rac e with WERA! Western off ice: 602-985 -6359 ..