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T im Dias (Ya m) pulled the ho les hot in the first 25 0 Intermediate moto followed closely by Ran dy Cochran (Bul), Tom Weatherson (Suz), David Holland (Hon), John Kellett (Suz) and the rest. Dias' Yamaha died, forcing him out and allowing Holland to take the lead. Jon Hanson (Yam) really got on the gas midway through the moto to pull from the back of the pack all the way up to first, but staying there just long enough for Weatherson to put on a charge and finish first. Hanson second, Kellett third, Hill fourth (after a last minute charge) and Darryl Alcorn (Suz) fifth. Hanson won the second moto, taking the overall. J o h n Kelle t t was second overall with a 3-2 performance. Clarence "Roy" Derrick (Bul), the ho leshot king, pulled out all the stops to lead the feature race of the day - the 250 Pro / 125 Pro co mbined. Then all of a sudden , fr om the back of the pack, came Mila n Garrett (Mon) ri ding WFO, passing tw o and three riders in every tum, literall y flyin g down the downhills. Garrett closed the gap between hi m self and Derrick within one lap, passing the Bultaco rider and stretching out an impressive lead. After the m oto Derrick was he ar d to say, "When Garrett passed me in the back section I thought I had shifted my Bul into a new gear, reverse." • Winter Series, Round Three By Sue Sykes PUYALLUP, WASHINGTON, FEB. 8 The racers, getting in their prac· tice for the March 14 Rainier Dealer's Challenge, really turned it on for this third race o f the Winter Series. Lightin' Larry Mac Kenzie of B.C., Canada pounded his Open Yamaha to a fITSt overall in the Pro division. Super Mac got a so-so start second time o ut and hit the first tum abou t mid-pack. The holeshot went to Washingt on NMA King Rich Binchley (Ya maha) and he held th e lead to the flag which moved him in to second place m o ney. Ron Pomeroy (Bul) im p roved his chances at the $ I 00 series bon us wi th a solid win in t he 250 Pro battle. Mark Gregson (Kaw) hel d t he lead fro m the st ar t until lap t hree when Pomeroy to o k over. In m oto two, Ron let her fly o n the last lap and passed lead er Mitc h Simmons (Ya m) for the flag. Bill Joy ce made it two weeks in a row with his do u ble wins in the 125 Class . J oy ce followed Fly ing Ed Davis (Hon) for two laps befo re a pass to ch eck out th e fITSt in moto one . J o y ce (Hon) took the lead next time out with Gary Rac ca in second. Davis, running third, lost it on a small jump less than a half-lap before the finish and didn't ge t back in for the flag. • Magoo, Jodry way out winners at SVSMX OH,WHAT OXIDATION, POLY ERIZAt ON AND EVAPORATI CAN DO TO YO CARBURETORI By Sallee Hilton PLYMOUTH, CAL., FEB. 15 Danny "Magoo" Chandler put on what could on ly be termed an exhibition of his' fine and unique riding style winning both 125 Expert motos with ease and confidence. In the first moto it was Magoo all th e way, fly ing high and lon g off the big jump on his KTM. T he track was in super shape, thanks to a prior rain. Jim Lesniewski (Hus) was the nearest co m pet itio n fo r Magoo , but he cra shed in the first tum, falli ng back t o seventh p lace . Within two laps he had picked off all seven spots and was back to second, but Magoo hadn't been waiting for him and was way out front. Don Cantaloupi (C-A) and Jeff Watts (Hus) had a little race of their own going in the early lap s fo r third. Cantaloupi finally pulled ahead and held it. The second moto got off to a spe ctacular start with Magoo , Watts and Lesn iewski side by side and jamming. All. three went over the jump together, causing audible moans from the spectators who knew that they would all hit the ground together, and may be in the same spot! They made the landing three abreast, and then Lesn iewski and Magoo sprinted ahead of Watts, Magoo with a slight lead. Lesniewski got off Magoo's tail when he went into the trees and crashed. With Magoo now way out front again the race interest switched to Watts, Mike Preston (Nog) and AI Hall (Hon) who were dicing for second. While these three were swa pping places behind hi m, Magoo crashed. He fell back to third , jumped u p and r an hard to get back to fi rst and build a lead again. Preston finished second, while Watts p icked up second ove ra ll with his third. Brian Jodry (H us) w ho freq uently wins in the 250 Expert class, has recen tly been t rying his hand wi th the Open bikes. He roared off the line and was first with a long lead in the first Open moto , until he bit out in the white flag lap, letting Richard Buttner (Yam ) and Delno Becker (CZ) by him fo r the finish. He ca me back in the second moto to again get .the lead right from Lo oks like inst ru men t fli ght weather at " Pile-em-up ." In p la in Engl ish, ga so line cont inu ously d e t e rio ra t e s. The mol e cu le s co mb ine a nd react wit h e a c h oth e r. The re su lt is gu m and va rni s h. And in p la iner English, you' ve g ot 0 d irt y ca rbu retor. G umo ut Mo torcyd e Ca rb C le a ne r d eans you r carburetor, a nd abso rbs moisture . For faste r, easie r starts g e t G umo ut. It' s t he b est. aDD . 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