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The 250 Inter medi ates demonstrate a difference from Novices - fron t brakes. (Inset) National skidder Mike Kidd wen t fast , except in the right handers. fourth pl ace fro m the $600 purse. A super 125 Intermediate race fmally went to Team Armpit's Dennis Bisho p (Hon] over first moto winner Bruce Hallmark (Hon) after an all-day duel. Bishop would have won the 250 class as well, except for a shredded throttle cable on his Bul, which threw the over all in to a three way tie among class winner Jim Litterer (Suz, 4-2 ), Brian Wilson (Yam, 3-3), and Mark Fisch ru pp (Suz, 1-5). Th e day's closest finishes occurr ed in the Open In terrnediate second moto, as Charlie Backus (Suz) edged Richard Davis (Hus) by a wheel fo r class honors, and Mike McGraw (Ya m ) nippe d Joey Skinner (Kaw) for third overall. Resu lts in Results Sec ti on. • No Kidding at Oak Hill MX By Dave Nielsen ALVORD , T EX., FEB. 8 About an hou r north of Fort Worth lies the Oak Hill Mot ocross, am id a ro lling co w pasture scarre d with deep arroyos that have cu t the cla y-sand terrain into a n atural , fu lly visib le race trac k. There is, in fact. an oak or tw o on th e "Hill" but th e cou rse wi nds ba ck and forth in a gentle valley devoid of trees, offering ideal spe ctating. Owner Dicky Clements an d crew have laid out a beans and balls circuit. wi th a ch op py. 60 mph downhill straight and power-sucking, long uphills. along with drops in and ou t o f the gullies. Oak Hill is still rel at ively undiscovered am ong th e myriad o f second-Sunday trac ks in n orth Te xas. but go od , low-key organization and excellent track maintenance will no doubt be boosting today's 154 rider tumout as the months pass. Husqvama's Ricky Kidd was a good bet for a 25 0-0pen Ex pert sweep in today's event un til the last lap of the Ope n final mo to , when his flywheel lo osened, opening the d oor for David Fox, overall win ner on a Hardwick Suzuki. Kid d dominated the 250 class, while J eff Kring (Yam) put in another unstoppable p erform an ce , taking second in both classes. - 38 The talent-laden 125 Ex pert motos had everyone at trackside , watching Danny Doss and Richard Reeves duke it out ab oard a pair of ul timate Hondas. Texas hillclimbing season off to roaring start By Diane Polley DALLAS, TEX., FEB . 15 The 1976 Texas hiliclimb season started February 15 in Dallas at Luck y Landing with a few surprises, several new bikes and lots of visiting. The awar ds for the 1975 Championship Series were given out before the climb started and m os t The 1975 Texas Hillclimb Champions are planning on opening a t rophy sto re. Richard Reeves on top. Quick Eddie Roberts (Yam) started close to Dan ny, bu t droppe d his Mono in a hairpin after only half a lap . Reeves then too k ch ase position, bu t had to settle for a close second at m oto's en d. The final ro und saw Reeves p um ped and leading, forcing Doss to push a lit tle too hard and go down fighting for the lead on lap two. His bike was loaded and wouldn't crank up for over a minute , leaving a battle for second overall won by Robert s (4-2) ahead of Do ug Coo k (Yam , 3-3), while Doss' 1-7 pi cked > ~ .J ~ OJ Z « o