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TH •I' I IIG • ~ t co £' O'l ~ C(') - ·.... l-< 0.. ..( :)':)a.. .n Dave Coupe (37) changes everYone's line. !rio .. . ".1 )-. ahead of second pl ace m an Lawson a nd th ird p lace rider J e ff Kleve. Ov erall th at 's th e wa y th ey fin ished wi th Yo u ng clai ming the gigan tic firs t p lace tr ophy . Broc Gl ove r, the super tale n te d O-G rider fr om El Cajo n eas ily lived up to his repu tation to d ay in the 125 Expert class. Glover com p le tely - domi nated both his races fro m star t to finish , ne ver once losin g hi s co nc e n tra tio n. Back further, Eddie Davis down from Tacom a, W;ll;hington wa s havin g a real knock dow n drag out with Santa Cruz 's Mike Marquez (Hus) . Dav is was a ble to h old off Marq uez bu t it was to ugh going all the way. M o to two was once again a Broc Gl over show fro m wire to wire bu t once again the racing was fu rious in the second a nd third p lace positions. Marq uez d id n ' t ge t al l that good of a st art and h e really had to hu stl e a nd get his ac t to geth er t o catch up to th e top ru nn ers. Meanwhile Davis was runnin g third t o Lee Voss (Ha n) ano th er Wash in gt on ride r wh o h ad fin ishe d ninth in the firs t m o to. When it ca me d own to the flag it w as Gl ov er w ho go t th e overall with Ed d ie Davis takin g second place an d Mike Ma rqu ez who fin ishe d sixth b ut s till p icked up third overall. • Results 1 2 5 N O V D I V I : 1. Dann y vuto ccto (Han ). 2. G l en Woons (Ya m ) . 3 . ~ Jeff We lch (H a n) . 1 2 5 NO V DI V I I: 1. D on Fe r ra ro (Hon). 2. Ro la n d Mill er (H an ). 3 . D ana waxn am (S u z). 12 5 AM AT E UR : 1. Nea l Snarr (Yam) . 2. Ke n n y B o swe ll (Han) . 3 . B o b Sho re en (Han ) . 25 0 N OV DI V I : 1. To m L arsson (Hus) . z. St ev e Stau la kak is (Yam) . 3 . E d M archll ni ( H us) . • 25 0 N OV D I V II: W ayne Y o ung (Ha n) . 2. Danny Law so n ( Hus ) .- 3 . Je ff Klev e (Suz ) . 25 0 A MA TE U R : 1. Thad F r idays ( Bul) . 2. George McN amara ( K TM). 3 . Ph il M l n l aham (S uz) . 25 0 E XPER T , 1. K im Reeg ( Bu l), 2 . F l o yd D av i s (S uz) . 3 . M a rk H il ton (Y am ) . OP£ N N OV D I V I : 1. Jo n Jan o ks k y (Su z ). 2 . D er r ic k K ne p per ( H us). 3 . Ga ry W ad a ( Yam ). 125 E X P ERT : 1. B r a e Glo ve r ( H a n) . 2. E dd ie D av is (Han) . 3 . M i ke M arq u ez ( H us). O PEN NO V D IV II: 1. Van Lawre n ce (S UZ) . 2. W i lliam T homas ( Yam ) . 3. G r eg Dora n (S u z) . OPEN JU N i O R : 1. Dave Casp ar y (Ma i ). 2. G eorge Cheat ham (Yam). 3 . T o m B arb a r o . OPEN E XPE RT , 1. Da n L eet Dei n o B ec k er ( CZ) . 3 . B Ob O lson . April 25th, 1976 ~ .Las Vegas, Nevada. (SUZ). 2. Entry $250.00 plus insurance 60% paypack in class , 4 classes 3. 251 cc and over 2. 176-250 cc 4. Riders age 38 and over any displacement motorcycle $1,000 ~ Bonus to 1st overall if 0-175cc team: Professional, on course,gas pitting service available. 1.- 0-175cc Course and gas stops readily accessible from interstate 15. A race course laid out for" motorcycles only. 400 miles of open desert, mountains, mine roads, and sand washes. A challenge to test the endurance and skill of expert riders. Parking for campers at start/finish . .Write: Mint 400 Racing Headquarters P .O. Box 2160 Las Vegas/ Nevada 89101 ·D L E WEBB MINT HOTEL &WINO, 'S .LAS VEG AS 9