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one of the last exisinng Bridgestone 200s. The leader , Gordon Seim had built up a co mma nding lead on a Can-Am leavin g the rest to fight among themselves. Coming t hrough the red barn tum on to the front straight Byar's rear end disappeared quite dramatically and he and the bike spun down the track. Very exciting, especially with Hardy and Humble nipping at his heels. They blew by the prostrate Byars neck and neck only to have Bubba remount and force his way past Hardy in to third place by the end. • Pizzafola leaps Rio 125's By L. J . Duplichan HOUSTON, TEX., ARRIL 4 Over 400 riders - tried for a fat purse and trophy recognition in the Expert and Amateur motocross action at Rio Bravo on a warm and hu mid day. Tom my Byars got off while p ressu rin g Spencer at the halfway flags. so mething wh ich very rarely h appens , an d had to be satisfied wi th a th ird in 750 Production on a Su zu ki Rotary. The Japanese Wankle has 20 t ho usand mil es under its belt an d so far has require d th ree spark p lugs total maintenance. At the p ra ctice it was, however, seen emitting a huge cloud of sm oke fr om its exhaust. Gu ess it needed sparkplug number four. Gravity and a very slippery track surface late in the afte rn o on plagu ed Bubb a Byars. In th e 200 G.P . go round Byars wa s engaged in a furio us th ree way duel for secon d with team ma te Jerry Hardy (both on 20 0cc Suzukis) and Hugh Hu mble, J r. on what has to be A dozen gals mounted up in the Wom en's Open class with Tina Duncan winning both motos after being pressed all the Way by Francis West on a ne w Honda 125. Melody MacGregor watched the duel from a third pl ace position in both motos and Carol Kinnaid ran fourth in the ho t action . The Senile Citizens were . 30 strong witfi at least half a dozen new machines in the lineup. Wayne Beatty on a new Honda 125 zapped competition on the mini side of the Over 30 program. Earl Cherry and his new ma chine made it a race and finished second wh ile Randy .Blackwell and Mike Macyewski trailed. On the jumbo side of the ledger, it was Kawasaki mo unted Jim Barnes beating o ut Charlie Colburn and his new Bultaco for the win . Gas Mar ts ' J erry Darnell won th e first heat, but fell back for a third overall and Russell Allen rounded out the top four. The 125 Intermediate class got off to a roaring start with Mike Holsworth winning the first moto, but trouble in the second he at put h im out of contention for the win. When the points were tallied, it was Randy Adams an d his co nsistent riding paying off for first place with Ra pid Ron Guillory co ming in sec on d. Perry Rawlinson made it a two tro phy day fo r the family with a third pl ace ride an d Blake Haynes ro unded out the top four. The Expert class was large in numbers an d big in courage with some of the day's finest racing. In the 125 Expert class, it was Mickey Pizzatola and his new Honda doing all o f the damage winning all o f the first pl ace money. The Mick thrilled th e crowd an d awe d the co mp etition by reducing a double jump to a single 55 fo ot leap an d taking it in stride o n every lap ! Barry Duncan Cycle News products presents: SUPER 8 mm MOVIES by Dick Kay's Champion Industries 1975 BAJA 1,000 196 ft. 13 minutes, 16 sec. Bikes and buggies slugging it out to be first in the wor ld famous off -road race. Locat ions: . Start, Oso Negro, \( aile de Trinidad , San Felipe. Silent , reel-to-ree l. So und available. 1/8 " casette , $4 extra. "Better than my home movies!" Papa Wealey 1976 PAR KER 400 202 ft. 13 minu tes 22 sec.. Closeup act ion in t he Californial Arizona dese rt with exotic buggies and bikes. Five locat ions . Heel-to-reel , Caset te sou nd trac k available, $4 extra. COMING AlTRACTIONS: 1976 Mint 400 (out May 10, 1976) 2 Collections of ,1976 desert races ........Q ·r- .... . . .•. ..... ~. Enclose check or mo ney order to --------CYClENEWSPRODUCTS;--------2499 Cerritos Ave., Long Beach ..CA 90806 Shipped prepaid via U.S. Mail. Allow 3 weeks for de livery. ORDER MOVIES HERE 1976 B A 1.000 -!U RENT 1 week BUY w/sound 540. [ w/sound 5 7. + deposit 540.0 Gary sauer (7 14 ) cranks his Zoo t hroug h a Texas meadow. I 547 . [ I I Silent 5 6. one week Silen t + deposit 536 . 542 . I J 1976 PAR KER 400 536. [ w/Sound 5 7. + deposit 540. w/sound 540 . [ I Silent S36. { 547. [ I . Silent 5 6. + depos it $36. I 542 . I I Name' _ Add ress, _ City ----'_ Zip _