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Vinyl. . Tank Decal Same size as o riginals For m aximum tear resistance a nd d urabili ty tan k decals are m ad e fro m 12 m il. fle xible viny l instead of t he usu al 2 or 4 mil. se mi _ " rid ged viny I. Th is extre me m ly flexibl e vinyl alo ng wit h our spe cial adhesive allows even large decals to be appliedto tanks writh ou t wr in kles or bub bles. If the de cal is p osition ed in correctl y o r bu bb les. it may be removed and re-a pp lied wi th ou t d am age to th e decal. To eliminat e wear tank de c als are subsurface printed and protected by 12 mil. viny l. All sold in pa irs (price ineludes 21 £\"0\\\\0\\\\\& HC9DAKA ~i...... ...... Can-Am $6.95 Hodaka $3 .25 Kawasaki $6.95 ... l MAICD '~ Maico $6.95 KTM $4 .95 Maico (w/w ingsl $4 .95 ico's Cyclelan d , where a $500 short track points fund is up for grabs. +50, postage & ha ndling. Ca~i r. residents add 6% sale s tax, poin ts purse to be awarded at the end o f the season. This week it was Jim Hubbard , Chris Sauer and Ken Gray, all of Chico, ge tting off the line in goo d sh ape . Gray had taken over the lead by th e second lap foll owed by Hubbard , Sau er and Steve Diet z. By the end of th e third lap Lowell Moural (Chic o) had made hi s move and taken over the number three position. ' The 200cc Intermediate class was a fast paced , ex citing event with Randy Freeman and Mike McKee re ally dicing it o ut fo r first . Freeman man aged to gra b the lead , leavin g McKee to settle ., fo r second. Salinas smooth scrambles By Burt Dinne r SALINAS, CAL., MA Y 2 The first sm ooth scrambles of the year had a good turnout of both big - bikes and mini-bikes. Buddy ' Robinson (Yam) made his first Salin as s tar t a winning effort, outdistancing Fred Bennett (Yam) in the Open Expert class. In the bigges t class of the day, Paul Iwanaga (Suz) edged out Keith Day (Yam) and Norm an Combs (Suz ). Doug Chandler was the only double winner, taking both the Expert 80 modified and the 100 class. • Robinson , and 'Looney' at S.J. Speedway opener By W. H. Spencer SAN J OS E, CA L. , MAY 6 Dennis Robinson rep eated his last ye ar's op ening round o f Handicap Mains at San J ose and would have had a double in th e bag if his arms' hadn 't seized o n him in th e middle of the Scrat ch Main. Mike Roo n ey, aft er two years off, won that sho w in t he same fas hion th at made hi m the 197 3 ch am p an d won him the name of Looney Rooney , better known as "Sticks n • • T o night 's ac t io n wa s the first try for the MIA Pro show and wi th all the rivalry going on between th e SRA. et, al., it. worked out rather well. There were 21 ride rs in all, those brave enough to de fy the SRA threats o f fine s a nd ban ish men t, The surprising part came wi th th e addition of Class "C" Pros J im adorn and Rick Hocking. Ho cking wound up making some money to boot. With ou t ever striding one before, he rode a Cal Simpson bike assigned to John Gen na i, who was off bowling, to a handicap heat win a nd before the end of the night , his te chnique was co mple tely sideways, just like it should be. • Meyers breaks, Mitchell wins Asbury J-Mac Motorcycles 159 E.lmperial Hwy. La Habra, CA 90631 ' Deale r inq uiries invite d! 714-525-7606 Ante lope Va lley L:and near High V ista 160 Acres - 2700 sq . ft '. hou se ... 3 b ed roo m --; 2 ba th - 2 f ire p laces - 2 car garage - ci nder b lo ck large adobe wo rks ho p & m any ot her featu res. Ad jac en t 480 acr es ava il. i n 16 0 acre pa rcels. Ideal for . develo p ment into M/C rec. area . We have sma ller parcels starting at $350 an acr e . ava ilab le Ste llo Re al Estate 1209 W. Ave. K Lancaster . CA 93534 . By Chuck Iken 805 -948-4741 ALBANY, ORE. , MAY 12 The very tight tr ack proved to be a spectator's delight as .e vc ry race .ex cep t th e Mini Expert proved to be extra close. In the Expert Mini Craig Lambert of Aurora, Oregon ran aw ay from the pack. In the Pro class first moto CMC Northwest No. Two Monty Mit chell w as doing co mbat with Kevin Meye rs, staying just a wheel ahe ad of Kevin , most of the time. Kevin, hanging in with about five minutes to go, go t by Monty 's KTM when Monty did a little mis cu e in a barrel tum . With th e on e lap flag up , less than a lap to go, Kevin's Yamaha decided to spit off its ch ain, tear up his rear sprocket and break his case. Kevin said, " I wa s really havin g fun, but this will co st m e what I earn ed at Fox Holl ow last Sunday ." Another o u ts tan ding ra ce for th e evening w as the 125 B gro up , Juni or Division, An y on e of th e firs t fo ur pl acers could have won. T he posi tio ns cha nged so man y times in bo th mot os th at it wou ld tak e a slo w mot ion replay to repo rt it acc urately . 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