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Cycle News 1976 06 08

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_._._._._._._._._._._._. THE 3rd ANNUAL .H urley Wilvert Intensive Road Racing School SPONSORED BY AAMRR June n LEAR N - Machine Prep, Tuning Tips, Riding Technique $50.00 per r ider (in cl ude s 1 mech a nic FREEl $10.00 mechan ic onl y (no track t ime ) loudon, New Hampshire Learn to go fast and stay off your a _ _1 - PLUS THE SAME WEEKEND - - - - -- - - Laconia National Tune Up JUNE - 2· 13 1 Bryar Motorsports Park LOUDO N, NEW HAM PSHIR E On Route 106 between Concord & Laconia SATURDAY : Pract ice all da y ; S UNDAY : F ull program of Production . Mod ified Production a nd GP eve nts for No vice . J r. and Expert riders. Lice nse and entry availa ble at track. AFM !ice nses honored ! IN FO RMATION - 203/488-8878 - 6 17 /839-6342 AAMRR . 36 Norwill Drive, No. Branford. CT. 06471 Blow ut Bill Chapin held it up long enough to take third in the 250 Pro class at Irw indale. planned 10 contest the 125 class as well, bu t his Suzuki was giving him problems. With the recently started three moto Expert class, it would have been interesting to ' see how the long California races have affected him. Alexander has always been an excellent rider, but the six months he spent racing in Southern California was definitely sh o win g in his riding style. Look for him at Sa ddleback. He's a young .(18) and up co m in g rider. ' 250 Expert, Ray Kah oo kele (Mai), who usually wins when Hag i's not around, was looking very fast with his wide o p en, pass anywhere style of riding as he took second overall. He made exciting , co me-from-behind charges after a crash w hile leading in the second moto . In the Open Expert class, Sandy Brodie (Mai) , wh o own s th e Islan d's nu mber o ne motocross shop, Windward Cycles, showed his Ti bbl in conditioning with thr ee firsts holding o ff Steve Kuenstl e (CZ), an d Loren Smo u t (CZ). 'At th e start of the first 125 Expe rt moro, a brief sho wer made th e har d-p ack ed lin es treach er ous. Ryan Crivello grabbed the holeshot bu t fell after three laps o n the slick , Ex pert h ill , an d Ke rry Sugi hara got .by , T here was some hot an d heavy dicing between Mike McG uire (Ho n) , Tony Moniz (Suz}, Ryan Crive llo (Yam), and Jo n Bratten (lIon). Jon 's consistency awarded him the win, with Mike McGuire second, and Tony Moniz third. In the 250 Amateur class, Fra nk Souza (Yam) got th e holeshot and stretched his lead to the flag in the first two motos. But in mo to three he looped it at the gate and made a hard charge fro m last to third, which would have tied him 1-1-3 with Bob Phillips (Hus) 2-2-1 but he ended with second. Pulling out the stops, he tried for an outside pass around Ernie Freitas (~Iai), but losl it, along with the win . So uza got second behind Phillips with Keith Stone (Mai), third. Here on the Island of Oahu, we have a race about every three weeks at the Waialee Motocross Track, th e only Hawaii Motorsports Association (HMA) track. This WdS the fifth race of a seven race Bicentennial series ending o n J uly 4. • Results in Res ults Section. OTHG face fearful odds at SRA GP your mind in Bates bigger-tha n-ever Leather Shop ! Come in for a look at our newly enlarged Leather Shop , . .walk out witha head full 01exciting ideal; in Leathe rs! We've got it all. Displays of custom and ready-to-wear Leathers lor Street Wear, Motocross , Ott-Road, the Track, you-name- it. Gloves . Sweaters. Custom and Factory Team styled suits . In fact , everything Bates makes for cyclists is on display-including Accessories . And remember, at Bates you'll be fitted by the same Leathe rs specialists who outfit Ihe top names in racing. Open Monday-Friday, B to 4 :30, and by appointment. Come on in and enjoy yourself! <€A~ Leather Shop 660 West 16th Street, Long Beach , CA . 90801 Telephone (213) 435-6551 Near Long Beach Freeway and Pacmc Coasl Highway By Lucious LeRoy SOLID STATE CARLSBAD, CAL., MAY 23 RACING & SRA was a most hosp itable host to 31 riders of the Over The Hill Gang, in the last of a three race Grand Prix series at Carlsbad • SPORT IGN ITI ON S FROM YOUR HI -POINT DEALER 19

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