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SHOT ~ l ahom a Ok protest decision favors Kidd . After conferring with MIA's legal counsel, Professional Co mpetition Manager Mel Parkhurst and Central Region Referee Duke O lliges agreed to sustain Mike Kidd 's pro test of the posted resu lts for the May 23 Ok lahoma City National Half Mile. Th e protest arose over th e ap plica tion of AMA ru les ' for scoring a re d -flagged race aft er th e National was stopped due to multiple crashes which involved Ki dd, among others. front forks, adjustable MX seat and lots more. Dave Clinton has proven'how tough th isbike is. He powered the BX200 to the Points Champions hip and N umber One Plate in both A meriean and National Bicycle Associations. And that's toug h. Get on the BX200 today, only at your Kawasaki dealer. Now you ean pedal Kawasaki a Kawasaki, too. lets the good times roll. It's here, and it's hot, The new Kawasaki BX200 Motocross Bicycle. Light, strong and fast. In the famous Kawasaki tradition. INot a department store toy, Not an im practical ego-tripper. But, a tough all-around good times machine. Around the neighborhood, or arou nd the track. The BX200 ismad e totake it day after day. With an alumi n um alloy fra me, motorcycle swing-arm design, adjustable shocks, competition knobb y tires, I-piece cra nk, un-sprung Ka i is peddling bikes. The revised finish order now reads: I) Hank Scott, 2) Mike Kidd, 3 ) Ted Boody, 4) Corky Keener, 5 LGene Romero , 6) Steve Morehead, 7)J ay Springsteen , 8 ) Gary Scott, 9) Steve Droste , 10) Dave Aldana, 11 ) Tom Berry, 12) Steve Ekl und, 13) Kenn y Roberts, 14) Terry Poovey. The announcement and results were contained in a letter circulated'to riders at Louisville. After learning of the ruling, and in accordance with the rules, five riders Dave Aldana, J ay (Gary Scott, Springsteen, Ted Boody, and Steve Droste) protested and were denied by Olliges. Gary Scott then filed his S 100 and appealed the decision. AMA President Bob Rudolph has 10 days to designate an appeal board, and a ruling should co me in two to three weeks. Gaston on the gas With fo ur events run in the FIM 125cc motocross cha mp ionsh ip , eight motos, Gaston Rahier (Suz) has six wins and two seconds, after a clean sweep of th e Belgian ro und May 30. Behin d Rahier in the overall were Zdenek Ve1ky (CZ) with two thirds, and Britisher Roger Harvey, riding for Husqvarna, with . a pair of fo urths. Martv Smith seized his works Honda Bimbo wins one, Moisseev prevails Jim Pomeroy (Bul) won the first moto, but did not figure in the top five on the second postin g, in sketchy reports of th e Italian 25 0 motocross round May 30 . Gunnad y Moisseev (KT M) with a 2- 1 score, took the overall and moved closer to cl ass-leading lIeikki Mikkol a, whose best effo rt was a third in the first moto. Han s Maisch (4-3) , Mikkola (3-6) an d Andre Malherbe (5-5) trailed Moisseev in th e overall results. IIFYOU'I NOIIDVERIISI &IN CYCLE N S YOU'RE LOSIN6 811 EI! I ... Nixon into F750 points lead Frenc h men Christian Estrosi (Yam ) and Phillipe Coul on (Ya m) swept to vic tory o n th eir home ground May 30 , but Gary Nixon [Ka w}, fou rth behind Giacomo Agostini, vaulted ahead o f Steve Baker in the Formul a 750 point standin gs after/ the Fren ch round. Two National Trials rounds SoCal Champion Bernie Schreiber (Bu l) won th e Texas round over Lan e Leavitt (Ilul) , and Sweet. The Missouri round was ti ght ly con teste d between th e top fo ur, as Californian Mark Eggar (Ho n) won it with 3 6 points, trai led by Leavitt , 3 7: Sweet , 38 : and J oe . Gu glielmelli (Ho n), 39. Uno fficially, Swe et leads th e series with 37 points, Le avitt has 32 and Eggar has 2 8, The circ uit now takes a long brea k, to resume with the first o f th ree Pacifi c Coast rounds O ctober 16. WORLD'S LARGEST STOCK OF YAMAHA PARTS & ACCESSORIES i\ . _ , M.i1 order sorvic. for IOnui.. Y.mlh. ports i~d accessories. 24 hour . nice from. on. of III. world', lorl' ost Ylm.h. d••I . If-WI don't h it. it lin ·tl Send SI.OO for our new 1976 Icce.sory cot.lo. Ind list of ee nui ne Yamaha parts and serv ice man uals I v.iI. bl• . Rush sh ipped s-me day erder is received. 'Incl udes III Vamaha models, street and dirt. blck to 1961 bikes. , . \ INTERr~ATIONAL M /C INC Canoga Ave., Oopt. CN: ... \ ' Canoga Park , Calif, 91303 (213) 346-0900 "fl-7233 Terry Kit The front end kit that works! With ai r o r spri ngs - better dampening - sm oot her act ion - m or e control - longer trave l - desig ned for r acing over . rou gh terrain . Bolts right in . 9 0 day mon ey back gua ra ntee Kits avai lab le Kawasaki. CZ, fo r Betor, Suzuki. Ceriani , Yamaha. Montesa . Dealer or direct o ut of st at e ea ll toll free 800 ·8544691 TERRYCABLE POBox 132 1, Hes p ellJ CA'1::345 7 14 2 44 3 139 AAA CYClE: CE:nlE:I' Best Price in Town on '75 & '76 Bultacos & Hodakas Call us. We'll mee t o r beat an y p rice . 1300 E , Edinger A ve . Sant a A na. CA 92 705 71q.-83S-7821 3