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HODAHI PertornIaIe Proven PIIIlts Put a bite on the competition Only eight riders st arted the Open Expert race, but it turned out to be one of the best. Henry Evans (KT M) got the holeshot to start moto one, and went on to win without too much difficult y. Milton West (Yam) of Round Rock was second for awhile, but David Wallace (Hus) go t by him, alo ng with Dean Mizes (Suz ). !\Iaico pilot Ronald Schwark of San Antonio held down fifth place. Evans took the early lead in the ' second moto also , followed by Wallace , West, Frank Peebles (Yam ) of Victoria, and Mizes, Wallace was hit in the face with an o t her of Lockhart 's rocks, which broke his glasses so he dropped out. Henry Evans broke a gas line on his KTM, leaving the Round 'Ro ck Rocket, Milton West, in the lead. Milton started to reall y gas it. but he was being pushed l by Frank Peebles in second place, who in turn was being pushed by Dean Mizes' RM 370. The Rocket rocketed right off the track on one sweeping ' comer and did a quick ro ll. Frank Peebles went on to win, followe d by Dean Mizes, Kevin Horto n (Hus) of San Antonio and Ronald Schwark. Mizes'< 3-2 took the overall, followed by Peebles (6-1), Evans (1-7), and Ronald Schwark (5-4 ). Novice action earlier in the day was fast and furious , regadless of the slightly low number of riders. Clifton Schertz of New Braunfels put it to the 125 Intermediates on a new Honda, and Daren Jeffcoat of Austin aced the 125 Novices on a Honda. Scott "Heikki" Elliott (Hus ) won the Open Novice race after dueling with up-and-coming bezerko Mike West (Yam ). West won the first moto after the pair crashed in to each other in one comer, remounted, passed the pack, and then Elliott crashed again. West thoughtfully dismounted part way"" through the second moto, giving Elliott the win. This was Lo ckhart's first race on a second Sunday in quite a while, and they have decided to go back to running on the fourth Sunday. Their next race • will beJune 27. Results in Results Section. Snake Pipes '76 Dirt Squirt, Road Toad, & Super Rat Part No. T ·332 Super Combat Part No. T ·333 Sugg. r.tail $ 79. 50 Snake pi pes available for many other brands Dea ler inq u iri es invited TIGIR ~ DlITRIBUTlno CO. 653 West Broadway Glendale . CA 91204 213·246 ·7132 Attent ion! All ~ Jack Wilson Says "Stop those leaks with my special gaskets " See your dealer 214·339·0144 or write: 3600 W. D avis Dall as, TX 752 11 Big " 0 " Cycle .. When in doubt, gassit! ' Mike Englen t owers over his Yamaha at Bar ron Fo rk . Norton BMW Triumph Tri-City Motorcycles Arizona's Largest Suzuki Dealer Over S 150,000 Parts & Accessories inventory at all times! 602-934-963 1 572B N .W. Grand Ave . (Phoenix) Glendale, Ariz . B3301 Big 'D' Yamaha One day parts mall order service Heli Arc Heads Drilled Glass Gead Welding and Tapped Blasting Compelte motorcycle mach ine shop Ph. 214-942-3563 1924 W. Jefferson Dallas Texas 75208 David Taylor pulled the holeshot in the first moto with Guidry and Bart Batson (Yam) waiting for any mistake. Both Guidry and Batson passed Taylor as they battled for the lead until Guidry's exhaust pipe fell off. Batson then passed Guidry only to crash allowing the lead to return to Guidry who kept it to the moto 's end. Taylor aga in pulled the holeshot in the second moto followed by Guidry and Clint Ward (Yam). Guidry passed Taylor and pulled out a 10 second lead only to have a flat. He kept his lead until the last lap when Ward passed for the moto win. Guidry (2-1) collected top cash with Bill Darnell (4-3) placing second ahead of John Tutt. • Pay day at Barron By Jack B. Harwood T ALEQUAH, OKLA., MAY 16 Pinckert Welding and Mfg. \ HELI·A RC ~~~\ ARC AC ETY LENE 214-349-1760 , 115 30 Chairman Dr . No . 106 Dalla s. T. ... 752 38 I---rn@ Lli:U::p~Y&3---t MOTOR CYC LE COMPANY V.malla Route 2. Belton, Texas 76513 , ,- 38 4 1/ 2 Miles South of Temple on Interstate 35 pnone , 817·939·1261 Thirteen year-old John Day made it two wins in a row at Barron Fork by taking the 125 Expert class. The track promoter's son, Nick Sunday, won the 250 Expert division after the older Day brother, Chip, fell out of first place in the first moto, then DNF'd in the first lap of the second mo to while leading. In the first 125 Expert moto, the lead chan ged three times. After getting his usual holeshot, Day kept a bike length lead through eight laps before dumping it in a switch-back. Paul Williams was right there to lead the pack until he got off - with 10 stitiches in his chin to show for it. Jimmy Bagwell kept his distance in front, while Day reeled in everybody but Bagwell at the flag. In the second moto , Day blasted out front and left the battle for second to Paul Williams (who returned from the emergency ward in time to make the moto), Bagwell, and a pursuing Duayne Goodwin. Bagwell's second place finish gave him a second place in the pay line behind Johnny Day, with Goodwin third. Gene Englen, who now runs four K&N Yamaha shops in the Southwest, collected a crew of K&N mechanics, salesmen, wives and woofies and got everybody entered in some event. The K&N outing was co mplete with owner Englen's barbequed chicken. If he ever quits cy cling, Englen could make a living with that special brand of barbequed chicken. Lots of samplin' goin' on by the whole pit population! Looked like fun - and good support of the sport by dealer Englen. • Evans, Mizes rock Lockhart By DeWitt Henderson LOCKHART, TEX., MAY 9 Henry Evans of Austin took the 125 Experts and Corpus Christi rider Dean Mizes won the Open Experts as the two riders dominated Southwest Motocross Park action. Hairston,.Triumph chains & top time By Diane Polley MINERAL WELLS, TEX. , MAY 16 The one hundred and five riders and their cheering sections who turned out for the climb at the Moline Ranch enjoyed a very exciting day . In several classes the top riders were separated by just hundredths of a second and that's not even a blink of an eye. Tom Hairston on a 1000cc Triumph built by Big D Cycles used the time between his last ride in the 1500 class and the end of the Exhibition class to change to a chain tire. This turned out to be the winning combination when he topped the hill in 8.13 seconds to knock Henry Polley 's (750 Tri) 8.52 second time from the top. This was Hairston 's first top time win. The times in the I !l00 class were so close that it was almost unbelievable. First Gary Chandler on a 750 Triumph set a 8.53 which was the top time, then Henry Polley ran and set a 8.52. After a few more rides Mike Jones on a 1000 Triumph came to the line and he set a 8.54. In a situation like this the scorekeeper sure likes to have someone looking over his shou lder. Two other classes generating lo ts of interest were the 100 and 125. In both . these classes the. regular winner were really having to work to stay in the running. In the 100 class Troy Bullock on a Kawasaki went over the 350 foot hill in 13 seconds for first on his initial try. Troy was the second rider in this class so he had the pleasure of sitting back and watching the other contestants try to go that fast. •