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_._._._._._._._._.. and by the end of the day, all tho se Japanese mechanics you've seen at th e local races were displaying plenty of grins and smiles. You guessed it , T ea m Suzuki has scored again. The team's two new est yo ung hopefuls,Jeff Jenning and Robert Elliot swooped up everything there was to swoop up with their fac to ry machines. How hot are the ne w bikes? "I'm in love with m ine " replied Jennings. No wonder J eff digs his new mounts. They carried h im to vict ori es in both the 125 and 250 Pro. J eff and Miller Mana mounted Dave Williams had a terrific dice go in g the first 125 Pro mota with the pair in ches apart the entire length of the race. Jeff went for an inside pass a t the last turn, got into some loose stuff and lost it . " I co uld 've passed Williams bu t my clu tch was slipping the whole race ." With a new clutch in pla ce , Jennings proceeded to roost on the pack the second mota . The second 250 Pro mo ta pr oved to be just as boss as the first 125 mo ta . At first it looked like a ditto of mota one with Elliot out to a q uic k lead with J en nin gs and Maico ace , Jeff Vidic hanging back in second and third. Only this time around Jeff was chewing away at Robert's lap time. Each lap found th e aggr essive racer closer to Elliot until Jeff finally laid a pass on his teammate a fter nearly 30 minu tes of kee ping everyone guessing. Vidic pulled his Wheelsmith Maico in for third place money with consistent 3·3 rides. The smooth, co ntrolled Elliot didn' t go home without win money though as the well-mannered Suzuki ace latched on to the 500 Pro win, leading every lap of both motos. Ro bert was cranking. Carrera and Pepsi sponsored KTM shoe, Jeff Foland, overcame sa-so starts to notch second overall after 2-2 rides behind Elliot.. Jeffs dad, on the Pepsi deal : "Pepsi decided to give it a try and see how things go, so we sure could use some pl ugs in Cycle News!" You got it. • Results in Results Section. Rubly sets pace at Ascot MX By Mike Klinger GARDENA, CALIF., JULY 9 CMC's numero uno rider, Bill Rubl y (Mai) , was the highlight of . Thursday night ' s Ascot motocross. Rubly was the overall victor in the . 250 Pro class and led most of the 500 Pro class, but h ad trouble and failed to ta ke the overall win. ' T he 125 and 500 Pros were co mbined for lac k o f riders and two 125 racers won both motos ! In mota one, Rubly grabbed the holeshot, but crashed on the ver y next turn, giving up the lead to 125 speedster, Tim Lunde C n) . Lunde Ho was never chal lenged and rode home with the win. Ascot's fastest "track lapper", Dave Carlson (FM F) grabbed the first turn in mota two and set the pace. 500 Pro Val Tamietti (Mai ) was second off the line and gave chase to Carl son. Back in third spot, Lunde was just hanging on to finish which would give him first overall. Carlson rode a very fine race and took second overall for the even ing and Tim Lun de took ' home the first pla ce prize money. Tamietti won the 500 Pros and Rubly second. Some fine racing developed in the 250 Pros with Bill Rubly (Mai), Morris MaloneHlus} an d Tim Wright (Hon). In race number one, th e MaicoMeister pulled the holeshot, pulled t urn after turn and eve ntually pulled in the checkered flag for the win. Malone and Wright were close behind Rubly, but close only counts in handgrenades. Again in mota t wo, Wright and Malone played b ack-seat to Rubly. On lap six , all three riders were wheel-to-wheel making the run for the lead. Rubly just s:'t back and ~ot on the THE CHAMPION SPARK PLUG MOTORCYCLE CLASSICS. Laguna Seca Raceway, July 31st Monterey, California. August 1st. 1976. THE FIRST WEST COAST ROAD RACE NATIONAL OF 1976. 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