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Cycle News 1976 07 27

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_._._._._._._._._._._~._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.- _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . . _ . Western hotlin • • fI (Above) Banzai Bob Elliott rode his·U.S . Suzuki to a 250 Pro overall win and (below) Jeff Jenn ings powered his 370 Suzook to first 500 Pro at Saddleback Saturday. Juniors/ Intermediates clash for cash and prizes By Patt i T rotter ORANGE, CAL,jULY 18 Holy DC! 362 riders showed up to race at CMC's Junior/Intermediate day at Saddleback Park and DC Performance Specialties, Inc. was • ., ... .. ~ 16 ( handing out the goodies, $2 ,500 worth of t-shirts, chain lube, hats and visors. Winners of the final s were awarded big money gift certificates to spend at DG in Anaheim. The Mini Experts were up to their us ual dial-it-on berserko style. Darren Penrod (Yam) and WFO Bobby Hart were the stars. Bobby got off shortly after the start of the second mota but got back aboard his ultra-trick Honda and zeroed in on the first p lace riders, getting past all but the leader. The top three riders of the day fo r the Mini's were Penrod, Hart and Ric k johnson (Ya m) . There seems to be q uite a few "Little League" parents in vol ved in t he Mini classes. It wo uld be good if the riders co u ld ride, and th e watche rs co ul d just watch . a: Lee Sc heffers, owner of Lee' s Pipes, w e won t he 500 j un ior class o n h is new Z 400 KT M. T his was Lee's secon d ti me oJ ~ o ut o n the new bike and his second w in. w · Second and third place ho n o rs wen t to ~ Bob Bourne (Bu l) and Michael Bomer i (Suz). > Hamilton Barnard (Su z) got the al III holeshot the final o junior go in nd held onmoto of theup250 a to it right to lo the ver y last of the race. Although J: Q. Hamilton was assed he crossed the

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