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._._._._._._._._.. Honda. Perris Race way thanks all who attended and was honored by t he presence of two past D-37 presiden ts, Leon Evans and Red Ludford. T here was su ch a large group o f current Pros, t wo classes were: made for th e more active p articipants. Th e 250 class was headed by Su zu ki moun te d J ohn Sperry. The th ird mota t old it all fo r t he Op en Expert class. Aft er several restarts, du e to acciden ts, Walt Fos ter [T ri] t oo k the win , Steve Nich ols o n a Yamaha was second, J ohn Sp erry third (with a so re kn ee ), Mike Mye rs fourth and Bob Sanders fifth. • . Results in Results Section. Turner takes two at Escape Country Your local BU LTACO dealer has a selection of Motocross and Enduro bikes that are among the f inest in the world. Tested and proven by experts and novices alike all over the USA . AND NOW, FOR A LIMITED TIME, WE'LL PAY YOU TO OWN ONE! By Laszlo TRABUCO CYN ., C AL ., AU G. 8 T &M rider to Escape alm ost 300 to support Ron T u rn er ca me out Cou ntry, alon g wit h o ther !\IX enthusiasts, CRC 's 'op ening effort at th e Orange Cou nty p ark, CRC ended up supp or ting Ron as he walked away with S 120 a fter w innin g both the 125 .~ and 25 0 E xpert classes. . Turner grand-slammed th e 250 class and might have do ne the sam e in the 125 field, a sixth place start in m ota one, and a p it sto p in the middle of the track in th e sec o n d mota , to turn on his gas, kept him from it. Bob Faulks came away fr o m the 250 Nov ice class with the overall vict o ry without winning a single m o t a ! Faulks f mis hed 5 -2-5 to earn his first place .t ro p h y . What happened t o the others? First mota winner Ken Est ep came off the startin g line in last p lace in his seco n d mota; second mota winner Ed Drake fail ed to fmish the third m ota; Dan Bulkhart , who won the finale, wa s held back by his last p lac e fmish in the fi rst m o ta. Ed "Godfather" Michetti broke a n th ree way tie by win ning t he fi al m o ta o f the Ve terans class. Ed beat out first mota winner Asker Lamkjaer and Cro wn Cycles "Bad" Billy Bu rk hart who lost his seat in t he open in g mota. J ohn Wilson Sr. won th e Senior division, eve n though he too forgo t to turn o n his • gas at ! he start o f h is final mo ta. Results in Results Section. = II THAT'S RIGHT, BULTACO INTERNATIONAL WILL PAY DIRECTLY TO YOU $100.00 CASH WHEN YOU PURCHASE A M·X OR ENDURO BIKE FROM THE LIMITED SELECTION AVAILABLE AT YOUR BULTACO DEALER. DON'T FORGET WA RRANTY. All Bultaco motorcycles feat ure a warranty that covers th e entire motorcycle (not just the engine and j rarne) for a period of sixty days fr om the date of purchase. PURSANG • The first bike to take an American into the Grand Prix winners circle and still the . privateer's answer to a "works" bike. FRONTERA - The newest sensation to hit the woods. Li!tJt, fast and super smooth. SOUND GOOD? .. For more information see your closest BULTACO dealer But HURRY, this offer is for a li mited time only. OTHGA Challenge at Carlsbad I By BoBo Ingram CA R LSBAD, CA L., AUG . 1 Accus tomed to ridin g a Expert Lanky Larry Sl.oemaker accep ted a challenge from othe r club members to ride Carlsbad's European style 1\lX course on a 125 cc Yamaha. He won both m o t os taking first overall. Gorilla Gary, o n e of the well known "Cole Bros.,' diced with Larry for a whil e b ut had to settle fo r second. T he Amateu r class, was wo n by Branch Bruce who finally broke hi s long dry spell. Second p lace Petrified Pete ke p t his flash y Bultaco ahead o f Ha nk y Herb who brou gh t up th ird. Th e largest turnout was in th e Interm ediate class , w ith a to tal of n ine riders co m pe ting. First was taken by' Mol d y Mik e, followed b y Lewd Lo u , on a ho t CZ hampered by a broken re ar shock. Pansy Paul p ushed hard from seventh iri t he ·fi rst mo t a to end u p with a third overall. Novice Rickety Ri ck won b o th his moto s for a grand -slam win, leaving a bruised Toile t Tom to brin g up secon d. J uicy J im , in th e Beginners, narrow ly won after tak ing it fro m a very much improved Lo vely Lee in a di ce ra ce • th at had everyone hopping. Resu lts in Results Sect ion. All the answers in the most complete Baja tour book ever! All fo r only 9 19.95 12 d et a iled, large referen ce map s in color high Ii!lh t . Ve h icles fo r var ious road cond it ions d iscussed in t he " Abo ut t he Wheels You Drive" sect ion . Ove r 100 f u ll-co lo r and black and white photographs. And much more ! ... : . :-1 ~\ .... .' .1i P to Name Address Cit y State Z ip 21