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-.... . - - ...... Rumor has it that he suffered serious leg damage, and definitely will be out for a long time. The other racing narrowed down to Bobby G uidry-Terry G uidry (cousins) showdown u ntil Terry's Suzuki decided to stop on the last lap. The final pay positions went to Bobby Guidry, Robert Tuggle, Mike Gil and King Teiken, • Douglas winner at Nacona hillclimb By Diane Polley . NACONA, TEX., SEPT. 26 The Nacona Jaycees held a hillclimb that was relativelyunadvertised and had about twice the number of entries expected . One ; • . ~ I I · of the regu lar area cl imbers visited so me relatives in the area and they le t the beans ou t of t he bag. After a cancellation last week the climb went off successfully. The hill was about 250 feet high and after a back-hoe got through with it Sunday the top was nice and lo ose. There were only four classes _ an d trophies, but that did not dampen anyone's enthusiasm . Just to start things off right Robert Alford on a 125 Honda went right to the top just to prove it c ou ld be done. In an unusual tum of events m o re bikes topped the hill in th e 125 class than the 200. Duffy Douglas let Mike Polley ride a 125 Yamaha he had for sale and even though it was not gea red righ t and Mike had never been on the bike before he came ou t third. Sunny Holmes was the most successful rider with firsts in the 125 and · 200 classes and in the 350 class he was second. In the 200 class Bobby Herrell came in second on a 175 Harley-Davidson. This man and his bikes were the regular winners in three classes several years back. He had an accident and lost touch with cli mbing, bu t not the to uch for climbing. He rrell seemed ready to come back and ' sho w how to do i L His bikes were rigid framed with m inimal suspension on the fr on L When ol d bikes like these are see n still · win n ing, it m ak es you wond er ' ho w . an yone co u ld ride t hem. T hese two b ik es and T om ' Hairston 's 1000 Triu mph and Henry Po lley's 650 T riumph 'gave people in the Nacona area something to 'tal k ab out. Du ffy D ouglas had some of the most spectacular rides and crashes. O n his last · try in the Open class on a 5 00 Yamaha ju st to get first place he crashed on the line. In order to do th is he had to not let off over the top. In the process he nudged Tom Hairston and his 100 0 Triumph triple ou t o f first with a 6.3 time. • Resu lts in Results Section. - Bee Patton Brent Rosenberg David Langley Steve Perdue Darin Eames Dub McAada ~ 0'1 ,....; l-< Alex Hoover, Jim Patton National F inishes 3rd AMA 65ee 7 -11 yrs. F.T. - 4th AMA 65ee 7·11 yrs. F.T. - 9t h NMA 65ec Expert 7-11 vrs. MX - 2nd NMA 85 ee Expert 7·11 yrs. MX - 7th NMA l 05 cc Open MX - 5th AMA 85ee 12· 15 yrs. F .T. - 10th NMA 8Sec Stoc k MX AMA Distric t 20 F ini shes 65cc Class: 2nd place - 8 rett Rosenberg 4t h place - Jim Patton 85cc Class: 1st place - David Langley 2nd place - Bee Patt on 4t h place - Steve Perdue 1OSeeClass: 2nd place - Steve Perdue 3rd place - David Langley I All machines were built by Ed Weatherby Want to go fast? ..0 0 ..... u 0 Call or write Dallas Yamaha 12083 Garland Rd., Dallas, TX 75216 .214-32 1-357 1 Dirt Bike Specia lists -- ---&Congratulations to EULESS CYCLE CENTER 19 Wilshire Village Euless, TX 76039 817·267-7211 the action when it ,. A New Authorized Husqvarna Dealer happens: H _..... Mololcydo Co., Inc:.. 933 Rich. . R... · Antiodl. T......_ 37013 Husqvarna rto win! ig 'D' Yamaha Can-Am ' Hod.... • Husqv_rna· - One day p a r t s mail order serv ice Fat UPS Service BIG SPRINGS, FLA., SEPT. 26 T he WTTA worked on these sec ti on s for three weeks in advance to m ak e th em as in teresting as p oss ible. They contained deep water, m ud , very la rge rocks, small rocks, and u nderc ut rocks. Ch uc k McMellon of Le wisv ille deserves some m en tio n for his performance also. Chuck had to drive 300 m iles back home after the t rials. Bobby Chase of Pampa didn't know wh ich to enter - Amateur or Novice, so we talked h im into entering Amate ur. then proceeded to win first He Amateur. • Results in Results Section. 0'1 ,....; IlJ By Travis Hunter Mark Webb of San Angelo took first place Expert on eight difficult sections. Webb (No. T hree in Texas) made some fantastic cleans in sections that loo ked barely ridable. r-- DALLAS YAMAHA wants to con!J"atulate these fine mini bike riders and their parents - "for their efforts and a_ccomplishm~nts thru the year up to t he National Championships WTTA trials ! E c.o Heli Arc Welding 505-256-9587 _ 6819 Lomas Blvd. N.E. 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