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._._._._._._._._._. • .... ~ • • , .. 01 ~~ ... YOUR HI-POINT DEALERS GOT SOME TR rc K ITEMS. .CHECI< 'EM. OUT TODAY Pfetzing Hits for Three By Elaine Jones CORONA . CAL. . DEC . 19 The last race of 1976 at Corona proved to be full of surprises as some new faces made their way into the winner's circle. Rob ert Pfetzing (Ya m) accounted for two of his wins on th e T.T. and Half Mile. Eddie Drake a nd Bob by Garabedian followed him home on the T .T. and Bobby cha nged places with Eddie on the Ha lf Mile. Robert talked his Dad into letting him ride his bike in the O pen Novice T .T. and proved he could more th an handle himself as he let J ohn ' Wright lead it for one lap before he went blowing by and settled into the lead . John Wright hung on to second until the last lap when bo th John Gime neza nd Mark Butler got by. Eddie Lawson continues to totally domina te the' Half Mile as he collected both the.Open Expert and the Money goes . Ed di e was not on his new record tim e of 22.35 but he was well under his old time of 22. 79. Dylan Neihart gave a good account of himself picking up second Open Expert . It was Mike Tidwell who gave chase in the money go but his 250cc was no match for the Butch Silva -tuned Yamaha Eddie was aboard. Mike d id collect the bucks on the T. T . but it was not without one heck of a fight from Dylan Neihart -. Dylan picked up th e win in 'the 250cc Expert T .T. and Mike was there to put on th e pressu re until attrition problems forced him out and Ma tt J ames took over. The 250cc Expert Half Mile was th e ' - surprise of the night as Matt James . a visitor from Spokane Washington. took it all . Dylan got th e jump off the line with Matt in second and Mike third. On the sixth lap Matt got his chance. made his move and got th e lead and the win . Dylan was second and Mike third . • Results in Results Section . Com pl et ely reb uildab le!! Yo u r choice of s pri ng ra tes! A FULL LINE OF •••• ~~marzocchi CUSTOM ASSEMBLED SHOCKS Us ed by t he pros!1 11! All the pop ular s ho ck lengths 315m m. 330mm. 34fim m . & 360mm are now available with yo ur ch oice of bushings and Hi -Point Chrome Silicone Springs in ' any rate. Marzocch i s hocks are for the pro who can't replace shocks on e after the other. See your dealer today and have that super suspension to morrow. . 3 1 5 . 3 3 0 . 3 4 5 & 360mm Lengths . Paten ted System of announced a new 10';" insurance rate for motorcycle racing promoters that could help a ll types of motorcycle competition . T he promoter's package includes a $1 mi llio n liability pol icy with $5,000 accidenta l death coverage and $5.000 med ical coverage for the riders. The ' best part of this package is the low p rice at on ly $160 . whic h is over $100 less than the 1976 insurance rates . T he new package will take affect in the 1977 r a cing season fo r all C MC - san ctioned eve nts , and includes a ll ty pes of mo torcycle competition suc h as motocross: TT. scrambles. dirt track. tr ials . hillclim b, a nd roa d raci ng. Medica l expenses in Ca liforn ia ha ve gone u p 29 percent in the past 18 m onths, accord ing to St u Peters. CMC P resid e n t. It was exp ected t hat motorcycle insuran ce wou ld rise to near ly $400 per event fo r 1977. ' This new ins urance pa ckage will help motorcycle raci ng, because without promoters. there is no racing. Information is availabl e from CMC at (7 14) 557· 3323. • . forced c irc u it cooling . Your choice of Hi-Point C h rome Silicone Springs in 65. 80. 95. 110. 125 a nd 140 lb.• straight or so/u s, 9O/12fi and 120/ 140 lb ., progressive wound. All aluminum body f or light weight. MARZOCCHI GP FORKS 200 & 220mm of Travel BARUFFALDI G.P. GOGGLES Worn by Roger DeCoster Marzocchi GP Forks are available for yo ur dirt bike to make it com petitive with t he new '77 M-X'er s arriving now. All leading axle for ks avail a ble. Get yo ur orders in now as supplies are limited'. SPOILER VISOR ' Unique air foil visor allows oncoming wind to go through. Eliminates helmet lift. Fits all h elm ets , 5 colors available. S uper trick for t he M·X and Cross-Cuuntryrider. A cycle goggle from Baruffaldi with many u ni que features. Comes with replaceable clear lenses . Snap-on tin ted lenses and tear-offs are available and work super with unique snap-on method , la rge ex pandable band, soft foam face liner, fog free ve nts to p a nd bottom. Close fit. Will fit over many glasses. .Check th em out feature for feature a t yo ur Hi-P oint dealers. Comes with vi ny l carrying bag. Accessory len ses a nd tear-offs available along with a ntifog spray. CMClnsures promoters The Continental Mote-Sport Club (CMC). currently th e largest motocross sanctioning body on the West Coast. has Your choice of bus hing sizes . HI-POINT OILS AND ACCESSORIES: Mr. Deale r, See you at the Anaheim & Hous ton shows East: 3709 W. Erie Ave., Lo rain , Ohio 44053 West: 9604 Oates Drive , Sacramento, Calif. 95827 Central: P. O. Box 232 7, A marillo, Tex . 79105 u A pound saved normally costs several hundred dollars l I would Ilk. to .ddr... th l. mea..ge to t M riders and deelen of the f onowl ng bt8nd• . SUZ UKI : The 2 new modeJs of RM 2SO's are the finest Suzuki. ever made and are probal:J/v the best 2 stroke racers in the worfd today. HONDA: Yo u Honda people have com plained tor years about not having a racer • wel l, the CR 250'. are great and they are d irt chea p - there are thousands of used ones around. if you cannot afford 8 new one . CAN AM : This is the most powerful 250 engine going . 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