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Exp ert class . Bobby Sullivan took first overa ll whe n Mann had mechanical problems. Skip Ortner was first 125 Expert. Donn y Smi th c a me out o f retirement to ride his BSA to a first overall in the Old Timers race . Bob C ollins, out of D irt F a ctory in Co nco rd , won both motos in th e Vets class . O ne of the best races of the day was in the 100 class . K.T . Ba rry got a good shot off the line and hel d first a ll th e way, wi t h Gary M oyer , , D a n n y Clem ents an d Matt Lorenzo clo se behind . The second, th ird , and fou rth spots cha nged so many times that on th e fin ish lin e , Ga ry Moye r came from behind Da nny Clements to take second place by inc hes , p utting Ma tt Lorenzo a su pe r· close fou rt h . T here w<;re two 125 J u nior d ivisions, with J eff Ren ner a n d J im Pit ts ea ch taking home a first p lace trophy. J im Scott ra n awa y with the seco nd mota . First division , b u t ended u p seco nd overa ll. In th e second div ision , Jeff Maxwell and Mark Lon g each took first on e mot a and placed secon d and th ird respectively. • Resu lts in Results Sec tion . PENNZOIL... Off-Road's Wi---Since their introduction, Pennzoil Motorc:yde Oils have lubricated more off-road winners than liD other engine lubricants combinecf' The reason is simple. P'ennzoirs specially blended formulas give long-lasting heat and fij ction-fighting engine protection .. . the protection you need for hours of g.ueling f1atout competition. Take a tip from off-road superstars like Rolf nbblin. AI Baker. Larry Roeseler, Jack Johnson, and dozens more ... whatever you ride. wherever you go, Pennzoil is worth asking for. Pennzoil 2-Stroke, 4-Stroke and Injector Oi l are available at your local motorcycle-dealer. 1973 BAJA MIL Overllll Winner-MitCh ~/A.c.Btifdcen - Husq. 125ccWlrmer-Preston Petty/Dick MiIIer- DKW MlKT400 0veraU WlAner-RoIf TIbbfinlflolitdl Mayes-Husci125cc Winner-jed( :Johnsoo1DaveJ..ac:a -Yemsha IIG RIVER 500 Overall Winner-Jack Johnson/Mark Mason-Husq. BAJA 500 OYerall Wlnner-Howardtlsev/Mk:kevQuade-Husq. 125cc Winner - Preston Petty/t)jck MIlI'er-DKW SCORE OFF-ROAD WORLD CHAMPIOI'tSHIPS Overall Winner-AI BlIker-Ka_saki 1974 SCORE BAJA II'fTERnACIOI'tAL 250ccWlnner-A1 Baker/Steve Holladay-Honda SCORE OFF-ROAD WORlD CHAMPIOI'ISHIPS 125cc Wlnner- Bruce McDougal-Honda SCOREPARKER 400 Overall Wanner-A! Baker/Steve HoII~-Honda 1 . I ~ttker-Honda WI Gregson all together at CMC Winter Series ~ -Wlyr'le CookIStrie ~iRIay ..... PadIlla/Mickey Q.Iade -Husq. By Sue Sykes PUYALLUP . W A . . JA N . 31 Pro rid er Ma rk Gregson go t it altogether at Puya llup Raceway Pa rk for the fou rth wee k in a row in the Winter Series. Gregson , Kawasaki mounted in all Pro classes, ha s cra nked ou t first overall in O pen Pro 250 Pro co m pet ition - chalking up a fancy lead in this D·G and Q uak er sponsor ed event . When he's not on th e track he 's got a no te pad a nd pen cil - sign ing u p th e m embers of his Kaw asaki City Dea lers Chall en ge T eam for March 13. Lee Voss (Suz) put a 3· 1 on the sco re ca rd for first overa ll in 125 Pro. Pu ya llu p 's 0 1' Fa vorite Buck Murphy (Ha n) was out on the Trans AMA course for his first race since J a n . 9 when he got of f just before the h ai rpin tum - and spent six hou rs ge tt ing his nose put back together . Buck rod e a smooth race with tha t Pro style a nd pu t a 2·2 out for the money. First mota ho le shot ace Marv Sykes (Ha n) was third overa ll. The full field of 125 racers put ou t som e of the best motocross in the Nort hwest and incl uded first mota money win ner Flyin' Ed Da vis (D ·G Han) from T acoma and series lea der Canadian La rry Mac Kenzie (Ya m) the Super Ma c himself. Dallas Ny blod (Ha n). on his second mota run got the hol eshot and kept that lead until his rear wheel picked up a TOW of banners on the new stretch of course just past Rainier Jump. Murphy grabbed a bit of the streamer trying to pass, then just after an off-camber tum - after Murphy held up to avo id the fla gs Nyblod's wheel gobbled u p the twen ty foot dragon. KING - TV from Seattle gave the sport of motocross a big boost on • January Z3 when AI Wallace presented Puyallup Racing on his " How Come" evening program. The film was from a wet ra ce the previous week, and was outstanding. T he production was a credit to th e sport and to the ra cers. Good work, KING! • Results in Resu lts Sec tion. Show no fears Shift the gears SA \1'.'\ TAf\;i\!ER DISTRIBUTli", 71" '124 2i11 Goodyear is Carroll Shelby 213-538-2914 . 31