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-'_._._._._.--_._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.-M_._"-_.. I would like to .ddr••• this muuS. to the rider. and d. .lers of the following brand• . Western hotline SUZUKI ~ The 2 new models of AM 250'5 are the tinest Suzuki. ever mad e and are probably th e best 2 stro ke rac~ in the world tod ay. Burtt takes Intermedates at De Anza HONDA: You Honda people hall!' complained tOf years abo ut not havin g 8 facer · w ell, the CR 2SO's are gf fJ8 1 and they are dirt cheap - there are thousands of used 00flS M OUnd, if you ca nnot aHOt' a ne w one. d CAN AM : This is the most powerful 250 engine going . They are the result 01 veers 01 are made"W1 t next doOr . powet development and By Ron Lawson KAWASAKI: The KX250 Kawasaki has the targesr transfef port area of the nevrw generation of bikes and has a tremendouS potential as a w~ . SUNNYMEAD. CA . FEB. 13 I did not mention Yamaha. Har~ Davidson, BuItaco Of Ossa because we atready know they are proven winners. Arty of these 8 .eng ines are ready and MHing to win a Nat ional Champ.onship. What I am trylng to say is - 'efa ge110WOfk I to' one am tired o f seetnQ 1 or 2 brands WIn . ........ Danny Burtt got his hands on a brand new YZ last weekend and used it to smoke the 125 Interm -idiates even worse than usual. every time , aren' t vou ? If I Jet1 out your bfand , don', despa ir, there are 4 more just as good as those no ted The 125 Pros were on the track at the same time, but even they had a hard time keeping pace with Burtt. At the start of moto one, Craig Gormley held the lead. while Burtt worked up from the middle of the pack. On th e third lap . Burtt moved into second and began 10 push Gormley. Eventually, Gormley gave in and handed the lead 10 Burtt . who then ran away with it. At the end of the race. Burtt was way out in front. Gormley was still in second but followed closely by Doug Lincolin (Suz). 2415 Brown Rd.. St. Louis. Mo. 63114 Phone314/426-6959 or call Charley Chapple313/735-5453 THE FINES, COMPLETE LINE OF OFF-ROAD RACING MACHINERY EVER OFFERED In the next round. Burtt grabbed the holeshot and Gorm ley was in the ' m idd le of the pack. Within no time . Burtt had a giant lead . He caught up to and passed most o! the Experts . who were let off the line earlier. In the meantime . Scott Slater (Yam), who finished sixth in the first moto , had locked in on second. There was no way he could catch the leader . but he stayed on the gas. The last moro wound up with Burtt first , Slater second , Lincolin third and Connley in futirth. - KTM Imports U.S.A. 9825 Mason Ave o) Chatsworth. Ca. q 131 I • (213 882·8860 Dealer Inquiries Invited The 125 Experts had Mark Barnes (Su z) the winner in both motos , although he had heavy competition . from Mike Dickherber (Suz ). The 250 Intermediates ran three rnotos instead of two. Mickey McDougal ran away with all of them in spite of it being his first race in that class. Ra y Burton (Suz) and Skip Sm ith (O ss) followed. Results in Results Section. 1 01 0 W . Ch~ p ma n O ra nge , C A 92668 714·633·0064 M ar k Barnes (22) leads Mike Dic k herbe r in ,125 Pro class at De A nza . M.O.fl.E. sponsors trail ride to petrog/yphs ByCC Bend's Weld ing Works ' He lla r c M.O.R. E. bikepackers pull up to t he hitching post ne ar the pe t rogly p hs. Specialist' LUCERNE. CA . FEB. 13 22D2 E. 28th St.. Signal HiI. CA 90801 Taking a page from the Sierra Cult handbook, the Orange County Chapter of Motorcycle Owners, Riders & Enthusiasts 213-426-4415 Magnafluxing Cadmium Plating Broken Case Repair Glassbead Blasting t;, :;~ (M .O.R.E.) led a free trailride from Soggy Dry Lake to the Mojave Indian petroglyphs near Barstow. California. Martin Maeding, on a new Butaco that he says he 's enjoyed "ever since they dropped the prices. " led the fast group. numbering 25 , briskly through desert daisy trails until this racer pace flattened a front tire and we caught up with his dust. Ile4IIJnds Suvdti Sales & Service Fast UPS Mail Orders Anywhere 829W. Colton Ave. Red lands, CA 92373 71.4-793-2041 The medium group, about eleven in number. was led by Gil Drury on his new Honda "duoshock." Both groups arrived at the petroglyph site. the red basalt core of a dead volcano, at the same time. T he trail ride was 25 miles . from Soggy to the Indian signs. ... K -ENNY ROBERJS RACING SPECIALTIES 9600 PIon eer Avp., . Oa kd ale . F rames Shock s Ca. 9536 1 Swing Arms 209-847-2572 Wheels • Maeding to ld the riders about the Mojave Indians. a fierce ' tribe who killed an yone they met, and used to run-not-walk all over this desert from the Colorado River to the San Bernardino Mountain range . Their