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.._._._._._.- ~._._._._._._._._.- CAUFQRNIA CARLSBAD INTERN ATIONAL RACEWAY Carlsbad, California 1) ., '.. b9 '9 I 2a . i! 1 & i s 11 t o "L. 7 . & B ~&.L-E ,:ILL£.1) ,:/u.(P OHO MUSKINGOM VALLEY MX RACEWAY Zanesville , Oh io i' l April 20 . 21 Be 22 Ap ril 2 7.28 & 29 \ l" \D' Mav 4, 5 a. 6 May 11. 12 a. 13 May 25 , 26 a. 27 Off. ita Jun el .2&3 Ju neS,9a. '0 June 15. 16 & 17 SUZUKI CALIFORNIA Schaalaf. Matacra•• CARLSBAD INTE RNATIONAL RACEWAY Carlsbad , California Jun e 29 . 30 &. July 1 , NOW IN CALIFOR NIA OHIO, A ND TEXAS. r TEXAS LAKE WHITN EY CYCLE RANCH Lake Whit ney , Texas Learn the skills of pros in a three-day course of classroom and on -track training sessions. This extensive course was de signed by ROGER ~E COSTER, and is ta ught by top mstruct ors like MARK BLACKWELL ~d ~,C. BAKKEN . Learn cornering, Jump~g, uphill and do wn hill riding techruques alo ng with rider co nditioning, August 10. 11 & 12 Augu st 17. ra & 19 Augu st 24. 2S & 26 CALIFORNIA CARLSBAD INTER NATIONAL RACEWAY Carlsbad, Californ ia i,LL()IIf. October S. 6 & 7 11'1 M177 fJl.l:f ~ Dc,,,,,,,, 19. 20 a. 21 1/0 ~,6"~ ~~~f'I:: ' .",ts ~D .,....;po ,,- .. see 'fOllt SIl'1oU{ottt\atl. on . .I tot Gary J ones gives forth a mighty .. Az l" . IInsetl 250 Pro winner Steve Montag~~~aa In 250 Pro action at DeAnza. Montague takes 250 Pro victory at AMC De Anza MX By Ron Lawson SUNNYMEAD, CA, FE'B. 20 AMC regular Steve Montague (Suz) and Mike "Little" Tripes (Ammex) came out to beat the local De Anza riders as -well as Gary Jones (Am m ex) and Steve Roa rk ( KT M) in the 250 cla ss, In the firs t moto it was a three-wa y holeshot between Roark , Montague and Keith Dysert (SUI). Roark held the lead for about three la p s , then Montague shot by and was never seen again . In the meantime , local berserko-crosser Danny McDouga l (SUI) was tryi ng to break free of Dysert and J~n~. By the fourth lap, he had esta blished a solid third and was closing in o n Roark . T h e ' m id wa y point of the 21.lap race saw Montague with a considera ble lead followed by Roark and McDougal in close combat. Th~ nex t pair was Jones and Pete Smi th (SUI). By th e time Jones got aw ay from Sm ith , he ha d a new hall.eng~r, " Litt lc" Tripes had got off he lme m about 12th place, but with mooth determination, he worked his ay up to the leaders , He put the mov e n Jones a fter a four -lap battle. For he rest of th e race he co nt inue d to ove up , ,b!' t the McDouga l/Roark uo . was -Just ' too " fa r - ahea d, and Montague was even farther. Thc checkered flag saw Montague cruise in to an uncontested win, then ca me ~oa rk and Mc Do ugal almost side by side, In the nex t ro un d , Tripes had the ho leshot all to himself. In a few short laps he bu ilt up quite a lea d over second -place Gary Jones . Montague was back in sixth place and he knew he had to get third or better in this moro to get the overall win . Roa rk and McDougal bo th had such rotten starts , they wer e o ut of contention. On lap fou~, Montague put himself right behind Nelson Whitehill's Husky ' and really a pplied the pressure demonstrating how badly he wanted Whitehill's third place. One lap later. he got by and took th e position for himself. Finishing in that place would h ave guaranteed an overa ll win but he didn't stop there . Montague set his sights on Jones and the battle for second was. on . All ,th is time, Tripes was stretching out hIS lead , m aking it almost im po ssib le for a nyone to catch h im . It was o n the 11th lap that Montague got by J o nes and tore out after Tripes. " Litt le's" lead was just too great , however, a nd he finished with almost a ll of it intact. Roark made up enough time to finis h third an d Whitehi ll carne in fourth. . In t he 125 Pro class , Bria n Mye rscough (S UI) roo k lOp h o no rs after running away from Kurt Sofka ( Ya m) in both m o tos. J e ff Ward fini shed third overall with a third and a fifth . • Results in Results Section. W estern hotline . , " -, . ' (Contim.efi on page '26) tP-\>\ete \t\ ~cation, and a\>\> CO .Boot Bargains Major Brands Va lu e $70.00 to $80.00 for only $49.95 . ". , also Children's Buckle or Men's Lace ' " . also Superflow 110 The popular SuperfloW 110 is used by more than 200 racers around the world for accurate testing of engine cylinder heads and intake manifolds. Complete mstrucnonsoerrmt even a beginner to measure flow differences as small as 1%, Over 250 Styles of Boots and Work Shoes Work Shoes Unlimited Whittier, 11227 Washington Blvd. 69lHl266 Garden Grow, 12086 Broolthurst SI. 537-6535 Orange, 1m N. Tustin Ave. 998-0400 - -Foi';;,ee-brcicii;;~e.-';riieO"i';;hone~---- .~ ~ Colorado Spr l~g5. Colo S0907 (3 0 3) 4 71 ·1746 ' 23