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_._._.-._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._. j_ ._.__:_ ('- (_ .,- '- - '-. -- - - -.. ..". . ,.. _ .. f')..... . !' . .. . ' " ( .... , to Hi cke rson . second 10 Crawford . and third 10 Blose. Blose and Cra wford showed unbel ieva ble . e ndu rance as th ey tackled ' th e 12:> Ex pe rt class a fte r a lrea dy raeing 30 m in u te m otos in th e 250 class . Blose ( Ho n) see med to have h is holes hots wire d as he m ade the firs t turn in t he lea d for t he th ird ti me in a ro w. C ra wfo rd . S uzu ki-m ou nn-d , ca me fro m a fou rt h o ff th e line to c ha llenge Blose la te in the race . Bu t. Blose he ld t he lead fro m wi re to wire. T im Richa rd son (Su z) broke Blose's c ha in o f hu lesh ots by tak ing th e second m o to o ff th e line . Craw for d brok e th roug h th e pack first a nd ga Y(' chase to Ric hardson with Blose ho t o n his ta il. R ich ardso n fought uf f t he ha rd c ha rg r b y Cra wford To r severa l la ps b ut C ra wford . w...11sc hoo led in t he a rt of pa ssin g . fina lly snuck hy . II" was ted no time st n-rc hinu ou t h is lea d whi le Blose was fig h tin g his way a ro u nd R ich a rd son . When Blose go t by it was too lat e . Crawford and Blose finished o ne -two in the rno ro a nd t he same ove ra ll. T hird went to T im Ric hard son . Tom Pu lve r ( Ma i) took the first m o to of th e Ope n Ex pert class by lea d ing it win' to wire . Secon d went to Ra nd y Brawne r (Ma i). T he second m ot o was n' t q uite as easy . Bo h Br a zil p u ll.ed th e holesh o t t ha t time . a nd kept his KTM in the lead u nt il Pul ver p ull ed his Ma ico to 'the inside OIi ' a turn a nd slip pe d b y. T he o vera ll order went : Pu lver . Br a zil and Br a wn er. • R esul ts in Resul ts Sect ion . Stiles styles at AMEYouth DivisionMX By lee Taylor VALE N CIA . CA . MAR . II T he 0-83cc Int ennediates dazzled th e AME Youth Division cro wd Frid ay n igh t, with wh ee-lies a nd ot he r flash y bits o f r acin g . Rod Stiles a nd Dou g Ge ntry. both o n Yama has, a ll b ut sto le the sho w . Sti les sta rted off leading . bu t Ge nt ry ca ugh t u p after st all ing out at the start , T hese two we re closer th a n a bear and his ho ney pol. All arou nd t he trac k, t hey we re o n eac h o the r's ta il u nt il Gentry got by and held first . The second t im e arou nd be longed to St iles. Ge nt ry ran int o tro u ble a nd to ok a DN F . Not one to stay d own . Ge nt ry ca me back in th e th ird m o to . W ith a spectacu la r wh eelie a t th e start . a nd St iles a lready in the' lea d. Ge nt ry set ou t to take h im . ridi ng J im H o lley's # 10 bik e . Gent r y ca me up behind Sriles a nd did eve ryt h ing he co uld to get by. fin a lly p assin g o n the insid e a nd ho ld ing th e lead for th e res t o f the mot o . Sti les took the ove ra ll win . with • Ge nt ry second . Resul ts in Resu lts Section. Tidwell takes lour at Corona flat track By Elaine Jones CO RONA , CA . MAR . 9 After blowing his en i,ri ne th e past two wee ks at Co ro na , Mike T idw ell ca m e ba ck with a ve rig-ea nce W ed nesda y nig-ht a nd if he ro d e it he won it , T he 25 0cc Am a te u r / Expert '1''1' was a piece of ca ke but th e Money '1''1' hel d a real c ha lle nge for t he 15 -yea r- ol d Up la nd yo u ngster in t he fo rm o f C huck Palmgren . wh o was o ut lo ge t himself in sha pe fo r th e co m ing season . Off th e lin e it was a d rag race betw ee n T idw ell a nd Pal mgren . T he whole first lap ha d t he two of th em elbow to -elbo w with Palmgren havi ng it by th e width of a t ire . O n lap three go ing into t he hai rpin Tidwell was o n th e inside with Pal mgren o n th e o u tside . Palmg ren went dow n a nd it turned ou t lo be th e mi st ak e he co uld n' t a ffo rd as T idw ell went o n fo r th e win. Pa lmgren was second a nd Ri ch Warren was thi rd . The ha lf mi le Mone y cl ash b roug ht t he two toget her again a nd to spice th ings up C ra ig Arm stro ng . S hawn Leipo ld . Terry Singleto n. Mart i H alk ola a nd R ich W arre n were a lso th ere . T idw ell had it o n the line with t he kn owl ed ge t ha t to heat th e field aboa rd h is 25 0<:c single he wou ld have to gel o u t fas t and h ui ld up a big lead over th e more po we rful H arl eys and Yam ahas. T he game p lan wo rk ed as he got a su per sta rt and pro ceed ed to let it a ll hang ou t as he bu ilt u p a lead th a t was ne ver c ha lle nged . Arm st ro ng locked int o second hold ing off Pa lm gren t he who le d ista nce . T he closest T idwe ll came to run ning second was th e 25 0cc Expert ha lf m ill' wh e re Dan n y Pe r kins hel d h im off for six la ps of the eight la p m ai n befo re Tid we ll was a h le to pass him d own th e back straight. Terry Singleto n was thi rd. Steve Mille r a nd Da ve Pe ters sq ua red off for th e second tim e in t hree d ays in th e O pe n Expert ha lf m ile a nd t he o u tcome was a litt le diffe ren t. H alk ola got th e lead off th e line 'with Miller in sec ond a nd Dan McWhort er t hird . O n lap two. McWhorter we nt d ow n a nd was o ut . Pet ers moved into th ird and the n both he a nd Mille r passed H alk o la on the fo urt h la p . H a lko la was struc k d own wit h att rition prob lems o n lap five and Denny Ag u ir re picked up the th ird spot. Bob Bel l ca m e fro m second in the Novice/ Ama teur hal f mi ll' to ge t by Gary Pettis a nd t he n held o ff a stron!; c ha lle nge by J im Ro ach wh ich ended at the wire with the nod going to Bell, secon d to Roa ch a nd t hi rd to Pett is. Resu lts in R esu lts Section. Peterson linds $1.00 on top 01 a .. ~ ,.. J.C.Agajanfan " " Presen ts .1 I I 14th Running AMA 1100 lap IT Classic I I Sunday, March 27, I 2:30 PM ' i $3,500 Purse, : " I _ I I I I I ,, I I I e , , I I I I Y2 Mile Night Opener Friday April 1st , 8 PM Experts, Juniors, Novices 1. C. AGAJANAN'S '_ s t: (Asast) I i e Ex pert s and Juniors Qualify for 44 Pos itions in H eat s anoOd Main 33 s tart 1 laps I I (213) 323 -1142 (213) 321 -1100 " 18300 VERMONT GARDENA ' $ I I I':'~=~:::~~=:~~::~:~~~=:~':(-I HANDLING! " ...if ther e was one complimen t that all the test riders had . it was how neat the new Husky turns. The thing st ee rs birchen ," . "The rear end coord inates w ith the front and the entire suspension package is superb-not a hint of swapping....The improved steering. good suspension and the Trelleborg rubber tea m up to produce one of the best st icking bikes around. " "There is n't anothe r 125 arou nd that can be ridden the way the Husky can . That means you're not go ing to be ta king the same lines as everyone else if you don't want to." -Motocross Action Magazine -- De Anza hill By Ann A . Powell SUNNYM EAD . CA . MAR . 13 " I to ld you th a t hill co u ld n't be topped ;" sa id Dou g H all last m onth as he LU cked his $100 bi ll ba ck in his pocket. " I' m so su re , I' ll even le t you tr y th e sa me hill ne xt m on th even th ough so me o f yo u now ha ve th e feel of it." T hat fin a l sta tement was to be o ne o f the more ex pe nsive rem arks the De Anza park owne r wou ld m ak e. 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