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(Above) Moving out at the Coyote enduro. " Shoes" said speeds could be higher . . . (Below) Chad Bettencourt (34) and fellow 100 Experts break in new Hanford t rack. W de le a th er i le q s tr i pe Zi ppe re d li p pock e t He av y dut y zio pe rs Re inforc ed J oubl e th ic k ny lon plu s padd ing t o p r ot ect pant s fro m tearing fire men sq u irted the m uddy ri ders . too . G len n Brown ( Bu l) insists th a t his two yea rs away fro m bikes d id lin Ie to m ak e him forget how 10 ride enduros . Glen n. who wo n th e 250 B class. has been out ra cing a l. ot us in Formu la A. 1I0w much farther fro m Enduros ca n you get? Leo Nixon (Kaw) and Gene Brown (Ya m) tied for fir st in the 125 A competition . The tie was broken by comparing the scores a t a randum check and Leo had dam' better in that section . Everybody wh o quit after th e fir st loop now kick himsel f. Not onl y d id they miss some of th e ea siest riding o n the run . but th ey missed one ofJoe a nd Vi Davis' famou s hot dogs . A hot d og stand on an enduro co u rse? In trut h . Joe was runn ing chec k four like a drill master. li e was set up with ever yth ing a worn -out rider could want something to drink. gas . fo ur b ra nds of oi l. 1001s. spa rk pl ugs. eucouragemen r, and ho t dogs. T here was a crackling fire where th e ex ha usted co uld rest a nd wa rm u p after the chi ll of rid ing in th e afternoon ra in . Bu t few avai led the mselves of t he Davis' hosp it alit y. As o ne rid er put it. " I bett er keep goi ng so I ca n ge t to th e finish before I d ie." Early results -unofficial 125 A : Leo Nixo n IKawl. 1256: Darren Simo nson (Yam). 250 A: J oe Brouwer (Bull. 250 B: Glenn Brown tBul l, OPEN A : Oon Rhodes IBu l1. OPEN 8 : Ron McwgenthalP.f (Bull . Com pl ete results 10 co me . \Ja te r - re pe 1lent nearl y tear proo f ny lon Reinfor ced l e a t he r crotch New Hanford TT track demands hersepower Removeab le p Ias tic knee & Sh i n guards a djusta b le for yo ur he i gh t. By Cosmic Cat & CO. Avai l a b le i n YELLOW / BLU Y E, ELLOW/ BLA CK , RE D/WH I TE/ BLUE Sizes 28 th ro ugh 36 · H ANFORD. C A . MA R . 13 H orsepower pl ayed a m aj or ro le in the winning on t he TT t rack at the Hanford fairgro unds. The new ha lf m ile long track has a faster. wide sweeping fir st turn which allows m ore room to work with in those frantic first turn free -far -ails . Clark Sumner (Suz) led early in the IOOccJ u nio r main and was soon joined by Bert Stephens (Ya m) challenging for the front SP01. The two tossed the lead back and forth through lap two with Stephens taking control on lap three. Sum ne r began closing in for a no t he r attem pt o n the lead on la p four a nd succeeded in the second turn : taki ng the win wit h Stephe ns a close second . Bill W ilson ( Ya m) rode a n impressive 125cc Ju nio r race but in vain . Wil son led the entire race u nti l th e fina l lap wh en Da rrell Rowlett (Ya m) powered through a nd g ra b be d th e win in the righthander. The 125cc Expert class is always a good race a nd to day was no except ion. Scan Pod ergo is (Ya m) led the m a in throu gh lap two un til SCOll C ude (Ya m) took over in the rig htha nder of the th ird lap . Cude was able to hold onto th e lead to take the win . bu t Genuine l ea t he r seat and i ns e am ASK YOUR LOCAL DEALE R TO CO NTACT Sa les reps wanted INTE RNATIO NAL ACCESSORIES 4225 30 th St • San DIego , Calif. 92 104 • Phone 1 41 280-3344 71 37