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The T ro p hy Da sh was for th e 25 0 and O pen Ju niors . Perry Eva ns rode his Honda to victory fo r th e troph y and fant astic (?) kiss fro m th e troph y girl. With the new Odysseys getting so popular . ' Sa nd Hill had its first Odyssey race of the ye a r. Winn er J oe y Schl ag. r id ing for Dick Olson. drove his Hond a -m ade m a ch ine to vic to ry . wit h yo u ng Dave T hu rm o nd sec o nd a nd powder puffer Do roth y Ma rgion third . • Results in R esults Section . Fourth Annual , Rainier Dealers Challenge protested By Sue Sykes Michelin makes nas Winners Circle. At Daytona , Michelin moto rcycle tires carried bikes to first and th ird place in the 76-mi le novice race, ' second and th ird place in the 50-mile Super Bike -Production Race,and second in the 1DO-mile Internati onal Lig htwe ight Race. . , These results put Michelin in the winne rs ci rcle five out of nine places in the first three races.' For great traction, easy handl ing and maximum dependability, think Michel in First . .. for all the ti re your money can buy. PUYALLUP . MAR . 12 ·13 The Annual Raini er Dea lers Challenge is the largest motocross in the Northwest . At 't his wr iting the Team Trophy and th e $1000 prize is st ill under prot est because of a 125 Intermediate rider dispute . The 566 r id ers co m peted during the two d ay s for a total of $3 250 in m oney a nd 120 trophies. - Sa turday's ra ces were run in heavy rain with mud up to th e hubs in some spo ts. Two rno tos were run in e a ch Intermediate and Junior class . T h e n top qualifi ers fin ished the final rnoto . Sunday. run bet ween Pro classes . ' World Cup Champion skier St eve Mahre (Yam) of White Pass . Washington posted a I · 1·2 .for a first trophy in 100 Junior co m pe tit io n . Division I leader Doug Foster (Y am) had a I - I for Saturday's racing. Auburn's Pat Jacobson (Suz ) put a win under Be llevue Suzuki as he whizzed to th e opening turn o n all three , of his motos . On moto tw o Pat lost a <. c h a in - was wa y down but hust led up to third at the fla g. Yamaha's Gary Racca o n his Northwest Motorcycles prepared machine sho wed a wiri in moto two for second ove ra II. Forty-four 125 Pros rush ed th e gate o f m o to on e o n ly to hav e it hold IIlOSt of them ba c k a nd throw some o n the g ro u n d . T hey tri ed it o ne m ore time a n d ag ai n a p ile up a n d had sta rt s 'sent th e ra cers ha ck to th e lin e . Third time a ro u nd - a beautifu l start. - h a t's t he T la rgest line o f Pro r id e rs b eh ind t ha t ga te ,in a lon g tim e and th ey rea lly thrilled the -cro wd for three motos . W ash ington Pro Buck Murphy (C A) ran awa y with the first two mor os o f th e 25 0 ac tion a nd was o u t in fro nt until trouble in la p three of the last mot o . The 250 I'm victo ry we n t to smooth riding D-G 's Mik e Bel l with a 4-3 -1 sco ring . Bu ck posted a 16 with a llat tir e a nd g rab bed a sixt h ove ra ll. The O pen Pro lin e -up read like t he Northwest Motocr oss Who's Who . T o p rid c rs were Bu ck M urph y ( Mai) . Mike Bell (D -G ). Ri c h Bin ck le y ( Ma i). Doug R a ines ( Mai) . Murp hy scored o ut a 2 -1·2 fo r h is win . Be ll won rhe fir st m o to and Binc klcy c la im ed m o t» th ree . T he rac in g wa s close for t h is c lass and su per good. Sorn « of OU J frie n d s didn ' t r id e ou t three m otos hu t did ge t a ri d e o ff the tra ck . "Get Well " to D -G' s DaY<' T a ylo r , Ri c k Ga ge fr om Idaho , W ashington 's Flyin ' Ed Davis a n d "T he Duke" Cole ma n , plus a ll the rest tha t g ave their a ll to th e two days of . ra ci~ . • Results in Results Se ction . MICM.LlN ~J!:t , UP TO 80% LESS STATIG FRICTION SIZES TO FIT VIRTUALLY EVERYTHING INCLUDING LEADING AXLE MARZOCCHI FORKS. AT BmER DEALERS WORLDWIDE UNIVEISAL ACCESSORIES, INC. P. O. BOX 15744, DALLAS 752 15 2 14-428-8357, 565-1770 FREE 1977 MX CATALOG GJ?ide~ilent ... BankAmer icard COO-UPS Mas rer Charge (209) 7 95-2981 TF RACING Aver Ca.95224 Box 215 YAMAHA al CORONA . 110 1 E. 6t h Street. Corona. CA ....J714) 7357721 Do you have trouble locating name brand MX items? Tr y TF. Number One Prod ucts - - TERR YCABLE WORKS Performance - THOR Ent er p ri ses FOX SHOX - saw - HOSS - MOTOTEK MARZOCCHI - CERI A NI Mark Char le s Phase 2 J TRac ing C,T. A lloy H I- POINT SUN Chai n T il e Mikuni . P ro -Te c Le c tron Wi se co BAT E S TF Ra c i ng (~ , r' Mik e Patrick :r THE FINES'" COMPLETE LINE OF OFF-ROAD RACING MACHINERY EVER OFFERED KT M Import s U.S.A. 9 8 25 Mason Ave.) Ch atsworth, Ca . QI 3 1 1 . ( 2 13 882·8860 Deale r Inquiries Invited 39 '. .