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rn 51 I¥'I a:: I¥'I ~ ~ g rrO"l ...... 1 0 eo ...c U l-o C\l ~ Mel Newman's incredible drive was good for a hotly-co ntes ted 125 Expert win at Lake Whitney Cycle Ranch . 300 riders enter outstanding Whitney MX By Dave Nielsen WHITNEY . TX . FEB . 27 Lake Whi tn ey Cycl e R an ch hosted a tru ly fin e motocross m eet t od ay , with p e r fe ct weathe r bringing ne arl y 300 riders ou t to tr y th e new secti ons of th e co urse . tight . tri cky switch b acks an d a cou ple of ju m ps to co m pleme nt t he fast . rou gh swee pers and st ra ights . Suzu ki rider s Mel Newm an a nd Dan.ny Doss pu t o n a n amaz ing di spl ay of ndlllg a nd passing skill see n ra rcl v in local ra cing . as each was ab le t;> kni fe th rough th e 20 -rider fiel d fro m last to seco nd pl ace in sep ara te 125 Expe rt motos to fill the to p two overa ll places . As Newm an drove away in th e fir st heat . Doss fo ug ht ha ck fro m a balk y st art . riding unreal lines to cut down two a nd t h ree pl a ces a t a t irnc , fin ally going by Ruben Alon zo (I-Io n ) on th e fift h of eig ht laps to take second . Dicky Turnbo. wh o had d ropped b a ck in roun d o ne wit h c ha in problem s o n his new Yam aha . got the sho t in the second moto Ne wm an go t tangled up a nd flipped at a bo ut th ird gea r from t he gate. As he related to us lat er . he was so m ad tha t not hi ng was going to stop him. Fo r su re . t h~ de m ons th at ha d possessed Doss in th e o pe ne r grab bed Ne wma n a nd he literall y flew up to jo in th e Turnbo- ' Doss lead race in less than four la ps. Even Doss co u ld n't ho ld him ba ck in t he late ' going . and Newm an fini shed second to sec u re th e overa ll at 1-2 over Doss' 2-3 , with Alon zo th ird (3 -7) a nd Clark W illey (Su z, 7-5) fourth. It was Penton vs. Yamah a in th e 250 and Open Expert rounds, as Bobb y Pickard and Rick Blackwell fa ced off a ~a i nst ~ew m odel Yam ahas gassed by RIcky Kidd a nd Roger Brown. What fo ll ow ed was th e tigh t est . m ost exciting m otocross racing of recent memory . wit h Kid d pro vin g nearl y flaw less a nd a ha lf lap from winn ing both classes. In the 250 m ot os , Kidd held off Pickard 's attem pts to pass time a nd aga in in ra ces t hat were breathtak er s a ll th e wa y. whil e a few fee t ba ck , Bla ckw ell fin all y prevail ed over Brown for third . as Ro ger Bro wn . Ri cky Kidd . a nd Bobby Picka rd see med to m ove as on e in th e Open cla ss. co n nec ted hy r u b be.r b and s c a re e n in g a nd bouncing , d iving fo r positi on . h ut non e of th em gav e a n inch u nt il the last la p of the fin al mot o , whe n Bro wn fina lly got a solid wh eel stu ck inside Kid d in a slow co rne r. Roger B. hel d on . wok th e mo to a nd o vera ll win over Kidd , a nd Picka rd we nt hom e third . Da r rell H o llingshe ad im proved h is fifth in the 250 to go 4 -4 in the O pe n class . whi le Da na Wrigh t ( Bu l. 7-6 ) too k fifth . T he La ke Whitney MX will run the seco nd sunda y. Ma rch 13. a nd go back to regu la r 4th Sunday races in A pri l. Results in Resul ts Secti o n . Rogers and Goins continue battle at Rocky Top 1( By Frank H. Harrison MSL IO W A PARK . TX . MAR . 6 The third Ro ck y Top two hour cross cou n try of th e season g-o t under way with its usu a l dust y sta rt . A battle continue d betw een Bu r~hurn ett 's Ji m Go ins ( Ya m ) a nd Er nie Roger s (Suz) o f W ichi ta Fall s. The di ce started at th e first eve nt hel d J a n . 2 nd in a two -hou r elhow-to -elhow bat tle th a ~ ended with Roger s t he e ve ntua l win ne r. Fo r a whi le- toda v it loo ked like a tota l [l'peat pe rfo rm a nce as th e two we nt neck -and -neck ove r the hi.lls a nd t hrou gh th e m esq uit e th orn -mfest ed co urse for a fu ll hou r b?fo.re Go ins d ro p pe d back. Roger s slid mr o t he wmners circle fo r anoth er fir st overa ll troph y. The three -lap 80cc ra ce neve r la ck e d e x cit em ent as t he #ll. ~ ~ '" '5111 111111 1111 111111;;' "" TRICK- OIL CUTS FRICT ION Users have rep orted up to 50% less engine wea r. Ask for MSL at your dealer. . It's The Winner'. Choice Minnesota Synthetic Lubricants . Inc . 312 E. Main St .. New Prague, MN 56071 612-758-2800 Dealer Inquir ies Invited . Eat , drink, and be merry , for tomorrow you diet. mini s swa pp ed pl aces a nd roll ed d own hills side ways . Wi chit ian Ca rl Brownin g lead m ost of t he way. but a last la i> spi ll left him a specta tor at th e win ne r's circle dom in at ed by Ronni e Morri son . C ha nce Mc G hec and Mark Go ins (a ll of Wi ch it a Fall s) o n Ya ma ha s. The 25 0 class was won by Ph iI W onder (H us) of Wi chi ta Fall s a nd th e Open by H owa rd Lewall en ( Ya m ) of Burkburnett . Texas. • Resu lts in Resul ts Secti o n. Po rt ing, Radial Heads, S naiL Pipes' CR 125 - 9 .5 Front Fork s, Fork Accumulators; Dealer Program ; Catalog $1.50 Hwy . 19 N. Rt . 2 Por t Ric her. FL 33568 18131863-2121 43 .....