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ruu: IJ\IT 1111 I I{():\ I ':\1) I) \\11'1 :\1:\(, t :\II I (II{ ,,'I{\( I t " ( ()\II'IIII()1{ .._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._. Western hotline "50/37 0 RM SUZUKI 9" of Travel 8" of .travel for Betor, Ceriani, Kawasaki, CZ, Yamah a, Suzuki, Montesa, Pen ton, KTM, Hodaka. Designed for au or spring better dampening - smoother acti on - mo re control - longer ' travel. ,The front end kit that beats th em all. 1 / o ut of state call loU fre e 800 -854-469 1 90 day m o!'ey back guarantee (A bov eI the M in is take off at SRA's Riverside GP, Kevin Senn and Chris Gables went on t o place f irst and second in the event . (Be lowl Nothing like showing off - even if you do ge t caught w ith t h e w rong bi k e/j ersey combination. Martin/Watral win team race at SRA Riverside GP BySue Senn . RI VER S ID E, CA , M AR . s Expert Yamah a ri ders W a yn e M a rti n and Er ic W at ral cl a im ed the overall vict o ry of SRA's lea rn race at Ri versid e Racewa y. And Cus to m high q ua li t y nyl o n rac e je rseys , with pa dded el bows, l o r dealers , c lubs , teams, etc , Any col ors in any quantity . ro;r1 11 nBIll J,~~ ~t:r'J::s ~ NO'I lollywood CA91605 ,,213)982-3738 ONE OFTHE WORLDS LARGEST DIRT BIKE ACe DISTRIBUTORS !' No Bribe, No Ride ,C ilRABEeCA +d Parts· Accessories· Apparel works racine equipment call 5131372·7607 IIIrlli15l11 ~::.~gh~~~ ...11111111111111.... periodica lly rid ing tha t way o ~ , t ~e tr a ck , found h is way across the lin e m fif t h. Da zzlin g Da ve d a zzled th e crowd with his win in th e Amat e u r class. Incid ent a lly, he was th e on ly Am at eur th ere . He dazzled t he rest a way by tell in g th em th e r a ce was a t th e old tra ck . Ni ce m ove, Dav e! T he Intermediates were won by 54 .. yea r -old Ka reful Ken . Lucious Le Roy settled in second when he fou nd out age doesn't necessa ri ly m e an t h at you ' re Kare ful. T he Novice class ' was wo n by a BediIU R. Yes. Bed bug Bill y de livered C.O.D . Carl a second at th e c heckered flag . • Resul ts in Resu lts Sen ion , a lt ho ugh . ea rl ier in t he d a y, Ma rt in ha d p ick ed . up' a n easy first overa ll in th e 25 0 class - wit h a n in cr ed ibl e th ree-m inu te lea d - t he tea m r a ce proved to be a different sto ry. Two you ngs te rs , J eff Holl ey a n d J ohn Houston rid in g a 125 Y~1m ah a , were hold ing th ei r own in th e nu m ber one spot ' ~hen Ho lley lost a p ipe. Mart in . who ha d be en wa it ing fo r a n op port unity to pass t he lit t lr- h ike . to o k fu ll adva ntage and he!!:an pu lling' a sma ll lea d over th e now second -p lace team ofJi m Hall and Vince Van Hoo k ( Yam) . Mea nwhi le . Ho lley and Houston made a remarkable com e h a ck a n d claimed third overall and first 125 . Novice Yamaha riders Kevin Senn and Ch ris Gab les took first and second ove rall in t he Mini Divis ion , but the real crowd pleaser was six -year-old Scott H oo per ( M R50) who m a n aged to ha ng onto his position in spite of t he tim e lost whi lst d igg in g his I lo nda out of t he ha y ba le he h it after misjudgi ng a sha r p cu rve . T he m ost e n tertaining race of [he d a y wa s wh en Senior Division Ex pert Suzu ki rid e rs, G ary Sigma n a nd Da ve Crofoot began b a tt ling fo r first. At th e firs t h a irpi n cu rve, C rofoot passed Sigman with a fr,iend ly wave th en gass ed it d own t he asp ha h st ra ig htaway . A t this po in t Sig m a n proved to hav e the fas te r ma c h ine a nd it was C rofoot who received the friend ly wave. As soo n as t he co u rse ~ ha ng""d to curves a nd wh oo p dees , Crofoot's 'a b ility ga ve h im (he edge over his fast frie nd a n d this sec -sawi ng contin ued u nti l th e las t lap wh ere it was still anvbody's race . As the lea d ers, l. ars Larsson ( KTM) a nd W .C . Thorton . took the checke red fla g , C rofoot came ru n n ing a nd pushing "h is gasless b ike towa rd the finish lin e. Be hind him , Siwnan was trying desperately to u ntangle the c hain he had just t hrown. Fo rt unat el y for Crofoot. it was all down hi ll a nd even tho ugh he was tota lly ex ha usted . he was also to ta lly ecstatic as he lay on i he !!:round laughin!!: hy te r ic all y a t s Si!!:man who was st ill Iryi ng .1O unta ng le his cha in . • Results pe nd ing . Hickerson, Crawford and Pulver blast Canyon Raceway MX By Pennie Pe nscile PH O ENIX . AZ , MAR . s Gary "The H ick" H ickerson took h is trust y Husky out of m o th ba lls a nd proceeded to prove to I he you ng 2:'>() Ex pert gladiators rhar consistency pays off. Chappy Blose (Mai ) pulled his first ho lcshot of th e day in the first rnor o and proceeded to stretch OUI a commanding lead over Ro!!:CT J o nes I KT M) and Dave Crawford ( Ma i). Fifteen minut es into t he race , Blose ca ugh t a ti re on the side of the t rack and wen t OVl'1' t he hand le ha rs . J on es bike went sour seve ra l la ps la ter lea ving Crawford to tak e an easy win in t he fir st rn or o wit h H ickerson fo llowi ng in second, T he seco nd m o ro sa w Blose wit h a not her ho lesl,,;t. But , C ra wfo rd shove d his Mai co int o second be hind Blose a nd [h e two 'ro d e la p a fte r la p , wheel -to -wh ee l. C ra wfo rd 's h ike sta rted to co ug h severa l laps fro m home a n d he h ad to d rop h a ck 10 th ird . Blose cruise d to t he c hec ke re d flag firs t with Hi ck e rson . again . in secon d . Overa ll . of cou rse , we nt fir st