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••••••••• Th.. finish had f.. w surprises as Tom Brooks coll ..ct e d his fourth Overall win this y..ar. Bruce Og-ilvi~' rod,' a ~n'at ran' , finishin~ s..cond ' O ve r a ll. first 250 , Chuck Pcncgre w , on his n..w W h..elsmirh Ma in " ne ..d ..d a new pair of 1:loves - both thumbs were stickin~ ou t and co ve re d with blood , Chart..v Barnev carne in fnunh . second i~ class. ' Bill Saltzman finish .. d 'fifth pow ..r..d hy two foxy ladies and a g-uy. R on "Ama teur" Ir h y finish .. d six th Overa ll. mak ing- u p about 16 ha rd slots t hroughou t the race. Third 250 . Expert . sev e nth Overall was Ke n Mi ller. We·v.. never w .. n Mi llcr a. aK~ressi\'e i~ rid ing as he was. in th is raec . Secon d Ama teur. second H ea vy was D o n W a lli ng s ford , with J ohn Pr at er n i nt h Over a ll. firs t 250 Ama t..u r. A rt Kn a p p bag-1:..d first S.. n ior O p.. n Expert: R ich a rd Burl..y in fo r s..co nd , Mit c h Pa yto n n.. v.. r h a s a c ha nce to c ru ise , Ji m Brown ou t wi t h a Da r. R ick Sch uma ker , o n h is b ran d n ..w KT M , look ..d lik.. lu - h it a land min e , so J od y B.. lkn ap took u p th e slack and finis h..d rig-ht behind , Pa yto n at 17 t h Overa ll. seco nd "C" Exp.. rt , Torn Gra nt third . Don B rand , J r. fin is h e d second Ama t.. ur 250 . and h a d to work for it , Brand f.. 11 down in some rocks in Tan k Slapper Canyon , knocking- h is "ike's gas lint, off. Me a n wh ile , snea ky critter Dennis Rose n b u rg slipped hy anti held it ' til ahout 50 yards from rh .. finish . (Thi rd ai n't so had . D..nnis.) The Novices starred into the finish. Dave Conn..r rode a spectacular ran'. never challenged for the lea d . takingfirst Overall. first lI ..avy . St .. v .. i ickolson pass..d Fowle-r for s..cond , Jot' Pen o nce llo didn 't show up . That I" ft first 250 op..n to G reg-g Pa g a n . To m Ii o im e s t ook s.. cund , R i.. k H ic kman third . Grt·~~ Perkins k.. pt firs t "C" bi ke, R o~,' r Watson second . , D espi re the wi nd the racers loved the cou rse . Ogi lvie said it was ru g-g-,'d , but na t ura lly ru ~~..d , wh ich ma kes a diff.. r.. n c c . C ha rl ..y Ba rn e y h ad a g r..a t time even th o ug-h hi s ha nd le bars had a tend e n cy to flo p down p a st t he ta n k on c.. in a wh il.. in th e ro ug h st uff. The ma rking was v,' ry good - no o n.. co mp la ined - so it 's thu mbs up to th e Cactus Cats. Th.. de t..r mi na iio n tro phy of t h,' week ~ot's to " Ma ico " Ma x Ed dy . Five minu tes after the la st rider disappeared into the mountains . Max ca m.. f1yi!'g through t h.. srnok.. homb wash . II" pitt..d at ·19th and finished an incr..dible 19t h Overa ll. Th .. Desert Devotion Trophy got'S to Bill Pu t m a n and Jam ..s Ra m se y riding 360 Huskies . Thev traveled all the wav from Grand j u nc rio n . Colorado "Ju;t ti, race .'· 1\1 iss Josi,' Ka pk o down from Winnip'·~. Manitoba . Canada attended her first des..rt race as a sp ..crater . thinks it 's ~reat. and even wants to move out here . Jot this down in your racing ca lendar not .. book . The " Bu ll R u n" ~uys frum Maywood M . C . a re th ro wing a Grand Prix in Decem ber . All t he proc..cds (less expe nses) a n' going to the U.S. Ma rine Corps for t h..ir Toys for TO IS e"m paig-n , L .. t·s show t h,' kids desert race rs ca re too! Rega rd less of wh at yo u read in th.. newsp a p er , k....p th,' t.. l..grams a n d lett e r s g-oing to W a shin g ton . T h .. env i ro n m e n t a lists afe try i n~ t o • Dallas win puts Hannah in Supercross lead Hurricane Hannah swept to victory in including his Carrera goggles. Saturday's half of the Dallas Supercross, putting him 3 points ahead of In fact, not only Bob Hannah, but Jim . Pomeroy and Marty Smith-three out Jim Pomeroy, who finished second. The muddy track and to ugh con- of the top four finishers at Dallasditions-and rain, which forced can- wear Carrera goggles. cellation of Sunday's race-were a The winners wear severe test of rider and equipment. Carreras--how 'bout Hannah's ' stood up to victoryyou? Carrera International Corpo ratio n. P.O. Box 2. Norwood, New Jersey 07648 ":~ !t]OIlt C5.1 E t, drink, and be merry , for tomorrow you diet. a Dealer Inquiries Invited Viva Distributing Company 10625 Vanowen Burbank. CA 91505 213·766-6101 ' SA MM Y TANNER DIS TRIBUTI NG • IUIBI-TECH _ 2 13 924 2 111 ~ co nv inc e us t h is who le t h ing- was so nll' kind of p u h lic o p in ion su rvey whi ch is a crock . By say i n~ this th ..y hope to stop t h .. It'l,'grams a n d le tters , D o n 't "e li,'v, ' ir. 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