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w Millelo took th e lead . with LA 's Bart Cr and ell a nd R on Swa rt ( 750 T ri / EM L) in second . A freak accident just prio r to t he start side lined pere n nia l favor ite Sl im Sk a tek cy, when he was literally ce nter-punched by 125 Ex pert (?)"Tim Smi th wh o was do ing some high -speed rocket ing· on the back oval. Smit h broke h is leg a nd the fib er gl ass W asp ta nk o n the 450 H usky uni t. Prio r to this event' mis hap , Tru N agl e a nd Slim had won every sma llbore sideca r race they e nt ered. ' O ffi c ial sid e car mad ma n Tom Rid yard put on his typica l show. goi ng t hro ug h th ree passengers a nd a no ther pi lot wh en he too k over as the fourth - m onkey. Tom o ut d rove passengers St eve Ma y. Slim Ska te key a nd Dean , Ash ton . th en handed th e reins to Ri c Bell. Lotsa fu n but no ciga r ; he was DQ·d . Krohn 's immacu late Wasp started to get th e m issing cylinde r ' blues and t he local team of Pet e W ekel llRon "J et" Jackson (750 Kaw /Wasp) . took over th e lead . follow ed by th e Whitney Kids (J .T. & Scott ) fr om Santa Barbara . Jackson's Kaw has p ut out over 68 rear-wh eel horsepower on the local Vehicle Emissions Lab dy no . It's aweso me . and d oes 90 -plus down th e st ra ights . Bob Ne ill rod e his 40 0 Su zuki chair wit h his gi rl frie nd Marge . wh o was RE ALLY tired . They went two la ps; she was do ne after one: " I thought he as go n na stop!"... a fte r the firs t la p . No way. T he eve nt was filmed by the Va lente Brot her s. using sever a l ca meras and a hel met mou nt. The finis he d . edi ted l Svroll m ovie will be p remiered a t the trophy prese nt atio n on Ap ril 16t h . a t Apacheland , 8:00 p .m . Look for it a t a the ater nea r you . • .Resu lts in Resu lts Section . as .- $-0 0.. < Marty Smith kicks off 2S0cc National Motocross seasen with win in Hangtown Classic Marty Smith put consistency on his side at the Hangtown Classics as he turned a pair of solid second place rides into overall victory in the opening event of the 250cc Motocross National Championships. _ The Plymouth, California site offered the riders no quarter by providing a rock hard track and Taylor, Tamietti, Bell take CMC . • . w,nsonnew Saddleback track dusty conditions that strained rider and machine to the limit. Marty and his Carrera goggles - stood the test. Carrera wearers filled three of the top four ' placings I with Jim . Pomeroy taking second and Marty Tripes fourth. By Patti Trotter ORANG E . CA. APR . 3 Despite t he numerous other purse ra ces toda y, th e CMC crowd showed up 392 riders strong to in itia te the newl yopene d " S u p e r cross " tra ck at Sadd leback . It wa s fast a nd t he majori ty of the riders loved it . After · th e Mi nis and 1005 were finished tearing around the tra ck the 125 Pro 's went for the gusto. Bassett 's newest and fastest rider , J im G ibso n got th e holesh ot and went for the wi n . D a vid Taylor. w ho was looki n g exce ptiona lly good o n Kelvin Franks' " Roo" m ach in e was fourth off th e lin e but within a few la ps had go tten by Cliff Lett (FMF) and Chuck Bower (Hon) to tak e second . Gibson a nd Taylor got so fa r ahead of the o th er riders tha t by th e m idpoint in t he moro , the rea l ac tion was betw een Lett and Bow er wh o kept exc h a nging places . Tim Lunde (Ya m) rode a stron g fif th. In th e seco nd mo to M . Goodrich a nd his Suzuki got th e cre di t for th e holesho t bu tat th e end of the first la p. T aylor ha d hop ped to th e lead . a lead whi ch got bi gger an d bigg er as th e la ps ela psed . Consid ering t his was t he fir st time Tay lor ra ced this particul a r m a ch in e . his raci ng was fa nt astic. Gibson was busy worki ng on Goodrich to take second . Let t . Peter W a nke: Carrera Internation al Corporat ion . P.O . Bo x 2. Norwood . New Jersey 07648 Bultaco ~L.a~ Maico Ossa KTM! Sale on all models Parts!!! Disc:ount on mail orders 720 Broadway Chu la Vista, CA 92010 714-427-9166 THEFINESi COMPLETE LINE OF OFF-ROAD RACING MACHINERY EVER OFFERED No Bribe, No Ride :.:.:.:- -~--~- fCl.-..W :::::::~........... ~...V :~~~ .:.:.:. ::::::: :;::::; 829 W. Colton Ave. Redl an ds. CA 92.'173 ;:;:::: KT M I mpcrt s U.S. A . Mason A ve ., C ha tsw orth Ca . 9 1 3 1 1 . ( 213, 882 · 8 860 . Dea ter Inquiries In vit ed q~U 5 714-79.'1-2041 :::;::; Hand Washable KEN NY ROBERTS RAC ING SPECIALT IES . 9 6 00 ~ Pioneer AI/e .. Oakd ale. Shocks ca. 9536 1 Sw ing Arms F rames 209·847-2572 . Sales &:Service Fast U PS Mail Orders An ywhere Wheels ~ ~'~ - ~~ Othman Distribu ting Co. Box 356 San Luis Obsipo, CA 9 3406 (8 05 ) 544-6181 • Riding • Racing • Street GLOVES Deale r Inquiries lnvit ed 25