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I!.he. naln ang Chain Gold Medal Performance Mike Hannon of Bultaco Int'I., Ltd. - ...... .s-. 0.. < Stocking Dealers Cycle Goodies West 37012 Tower Way Fremont, CA 94536 Vic's Competition MIC Shop 6236 Mission Gorge Rd. San Diego, CA 92120 Iron Horse Cycle 6009 SkyWay paradise, CA 95969 ,_ Do ug McGowen returned to the DeAnza MX wars and emerged from t he battle with a two-moto sweep in the 250 Pro class . ( IKI' Dealer inquiry to: J • ~_.) San Diego, California 92120 ' lU ll I .... "+ '" to be reckoned with was the white blur of Richee Collins (KTM), who shot into an early lead while hot in pursuit were determined Doug Sherman (Mai) and Val Tamietti (Mai). Because of his early lead, Collins could not be touched by either one of these seasoned veterans and ended up taking a safe and distant first. Second went to Tamietti after finally being able to out-maneuver Sherman . Moto two saw Roben Marino (Yam) fly into a quick lead only to have his bike break on the seventh lap and end , his day of racing. In the meantime Tarnietti took advantage of Marino's bad luck and assumed the first place position for the remainder of the race while a hard charging Craig Adams (KTM) forced himself into second place spot over a once again thi rd place Sherman with Collins finishing u p fou rt h . T am iett i ended up with the oyerall win with Collins hol d ing down second, thi rd going to Ad ams, and fourth being sewn up by Sherman . , In t he 250 Pro race it was Kev!n J~odgers (KTM) who succeeded In taking first overall for the d ay but not before having to fight his way through the masses an d then ho lding off the likes of Tim Welker (RM B)"who had to be content with second overall, Jonas Gaaf (Yam), a close third , and Steve Ru ssell (Mai), fou rt h place. • Results in Results Section. DeAnzaMX: Strong comeback for McGowen ' By Ron Lawson , SUN NYMEAD , CA, AP R . 10 Dou g McGowen re turned to De Anza Cycle Park last week after qui te a while ou t of th e saddle. Armed with his new Suzuki 250 ; 'lie proved he could still fly a rou nd the hill y cou rse. When th e green flag dropped , .he ju mped int o the lead , lea ving the rest of t he 250 Pros in ch aos behind him . "~ Danny McDougal (Suz) was the first to brea k free of th e confusion and ge t ou t on McGowen's tr ai l. In a couple of laps , McDoug al had closed the gap a,nl!. , ~egil',1 , . , t~, ', ap ply, " pr~~re . McGowen was ready for him , though , an d didn't give an inch. The d uel lasted about five exciting laps , but came to a disappointing clim ax when McDougal's transmission wasted itself. This gave McGowen an easy path to victory. Even though the race was less than half over, he had such a lead he cou ld just take it easy for the remainder. Jim La Tendresse (Suz) came in second after a brief battle with Keith Patten (Yam). In the next moto , it was La Tendresse who made his bid for the number one spot. He got the holeshot and kept it for four laps , holding off a hard charging McGowen all the way. On the fifth la p , however, McGowen saw an opening and put it to use. For the rest of the race , La Tendresse remained about the same distance behind the leader, bu t cou ldn' t manage to get close enough to cha llenge him . Once aga in , Pa tten finished third . ' Bob Maxwell go t a hold of a brand new 370 Bul an d pu t it to good use in the O pen Expert cla ss. Lead ing both mo tos fro m begi nning to en d, he never gave Mark Page (Ya m) or Gary Peterson (Suz) a cha nce to get by. 250 Intermediate Kim Pal me r (Suz) also had a successful day with th ree straight wins over Bob Broten (KTM) andJody Uyechi (Mai). • Results in Results Section. Palmgren, Minnig take Corona half mileJrr cash wins By Elaine Jones CORONA, CA , AP R. 6 4422 Glacier Avenue U.S.A. (714) 283-5765 AMA Spring Series Continues 1/ Mile Big Bikes 2 Alex Jorgensen Rides Friday, April 22 - 8 PM Experts, Juniors, Novices (Qualifying points awarded -to Juniors for San Jose Invitational Mile May 15) 1 C. AGAJAMAN'S (213) 323 -1142 because of m. ct&1lceI breakdown at Sen Jose April 17. I ~ (213) 321-1100 18300 VERMONT GARDENA N HERE THE HARBOR s SAN DIEGO FREEWAYS MEET" W + Bultaco ~L.a~ Maico Ossa Sale on all models KTM! Parts!!! Discount o n ma ll o rders 720 Br oa d w ay Ch u la V ista, CA 92010 714-427-9166 DEA LERS ATTENTION ~, \.S \~O(a..e.lG \e!> NOW ORDER ~" \,. DIRECT (D EA L ERS ONLVI HE RCU LE S DI ST . L IST . 9827 Ma.on Ave. Chatsworth. 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