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rI.I II IIIlI II: ... ~ t ttO') l""""4 tC'J .1-0 0.. < Our "factory team" stands behind a bunch of hot numbers. Why is Elec t ro fast becoming the "H e lme t of Champions"? Because a rider who 's cornfortable has an edge over a rider who isn't, We keep that in mind at Electro. Not only are Elec tro helmets light, but they're des igned to put more of the weight close to your hea d for a lower "moment of ine rtia". Which means you ca n ride longer without a sore neck , And because fit is so important, our helmets come in individual hat sizes-we figure 5, M, and L just doesn't cover everyone. So when it's time for a bet ter helmet, it's time to see your Electro dealer for a fitting. He's waiting to introduce yo u to our hot numbers. ulu bra Marty Smith. Tommy Croft (Honda) Pierre Karsmakers, Broc Glover (Yamaha ) Marty Moates . Greg Robertson (Ossa ) Wayne Boyer (Bultaco) Kent Howerton. Dick Burles on (Husqvarna) HELMETS Electrofilm. Inc.lBectro Helmets 7116 Laurel Canyon Blvd., North Hollywood. CA 91605 (213) 875· 1000 '. Exceeds Z·90.la, 1974 DOT specs.• _ ************************************************** John Penton rides d own a hill on hi s way to Senior cl ass victory. New Mexico's Cooper wins at Big Spring By Claudia Rec how BIG SP R INGS . TX. A PR . 3 T his was Big Spri ng , Texas first Ame rica n Mo to rcycli st Assn . (A MA) mo tocross race wit h over 100· rider tu r nou t. T he tra ck was in excelle nt cond itio n . as usu al. wit h traction everywhere h r-re a t H i -Noon Opti mist MX Park . In the Mi ni Senior division . littl e Keith Wikerson fro m Mid la nd sh owed his a h ilirir-s by co rn ing fro m beh ind in t he second m oto to ta ke the- k-ad . after winn in g rlu- first m o to . K" n ny Bolr-n a nd Jimmy Sm ith were n't fa r beh ind in second a nd th ird p laces . Tuesda y Bethel , from Sn yd e r , took a com m a ndi ng lead in th e 100 class 10 win both motos wit h ease . J ohn Meyers from Ke rm it . and Randy Woodward fr om Abilen e , batt led it out both rno ros with J oh n ta king second pl ace honors . The la rgest class of th e day was the 125 J u nior class. J eff Cooper from Hob bs. New Mexi co j umped off the st art 10 take an ea rly lead both rn otos winning overall victories. Ru sty Ba r n es from San Angelo ran a solid second . Big Sprin g' s Nati onal No . 66 . Danny W eir, took top honors of the day with overa ll wins in th e 125 and 250 Ex pe rt classes. . • Resul ts in Resu lts Sectio n . Two Day Reliability Trials to be held at Fort Hood On April 30t h and Ma y l st , T he Fort Hood Din Rid ers' Cl u b (FH DRC ) will hold their fifth An nual Two -Day Reli a bl il ity Trial s. a 400 mil e c ro ss ·co u nt ry motorcyc le ran' sa nctioncd hy th e American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) . The ra n ' is one of. on ly seven eve nts of its type held a n n ua lly in th e Un ited Sta tes whic h se rv r- as a q ua li fyi ng se-r ie-s for the selection of the ream of riders to re pres"nt t he co u ntry in the " O lym pics of Motorcycling." the l nternari on al Si x Da y Tri al ( ISOT) . to br- held in Septem ber of thi s y"a r in Czec hoslav ak ia . Ov e r 300 of the co u ntry's to p o ffroa d riders will he co rnpeti ug . fro m 35 d ifferent sta tes . Ma lco lm Smith , sta r of th e m ovie " O n Any Su nday ." will be raci ng . as well as rh e numb e r o ne U.S . .. ndu r o rid er , Dick Burleson . AI Bak er . o ne of t he to p C a liforni a desert riders. is m ak ing a serious bid fo r th e ISDT Tea m a nd is certa in to sco re high during his first visit to Fort H ood . T he "T wo- Day" is rhe biggest a nd m ost import ant race of its type held in th is porti on of th e co u ntry d uring th e year . a nd specta lOrs a re we lcome to co me o ut to watch th e acti on . There is no adm ission ch a rge . a nd spec ta to r m aps will be made a va ila b le at th e D irt R id e rs' C lubh ou se , bu ild in g #5 6011 ( n e ar the R ange co nt ro l O ffice ), o n Fan H ood's Ma in Post. Fo r m ore informa tion , ca ll (8 17 ) 532 ·5386 o r drop by th e Cl u b house. Steve Wise takes West Texas Championship at Star Track By E. W right EL PASO . TX , APR . 3 St eve W ise showed everyone why he is Na tional N o, 12 at t he 1977 W est T exas Cha mpionsh ip Motocross held a t EI Pa so's Star Track . Morris Bak er of Midl and . ho wever . stopped Wise's wins in th e 125 class with some rea l fin e W est T exas riding . Bak er (H a n) took th e lead in the fir st m oto , stre tc hed ou t a lea d a nd neve r looked back . Wi se (Yam) ran seco nd the who le race , wa ited a little too long 10 make his m ove a nd could n't catch Baker . Chappy Blose (H a n) of Ph oenix fini sh ed third , Blose rook the lead in th e seco nd mota and left everyone behind . Wise cr ashe d and finally pu lled out with bike and body trouble. Carlos Serrano (H us) of Tucson held second until he bobbl ed . letting Ba ker by . Scott Logston of Las Cruces, obvi ously d isp leased with his first mota fo urth place wo rked his wa y u p behind the Ba ker -Serra no duel. Logston passed Serrano when he slipped in a sandy turn and set out after Ba ker . For the rest of the mota Baker , Logston and Serrano freight trained the cou rse and finis hed in that order. The 250 Senior cl ass was j am packed and offe red real good racing ac tion . Wise won the first rnoto (Ya m) a he a d of Albuquerque boys J a m es Fastle ( Pen) and Paul W ilson (Ya m) , wh o led in the early laps after getting the holeshor, In the second moto Wilson led all the wa y. Wise broke a foot peg off his bike bu t ma naged to take second a head of Fastl e. The O pen Senior cl ass only ran on e mota since the sun went down befo re th eir second mota co uld be started. Logston (Yam) led th e ea rly laps but eventua lly had to give it up Wise. Pete Tanner ( P e n) ca m e through for t hird with Se rra no a close fourt h , Tom Mitchell and Roger Pattison bo th b ro ke th ei r feet in this class. T he overall W est Texa s C ha m p io n was decided by perfo rmance in two classes wh ich ran 30 minute rnotos , Top contenders for this were W ise, Serrano , Logston . and T anner . Wis e took it with two cla ss wins wh ile Logs ton was ru n ner up wit h a second a nd a third . • Resu lts in Resu lts Sect ion . .. 37