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. A. $10,OOO~ World Mini Bike 8l. Schoolboy .. "' Motocross ~ < ..J < . CHAMPIONSHIP RACE < ..J ..J "' lD I ) Mini A: ages 9 & under Dee · 61 ee 2) Mini B: ages " I & un der Dee - 8 5ee I 3) Mini C:. ages 14 & under Dee· 8 5ee 4 ) Supe r Min i: ages 14 & unde r 8 5ee · I D5ee (e ngine ee size app lies to th is race only) 5) I DO: ages 17 & under Dee - I DDee 6) I 25 : ages 17 & und er I I Dee · 125 ee < cr < u IAbove) At San Jose, stylish Eddie Lawson beat the Junio rs aga in . (Below) Salvage crew drags Gene Romero's broken-in-practice Evel Kneivelsponsored Harley-Davidson. That's " Burri tto's" dad on the right. .. cr lD ~ "' Your age fo r th e 19 77 seaso n will be d et erm ined by you r age on February I . 19 77 : < < :z: ~ .< ::> " U. S. SAV I NGS BONDS for each class 1st - $500.00 2nd · $300,00 3rd -. $150.00 4th - $100.00 5th · $50.00 Plus Trophies & Contingencies! ::> on The Bener the Turnout of Rid ers, the Bigger the Purse Will Get! > < z c C :z: N DIAMOND BACK 'Mot oc r oss Park COCOA . FLORI D A J.VNE 24,25 & 26, 2,977 Action High Point Series opens at Corning By l. Moore C O R N IN G. CA . A P R . '17 This 'was t he fir st ra ce in the H igh Point Seri es. whi ch will ru n fo ur ra ces to ta l. R id e rs showed up from all over Nort hern Ca lifo rnia . T he new section a dded . th rou gh t he run ni ng creek a nd sandy bottom proved 10 be a bit much fo r mos t o f th e riders. a nd b ikes. T he 100 Jun io r class act ion was very good as loc al favorite Ra n d y Cotney (Suz) got passed o n th e last la p in bot!:, motes by Tom Dempsey (Ya m) for first ove rall. T he 125 Inrcrmediare class was headed by two H a ng town winners . Bra d H a rrison (Suz) took a fourth in th e first motu . with Leon Ellis (Su z) win ning it. In t he second m oto , the two ride rs swi tched places. with first over a ll to H arrison a nd second to Ellis . T he 25 0 Int erm ed iar e cl ass was ful l. wit h severa l winners from H a ngto wn a lso . Jason La m o u re a u x ( KT M) wo n th e first m ot o , wit h Mel Ti b be tt a close sec o n d . In thc seco nd m oto t here was a turn a ro u n d with Da vid Go m ez (Suz) ou t in fron t. Ov era ll first went to Lamoureau x. seco nd to T ibbeu a n d third to Go m ez':' Expe rt s ca me fro m a ll ove r to St'e where T ad G umb an n (Mai ), winn..r of the 250 Exp..rt class a t H a ng to wn . was le a rn ing to rid e to suc h a vic to ry . Bo t h m o to s to ok th e i r to ll o n Gumba n n . with a th ir d in t he first moto but a DNF in t h.. seco n d m oro . so no victory this wee k..nd . Tom N M L SA NC TI ON E D Odeki rk (S uz)" got th e ho lesh ot in Expert class . but the s..co nd m ot a h ad m o re t rou ble . ta king a fo u rt h . First o ve ra ll for t he m on e y was J a c k J a ckso n . his fi rst race as a n Op'..n Expe rt r id e r a t C o rn ing . Secon d was T o m Ode kir k. a nd th ird was grea: r ider C hu c k Mu ell e r ( Ma i) for t he th ird p la ce m o ney. • Resu lts in Results Secti on . . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION & APPLICATIONS CONTACT: Den n is Walker NML Race Co m m issio n er 2700 26th St . N. St . Petersb ur g. Fla. 337; 3 (81 3) 894·1093 (att... 5 :00 p.m.l less sound ---nlqre ground , Gennai Topsat San Jose; Lawson Wins, Rainey Suffers First Loss By Cosm ic Cat & Co .: Now available: 1977 250 & 350 Alpina SAN JOSE . CA . A PR . 17 J ohn Gen na i of Los Ga los look t h( Expert l\l a in a t the ope ni ng A:\lA P ro H a lf-m ile at San j ose . fig h li ng off hom e-tow n Favori te S, ..ve Eklund . who just co u ld n ' t find t he passing lint' a ro u nd fa s-t ·rno\OingGenn ai. Ed d ie La wso n m ad e it two O U I of rhr..e ta king th e J u n io r m ain and Way ne Ra in!~y "s win n ing Novi ce stre-a k end..d a t six . Th.. Expert he a ts sta rted wit ho ut o ne of th e fa vuri tes . Gene R-o m ..ro le ft e arly whe n rln - t ri p le clamp h rokr- o n his H a rl e y in tu r n fou r d u r i ng pra cti ce , s(O d in g- t he Io rrm-r n at io na l n c ha m p down h a rd . in a c rash th a t demolished t he bik e . R om er o m a d e it up to his feet b ut was ta ke n to t he hosp ital for observat io n . Af te r A rt Fn ·d en hurg ( Ya m) . wr-nt d ow n ha rd in t hc- fi rst tur n , Low ell Moural took th e Icad in t he restarted firs t Expert, he al . Mo ural held on for th e win followed hv Da n :\1cW ho rt t' r on a Yama ha . Eklu ;,d took th e " 'cond - ~ - Han d Wash ab le ~·ti· . _ ~ ~.. a us ; . ~~ O t h m an Distr ib u t in g Co . Bo x 356 San Lu i, Obsip o , CA 9 3406 (8 0 5) 54 4-6 18 1 • Rid ing • RaCing • Street GLOVES Deale; Inquir ies Invi te d t~~:RedJGnds :~r ' SUVdti Sa les &: Se rvice . .. . Fa". U PS Ma il O ror r'! An vwh r-re , j: ~:;t.;~:. :~~I,:~~~~~n9~;;3 7 14-; 93-20·11 . 27