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Western hotline Gary Jones (731 goes und erneat h Rod Kentner in pursu it of 250 Pro winner Mike Be ll at Saddleback's Sat urday motocross. HI-POINT RUBBER RIDING BOOTS Molded knee- length rubber boot Protec tive rubber fins for leg, instep and ankle Mik e Tidwell and his fa m ily would like 10 thank all the riders a nd fr ien ds who have sent cards a nd gifts. He really apreciates them a nd th ey help pa ss the time . We appreciate Mik e for a ll th e e xc it ing ra cing he has gi ven us a nd th e a tt itude he brought to th e sport. • R esults in Results Secti on . Rhyan, Bell and another Bell win SSM$600MX By Danny Raymond O RANGE . CA , A PR . 16 Internal steel t oe cap The rubber boot made for cycle riding . Offers complete protection to the feet and legs while keeping you complete ly dry. Great for trials, hare scrambles, etc . SIZes6-12 AT YOUR HI -POINT DEALER NOW 3709 W. Erie Ave., Lorain, Oh io 44053 'Th e Energy Drink ' Tibblin Inc. Public lands IlII IIII~ belong to all of llhlll,ji:lI'. (Ride share fully.) _ ,,,,,, " , ~ - , l!'!!!9 .. .....: Pesky's Suzuki RM Specialists Sales - Parts· Se rv ic e 28 213·884·0413 7045 Canoga Ave.. Ca noga Park. CA 91303 Along with Spectra Racing Lub e, Sad d leb a ck Sa turda y Moto cross pu t toget her a purse race drawing nea rly a ll off Southern Cali fornia's hott est Pros . Am ong these was fa crorv Bu lta co ride r Kennv Za hrt. Zahrt . took t h.. win ' d u ring 't he first Op..n Pr o mo to a fn-r an e a rly b a u kwuh Yarn aha -rn o um ed SCOll Gi lman . Ho w..ver , aft e r t h e se co nd rn o ro had clea re d o u t. th e nam .. of St e ve R hva n stood u p on top . aft er G ilman fa i 1 to e;1 start and Zah rt had m ar.. than his h an d s full wit h p robl e rns . R h ya n walked a wa v with the second mot o win a nd t h .. ·o ve rall p a ybac k . Th e Yam ahas of Ro bert 1\la rino and La nce Moorewood followed Rh va n in the pa yba ck . . Mik.. Be l1 pil ot e d his D&G -pre pa r e d Yam aha to top 250 P ro hon ors . winning both m ot os . G ar y J on e s' Amrncx was catching Bell during th e first rn oro unti l h e was for c..d o u t a ft..r s..izing . Again in th .. s..cond m olO J o n..s pul l..d up to Bd l but n..ver ,,'all y put o n a cha lleng... Aft ... Saddl..ba ck's da y too k its lo ll of bik ..s during th .. s..cond molO. Jo hn Atwood sq u....z..d into s,'co nd ov..ra ll aft'" a com .. bark rid .. in the fina l moto . Val Tam i"lli (Mai ) finish ..d t hird . K"t-ping the winni ng- in th .. famil y. Br..ll B..II. yo u ng-..r brot h..r of "'Iik .. Bell. too k Mik..·s -100 Ya ma ha to top ho no rs in th .. O p..n J unior divi ,ion . B rett \\.'o n bo th m o{os o ve r \ \' ar n ' n W ril(ht (Suz) a nd AI " ttt'rla ( KT 1\ ll R~' 'u lts in Resu lts Secti o n . McDaniel wins IVMC AMA D-38 hare scrambles By Loretta Pipkin CALEXICO , CA , APR . 17 Lapping 11 riders along th e way, John Mc Da niel (Yam) took first ove ra ll by five m in u tes at the Im peria l Va lley M.C .'s 0 -38 hare scram b le s. McD aniel , an Open Exp e rt , led a ll three 25 -mi le loops . Greg Meyer s (250 Yam) Ied 86 ot her riders in purs uit of McDani el for two loo ps, Amateur Ra nd y H oll en beck (390 Hu s) pass e d Meyers on the last loo p to finish sec ond . Pa ul Eddy (250 Ya m ) h a d b cc n di cing wit h Holl en be ck and Mey..rs. on ly 10 loo p his bi ke a nd drop 10 ninth ove rall. M ike Rose ( Ya m) won the 250 Arna t e ur cla ss with a fourth o v.. ra ll f in is h . Ro n LaHr an ch i ( Ya m) co n t in u e d 10 win in the 125 class. fin ishing- fifth ov.. rall . Ta king sc cond b e h ind H oll e nb .. c k in t h c O p e n A rna t e u r class , Rog e r Adsit (Yam ) finis h..d sixth . R()I"'rt Brin ..y to pp ed th e S..nior class with a se"e nth overa ll. . Fif tv -e ig ht riders finish e d t he e ve n t ru n in 90 ·t\('gr ..,· w .. at her. Bo b f1art ley got t he a wa rd for fr e a ky ha p pen ings , As he hi t fifth gear going down - a c le ar sandwash . th .. fro nt for ks sh e a re d off. Tom Bro wn sto pp e d 10 assist. Hart ley r e fuse d to l..t rhe rescu e 1',,01'1.. remove his boot, so th ey sp lint e d h is a n kle. bo ot and all . Kehoe, Welchel battle at AME Youth Division MX By Judy Greenberg ~ALENCIA.CA .APR.2-1 Two 83cc Experts. Erik Ke hoe and John Whelchel were du eling in a ll three motos. Kehoe cap tured the first two m otos. leav ' '' 1; W h..lch ..1 to 'ettle fo r second .Ind Randv Harden took a do ub le th ird . As th e third moto fired off t he line . W hel chel hung right' on Keh oe's ta il. putting the pressure on as Kehoe fought for eve ry inch of track . It was the fifth lap before Whelchel found t he ed g e to ge t by, and then he tried 10 st re tc h his Ie ad in the two remaining laps . with Kehoe hOI in pursuit. Just as Whelchel came soaring past the white flag , his chain gave o ut. Kehoe picked up the le ad to rid e it thro ug h fo r the finish . Alex Jud ca me in second . with Do n Best . Ro nn ie Eversole a nd Rand y Harden behind. Whelchel did manage 10 finis h . Leading the pack of 83cc, 12 and ove r Beginner s was J eff Cobbett (Suz) a nd Mike Bess on a Yamaha , They fo ug ht a m igh ty ba tt le wit h Bess ta king th e lead fro m Co bbett inc hes before th e checke red flag in moto one . T he ho leshot went to Co bbe tt in th e second m oto , as Ga ry Reich en bach c1 im b e d tbroug h to ca pture the lead an d th en lose it with bik e trouble . Cobbett came through for the win, with David La mb on his tail. When Cobbett e ndoed in th e last m ot o , Bess rook over . with La m b breathin g dow n his neck as th c y rook the flag . • Resu lts in Resul ts Secti on . Corona MX: Breker wins; Palm Springs stampedes HSMX By Elaine Jones CO RONA , CA, A PR . 15 Goa t Breker aboard his NorStar/ Dallas Baker KTM set the Corona cou rse on its ear as he sm oked th e 500 Pros in both m otes. Brek er used the classic M X style of riding a nd whi le eve ry body else is sitting down you ca n co u nt o n seeing daylig ht bet wee n Breker's beh in d and th e seat. Bob Ma xwell fo llowed Breker hom e in bot h wit h Ga ry Pet erso n edging Keith Fea ri ng by one po int for third . Marty Miller is sta rti ng 10 ge t so me co m petitio n a nd the fir st sig ns ca me in t h e 125 Pro class. M iller , who pulled it ou t of the fire t he week before. was not as lucky this week. Gregg Toyama edged him out in th e first rnoto 10 lead Miller by one point as they lined up for th c fin al go . It was Mill..r off first a nd t he ra ce was his , Phi l T horstenson , a ft e r a wild scr amb le in the firs t moto wh ich sa w him fin ish no better than sixt h . go t hi mse lf in t he m iddle of the act ion a nd he g rab b e d off seco nd with Tova rna t hi rd . It wa s Miller bv one poiru ov..r Toya ma with Thorst~nson t hi rd . T h e 250 Pro battle was a wild one - a thr ee -way t ie fo r first. It was M ill er , Mark Ra wley and Scott Carnahan th e f irst m o ro with Carnahan co mi ng back to take first in th e se cond m o ro , Rawley maintaining his second and Mi ller picking u p third aft..r having p roblems . T he tie bre aker went 10 Ca rna han with Rawl ey second a nd Miller th ird . Pryor Ca m pbel l, who j ust m oved u p 10 Open Int erm ed ia te . co llec ted a ll the m a r bl es . J oe P rice . a reg u la r Corona ca m pa igner , gOl ou t in fro nt in the firs t m o lO and d id n't let a nyo ne get by ..ven tho ugh Ca mpbell gave it his best shot a nd had 10 worry a bo ut T ony Fddhaus who was p ush ing him in th ird . Ca m pbell lOo k th e lead in the final m olO with Feldhaus in second and 1\like J ohnson in third . Price . who was 'e ad in \( in po int s. was stuck back in