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TERRYKIT In('t"ting:' a nd pa g-t·, of papt' r work to pe f nl i, sion for t lu - c-ve ut . I I \\'a, ri~ht down (0 t he wire and t"\Tryl h ing was O K ."d on Fridav and (he word we-nt our to come 011 u'p a nd ride . - O ne b ig prob lem co ncerned rou ting th e co urse around the fringes of a wild turkey nest ing area , Fo r tunate ly th e layou t crew had gone arou nd the area a ny",av an d the Fish and Game people wer e happy. T he residents of Oak R u n were wo r ried a bout an invasion of c hai n tot ing . lea t her vested , cho pper ridi ng ln-avir-v. A few hours of show a nd tell convi nced t hese good peop le tha t en du ro rid"rs are a lot like (" \,('r" O I H ' els e w ho uses the fo rest land s. The'l ocal vo lunt eer fire m en arranged to se ll br eak fast a nd hot snacks to the riders , t hcv m ade a Iew bu cks a nd til<' rid ers c o ~ l d sa ve th emselves th e trou ble of coo king in th e m o rn ing . H opefully t hey'll welcome th e Red d in g Dir t Ri de rs ba ck .n e xt yea r wh en th ey plan to put o n a Nation al End uro . .~ (" ( Ryan wins SHR's Mini Money MX By Tura Houser BRENTWOOD . C A . A P R. 22 second . Ba rry jus t got his a rm ou t of a cast a nd rode m ost of lthe first m o to wit h a flat ti re . The race was an exciting duel to th e fin ish . In th e 100 Junior race . Ma tt Lorenzo took both motos for the win a nd Dave H ou ser was second on a Suzu ki . Jim Morten took first in the 125 Ju nior race. whi ch puts him in the poi nts lead h~-on,' point. Ro n McClean won the second m oto b ut had to settle for second behind Morr en . Powder Pu ff Vi rgi nia W ilkens took the win away from Ni n a Bevilacq ua on a Bu ltaco . In th e 250 Junior race . Ken ny Rod rigu es was firs t and second in th e rnotos for his win . J erry W allgren was seco nd on a Suzuki , J im L a m b e r t wa s in th e O pen Jun ior lead but got off on the co rner just before the chec ke re d flag , lea ving the trophy to Pa ris. Open I nt erm edia te Ste ve Bevilacqua won both mot os, Mike Young, top Pee Wee at . Sand Hill BR ENT W O OD . CA , A P R . 29 There wa s a gang of M inis Friday night with In termedia te Rick R yan ta king first overall with ease . Ga ry Johnson a nd Dennis H ouser j ust co uldn't ca tch Ryan . In the Min i Money ra ce . Sherman W ong had the lead until Ryan came along . closi ng in fast . R yan passed W ong in th e seco nd to th e last lap . pi cking up $58 up fo r th e win. W ong has co me closer to winning th e Mini Money race from the kids th an any other adult . Thanks to J en sen Cycle for $3 0 d on at io n a nd to C a rnegir - Cycle Park for thei r donation of SI O, In th e 100 I nter m ed ia te compet it ion . Frank Hastings took home th e trophy afte r R yan cras hed in the second m ot a . David W est (Suz) wo n the 100 -125 Beginner ra ce with 2 ·1 tally. Once you have tr ophied in this cl ass. you move to th e regular class nex t time . The O pe n Jun ior win ner was J im Hartbaue r , ta king bo th m ot os on a Yamaha for an easy win . Pow der Pu ff Jan Pet er s rode to victo ry wit h second and fir st place finishes . J am Wheeler was second and J ammin' J oyce thir d , All th ree rode H on d as. Po int leader in t he O pe n Expe rt class . Bob Sullivan , ha d som e stiff co mpet ition from Lance Mc P hee . but managed to pull o u t th e win . McPhee has a leg heal ing and after a co uple of rid es sh o uld h,' hack in t he win ne r's ci rei e soon. Bill J o h nson won th e firs t 125 Ex pert m ot o with Rod ney Greener seco nd on a new Suzuki. The second rnoto had David W ood all leading un til the la st la p befo re J ohnson took over for t he overa ll win. • Results in'Results Section . Mike Fel ix in th e po int sta ndi ngs. In th e regu la r Min i Ju nio r co m pe ti tion. Division I was won bv AI Desh a is, with Brent Da vis second : Divisio n II was won by Kevin Mir agl ia with J o hn ' Loonev second and Sam Na va t hi rd . N a va ' is the lea d er in t he po in t st a ndi ng s of t his class with a nin e point lead over C hri s Plut a wh o is in second pl a ce . 10 yea r o ld Ri ck R yan had a su pe r night . ca pt uri ng both t he Mini an d 100 Interm ed iat e classes. Ryan won th e Mini Mon ey race as well. Even the. grow n -u ps riding in th is sp eci al race cou ld n' t catc h R yan . wh o is spo nso red byJ en sen Cycles of San J ose . Mik e W est was th e winner in the 100 - I 25 Be g inn er cl a ss: D a ve W ilkerson was second . In t he 100 Jun ior co m petition. Ran d y McGinn is w as t h e winne r and is t he cu r re n t poin t Iea d er in th is cl ass. Todd Pro vine was seco nd in th e r a ce . T he Trop hy Dash was held for t he 125 No vice class Frid ay nigh t and T e rry Spurgeon wo n . Spurgeo n qua lified by p la cing fir st in the first mo to but lost o ut in the seco nd ha lf of th e r c g u la r co m pet it io n. T erry is runni ng two po int s behind J im Morten in Sa nd Hil l's po int sta nd ings . Mo rt en t ried h a rd 1lUI pl a ced fo urt h in Divisio n 11 of the 125 co m p e ti rion . Ro n McCI" a n wo n Division II with Tim No b les second and Mark Long th ir d . Bla ir Newell was firs t in Division I wit h Ma rk Mo ye r seco nd on a Yamaha . . Per ry Evans won th e 250 Jun ior race , Divisio n II a nd lea ds in points in his cla ss. Da vid Allen won Divisio n I a nd is wor king his wa v u p , t rying to ca tc h Eva ns. Open Ju nio r r ider J am es H anbau cr rook th e win in hi s cl ass with a first bo th rnot os. H a rt bauer lead s in poin ts in t he Open Juni or class. T ra cy T ho m pso n won t h e 12 5 l nt errn ed ia te ran ' wit h Ma rk H oward seco nd . T here was re al actio n in this class as rider s tri ed -to ca tc h Garv Moyer in the Iea d. Brian T ho mpson wo n th e 250 Inr erm edi arc race . T on y Shipm an leads in points . Keith Ad ams wa s the winne r in t he Open By Tura Houser BRENTWOOD , CA . APR . 24 . Frank Hastings won the 100 Intermediate competition, taking the win away from K.T. Ba rry with a 2-1 score . Hastings. crashed in the first moto and Barry in t he rn Smoother action - More co ntro l Improved handling - More travel Different dampening Air or sp rings. Th e front end kit that beats them all. S50.00 Dealer or Direct out of sta te call toll free 800·854-4691 90 da y money ba ck guarantee TERR rC.·l11Lf..' PO BO X 1321 CA 923 45 7 1424 72646 A friend endoes, turning a fun day into a scary experience H e sp e ri a. F:REE 1977 MX CATALOG By Jess Burch 00 you hove t rouble locoting nome brond MX It ems? T ry T F. H AG ER M AN . ID , A PR . 16 By Tura Houser Pee W ee class rider Mike You ng won Frid a y n igh t' s co m pe titio n , riding his Ho nd a 50 to victory. Mike is o n ly one point a head of Hastings makes waste of SHR MX 10" of Travel f or Marzocchi 9" of Trave l f or IT 175-400 l ntermedia te co m pe ti t io n a nd is o n Iv two points behind rh e leader . S te vc Bevilacq ua . Open and 250 Experts w c r e co m bined. with poi nt leader Bo b Sullivan winning bot h motos wi t h ease. The 250 Expert point leader . Jerome Heiberger took second. Phil Anderson was th ird . ba ck after th ree weeks off because of a bad crash. At the :>I a y 29 Championshi p Ex perts will be racing for a 5500 gua ranteed pu rse . . In the 125 Expert race . J oey Sch lag . who just mo ved into th is class fro m intermed iate. ran second in th e first moro . be h ind a no t he r new ri de r. Dan ny Canta lou pe. o ut 10 try Sand H ill fo r t he first ti me. Ca nt alou pe to ok firs t in bot h m or e s an d Dav id W oodall gOI second overa ll. • What d o you d o wh en you r best buddy ta kes th e crash a nd burn of his life ? It 's d efini tely so mething you will never forget! W ha t do you do when you are stuc k ou t in t he t u l i es an d your best budd y is u nconscious a n d vo u do n' t kn ow what else is wrong with him ? It sca res rh e cra p o ut of you a nd it h appene d to m e wh ile riding April 16 . First. a lirrle h isro rv . I ha \'C been riding for seve ral ye ars, a nd ca n ho ld m y own racing. A few months ago . a good frie nd dec id e d 10 g e t into b iking . He is th ree yea rs you ng e r th an I a m a nd sta rt ed 10 fo llo w m e a ro u nd . Fo r rhc seco nd time I loa ned him a n o ld scooter 10 go rid ing o n . He j ust go t goo d eno ug h to ride over h is head a nd not re al ize it. W t' load ed u p a nd went rid ing . sta rte d goofi ng around be fore heading o ut o n th e tra ils. I was clim bin g some hi lls, spin ning d onu ts. m aking neat litt le j u m ps a nd sli d ing a ro u n d . Un known 10 m e . t he lit t le fa rt was t rying to keep u p wit h m y rac ing o n a 100cc foo -Io o scooter. I t hough t he was j ust coo ling it a nd chec king 'o u t the terrai n . l': 01 50 . I was his hero a nd he want e d to d o wha t I was do ing . Trying 100 hard . he got t he scooter going a bou t as fast as it wou ld go . W he n a t urn ca m e up he co u ld n't r c act. so he went stra ig ht - big m istak e . A steep downhill was o n t he ot her side . A witness esti rna red he was 30 fee l off th e g round . When h is flig ht en ded he put bot h hands o UI to break t he fall. . In additio n to br eak in g both of h is arms th e fa ll gave him a co nc ussio n . He was out like a lig ht wh en I got to him a min u re or two afte r t he big even t . 01H" Of tw o riders were a lread v at the scene. All I co u ld think of was t ~ kee p him from m oving a nd to se nd for hel p . Fo rt u na rcl v. o ne of t he rid er s t h r-re- was a Boy Sco ut leader and kne w eno ug h a bo u t first -a id to han dle the sit ua t io n . . Ano rhvr ride r co ntac ted th e poli ce . fo r an a m bu la nce o n t he C . B. The Boy Scou t lead er broug h t a b la nket a nd some ban d age wrapp ing fro m his truc k. . About t he n . m y bud d y was sta rring to reg a in consciousn ess a n d was fee ling the pain . Using rags and gloves we padded his ha nd s a nd sp linted them up to his elbo ws. U nt il t he po lice a nd a n a m b ula nc e a r rived we had a ha rd ti m .. ke"pi ng Ih.. lill ie g uy sti ll. Number One Products - - TERRYC ABL E WORKS Performance - THOR Enterpris es FOX SHOX - saw - HOSS - MOTOTEK Mark Charles MARZOCCHI-CER IAN I J TRac ing Phase 2 C.T. Alloy HI · POINT SUN Cha in T ite M iku ni Pro-Tee Lec tron Wiseco BATES TF Rac ing BankAmericard COD-UPS Mas fer Charge TF RACING Box 2 15 (209)795 -29 81 A ver C0.95224 r:-:-----,I .. 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