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00 ....... IAbovel Rick Maki 1386) held off a charging Matt Devich (241) for top 125 Intermediate at AMC Saddle back. (Be lowl Most of the compet ition never got this close a v iew of Scott Gillman as he romped t o both 250 and Open Pro wins. Gillman, + gas, + dust = two Pro winsatAMC Saddleback LET us PORT YOUR CYLINDER $40.00 High Pipes $49.95 Radial Heads $49.95 up Engine Kits - All Stages Alloy. Swingarms • Fork Crowns. J4 " , J6 ", J 7 " Rims Laydown Kit tor C & D • S & Wand Soge Shocks Air Fork Kits. 4JOxJ4 IRC Knobby O R A 1\:GE : C A . APR. 24 It was S CO!I Gi llm a n's day a t AI\IC Sa d d lc back a s he du st ed a n y a nd a ll corn e rs in both the 250 a nd Open Expert m oros Ed d ie Go nsales' winni ng stre a k was extended as he zappe d t he e ntire p a ck of Open Ex perts both motos , T he 18 · yea r -o ld hot shoe from Dese rt Su zu ki is fast. It wa s a di sappo intin g d a y fo r T im Welker in th e 250 Expe rt race . W elke r had t he fir st m oto wir ed . aci ng o ut Robb ie Br and a n d Fred Griego . But in th e seco nd- mote . Welker ca ug h t hi s fool iri a rut a nd tore lig aments in h is ankl e. le a ving him lit erall y limping in to take third o ve r a ll. Amidst the sniffl ing o f a f ew gu ys saying 25 ·minute motos were to o long . the ladies sh owe d e ndurance wh en rh ey put in a single whopping 42 m in u te moto . Yes, o n ly one moto , run at the end of the dav . wh en the tra ck was the roughest. . Rhe Helms (f ormerly G liem i - she got married ) a ced out Dian e H arm on fo r th e bu ck s. Lynn Mu sgrove he aded up the Amateu rs. with N ov ice L.isa • Monohan not far behind . YZ 80 -D HorsePower By Dennis COX Su nda v. Cillman st a rted the d av wit h t he fi r~t o f four holeshots as he wa s o u t fro nt o f the Open Experts a nd after sec uri ng a siza b le lead c r u ised in fo r t he win . Doug She rm an ( Mai) was a secure second with T.J. W a rr en a nd J e ff W irh erall b attling it out for t h ird . with W a rre n gett ing the no d for thi rd overa ll. Gi ll man's m arksm a n sh ip wa s just as flawl es s in t he 250 Expert class as he agai n hol e-sh o t both m or os. In moto one it was Gi llman c ruising around for the win followed by a charging J o n De rh a m m er on the new Mo ru esa V R . R ick Ra smusso n ( Ya m) was g iving De r h a m m e r so me pou nding but b ike trouble left him n im h in t he first m o i o and a t h ird in the final was o n ly good " no ugh fo r six t h overa ll. Do ug Boyd (Suz) put in a fine ride for third place monev, wit h desert ace A ndv Kir ke r ta king fo u rt h overal l. . Ri ck M ak i (Suz ), M att Dev ich (Su z) a nd Lvle Bahe ( Ba ss) were a ll in co ntention fo r th e to p spot in the 12 5 l nu-rrn cdi a u - ra ce wit h M a ki j us t nudg in g Dcvi ch at the fini sh for a fir st mor o win . Dev ich wa s seco n d followed b y C H rider Mik e Lew is with l. yit· Babe taking fo u rt h . Se cond m o t o : actio n saw Maki jump out front o n ly to he passed h y a h a rd c harg ing Lyle" Ba b e . Dc vi r h wa s r ight h eh ind pressuring Mak i for second . ;\I aki he ld on fo r s('("olul wh ic h was good e no ug h for tilt' o vi -ra ll win . l .vh - Ba ht· took second wit h a 4 -1 m o tu ~cor(' a nd :'\la tt Devi ch was third wit h a 2 -3 . • YaDlaha YZ 80-C 1f'@.\rnTIl@.\]ffi@.\ @~ 833 W . Colton Ave. IR.®cd1n@.\ml(dl~\) llim~o 714-793-2474 Redlands. CA 92373 Public lands II 'I ~ belong to all of 'h.r1'·ii:I/'. (Ride 5~:'~~I~H [M ig 718 Ma in St. • Napa, CA 94558 707-255-7313 [-- .ce ..... I · ·._._._._._._._. t r·_·_·_·_·_·_·_·, can.." • • Competition Service Cycles • • • L 1244 N. Gaffey St., San Pedro, CA 911731 .J • (213) 831-1279 [nU'CKO~e ~~ [IT)~~~•• Van Suspension Kit • , I . I : I I Nerve Succeeds Custom Leathe~ F - ..... --." - "\-'" (~ Ff~~' ) -' ,'dC " . ~J: .."". '?::':: , ~O\lt' l\\ , M X l ll,,'h"•• 16 y ears o f pride & e xperie n ce' nt·.... We-Mak . '. m You w.. 8430 d ail v 1 ~ 2 Sat 13920 S.W, Tualatin Valley Highway Beaverton. OR 97005 I 503-646-8600 L ~ F lt tl n q A ppt accep ted 11511 A W ashington Blvd WhInier , CA 90606 ~699 2349 - 0",.." Grand PT•• Speedway Road Ra ce and T~~~~~~'''l IExpert repairs and a lt e ra tio n s l 31