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- , Mike Dickherbe r (SUl) displayed h is abilit y o nce m ore in th e 125 Pro class In bo th rounds, Mark Ellis (SUl) m ade attempts to win . but a litt le .bad luck put h im thi rd ove ra ll behi nd M . Sm ith (Han) . , Ri ck Taylor (Yam) co nt in ued his d om in at io n of th e Open Experts with two st ra ig h t win s. Kell y Callaw a y ( Ya m ) pressu red h im hard in the second m o to . H e cha lle nged the leader m any times but just co u ldn't find -a n I o pe ni ng . Ke n ne th Yarwell ( Ya m) was third . A s for th e m in i c lass , T odd Gibbon ey was th e ce n te r of a ttent ion . H e bea t th e Min i Beginners. th e Mini Junio rs . a nd even th eJOO Beg inne rs o n h is way to a Mini Expert victory . Go rde n W a rd . J r. (SUl) ca me ou t on top of t he Min i J u ni o rs ahead of Tim Gregory (Yam ) a nd SCOll Pasc ha l (Ya m) . • Resu lts in Results Secti on . Carlsbad, Califomia June. 1~ 1977 SEE THE BEST MOTOCR OSS R IOERS IN THE WOR LO • CHA LLE NG E ROG eR D E COST ER FO R HIS 6 T H WO RL D CHA MPI O NSH IP. '" - FREE PARKING -NO OVERNIGHT CAMPING -GATES OPEN AT 7 :00 AM - TICKETS AT TU:";EnmN Newpro Stubblefield wins 1.25 class at AME MX By Lee Taylor BAKERSFIELD . CA . MAY 15 J eff Stub blefield (Suz) a hom e to wn boy in o ne of his first pro races. took th e 125 Pro class by storm fo r firs t ove ra ll o n his home turf. Sp ro cke ts Park. In the first m ota . Bob R a m se y ( Y a rn -C vc le Sha ck ). j u m ped in to th e lead with Andyjanni ngs close behind hi m . O n the th ird la p . Jannings got b y a nd set a bo u t to est ab lish a respecta b le lead . Stu b blefield was p ract ica lly on to p o f Ra msey in thi rd . T hey we n t int o the tu rn a fte r t he Ca n -A m H ill . wheel-to wh eel. St u bb lefield go t by R amsev b ut it . was ex tre mely close for se'cond throughou t th e rest of th e mota . T he second time around . R a m sey again pu lled th e lead . with J an n ings r u n n ing second . On the fr o ru straigh tawa y, Stubblefield moved int o second a nd set ou t after Ra m sey. J ann in g s was catc hing up to Stu b blefield in the tu rn s but j ust co uldn't ma ke it by . T hey conti n ued thei r d uel righ t down to th e wire , where Stu b blefield c rossed over to a ' firs t overa ll wit h Ja n ni ngs second and Ramse y thi rd . The 125 Intermed ia tes were doing th eir thi ng. - getting read y fo r th eir ent ry into t he p ro world . Duffy Phelps was no e xceptio n . .taki ng first ove ra ll with hea vy co mpeti t io n fro m Da vid Lee St rong a nd Loren Wh it e. Wh ite too k th e hol esho t a nd tried to keep Phelps beh ind h im . b ut Ph e lps m oved by a n ywa y a nd o pened u p a st rong lead . whi le Wh itl' fe ll ba ck in t he pack . St rong had a fig ht o n his hand s ma intai n ing second ov er R ick Eu lster. T hese two d ueled fur second all da y. closi ng ground o n Phelps. Phel ps held Strong off for fir st ove ra ll. second went to Strong a nd thi rd to White . • Results in Results Sec rion. \I t- ? I Advance ' i~ s- ord~, I r---·-·-----------y--------------~----~---------~ vOCO IOn. I To k Nam e I ..... . I , IC et Address I I I I I Encl osed :::.n. <._ _ II I I " _ O SU ..... OAlO O OlS",t vl & 1VO 0 5&.. Dlt GO 0 D Mf '''CO L I _ I to "'O H U •• ~ to:E~~'f; ,e-.. Oarland Suzuki largest Parts In v e n t ory in Da llaslFo rt Wort h Metroplex :!!:. O v er n ight deliv er y v ia Bu s a vai la b le in most parts o f Texas. Oklah oma . & Louisiana 300 l a vo n - Hwy 78N Ga rland. Tex as 7504 0 _ I II OeA"''''''lG I • z•• _ I I I & I ANCRA MOTORCVCLE TIE-DOWNS Cit y PRICES, Adul1 Order EARLY and SAVE money! Advance ti ckets SAVE 51 .00 to: \~O{ ~~AO\O(Cl ORDER ".. \111' Q ...'~C -,c\eS ~ow ~" I" ~ DIRECT (DEALERS ONLY ) HER CULES DIST. LIST. 98 27 Mason Av•. ChaTSWOrTh. Ca. 9 1311 - (213) 882 ·8272 Trt ppe. P. RAC E DAY $10 ,00 _ _ $6 .00 _ $ 6.00 _ _ eo. Van Suspension Kit . 13920 S .W. Tualatin Valley Highway Beaverton.OR·97005 503-646-8600 I II I I _ An oc lOl tes. In(:. o. 80< 162n ~',ttf ~ :;v;~.~~.::~3 ~ ~=~.:" I ~ I HARD TO GET ~ . ~~~ . ~ YAMAHA PARTS AND ACCESSORIES largest stock in U ·.S. 24 Hour Mail Order Service De alers Welcome Ascot Every Thursday Night Motocross DEA LERS ATTENTION ~, O'""{'-S Zip _ ADVANCE 59 .00 _ Child 16·12v,,1 ~ll or ceftl fi.,d chec k I fo r: • Slate [aUICKO~ .. %7~ ml [pl~ ~, . 214 -4943374 THINK UCRAGOLD Order Blank! (mo nev KENNY ROBERTS RAC ING SPECIALTIES 9600 Pion ee Ave . Oakda le . Ca 9536 1 Fr am es Swin g Arms Shocks 209"847-2572 Wheels DONELSON CYCLES, INC. 3141427-1204 3328 Woodson Road St. Louis. Mo. 63114 Nerve Succeeds Pesky's .Suzuk i RM Specialists Sa les • Parts • Service 213-884-0413 7045 Canoga Ave.. Canoga Park. CA 91303 25