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._._._._._._._._.Cole m oved up fast, pushing Haugh back to fourth . Cole (Yam) was really flying trying to keep Haugh off his ta il. a n d in t he process moved 9n b y Oswell . In the second moto , Hal Strauss (Mon ·G. P. Cycles ) led the pack up the hill . where Schneller too k over the lead. Strauss held firmly to second. staying in close. Oswell was coming up .fast on Strauss but couldn't get by him before the finish line. First ove rall went to Schneller for back to back wins, second to Cole and third to Strauss. The 500 Pros had to be seen to be - believed. Monte McCoy took home the ' victory after overcoming, insurmount· able odds , In the first moto, he ran into trouble at the line and started off dead last . 25 seconds .behind the rest of the pack. Stev e Stas iefski , a test rider for Maico led the pack up the hill an d held the lead until overtaken by Donnie Hansen (Yam-Int, M IG). Hansen set up a beau tiful lead with Jeff Loft running second; Rich Varvel in third . Stasiefski moved back into fourth. McCo y was rea lly moving up and fas t - now in fourth and working on th ird . challenging Varvel. He passed Va rvel and closed fast on Loft . Passing Loft gave him a shot a t Hansen with 14 seconds between them . Hansen was riding WFO , knowi ng McCoy was rthere and held his pos ition 'til t he end of the moto. In the second moto, McCoy shot off the line and ran a strong first. Loft was running second . Hansen collided with an other rid er in fr ont of the tower. After remoun ting, he was r eally moving , going quickly to third . Hansen then had moved into second and was airborne , out to catch McCoy. Loft was staying close to Hansen and Tom Claire and Randy McCoy were I having their own duel for fourth . com ing by the towe r side by side. 1 McCoy held onto fourth with Claire hot on his tail , until Claire went down vover a jump and cou ld n' t regain his ~position . At th e finish lin e McCoy J breezed across to first overall , Hansen took home second place money and thir d went to Loft. A huge crowd of spect a tors an d racers turned out to welcome the first qa nnu a l A.M .E. High Sierra MX . They ITm et one of the most ch all enging MX r.tracks ever built. Loca ted against th e hills of Bishop , the tr ac k consisted of j um ps, uphills. dow n hil ls, a nd deep b erms, it provid ed a fast, two -m ile oco urse for those ready to ta ke it on . ~ Gordon Spoor, of Bishop , was the (Im an res po nsi bl e for th e track. News of ., t h e r ace g enera t ed a n a ir , of excitement in Bishop . not th e least bit fu pstaged by t he Annua l Mu le Days " Ce le b ra t io n , Bishop be ing Mu le Capital of the Worldl Radio and TV ' p lugs ha d townsfolk exci ted and ea ge r b to see MX . Although there were som e p rob lems with t he sou nd system , Gord on' p rovided a n ex cell e nt ~" com m u n ca tions syste m between th e • " st a rt er on the line and the racers . rt Results in Results Section . COUTARD CLEANS AMERICAN ROUND ~ LAMPKIN TIGHTENS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE CHASE May 29. 19n...Jeddo. Michigan May 29. 19n...Jeddo. Michigan Bultaco factory rider Charles Coutard -scored his first victory in .world class competition in the American round of the Observed Trials World Championships. The victory vaulted the quiet Frenchman into fifth place in the championship standings with five ounds to go. Coutard finished the first of two 25 section loops tied with Marland Whaley for the lead, but then backed up his initial nine marks lost with a sensational 13 for the second loop to give him a clear victory. . K EN NY R OBERTS RACING SPECIALTIES 9600 Pioneer Ave . Oakdale. Ca 95381 Frame. Swing Arm. Shocks 209-847·25n Wheels ........ zr ~Crawford wins all MOTORCYCLE KNOBBY rCanyon MX pro 213-693-9608 ~c/ass es ri By Lesley Crawford ...1 • PHOENIX , AZ . MAY 21 .Dave Crawford was in top form at the Canyon Raceway moto(Con.t,:nue~ on,~f 31) 1975 World Champion Martin Lampkin improved his hopes for another crown in 1977 by moving to within one point of current points leader Malcolm Rathmell. Martin placed fourth in the American round after a tightly fought duel with Mark Eggar that saw the awarding of the position based on the number of cleans chalked up during the event. In all , Bultaco filled five of the top 10 finishing positions. S a rn rnv Tanner DIstrib utin g lUBRI-TECH 2139 242111 S U Z U K I G5-750 with Turbo at Southland Cycle 8141 Garden Grove Blvd. Garden Grove 714-893·5091 Hand Washab le ~~ ~ ~ Othman Distributing Co. Box '356 San Luis Obsipo , CA 93406 (805) 544-6181 • Rtd ing • Racing • Street GLOVES 'Dealer Inquiries Invited Ascot Every Thursday Night Motocross 23