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_._._._._._.-._._._._._._._._._._._._.- Western hotline lAbove) CMC double winner Danny Steele 1 diced with Alan Smith 124) in 36) the 250 Pro class.lBalow) Rocky McKee hoIeshot the first 250 moto. r-----7--~~ I I I I I I I I I I I I 30 I I I I Thi::::s~:~;~;.e. ~~~.~.~~.~~.~r. ~ ~~.~~~.~i~i.~~. 0 I I I I I I SUBSCRIBE NOW! MAIL TO: CYCLE N EW S, 2201 Cherry Ave. Long Beach, CA 90801 or call (213) 427-7433 CYCLE N EW S 1 year). 1 $15. 0 50 ISSUES C'V.CLE N EW S 1 years) 2 27. 0 100 ISS U ES CYCLE NEWS 1 years).. 37.50 0 150 ISS U ES 3 Please bill me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 0 I enclose check or money Qrder _. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 0 Name (Please print legibly) Address City State ZIP Please fill in your complete account number and card expiration date below: • I L....l-L..L..LJLJ.-L..L.Ll-..l....LLl_ Card expires Date of this order . The Issue r of the card ,dent. "ed on thIS uem IS aut hcnzed to pay the amou nt shown as TOT AL upon prope r eeeee nta tlon I promise to pay such TOTAL troqether w'lh anv other charges due !herftOnl subrect to and In accord ance W i th the agreem ent gov ,",ng ~ -------- i9 nature L; . . the use of such card. , Two for Steele at CMC Carlsbad $JOOOMX By Patti Trotter CARLSBAD. CA , JUNE26 After the excitement of last week's Hang Ten/ Bel Ray U.S. GP, Carlsbad Raceway seemed to be very quiet even though there was a big purse up for grabs. MCA rider Rocky McKee . and his KTM smoked around the first tum to take the holeshot in the 250 /125 combined Pro class and the win in the first moto. McKee pulled way o'ut in front of the other riders with his only real competition coming from Danny Steele and"his Top Shelf Yamaha and Alan Smith. who also rides with the MCA colors . Smi th was closing in on Steele when he blew the Husky's shocks. Randy Berkeley (Yam) and Doug Southward (Yam) crossed under the checkers next . Willie Amaradio (Yam), who was one of the few 125 Pro riders to show , rode with the 250 riders and crossed the finish line right after Sou thward . Stee le got going first for a holeshot in the second moto . Behind Steele were Bob Walker (Yam). Sm ith an d McKee. Steele stayed ahead of Smith for several laps but when the tWQ riders were coming off the downhill , Smith got under Steele in the off camber tum to take over. Smith. who was still riding with blown shocks , managed to sta y in front until a short cut through the fence slowed him down. Steele took over for the win . McKee was second and Smith managed to get restarted for a third . Sou thward and Be r keley diced for fourth with Berkeley getting the slot. Again in this rnoto Willie Ainaradio scored highest among the 125 riders , Steele took home the most money with McKee and Sm ith next. Luk e Messer (Mai) m ade the first a p pea r a nce as the 500 Pro riders roared arou nd the first turn. Righ t on Messer's knobby were two mo re Maico rid ers, Da le Anderson and Fritz Sch legal. David Gerig (Suz) was next. Dan Steele (Yam) worked his way through traffic to capturethird, As he and Anderson were assaulting the uphill. Steele swooped by for second. At the three-quarter mark of the race