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weight finishing pins. Phil Bayless bagged the overall and Open class win . Second overall, first Trail Novi ce was Mike Mimms, second Trail Novice Bob Ish m a n . Oren Beck and Jeff Moeller rounded out the trail class. Second Open went to Neil Kintner, third to Mike Knight . Bob Scott took the 250 honors , second and third went to Lyle Anderson and Chris O'Donnell. Ryan Re ynolds and Mike . Glick got th e Trail Beginner wins . Diana Elias was first girl , followed by Andria Franks on a red Maico. Sandy Love was next with a big red heart on her che eks. Taking on the second loop saw much the sam e conditions tha t existed with the experts - thanks to no pit -racer/play-rider inj u ries delaying the second start . Ron Richey d idn't show any signs of fatigue . for when he rea ch ed th e rollers on th e last loop he was sti ll riding very swiftly. #845 moved up two places, taking second from #639. 637 had Ken Maw hot on his tail. Mike Easle y still had the "C" bike spot sewn up while 752X and 827 wer e in Gordon Hechter's way . None of th e novices pulled an Ogilv ie in the rollers, but none of th em wer e go ing like Ogil vie. J oe Sheehe, Jack Sanders a nd Doran cu shing , along with Da ve Wooten crossed BM Road, (all fou r riders 250 class), all glad the finish was almost in sigh t. Zig. zagging down the big sandwash towards the finish it was a drag ra ce with Ken Boyd , a character named Rummy Rumbarger , Roger Watson and #756x . W ith the ' exception of the long bomb, everyone seemed to enjo y the race. T he 8:00 a .m . starts are really good for the racers and your dez correspondent. You could keep that up for the rest of the summer. The fi nish ing pins we re hea vy enough to ding an Akront . At the fin ish , Larry Roeseler took his glo ve off and his left thumb looked like someone had replaced the inner join t with a walnut . That's the same thumb he shattered at Riverside , and re o damaged it racing speedway. Ed Zarp is alive and well and will be coming back to the dez next month as soon as his insurance is valid . The aw-shucks award goes to Max Eddy. After finall y getting his first love (his Mai co) back. Max seized going to the bomb. The determination troph y goes to Bob Rutten (who would gladly trade th is trophy in for an overall ) and Ron Irby. Rutten whiskered a plug but worked up to second at the fini sh . Irby worked on his clutch by flashlight, wound up br eak ing his clu tch lever on the first loop , but still kept firs t a m a teu r . Many thanks to Rescu e Three, the snow cone man and th e Prairie Dogs for performing their respective, much appreciated services. See ya next week a t H i-Vista , m y back yard. • .. • 12 coast If performance counts, s te p up to Amal's Mark 2 concen tric ca rb ure to r. The Mark 2 is a vaila ble in six bor e sizes from 30 mm to 40 mm , ~ . rand provides greater po we r a n d im proved cold star t- ~ in g. Designed for flexible m ou nting, th e Ma rk 2 gives excelle n t insulation fr om vi bration a nd is constructed fr om lightweight a lum in um a lloy . The n ew Mark 2 is a vailable formos t 2-s t ro ke a n d 4-s tro ke m otorcycl es. to coast warehouses Strategically located' for faster service and lower . freight costs. I'i\ ~ ~ . r~t~;~";:' Riders: See your nearest Beck / Arnley Dealer D e a lers : Contact your nearest Beck/ Arnley Distributor Beck/Arnley Corp. 548 Broad H ollow Rd. M elvill e, L. r. , N .Y . 11746 (5 16) 694-4609 3130 E ast Maria St reet Compton, L .A ., Cal. 90 221 (213) 537-9210 Rt. 1 Industrial P ark W estwood (B ost on ), Mass. 020 90 (6 17) 329 -3780 2917 Bailey Avenue Buffa lo, N .Y . 14215 (716) 838-5538 6950 N .W. 46th S treet Miami, Fl a . 33166 (305) 592 -3395 82 14 W ellmoor Jessup, Md. 20 794 (800 ) 638-44 34 'IIO