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._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.. 6th Annual MEXICAN AMERICAN FRIENDSHIP GP Western hotline Labor Day Weekend Sept. 3 &: 4 Short Track - Saturday ~ _ Motocross - Sunday 6,000 ,PURSE Saltillo. Mexico . Big Pat:ty F riday & Saturday Nights Tour the Moto Islo factory (m aker of Gary & Don Jones' AmMex motorcyclesjand see the 1978 models Very good motel & hotel accommodations - Camping - : (A bov e) Jaime Ginbunda ta kes a unique li ne through an Indian Dunes turn. Jeff Meyer goes t he usual way. (Below) Steve Rawson leads W ill Harper in the 500 Pros. . •, Very good roads to & from Saltillo Enter Mexico fr om El Paso or Laredo (you 'll need birth certificate or passport to C!OSS border) (One vehicle per person allouied across border) Don't Miss thisone! Over 45,000 spectators last year! for info call: 714-595-9100 250/370 RM SUZUKI . 9" of Travel 8" of , travel for Betor, Ceriani, Kawasaki, CZ, Suz u ki, Yamaha , Montesa, Pen ton , KTM, Hodaka. Designed for air or sp rin g b e t ter dampening - smoother action - more control - longer travel. The fro nt en d kit that be ats them all. ". Cus tom high q ua lity ny lon , race je rsey s . with padded elbows . fo r dealers . c lubs . teams . etc , Any colors in any quantity , Send drewlng & o ut of state c:aII toll free' 800-854-4691 90 day mo"ey bad e pllttnt tu quantity for quote ~ , " O ' ~~ 0 IiII'IlllJiilliiiij WALTERS LEATHERS, 7359 Varna Avenue INC. Nll'llollywood ,CA91 605',213i982-3738 i G7Gz.• •~• • • ~.G. MOTORCYCLE KNOBBY 26 Dealer or Direct B'LL •• •••• ... 213-693·9608 ' (Cont inuedfrom page 21) to a first overall and Chelle recovered for second . Third went to Den a . Mark Gamberta (Suz-Suz of Santa Barbara) took the overall win for the 250 Pros. Gambetra grabbed th e holeshot in the first mota. with Eddie , Cole (C-A- Kolbe) on his tail and Dave Haugh in third riding a new Suzuki for Cole Bros. Heading into the white flag lap. Haugh was closing fast on Cole. then heading along the fence line into the sweeper ap proach turn to the ' drop-off. Haugh got by for second for , the mota. The seco nd time out . Do n n ie Hansen took charge with Kippy p'ierce running second and Garnbetta in third. Haugh . using the same lines McCoy uses . was moving up fast . closing on joe Root (Man-Mission Hills Cycle) in fourth. Haugh moved on by Root . as Cole, known for his ability to make up for bad starts. was moving up and now in fift h . Hansen was hold ing o n to his lead and as the final chec kered flag went out crossed on over with Pierce still in second and Gambetta holding d own third . Gambetra took th e overa ll. seco nd went to Hansen and third to H augh , Results in Results Sect ion , Kline, Hansen and Rawson win at CRCMX By Rox Ann Dougherty VALENCIA. CA . AUG. 7 Bobby Kline wo n t he 125 Pro class. tri umphing over Mark Lawrence after dicing it out all the way through both rnotos. Tim Locey brought his Simi Valley Yamaha in for a second overall with Willy Simons on a fast runnin' . DG Yamaha ro unding out the top three riders. • . In the 125 Intermediates it was Dave Vic ioso , Da vid La brot a nd Rod Rich ardson d icing it out fo r the overall winning position. Vicioso g rab bed leads in both motos and practica lly walked away with ' the wins. Richardson (Suz) came home with a second and David Labrot (Tea m Tire Man Yam) went home with a well deserved third pla ce. Monte McCo y took two secondplace fin ishes h~.me, to ,Mid . Valley.' J ... • ~