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._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.. J. . . c' ' . , • • r.. • Ii ' • • 4. ... • .. Confidence is an important factor in win- . ning. Successful ride-rs have learned to develop confidence in their equipment, safety gear and ' i . • . themselves. A FURY helmet is a part of my con- : fidence. Where you ride winning may not apply but let me suggest you try FURY anyway. Be confident, wear a .FURY.".. :~ . Te d Boody, Jr. . , Eddie Lawson checks out the competition, which was behind .him all the ' way' at Corona's half mile. Lawson also rode motocross at Corona, w inning the Open Intermediates. ' . ' _ ' for Gui lmette, wh o rod e so well and for so lon g! G reg Torgerso n look over th e le a d a n d came h om e th e "Ch am pion . • Resul ts in Results Sect ion . Smalltown promot,s high schoolMX By Elaine Jones RIVERSIDE'. CA . The tiny rural community of Norco , CA, much better known for its horsy population and T -sh ir ts inquiring " W h e r e's Nor co?" ha s another q uali ty, and 't ha t's pa re n ts who really ge t involved with th eir kids. . L ast Sunday these parents go t together a nd put 'on a ' deep pi t ba rbecu e to ra ise. fu nds to p ro mot e high schoo l te a m ra cing a n d buy jerseys. jackets . a nd entries for their 60 ·me mber team . Beside delicious food cooked by Booster Cl ub p res id ent Bill J ewett and his wife Judy pl us 'm uch he lp from th e, rest of t he Booster Club members, games were p laye d on motorcycles open to a ll kids at no cha rge , . It was a fun day for a good _cause a nd ma ybe ot her hig h schoo l tea ms ca n use th e idea for their own benefit. Lawson, James, G/e'ason, go for it By Elaine Jones CO RO NA, CA , AU G. 24 Eddie Lawson ,Pee Wee Gleason , .and Matt James put 'on some kind of show Wednesday night as they went for the dough on the half mil e . For Laws on it was a wir e-to -wire victory. bu t it wasn't as easy as it sounds because right behind him were two riders hungry' to take it away . Bob Selvy broke in th e second position off the lin e with ,Gleason ridin g doub le with him and James a very close fou rt h. The second lap James made a spe ctacul a r move that pu t h im in second and a lap later Gleason ' had dropped Selvy to fourth. It took seven mo re laps for Gleason to find his way . around James , but th e road did op en on the last lap and h e was able to come up with th e second . . Rob Selvy had a beautiful ride in the 250cc Expert half mile . Everything was working for h im from start to finish. Lee H ales, (C·A) held off a stro ng chall enge fro m Jeff Johnson to take th e second . ' J ohnson h~ s had hi s share o f m echanical problems, but everything was going his wa y ' in ,t he 250cc AM /Ex p ert ' TT . T om Hughes , looking to re pea t his last TT victory, jumped int o second and wen t looking for J ohnson , Prob lems took Hughes ou t on th e last la p a nd Lee H al es was there to claim the second. Robert .Pfetzmg and Chris Cannon sha red th e 125cc AM /Expert honors. , The TT was Cannon's fro m the st a rt and it took Pfetz ing ;"nt il th e last lap to ca tc h him, d ive under and pluck off th e win, Eddie Drake playing ca t and mouse with Bruce Heiland , was able to hold on to th e third place he had ca p tu red on lap three .' Ch ri s Cann on an d Bobb y Ga rabedian sq u ared off against eac h other on th e half m ile a nd Pfetzin g ad ded the sp ice. Cannon was agai n off on to p with Garabedian seco nd a nd Pfetzin g third . Pfetz in g took ca re of Garabedian by th e second la p : and wen t lookin g t o' u pset Ca n non . C an n on wa s re ad y th is. t i m e , remem bering the TT , and closed all th e doors to bring home th e win . Pfet zin g was seco nd a head of .a fas t closi ng Garabedia n . ' • Resul ts in Resul ts Sect ion . WHY BUY GOLDENSPECTRO? Becau se it is not a cheap claim-all 100% sy nthetic that could cost you an engine! GOLDEN SPECTRa is a prop er blend of diester sy nt het ic lubricant and very heavy petroleum base oil s of the hiqhest qua lity. , in qualifier SPECTRO OILS OF CAlIFO\lNIA " 477 INDUSTRIAL WAY (714) 996·6411 T RABUCO CYN ,·AUG . 21 fast with few bumps or berms. Entry was much smaller than hoped , An uphill start was used as three cl asses rode two m otos ea ch. 20 minutes plus two laps per mota . AMA District 37's Dennis Vetter led the 125 rac e with Dave Coupe (Dist. 36) close behind. Back in the pack was Dana Waxham , also of Dist . 36. By the.second lap he had-moved to third . Wax ham finally slid past Vetter and the checkered ." David Morris (Dist . 38) took the 250 lead wit h fellow district rider Gerald Steward second , Super fast . Ge orge McNamara (Dist . 36) took over first spot on th e fourth lap . making it look so eas y, In th e sixth lap . however , McNamara stalled out, and almost everyone passed h im befor e he got going again . II ' I NOW YOU. KNOW! By Joyce May The ' first Amateur Nationals Qualifier was held at Racing World on a course recently cut on the side of a hill that was very . . USED BY: Hond a endu ro team mem o bers J ay Tu llis, Mike Adams and Mark Heacox; AMA'Sport sman of th e year Steve Bart ley; Viva Dist. Montesa End uro-,Tr ials. and MX I I I teams. AAACycle' s John Tow nsend . 'And th e list goes on -.. . , . . Griego first • . GOLDEN SPECTRa is the mo st advanced blend of balanced add itives 'and superior base stoc ks designed to do an excellent job of lubricat ing and prot ect. ing yo ur two -stroke engine. 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