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Langer , first beginner James Sho rt and Brad Den ham . Gor don Hechter was next, running first 250 wit h Bob Zumwalt and Steve Priestly right on his tail for second a nd third. Bob Miller had a tough time keeping first "C" bike Pa t C a in at bay. Finally, in the tight wash section, Cain got by. R ick Martin was . the next beginner and first 250 , followed by Pa t Kra to val and Rich Divri . Heading iin to the pits Dick Steffa n was the first trail bike with Jeff Moller six bikes back and moving. Lou Peik , Jr. was third "C" bike, Jim Goltra fourth . The T rail Novices and wh ite plates peeled off, smiles a nd all . The winner was trailbiker Dick Steffan , trail followed b y Ted Honnicutt and Trace Willis. T'h e beginner winner was Rick Marlin (250);' Chris Nelson and Ne il Ketner, first and second heavy . Number 779x took second 250 in h is first desert race ; th ird went to Ro d Absher. "C" bike champ was Mark Nelson, then Kei th Tullar a nd Harry C eiszynsk i. Trai l beginner winner, Cliff T homas , followed by Mike McDowel. Heading out on loop two McCracken h a d the lead , Gib so n second then Brad Den ha m . Bob Miller made up six pos itions, running fifth after the first loop . Flying around the loop with. complete abandon of life and limb , Gene Pe ters started back at 53rd. By the ha lfway point of loo p two , he was running 20th and gassin' it. Entering the pits for the secon d time the ra cers were really strung out; by the third loo p there were very few riders wit h company, thanks to the steep uph ill towa rds the end of loop three, plus the rocks. J Mo unting these obsta cles with ease, McCracken started to think t hat passi ng amateurs and experts was a lot offu n . r Eric continued on in for the win . Bbb Miller wa s next t hen B ra d Denham. P r act ic a ll y eve ry o n e lov ed t he f ou rse. It h ad a complete co m p lement of variety for the a ll around racer . Pu!1k Wilson , recovering ni cely from la st week' s run-in with J ay Orendorff's rear tire d u e to a b roken throt tle ca ble, took first amateu r . J T h e good . guys of the Dez award goes to Jeff Robbins for stopping and making Eric McCracken's overall win possible. The determination trophy goes to Ron Irby, who had to stop on loop three to pursue the call of nature, The mover of the day was novice Gene Peters , finishing 12th overall; makin g up 38 positions. The Aw Shucks award goes to T on y G reaves who was runnin g fou rt h overall and go t a rea r fla t tire. This ra ce only proves once aga in tha t if the cl ubs are willi ng to go out and look , there is plen ty. of good stuff left. Thanks to Rescu e 3 for their usu a l excell en t jo b . • Results EXPERT HEAVYWEIGHT: 1. B. Balent ine. 2. B. ~ Wallingsford. 3. C. Timms. HEAVYWEIGHT AM: 1. Tom Manox. 2. K. Smit h: 3. O. Harris. •' HEAVYWEIGHT NOV : 1. E. McC racken. 2. A. Mill er. 3. B. Denham . .1 SR 250: 1. l087x. 2. E. Carpenter . 3. F Christensen. t SA. A M . 250: 1. H. Markham. 2. B. Burch . SR C: 1. J . M cCown . 2. B. Stew art. EXPERT 250: 1. B. Ogilvie . 2. J . Kaplan. 3. P. Christensen. . ·A M. 250 : 1. P. Wilson. 2. K. Maw. 3. T. Vernon. "' NOV . 250 : 1. G. Hacht ee. 2. S. Priestly. 3. G. Peters. t, FIRST GIRL, 32 OVERAL L: Trudy Beck. EX, C: 1. M . Payton. 2. E. Rodine. 3. J . Vi ncent. AM C: 1. G. Thomas. 2. S. Wiseman. 3 . G. Brown. NOV. C: 1. P. Cain. ••TRA IL EX: 1. C. Cartledga . 2. K. Hopki ns. 3. S. Webb. TRAil AM : 1. T. Allen III. 2. R. Guileau. 3. P. Krause. SR. HEA V YW EIGHT : 1. B. Lewellyn . 2. C. Hermanson . 3. E. Wi lliamson. SR. AM : 1. Ron Hubbard. ,§R NOV: 1. M . Van Sickle. \ Cont inued to page 37) LECTRON,BEATS T E 6·DAYS TRIAL TOM PENTON TAKES TOP U.S. SPOT... LECTRON EQUIPPED CYCLES WIN 6 MEDALS In its fir st 6-Days Trial, the revolutionary Lectron Carburetor came through wi th flying colors . This was no ord inary 6-Days...over 70% of the fi eld retired because of the extreme toughness of the course. When it was all finished, I.S.D,T. star Tom Penton took top U.S. honors, was 4th in the 250cc class, and was the only U.S, rider w ho didn 't lose any time marks. His carburetor choice was Lectron: it offered Tom superior mi leage, quick starting everyday, and the power and smoothness needed to tackle the rugged Czech countryside, Five other riders collected medals w ith Lectron carbs: Jack Penton, Ted Leimbach, Kevin Lavoie, Gary Younk ins and Rod Bush. If you'r e looking for Gold medal perfo rmance, look to the revolutionary l.ectron carburetor....turn ing heads all over the world. See your Hi-Point dealer today, ' LECTRON BY HI-POINT Distrib uted by Hi· Point Acce sso rie s. 3709 W . Erie A ve ., Lorai n. OH 44053. P.O. Box ZJ27. Amarillo. TX 79105. 9604 Oates t», Sacrament o. CA 95827 i!JIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHnllllllllllRIIIIIll: ~ Hang on ~ ~III\111I11111l1nl"lIl11l11lnlllllllllllllllllUIIIIIIIIII",III11nllllll~ I w oul d like to a ddress this meS5a1jIe to t he ridM. and d••I..... o f t h e following br ands. SUZUKI: The 2 new models of RM 250'5 are the brest Suzukis ever made and ee ptobably the ~1 2 st roke e racers In the wor ld today . HONDA; You Honda people have com plained tor years about not having a racer . wed . the CR 250' , al e g reat and they are dirt Chea p - there are thou sands 01 used ones around, rt vou cannot o1HOI'.. a new_ one. CAN AM : This is the most powerfu l 250 eng ine gOing. They are the result of years of powe r development and are mad e riRM nex t door . MORE POWER FOR .125Bs MOT O-X FOX now has available to you the same pipe 'PAT RICHT ER used on the 125 National Championship Circuit. Pat was Top American at the 125 U.S. Grand Prix wi this pipe, and FRANK STACY in his first MOTO-X FOX sponsored ri de took 3rd American placing. This pipe not only sets new standards, it worksl #34-1730 $84.95 Also availabla. 34mm Mikuni Carb Kit lor RM 1256 . with extra jets in cluded. KAWASAKI: The KX 250 Kawasaki has the largest transter port area 0 1 the new generation of bik es and has a $39.95 tremendo us po tential as a win~ . I did not me nt ion Yamaha. Harley Davidson . Bul taco or Ossa because w e already know they ate prov en w inners. A ny of th ese 8 eng ines are ready and Willing to w in a Nat iona l Cham pion ship. Wh at I am try ing to say is - let' s get to wotk.f tcr one am tired of seeing 1 01' 2 bran ds wi n every li m e, aren 't you ? 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