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Y'()uR.S FI?£E IF we RECEIVE r.roUR NEw Ofl'lftM M OTo li:C YC Lc RlEGISlfU1TION C4~D ._._._.~_._._._._. 6 ' --' ~.pC6TMARKED ~ T- 'g1 CrCL€WMR 13 Y CAN-AM ;tC ;eb ~~ ¥" BEFOR.E OCI7JBER I, / / 1977. Vou GET AU'/H15 6 ENtJlNE CAN -AM GEAR . • . ~E ~ ALL - WEATHER. J7'CKer, GOGG LE'S, N YJDV co vERALJ-S, GOlf VENTED .:T£f!S £ Y. C~P, T -S HIRT; S D LOOl!: LIKE y tJv RIP E. GET YOuR 1 9 77~C,qN-AM BIKe. THE'" GO our AND &ET ooe; G OO!> 'CLDTHES PIRT'I. CAN -f*t fVJ WlNS I SKIP OLSON WON THE M INNtisCFr4 NI'tTIONAL ON AC/6l/ST7 "INt> KCVIN SNAPP PLJlKe/) 2 ND ANO tsr IN H/~ ~. l3UYA NEW ' CAN-A/Vl77XJKTH£:7"l!'AM P/CIZE. CAN-AM ANt) you GET Scott Meyer 117HI claimed t he overall 125 Junior title at the South Bay MX Summer Series. · had t he track wire d fir st heat - and sh ot off the lin e to lead the cha rge throu gh th e sweeper. Bu t his bike brok e a nd J im T h ro ne, wh o wa s storming a lo ng righ t behind , took. over. T he 500 Ex perts h a d Bu lt a co Hon cho Mik e H a nnon o ut fo r some TT pra ct ice before t he u pco m ing Ol ym piad . and'also Ed d ie Law son was out for a fu n Sunda y. Didn't tu rn into too m uch fu n for Ed die : liis bike ha d problems in the m a in , Mike didn't fair too bad ley a t all ; top rid ers never do even if t hey d on 't TT for a while . In th e sem i he rea lly cam e- smoking u p t hro ug h t he pack inspire of st a rt ing way ba ck with a ha ndic a p . H e'd a lready q ual ified for the main in his heat with a third but just needed t ~e ex tra track time . Who won the m a in ? Do n "T vBo ne " Grigsby, natch and th ose bumps in tu rn one didn't slow him d ow n a ny . Organ izat ion all y, th e Ligh tweigh ts .ca n ' t be bea t a nd m a y they have to ns and ton s m o re of T T 's - we need 'em . And we have a litt le scoo p hot off t he wire fro m th e Dirt Diggers : next yea r' s ' Dinosa u r ra ce is a ll set fo r Perris, a nd • it will be a two-d ay event . Resul ts in Resul ts Secti on . - Rit>E WITH/HE WINNERS RIPE CAN -AM 'PRoveN roi/6HNES5~ _ PEFFoRMANC£' ANP HAN{)UN6 ON TRAGI< /WD fRAIL. Bi/I( IT BEFORE cx:r OBER I AN/) r'Qu GET -r-e RIOIN6 GEAR TOMI1TCH. /HE CAN-AM C VCL £ 'WEA,R BONUS mc/<.t4 GIE 15 WeRTH /i11.70 RETI+t.J_ .' eor rr5 CMCSummer Series; who won what? By Rod Eschenburg CHULA VISTA . C A , SEPT. 7 Speedway 117 completed its most successful Summ er Series in its four -yea r history with over 180 riders ra cing . Traditionally, the 125 J unior crown was a cliff-hanger as Steve Galea had a two po int lead over Sco tt Meyer going into the fin al round . Meyer scored a co nvi ncing t wo m ota swee p wh ile . Galea co ul d do no better tha n fou rth , a nd Alla n Fox almost nipped Galea .for second p lac e-points with a run ner up finish . T his is ~ t he second championsh ip for 15-year-old Meyer. He was t he Mini Champ in 1975. Steve Pa ta (Ha n ) closed the ' 250 Junior season with two st raight class . wins , but Sco tt McGervey held on to . t he class ch a m p io n sh ip victory. · Mc Gervey is definitely one to watch , because he has o nl y been ridi ng for eigh t m on ths , and switc he d to Ha rley· Davidson in m idseason , tool Three rid ers, Keith Lynas , Matt Carter a rid · ew! - . .------~--------------~---~. Send Cash. .Check or Money Order to: I • Order your Comic Book today oNLY • • • I CYCLE NEWS PRODUCTS P:O. Box 498 Long Beach. CA 90801 Please enclose 75e for each Comic Book. I Plus 25¢ for p_ostBge and handling. • • I • I Please send me copies of the MX Cat Comic Book Dealer Inquiries encouraged! Name (Please print legibly) : • • City • • I I • • • : Ad dress : I • • • 25 • Stal e ZIP : -----------------------~~- , +