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The apparent 125 Intermediate winner, Ricky Linn, was disqualified for changing bikes between mo tos, giving the victory to Da rios Gra nley (Yam) . • T o n y R edd in g ( Bu l) won the 250 / 0pen Novice class in his first-ever race. Tom my Fostery (Ya m) a nd Hector Bat ista (SUl) had a battle for second that went down to the final tu rn where Fostery nudged a wh eel under and got second at the flag. Resul ts in Resul ts Sect ion . Hi-Point Accessories 3709 W. Erie Ave.. lora in. OH44053. P. O. Box 2327. Amarillo. TX 79105. 9604 Oates Dr., Sacramento . CA 95827 out of state call to ll free 800 -854-469 1 90 day money back guara ntee - Joe McMullen won the 125 title at the Montana state motocross ' championship. Action on the Montana uphill. Bonneville '77: Grufstedt makes history with five class records BONNEVILLE, UT , OCT. 2-8 Peter Grufstedt, of North Stonington, Connecticut, made Bonneville history by becoming the first entrant to set five individual land speed records in a week with a single motorcycle. G rufsted t, aboard a Kevin Cameron tuned 125cc Morbidelli , turned -the feat by careful selection of class changes. The score becomes all the more ' interesting in that only one reco rd ca n be set per day and there were on ly five days of act ual running due to weather conditions. By th e end of. Bon neville Speed Week , 38 new records had entered the boo ks with Tom Elrod, of Austi n , T exas taking the top speed hon ors with a 188 .006 mph ru n on his double Kawasa ki in the A·AF-3000 class . There were no new members into the 200 mph club .' August rains left th e track in less than perfect condition and shortened the length of the salt to only five miles. Best speed by a streamliner was Don Vesco's 23 1.95 m ph which was a far cry from ~ his . 303.8) 2 land speed record . A new Kawasaki ZI-R with Mike Brusso aboard . broke the 1300cc record at 147 .8 mph. The 1015cc stocker will be available at dealers October 29 . · Com p lete coverage in next week's Cycle News. McAllen MX starts fall season By Nick Castillo McALLEN , TX, SEPT. 25 The McAllen Motorcycle Club st arted off their fa ll season with a bang, ho sting a GNC qualifier originally scheduled for the Lakeside trac k. The ven ue was changed d ue to wet wea ther. T he qualifiers will set the line- up for the Grand National . Championship to be held Ma rch 19, 197 8. in th e Houston Astrodome. Stacey Smith went wire to wire in front of both motos in the m in i class . Jackie Horner (SUl) was second in front of Joe Leal. Leal was protested ' because he was over 12, so the McAll en M.C . refunded his entry money and withheld his trophy. Montana championshipMX: McMullen, Holmes, Harding win . By Larry Hamilton HELENA , MT, OCT. 2 T he Montana State Mot ocross Championship offered ~ $1 ,5 00 purse for three expert classes, wit h troph ies going to t he only other class racing, the minis. T he H elena club guaranteed the purse if 100 riders entered. Only 85 showed , but the cl ub pa id the p urse anyway. T im Little (SUl) too k the holesho t in both m in i moto s a nd was never challe nged for the top spot. . In th e 125 class , Don H arding (SUl) and Scott Karr (SUl) took the early lea d . By the ha lfway poi nt however , Joe McM ullen (H us) had worked his way into the lea d . Karr lost his ch ain" adjuster which led to a thrown chain and brok en ca ses. Still , h e kept running and work ed u p to fifth : • Be twee n m o tos , Ka r r swi tc h ed engines , bo rrowed a cha in adjuster from Harding an d was rea dy for the second moto. T he seco nd mo to fo und M cMullen . in the lead after one lap with Rick Holmes, Karr and - H arding close behind . Positions didn't change u nt il the las t lap, when Harding p assed Karr, only to be repassed at the flag.