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Cycle News 1977 11 23

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WE'RE LOOKI G FORP WHO IKETO 5 LLOUT. (Above) The Maze/Gerber KTM cuts in front.IBelow) Impound at sunset. According to our la test su rvey, more than 60 % of all News dealers sell every copy on their counters. Every Issue. Cycle News sells ou t because readers like our no-B .S. a pproach to everything from ecology and motorcycle legislation to shop tips, home repairs and no -holds-barred product evaluations. Most im portantly, Cycle News is news. Race resul ts. Point standings. Upcoming events. News while it's still news. As a Cycle Ne ws de aler , you'll not only have the pleasure of dispe nsing a lot of good cycle news to your customers, but you'll also have the pleasure of pocket ing 55 ~ % profit pe r copy sold per issue. A m inim um order of 5 copies per issue makes vou an official Cycle News dealer. As a dealer, you'll receive a FREE handy Cycle News cou n ter rack for your counter and a new Open/Closed sign for your door . Why wait? Wherever you are - Eas t, or West, there's a Cycle News edition for you to sell out of. And a Cycle News person is waiting for your call. ~ycle rode the mess into Mike's and waved Hardin on. -r The first bike back to Nuevo Junction was WalIingsford at 1:22 p.m . Next bike in was Joe Jones. 35 minutes later. Kelly . Ba ker and Jackson followed . _ .r The second time around the Nuevo to EI Rodeo loop would take its toll on the bikes as the cars, trucks, and buggies were out there now and some of the cars don't like to let bi kes by. 'T he lights went on at San Felipe and the sun disappeared around 5: 15 p .m. ) Orendorff and Carter. surviving four flats and a crash, were now in second place thanks to Jones and .Martella welding on their pipe and changing tires and crashing. John Fero blew a light and took one off of a truck to make it into fourth in class 22. The .Balen tine / Kelly-Finger /J ackson duel ~went on all through the night. Jackson Itook over and went to pass a VW. The ' ca r ran him off the road into a two'foo t high rock. When Jackson woke up -his bike was 50 feet down the course. ~Th a t made it almost impossible to catch the leaders unless they developed < roblems too . p Night put an end to Team .Cartledge's race. Their lights couldn't .hack the dust from cars. Scot t Cou tt s and Tom Lamar (R.C. Co. zO mos' (M / C Sales Hus) had lights as bright as Las Vegas and took the lead. Erl and Hi bbard moved into third . Kaplan got voff, got lost, but held on to fourth. £Pawn Grant a nd Scott Child -maintained fift h in Class 21 behind -:t he Tim Fagg/ Bob West (Oss) and rSteve Ho lladay/Wayne Cook (Hus) ·.team s, with the Donald Lou is/Mike Quibodeaux (Hus) d uo sixth. All but ;i 10 finished in Class 21. T en dropped out of Class 20 . JP Estimation of th e first lap plus th e run to Ensenada had the spectators looking for the leader at around 7:30 . The cars, dust and darkness added an hour and a half to the time of arrival. Wallingsford. the leader, worked his way towards El Rodeo through a plowed field , then on to check eight , Tres Hermanos, hopi ng the farmers didn't close any of the gates. Hitting Ojos Negros, his mind was n umb from concentration. The bike would get airborne and the gro u n d would disappear. Mexican troops with M-16 rifles lined the finish area as everyone strained their eyes at the hill in the distance . Soon a brilliant light started winding its way down the far hill. and the multitude of spectators went wild . Turning right and downshifting , Brent WalIingsford shut down the flawless- running Husky and wrapped up . along with Harden . the overall win of the 1977 Baja 1000 . When asked what it was like to ride in the dark. WalIingsford said it was "like rid ing in a tunnel. " • Resu lts CLASS 22 lOVER 25Occl: 1. Breot WallingsfOld/Scot Hardeo IHusl 14:37:07:46. 2. Jay Oreodorlf/Dwayne Carter !Yaml 17:13:59.84. 3. Joe JonesITodd Martella IHusl 17:29:00.53. 4. AI Baker/John Fero !Yaml 17:57:24 .69. 5. Bill Tarling/Bill Bogner IHus l 18:55:08.24. 6. Randy Holleobecknim Barlow IHus) 19:11:10.47. 7. Ramon BrunerlDoug Otteo !Yaml 19:21;13.13. 8. John Moseley/Undsey Pickens IHusl 21:0 x :38.54. 9. Rickey HatchlSteve Thomison (Hen) 21:52:24.98. 10. Monty Montague !Yaml 22:11:42.42. CLASS 21 125Occ1: 1. Tom Kelly/Bob Balentine IKTMI 15:25:31.67. 2. Rick FingerlJim Jackson IHusl 16:18:35.44.3. TIm Fagg/Bob WestlOssI 17:38:02.76. 4. Steve HolladaylWayne Cook IHusl 17:43:46.80. 5. Dawn Grant/Scon Child (Husl 18:06:10.86. 6. Donald louis/Mike Quibodeaux lHusl 18:56:21.71 . 7. Ric Secor/M ike Stearns IC·AI 19:39:20.59. 8. Lyle TaylOl/Bob Steffan IHonl 21:00:39.68. 9. Rick Goldenl Darrell Golden ISUl) 21:17 :10 .77 . 10. M ike Rose/Do nnie Campbell IYam l21 :48:18.93. CLASS 20 1125oc): 1. Scott CounsITom Lemar IHus) 17:20:20.83. 2. Chuck CartledgelM ike Cartledge IYam) 17:46:59.94. 3. George ErllHeath Hibbard IHusl 18:08:04.57. 4. Jeff KaplanfSteve Wi seman lHus) 18:31:24.73. 5. 1353 21:43:58.89. 6. Alejandro Melero /Carlos Velez IHus) 21:55:48.69. 7. Salvador Bustos/Jorg e Hernandes (Hon) 23:11:55.44. 8. John Hardwick/Ric Emma! !Yaml 23:33:24.33. CLASS 38 IRIDERS OVER 38 YRS): 1. Dick Vicki John Watkins IHusl 19:03:06.37. 2. Don LOAflier! Rob ert Ot to sen l Yaml 23 :23:18.95. 3 . Gene Fox/Richard Hale lSuzl. -_._----------------_.- !DEALEftS...6EI WITH IT I I I I I I I I I I I I I Okay, what can I lose7 Start my store selling CYCLE NEWS with the next issue. I understand you will tiill me monthly and I have full return privileges on unsold papers, by returning the issue number.and date with my check for the balance. 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