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HI-POINT \ C(") CN $-< Q.) ..0 S Q.) :> o Z Dennis Spence f lies over the Oakdale TT with a slim lead for the top Black Plate. was discovered th a t Blake had engine trou ble . When the checkers flew it was Sedillo with a 40-s eco nd lead over Hovator. Resu lts in Resul ts Section . .- Fremont Raceway reactivated , By W. H. Spencer , FREMO NT , CA , OCT. 29 After one whole year , short track ra cing on the country's fastest mile is back in acti on . A ne w grou p has put it all together and the ir first night had to be , at least , successfu l. The nea rly 200 riders and com p lement of spect ators was hea rt en ing to 'a ll th e D-36 flat trackers who have been doing a lot of travel ing to r ace , and it was just like th e good old days when th e regular fence hangers returned to og le their favorite riders. Expert cla sses were run for trophies on ly with a special $50 gift certificate going to th e 250 Expert winner from th e new Yamaha sto re in San J ose, Dick Br a n d t 's Champion Yamaha , and a snazzy six -footer to the 360 Expert donated by Dan Ar mstrong's H ayward Honda . All three heats of 250 Experts wen t well wit h Bob Cunn ington b eating J imb o Fil ice a nd Bo b " Boo -b oo " Trono, showing that the you ng ta lent is here to stay. R ick G raham and Rod Spencer won the othe rs . Brian T ho mpson too k a spot for h imself in th e m a in coming out ofthe semi . < J imbo Filice a nd his Yamaha took the start but Brian Thompson put the p ass on Filice a t the close, and J imbo fou nd out la ter th at the gear cha nge he asked for got put on ba ckwa rds. In th e combi ned 360 /500 Exp ert class , the field was fu ll of W est Coast j un iors who . like Gr aha m , will be vying for rookie of the year honors on the Grand National tour in '78. Don Ba iley led Rick Eklu nd arou nd th e first hea t while Pacific Coast Region al Jun ior ,jchamp Jim Mert ens.J and) two ) .. .J... ~ J ~ l • tim e number one sho rt tracker Ri ck Delacv put on anoth er b a r- to-b ar race in th e·second. Leading out th e m a in was Bail ey. still showing why he holds th e n umber , one wh ite plate, but it was Eklu nd right there on his TT 500 Yamaha against t he 360 two strokes. Comin g off tu rn four, Eklu n d went for it an d was close to getting a wheel in Donnie's h igh line going for tu rn one. Bailey closed th e d oo r tight and Ek lund clip pe d his rear tire causing h im to lose bal ance a nd, in recovering, sent De la cy in t h e h a yb al es . A ve ry dejected soul, hopin g for a faster reco very to wins on the Yamaha W orld m ot or , was Dela cy. . O p p ortunit y now arose for J im Mertens and he took it by ri di n g arou nd Ekl und a nd going for Bai ley . T he two hooked up for two full laps until Mertens slid by on an outsid e pass tha t stu ck for nearly a la p. Ba iley wasn 't givi ng it up yet and Don twisted th e wick up and got the lead back . Coming a ro un d ,for th e white flag , Bail ey h ad all the rig ht lines until th e number three co rner wh en Mer ten s hung ou t th e garbage can a nd went high to low and shot u nder Bailey for a two-inch win . That was what makes motorcycle racing so damn exciting! J ohn G uy t ook his SK Bul t a co around for th e 360 J u nior win over Jim P a tt e rso n , wh ile St uart McDaniel double trophied , winning t he 125 Novice a nd ta king second t o J o n Eiche lba ugh in th e 250 N ovice . R a ci n g co nti n ues eve ry Saturday nigh t. Resu lts in Resu lts Secti on. Philthy Phil cleans up OTHG Experts By Jello Joe Phillips SANTA MARIA , CA . N O V . 6 In th e best racing weather this year , t he newly electe d offi ce rs of th .Over the Hi\~ i Gan~ (norfh ) 7 A new light-weight competition jacket for the end uro and cro sscou ntry trail rider. Designed by Hi-Po int's champion riders to meet every demand made on a rid ing jacket . This n ew jacket has many unique and comfortable feat ures. The heavy duty water-resistant nylon outer she ll is fully lined with vented nylon . Large adjustable belt. Large storm flapped pockets. Easy-to-use Velcore fastening at the sleeves. pockets and collar. Hi -Point Oils & Accessories J Lorain. Ohio 44053 Amari/lo. Tex. 79 105 Sacram ento, Calif. 9582 7 ,Ride silent, think deep. Mojave Desert Racing Assn. su p po rts . -teJ- - Congratulations to non p ro fi t Can you do any ....? e ' ",ot hil~ I~I of California 1129 11th St. Sacramento, CA 95814 $10 a year prevents bad laws and gets you a ll the state news. Lakewood Honda 11747 E. Carson St. Lakewood, CA 90715 213-860-1354 A New Authorized Husqvarna Dealer ~~ tJI~ Husqvarna Motorcycle Co.• Inc. 4925 Mercury St. San Diego. CA92111 Husqvarna r to win! dl, , , 25