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_e_e_e~_e_e_e_e_e_e_e_e_e_e_e_e_e_e_e WhafsaMotorcyclist Want for Christmas? YOU'LL FIND IT IN WEBCO 'S CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE, AVAILABLE AT PARTICIPATING DEALERS . .. OR DROP US A LINE AND WE'LL MAIL YOU A COPY. ITS FltEE DOZENS OF GREAT GIFT IDEAS FOR ANY STREET, TRAIL OR COMPETITION MOTORCYCLISTI' 78 ALBAHONDA RACING eTeamHonda , RC/CR - soon released eTeamMa/co MAICO MAGNUM All new - fofal performance e EQUlPO BUL TACO Harry Everts CP Rockef 328 EI Camino Real, EncinItas r'-:--c_-_c'1 " Yamaha 10" plus Mono kits , " '75 & '76 10" plus Travel kits , ' 77 yz 100 YZ 10" plus Travel kits _ i I t Padilla's Race tested l~ll th Mike Shoemake r (Ya m (Shoem a ker 's) in second and Zahrt 1'Hir d . Zahrt was a li ving rocket , ~ovi ng into second and going after Oswell. Donnie Hansen was running J ou rt h . In spite of heavy pressure from 'Za h rt , Oswell managed to pull a lea d 1lJyer hi ic n e f ll I o im . A f antastic ride lor Oswel 1 I b Shoemaker-Hansen duel set up that 'li # huid not qu it , with Shoemaker rig ht top of Zahrt. Zahrt was going to wo rk on Oswell , neck and neck, :~a rrowi ng his lead considerably. Hansen passed Shoemaker and was out ~~Jter Zahrt, on ly a half-bike's distance away . Suddenly, Oswell was off the i, rack with bike problems, a tough t bO,rea k afte r su ch a beautiful ride. Hansen was also in trouble and out of fthe race. Oswell rejoined the race but '1 as set way back in th e pa ck. Danny ~ n M agoo" Chandler (KT M-W ood land Sports Center) was mo ving up fast , lL ow in fourth and cookingl Almost ijJ sing it in th e whoop-de-docs, he 'ecovered and finished the rnoto in tillrd . T he second time off the line , _oemaker took control with Oswell in second . Shoemaker wen t down and John Atwood moved in to sec ond with Oswell running third . Don Dixon (Ya m -Dixon Plating) was having a 'spectacu lar rid e. holding down fourth and holding off Zahrt . Magoo moved up in to the lead and Zahrt m oved up . :taking over , third as Oswell slid ou t. i~ agoo held on fir m a nd took t he lead ;in I. , IT 10" travel mods , - Dealer inquiries invited 00 righ t down to the end of the race with Zahrt and Atwood keeping ' th e heat on. When th e wars were over for the day. Zahrt em erged the victor , Magoo took second overall home with him and th ird overall went to Atwood . Results in Results Section. 'nn8 yz Mods Off-Road i i 16112 Blue Lagoon, Valinda. CA! ... _~213~336-641S_.. !!!!r::::::::::::;::::::g~t~~~:::;fJ~?'~:~:~:;{{::::\I~ Crash mars AME @1 Sidecar MX Series is better than tears at last. 1~: ~:~~:~:~:::i:~:~:~;:i:;:;:;::::::::::::::::~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:;:~::::::::::::::::::::~:~:~:I~:r:' By Rachel Whitney BAKERSFIELD, CA . NO V. 6 A spectacular crash in the side car class brought their first mota at Sprockets Park to an abrupt halt . Grabbing the lead off the start, the sidecar team of Crandall/ Swart (T ri) stretched it followed by Holland/Jackson (Ya m) , R. Whitney/Jones (Nor) a nd J.T . Whitney/S o Whitney (Yam ). Sandwiching Ho l l an d z'j a'ckso n between them , th e two Whitney teams squeezed past him as they made th e left tum in front of the grandstand. W ith their rig handl in g badl y, Holland/Jackson flipped on the next jump . Unable' to a vo id the cr ash , Palfreym a n /G ardner (Nor) plowed into them with Langosh /McDowell's Triumph do ing a n aerial d rop on Holland . Palfreyma n's bike la nded on h is back as he scrambled out of the way and Lan gosh's shift lever sliced Formulated for dilution ratios up to ' 80:1 ACCESSO~IES FINISHER PINS You 're wearing one of ours nowI Local Mfg.-Ask Lenny for samples cal·Mart Plating 607S, HillS., Su ita 631 Los Angeles. CA 90014 21J.ll2J.6987 520 Mc GLlN CY LANE, CAMPBELL, CA 95008 (408) 371-1 221 19