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•• POlo !heLong Travel Specialists For 750 Honda Wasp out of Mission Hills M.C . Karl and class passenger Per ry Mellillo went for it for 10 laps and Beat out the Whitney Clan: kids second , old man third . First small bore unit was the 400 Suzuki home-built of Bob Neill ridden by Tony Pierce and Ed Quihuis. Some mention should be ' made of perennial also-ra n, Ed Nemecek , who flew .down from Olympia , Washington, borrowed two bikes and rode both th e morning and afternoon races. Ed did a total of 24 laps: 168 m iles. H e fin ished 21st overall and seventh Open Amateur. Wow , not me, brother. My aching bu ns. TO~BM(Jc ' #of jlJSfa qimmie k., OLJr crosscot/nt ybr col1p/ fe/y r ace e e/imilKik5trjp/e c/amfJ-fex, whieh l can !JllrfIii deep 5arif rols alJdmLJd. RH- 125" B. c -'!Z3.C;S' RH- 2508. e-123. 'lS RM- 370B:C -$Z3.9 S - / Z5 0 - ¥-Z3. 9S rz yz- 2500 - ~ 23.?~ yz- 400/)- ¥- 23. 9SI T- 17 - ::; 23,95 5 Morning Novice race The ove rall Novice race win ne r , Wayne Decklever, will ge t a one-lap credit for the next event. Decklever, the owner of a Phoenix-based constru ction company, went 14 laps r a t her than the necessa r y 13. Explanation : He never led the event, _ just slipped into first on the last lap. Scoring was looking fo r an ot he r number. No che ckered flag . One more lap. Who could catch or stop him anyway, with supposedl y one lap to go and in first place? Certainly not second place Louie Tevis (Yam), or third Herb Forst. Decklever won on a 250cc Bultaco. The lead appeared to be secure in . the hands of Roger Sp ielman (Suz), but a b roken scooter go t him . The course was just rough enough that any slack in spoke and hub prep was soon taken up. Ouchl Gene Chamerla in succeede d where everyone else failed: He , and he alone , dumped his bike on the asphalt oval. His 250cc RM tied up tight "a t speed" and unceremon iousl y placed h im on his ch eeks . Now he knows why oth er guys bu y the leather re -enforc ed nylon pants .. . not the $19 .99 bonus specials. His rosy cheeks show n in the Sun. The course doctor ga ve him a perfunctory examination and mo ved on. "How come he didn't give me anything for it?" "W hadya want? 25¢?" Dr. H erwick kept a continuous circuit going around th e course, always on call from one of the 10 R.E.A .C.T. radio units stations over th e cours e . Wrap-up Riders came from Olympia , WA ; Roswell a nd Los Alamos, NM ; San Fernando Vall ey, CA a nd a whole bunch fr o m Lake Ha vasu again (London Bridge is falling dow n . . . . ). Even some fr om Phoenix. Results in Resul ts Sec tion. 23 ind1frol1twlJ~( adds d'abJldy il1 -the W fjl! ~O~ Wl1idl, w/{e/f tmdin col7jt///efiCl/ wilh /ol1q tr el ~fs, pnx/rxl!San av e.rfraor /yp/1J5I7 ride. dinari Canes complil? w -tire, rim, iIfJ III PERFORMANCE DISTRIBUTING, INC. 5 ktt oPt!rim '7!rt3fJ, ~ //000 cofl1plG'te. : fOke • '78 Catalog/Manual more than 70 pages of technical advice • Full Color Poster Laguna Seca Superbike National Winner Steve Mclaughlin - 940cc Suzuki Riverside Superbike National Winner Wes Cooley Kawasaki Z-1 • • • • II 612-890-5541 Merry Christmas GO WITH THE WINNERS! Geta '78 Pit Kit offer good thru Dec. 31, 19n •• Full Bore Trophy' BOOb . •. • .•. •• •• .• • . • $68.75 Vented Jersey. Suzuki • . •.•.•. •.• from $10.95 MX Nylon Leath.r P.nts • . • . . .• . • .. . . . $59.00 Barulf.ldl sPnrlt Goggles . ... . • .. .. . .. $ a.75 •• Baruffaldl GP Goggl.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. $ 72S Ampro Helmet • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19.90 Shoei 8-20 Full Coverage Helmet $42.30 Funnels from $ 1.50 Suzuk i MX Glov • • . .. . . . . . . . . . • . . • . • . • $12.95 •• Gr.en Co. MX Gloves $ 8.95 Duck Bill Visor . . . • • • . . . . . . • . . •.• . • ... . $ 1.75 Scott Face Mask. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6.35 Scott Goggles/Cle., $11.95 •• Scott GoggleS/Polaroid. . . . . . . . . .. . . . • . $15.65 H.Uman Goggl.s $ 3.95 Super Vu Goggl.s .. .. . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . • $ 5.05 T-Shirt Jacket Patch Decals Special Z-1 & Suzuki Brochures ' . tracks every week th roughout th e year? Ever wonder what kind of an orga niza tion it is that ca n usu ally field th e largest entry of the d ay? T he Old Timers MX Associa tion originated in th e late 1960s by a few gen ts in the 40 -ish age grou p led and inspi rd by Mr . Ed Poore. They, along with ot hers, wished to enjoy the com p e ti t io n of racing , b ut n ot necessarily competing with the much you nger se t, who have more profession al asp ir at ions. Early in 1971 , t he g ro u p incorporat ed and has been based on this concept ever since, having clu b $ 7.95 from $ 1.99 RM Sk id Plat•• . . • . . . . . • . . . . . . . . • . . • • • $26.60 Inter·Am Bars (Alum .J $14.85 EV NGK Plug $ 2.00 All other NGK's. • • • • . • • • • . • . • •. . • • • • . • $ .99 Loading Ramp $19.95 -(8)- ~ ~{'9J1j . !!/II~,i?OJ ~YAMAHA In\''EWBBB tlBNBA PARTS AND ACCESSORIES Largest stock in U.S. Husqvarna - 24 Hour Mail Order Service Dealers Welcome Motoreyeles - Pans - Service 605 Frwy. at Carson 11747 E. 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