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EAGLE IIII/XI Built to run with a great design soon as WI' got th e flag . I roll ed off the gas. I was roll ing i~ the m ud outside turn one soon a fter. Spencer led from t he drop of th e green flag . By the time the field headed onto the banking, Spencer had pu lled out a 30 bik elength lead. He had two seconds on the field by the end of la p one, and it was evident that u nless he broke, no one woul d ca tch him. ~ Ch ivington and Sharp ran wit h a '-' pack containing Steve Biga nski , Jeff ~ Haney, Mike Callahan and SC~)(l ~ Shinn in the early laps . By lap SIX , g; Spencer was almost 14 seconds ahead. Gand the Chivington /Sharp or Sharp/ -c Chivington duo wer e playing swap in e- the midst of lapped riders . Four laps ~ la ter Chivington had breathing space ; Haney h ad parked his fourth place ride with igni tion problems and · a battle was sha pi ng up between Callahan a nd Sh inn. At this point . Spencer was just breezing along. . The ban Ie for seco nd hea led up with three laps to go as Sharp appea red to have a n edge th rough t~ e infield whil e Chivin gt on was ahead in power. In th e end. power won ou t. Shinn put in a good rid e for fourth with Glen Shoper a nd Don Ba iley dropping Call ahan to sevent h . In th e winner's circle ceremony , Spen cer let it be kn own that he was 'rid ing his spa re machine . H is new bik e wasn't quite ready, it'll be for the Apr. 15-16 Sonoma , CA even t. • Result s NOVICE: 1. Freddie Spencer (Yam). 2. Dan Chivin gton (Yaml . 3. Rusty Sh arp (Yam I. 4. Scott Shinn (Yaml. 5. Glen Shop er tYaml. 6. Don Bailey (Yaml . 7. Mike Callahan (Yaml . 8. St eve Bigan ski (H-D). 9 . Mark Homchick (Yam) . 10 . J ohn Wincawicz (Yam). 1, . Sieve Epstei n (Vam). 12. David Beard en (Yaml. , 3. David Old (Yam). 14. Doug Bravneck (Yaml. 15. Ken W ood wo rth (Yam). 16. Nick Aichichi (Yaml . 17. Ken W est (Yam). 18. J oe Zieg ler (Yaml. 19 . Gary Penfield IYaml. 20 . Frank St einhausen (Yam), When all else falls and you've read the instructions and that doesn't helD either, let the'mechanic do it. I would like to add r... this meaaage to the rKl.,. an d dea le r. of the fo'lowmg bre nda. SUZUKI: The 2 new models of RM 250'5 are the frnest Suwkis ever made and are probably the best 2 stroke racer s in the world today. HO NDA: You Honda people have compl8ined lOt'years abou t not ha ving a facef .- we ll, the CR 250 '5 are great and they an t dir1 cheap - there are thousands of used ones around, II you cannot affOt'd a new one . CA N A M : This is the most powe rful 250 engine going. They ere the rewlt of years of power developmen t and ate made riQht next door . KAWASAKI: The KX 250 Kawasaki has the larges t trans tm port area 0 1 the new ge nera tio n 0 1 bikes and has a tremendous pot ent ial as a w innf'tl' . I did not men tion Yamaha , Harley David son , Bult BC Of O Ossa because we already know the y are proven winners. Any of these 8 engi nes are ready and w ining to win a Nat ional Champio nshi p , Wha t I am trYing 1 say is - let 's 0 get 10 wo rk . I for o ne am tired of seeing 1 Of 2 brands w in Et\IfIf'Y time , aren't yo u? II I left out you r brand , do n't despair, there are 4 more just as good as those roted . 2415 Brown Rd.• SI. Louis, Mo . 63114 Phone 314/426-6959 or call Charley Chappl e 3131735-5453 I II PerfDrml net Otstlibuting . Inc, ~~ III 3350W Highway 13 esl Burnsville, Minnno tl 55337 Phone: (61ZI890·5541 MAJOR MIDWEST OISTRIBUTOR FOR: Bel-Ray OiL Yo kohama Tires Scott USA M ikuni Carbs. S & WShocks and Springs Clarke Rep lica Tanks POliS THESUSPENSION SPECIALIST FOR 7 8. DEALERS WRITE FOR YOUR YOUR PRODUCT·FILLEDCATALOG . 9. HUSQVARNA PARTS We have themcompletely Service Experienced mechanics Sales All current models T&OVAMAHA Sales & Service since 1964 20420 Nar bonne Ave. Lom ita, CA 90717 21:t-534-231 1 13