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-- - - ·------------------------------------lI Il!J!l p IIAT/DIIM 1978 SCHEDULE AMA MOTOCROSS NATIONAL CHAM PIONSHIP S APRIL 8· HANGTOWN Plymouth. CA. 125 / 250CC APRI L . a· RACING WORLD Trabuco Canyon. CA, 125 .'2SOCC APRIL 23·IUOMAVD Houst on . TX 125/ 2SQCC APRIL 3O ·1IOTO~_ Rick Ferguson and Scott Ste inburg dice at AME. ' along in seventh. When Armendariz went down in the ess, Slayton closed in and flew by into the lead when the front running duo got bottled up behind slower riders at the back of the course. The fl~g came out for Slayton . giving Dunlap little chance to regain the winning spot . . Results in Results Section . Omaha. N8 12S/25OCC MAY 7 ·MX»a ..... Southwick . MA , 125/250CC MAYD -C YCLE RANCH Lake Whitney, TX. 250 t500cC JUHI!"· SEARS ~ INT Sonoma . CA , 250 /S00cC J UHI! .a·CYCLII-..D SI. Poters . MO , 250/500cC . .JULy 2 ·".0-.0 Bucha na n. MI. 250/SOCCC JULY ' · HIGH POINT "'iI' MI. Mor riS. PA. 2S0/S00cC JULY"· AT1.ANTARACElIlIAY , Hampton . GA, 125/500cC , AUClU$T a· PlHIET~ Esco tM . R.I . 12S/SOOCC Utg "'UClU$T 13 · ...ll&NCY II X 5 1.Jose ph . MO. 125/500cC AUGUST 2O ·METRC)UNA P'AIRGROUNDS Charlolle . NC . 125/S00cC AUQUST27 .Sl*SHINlESPEEDWAY 51. Petersburo. FL. 1251SOOCC Zahrt darts to AME night MX victory By lee Ta ylor VALENCIA, CA, MAR. 24 It was Kenny Zahrt's night in the 250cc Pros at American Motocross Enterprises' Indian Dunes night MX. Riding a Can-Am out of Bombardier Motors, he led from the start of the first mote with Jeff Vidic glu ed to his rear fender . Throughout the moto Bob Kline (Bill Ro ber tso n Hon) and Eddie Cole dueled side by side , winding their way in and out all over the track . By the end of the moto , Zahrt was out in front as Cole and Vidic ca me home in second and th ird respectively. 1 The second rno to was a rema tch for Zahrt and Vidic. Pulling for the lead side by side. Vidic finally pulled ahead with Don Dixon (Dixon Plating-Yam) coming up strong on Zah rt. As Eddie and Craig Cole moved on past Dixon , Vidic's Maico had heavy traffic in the rear from an army of Can-Ams, Eddie Cole was right on top of Zahrt coming into the white flag lap and going for it. Zahn and Cole were after Vidic. Com ing in for the checkered flag along the wash Vidic, Za hrt and Cole were three abreast but Vidic managed to hold them off. Zahrt ended up in the winner's circle with top money. Vidic took home second overall and third went to Eddie Cole. Jimmy Crowder (Suzuki Sports Center) had a magnificent ride , taking home top money fof the 125cc Pros. Throughout the nig ht he fought for the win against Bob byJones and David Lynch. Throughout the first moto Mike Marshall(Electro Suz) kept heavy pressure on the leaders. Jones finally took the lead away from Crowder and held it to the end of the mote . Lynch was third . The second mote found Crowder being hounded by Scott Morgan in second with Marshall running third . Jones and Lynch fina lly made their rnove past Marshall and kept unbelievabl .. pressure on Morgan to the end of the mote . 'W he n th e winning flag came out Crowder crossed over to the overall win . Jones .. . (Continued to page 26) , GATES OPEN 6A.M.· RACES START- 10 A.M. . GEN. ADMISSION S8 \f.1.R ADMISSION -' - S15 (Inc ludes prefeffed PIItllng. pd viewinQ .1Ind Of',,", seatinG I FOR INFO, (714)-581-6400 TOYOTAITHE OFFICIAL TRUCK Of THE AMA See 180 minutes of the best motocross racing. On natural grass terrain , track 100% visible from any location. Freeway close in Orange Co. t;tARD TO GET ~~ ~ · ·A DEA LER INQUIRIES INVITED ~YAMAHA PARTS A ND ACCESSORIES Largest st o ck in U.S. 24 Hour M ail Order Serv ice ' Dea~ers W elcome Nation w ide except M luourl 8OOIJ2S.4144 DONELSON call:M issouri call: 3t4l427·t204 CYCLES , 3328 Woodson Road INC. St . Louis , Mo. 63114 W hen doubt, J(assit! in t "'" . ~. ~o; AIRCONE " for m er ly A ir co Sheet Meta'" ...butors o! . Robert Bosch Plugs 15209 Grevillea Ave. Lawnda le, CA 90260 213-675-5290 Complete U ne of Mototek' ,.... CO l Kit s MA ICO CL EA RA N CE SALE Brand N ew ' 977 s All New '775 & u s ed M aic o s mu st go No rea scnabte o tte r refu sec PA CIFI C CO A ST H ON DA W RITE FOR FREE INFO RM ATI ON P.O. Box 5023 " N", Santa 8arbara , Calif. 93108 , 820 Pa ci f ic C o as t H wy Lomita . CA 9 07,7 2'3 ·326 · 38, 0 23