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_._._._._._._._._._. Tolar and W anket p ut on a great race for the second spot. Tola r held off Wanket fo r half th e ra ce before letting him 'slip b y while .m oving throug h slow er traffic . T wo laps from the fini sh Tolar got back a ro u nd a nd held it to the checkers. Overall finishing order was Bell fi rst, To la r se cond and Wa nk et third . After one lap of th e' 500cc Pro race Ma ico -rnounted Val Tamietti left little doubt as to wh o would take home th e first place money. Tamietti rode to im pressive 'runawa y ' vic to ries in both motos. le a vin g se cond pl a ce to a consistent C lark Jones on a .Mon tesa , Yamaha rider St eve Fry was thi rd . Best rac e of th e day honors went to I 25cc Pro riders Ro n T urne r a nd J eff Wa rd . both ri di ng Su zu kis. T u rner grabbed the lead off th e sta rt wit h Ward g lued to his rear fe nder. Ti m e after time Ward tried to pass bu t without su ccess. As th e two began to lap slower ri d e rs Turner opened up some breathing room and held to the fin ish . \ T urner again j um ped to th e fron t of the pa ck as the y ca me d o wn Saddle back's st a rting h il l. W a rd quickly m oved up to challenge . the lead and th e pair flew around . the track go ing eve r faster. O n la p 11 Ward tried to make his m ove but fe ll and lostseveral places . Ward c ha rg ed 1 ba ck up th roug h the pack an d ca ugh t 'u p to T urne r but the checkers ca me . out and Turner to ok the win . " I fell and the n 1 co uldn't ca tch him ," sai d a , d isa p pointed Ward , ' wh o went home )J with the sec ond place money . Paul - T hede (SOP) rounded o u t th e top three spots. R esu lts in Results Section . Masterful Marland mops up ITA Trials the Mechanical ADVANTAGE NEW 500 x 17 Trelleborg rear tire. < NEW wider rear hub w/ stronger 3 cross spoke pattern. NEW gas-filled shocks w/ greater volume - 10" of . rear wheel travel. NEW " MaintenanceFree" Timken'" tapered steering head bearings. NEW " 8-52 FINNED" cylinder w/ replaceable liner - Greater torque at lower RPM- Increased cooling. All magnesium. pressure die cast engine cases w/ , 6 speed gearbox. NEW flex-free lightweight swingarm mounted in sealed needle bearings. NEW large volume exhaust w/ repackable silencer. NEW Ultra-Strong Norwegian-made Husqvarna rims w/ security locking pins. EXCLUSIVE HUSQVARNA 60 DAY FULL ENGINE/ FRAME WARRANTY. , ORANGE, CA , MAR . 19 b mud at Saddleback Park with the Interna tional T ria ls Association . Jl Marland Whal ey , riding h is trust y_ two -yea r-old 305cc factory Honda , ha s I been winn ing' e ve ry t hi ng loca ll y, keeping in sh a pe while H onda works ou t some devel opmental bugs on his new big . bore su pe r zoo t thumpe r . H e is heading for the Scottish Six Da y Trials soo n a nd pla ns on co ntesti ng th e fin a l six rounds of th e W orld Champio nsh ip a b it lat er i n th e seaso n. Ma rland , show ing his smooth sty le in th e goop a nd ro cks o f th is hard er than usua l trials, bested a strong fiel d of local tal en t. Second ' spot went to Greg Lersch a boa rd h is 350 Bultaco , fo llowed clos ely by Ga ry La Plante o n a 25 0 Ka wasa ki. J R ick Manley ( Bul) had a hot ride a nd smoke d the Ama te u r class. Michael A lle n was second on a 348 Montesa and Bru ce Da vis was th ird ridi ng a 3 50 Bul taco . Dav e Moon finis hed a close fourt h . T he popu lar Novice class sa w Reed Eva ns ri d ing his 348 Mo ntesa into fi rst for a gold m edal. R on Be n ig ar , o n a H o n d a 250 t h u m pe r . was seco nd fo llowed b y. litt le Mike La u xe n o n a H o n d a 12 5 . Scott Ko lar fin ish ed • fourth . A larg e co nti ngent o f Beginne r plonke rs was led by Kevin -Morris on a . 350 Bu l. You ng Rod Markha m was a close -second on his little 125 H o nda . ...I-< ..... 0.. 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