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Cycle News 1978 04 12

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The ult imate front end Preston Pett y Engineering No Dive" En g ineered 10 g ive the rider the ultimate han dl ing . steering an d stopp ing , Track-tested by supe r st ars. No w the No Dive is in prod uc tion and avaIlable. The most effective way to en sure full 'ork travel. When the front brake is applied the front end witl no t collapse. Brak in g torque app lied to the flo ati ng br ake pl at e is transferred via a tow er arm to • co m pres sion rod and upper arm c lamp - o ffsettin g fork dive. Avail abl e for SUZUkl 'AM , Yamah a YZ. II's 8 real w inner , Now at you r local 'rc-stee Ha llm an Racin g dealer , * H* ~ ~ 'i,~;;' WEST / 1300 Hi ll S treet . El Cajon . Cflll ifornia 92020 (714) 442-0431 EAST/ 44Q Belden Aven ue , A dd ison , IUlno is 60101 C 3121 54:!-524 7 .. . - c, "'" <: This is rea lly reaching out int o a turn! Su n d ay with E xpe rt R ic h a rd Sh ewmaker taking the win over Cory .Klaudt (with a 1-1) who fin ished out mo ta three with a fla t tire for fifth and set up a th ree-waypoint tie for t he top .spo ts. Shewm a ker took th e win, Allen Rush second and Cory held on for thir d overall. , Don Gores did the ' honors for Cyclela nd in th e Intermed ia te class. , The J u n ior cla ss fought it ou t in two heats Saturday and th en all raced together on Su nd ay wh ich made the point sco res p retty close , fou r riders went to the line Su nday with six m ota p~.i nts on th eir scoreca rds . Northwest Yamaha 's Bryan Birk estol pu lled out ,r,!te overall , C . T rent Mourer pushed up to second wit h the mota win a nd High land Ho nda 's Ma rt y Sykes hit th ree tr eys for th e next spo !. I Pee W ee Expert win was t he product of Pro Tac T r ailers' rid er Bo b b y Moore f ro m R e d d in g , Californi a , a nd the Junior win went to Fr os t y, C orcoran_ a n d ' O lym p ic 'Ya m a ha . r .T ha nks Ra in ier , it was a gre a t Beercent en nia l. - 'l0 Resu lts in Resu lts Section. ,T hompson/Raf ael stop Prices' Clominat ion-of ( ~enni nsu la/S / H r"aces ,By Neal Fage rud PUYA L LUP , WA , MA R . 12 W ith th e ret u rn of D ick .T hom pson , p u t together with veteran m onk ey Alex Rafael, th e f~ rly Penninsula Sideh ack Series domination of th e Price team was stoppedSunday a t Puya llu p Ra cewa y's round fo ur, cu tt ing th ei r winn in g streak to six straigh t m ot os, Alex , wh o has been wre nchi ng for t he C .H , Whea t te a m in So C a l had t he Yamaha W asp in fabu lou s co ndition . Penninsula Side hack domination of t he Price team w as st oppe d in round four at Puyallup. I less sound ---more ground I St a rting the first m o ta saw the Lumsden/Nail Yamaha show the way to th e firs t co rner. T hompson / Rafael had to start backwa rds for jumping th e g a te , but passed the Price team and ca ug ht the leaders by th e secon d turn . A sligh t tangle wit h th e Price ha ck let the Pool e team by, but only for a matter of seconds before th e Thompson/ Rafael hack was ba ck in the chase. By lap two they had passed th e Po ole team and were closin g on the leaders . Another lost chain ' ca n be added to th e Lumsden/Nail record as they left t he lead wide ope n for Thompson / Rafael. T hey went on 10 ' win with Poole / Pool e and Price/ Price following. Moto two sa w Th ompson / Rafa el po inted in th e right direction this tim e and first into th e first turn . Lumsden/ Na il a nd Price/Price were right on th ei r heels. W ith some ha ir -raisin g , sid e by sid e racing, wild antics a nd action on ly sidehac ks ca n p rodu ce , L umsde n /Nai l hooked it . u p to T ho mpson / Rafael's t a il. Ano t her - c ha in flew off the h ac k , and th e positions behind rem a in ed the sa me to th e fini sh . T he wa y T ho mpson/ Ra fael look ed 'Sunda y. th ey co uld once again beco me a domi na ting force in No rthwest Sideh ack racing. • Results in Resu lts Section . - MOTORCYCLES 1 IIIIUIIIIIIIUINIIll lll lllll ln llll l UIl IIIIIIll IIlilIlillIIIlll III Illllll iU1IIIll n ll" " ll lt llll ll lU: i Se rvice • Pa rts • Sales i ~ = I ~ DMG ~ ~ I .. We Race & Service them all I 1505 S . Pac ific Ave.. S an Pe dr o. CA213-832·6844 1 833-1 301 I i i fi Ill IIlIIIIIIIIIIIll IIIIIIIIIIlIIIHIIIIIUIIlIllll llnl llllllllllll' lI1111I111111I 111 1I 1I 1I "111I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 '- Motocro.. Wo rksn. nd $49.95 Av aila ble at NewportRV 1916 E, McFadden A ..... s.nta A na. CA 714·558-0054 35

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