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THE LATEST P BY PAPA WEALEY (Contin ued/Tom page 2) Not a bad idea ... T he Aftermarket Racing T ea m, with riders Ga ry Scott and Steve Morehead , is the brainchild of J. R . Kelley, President of KK Motorcycle Supply. Kelley "got on the phone to some of the aftermarket ma nufacturers we rep res ent" and almost im mediatel y picked up the su p po rt of five co -spo nsors : Be ll Helmets , Duckwo rth Cha in, Land T ool Company , MCM Exhaust Systems a nd Webco. Scott is currentl y fifth in the '78 AMA /Camel Pro point standings ; Morehead is tied for ninth . Mississippi's Larry Worrell, who many will remember as the mechanic beh ind the successful road rac ing efforts of the late Randy Cleek, call ed to tell us that he set-up a Yamaha TZ750 for young Freddie Spencer and that Louisiana go-fast racer took to it like a duck to water. "Incredibl e is the only word to describe how easy Freddie handled t he 750 on his first ride," said Worrell . Look for a profile on Spe ncer in next week~s paper. " Rad ica l Ron " Turn er will rid e Luft Shocks -sponsored Ya maha YZS in th e remaining AMA/Mr. PiBB 125cc National Champion sh ip MX Seri es events, AMA /Toyot a Supercross Series races. th e 125cc USG P a nd th e T rans-AMA Su pport class, according to Lufr's Rick Park . Lenny Seigenbaun will tu ne T u rner's m achines. A reliable source in Canada tells us that there has been a major shakeup within Can-Am's research and development section at the f irm 's Va lcourt headquarters. Robert Fisher. the head of the R&D department for the past three years, has been dismissed and another five workers w ithin the department have also been given pink slips within t he past two weeks. 1ngersoll Rand presented Proto tool kits to the top th ree mechanics in both the 250 and 500cc classes a t the T exas MX Nationals . T op ten awards are pla nned for the me chanics at t he St. J oseph and St. Pe ters, Missouri , Na tionals. Proto ha s a hu ge su pport program in both USAC and NASCAR au to ra cing , a nd is m ak ing plans to offer a ma jor cont inge ncy program at AMA pro MX events nex t year. Ted Henter, badly hurt in a road accident just before the Brands Hatch F750cc World Championship round in England, has been told by specialists that they are hopeful about sav ing the sight in his left eye. However, there is still serious doubt about th~ sight in his other eye , and Ted was due to see ' another specialist last week. Doctors have also just discovered that Ted broke an ankle in the accident to add to this other injuries. Ted's wife Mel flew to England to be with him as he is expected to be in the hospital for another week or so . • m,.PiRR SERIES Kawasaki 250/500 National Championship Motocross Sears Point • Sunda~ June 11 TICKET INFORMATION Adults: $8 .00 Under 6: Fre e Gates Open: 6:00 a.m. Children 6-12 : $4 .00 First Motocr oss Sta rts at l p.m. DISCOUNT TICKETS AVAILABLE AT PARTICIPATING KAWASAKI DEALERS. SEARS ~~ ~ Ticke ts also availa ble at Bass Agencies and Ticketron outlets. Call (707) 938 -8448 for mo re information. FREE PARKING advertise Hig hways 37 & 121, Sonoma, Calif ornia 954 76 r-----------, I,DUN"LO'p1 RACING TIRES ~! *Complete line for racing bikes *Requires no oiling *Smoothest pulling cable *Flexible throttle wire gives l o n g life *Heavy duty housing, resists stretch and abuse Write for Free li te ra tu re Terrycable PO Box 1321. Hesperia. CA 92345 (714) 247-2646 Out of state call toll free (800) 854-4691 INTERNATIONA L RACEWAY. INC . I ; WRITE, CALL OR SEE US AT LOUDON JUNE 16-18 -==PI1A L 203 • J34· 6855 WEBCO ~ rnoTORC'tUE ACCESSORIES BO X 429 .. V EN IC E . CALIF . 90 291 13