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decision , 'as stated, is up to th e AMA. Sanford had run into this sec tion with a two minute penalty and zeroed the next two and didn't lose another until chec k four wher e he aga in lost two . By the fini sh he'd lost two more to total a six . Rick Munyon ra n very well on his new 250 cc Hon da . If, as they say in th e ads, th is is the soun d of t he future , it's going to be very qu iet in th e wood s. You had to really listen to hear them , if th ey wer en 't In a pa ck with other bikes. Charles Bethard (Bul) rod e his usual smo ot h ride to pick up th e first place A rider award . Charlie just takes th em as they com e and for a man of 46 . still can look forward to many yea rs of competition . At a rock face in sect ion two ne a r Cub Creek , many riders oversho t the tu rn . Sitting there, way ahead of time , was King Richard himself. He had to enjoy himself at this po int even t hough his speedo had gone south . He had a prime view as the less ta lented riders foug ht their way up the face. O n one occasion , a rider was ma king his way u p th e section which has to move you directiona lly rig ht again and another rider, a bi t impatient , .decided to hit the fa ce . Well he might hav e made it had he waited two seco nds longer . Ka zarnrn, int o th e' ot h er rider , a perfect T vbone , T hey bo th bit granite. Burl eson wat ched all this fro m bel ow a nd when he figured he was ba ck close to h is m inute . snicked it int o gear and did what he does so well , right up th e steepest , smoot hest part of t he face , clic ke d a sligh t crossu p a nd d isa ppea red int o th e brush . Hannon on t he YZ pu lled a simi lar move to pa ss a no the r rider on th e fa ce , but his timing was perfect to effect the pass with no cont act. Hannon does look smoot h on the blu e bik e. The weather did a fine job all day as the event wound its way from 500' to nea r 4 ,200'. At Porter Cr eek tra il, t he even t could have had its first serious problem , A C rider on an ITI75 blitzed a fast sweeper only to lose soil when he went wid e and over a cliff into a ravine nearly 75 ya rds below . He bailed in time , onl y to slid e down to h~s bike. If. it had been the other way arou nd th e ta le would not read well . He rode the bike b ac k b ut not u nt il six g ro wn men pushed and clawed and swea ted the bl ue machine back to the top . J BrianJohnson (Suz), a B rider when . he began the run , became an A rider at event's end with th e exce llen t ride he turned in . _ J The clu b does ha ve a few th ings to learn a nd like Sanford said , if th ey onl y could be run the sa me across the country. The locals are used to th eir wa y. The Pros go from on e area to another and need to ha ve consistent events. The one big improvement thi s cl u b could employ would be time -in check at each check , This was dul y noted and will be used next yea r. No one disliked th e la yout of th e co u rse . They whouldn't hav e , it was excellent. Lyle Duronso said it best, "we thank the double A riders for te llingus what wedid wrong so good ." • 00 l-< Q.) ..0 E Q.) ::> o Z Announcing a Revolution. The Maico Magnum Enduros. This is the year it happened. Maico is bringing Magnum performance to Enduro competition . . . and they 're serious about it. N"~er before in a single model year - have inventive Maico engineers brought so much to the sport. ilion H.P. Leas Lbs. The power is up in a new /lllagnum engine with special alloy pistons, GP lightweight crankshaft. and ' 79 porting . The famous Mako powerband Is there. but overall weight Is down. A Radical N_ Prome A shaped swIngarm lowers the center of gravity, lowers the seat height. The countershaft sprocket moves next to the swIngarm pivot eliminating twelve cha in links and tensloners. Eoclaro DepeadUl1lty An even ten Inches of travel front and rear with air 'forks and dual rate spring mounted gas shocks. Bosch COl ignition. Quiet double-wall exhaust pipe with Skyway spark arrestor. Metzeler tires on rugged gold anodized rims. Eadaro Pedol1lUUlce A new unified command unit including speedometer, hom, front number plate and headlight. GP side number plate. rugged rear fender and tall light. long·range gas tank. center sta nd. cha in guard and much more ••• It's all standard, all race-ready at your Milleo dealer. If you' re ready to move up In class, get on a /lllagnum Enduro - 250, 400 or 450 cc, /'Wee>. 1 256 ~ Rd.. Sullolk. VA 2J434. Rt. 1, Box 211.-'11.60002' n oE. s-u"""A.... - . . . . CI\ 91502' Canoda -64 HMlyRd. . _ Or<. Results 151 OVERAll AA: Don Sanford. 6 IHonl;·2 . Mike Hannon. l ' (Vam); 3 . Dick Burleson (Husl . - 125 A : 1. Dan Dillon , 15; 2. Tom Tucker, 16. 200 A: 1. Jim Bently . 10; 2. Steve Church, 10; 3. Jack Ccrnmec, 11; 4. Greg Lykkc, t t . 200 B: 1. [Tie) Larry Bowland, 13. Gary Steen . 13; 3. Stan Sanstrom, 15; 4. John Nielson, 28; 5. Ken Churck. 31; 6. Chuck Ded rick, 33; 7. Ray Koenig, 33; 8. Wa lly Sbeevee. 43; 9 . Duncan Hewett , 58 . - OPEN AA : 1. Don Sanford . 6; 2. Mike Hannon, 11. 250 A: 1. Rick Munyon, 12; 2. Ron Cfizbe. 19; 3. Don Rhode s. 24; 4. Alan Bagley. 31. 250 B: 1. Brian Johnson, 10; 2. Glen Brown , 22; 3. - 'T6m Nichols. 22: 4. W ayne Rogers. 33; 5. Augi e xoei s tre. 34; 6 . Dan Roberts. 38. OPEN A: 1. Chas. Bethards. 9; 2. Da v e Bower s. 9; 3. Karmey Bunker. 10; 4. Dan Brecht, 15; 5. Randy Butchart, 17; 6. Gordon Oyler, 18; 7. Alan Perrett. 18; 8. Robert Wonneberg, 30. OPEN B: 1. Ron Morganthauler . 34; 2. Marion Dutas. 38; 3. Denn is Weaver, 45; 4. Harland McDougal , 50; 5. Max Kirton , 55 . 15