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I THEY USED.TO 'BO CHAINS IL TO LUBE THEM PROPERLY !! E .. CO t"- It used to be an old trick to heat up O') ...-4 heavyweight oiland dip yourchaininto it.The oil would thin out and penetrate the entire chain. When it was removed. the oil would thicken and lubricate the chain properly. ~ ll') ...-4 'GJ "" In theory. we've done the same with our chain oil, but now we use a high quality grease. The Hi-Point Chain Oil is specially formulated to go on thin to penetrate deep into pins and rollers. The carrier agent then evaporates, leaving a high strength film of grease deep in the pins and rollers. Nowyou can lube your chain properly without the mess of boiling. Try a handy squeeze bottle from your Hi-Point Dealer. ,.Q e ~ 0 Z - TRY THESE OTHER .· HI-POINT RACING OILS '2 CYCL E C ONCENTRA TE '2 CYCL E INJECTI ON '4 S TROKE SUPER PREMIU M ' TRANSMISSION GEA R LUB E 'FORK & SHO CK OILS 'SPECIAL TY LUBES J. H.outunilln led the nc:ond 250 Pro moto w lr. t o-wlre at lemOore. / . ~u ,3. Ricky Cremorw IVaml. J 2SO JR: 1. Roger Burditt IVoml: 2. Ron WilvI IVoml: 3. Ron MurphyIVaml. • 2SO EX:1. Rod Spencer 1000l; 2. Keith D8y 1K8wl: 3. Gory~(Suzl. 1 380 NOV: Ron Yen. (BuD. 380 EX: Gee" LoweIVoml. lL 500 NOV: 1. Phil Meyonberg IVoml: 2. Jon T. oji (BSAl. . . 500 JR: 1. Gerold Spencer IVaml: 2. Jodc Kline lYaml. 11 500 EX: 1. KOith Doy IVom): 2. BillCoIicuro IVoml. In · . Harper hot at AME Manufacturers ·Serles Race No.1 JlOOl By Linzy Sargent ~hoto by Stuart Lirette LEMO ORE, CA , OCT. 15 Will Harper (Cole Bros. Mai) was the m an to beat at Lemoore this weekend, scoring an overall win in the Open class and almost taking the 250cc Pro class. From the start of the first Open moto, it was Clear that Harper would be the winner its' he commanded the race from start to finish . Sherman Schneller. (Santa Maria Suz) did all he could to keep close to Harper, but was never' much of a challenge. • 'H a rpe r took the next holeshot an d Schneller again was second. but this time he lost even more ground to Harper. . The overall ' went to Harper with the perfect score and second to Schneller. . . ~ Jay Haroutunian (Sumner's Suzuki of Fresno), the first 250cc Pro off the line came flying out of turn one, only to find a red-flagged restart. Luck was with Harper - victim to a first turn pile-up. He took advantage of the rest art, making su re he made it through turn one. and took the lead. ,T r acy Oswell (Cole Bros , Suz) was in .ho t pursuit, foll owed by Mike W ickersham (Mai) and Jay Haroutunian who lost control on a fast ~tTil igh t trying to pass the d uo for second. Harper continued to stretch his lead over Oswell as Tim Locey (DG Performance-Yam), putting on a hard charge from the rear. of the pa ck , caught and passed W ickersham fo; third . Harper smoked home with an easy win . Moto two changed the pace as Jay Haroutunian led through turn one with Harper glued to his rear fender. Harper, determined to keep it a perfect day , gave chase as if he were possessed and .the two .quickly pulled away from the pack. After spending most of the first moto getting warmed up, Haroutunian was ready to pull out the stops to win this one. He pulled off a slight five secon d lea d and seemed to be taking control of the moto, then, coming over a fast left hand jump, he lost it for the third time of the day. Harper quickly took advantage but his lead was short lived as the coil fell from his Maico bringing him to an abrupt halt. Haroutunian recovered, took the lead and held it to the finish. Tim Locey ' took over second after Harper's DNF, but was never a challenge to . Haroutunian. Overall went to Locey with a 3-2 score, Tracy Oswell ended up second with a 2-4 and third went to Jay Haroutunian with a 6-1. . Randy Johnston (Suz) holeshot the lead of the first 125cc Pro moto followed by John Nelson (Hanford Suz ) and Kevin Phillips. Nelson quickly disposed of Johnston to set the lead pace which was never matched. Phillips (Yam) was really putting on a hard charge to catch Nelson but he crashed and ended up with a possible broken collarbone. Second was then in the hands of Evan Marcus (Yam). Meanwhile, Tim Locey was pulling up through the pack turning the fastest lap times of the moto. It wasn't good enough though as he ended up third behind Marcus and Nelson took the easy win . Moto two 'was a race of a different color as Locey came on strong, breathing down Nelson's back for the lead . On lap three, Locey took command and won , the moto with ease . Nelson stayed in second with a comfortable lead over Marcus and was assured the overall for the day. Second went to Tim Locey and third to Evan Marcus with a 2-3 day. • .... .Distributed by: Hi-Poin t R acing Products 3709 W. Erie Ave.. 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