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.. • ; • ~ t 00 t"- O') C'I C'I 1-1 V ..0 S V > 0 Z· ~ Barry Holem roosts on the 250 Experts at Wichita. third place at the finish. No one was about to hold off Ungerer in moto two as he nailed the lead and rode off into the sunset for the overall victory. Kraco, with yet another good start. held onto second until Muirhead and Heller charged by him at the midway point.' David Brach was the early leader in ihe -O pen Expert class , but his lead suddenly 'we nt away when lie dismounted over the handlebars. Glen Weinman took the top spot and held it to the finish, with Brach the runnerup . Moto two belonged to Brach as he passed Weinman in corner three, kept the gas on all the way to the checkered , . relegating Weinman to second overall. ;(sl.La rry Chvatal broke away from the Open Junior field at the start but his lead wa:s to be a short Jived affair. /\lIen Muirhead was the man of the day, coming from fourth place to take the lead before the first lap was ~omplete_ Muirhead won easily with Chvatal, Jones, and Domsch finishing !?J.tIJ the order. Jerry Jones nabbed the holesh ot in moto two , followed by Chvatal, Domsch , and Muirhead. . In the first lap Jones overcooked a corner , Chvatal moved to the front , then came Muirhead, moving all the way from fourth to pass for the lead in the exact same spot as in the first moto. Once again this action took place on lap one. The standings never changed for the remainder of the heat. Result s MI NI: 1. Jim Herman (Vaml; 2. Wayne Lanning (SU,,; 3. Craig Posson lVaml. l00cc: 1. J im Herman (Vaml. f') 25cc JR; 1. Jon Ungerer ISud; 2. Alla n Muirhead ISud; 3. Danny Holler (Vaml; 4. Dennis Kracht ISull. l 250cc JR : 1. Kevin Waggoner (Vaml; 2. Gary Vager (HUB! 3. Doug Holler IVaml ; 4. Larry Weaver lVam) . ; • OPEN JR: 1. Allan M uirhead ISuz}; 2. Larry Chvatal (Sud; 3. J erry Jones (Vam); 4. Mike Domsch ISull. " 125cc EX: 1. M...k Newtins (Vaml . 50cc EX: 1. David Brach (Han); 2. Jesse Wessels lMai); 3. Dave Emerick (Vam). • OPEN EX: 1. Devid Brach (Vaml; 2. Glenn Wei nman IVam). ~ .~ Russell/Russell and Layton clean 'up at Wichita MX it:" , By' Dick A in sworth ... WICHITA , KS, OCT. 14 T.his was the last motocross of the year for the Wichita Jeeps M.e. but they will still have m onthly hare scr am bles until spring. The track is shaping up more and more under the d irection of Kenny Powers . This event he added a new jump in the north end and completed the overhead bridge cloverleaf. His next project is to pipe in more electricity for better lighting. More bleachers have been added in just the right places to give the fans a better and more comfortable look at the action . Jeff Russell jumped into the lead of the first 125cc Expert moto ahead of Roger Deckard, Jay Horn and this year's number one KMSA 125cc J unior rider Wes Kluckner, who was making his Expert debut, but at the half-lap mark Russell crashed and Deckard , took over: 'By the fourth lap the same four riders were engaged in a hellish . battle for the lead which continued until Russell moved out front on the jump after the white flag . Kluckner passed Horn for third at the same place. Kluckner and Russell hit the first turn in the last moto side by side but it was the rookie Kluckner wrestling the . lead away. He operied it up as Russell I began to close and held him off to win the moto in his first Expert race. Jim Ismert took the lead in the first 125ccJunior moto after Brad Nuckells got the holeshot. Brent Nearhood held second until Nuckells took it back and then closed on Ismert. The two battled for the lead until Nuckells finally got' it a nd won. Nuckells led 'the last moto followed by Randy Allen while John .Mead and Allen Muirhead put on quite a battle for third. On the fifth lap Muirhead crashed hard on the upramp to the clover-leaf. His leg appeared to be injured but he got up because he had to make every effort to ride the Open final as he tries to clinch the number two KMSA plate. Brad Wiebe and Lonny Johnson crashed in the second turn coming off the line and Alan Russell took the lead and 250cc Junior WID. Although Wiebe had won the first moto , Russell's overall came from his win in the last moto , Brian Layton won theFirst 250cc Expert moto over Louis Kebert, Jay Horn and Barry Holem but in the last moto Holem took the lead followed by Layton: The two riders opened up a big gap as they battled for the lead and on the last lap Layton finally got by Holem for the win . • . , Results ' Suzuki of Van Nuys New '77 PE 250 B ••• •••• • • • • •• •• • SI099 New '77 RM IOO B • •• •• •• •••• ••.• S b99 NeW' ' 7 7 RM 370 B SII99 Many to choose from Similar savings on all '78 models Suzuki of Van Nuys West Coast "' 1 Volume Dealer 16141 Sherm an W OJY. Van Nuys. CA 213'994-2800 213,994-2882 'J Blocks West of the San Die~o Freeway TERRYCABLE The Teflon Super Smooth Cab le *Co m ple te line for ra cing bikes *Re quires no oiling *Smoothe st pulling cable *Flexible throttle wire gives long life *Heavy duty ho using. resists st . retch a nd abuse. 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CA 90670 213·944 -6361 125cc JR : 1. Brad Nuckolls IVam); 2. Jim Ism ert (Vam); 3. John Mead ISull; 4. Randy Allen ISull; 5. Brent Nearhood IVaml. 125cc EX: 1. J eff Russell ISul}; 2. Was Kluckner IVam); 3. Roger Deckard {Vaml . 250cc JR: 1. Alan Russell IVaml; 2. Brad Wiebe (VarnI; 3. Mike' Frazier (Yaml ; 4. Lonnv Johnson (Yam). 250cc EX: 1. Brian Layton (Suz); 2. Barry Holem (Vam); 3. Jay Horn (Vaml; 4. Louis Kebert IHon ); 5. Jim . Montgomery (Yam). OPEN: 1. Alan Muirhead ISuzl. ... 29 •