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entry forms are available by calling 7141646-7355 or 213/698-9788. Tom Denner of Duralube Oil informed Papa today that Duralube has purchased a YZI25 Yamaha for Tom Kelly, recent Class 20 (I25cc) winner at the Parker 400 . to use in GP and MX competition . Kelly debuted last weekend at the Soboba GP . Danny Chandler has s igned a twoyea r agreemen t w ith the Maico facto ry t o contest the AMA National ci rc uit . The factory w ill be supplying him w it h genuine works machinery so h e can go gunning t he big boys w ith a full Magnum. Chandler cl in ched the'250cc t it le in t he CMC/Suzuki Go lden State Series. Congra tulations Mike & Bob ...'for Seattle Supercross Wins.! Torco is now the offi cial lubricant for Husqvarna Motorcycles. Torco will also. for th e second year . be supporting Maico West racing and service department wit h product and technica l help . Plus , they will also be again sponsoring Wi lli Scheffer and Gordy Seirn both two -time AFM # 1 plate holders in th e 750 and 250cc Production classes, respectively. . Friday. Feb, 9 was quite a day for the Bell family. Even before Mike got on the Seattle Kingdome track to w in the 2O-Iap supercross main event. sister Christy was named Cycle Nelllfs Employee of the Month. Mike Bell Team Yamaha 1st Overa ll Feb. 9 Bob Hannah Team Yamaha1st Overa ll Feb. 10 Desert correspondent Joyce May sends her apologies regarding some incorrect results in her coverage of the Jan. 28 Cactus Cats race. First, saysJoyce, Eric MacCracken earned first overall Amateur . honors, finishing right behind the Roeseler/Balemine/Ogilvie trio . Also. the battle for first Novice went on between Bill Conger and L. Britt , not between M. Rya n and Conger as reported . Joyce sent the official results along; they're on p. 39 . Suzuki's building choppers, Actually. in 17 Spring Sales Seminars held recently, U.S, Suzuki showed their dealers their new " L" series of the GS model line, The "L's" -, four of them - feature the custom look with' stepped seats. spiffy exhaust. pull -back bars and all the other goodies that street riders like to put on their boulevard cruisers. They'lI be available in mid-March in the 425. 550. 750 and 1000cc displac:ement s izes. . Don't miss Biker, another Cycle News , Inc . product, at Daytona. Biker's a newspaper, like Cycle N ews, only it's published every other week and it's aimed at street riders - all of them, from dresser drivers to chopper pilots. Biker's pre-Daytona issue is their biggest yet at 48 pages. Bengt Aberg, 500cc MX World Champion in 1969-70, has s igned with Maico to contest the 500cc championships. Aberg. who rode a trick Yamaha four-stroke In last year's title chase backed in part by Torsten Hallman. will be joined on the team by Herbert Schmitz and Yvan Van Den Broeck. Schmitz and Van Den Broeck finished fourth and 10th. respectively. in last year's 500cc championship. Rou nd three in the Florida Winter AMA MX Series. held Feb . 18 at Gatorback in Gainesville. FL. saw three riders stage perfect 1·1 wins in the Pro classes . Team Suzuki's Mark Barnett topped the I25s ; Bob Hannah . riding a stock YZ250F from Ba rn ey's of SI. Pete aced the 2505:' - Maico-mounred Gary Pusrelak did a number.on.the Open c1assers.. • Winners see their way to winning with the SCOTT goggle and face guard system . C yo ur nearby SCOTT dealer fo r t he comple line of SCOTT motorcycle goggles, face gua replacemen t lenses and tear-off lenses. SC:OTT "Orthopedic Specialists" ~ Monoshock, Port ing , & Fork modifications enabled the team of Lon Peterson & Kern Cla rk to take their "Orthopedic" YZ 400 D to a second overall placing in Class 22 at the Parker 400. See why other top riders like Bru ce Ogilvie & Mark Lawrence rely on Scott's products. Call or write for info: 2627 Honolulu, Montrose, CA 91020 218-248-67 47 3