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went for it . The 85cc B class saw Mike Larson (Kaw) win the overall with Lance Kilgore (Su z) getting second and Steve Oster (Suz) taking third . In the 100c c B class J. McGill (Ya m) rod e a fin e eight laps to th e overa ll win wh ile Ro bby Watilo (Yam) ga ve him a close chase for seco nd. The 125cc .B class saw ' nothing bu t the green b lu r of Lance Schoe n ing (Kaw) as he put on a class ride for Cliffs Cycle in Bremerton . Schoe ning is exhibiting fine fonn in the B class and should be a ve competent Pro when he moves into that class. H e was followed by Mike Thom pson and Steve Parker . T he 250cc B class saw Schumach er, Lit tle and Li ndy take the to p or der for their class. In the Open B class it was Gabover , Myers a nd Sessions. The 40 and over class saw an ove r 50 ride r by th e name of Darrell Trib er d o it to th e others on a Honda . Triber was very fast and won by a wide margin over second place Norm Duvall. Don T aylor picked up the third place spot. Over -the-hill riders in the A class saw Ochs , Shandrow and Wright take top honors. In what is believed to be a first at an indoor event the sid ehack team of Dick .Thompson and Alex Raphael bounced and jousted to first place while the teams of McDowell /Langosh and Hill /Butterfield rounded out .the top three spots . Side hacks in the Kingdome are a sigh t to see. The top ranking brass of Pace Management were on hand to study the effect , so who knows - maybe Hannah a nd T ripes as a team with a mono frame and Honda powe r ? The 85cc A class saw Bobby Moore win it whil e Don Gores and T im Aston followed in that order. . Richard Bragg won t he IOOcc A class in fin e style and was followed by Phil Lambert and Steve Corcoran. Phil La rsen (Kaw) duplicated his 85cc B brother's feat in the 125cc A class by winning it quite handily, Ph il put on another green blur off the line and sa id good bye for the day. His closest ri va l was B, Ruckman wh o p icked up the second spot pos iti on , The town of Longview wa s well represented by J immy Anderson in the 250 cc A class , Riding for Longview Suzuki , Anderson -went out and flat got it on , With smooth but blazing style he looked as close to the fonn that was presented the night before. Classic jumps and controlled handling through the clay whoops. Anderson is another na me that will be notched along side of the likes of Burgett, Sun and G regson as top northwestproduced mot ocrossers , B, Ba rk er and Steve Pless followed Anderson in th e 250cc A top three class . The Ope n A cl a ss wa s won b y Parker , Rain es and Lumsden . Distri ct 27 AMA clubs that scored, lap counted , provid ed flagmen and in gene ral eve ryt hing tha t was ' needed were the Washington Old T im ers. Sportsmen from Ra in ier, Mt. Baker M,C , . Mt , St . Helens M .C. , Shelton Trailblazers . Vancouver Black Cats , Penninsula Side Hacks, Skagit M ,C . from Mt , Vernon and the Shoreline Lions Club. For a first-time- ever indoor Amateur race in the Northwest the day was a success , The AMA has its act together as fa r as this type of program is concerned and should be congratulated for its .efforts. Hi -Point Rac ing Products was the major sponsor and Dave Duarte. general manager, was on hand until the last engine was killed for the day. The first annual Amateur Supercross in the Seattle Kigndome is history , A fine event , a fine crowd and a lot of very nice families getting a chance to spend their Sunday together. • , The '79 250 Maico Magnum II Get Serious. Move up to the Maic:o Magnum II Are you ready to make the big move? Are you past the point where you simply want to find out how good you are? It's time to start showing people what you've got going for you, If you think 1979 is your year, the 250 Maico Magnum II is ready for you - beautifully refined, faster and more dependable than ever before, Here's new porting that blasted Hans Maisch to seven hole shots in last year's world championships and a powerband so broad that you better be good to use it all. Cycle editors call it " legendary" and " ideal for MAJCO: 1 ~ Progres.s Rd.. Suffolk. VA 23434 - Rt. I , Bax 211. ~ L 60002 - 110 Eo American tracks," There's no chain tensieoers .. . no cha in problems, There's a reliability that only dirt racing specialists can build into a bike. The famous Maico handling is there too along with everything else that's new for '79. And again this year you'll see more pro privateers and sportsmen out to earn a reputation riding Maico red and gold. The more serious you .get about the sport, the closer you come to Maico, Isn't it time for you to see your Maico dealer, s.c. Anla Ave.• Burbank. CA 91502 - Canad&64 Hi!!eJy Rd. . 8oIton. ar..