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, \ A box:.tock YZ400 yields 't o Stackable's expertise at Sayers. place off the start, while Chris Dublin and Russell Powers trailed. Blackwell kept the lead but Stackable stuck to his rear fender for almost half the moto and finally got by. The Blackwell/ Stackable duo were so fast that they built a 35 second lead over the rest of the Experu in half a moto, Blackwell came off a jump one gear too high and blubbered the engine. allowing Stack to creep closer before Rick cleared it out. . Mike Kelly was riding a good race in third place until he began to fade on the fourth lap. He eventually pulled into the pits on the fifth lap for a DNF. Mike Walcott took over third , followed by Wade Woodall . Cris Dublin and M. Barry Ritchey. Stackable held on for the win by three seconds as Blackwell was slowed by lapped rider traffic . Walcott , Woodall, Ritchey and Dublin followed in third through sixth respectively, one and a half minutes behind Blackwell . Stackable led the second moto from the stan while Blackwell had trouble with a bad start; get-offs and traffic. After the start Srackable led the procession of Dublin, Woodall , Powers , Blackwell , Ritchey and Walcott. Blackwell wasn't happy that far back and he began a charge for Stackable, moving to third place on the first lap. He knew he had to get to Stack real fast before he got too much of a lead . so he was taking chances that really hurt him . Blackwell went down trying to pass Dublin and he dropped to sixth place before getting back up. Once again Blackwell began a charge. This .time he dove under t hi rd p lace ri de r W~all, wh~.killed his engine, giving ·Blu kweU thepa'SS. But Blackwe ll fell . coming out of the tum, and got up just in time for sixth place again. Woodall couldn't start his engine right off and he took over last place in disgust. By the time they came around on lap four , Blackwell had taken over second place but by this time, Stackable had a 27 second lead which Rick never ove rcame . The rest of the riders became spaced out and fin ished behind Stackable and Blackwell in the following order: Dub lin (Yam ), Russell Powers (Hon) , Mike Walcott (Yam), and Dell Cooper (Hon). Stackable won first overall (1· 1), Blackwell took second (2· 2) and Walcott (3· 5) took third. Results I Got Into Bill Walters' Pants••• •••SoShould You! B ill uses on ly the highest qualit y m eleri als and tec hni ques to make h is el l-ne w N yl on £, Leat hers M X pants for 1979 , A new Spandex crotch pan el and t ricot li ning m ake me feel comfy while hi p pad s and pla sti c knee and ,shi n gua rd s pr ot ect my bod . Heavy ·du ty cowh ide . nylon. covered zip pers and doub lest i tchi ng mean Bill's new pants are as toug h as ever , A nd a custom jersey and spec ial fitting m ake su re I look as good as I feel . Why don 't you get in to B ill Walt ers Pant s? You'll be: glad you did-and so . MINI JR : 1. Danny S t _ lSuzl: 2. Andy Bradshaw lSuzI 3. Lorne Cox lYaml; 4. Dusty Myers ; ISuzl; 5. Paul Houston (Suzl. MINI SR: 1. Bryon Taylor lYaml; 2. Hard Luck PItts (1Uwl; 3. Chip McCall (Suzl: 4. Todd Riclts lSuzl; 5. Jeff W_lKaw). l00cc: 1. Keith Simmons lSuzJ 2. Barry Baumann ; lYam); 3. Jeff Mills (SUD: 4. Eugene Byrd lYaml; 5. RandyTaegualYaml. · 125 NCro/: 1. Bobby Morris lYam); 2. Terry Fowle< lSuzl; 3. Mark Molls lSuzJ; 4. Shad Part<.. IHua) 5. ; 9W t5 PM , Lynn McCaIYey(Suzl. 250 NOV 1. Randy Mann IHual; 2. William _ : ; (Hual 3. Dan Sturdivant ISuzJ 4. Glenn Duton ISuzl; 5. ; Tray HooIt . (Hull. . OVER 30 A: 1. Stave Fast.. IHonI; 2. David Park.. lYam); 3. Glenn Behnken IC·A); 4. Danny Atltins lYam); 5. Frad Devon tHull. OVER 30 B: 1. Pat Copley IC-Al; 2. Don Sietsma (C· A); 3. MoriteCok.. lYaml. 125INT: 1. Pauilleach ISuzl; 2. Stave Santos tSud; . 3. Mark Fisher lYam); 4. Matt Taylor ISuzl; 5. Marl< Newman ISuzl. 250 INT: 1. Russell Chapman lYam) 2. Jell Mazier ; (Hanl; 3. MarkTaylor IHon); 4. Mike Blatstraw IHus); 5. DavidHubbard IHonI. OPEN INT 1. Joey Balcom IHusl 2. Kevin Horton : ; (Suz); 3. David Wallace IHusl; 4. Mike Gilkey IMail; 5. John Breidenbach (Mail. KlUNKER: 1. Don Ryan tHon); 2. Richard Morris tSuzJ; 3. Dave Adams lYaml; 4. DavidChadwell. 125 EX: 1. Weldon Riebschleag.. ISuz); 2. Keith Davis (Honl; 3. Mike Wak:ott lYaml; 4. Billy Harrison (Hon). 250 + OPEN EX COMB 1. Sta ve Stae kable lYaml: : 2. Rid< Blackwell (Hon); 3. Mille Walcott lYaml; 4. Cris ' OiJblIrio lYam~ 5. Wade Woodall ('forn).· • • • •• Send 5 1.00 lo r brochure will Bill. Bill Walters Leat hers . a nd s lic l4 e f'So. . 7359 Varna Avenue North Hollywood, CA 91605 (2 13) 982·3738 . ..._--rw~A3 HA RD TO GET ~YAMAHA PARTS AND AC C ES SO RIES Largest s tock in U.S . • "'="" 24 Hour Mai l O rd e r Service Dealer s Welcome Nationwid. ..cept M iuouri ceU:8OOf325..t144 M i..our i eell: DONELS ON 3141Q7·t204 CYCLES . 3328 Woodson Road INC.,. . I ,; f .~ St. Lou is . Mo . 63114 .. I.. '41 • .