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._._._._._._._._.Another eliminator division falling to one of the hard- charging invaders f rom Arizona was the Modified Eliminator, where T . J. Jackson hopped aboard his C/ Modified ZI , set a new national record of 10.30 @ 127.55 and won the eliminator with a final round 10.70 to stop the "SonSon" D/ Mod ified Honda. Taking wins in Pro Comp, Stock , ' and Modified wasn't enough for the invaders from Nevada and Arizona . . T hey went to work in the ET Brackets, too as Joe Mo ran of Ph oe n ix on Ron Fortune's very fast ZI took Bracket I, with the runner·up slot going b y Bru ce Stephenson , a lso of Ph eonix . With all the C a li fo rn ia m a c h in es in competition, it's a tribute to the caliber of Phoe n ix com petit ion and racers th at two bracket co m petitors would wind up side by side in a major event final. In Bracket 2, R. C. Nickleberry of Los Angeles on an LTD Ka wasaki too k the win, with t he runner- up slot going to another Nevada invader , J a n Thomas on her 400cc Kawasaki two srroker. . Youth eliminator was won by Jeff Andrews, Jr. on a 125cc Yamaha over the 80cc Yamaha ofJ on T . Ciauri. Next stop on the Dragbikel West Coast Competition Series Trail will be May 20 at Orange County International Raceway for the nation's largest one -day motorcycle drag event , th e Dragbikel Orange County Classic. For further info on Dragbike! WCCS even ts, call 714 /292 -4444 or the national office at 315 /735 -1661 , or the tech line at 609 /423-1705. DeAnzaMX features new track By Ron Lawson G "" I )f SUNNYMEAD, CA: ~ APR . 8 Visitors to DeAnza Cycle Park were greeted by a totally reva m ped motocross trac k co nsisting a lmostly entirely of ch alle nging off-camber turns and mind -blowing . downhills. And park owner Doug Hall says he has even more plans for widening and lengthening the course in comiing weeks . One rider who apparently got along well with the new set -up was Mark Barnes, who took his Barnes Yamaha to two moto wins in the 250cc Pro class . The holeshot in round one went to Da rry l Lumbattis of Bill's Cycle in San Bernardino but hot on his tail were both Barnes and Mark Ellis (Yam). The top three spots were so close that for the first five laps they could have interchanged positions with ease, but t hen B a rn es found a way past Lumbattis and he j umped into the lead. A lmost immediately Ba rnes opened a small lead which he kept until the end of the race . Bu t Lumbattis still had his hands full with . Ellis . The battle between them would surely have been a good one. but Ellis' bike , which had been giving him trouble all day , locked up in the eighth lap. At the same point in the race , Phi lip Taboada of Ind io Suzuki ended his duel with C lint Tarvi n (Hon) a nd ' jumped into third where he stayed un til the end of the race. When they pulled off the track . Barnes still held his lead over Lurnbattis and Taboada who were a hea d of Tarvin and Floyd Burk ( Yam ). . The secon d time out. Ellis jumped into th e lead on a somewha t smoother ,. , l f Q ntinu! d,to /J!1ge 21-) " .... - e $.0 c, -e TORCO and OP~7 continue to give Team Husqvarna the winning edge. . Dick BurleSOn/Husqvama 1st AA -:- post National Enduro GOat Brecker/Husqvama 1st 250 Pro - .CRC/DO MX 1st 250 Pro - CMC CarlSbad MX We're goIng to teach you a thing or two abOutOIL Send $1.00 for our prodUct appll· e:atlOn dlart and an educa· tlOn on oiL ' The Arst motorcyCle to ever finish the Cannonball Baker Sea to Shining Sea Memorial Trophy Dasl1. The TORCO lubricated Suzuki OS-850 ridden pony express style by wendY Epstein, Oeorge Egloff, Ken and Steve ward, and Dirk James flashed across 3000 miles Of America In 43 hrs.. 32 min. (the original record was 11 daVS,12 hrs.. 10 min. set by Cannonball Baker. In 1914>' . . Their only logical choice In lubricants to run a motorcYcle flat out, nonstop.fOr 3000 mll.es? TORCO. TORCO Radng with MPZ and TORCO Shaft Drive Lube. TORCO OIL COIIMNY -12247 LabIand ROad - santa Fe SprIngs. CA 90670 U.S.A. - 213.....7989 AJntel~ m,." • e Competition Senlce Cycles 12131 831·1279 • 1244 N. Galley st., SIn Pedro. CA tlI731 SCOTT U "'. Boots . All sizes in stock Shoei Helmets ZG S·25 ',' YAMAHA Nylon Cordura MX pants NGK Spark Plugs Istd) , MAleo PARTS You Need 'Em - W e Got 'Em 213-832-6844 213-833-1301 DMG Tilic"PRO " WORLD CHAMPION- ~ MOTOCROSS APPAREL --. ... "'" JMf( 8fac_ TIBBLIN RACING PROOUCTS P.o . BOX 937 Escondido, CA. i2025 (714 jln«J51 M Reg . $180.00 Now $169.95 $139.95 $ 79.95 . $ 69.95 75¢ ea. $119.95 $ 45.95 $ 52.95 Sale prices good from 4/11/79 to 4/25/79 Sale prices good w ith .a copy of this ad only! T H' 'lAMA"fA 24020 Narbonne Ave_ Lomita, CA 90717 --------ITorrance/Redondo Area) 213-534-2311 . 19 J' .