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.. •••• 000 ••••••• 0 "~hese JOolz preparalions are in our eslimalion, lhe single mosl imporlanl .power increase ' available on any machine"•.• DIB~ BIXE Magazine, 000 ••• 000•••••• 0 •••• Central Pipeline February, 1979. IJf!J@11$PIIJfEII/8G11 Klotz SpecIal Formula Products. Inc. P.O. Box 1343 eN 79 Fl. Wayne, IN 46001 219-749-0489 r+M 1I I I I I I I I I L The All New Carabe la MX -1I1 Moto-Crosse rs Ut ilize The Very Latest Moto Cross Tec hnolog y To Offer The Hot Set-Ups For 1979 - I I I I I I I .......J ~ IAbovel Open Expert Glen Johnson paddles through the mud-soup at Rio Bravo.IBelowl Kevin Vaught maintained his composure for a second in the 125cc Int. class. MX·1I1 125cc - 250cc - 360cc l imited Dealerships Available - U.S. Import er Cyc le-Kart Racers. Inc. 4131 S. Sheridan Rd . Tulsa. Okla hom a 74 145 (918) 663 -4080 Telex 497 -593 . ~ Moto-Cross • Flat Track Mopeds Mini-Bikes HARD TO GET ~lV~AJ ~YAMAHA PARTS AND ACCESSORIES • Largest stock in U.S . 24 Hour Mail Order Service _ ~. Dealers Welcome N.tionwide except DONELSON c811: Miasour Missouri call : CYCLES. 3141427·1204 INC. 3328 Woodlon Roed 8OOI~144 St. Louis . Mo . 63114 Texas Series MX Round Two: Twas a mudder By Mike Reilly -. Photos by David Douglass HOUSTON , TX, APR . 29 .=C!F~ 50 AL IIAKElt·S~ . . . Same Fe Ave. E. H_ie. CA!12346 n4-244-54215 The second race-of the four event Texas Series Motocross Championships , held today at Rio Bravo Park, went into the history books but left a dirty page in the process. Besides the obvious fact that today's mudrace cost Texas motocross fans a chance to view th e best racing imaginable, featuring Texas' finest rnotocrossers, a few other curves were thrown at those in contention for th e sta te cham pionships. Many of th e riders elected not to participate , choosing instead to give up this weekend, as t he rules allow the dropping of two motes and one overall . The kink in this theory is that riders encountering problems in the last two races will have no ext ra points to fall back on; such as those earned by the riders deciding to compete today. Therefore, many of the championship titles will ultimately revolve around the riders and the finishing points scored during Round Two. Many of those who did ride were plagued with moto breakdowns and finishing positions that did not reflect the strength they had demonstrated at the opening round at Lake Whitney. Houston area riders dominated their home track they were understandably more fam iliar with the Rio Bravo circuit and how to traverse the sloppy terrain. Expert class winners were Billy Click in the Over-Sf) Expert; Glen Johnson in the 125cc class ; Marvin Talbot in the 250cc class; ·and David Boles out classed the Open Experts. Da vid "Mork" Boles (Mai) exh ibited the best racing skills of the day. Most of the riders in the Open Expert class were veteran performers and both motos were ama zingly com pe tit ive, considering 'the conditions. Boles won the second moto and Kirk Spencer (Yam) the first , but neither was able to establish any sort of dominance as the next four riders behind th em were never more than a few seconds apart. When it was all over Boles admitted that the racing had actually been fun and the track condition not nearly as bad as it looked. While the spectators looked at each other and asked , "W ho is that guy? ," Martin Talbot brilliantly went about his business of winning th e first 250cc Expert moto. At the fin ish, second place Danny Pennington wasn 't even in sight of Talbot : In the final moto Talbot trailed Houston's Glen Johnson to the ch eckered but second was sufficient to claim the overall and · valuable Texas Series points for the' Carrollton , Texas Yamaha rider. Johnson, riding for the Howard Racing Team , suffered through the. first moto when his Honda constantly missed from a wet plug. This allowed Pennington to move past for his fine showing the first moto . Though Johnson was in control of the final moto, third place in the first race cost him the overall. Dicky Turnbo