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WHEN WAS"THE LAST TIME YOU PAID ONLYSS· TO SEE . THE TOP NATIONAL BIDER RACE? NomERN DATELINE ~ Now you can at the . ~ATES TEAM CHAMP.ONSHI~ -SUNDAY,JULY.,2PMCALIFORNIA RODEO GROUNDS Salinas HONDA Also Jr. Invitational with Honda's Jeff Haney HONDA WMRRA hosted 8 fun filled day of road reshing in lfinellyl sunny Seattle. SEE THE MICHIGAN MAFIA LED BY BOODY, ross, BROW CHALLENGE THE OHIO SCOTT BROTHEIlS, THE U.S. TEAM WITH KIDD, POOVEY, KEENER AND THE BEST IN THE WEST FROM CALIFORNIA EKLUND, AKSLAND, PEAIlSON AND MORE. "TICKET PR.ICES: IN ADVANCE General Admission $5 Reserved 6 Box Seats (6 seats) 42 For advance tickets outside the Salinas area write; AT THE GATE $6 7 42 Mike ]ohDJOD Promotions 523 N. Thor Suite B TurloCk, CA 95380 For tickets purchased after June 20 pick up at will call. The ~ond moto was no different for Azar. He grabbed the holeshot and managed to hold it although he said that he tired toward the end. He ran two classes for a total of four motos. No wonder! Mike McCormick (Yamaha of Salem) got a good stan the second 125cc Pro moto and was- able to hang in there most of the time and wound up fourth 01/el"a1l for the day. Van Epps hounded Azar the second moto but just couldn't make the pass and had to be content with a 2-2 day and second overall. Didier hung in with a top finish and got third overall. Thirty-one 250cc Pros roared off the line and again it was Clay Azar sweeping his Yamaha to the lead. Right on his fender was Tom Poage, riding for Olympic Yamaha. With the likes of Poage. Michletsch, Folck. and Anderson on his tail Aur knew he couldn't falter or it would be all over. He didn't and hung on for the win. Tim Mich1etsch got around Poage for the second spot on the last lap and Poage picked off third. Andenon was close and moving up when the flag came out, he got fourth. Rick Binckley (Everett Yamaha) rode to fifth. It was Poage all the way in the second 250cc Pro moto. He seemed to get stronger as the day progressed. His only competition came from Mike Kinnear (Cycle Mart Hus). Mike worked up from a fourth place start and stayed in second for nlDe laps to fJDish at third overall with a 1-4 day. Poage again proved his staying power by handling the Open Pro class. Riding for Yamaha International he handled both motos easily over his closnt competition. that of Montey Mitchell. Mitchell, riding for Gresham Suzu4.i, got two second place finishes for the same overall. Mark Kim. on a Maico from Iron Hone in Gresham, got a 4-3 for third overall with his consistent, smooth ride. Results PEE WEE JR: 1. Vomio Cop lSuz): 2. •t11 """'" (Vaml: 3. KINin 5-.lSuzl. PEE WEE EX: 1. Jemie Mur-.lSuzl. MINI JR: 1. ~ Dix lSuzl: 2. Oonen ManonCSuzl; 3. Mike taylor lVaml. MINI INT: 1. Ooug E _ lSuz); 2. J.y Collins lVaml: 3. _ _ lSuzl. MINI EX: 1. CNig lambert lVam~ 2. Eric IlolllSuzl: 3. Donny _ ---- . , .. --COIIIII- ....... _13, ........ CA--., P'1... ~7.. ''WORLD CHAIIPlOll" 1101"_ ....... ,.. .l . . . . . . TIBBUN RACING PROOUCTS P.C. BOX D7 bcoNIdD. CA.-.:m 54 (7'141 7.'«10' • ,.,... AJnt2J~ AJIlI'AIl£L ~ Competition Service Cycles (215) 8!1-1279 1244 N. Gaffev St.. San PNro. CA 90731 a<-l. 100 JR: 1. 0 . - Soi"" CSuzI; 2. Mike CoIhoun ISuzl: 3. Mike KiemeleCSuzI. 100 INT: 1. Ted Horrv lSuzl: 2. Atlon DtMaIVam). 125 JR A: 1. Wovno T.-lSuzl: 2. Eric IlolllSuz): 3. Jerry Block lKaw). 125 JR B: 1. Carey Lund CKaw); 2. _ Almotrong CSuzl: 3. Ken HubtIIlCSuzl. 125 INT A: 1. 0... Jubo CSuzI: 2. Robby W_ lVaml: 3. John IIr--.lVam). 125 INT B: 1. TroY Cartoon ISuzI: 2. BiM Hollman lHonI: 3. Mike OonieIIYaml. 250 JR: 1. Ken _ _ ISuzl: 2. 0... GI.IHon): 3. DuncIn DtMa (Yaml. 250 !NT: 1. 8Nco Cowin ISuzl: 2. ClIronc:o Gor_ IYaml: 3. W. Roberts IHon). OPEN JR: 1. Scon lloubronko¥ (Suzl: 2. Tony McCauley lVaml: 3. Bob K.-lVarnI. OPEN INT: 1. Joe knight lSuzI: 2. Greg Rodgers lSuzl: 3. Gory Ff_CMoiI. 3O-«J JR: 1. Gory _CHonI; 2. 0... Thorpe CMoil: 3. Den Kirk lVarnI. 3O-«J SR: 1. Fred ~ lVaml: 2. Tom T_ lVarnI: 3. 0... Devieo CHon!. O.T. 1. IIlI NoyIor lVarnI: 2. DicI< Ilurgen lVarnI: 3. _Hoo4IolV..... 125 PRO: 1. o.v _ lVaml: 2. 0... V.. Eppo lSuzl; 3. 0... Didi.-lVaml. 250 PlIO: 1. Tom Pooge lVaml: 2. o.v _lVoml: 3. Mille ~ lHull. OPEN PlIO: 1. Tom "'-lVam~ 2. Monooy_ CHuol: 3. _ Kim tMoil. Seattle road race opener: Scratchin' for bucks ami ..... By Lane Campbell Photos by Campbell and John Walker AUBURN/KENT, WA. MAY 20 Who'd believe it? Fun in the sun - in "rainy" Seattle! The season opener of ,the Washington Motorcycle Road Racing Association had the makings' of a spring c1allSic - bikini-clad young ladies turning lobster-red from the unaccustomed. exposure. while a 2oo-rider field went scratchin' for trophies and cash on the up-down 2.5 mile Seattle International Raceway road circuit. Canadian Greg McRae and Seattle's 1978 GP champion Bruce Lind both cashed in in a pair of GP classes (going home beller than $100 richer), while Keith Pinkstaff had a field day in two Production classes, and Castle Rock TT veteran Randy Skiver scored in Open Cafe. Each class ran a pair of heat races, with final tallies determined by "moto" scoring based on heat finishes. The second set of heats had to be shortened slightly, because 5.1. R. is presently running "under the gun" due to noise regs, and Sunday racing must finish by 5:30 p.m. WMRRA runs a feisty class of single cylinder GP bikes - Open and 250cc divisions that run in a combined heat with 125cc GP. The c1allS is a roosting place for the strange, the odd, and the downright neat machinery. Where else could a Suzuki RE-5 . rotary consistently win? Joe Rodgers,' a perennial points-earner, did it again, overhauling 250cc winner Dan Zlock (Mon) in both heats, with a 500cc BSA in there stirring things up as well. Frank Fonter, on the Beezer with the Union Jack gastank, rode so many classes he was hard to keep track of. He finished second in Open Single Heat 1, blew away the spectators on Martini Point by gobbling mid-pack