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What's happening when Saturday. June 9 9-.30 a.m.-noon 12:00 1:30 p.m. 2:00-3:00 p.m. 3:00-5:00 p.m. Tech inspection at Plaza Camino Real Suzuki Slalom at Carlsbad International Raceway Mandatory rid.rs' meeting 250cc Support class practic. 500cc International class practice Sunday. June:lO 7:00a.m. 9:30-10:00 a.m. 10:00-11:00 a.m. 12:00 12:30 p.m. 1:10 p.m. 2:00p.m. 2:30p.m. 3:10p.m. Gates open at e.tsbad Intemational R _ y . 250cc Support class practice 500cc International class timed prectice Opening ceremollies First 250cc Support cia.. moto First IiOOcc Intemational cia.. moto Art Schoil eerobatlc show. WW11 airplane fIy-over Second 2IiOcc Support class moto Second 500cc International class moto The line-up Heikld Mikkola Roger DeCoster Graham Noyce Gerrit Wolsink Andre Malherbe Herbert Schmitz Ivan van den Broeck G-.dRond Andre Vromans Jean-Jacques Bruno BradLack.y Rick Burgett Rex Staten Marty Smith Tommy Croft Danny laPorte Steve Stackable GarySemics Mlck.yK....... Denny Swartz FnInkStacy Mlk. Bell K.nAdams Terry Clark Wayne Boyer Greg Th.lss Parry Klassen Monte Anderson Gaylon Mosler Darrell Shultz Chuck Sun Suzuki Slalom Finland Belgium England Holland Belgium Germany B.lgium Holland Belgium France USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA Yamaha Suzuki Ronda Suzuki Honda M8ico Melco Suzuki Suzuki KTM Ka_saki Yamaha Yamaha Honda Kawasaki Suzuki Yamaha Honda Yamaha Malco KTM Yamaha Maico Yamaha Suzuki Yamaha Maico Malco Kawasaki Suzuki Husqvarna An innovative concept in motorcycle racing. the Suzuki Slalom can be most readily compared to World Cup Pro &king. Two skiers. or mo-_ toe:ross riders in this case, run sidHy-side through paral.1 slalom ~ marked with flags in an elimillation system that ultimately yleIds a single ...... Unlik. the skiing event. however. Suzuki Slalom contestants race not only downhill but uphill as well after negotiating a hail pin tum at the bottom of a Carlsbad slope. Tw.nty Continentel Moto-sport Club rid.rs. all in the 125cc Intermediate class. have been. invited to race in the first Suzuki Slalom on Saturday. June 9 the day before the Bel-Ray 500cc USGP of Motocross. They" meet for check-in at 10 a.m. at the Carlsbad race course. Ther•• they11 receive a Suzuki Competition Heimet. a Suzuki MX Jersey and a pair of Roger DeCoster R.plica MX Pants, plus four tickets to the following day's ac:tivities. They11 ride Suzuki RM125 motorcycles. furnished by U.S. Suzuki for the .v.nt. and at 12:00 the competition begins with tim.d qualifying runs. Th. time trials will narrow the field.to 16. and th.y'll th.rrface·off for the paired elimination runs. The winner will receive his' choice of .Ither a Suzuki GS425 street blk. or an RM400 motocross n:tachin.. second place will win an RM125 MXer. and a GS185 will 90 to third place. Scheduled to fit in· between USGP tech inspection at the Plaza Camino R.al and Saturday afternoon practice for Sunday's competitors. the Suzuki SIaiom wiI help fill the Saturday spectetor·s· day with .xciting motocross action. • 18 Miss Bel-Ray USGP contest winn.er(s) Cathy LIlIy's husband Greg cam. running into the Cycie NewslWest office on deadDne dey of the Miss ~ y USGP contest. a rnaniIa envelope full of recently printed black end white 8 X 10 photographs clutched In his hand. looking for our resident .xpert on beauty contest .ntrl.s. Papa W.al.y. Wh.n Papa saw Cathy's pictures. he immediately recognized the obvious potentiai. Unfortunately. Greg saw the glint In the 01' boy's eye and insisted that the pictures be forwarded to B.I·Ray Lubricents people for upright. d.cent and allAmerican judging. PaPa sighed. Catt'!y won anyway. While results make it cleM that was the best choice among the .ntrles. Papa feh that a second .ntry - a runner-up. if you will should r.c.lv. r.cognltion. Andr.a Christin. Mosl.r. surprisingly wearing far I.ss than a Kawasaki T-shirt. Cathy Ll1Iy submitted her picture and reMOI1 for wanting to appear as Miss BelRay USGP at Cartsbad. Seems she "would love to m ••t all those handsome motocross racers." Does your father know about this. Andrea? Past winners of the United States Grand Prix Joel Robert Sylvain G.boers AkeJonsson Willi Bauer G.rrit Wolslnk Gerrit Wolsink Gerrit Wolslnk Gerrit Wolslnk Heikkl Mikkola Belgium Belgium $weden Germany· Holland Holland Holland Suzuki Finland Suzuki Suzuki Maico Maico Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki Yamaha 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978