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'11 Iregon-Waahington;ldaho-Utah-Alaska-Canada- Northern California-Northern Ne Maxi-Bucks i for Mini-MX ~ Racers ~ CIJ . . ~20,OOO at Golden State In t'l Raceway. Shelton won $150 from Kawasaki for his efforts and ND was also on hand . Mark had borrowed Ray Straka's Kawasaki KZ750 after Mark sent his own Cham pion Cycles KZ750 into the turn nine waIl a t Riverside during the previous weekend. Despite a 350cc displacement disa dvantage, Shelton came out of the pack and was able to get by Knol len berg (San J ose BMW /Suzuki GSll O O) coming dow n the hill at tum 10. " I just waited until he shut off for 10," said Ma rk . Shelton's class competition, Frank Mazur on a H on d a CB7 50F, also was riding a d ifferent bike after his sponsor sold his KZ750 bo x-stocker . " I re evaluated how th e 750 F Honda works ," Shelton continued. " It works better th an I fi~ red . bu t not as good as the Kawas aki - it goes through (t u rn) 8A .an d down th e hill really fast ." KnoIlen berg seeme d to have a large hors epower adv a ntage a nd led th e opening ch arge u p the hill , followed closely by Chris Stewa rd (Suz GSI000), Lee Flemi ng (C ha m pi on KZ IOOO ), Mazu r a nd Shelton. Flemi ng got by Steward a nd began to p ressu re Kurt, the leader. Bu t Lee was frustrated by the GSI100's power . "Every la p I'd catch him in the corners, but he'd pu ll away in the straightaways. H e wo n the race fair and squa re, bu t ... ." Lee could on ly sha ke his head . and t he 1979 Open Production cha mp consi de red shelvi ng his Box Stock ride for the season . Defending class cha mp Whit Blakeslee finished fourth in his class and had his p ro test of third-place Stewa rd 's motor refuted when the tech inspection tear-down revea led no violations. Fred W in ter s (N D/ D.A . D. Ya m T Z250) too k the 250cc GP rac e after Glen Shop her (ND/ Shoei / Farmhouse Rest. TZ 250) a nd Dwayne Chung (Bill Johnson/Hungry Motors / Berkeley Yam T Z250) both slipped into and ou t of the lead . "The tr ack was slip pe ry, that's a ll I ca n say ," co nclude d Fred. whose biggest sponsor purch ases a ll his race pa rts a nd a lso happen s to be his mo ther. Chung ca me in second an d un spon sored Tom C hew (Yam T Z250) placed third . . " I love this track - always have," remarked Chris Bau r. She had j ust fini shed in secon d pl ace in the 200cc Prod uction race. losing to class power· ho use Greg Overm a n . "T he thing that I like about this tra ck," she continued , " is that if you're ha ving a bad day, you can 'I get away wit h it (by using horsepower). " In ot her action, Ga ry Breeder (Palo Alto Yam 500 ) eventuaIly d ispa tch ed arch- rival Dan An de rson (Ya m 500) to take 600cc Production. Pat Eagan (Cycle W orld/N D/ Moriwaki Honda Hawk) had no trouble in win ning 430cc Production . Gennady Liubimsk y (Palo Alto Yamaha TZ750) turned consistent 1:52s (81 mph) in his Open GP victory and Bob Runyon (Bill Sm ith/DKG Yamaha RD400) won both 500cc GP and 600cc Superstreet, Lee Flem ing (Champ ion Cycles Ducati 900 ) continued his domination of the Open Production class and Mike Spencer (Cha m pion Cycles KZ650 and KZ550 ) had victories in the 750cc Production and 600cc Box Stock races. Essaff/Harrold took top Sidecar honors. The next ra ce is Golden Ga te Challenge V on August 10, the a n nua l money race., • Results 43Oa: BOX STOCK : 1. Conrad Broo ks tYaml; 2. Ji m Siemens (Yam); 3. Ed Oiederich IHonI. 600cc BOX S TOCK: 1. Mike S pencer (Kawl; 2. Ray Stra ka lKaw I; 3. Pet e S truys (Honl. 75Oa: BOX ST OC K: 1. MiIlk Shelt on (Kawl; 2. Franci s Mazur (Han ); 3. M ike Krolick (Kawl. OPEN BOX STOCK: 1. Kurt Knollenberg ISuzI ; 2. Lee Flem ing lKawl 3. Chris Steo.var ISuzl . : d 125cc PROD: 1. Haim Beressi IYam); 2. ' Bruce Ch ristiansen (Yam). 200cc PROD: 1. Greg Overman IC·AI; 2. Chris Baur IC-Al; 3. Jon Lisker IC·AI. 250 PROD: 1. Nank Mazur IYaml; 2. Phil Head ley (Duel . 430cc PROD: 1. Pat Eagan (Hon l; 2. Mark Inga lls IYa m l; 3. Larry Theobald IYaml . 600cc PROD: 1. Gary Brooder (Ya m); 2. Dan Anderson IYa m); 3. Ray Strka IKawl. 750cc PROD: 1. Mik e Spencer (Kaw ); 2. Dave Emde ISull; 3. Mark Shelto n (Ka)w . OPEN PROD: 1. Lee Flem ing (Ducl ; 2. Kurt Kno llenberg (Suz); 3. W hitney Blakeslee IKawl. 600cc SUPERSTREET: 1. Bob Run yon IYam); 2. J eff Hagan (Yaml; 3. Greg Sachs (Yaml . 750ce S UPERSTREET: 1. Mike Spe ncer IKaw ); 2. Darrell W hite (Sull; 3. Frank Batcheller ITril . OPEN S UPERSTREET: 1. Kurt Knollenberg ISuzl; 2. Mark Ing alls (Nor); 3. J eff Stan ley (SUll. 125cc GP: 1. J ohn Glover (Yaml ; 2. Bill Mullins (Yam l; 3. J eff Leggi n (Hon!. 200cc GP: 1. Scan Ma lerbi (Sob); 2. Jon Lisker (C-A>; 3. Ron DeBruin (SUD. 250cc GP: 1. Fred W int ers (Yam); 2. Dw ayne Chung (Yam l: 3. Tom Chevv (Yaml . SOOcc GP:' 1. Bob Runyo n (Yam); 2. Fred Harri s (Yaml : 3. Jack Baker (Yam l. OPEN GP: 1. Gennady Liubimsky (Yam); 2. Kerry Bryant (Kaw): 3. Dave Emd e (BM W ). SIDECARS : 1. EssafflHarro ld IPEl; 2. Colemanl Bevans (Yam l; 3. Bryant/Langford (Kawl. ::s < - Kawasaki N. M. A. Contingency Awards for' the Ponca City Nationals Mark Ingalls feels that the extreme inside line is the ticket to fast laps. off Ku r t Knollen berg to take the overall and 750cc Box Stock win &, Attention Mini MX racers: You can earn a $1,000 contingency award prize for winning the National Championship riding a Kawasaki in each of the following classes: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 83ee Minieycle Modified, ages 6 - 8 83ee Minieycle Stock, Beginner, ages 9-11 83ee Minicyele Stock, Novice, ages 9 - 11 83ee Minieycle Stock, Intermediate, ages 9 - 11 83ec Minieyele Modified, Beginner, ages 9 - 11 83ee Minieycle Modified, Novice, ages 9 - 11 83ec Minieyele Modified, Intermediate, ages 9 - 11 83ec Minicycle Stock, Beginner, ages 12 - 16 83ee Minicyele Stock, Novice, ages 12 -16 ' 83ee Minicycle Stock, Intermediate, ages 12 - 16 83ee Minicycle Stock, Expert, ages 12 -16 83ec Minicycle Modified, Beginner; ages 12 - 16 83ee Minicycle Modified, Novice, ages 12 - 16 , 3ee Minicycle Modified, Intermediate, ages 12 -16 8 83ee Minieycle Modified, Expert, ages 12 -16 105ee Minicycle Modified, Open, ages 9 - 1 105ee Minieycle Modified, Open, ages 12 - 16 125ee Motorcycle Stock, Expert, ages through 16 125ce ¥:otorcycle Modified, Expert, ages through 16 250ee Motorcycle Modified, Expert, ages through 16 The Kawasaki Contingency Prizes will be issued in the form of a $500 Savings Bond for the Winning rider and a $500 check for the parent or guardian of the winning rider in each of the posted classes. Payment of the Kawasaki N. M. A. awards is contingent on winning the National Number One title in any of the posted classes on a Kawasaki with verification . by N. M. A. officials and signed contingency claim form by the rider and the rider's parent and/or guardian. Kawasaki Pass Don't Let the Good Times You By. .... 41