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TEN YEARS AGO peL! Geta deal-and a free hop-upkit, E o 00 0') The Viking MX Series ca me to a conclusion in Atlanta. GA , with Husqvarnamounted Heikki Mikkola taking the win and wrapping up the ser ies title as well. Hakan Andersson took second on another Husky and to make the day a Swedish sweep. Florida Husky rider Richard Burleson nabbed top America n honors in front of Jim Shotton. A National half mil e scheduled for Tulare was cancelled when the track's surface startedbreaking up as practice began. Efforts to repair the surface were futil e and th e decision was made to cancel. A near riot occurred among the overflow crowd . and promoter J.C. Agajanian was taken awa y from the track by an ambulance attendant to prevent inj u ry after he had been the target of assor ted debris. Trojan Speedway ra n a 50 -lap TT for 100 and 125cc bik es. a nd Gary Scott was the winner on a Kawasaki . Dale Hopkins took second followed by Rob Morrison. Speedway action saw Scott Autrey win Costa Mesa 's Handicap Main, ' wh ile Steve Bast did the honors in the Scratch program. Fans of the TV series Fath er Knows Best wou ld ha ve enjoyed the second d ivision main a t Bakersfield. where Billy Gray won . Featured in a Bob Lenk profile was 'Navy jet pilot turned Suzuki fac to ry road racer Judy Nicholas. In addition to his ob vious tal ent as a motorcycle racer. Nicholas was also an accom plished violinist. In a motocross at Champion Speedway in northern Cali fornia . Carl Cranke . was th e dominant force , winning th e 125. 250 and 500cc Seni or classes. He rode a Sachs, CZ and AJS. respectively. A big-name mo tocross a t Ba y Mare found Bob Grossi (H us) topping th e 500cc Sen ior cla ss with second overall going to Jim West (AJ S). John DeSoto (CZ) was th e leader in the 250cc ranks. _with Brad Lackey ta king th e ru n ner up spot . Can'thack the bucks fora full-tilt thwnper? Well, maybe youcan - witha little help from Kawasaki. Right now, we're ready to make you a dealon a brand-new KLX250-and throw in a $199.95 factory Hi-Performance Kit.Free:" You always wanted a 4-stroker that pulled hard and handled. This is it.The KLX,a torquey 250cc singlecammer that's wrapped ina KX-basedchrome moly motocross frame.It's 233lbs.light, and glides onleading-axle air forks, gas reservoirshocks and a forged -aluminwn I-beamswingann. Kawasaki tosses in- absolutely free - the factory Hi-Performance Kit that includes high-lift cam, power pipe and a Super-Trapptunablesilencer. Dyne-developed and field tested, it'sgood for up to a 20% boost in power. Free. Get downto your participating Kawasaki dealer for a tough dealon a tough thwnper.And a $199.95 head start on the competition. - Offer in ef fect thro ugh September 30. 1980. only at participat ing dea lers . Availability ma y be limited . A lway. ride safely. Obe y IocaJ laws. :'lember :'IIC. MSF. Don't let the good times pass you by. . T he annual Austin . TX , Aqua Festival incl uded an MX race and in the 500cc race. it was a ba ttl e be tween Bul tacomounted Wyman Priddy and Yamaha pilo t Jack O 'Leary. O 'L ea ry took the first mot o, b u t Priddy ca me bac k to win th e following two a nd the overall. Lonnie P eterson re turned to the MX scene a t Deadma n's Poin t. Pet erson , who had served and was injured in Viet Nam , posted a 1-2-2 score to win th e 125cc Senior class . In his firs t at tempt at th e 250cc Sen ior cla ss, Rex Staten was th e overall winner. Mert Lawwill cr anked up his old side valve Ha rley a nd won Ascot's half mi le main event . whi le Sh orty Seaborne edged Oene Romero by inches for second. Nort hern California 's N ick T herou x won the Amateu r main in his first Ascot appearance, and Kenny Roberts took his sevent h straight Novice win. ,., ."O' ..... , t . sf Sidecar World Championship Belgian Grand Prix Jock Taylor and Benga .Johannson Yamaha on Dunlop More~ ride on Dunlop than any other tlreliltt.eworlcl. ~ DUN~OP no, Box 1109, Buffalo, NY 14240 . I· ' J' '1' • . 25 , ,