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"ada-Northern California-Northern Nell a fter tweaking his ankle to aggravate an old inj u ry. It looked like a typical battle was form ing bet wee n J im and T im who have both been out wit h injuries. Then J\ nderson pulled ou t with tra nny prob lems and it was Tim 's sho w. Perry Sco tt (Hon) a nd Ga ry Rost ca me in second and th ir d . . M oto two look ed like a ru na wa y for Mich litsc h. Arne Hettman (Hon) held second whil e Chris Washburn (Ya m) and Ste ve Williams ( Yam) sorted ou t third . Washburn got it and was Headed for Herrman by th e tim e Scott came up behind him . W ith only two laps to go Hettman gave wa y to both of them . Then on th e fina l loop Mich litsch , whose rear brake rod was d angling, went too fa r into a corner a nd dropped it. Both Washburn and Scott went by Tim and Scott went on to take th e lead and the overall. Anderson was ba ck full force in th e f25cc Pros. Steve Pless (Hon). Dav e VanEpps (Yam) , Robby Watilo (Yam) and Kevin White (Ya m) started out in front of Anderson , but on the third lap. Anderson was leading and Pless was in fifth . Watilo . with a new watercooled kit installed, too k over second , .bu t VanEpps was not to give up easily and took it .b ack . Roy Davis (Ya m) , also with a cooling kit , mo ved up behind VanEpps in th e la te laps. When th e second ro und cam e up, the gate was broken and a flag start was used . During th e wait, Anderson was caught creepi ng and tu rned arou nd on th e lin e. It onl y fir ed h im up more . Arne Hettman (Ha n) and Pless led the pack this time, but Anderson plowed by everyone to take th e lead on the second lap a nd run off in to the beyond. Pless hung in for second while Hettman sat out a few laps. Mike McC ormick ( Ya m) finis hed third and Va nE pps came around in fourth. f u'T im Michlitseh, Chris Washburn and ' Barn ey Newman led a Yammie parade in the first Open Pro mota. T im dis l ap pea red while Newman worked on Washburn and Phil Oveland (C·A) worked on everyone after a first lap goof. Newman had barely moved into second before Oveland took it away from him. Then suddenly they wer e on e and two as Tim sat at the side of the track with a seized engine. Round two was a parade from th e start with Oveland leading Newman a nd Washburn . The 125cc In termediate class had som e new fron t- runners today. St even Bye (Ya m) led th e first moto until th e fina l loop wh en David Hettinga (Yam) moved by. Coming in t hird was Loch N ames ( Ya m) wh o had com" off the big jum p on the first lap and apparently missed the brake entirely. H e ran across the track and onto th e nex t sectio n before stopping. They just kept go ing by whil e he returned to th e exit spot and resumed the race. In round two , Lou Gregory (Yam) , on a borro wed bi ke a nd riding his firs t Intermedia te ra ce , grabbed th e holesh ot , Names was th ere to take over the lead and G regory cha sed h im until . the two pulled ou t a gia nt lea d . Gregory had just ta ke n th e wh ite flag whe n he go t sp it off th e high side go in g . into the sweeper. He h ad to ba g it to repair the bars in time for the rightful owne r's rnoto . This was on top of a fla t tire on th e fin al lap of th e first moto for Gregory . Kent Egli (Yam) inherited second spot for th e moto and Bye was th ird . ocross Cat hirts with an alilnew design by Mlx creator .Cat Tony Be Please In 10 the order bIcIIk in 011' Wild Ad section Need money? Try the Cycle News Want Ads. .il.. - MINI BIKES ~~r~ ~~~~:t PARTS L U L Sports C e n ters, Inc. • • '97 T y ler Blyd. Ment or, O h io 44060 :u6J2SS·7.1I'7 HusqJarna CALLUS FOR CLO SE OUT PRICES ON '79 390's We have one of the most complete lines of Husky parts and accessories in Northern and Central California. We ship UPS Result s Coleman's 1545 Esst' Miner PEE weE : 1. M ike Thompson (Suz); 2. Eric Law (Yam); 3. J eff Daily (5 uzl. MIN I JR DIV 1: 1. M itch Clark (Yaml; 2. J eff M iles (Yam); 3. Brian Reiter (Va ml. MIN I J R DIV 2: 1. Ronny Hopla IYaml : 2. Shane W hitaker IKawl; 3. Nicky Blasdell (Kawl. . 1Je . . . . . . . . . &:GOKARTS Stockton, CA 95205 , , ,.. 209-466-5872 .: .. , ', ~ Shipped anywhere U PS daily . COD Williamson Sports Motors Mill Hall. PA 17751 717/726 ·4921 ~ CURNUTT SH OCKS I ... 75992 Baseline Twentyn ine Palms, CA 92277 . 714/367-9179 39 . . ~.