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TEN YEARS , AGO Boris Murray and his twin-engine 1300cc BSA won the Top Fuel honon at the second annual United States Fuel and Gas Motorcycle Nationals drag race at Irwindale Raceway. Murray upset favored Due Campoe (H-D) in the fmal run, getting the holeshot and c10dting a 9.47 ET for the win. Sonny R.outt took Top Gas honon on his twin-engine Triumph. A freak accident resulted in another broken leg for Gary Nixon. The twotime AMA Grand National Champion was trail riding on the sand hill behind his Maryland home as he did every day, and the bike fell on top of him, rebreaking the bone at the same place it bad been broken earlier. CZ riden John DeSoto and Tim Hart showed up at Arizona's Manzanita Raceway to conduct a motocross school, and also gave lessons in the following day's race, dominating the 250cc Expert class. DeSoto won two of the three motOlI to take the overall win with Hart second and Arizona's Bob Morpo third. DeSoto and Hart also placed 1-2 in the Open Expert c1ass, where Brian R.a. rode to third. Ilich Thorwalcbon rode his Riclunan to the overall win in the Orange County M.C. 's hare scrambles, taking the lead shortly past the bomb. Larry Pfutzeoreuter, Bill Bogner, Bill Friant and Bill Saltzman completed the top five overall. Results were released for the Cal Poly Penguins Hi Mountain Enduro, and the overall winner was HarleyDavidson-mounted Dave Ekios with a score of 992. Mike Patriclt won the 250cc A class, Malcolm Smith won the Open A class, and the trio of Patrick, Smith and Slen Hurd topped the team competition. Bernie Schreiber moved out of the Kids class to take fourth in the Ultra Lightweight class at a San Diego Trials Riden observed trials near Miramar, CA. In that event Jeff Walker bested John Wallen to win the Masten class with llichard Delaney winning the Expert honon. Drag racen Joe Smith and Boris Murray were invited to stage a besttwo-of-three match race at the NHRA Winternationals at Pomona, CA. Smith's singk-aJgine Harley-Davidson won the match with 9.07 and 9.09 ETs, both under his existing 9.16 NHRA ET record. 00 ~ .-4 •• SAT., Feb. 7, Houston def , f,n" I l. I s\e l ." ·..\ b telt\1 :1::t: "nS ~ win in the Houston Short Track, he reminded us all that a healthy Jay Springsteen can make the rest of the pack feel sick. And just for the record, you ought to know that Springer, as well as 7 of the other first 14 finishers, were all riding on our Carlisle tires I Which probably also made the rest of the peck feel sick! • '" , ~\ '" SUN., Feb. 8, Houston d f,'dll~nS 'II'" .~I\t Som& ... times history has a very exciting way of repeating itself. Running like it was the old days again, Steve Eklund and Jay Springsteen finished one-two in the Houston TIl And just like the old days, Carlisle tires went along on both rides. In fact, Carlisle tires were on 9 of the first 14 bikes across the line. Which ought to tell you something if you're a Dirt Treeker who wants to make a little history yourself. CYCLE RIDER,'Ne. ...... F.ltftla17 Special VENDRAMINI MXBOOTS . all[04 Doug Grant signed with AJS to take the factory ride vacated by Jim West, who signed with Husky. In Europe it was announced tbat Vic' Eastwood had also signed with AJS. .-4 171JO StlllllMAN way .IKO". CA '1315 12131701·1032 .r.... Carlisle TIre &Rubber Carlisle Tore & Rubber Company Division of Carlisle Corporation P.O. Box 99, Carlisle, Pa. 17013 (717)2~1000 Telex 84-2330 lCarlisie CLSU fa> 'HI GeeEnterprisesID:. CALIFORNIA DISTRIBUTOR OF THESE FINE OUo6.LITY HIGH PERFORMANCE ~OUCTS PUADOtA laeol:.COI..ADORVO. Po\5AOOIA, CA'1107 12UI793·Q2S .a,o 4iAN AItDtNO O"T 473 W.•"MUftl ST. 1520W. MOlT .LVD. SA" . ( . "••OINO. CA. tz410 ONTARIO, CA. ,.7ia 171.1 .... 2101 7.4"13·1210 WIloI_1e try UI tor 181. dellwryl ....~ to 0 ..... only emnm _DRIVE A LITrLE_ ~AVE .. LOT! Our low ovn-hetul and high volume means money saved. c.II For Our Low Prlc. SALES AND PARTS OPEN 7DAYST08P.M. 10% puts tliocowu .. CMA, AMA cud baIoIeft SIMI VALLEY HONDA 4341 LA.A_.8ImIv-.,. C A _ 1_1131-4122 c.aToII_In_~ IIOOIMI.l1 Little known fact revealed 10 yean ago: Reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes fint came to national attention when, as a teenager, he was granted a patent for a motorcycle muffler. Jack MacLane, who won the National Enduro Championship on a 505 Honda Scrambler, was mterviewed. • 15 .