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engine. That vaulted Penton to SC!Cond, six points back of Joyner's winning 14~0. Rosso finished third with 1484 on his PE 17~ Fun Floater. In the 12Xc claIs, Team Husqvarna's Dick Burleson emerged victorious with 1446 points, beating Day One leader Kevin Brown, also on a Husky, by 10. Dey Two Only 71 riden were able to start Day Two compared to 155 on Day One. Of those, only 11 bikes in impound carried white platn, for B and Masten riden. Very few of that number would fmish the day. Those able to start headed' out under cold and cloudy akies, virtually guaranteeing that it would be raining up in the mountains where the trails were. The rain spelled disaster for some, but the Intent riden viewed it as more of a chanenge and took it in stride. Burleson especially seemed to enjoy it: "I had a good time. In the morning, tbe first loop, the mud was staning to dry up a little bit 10 it was real heavy ~ E ~ OeyOne The course was well laid out and marked, including a variety of terrain and conditions. Burleson was the fint rider out of Mu\JIey at 7 a.m., hitting a shon SC!Ction of, uail before jumping onto the pavement for a shon way and encountering the acceleration tnt. From there, riden followed a long SC!Ction of pavement that hit the outside of town before darting off through lush green fields and scenic countryside. After that, the main pan of the course began, winding through the mountains for two large loops, Upon completion of the loops, riden headed back to the park via the pave· ment again for a total of 185 miles before the special test. On Day Two, riden headed out basically the same way, but the loops were run backwards with a tighter schedule, some of the more difficult SC!Ctions cut out and othen put in for a total of 191 miles. Most Intent riden had no problems out on the trail and found that they had plenty of time to spare at each of the 11 checks. In fact, a majority were of the opinion that it was too easy and that the times could have been tighter. The B riden, on the other hand, were hard plalled enough to success· fully uaverse the cOlIne dnpite a slower schedule and many dropped out after Day One. A light misting rain early in the day gave way to slightly heavier showen which made the mud slick. Hail was also reponed later. Conversely, upon 'returning to the park for the special test, riden encountered a dry and dusty uack. The test consisted of 15 riden racing five laps. In the fim group, KevinBrown bested KTM's Rod Bush with Burleson a few RConds behind. Stacy simply outclassed everybody else in the RCondrace. Mark Hyde on a Kawasaki took the third race. Last year's over-all winner Ed Lojak broke two chain adjusten on his Husky, forcing him to stop for several laps which dropped him from contention. Frank GaDo came up the winner in the next race, but his score of 622 points (SC!CODds) was six seconds slower than Terry Cunningham's fifth race winning 616. Among the many Day Onr casualties were Kevin Davis, whose KTM developed electrical problems that came and went without explanation. Husky pilot Chuck Miller made it to near the end of the trail SC!Ction without incident but twisted his ankle which forced him to drop out. Ken Maahs was revving his Husky before the start of his test when it reportedly . blew its motor. E • J. C~ PhI1b41K: SANCTIONED .-4 00 0') .-4 4th. SPRING CLASSIC 20-LAP HALF-MILE NATIONAL SPONSORED BY KRW HELMETS ~ ~. MIKE KIDO JORGENSEN 1} STEVE EKLUND ALEX r} NATIONAL PRELIMINARY AMA STANDARD HALF-MILE EXPERTS, JUNIORS, NOVICES FRIDAY, MAY 8, 8 PM ADVANCE TICKETS ALSO AVAILABLE AT TICKET~ON ,;J 1:\ c'\ division of \::I r:J CONTR"Ol DATA COR"rOR,ATlON lC.aGA.WIAIfS 18300 VERMONT AVE. r A_-'-"\ GARDENA,321 - 1100 CALIFORNIA VU """IJ (213) (213) 323 - 1142 CMC MOTOCROSS SPECIAL NEW CHALLENGING COURSE THUR., MAY 7, 7:30 PM FREE VIP PARKING FOR MOTORCYCLES "WHERE THE HARBOR, SAN DIEGO AND 91 FREEWAYS MEET" . . . . . ., 0fflel.1 C.r Of A _• ..... OBHANNAH Sweeps Pontiac Supercross Sat..-day Night on Hi-Point Red Dot Twes. The Hurricane relies on Hi-Point Red Dots front and rear to give him the action and traction he's looking for. 21