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By following a little preventative maintenance, you can 88ve a lot of money and your cycle will be reedy to go when you .... The rules may seem fundemental but few people follow them. = 00 0') 1. Keap battery filled (between lower .ncI nwtt. on ca..) with tlllecI w.ler. Minerals found In regular drinking water can destroy the storage and output capabilities of a battery. Derek Wedding doubled at Conroe'. Tex·AMA Series l1IC8.nd won thr. . motoa. wived, Mike Foytik and Stuan McAudy, were the top two in the first moto and their "incident" elevated Chris to flnt overall while Foytik man~ second overaI1 after fighting back from the crash. Many of the clUIelI were run in an A-B format, the c1asles split beQuae of the large number of entrants. Kenny Brown was overaI1 winner in the other 12m Intermediate clua with a pair of deuces. Yamaha riders Bryan Yelton and James Baldridge were very much in command of the situation to win the 125cc A and B Novice clUIelI respectively. Danny Storbeck was a double winner in the minibike ranks. Four moto wins cinched the Mini Senior A clua and Mini Stock clua A group for the Yamaha rider wheMe previous Texas championship trophies do Ilel'Vice as book enda. Bryan Abernathy rode a Yamaha suppon bike to the win in both motos of the Mini Senior B clua, and Jeff Gibson was abo a double moto winner in the Mini Stock B class. Greg Graham and Billy Click traded moti> wins in the Over SO class deciding that issue in what was the closest fought contest of the day. Graham's superior stan in the second moto was the clincher as Click could not force past and had to settle for the runner-up position. Results OPEN EX: 1. o..Il W-.; lHuol; 2. S _ S__lMoiI; 1 GIon _ tHonl. 2110 EX: 1. o..Il IHuoI; 2. o..id Mc:Cloin Ittanl; 1 S - S_lMoil. 125 EX: 1. .,., T..,.."lSud; 2. ,.,.., _ CHan); 1 _ o--.lSud. OPEN tIT: 1. K8vin ~ lYom!; 2. _ ~ tHanI; 3._ Jenningo lHonl. 2110 tIT: 1. Don Glboan fHanl; 2. Tommy HI-. lYom!; 11lodgor Set.- .... lYom!. 1251NT A: 1. Chrie W. oml; 2. Mike fortiIt lSud; 1 0 I i g " ' - (Honl. 125 WT B: 1. ~ _ lYom!; 2. CAtoI Rid._.lYom!; 1 . . - _fHanl. OPEN HD/: 1. o..id ~ lHonl; 2. Richrd _ tHuII; 1 Scoa e-lMoiI. 2110 STOCK: 1. Tommy HI-. lYoml; 2. Gone _lHonI: 1 ..... ~ ...... lYoml. 2110 HD/: 1. Doug ~ lYom!; 2. John Enoign • lYoml;1_ . . . . . IHanl. 125 STOCK: 1. Chrie _lY..,l; 2. S..... McAudy lSud; 1 _V_lYom!. 125 HD/ A: 1. . , . , V _ lYom!; 2. John Grdijon lSud; 1 _ T..,.lSud. 125 HD/ B: 1. . - ~ lY..,l; 2. _ W _ (Honl; 3. _ _ CHanI. 100: 1. DIrNn _ lYlml; 2. Jon Downpon lYoml; 3. Chrie ..... lSuzl. OIlER 30: 1. GNg Gr-.. tHUIl; 2. Billy CIicI< tHanI; 1 TommyW_lYom!. - . < E SR A: 1. Donny S1DrbIck lYom!; 2. w-.v cr.: TommyWowtond~;1o..id"""'lYom!. - e SR B: 1."" AbImMhy lYoml; 2. Jeff ~ lYom!; 1 Kit VodclYom!. _ STOCK A: 1. Donny SIllrbIdt lYoml; 2. SlIoy _lYom!; 1 o..id ....... lYoml. _ STOCK B: 1. Jeff ~ lYoml; 2. Kit Vid< lYom!; 1 _ _ Plao lICowI. _ JIt 1. Scoa a - lYom!; 2. 51-. . . - l Y....;1.-.-...~. Bruton blasts ArroyoMX 3. Keep termln81B cle8n, C08I· eel with petroleum area" n tightly connected to cycle'. el.etrlc8l ayatem. Dirty terminals will prevent the battery from delivering the full amount of charge which, in turn, increases 2. Keap battery fully charged. wear on the battery ignition system Bnd decreases If you do not ride dally, any power performance. battery will slowly discharge if allowed to sit. Invest in a small motorcycle 4.. In wlm. .... cycle I. not battery charger (maximum uBecI, remowe 1M Hltery 1 amp). Use It regularly 8nd .tore In a W8J'lll p18ce. throughout the season to Coat terminals with grease keep your battery at fUll and maintain the water charge which prevents the level. Check battery regubattery's lead sulfates larly with a motorcycle bat· from crystallizing (sulfatery tester and charge tion). The crystals Impede periodically throughout the the flow of electrolyte and storage period. Remember eventually will destroy its to check the water level charging ability. from time to time. ByUndeMetz Follow . . . . BlmpIe .tepa 8nd your EapItt battery win lui • lot longer. HARLINGEN, TX, APR. 26 Despite several days of steady rain, race day at Arroyo MX Park dawned with nearly perfect track and weather conditions. A new section was added to an already challenging track. Billy Bruton (Hon) had to do some tough riding in the second moto of the 250/0pen Novice class to overcome a dead last stan. He patiently picked the other riders off and when the checkered came out, Bruton had back·to·back firsts. Hector Bautista (Hon) of Rio Braw, Mexico rode a fme race for second in the second moto, but not good enough to overcome a bad spill in the first round. Joe Gregory (Yam) edged out Mike Malley (Hon) for second. Larry Hughes, riding for Brownsville Sports Center, had more than his share of bad luck when his Hondas decided to take the day off. This story baa a happy ending thanks to Jaime Killion who loaned Hughes a 125 Yamaha, and loaned Joe Gregory a 250 Yamaha. When the gate dropped in the 125cc Expen class, it was Hughes and Killion side by side fight· ing for tbe lead. Killion finally took it and wouldn't give it back. Hughes still had anotber battle in store in the 250/0pen Expert class. Russell Rogers (Hus) roared out of tbe gate with the holeshot, but Hughes didn't want to play chase this time and took over the lead. Rogers didn't like following either and powered his 450 Husky back into the lead to stay. As an extra fature, an ATC/threewheeler race was held. If there is enough interest, this could become a regular class. Next races are scheduled for May 17. • Results MH: 1. _ -,,-IHanI; 2. Tommy _ _ IVomI. SR MiNt: 1. _ _ lSuzl; 2. Jeff _IKlwI; 3. T.R. _tHonl. 100: 1. _ _ ISuzl; 2. _ -,,-IHanI. OVER 3OIENDURO: 1. _ _ lHonl; 2. Mb MMy lHanI; 3. Joe Koury lHanl. 125 NOV: 1. Tom HomihDn lKowl; 2. Mb ~I tHonl; 3. Billy ~ lYom!. 1251NT: 1. S_ GlIIo\t lSuzl; 2. Tony GIrD lHanI; 3. _ MolzIIIIKlwI. 250 NOV: 1. Billy ....- lHonl; 2. Joe GNgaty lYom!; 3. Mb M-., (Honl. 125 EX: 1. JIimI KJIian lYom!; 2. LIrTy HulII* lYomI. 2liOIOPEN EX: 1. ~ ........ lHuol; 2. LIrTy HulII* lYom!; 1 Jimmy Sondoig IVom!. ).WHEBBl: 1. Joe Koury (Honl; 2. _ .... lHanI; 3. Jim Hl-.lYoml. • Esprit... the battery with the six month warranty you can rely on. See them at your local deafer. fSPRITO • 1511 Alum Creek DrIft, Columbus, OhIo 43208 Can-Am Factory Sale Prices reduced on all available Can-Am Models MX68400 & 2&0 MX6125 Qualifier 3 400 & 2&0 Full Can-Am ServIce, Pam & Acceao..... at South City Cyel.. 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