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TEN YEARS AGO Th~ annual Laconia Classic road rac~ at Loudon, NH, was typical of AMA Grand National Championship com~tition. Aft~r 100 miles. th~ rac~ was d~id~ by six inches wh~n Mark BreWord snuck his XR750 Harl~ Davidson road rac~r und~r th~ 350 Yamaha of Kel Carruthen to win by half a 'foot at th~ lin~. Carruth~rs had I~d most of the race, with Brelsford up front only briefly ~for~ the ch~kered flag. Dick Mann (BSA) finish~ third to maintain his I~ad in th~ point standings. In th~ Junior rac~. Kenny Roberts (Yam) l~d till his motor blew, allowing Loyal P~nn to tak~ th~ victory. In the combined 250cc race run the day before th~ National, Carruthers I~ all th~ way. J.N. Roberts and Malcolm Smith teamed up on an eight-s~d Husky 400 to win top motorcycl~ honors in the NORRA Baja 500. They completed th~ 550-mil~ course in II hours and 59 minutes. Th~ ~ond fastest bik~ was none oth~r than a 125 DKW. ridden by Gene Cannady and Max Switzerl A motorcyclist. Bobby Ferro, was the ovoerall winner in the rare; unfortunately, he was driving a four-whttl dun~ buggy at the time. John DeSoto paid a visit to San Antonio, TX. and swept all three motos of th~ 250cc Ex~rt class. In each rare.~, the Flyin' Hawaiian had to get around determin~ Lon~ Star Stat~ star Jack O'Leary. Guess who's got Preston Petty Products? PRESTO P TY look who's back and running Preston Petty Products-Preston himself. The man who revolutionized the off-road industry with his plastic creations is once again designing. creating and selling his own products. All the goodies that dirt riders grew up with are still available-along with some exciting new products. That's not all. If your dealer doesn't have what you need. you can buy directly from the source-Preston Petty. There's no back orders. no hassle and no delays. We manufacture it-we sell it. We're back to stay. The Holeshot Number Plate "The Holeshot is my first new product in six years. You can still read the numbers when it's covered with muddy water. and the air that flows through the holes help cool the suspension parts and the motor. It's available in white. black or yellow for $12.15 Available Mid Jtnt IF YOU NEED SOMEI '.G MAP. HERE'S HOW TO ORDER: We accept . . . . Ch8rge Md VIsa credit C8rd orders on our 24-hour. 7-drf toll free order line. From CllIIfomIa ClIII (800)852-7777 (ask for operator 3(3). From anywhere ..... call (800)824-7888 (1ISlt for operator 3(3). If your dad. uncle or friend won't let you UI8 their card. INIII a Clllhier's check or money order. We -.0 accept per1IOIl8l chectls. but must allow up to 3 weeks for the chec:lt to clellr your benk. PIe8se include $1 per order for poetllllllllnd fondling. Bultaco-mount~ Tom Rapp was the star of th~ day at Indian Dunes. winning all three 250cc ~nior motos. Jim West did lik~wi~ in th~ O~n S~nior dass, while Dave Rodgen (Bul) was top 125cc S~nior. Rick Woods was a doubl~ winn~r at Costa Mesa's weekly spttdway hap~n ing, taking both th~ Scratch and Handicap mains. Mike CurOlO won th~ Second Division main. and Gene Woods best~ Jeff Ward in a s~ial mini enduro race. AMA Pro IT action at the M1. S1. Helens M.C. track in Castle Rock, WA, saw Chuck Joyner taking the Ex~rt main event over Paul BOItrom and Terry Donch. Randy Scott won the Junior trophy dash and was leading the main, but had trouble and Tony P~rella went on to take the win. In a similar circumstanc~. SteVe Baker won the Novice trophy dash. but t~ngl~ with anoth~r rider whil~ I~ad ing the main and Eric Wam~r ~merged th~ winner. The AFM road race at Orange County International was billed as the Norton GP. and Norton rid~rs liv~ up to the billing. In O~n Production George Kerker, Jack Simmons and Bill Manley finish~ }·2·3 on Nortons, and Kerker cam~ back to win Open GP. Th~ Viewfinders and Lost motorcycl~ clubs combin~ to Angels put on a D-37 dual European Scrambles at Hi Vista. Terry Clark (H-D) was the day's only dual winner, taking both legs of tbe Trailbilte class. -_ - ..lIUII._· ........... ...-.-. -,.... ...-r-. ",. LT. _ _ (tIUe) ---(S1UI) -..... - --_ ,.....--",. ",. - - - CIM-IIl ... - , Preston Petty Products p.o. Box 4158, Scottsdale, AZ, 85258 tfteDJI'lOFWlHHEII' CI~;~;!;;!:\!;'!!!i;!'!;i;\rr("""';";:i::;;iY Perry Mountain Maplesville. AL S t AMA ISDE QUALIFIER SERIES 1st OVERALL & 1st 250cc ClASS FRANK STACY Suzuki on DUNLOP front & rear 2nd 3rd ED LOJAK JEFF FREDETTE Husqvarna on DUNLOP. Suzuki on DUNLOP front & .... More cydes ride 011 DulIIop tha.. cmyother tlrelntheworlcl. ~ DUN.£OP p.o. Boa 1109, IIuIfaIo, NY ;lOI() I!