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compete in each of the three diIp1ace: a1thouP Reid woWd Iarer craib himIelf from the e'Ve11t and Hamen elected DOt to ride the 125cc race on Saturday. IIIl!Dl ~, Frld8Y Mike McCurdy powteied biI Maico to the final race win to clinch the Open Junior overall win. Larry no.ey slipped his Yamaha in for the runner· up slot ahead of the Maico of Alan Scoa while Yamaha rider P. Daigneault finished fourth and Will Martinmaa rounded out the top five on his Suzuki. Top Open Intermediate honon wmt to HUIky·1tlOUIlted Gene Caldwell whole aecond place finish in the final gave him eDOUgh points to edge out Yamaha rider Randy Morales. N. Christman placed third on a 4!iOCR Honda leavmg fourth place to Maico rider Danny White. Yamaha rider Don Glover picked up fifth. Minibikes were allowed to run for the fint time at Mammoth and Yamaha-mounted Terry Aston took home the top prize ahead of Johner Kight on a Yamaha and Kawualr.i rider Sam Storer. Donnie HaDlen gated- well at the stan of the Open Pro final and led the pacIr. as they thundered down the crowdpleasing Mammoth downhill. Maico rider Dave Coupe powered into second as Roder Rex Staten moved his Suzulr.i into third. Last year's triple winner. Warren Reid, dropped his Kawualr.i at the top , of the downhill and remounted in lut. With the field stretched out before 'him and leader Hansen already 45 seconds ahead. Reid began a charge through the pack. Pusing a rider in every tum, sometimes two riden, Reid was all over the track, from banner to banner, riding with speed and agreaaiveDClll remiDiacent of Bob Hannah in Budweise~ Six-Hour .AMERICA'S PREMIER MOTORCYCLE ENDURANCE RACE ,g, : ~ \ ~ OFFICIAl RULES 10 PUIIClIA8E .ECESSARY 1. On an onlel,l tn'rt blank or a plain 3" II. 5- pMce 01 PIper. handprint you. !\ImI, address. and zjp cOde 2. 'Enter a, Oliln as you wiSh. but each entry snould be tnliltd HPltilely 10 saturday, July 25 Gen. Adm. $5.00 ECKER, BeGBIE & CO ce,Il!1td PublIC AcCOl.Wllants 3114 Tibbitts Suite tOO RiYel'Ilde. CA 12506 Garage Pass EmllD musl lMIrttlf"td by July 24. 1911 '78. In one lap Reid passed 14 riden. By lap two Reid was up to 15th and by lap four he had moved into fifth behind Wheelamith Maico rider Kevin Davia. Suddenly Reid went down hard, detuning himIelf for the rest of the weekend. With Reid out of action, Haoaen had smooth sailing out front and continued ~o cruise throughout the moto. Staten passed Coupe in the early laps and held a secure second, 10 seconds behind leader HaDlen. Back in the pack, "Radical Ron" Turner was worlr.ing his way up from a 25th place stan and moved into seventh near the halfway point. Suzulr.i rider Many Moates made his own run for the lead, moving put Davia in the closing laps and .reeling in Coupe. With two laps remaining, Moates closed on Coupe and tried to pus. Coupe kept the gas on and held off aevteJ"al of Moates' charges before overcoolr.ing the tum before the finish line: Coupe did a spectacular cartwheel as his Maico endoed over the sandy berm, losing its gas tanlr. and brealr.ing the ban in half. Coupe jumped up and rode the bike acl'Olll the finish line for fourth, using the gas in the float bowl and holding the throttle against the side of the triple clamps. Yamaha rider Tim Locey picked up fifth place. Turner's come from behind ride netted him the sixth place share of the purse while Maico rider Scott JohnMm tooIr. home seventh ahead of Davia, Maico rider Tracy Oswell and Yamaha-mounted Jim Ellis. Sllturd8y The Women's c1usea ran today and close action was the day's feature as Dorene Payne placed her Honda ahead of SuzuIr.i rider Dede Cates to taIr.e the overall 2!iOcc Expert win. Despite a badly injured hip, Cates was able to win the final race and hold off Yamaha rider Ka'hw Wall for 1eCOnd. 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