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u thern Nevada-Southern Call We'll Teach You to R- e Like aTrue Husky Champion. Free. Eugen e Coward (n um be r five for '8 1) a nd Duane Kir kla nd on a 550 Hond a a nd Norm Bened urn and Pat Palmer on Palmer's 450 Suzuki. The Honda team pu lled out almost a full lap lead over the Suzu ki. but a n extra pit stop to change rid ers put Palm er and Benedu m into th e lead d uring th e last 15 laps of th e race . Willie Adams and J eff Anderson ri di ng a Honda 500 single . handily pulled third pla ce a way from Will Leib erma n a nd Rick W itte. who rode an elderly Honda 360 . The old 360 not on ly held toget her but turned som e creditable lap times. When the checkered flag dropped . the fir st bike across the fin ish line was . m ost appropriately . t he last bik e awa y a t th e st art : the Guzzi 1000 rid den by Sortelli and Templetonl Forty seconds behind them , a nd first in th e 550cc class. was th e team of Palmer and Benedum , with Cow ard and Kirkl and co m ing for a n overa ll th ird . Results HarrisonlEd Morse . OVERALL WIN NER: Frank SorteliUScon Templeton . Movin'Marv, Olson and George Spearing win O. T. GPatDunes By Bob A lloy v ALENCIA. CA . DEC . 6 Thirty-eight of the finest and most professional of all MX ers - yea h. the Old Timers , were a t the Dunes for a blast in to the Results MASTERS: 1. Ma'vin Olson (Yaml; 2. [);ck Mosley (Yam). EXPERTS: 1. George Spearing IHusl; 2. Buzz Moelillf IHusl; J . Ed Johns. AMATE URS: 1. AI Smith (Yam); 2. Gene Powell (Yam); J. AI Edrington (Yam). NOVICES: 1. Barry Hammond IVaml; 2. Howard Zimmerman(Yam); 3. John Turdo (Yarnl. OIMara over CRC Merry Xmas GP By Terry Rezek C'l 00 0") ....... 0 C'l ;>~ ro ~ l: ro ~ Buying a new bike? Why not the best. a new Husqvarna. Then learn to really ride it. Free. From now until February 1 1982. when you purchase 5. any new Husqvarna. you'll automatically become eligible for a tuition-free enrollment in either our Motocross or Enduro riding school. Special schools. tough. demanding. and successfully taught by experts; 8 time National E nduro Champion "King R ichard " Burleson and former 500cc National MX C hampion Mark Blackwell. These weekend long schools will be held in centralized locations in Washington. T exas. Georgia. O and Southern California in hio early 1 982. So while you're 982 checking out the 1 line-up of Husqvarna at your local dealer. chat with him. He has all the info on how to further your riding education. 550 CLASS: 1. Pat Palmer/Norm Benedum 1 450 Suz); 2. Eugene Coward/Duane Kirkland (S50 Honl; 3. Wi llie Adams/Jeff And llfson IHon 500 ); 4. Will Lieber· manJRick WItt e (Han 36); 5. Dwight Kirkland/Jeff Gutchens {Hen 4OOA; 6. Marc MeioeniScon Paul Lee (Yam RD400). OPEN CLASS: 1. Frank SortellVScon Templeton IGuz 10001 2. Ted Gabbert/Kevin 81iott (750 Suzl; J . ; Tom Krause/John Mark Bradley C750 Kaw); 4. Tom unkn own . Wi thout a pra cti ce sessio n and not many walking th e track before tak e off, things reall y got con fusing as some personall y experienced. T he rnoto started at 10 a .m . an d co nsisted of 10 la ps. T he course was a la rge loo p with a river j ump . two b ridges, a water cross ing . and even pa rt of the Interna tiona l track was used. T here was lo ts of co nfusion on the first river jum p. T wo indivi duals found themselves complet ely su bmerged in cold . and very muddy wa ter after crashi ng off th at jump. I hope the other in d ivid u al holds no grudge . The ne xt time more ind ivid ua ls will be wal king the course before hand. This was the O'T's las t rid e for 1981 and a lm ost every one had a go od tim e . ~ ~ Husqvama 4925 Mercury Street San Diego. CA. 92111 (714) 565-1414 BALLMAN PRODUCTS WINS! Florida Winter -AMA MX Series 1st ROUND Orlando, Florida January 3, 1982 1st 125cc Pro Rick Maki Using Hallman Racing Products VALENCIA . CA . DEC. 6 The recent rains left the Santa Cla rita Ri ver wash with running water and wet sand. The traction was terrific and (m ost) of the landings were soft. The Pros a nd Experts had one ra ce to do it in ; 125s . 250s and Open all a t Join the World Class Team Ba~RndngEAST/440 Belden Ave. Addison, IL WEST/1300 Hill St. EI Cajon, CA (312) 543-5247 (714) 442-0431 17