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k a-Canada- Northern California-Northe Novice main event, and Washington's Randy Green (American Hon) did the same to best the field in the Junior race. Frank W:ord III (Simp son / Sco tt U.S.A.lYamaha of Grants Pasa / HsD} won an awesome Expert main event aboard his XR750 over Brad Hurst (Pa nt her Racing Frames/ KRW Tri), who made a come-frombehind ride to finish second. The time trials got things started with Word putting in a lap time of 14.68, which early in the time trials looked to be a smoker. Don Dodge (Tri ) was out to change that and held a torrid pace to the flag- to take the night's fast time, which at 14.36 ties with Hurst for the track record which was set in the summer of 1979. Dodge also wasted very little time qualifying, fleei ng Mickey Fay (A m er ica n Honda) and National standou t John Wincewicz (Poweroll / Honda USA). Dodge had the heat all but wrapped up with Fay taki ng second and Wincewicz a tu m ble, letting Lars Trulson (Tri) take the third p lace and a transfer to the main. Word came ou t to wallup heat number two with Tommy "Chainsaw " McCullough (Vern 's Air Sales/ Bell Helmets/Albany Yam ) holding second a ll the way and Jeff Campbell (Simpson/ Elite/ Vern 's Air Sales Yam) third. In trophy dash action, Gary Trull (Longview Kaw) led a Novice wa r over Jeff. Ha rsha (Yam of Medford), Scott Nelson (C-A) and George McBee (T acoma Yam ). Giving chase was all they could do as Trull topped the riders who had fastest times in the Novice trials to take th e win and the brass. Junior trophy dash had Green grab the lead with rival Barry Pelkey (C-A) in tow. Pelkey was dead serious about beating Green but cou ldn 't find a . way around. The trophy dash that everyo ne anticipated was the Expert race . Po lesitter Dodge darted to the front in turn one with Hurst, Campbell and Word close by. Dod ge a nd Hurst battled for two la ps u ntil th in gs got su per close, a nd Dodge greeted the fen ce while H urst whee lied across the li ne for the wi n. Dodge was O K and scurried back to the p its to prepare for the main. Trull put his Longview Kawasaki into the lead in the Novice main event. With Honda star Doug Chandler out of the running, it looked to be easy sailing. Trull opened up a good lead only to have Mike Lawrence take over until a crash which brought out the red flag. The restart had a staggered start with Trull taking the lead over Danny Bennett (ND/ Bel Ray/Honda ), who was right there to snap it away. Trull, Rya n Fisher and George McBee (Ya m ) were also close to keep Bennett honest. Bennett was leading, but like some o£ his other Honda teammates, went for a DNF, putting Fisher into the lead for the win. In Junior action , Green once again shot out to the front with Pel key right there to give chase. Pelkey made radical advances but couldn't get around Green. Bo th riders are sensational Juniors , capable o£ ta king a win anyw here; tonight was Green's as the Honda supporte d rider took the win, Pelkey seco nd , Do ug H o wa rd (Yam) third a £ter a come-fro mbehi nd ride. T he fina l event o£ the n igh t was the Expert main. A 12-rider pack was to be u nl eashed out onto the track to engage in some heavy warfare and once the patient referees got things ca lmed down, the race was under- I ~~ THE HONDA SUMMER REBATE. '. 750Nighthawk" $300Rebate. 650Nighthawk" $250Rebate. 450 Nighthawk" $150Rebate. '. -» , 250Custom $100Rebate. Now you can save up to $300onsome ofthe most exciting bikes ever. The Nighthawks," Each with a shape so new, it looks like you ownthe onlyone. Or the 250 Custom. Achance to own the road at a price you can afford. You can evenapplythe rebate to your downpayment. The Honda Summer Rebate endsJuly 31st. So hurry beforethe hottest dealgoingis gone, AL\\i\YS WEARAHELMET ANDEYEPROTECTIWI . BILL HILL 1982 Anrrian H..... M CO.• toe. .."' 151 1 25cc Overall . 22nd Annual Cherry Creek Hare & Hound Bill y Hill, riding a Vegas Cycle Center prepa red Suzuki RM125 equ ipped with Hi Point " Red Dot " Tires topped the 125cc field at Cherry Creek . He alsofinished 2nd overa ll, 1st 125cc at the Gold Rush 100 Har e & Hound in Alamo, NV and is leadi ng the 125cc poin ts race in the Nevada Desert. See your Hi-Point dea ler for " Red Dot " Tires and all your competit ion needs . Bill Hill HI-POINT * RAC'IS * 37