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uthern California-Arizona-So were handleb ar 10 handlebar as th ey fou gh t for' the number o ne spot. Du rin g th e next go-arou nd, Ra in aud h ad sn uc k by bo th Bl o odwroth a n d Fedorow 10 overta ke th e fourt h position . Bu t, all eyes were fix ed u po n the leaders as th ey near ed the chec kered flag . After exi ti ng th e fin al turn, Cooper h ad a slig h t adva n tage over Co llier 10 take the w in. T h ir d W to ent Cli ne followed by Ra inaud a nd Du n n Voyer (Ya m ). Mot o two was just as exci ting as the firs t when Coll ier captured th e hol esh ot th is ti me a hea d of Cline, Cooper, Rainaud a nd Fedorow . It too k Coope r half the race 10 find a way aro u nd Cl in e before h e co u ld set aft er Collier. Durin g th e fin al lap Coope r was hot upon Collier 's rear fender, but Coll ier ma naged 10 hol d Coope r .back for th e na rrow wi n . Cl ine aga in took third while Ra inaud a nd Fedorow took fou rt h an d fifth. There wa s n o sto p pi ng Dann y Canada (Yam) in div ision two of th e Mini Beginner class after he ran away with the win in both rnotos. Each tim e out Canada ro cketed into th e lead th en cru ised to victory. Canada's nearest competi tor was Kevin Bussey (Yam) who took seco n d in each out. ing. Third, with a 6-11 score, went to Yamaha-mounted Brian Clark (Yam ) while fourth and fifth went 10 Man Shackelfund (Kaw) and Bret Stovall (Yam ). In the 60cc Junior Cycle class it was Pomona Valley Kawasaki's Wes Klein who made a clean sweep. flaw lessly ca p tu rin g the win in both motos. Second to Klein was Brandon Sperly, after trading 2-11 scores ,with third place finisher Jacob Swain (Ka w). A 4-5 tally gave Charles Vice (Yam) fourth while fifth and six th went 10 Mike Met zger (Ya m) an d Robert Naber (Suz) , The 60cc Pee Wee win went to Shane Good (Yam ) after combining a I-I score. Second went 10 J ason Martin (Kaw) wh ile th ird went to Chris Wood (Yam). CAN-AM 250MXVC THERE'S ONETHING WEDIDNTC GE ".I~"lId The Can-Am 250 is back ro.,. il'JR'ft ~L ~!'f"JJ. on the trackAnd it didn't 'j .. rl.i:j! come back to be second! ~b We've madechanges. C~ big ~hanges. From the engIne on out Webuiltour bulletfast. rockreliableRotax rotaryvalvepowerplant even quicker and srronger. with modified porting, a broader powerband and new liquid cooling. Our nevvQuad Unksingle damper rear suspension was developed in dosecooperation with Ohlinsto deliver an exceptional 60% rising rate through 320mm of wheel travel. We changed to new,progressivedamping Marzocchi forks, a tough new frame ofReynolds 53l tubing. anodized Akront rims,Grimeca hubs, and a winning new works-typeseat/tank combination. Butfear not!Our new 250 isj ustas hard to break andjust as simple to maintain as our bikes nave always been. You still buy a can-Am to win ~'.iiiiiil on.not to work on. We wouldn'tgo and . change something as importantas that. Results HIGHSCHOOL MINI NOV: 1. Chris Vano (yam ): 2. Jimmy Oaro. WOMEN 'S : 1. Barbara Bechte l. 125 NOV : t . Kenny Bish (Han ); 2. Dav id M unn s (Suz); 3 . Hank Tor r is . 1251NT: 1. Va Iter Elicker(Yam); 2 . Wayne Reasner can-am (Kaw ). 175 NOV: 1. VaIter Elicker (Yam): 2. Wayne Rea sner (Kew) ; 3 . Kenny Bish (Han). 250 SR: 1. Wi ll ie Mus ty (Suz): 2. Craig We lls (Hon ); 3 . Kev in Valent in (Vam) . 500 NOV : t . Tom Munns (Yam ); 2. Kevi n ValentIn (Yam ); 3 . Robert Monson. 500 SR: 1. Willie Musty (Su l l; 2. Craig Wells (Hon); 3. J eff Winders (Yam). WE WILL WIN YOU, UNATTACHED 60 PEE WEE: 1. Shane Good (Yam); 2. J ason Man in (Kaw): 3. Chri S Wood (Yam). 60 JR CYCLE: 1. Wes Klein (Kaw) ; 2. Brandon Spe rry; 3 . Ja cob SW8in (Kew). MINI BEG: t , Jason Coll ier (Ho n): 2. Sloan Cooper (Kaw); 3. Paul Clin e (Yam). MIN I BEG: 1. Dann v Canada (Yam); 2. Kevin Bus sey (Yam ); 3 . Brian Clark. (Yam). MINI BEG : 1. Da n ny Canada (Yam) ; 2 . Kev i n Bu ssey (Yam ); 3 . Br ia n Clark (Yam) . MINI NOV: 1. Dav.id Foltz (Yam); 2. Steve Burdette stew EIdund,aboard his KnlgIltIIoclng Ftarned tonWood 5OOcC (Yam); 3. David Church (Suzl. MINI INT: 1. John Abright (Yam): 2. Roy Chamber s I/oIQx ~ t:an-Am was the Houston TT Nallollal WInn«, r.bruary 6, 1983. HIt pOIent CQn.Am ~ InIo WInnlng perforrlla llc. via hit ItNlGHJ Iac:lng Frame. 'sllal"" IYam ); 3 . M ike W iese (Yam ). MINI EX: 1. Tom Combs IKaw ~; 2. Andy Northrop (Hon); 3. Gary Dent (Kawl. 125 BEG: 1. Greg Wall (Han): 2. Rob Carpenter (Suz); 3. Jim Williams (Yam) . ICNIGHT RACIG FRAMES NOW AVAlLMlE fOR: OCNMM 0 HONDA O YAMAHA 0 SUlUICJ 0 IWll.£Y-cAVIDSON 125 BEG: 1. Greg 1(opp (Yam); 2. Gerald Reid (Yam): 3. Tom Popovich Jr. (Han). 125 NOV: 1. Mark Lopera (YamI: 2. Brandon of, West Coast DIstrIbutor for Schneidler (5 uz); 3 . Tony Strangio (Suz). 125 INT: 1. Greg Bender (Yam): 2. Ma rk Decker (Yam): 3. Jason Coolbaug h (Yam). 250 BEG: 1. Vic Kepler (Suz): 2. Tim RoseIKaw ): ~ • marzocchi Frame1Qts e llolllng ChatIIt e ForIcIe StlOCIla Get with the Program - Get with Knight 3. Ron Dunham ISuzl. 250 NOV: 1. Ron Fagan (Yam); 2. GeoH Pillser (Han): 3. Rod Drury (Han). 250 INT: 1. Rus ty Taflinger (Hon); 2. Nick Peltzer (Yam); 3 . Tom Brown (Hon) . 250 PRO: 1. Ed WagstaH (Yam); 2. Tim Krogh (Hon); 3. Rick Vanderham (Yam). 500 BEG: 1. Ron Cavanaugh (Yam): 2. Greg Johns (Ma i): 3. Ralph Me nden hall (Hus). 500 NOV: 1. Jim Anderson (Han); 2. Keith Peel (Han): 3. Larry Bovo (Han). 500 INT: 1. Robert TIppit (Suz): 2. Ed Cavanaugh (Han). 500 PRO: 1. Jeri He inonen (Yam); 2. Gary Gonzalez (Suz); 3 . Curt Dav idson (Hon). Special Note: Congratulations, Houston Short Track Nati onal Runner-Up Randy Goss. aboard the Knight Racing Frame Factory Harley-Davidson, February 5. 1983. KNIGHT C .. . 25153 O'Neil A..... >Heyward. CA 94545 (415) 582- 1333 .... . HAVWlIr,AO · CAUfOANtA Racer In uiries Invited 21