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outhern Nevada-Southern Call NEWSHOWI • Ham es wo n th e first and fastest heat wh ich fea tured a terrifi c ride by Junior David Cab allero on a fast Ca n -Am. Cab allero wa s th e fastest Junior in tri a ls an d , a lo ng with a coup le of others, was given th e cha nce to run with th e Experts. H e and J im T aves took th ai cha nce . With Hames safe ly in th e lead , Ca ballero came up th rough th e Expert pack, event ua lly pa ssing Je ff J ohnso n, wh o had been in th ird , a n d a lmost ca tch ing seco nd pl ace m an Rod Su llivan . The seco nd hea t went to Mik e Garriso n, follow ed by Don H ow ar d a nd Scott Pod ergo is. Ch ris Ca n non an d Mike Inderbi tzen fought o ut fourth p lace with Cannon fin all y ge tt ing it an d becom in g first alternat e. J eff Johnson blew 'em off in th e sem i fo llowed by Sa l H offm an , Inder bit zen an d T aves, with Inderbitzen a lmos t ge tt ing H offman on the last turn of th e last lap. The Expert ma in fin a lly got away with Garrison, Sull ivan, Podergois an d Hames all on row thr ee! Su ll ivan had the early lead with Hames stuck in traffic a bou t fourth, bu t h e was moving. He ha s th e ability a n d co n trol to go o n ly as fast as he n eeds to an d will cool it wh en out fro nt. Wh en he's behind he'll go as fa st a s h e has to, an d th en he's very quick . H e p assed G ar riso n in tu rn two when G arrison went too h igh. then went hot a fter -Su fliva n , getting by h im an d pu lling o ut front . For seveal la ps the di ce betw een Su lliv a n a n d Garrison wa s good, u ntil Mike hi t a bump in th e north turn, putting h im back a bit. Back he ca me, gr abb in g seco n d spot right at the fin ish lin e. Behind th em were J u nior riders Ca ba llero and Don H ow ard d isputing fifth p lace beh ind Sa l H offman. Ca ba llero, on th e sma ller, lighter mach ine, en ded u p with fifth overa ll. Eddie Sa n Roman wo n th e firs t Junior heat on o ne of th e h ot littl e Ca n-A ms . H oldin g seco n d for q uite aw h ile wa s Ro ss Klatt , but Bill McCo n ne ll loo k it away wi th Ross hanging o n to third a nd las t d irect tra ns fer over Bud Ca rroll. . Mik e Kirb y, wh o wo n th e main last week, cha rge d ou t Iront in th e seco nd h eat o n ly to part co m pa ny wi th hi s T riu m p h in turn three. Bo b Land wa s the n in front an d th ere h e stayed wi th Mea rl Ba rn ett seco nd. Coming in third was R yan Fish er , wh o ga l by J oh n Lundgr en in th e fin al laps. Mike Kir by tried agai n in th e serni. . this tim e th e bi ke did n ' t wa nt to run . Bud Carroll took th e lead star t to fin ish on hi s Champion-framed H arl ey, p utti ng some dista nce between h im self a nd Kell y Larkin . Larkin had wo rked up to the secon d spot over R ya n Fi sh er and Da n Mul lin s. By the end of th e race the ru ndow n wa s Ca r ro ll, L a r kin , Don Ro bert s a nd Mull in s. Mearl Ba rn ett arrived in turn one first a t the start of the Jun ior main bu t h e was n 't there lo ng. End of lap one it was San Ro man , La nd, Carro ll , Kla tt and McConnell. T h e leaders were all very close, and Bob Land was brea thing hard on San Roman . The two pu lled aw a y a bit , leaving Klatt, McC onnell and Carroll all goinghard un til Don Ro bert s shot past Carroll. A co u p le of la ps o n, Ca rro ll got by Robert s, tak in g h is fifth spot back, and hung onto it . T he fir st Novice h ea l was a good one between Fra n k Wish a m and Bob Beer; then Greg Grey a p pea red trying to get Beer 's transfer spot away fro m h im , but co u ldn' t quite do it. •• • • •• • • • • • 11 • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • 11 1 • • • • • • • • . of * More exciting coverage ~ •••• ••• •••••• ••••• •• • MOTORCYCLES ON TELEVISIONI This week -see: - the Japan Supercross * Interview with former AMA Grand National Champion - Mike KJdd * Vintage Motorcycle close-up Vincent Black Shadow S~P'UJ~k. B B ~ * Yamaha IT490 Enduro bike test PRESENTS "Capture the spirit of the two wheeled world" Sunday Night, April 17th at 6 p.m, ~~@~erirci7~~'~ Che ck your loca l ca ble listings in TV Guide Every Silnday Night! '1' KUSI.TV For more infonnati on contact: Supe rmouth Productio ns Inc . P.O . Box 3 279· San Clemente. CA 92672 · (714) 66 1· 1962 IF YOU'RE NOT ADVERTISING IN CYCLE NEWS. .YOU'RE LOSING BUSINESS! '83 HUSKY 500XCIN STOCK NOI! 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