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, -MUlAFlNAUYI QUALITY LEATHER CLOTHING ATUNBELIEVABLE LOW PRICES $ 312.50. 2-PC AMERICAN lEATHER . COMBINATION RIDING SUITS. AVAILABLE IN ALLSTANDARD MENS AND LADIES SIZES. COLOR SELECTIONSARE BLACK. BLACK/WHITE, AND RED;WHITE. Isn't It time you got you r money's worth In leather? Check out the complete leather cloth ing collectlon by JUMBO INTERNATIONAL at you r fav orite dealer. Now In stock at belter deolers and accessory shops nationa lly• •JUMBO INTERNATIONAL· Exclusive North American Ag e nt s SLOPE ASSOCIATES · P.O.Box 5449 Fulle rton, CA, 92635 . (n4) 871-9118 a (Top) John Cook was his usual spectacular self and came very close to qualifying. (Above) Kelly Moran led Sigalos (left) before looping out. off. Brad Oxley was the fourth rider in event 20 an d, a lt houg h no t havin g th e bes t of n ights, co ul d p rove to be the spoiler. Wi th the crowd o n its feet to ge t a better view o f th e sta rt , the tapes flew u p and it was seven-ti me National Champ Mike Bast, the o ldest rider in th e field, out in front. Beh ind hi m was Mill er, wh o appa rent ly had not read the blurb in the sou veni r progr am that sta ted he would find h im self " sadly o utclassed." Schwartz, who earlier had gained the crowd's favor by p us hi ng his clutch -dragging bik e a n agaonizi ng 300 yards to gai n a si ngle poi nt a fter crashing in turn two , was p us hi ng Miller. Literall y push in g , as o n the back straigh t Scwartz ramm ed into the rea r o f Mill er's bike. Th e man euver propelled Miller do wn th e track with a little ex tra i mpei tus, b u t alm o s t sent Sch wa rtz over handlebars. The " Booga loo Kid" th en pulled o ff th e track . , Unaw ar e of th e p ushing a nd shoving going on behi nd him , Bast cruised to th e a p paren t victory and run-off spot. But, " Ho ld every th ing," th e a n no u ncer sai d. Bast' s rear tire had been p rot ested as being illegal. Afte r the su bseq ue nt inspection, th e tire proved to be an ol d-style Carlisle, OK for regula r sta teside races, bu t ill egal in the FIM-sanctioned America n Final beca use the tire's tread blocks a re spaced two mill imeters fa rt her apart tha n a llowed. Bast's last ride was dis qual ified and the win was a wa rded to Miller, a lo ng with the needed three points. In th e pit area, Bast was livid . " I don 't even want to talk," was Bast 's terse co m me n t to reporters. T he crowd 's voca l di spleasure with Bast ' s di squalifi ca ti on qu iet ed as Miller, Cook a nd Mor an lined up for the run -off. Moran sliced to th e in side o f tu rn one to tak e the lead w ith Mill er and Cook trailing. Cook rea lized h e wou ld have to ga m ble in order to pass both Mill er and Moran for th e win a nd moved u p h igh in th e co rners in a bid to pow er by on the ou tside . Th e a tte mpt fai led in a cloud o f du st in turn one as Cook slid o ut and th en caromed heavi ly o ff th e reta in ing wal l. The race was halted as th e medica l crew rushed to Coo k's ai d. H e was soo n u p , sligh tly sha ken , a nd disq ualified fro m the resta rt. Miller a ppeared to have th e hol eshot on th e restart, but Mor an , wh o had borrowed Siga los' bik e a fter Cook went down, darted to the o utside and used th e cus hion to hi s advantage, je tt ing into th e lead. He went on to tak e th e win and th e last q ua lifyi ng slot. "It was a hard meeting for me," th e defe nd ing Nationa l C ha mpion said of hi s eveni ng's wor k. "On th e restart, Ri ck ha d th e inside, so I went ou tsid e. I got it ou t th ere and the bi ke did the rest." 3 1/ 2 GAL. TANKS Factory lo ok lar ge capacity t an k fits on 1983 CR2S0 R w it h no mo d if icat io ns. Use s st oc k ca p a n d p etcoc k . Un breaka ble pl ast ic ta nk comes w ith mounting i ns er t s and ac cep t s safety seat . List : 599 .95 FIts all AT C 250 Rs. M ount s in minu tes and comes W ith gas cap and in structi ons . Uses stoc k pet cock . List : S89.95 For ATC IB5/200. Easily mounted and co mes w it h cap tock an d har dware . Uses S pe tcock. Ust: 589 .95 Results FINAL: 1. Den nis Sigalos (15); 2. Mike Faria (11· ); 3. Lance King (1 1·); 4. Shaw n Moran (10 ·) : 5. Rick Mill er 11 0·1; 6. Jo hn Cook 110·1; 7. Dubb Ferr ell (9); B. Ron Pr eston (B); 9 . (TIE) M ike Bast /B obb y Schwartz/ Kell y Mo ran (7); 12. Brad Oxley (5); 13. (TIE) Shawn Mc Connell /Steve Lucero (3); 15. Alan Chr istian (2); 16. Gene Wood s (1). • Tie in poi nts deci ded in run· off rac es . NIAlCD RIDE AWARE ~ can-am Gen uine Parts./7M. Fast Mail Order ,.,.,..,. T rack & Travel CAC6VA 15 37 E. Wlln ut . PI.. de ne. CA (2 13 ) 7 9 5 ·2 7 1 1 13