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TEN YEARS AGO Gary N ixon was the sta r o f the show at th e Loudon Road Race Nationa l weekend. In th e Na tio nal, Ni xon's factory Kaw asaki led sta rt to fini sh , foll ow ed by Yam ah a's Ken n y Ro berts, Triu mph 's Gary Sco tt and Yamahamounted St eve McLaughlin . In th e j unior/Expert com bined race, Nixon won agai n, this time o n a Noguchi Yamah a. Robert s was again second, with Gary Fisher third. Yamaha riders J ohn Long and Bill Labrie fin ished 1-2 in th e junior race a nd Jay L ivingston rode a Yamaha to win the Novi ce race . HUSQVARNA: Irs FOR WINNING BAJA A win in Baja is a very significant victory. Because to simply finish Baja requires weeks of preparation. an elaborate support/pit system and a motorcycle armed wijh atireless motor mated to a refined, dependable chassis. It's the latest winto be added to Husqvama's unparalleled string of Baja victories, It proves again that when Quality of construction and riding dependability count, you just can't win without a Husqvama. To win Baja demands all of the above and more; the machine must carry man at tremendous speeds hour after hour. 1983 8ala Intemational 500. The 1983 Baja International 500 was won in a unbelievable time of 7hours,41 minutes,23 seconds by a Husqvama XC. Overall: 1. Dan Ashcraft/Dan Smith, Hasqvarna 500XC 2. Scali Harden/Larry Roeseler, H varna usQ 500XC Small Bore Class: 1. Dren Beck II/Darin Cartwright, H ussvarna125XC "Special thanks to the finest support team In Baja, the Husky Pit Crew!" The Nationa l Mo tocross circu it came to H ouston, T exas, a nd it was the J ones boys finish in g 1-2 in th e 250cc Na tio na l. H onda fa ctory rid ers Gary and DeWa yn e led Suzu ki 's R ich T horwaldson in the overa ll resul ts. In th e 500cc Na tional. Yam aha 's P ierre Karsm akers looked to be o n h is way to ano th er win, but des troyed a rear sprocket la te in th e firs t mo to. T hat paved the way for Kawasak i's Brad Lackey to ta ke th e overall ahead o f Suzuki's Mike R unya rd. In an AMA Pro TT at G ra ham , Wash .• Ra nd y Skiver pi loted a T riu mph to the Expert main event win , fo llowed bv Yamaha-moun ted Steve Baker. In the junior main.the winn er was Brad T ibbeus .on a no ther T riu m p h , whi le Darrell H endr ickson used a n Ossa for h is Novice win . T ri umph -mounted Nea l Mackel had fast time o ver th e top in a Sa dd lebac k Pa rk hillclim b, win ni ng the 750cc Mod ified class. J im True was .4 seconds behind Mackel , winning the 1000cc Modified cla ss o n a HarleyDavid son. Kerry Peterson sho wed signs o f fu ture success by winning the 400cc Sto ck class o n a Mai co. It was a Bast festival for an entire week of Scratch main events in sou th ern Ca liforn ia . Steve won th e fourla p mains a t Ven tura and Bak ersfield, whil e brother Mike won a t Irwindale and Co sta Mesa . Steve Bast a lso had a win a nd two seco nds in Handicap racing, while Mik e p u t tog ether a fir st a nd a second. Husqvarna teams with Bel·Ray to win! HUSQVARNA 4925 Mecury Street. San Diego, California 92111 (619) 565·1414 In a Vall ejo, Ca li£.,scram bles, Yamaha ri ders All en Yarrow a nd Mike Faria rea lly went at it , taking first . and second, respectivel y, in both th e 250 and 36Occ/Open Expert classes. T he 125cc Expert class a t a CMC Carlsbad mot ocross featured fou r d iffere nt mak es of motorcycles a mong th e to p five fin ish ers. Bruce MacDougal won the race on a Pento n , followed by the Suzuki of Jim Beauchamp, the Mo na rk o f Marty Sm ith, the Bul ta co o f Bob Maxwell , a nd th e Pent on of Da nny LaPorte. • 5