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TEN YEARS AGO The first full-on, GP-points-paying U.S. 500cc Motocross Grand Prix was held at Carlsbad Raceway . Mai co 's Willi Ba uer dom inated th e event, winning both mot o s. Jaak Van Velthoven finished up the day seco nd overall on a factory Yamaha. England 's John Ban ks recorded a third overa ll on a Ch ene y-BSA; still th e . best-ever four- stroke finish a t th e USGP. Kawasaki's Brad Lackey turned in th e best Am eri can finish with an eigh th overall , a nd John DeSoto fini sh ed 10th on a CZ. Bryar Hal- . comb u sed a Bultaco to win th e 250cc Support class . / Jim Rice rode his H arley-Davidson XR750 to a hard-fought win in th e an n ua l Ch arity Newsi es Half Mil e National a t Co lu m bus, Ohio. Mert Lawwill was second o n ano ther pi ece of Milwaukee iron , follow ed by Yam aha 's Kenny Roberts, Only two seconds separ at ed fir st and second pl aces as th e Sunland Sh am rocks held a n ISDT Qualifi er in th e Ca li forn ia desert , and neither rider had a n y desert expe r ience . In th e end, Penton-mounted Jack Penton too k th e win over Bultaco p ilot Lane Lea vitt . bett er kn own for his o bserved trials riding. With th ose two fini shing 1-2 in th e 350cc class, it was left up to Kaw asaki 's Mike Patrick to win the Open class, a nd to Husky ri der Jim Sparks to win th e 250cc. class . The 175 and 125cc wins went to Penton riders Bill Uhl and Jim H o llander. respectivel y. Suzuki rider Doug Garrison was a double winner in a Fresn o, Califor nia , scra m bles. Garrison won both the 200 and 500cc Expe rt classes. In a scram bles a t northern California 's Lodi Cycl e Bowl , Steve Eklund bested fell ow Suzu ki pilot R ay Huff and Yam ah a-m ounted Mike Allen in the 500cc Expert class. Eklu nd 's brother Rick fini shed second in th e 350cc Novice class, ridin g a Bultaco. In th e Fren ch 250cc MXGP, Yamaha's Hakan Andersson a nd Mai co 's Adolph Wei I traded moto wins a nd runner-up finish es, with Andersson getting the nod on ela psed time. American Jim Pomeroy fail ed to finish either moto as the crank on his Bultaco went out in th e first round, and his spare motor seized in th e second. Out in the desert, Bul taco-rno u n ted Doug Wi nchell pulled off his first overall win in th e Desert Vipers hare scrambles. Heavyweight class Expert T erry Davis was second overa ll on a Yamaha , and Trailbi ke Exp ert Larry Roeseler buzzed his Harley -Davidson Baja in for third overall. The first- ever AMA Youth Divi sion Nationa l Championship MX was held in Olympia, Washington. In the lOOec Junior cla ss, Scott Henry was th e winner, trailed by Mi ke Lunsden and Dan n y Chandle r. In an AMC motocross, BSA-mounted Chuck " Feels" Mi nert got th e bett er of Yamaha rider J eff Szueber in their ba ttle for the 500cc Ex rt win . • ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------_. CHAMPION SPARK PLUG 200 TIC KET ORDER ADVANCE PR ICE NO. TOTAL Name _ Ad m is sio n Address $11 2·Day Admiss ion 15 Ch il d ren 6· 12 y rs . Event Adm iss ion 4 2·Da y VIP Ad m iss ion , Paddock Grandsta nd 30 Cam ping Friday and Sat urday n ights 18 CARS 14 BIKES Camping Satu rda y n ight only g CARS 7 BIKES _ C ity Sunday _ State Z ip _ Mail to: Cha mpio n Spark Plug 200 P.O. Bo x SCR A MP Mo nterey . CA 93940 _ _ _ Ch ec k or money or der pa yable to SC RAM P. _ __ Master Charge No . -,Exp ir ation Date _ __ Visa No . -r-rExp ir ation Date TOTA L _ _ _ _ Ch ildren under 6 yrs. of age free w ith parent. Padd ock and grandstand ti ckets available at raceway. DATSUN Offic ial Car of Laguna Seca Racewa y ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5