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There was a nostalgic day of racing at SaddJeback's Saturday motocross on July 16. The Veteran Expert class saw somewbat of a turnabout as three-time National Champion motocrosser Gary Jones rode a four-stroke to the win rather than a two-stroke. What was odd was that legendary thumper lover Chuck "Feets" Minert was second on a CR480 Honda two-stroke. Ex-everybody factory rider Marty Tripes won the 250cc Pro class while brother Mike Tripes took the Open class. Matarqde W........ t..rry HuH· _ made its debut on Los AngeIea Chennel4, KNBC, and the preliminary rlltings arll very encourllging. The show drew a 3 rating and an 11 share. That's pretty good when you consider that the heavily promoted USFL playoffs were on opposite Motorcycle W...., and they drew a 4 rating, while the only promotion of the Motorcycle Worfd kick-off appeared right here in Cycle N..... Huffman's show will continue to run on Saturday afternoons on Channel 4, with air times varying, so check the local listings uch week. The show also is playing In the Houston, Texas, a,.. on KRIV-TV. In the July 17 Overseas Final, the quarter-final round of the World Individual Speedway Championship, Americans Dennis Sigalos and Lance King qualified to go on to the next stage leading to the World Final. Englishman Phil Collins won the Bellevue, England, event with 12 points, followed by countryman Kenny Carter and New Zealand's Mitch Shirra, both with 11. Sigalos scored nine points after a fall in the first of his five heats, and King put together three seconds and two thirds fOt' eight points. American Shawn Moran is the reserve for the next round, the August 7 Intercontinental Final, after scoring seven points. The other American in the contest, Mike Faria, had difficulry adapting to the long, damp track and could only muster one point. Although Faria only scored one point, observer. were impreued by his showing. Swlndon. a team in the British Speedway League, sIgned the southern California speedway ater to a 1984 contract to rllce in England. Deer Valley Cycle Park in Phoenix, Arizona, will be running their first race at a new Supercross-type track inside their quarter-mile oval on Saturday, July 23. That race is the first in a three-race series to be held at the 2600-seat facility. The three-race championship will be for Supercross and flat track. The other dates are August 6 and 20. For more information call John at 602/867-4769. HosPITal STOP: AMA dirt treck Expert John Burnett remaina hospitlllized for the multiple bruk of the femur he suffered in the May 21 San Jose Short Trllck National. John is stili In Fresno's St. Agnes Hoepitel, and will be In elevated traction for at Ieeat two more weeks befOrll a cut can be put on the leg. Cards and letterll to perk up_his spirits should be sent to him at room 403, St. Agnes Hoapitlll, 1303 East Hemdon, Fresno, CA 93710. For those who enjoy doing it in the dark, the California Racing Club will present the Hoot Owl night enduro on Saturday, July 23. For more info on this "easy, fun event," call 714/689-6114. • Portland International Raceway JULY 23 & 24,1983 BEAVERTON HONDA-KAWASAKI Presents: Meet The Riders! A public reception for Tum Kewueki rideraWES COOLEY and WAYNE RAINEY will be hosted by BEAVERTON HONDA-KAWASAKI before the Kew...ki 100 Superbike race at P.I.R. TIME: Thursday evening, July 21st. 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. PLACE: BEAVERTON HONDA-KAWASAKI, 12520 S.W. Canyon Rd., Beaverton, OR INFO: (503) 643-5577 FREE PIT PASSES Wrth TIc:Iceta Purchased At BEAVERTON HONDA-KAWASAKI Stop by one of these participating Kawasaki Dealers and purchase a $12.00 Super Ticket for only $9.00 - You Save 25 %! PI us enter the KL 11 0 Three Wheeler Sweepstakes - Wi nner to be drawn and announced at P.I.R., Sunday, Jul.y 24. THIRD AVENUE KAWASAKI. Moses Lake. WA TACOMA KAWASAKI. Tacoma, WA CLIFF'S CYCLES, Bremerton, WA LONGVIEW KAWASAKI. Longview, WA GREENLAKE MOTORCYCLE. Seattle, WA TOLAND KAWASAKI,Kennewick, WA LYNNWOOD CYCLE BARN, Lynnwood, WA MAC'S CYCLES, Clarkston, WA PAULSON'S.Lacey, WA SPOKANE KAWASAKI, Spokane, WA STEVE BAKER KAWASAKI, Ferndale, WA ENUMCLAW KAWASAKI. Enumclaw, WA MILL'S KAWASAKILAND, Centralia, WA OWENS SUZUKI KAWASAKI. Yakima, WA CYCLE COUNTRY, Salem, OR COUNTRY YAMAHA & KAWASAKI. Gresham, OR TOWN CENTER YAMAHA KAWASAKI. Oregon City, OR . BEAVERTON MOTORCYCLES, INC., Beaverton, OR EAST SIDE MOTORCYCLES, Springfield, OR RIVER ROAD CYCLE SALES, Eugene, OR CARL'S CYCLE SALES, Boise, 10 NEW IMAGE SPORTS, Pendleton, OR COLUMBIA CYCLE CENTER, Vancouver, WA PORTLAND KAWASAKI. Portland, OR TAYLOR HONDA KAWASAKI. Woodburn, OR MOUNTAIN VALLEY KAWASAKI.. McMinnville, OR RENTON KAWASAKI. Renton, WA 7