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TEN YEARS AGO Three thousand riders were on hand fOr the San Gabriel Valley MOLOrcyde Club' BarsLOw LO Vegas hare and 1I0und, but only two were involved in tbe battle for the lead. The pair were Husky rider Mitch Mayes and c:z pilot Jim Fishback, and they dueled almost all the way. Mayes took three hours and 47 minute LO win the race, with Fishback only 41 seconds behind at the finish. Scot Harden, a Huskymounted pie·plater from Las Vegas, finished third overall despite a flat tire. Dave Cheney finished fourth overall on a 250 Yamaha, followed by the Honda Elsinore of Wayne Cook. The even t had a note of tragedy when two-time 250cc number one plate holder Larry Pfutzenreuter died of injuries suffered in a crash. I uzuki's Roger DeCoster and Maico's Adolph Weil split moLO wins and runner-up fini hes at the Livermore, California, round of the TransAMA. DeCoster LOok the overall win by virtue of his second-moLO win, but American Jim Pomeroy almost sLOle tJ;te show from the Europeans. The lJultaco rider had big leads in both moLOs, buta eizure in the first round a'nd a crash in the econd put DNF on both hiseffon . Top American honors went to uzuki-mounted Rich Thor~aldson, who finished fifth overall. 41 the 250cc Support class, Billy Clements turned in three consistent motos on his H uskv LO take the overall win. . Smith/Ashcraft Take Overall Victory In Baja 1000 Husqvama-mounted riders captured yet :mod>tt victory as the tCUD of Dan Smith and Dan Ashcraft woo the gruding Baja 1000. This c:xpen riding duo finished the event in the incredible time of 14 hours,48 minutes, 10.3 Riding a borrowed Honda, Marty Smith turned in a I 25cc Expert win at a CMC Carlsbad motocross, defeating Pen LOn rider Danny LaPorte and Honda-mounted Billy Urban. In the 250cc Expenclass that arne day, Rich Pinnick's CZ LOpped the Honda of Marty Moates, ~ Montesa-mounted Marland Whaley ended the ATA trials eason the way h started. taking the Masters class wjn in an vent near an Diego. Mark Eggar finished second on an Ossa, (our dabs behind Whaley. The American Motorcycle Association announced plans for a qualifying serie for the World Speedway Championship. The Federation Inter· f)ationale Motocycl iste had reserved a lot in the 1974 Anglo-Americanordic final for one American; the first time in recent memory that an American speedway rider would have a chance of making the World Individual Speedway Final. In a motocross at Puyallup Raceway in WashingLOn, Phil Larson won both heats of the Open B class. Jeff Lunore was on his tai.! all the way, however. David Aldana broke his bik.e during practice (or a Lancaster, California, shon track. He then borrowed Rick Hocking's spare machine and won the main event, leading home Hocking and Bob Hosford. T.C. Christenson won the Top Fuel Motorcycle crown in Ihe Supernationals of Drag Racing, going 8.48 at 167.91 mph. seconds. the only team to fmish in under 15 hours. Their Husqvama 500XC gave them the win· ning edge. The Husqvama 500XC is built from the gJ:ound up for ooe purto go :IS fast as possible Over Husqvama builds motorcydes to fit the needs of anv rider-Motocross, Enduro, and' Cross CountrY. They are backed by many years of research, testing, and competition. Thi intense commitmenl to quality. depencbbility. and perfonnance have made the Husqvama Motorcyde the most difficult terrain inuginable. This is achieved with Husqv='s reliable and powerful 500cC ix· speed engine, :llIl:lZing ITC TwinShock rear uspension, and a front fork that provides outstanding control, even at racing speeds over brutal terrain. Like all Husqvarnas. the 500XC is different. It is huilt by hand in small quantities for those who muSt have the best machine available. You see. we build every Husqv= XC as if it had to win the Baja 1000, because you just might ask it to. a winner. See the full line of Cross Country bikes at your Husqvama dealer and become a part of the winning If'Jdition. 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