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TEN YEARS AGO NATIONAL MOTORCYCLE CHAMPIONSHIPS The indoor short tra ck seri es a t Sa n Francisco 's Cow P a la n ce co n ti n ued, a nd Da ve Hansen p u t a H onda in th e top spot as he bested O ssa r ider Steve Eklu n d in th e mai n eve nt. T he th ird spot o n the victo ry roster wen t to Dave Lewis a nd h is Bultaco. Da vid Pessy a nd Bruce McDouga l p erformed well in th e week ly Oran ge Bowl of Mot ocross in El T aro, California . P essy won the 125cc Expert class over McDouga l. but th e o rder o f finish was reversed in th e 250cc Experts. In th e same even t, Hondamounted J eff Ward reigned in the IOOcc Intermediat e cla ss. Bullaco pil ot Steve W illiams C'dP lured th e l 25cc Expert laurels in a Eugene. Oreg on. mot ocros s. Finishin g secon d a n d third wer e H onda rider s Brad H urst a nd Dea n R h od es. T he di rt Di g ger s North h eld a European Scra m bles. a nd Danny Turner tasted victory in both th e 125 a nd 250cc Ex pert classes. FEBRUARY '4 & 5, 1984 The ONE andONL Y ASTRODOMEI ,- - - - - - - - - - - - - -Order your-tickets- NOW - - -mail: - --- - - - - ------- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - by - - SAT. SUN. __-+-___ TICkets (it $14.00(Start/FinishUne) Enclose a seIl«!dressed stam ped envelope and __-+___ Children under12, hallprice-$7.00 __-+ TIckets «t $12.00(FieldBoxiMezzanine) __-+___ Ch ildren under 12, half price - $6 .00 __-+_ _ _ Time Trial tickets @$3.oo withyour validraceticket . Time T rial tic kets free with 2 empty Camel packs Mail or ders received atte r J anuary 20 . 1984 will be held at the Will Call Window. and your valid race ticket Yamaha ri der s Mark Prescott, Mike Tidwell a nd Edd ie Lawson fini sh ed 1-2-3 in th e 125cc Expert clas s o f TT scram bles a t Elsinore Racew a y. Cycle News tested th ree o f th e hotter m ot ocross works bikes arou nd. Two wer e o p posites in cha racter - th e quick . hi gh-revvin g 370R N S uzu ki of R oger DeCoster a nd th e torquelike-a -tractor Ka wasaki o f Brad Lackey. The third bike. the 360 Montesa o f Jean-Claude jobe, had cha racte r istics somew he re in betw een th e fir st two . Make dlecks and money orders pay able to the $ 5.00 Service Ch arge per order TOTAL $ Charge by phone mall to: National Mo1orcycle Champlonahips P.O, Box 1691 Hous1on. Texas 7700 1 _ Ast rodo me . CALL (713)799-9555 on Visa or Mastercard Serv ice Charge: $1.75 per ticket. Houston Motorcycle Expo: The world's largest consumer show in the Astroarena (Next to the Astrodome) on February 3,4 & 5! Get $2.00 off the admission price with an empty Camel pack! 1984 Street Ride to help fight Muscular Dystrophy: Register at participating Greater Houston area motorcycle dealers for more motorcycle fun! For information call: (713) 526-7666. 10 lap Pro ATV race on Sunday and 1st Jun ior National Indoor Cha mpionship races both days!! Southern States' Amateur Short Track & Sunda y after main event. rr and ATV racing on For Amateur Information Contact: MIKE KIDD, RT 1, Box 234 A, Boyd, T~ 76023 . (817) 433 -5559 . For pro race information call (713) 526-7666 . Since h e would be going to a 900 BMW in 1974. Reg Prid m ore rode his fin al event o n hi s 750 Beemer a nd won the Open Production class o f an AFM eve n t a t On tari o MOlar Speedwa y. Ed Unini fin ished secon d. rid- ' inga H onda . U n ini d id score a w in of h is o w n. ri di ng a nothe r H onda 10 top position in th e 200cc class. Husk y team mates Mitch Mayes a nd A.C. Ba k ken arr ived a t th e fini sh line o f th e Huntingt on Beach M.C.' s sea so n -en d in g d esert race r idi ng very slo w ly a nd side by side fo r a ti e. Ma yes had ea rl ier ' wrapped up th e number o ne plate in the Open class. Third o vera l l went to Mark Adent o n th e punched-out DKW. a n d he had a lso wr apped up th e number o ne plate in th e 250cccIa ss before th e race began. 1 0' « L AMJI o c S A N C TI O N E D Produced by PACE Management GET UPON THE TANK withthewinnerschoice: World Leade r in Orie Piece Mo lded MX Rep lacement Seats Made o f aircraft-q uality u rethane. read y t o install o n your st oc k seat pan. 3 9 95'.,"'.~.~M" S UZ U K I $ J ohn Davidso n wa s a p p o in ted as president of Harley-Davidson Motor Compan y. The a n n o unce me n t wa s made by R o dn ey C. Goll o f AMF. J apan 's Koji Masuda became o n ly the six th foreign rider in CMC hi slory to sco re a win when h e smoked th e 500 cc Expert class a t Carls bad Raceway. Masuda was stay ing in Cali• . •.co m ia for a short per iod o f lim e 10 • • • astend R oger DeC;;oster!s wedding. - .. Hr:~ '6P. YAMAH A HON DA KAWASAKI ue colors ava ilable f o r all models . Ca ll for ot he r ava ilable c ol o rs. 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