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w '" [;j If your dealer doesn't handle a: > a: a: w > CD I- 12 o :I: c, sho~ hilft this... Dear Dealer, As a Cycle News dealer, you' ll not only have the pleasure of dispensing a lot of good cycle news to your customers, but you'll also have the pleasure of pocketing 50% profit. A minimum order of 5 copies per issue makes you an official Cycle News dealer. As a dealer, you'll receive a handy Cycle News counter rack, an Open/ Closed sign and point of purchase sales aids included in your one time set up fee of $4.00. Why wait? Wherever you are - East, or West, there's a Cycle News edition for you to sell out of. And a Cycle News staffer is waiting for your call, 213/4277433, or write Cycle News West, P.O. Box 498, Long Beach, California 90801. . • Larry Brooks broke his wrist six weeks ago and is now making a successful comeback - he won t he 125cc Pro class at Indian D unes's last MX race . ~ • I I I I ... 42 ... I I I I I I I I I I I I --------------------- OEALERS...GEI WnH n! Okay, what can I lose7 Start my store selling CYCLE NEWS w ith the next issue. I understand you w ill bill me monthly and I have fu ll ret urn privileges on unsold papers, by returning the issue number.and date w ith m y check for the balance. I wish to rece ive 00 ~ ~ copies of Send CYCLE NEWS to: Name of Store Cyc le News East 0 Cycle News West 0 · _ Address City _ ~ Autho rized by Phone # _ _ St at e Zip --:::::::- _ _ Send Ad vert ising inf o _ 0 Mail to: CYCLE NEWS, PO Box 498 Long Beach, California 90801-0498 or Call 213-427·7433 I I I I I I • I I I I I I ~_-------------------_~ Bell Road Kaw asak i a n d Bob Ab bott Racin g. No t far behin d was the nu rnbet- two man in Stock P rod uct io n A. Peter Schu ltz on anot her 900 Ni nja. followed by Kevin Elliott on a n ailin g Kawasaki 750Tu rbo from Mo to rcycle & Mari ne. Nava a nd La ncer Leathers . Shawn Leipold was fourth overa ll fo r th e Stock Pr od ucti o n B win o n a G Pz750 from T aft Wh eel. Sea weed Kawasaki a nd Vivian Leipold. Also in th e lead pack (fifth o vera ll ) wa s a very quick Scott Willock o n a little RZ350 from Perfo rman ce Consu ltant s. Will ock won Stock Production D as well as Super Street D. Joe Shelton . sponsor ed by Kin gma n Cycl e Works. won Stock Productio n C on a n FJ 600 Yam aha, a n d J a y T ayl or (J&J Mot or cycle Service) took Vin tage hon ors wi th a 1000cc Guzzi V-7 Sport. In S uperstr eet racing G reg Wing (Mo torcycle &Marin e. Nava and Wi ng Racing) led the first 10 laps on hi s 900 Ninja, when Will ie Adams aga in ch arged on h is Ca nadia n 900 Ninj a to cap tu re first and lead for the d ura tion. At the flag , Win g held o n to seco nd for Su perstreet A, a nd right behind wa s S uper Street B winner Skeeter J acobson o n a 650-cu m -750 Kaw asaki from J&P Performance a nd K&K Racing. Next in th e cla ss a nd next overa ll were Sh awn Leipold on a GPz750 a nd Frank Wesley. J r. o n a 750 Int erceptor. The biggest trophy , th ou gh , sho u ld have go ne to sixth p lace fini sh er a nd win ner o f S upe rstreet C, Ed Wright o n a 600 Ninja sponsored by Kawasak i o f Phoen ix a nd Viper Racin g. Wright crashed hard in practice, th e consensus being that he broke an ankle, bu t he needed th e poin ts and ignored th e pai n. Mi ke Will iams ca rried him to a cha ir a fter th e Super Street even t. th en rod e th e pa tch ed -up Ni nja to a n F2 win in th e next race. In the winnin g F2, Will ia ms was righ t beh ind th e top th ree finish ers. Willi e Adamson th e I 100 Suzuki was lappi ng slower traff ic by mi d race, but th en eased ba ck for a Sun day cru ise, and Skee ter J acobson on th e 750 Kawasa ki a lmos t caug h t up. Greg Wing a nd h is 900 Ninja were th ird in FI, a nd Doug Lindsay took seco n d in F2 o n hi s RZ350. Results sTK PROD A: 1. Rick W,tte (900 Ninja) ; 2. Peter s chullZ (900 Ninja ); 3. Kev,n Elliott (Kaw750Turbo). sTK PRODB: 1. Shawn Leipold (Kaw GPz750); 2. David Wright (Hon 750 Int ). sTK PROD C: 1.Joe sh elton (Yam FJ600) ; 2. Kurt Sanders (Hon 500 Inl); 3. Ed W righl l600 Ninja) . STK PROD D: 1.•Scott Willock (Yam RZ350 ); 2. • • Doug Lindsay (Yam RZ350 ); 3. Tom Dahl (Yam 400) . VINTAGE: 1. Jay Taylor (Guzzi V·7 Sport); 2. Kirk Mi lchell(BSA 44 1 Vict or); 3. Joh n Scott ITri 7 50 ). 55 A : 1. Wi lli e Adams (900 Ninja); 2. Greg Wing (900 Ninja); 3. Richard Kohn (900 Ninj a). 55 B: 1. Skeeter Jo hns on (Kaw 750); 2. Shawn Leipold (GPz 750); 3. Frank Wesley J r. (Hon 750 Inti. SS C: 1. Ed W right (600 Ninja l; 2. Chuck Crawford (Yam 550 s eca); 3. Joe Shelt on (Yam FJ6(0). SS D: r. Scott Willock (Yam RZ350); 2. Doug Lindsay(Yam RZ350 ); 3. Randy Denzer (Yam RZ350). FORM 1: 1 Will ie Adams (Suz 1100 ); 2. Skeeter Jacobson IKaw 750); 3 . Greg W ing (900 Nin ja ). FORM 2: 1. M ike W ill iams (600 Ninja); 2. Doug Lindsay (Yam RZ350 ); 3. Bob Eaton (Yam 550). Leisk snags Dunes finale By Terry Rezek VALENCIA, CA, FEB. 17 Jeff Leisk LOok back-to-back wins in the 250cc P ro class to easily tak e th e o vera ll o n th e las t day of competition a t Indian Dun es Cycle Pa rk in Va lencia, Ca liforn ia. Barring a n eleven th- ho ur save, the Dunes a re no w closed; havin g fall en vict im to ins ura nce p rob lems. A la rg e crowd was o n hand for the sad occasion , including news tea ms fro m ABC and NBC television network a ffiIia res. "hen racing got u nd erway in the 125cc Intermedi at es, Bria n Peo pl es wa s fa st est o ff th e lin e a n d led a t the end of lap one, with Ray Groom right behind. Groom ran o ff the track in th e next lap, a nd J eff Capt moved in to striki ng d istance with a close seco nd . Capt took th e lead on la p three and Cu rt Trimble a lso squeezed by Peop les. Trimble pu t some heavy pressure o n Capt and th e finish was so clos e that o n ly the f1agger co u ld make th e call, giving the nod to Ca PI. As moto two of the I25cc Int ermedia tes bega n, Trimble took a n im me di a te lead . A tired Ca p t was right behind bu t co u ld no t ge t by. With a second and first. T ri m ble took first overall with Ca p t secon d. Larr y Brook s flash ed to th e front of th e 125cc Pro s, bla stin g th rough th e de p sandwas h rig h t a fter th e sta rt. He e held th e lead , and hi s H onda steadily pulled awa y 10 win by a huge marg in. Th e real fight developed for second. Ri ck Mak i, riding a Cycle World Suzuki, a nd Brent Shury, on a Honda for FM F and Bell St. Honda, were a t eac h o the r's throats for th e first two laps. In lap three, Maki dropped o u t briefly and returned way, wa y back. Shury slip ped a bit , a llowin g Mik e H eal ey to move hi s Suzuki