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TErt Chain YEARS AGO Jimmy Ellis, Can-Am factory ra cer , overcame slo w starts to win th e 250cc cla ss in th e Yamaha Super Seri es MX at th e H ouston Astrodome. That Class was dominated th e following day' by Honda factory racer Marty Sm ith. Jim Wein ert co m bined two strong second-p lace finish es to win th e 500cc class o n Frida y, but got into a blocking ba nl e wi th Pi erre Karsm akers on Sat urdav and was held to two thirdp lace scores. T ony DiStefano won both 500cc mot os o n Sa turday. Venezuela roadra cer Johnny Ceco tto speaks no English , and as a res ult didn 't understand th e "one minute rule " a t th e 1975 Davto na 200 m iler , Cecouo arr ived o n the sta rt in g grid just as th e last wa ve got und erway - a nd th erefore didn 't ha ve to sit o n th e grid for a minute cooking hi s clutch , a s d id Yamaha p ilot Ken n y Rob erts. Cecouo charge d fro m a lastpl ace sta rti ng position 10 ultim a tel y fin ish third. R oberts retired on th e 16th la p wit h a fried clu rch . In th e citv of Rialto , Ca lifornia , six pol ice cade ts were trai ned as undercover agents for th e police dep art men I. The federa ll y-funded program ha s th e cadets riding mot orcycl es, and attempting to " ... mingl e with o the r rid ers a nd keep th ei r eyes open for potentia l burglars." According to Lt. Georg e Wescott, au th or o f th e p ro gram , " we want pot ent ial burglar s to feel th at every motorcycle th ey see mi gh t be a police cadet." Barr y Sheene underwen t su rgery on Ma rch 7 for brok envertabrae a n d th e bo nes in hi s left leg. Shee ne was reported in satisfactory co nd ition . recovering from injuries received in a pre-Dayt ona cras h. T h e Ameri can team won th e Worl d Speedway cha lle nge on a ra in-s licked course a t Irw indal e Speedway in California . Th e Am eri cans dominat ed the fir st eight ra ces, with broth ers Steve a nd Mike Bas t sco rin g im p ressive win s over world ch am p ion s Ivan . Mauger and John Davis. Ra in poured do wn a nd th e track became un rid eahl e a fter th e 14th ra ce. a nd th e even t was ca ncelled . At th e ti me th e America n's h eld a l4-poi nt lead in th e event , giving th em th e overall series w in : 110 po int s, to 103 p oints for th e world team. Gary LaPlante rode hi s Buliaco to first p lace -in th e Expert cla ss a t th e Usery Pass Trials, held near Ph oeni x. Arizona. LaPla nt e wa s followed a t th e finish by S uzuki riders Jeff Koskie a nd Tim LeBlanc. T he H usqvarna 250C R was scr u ti nized , a nd wa s fo u nd th at " It requi res a n ex pe rie nc ed rider to wr in g the full benefi ts from it." O f co u rse. Huskys ha ve always carried a loft y price, bu t as reported in the articl e; "At $) 750 th e new 250CR Grand Prix c erta in ly isn 't cheap, but then wh a t wo uld you expect 10 pay for 'a 206-lb. works mach in e th at is tot all y race rC'.ldy?:'. , Motorcycle -. CHain 1 ., • .' .... 4 " Ct, .•", C" Exclusive United States Agent I , .• SSO West Regent St., Unit 301, Inglewood, California 90301 TERRY POOVEY GROOVES THE WISECOjDAYTONA DIRT TRACK .SERIES Terry Poovey put it all to get he r at Speed week, sweep ing Th e Dirt Track Series . Terry races and w ins w ith Hi -Point Boot s and Gloves. See the new Hi-Point Pro Boots at your Hi -Point Dealer. Ava ilable in sizes 5 thru 13. A lso a li ne of Mini MX boots in youth sizes 1 t hru 7 . Hi -Point G.P . Gloves have the features the dirt rider demands. Knit cuff or short cuff models in all popular sizes and co lors. Pick'em up at your Hi -Point dea ler. ' HI-POINT RACING PRODUCTS