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TEri YEARS AGO R ookie Expert Jay Springst een rode h is Harley-Davi dson to a flag-to- flag victory at the AI\IA G ran d Nationa l/ Ca mel Pro Series Louisvill e H alf M ile. earni ng h im a p lac e in th e record books as th e yo u nges t rid er to win a Na tiona l - in a co u p le o f m on th s th e 18-year- old racer was sched u led 10 beg in h is sen ior year o f hi gh schoo l. Ha r ley-Davidson swept th e even t, with Spri ngs teen's teamm at es Corky Keen er pl acin g seco nd. G ary Scott pl acing third , a nd Da ve Sehl claim in g fourth . Kenny R o ber ts retired from the race wi th w heel bea r' in g troubl e. Yarn ah a 's j irnm y Wein ert took a decisive overa ll victorv in the first ro u nd o f th e 500cc Na tiorlal Championship Series held in Bald win . Kansas. Wein ert fough t off a strong Iirs t-rno to ch a lle n ge from Pierre Karsmakers , w ho endoed a nd crash ed out of con teru ion on the back section of the track , Gary Semics claimed seco nd ov era ll. th anks 10 a chain fai lure o n T ony DiStefan o's bike. a nd Bill G ross i p laced th ird. Fea tured o n th e co ver and the topic o f th e week 's test was the reva m ped Triumph Triden t; th e n ew model featuring an elec tric starter, five speed tra n sm issio n with left-side sh ift. fron t a n d r ear d isc brak es a nd a dup lex pr im a ry c hai n . Surprisin gl y. the m achine n eith er leak ed oi l o r su ffer ed any form o f ele ctr ica l p robl em . a n d ih e m ajor fau lts were judged [ 0 be the much -too -firm sea t a nd a loft y $28 95 price tag . . Bruce Penha ll wo n the Scra tch ma in in Speedway act io n in Bak er sfield . California. besting th e efforts o f Mike Bast. Steve N utter a nd Mike Curoso. P en hall also clai med the trophy for best two O U I of three. Troy ~l cKee pi cked up his fir st w in o f th e yea r in th e H an d icap main. ridi ng wi th a specia l brace o n hi s wr ist 10 g ive it strength a fter X-r ays sh owed a ha irli ne cra ck in th a t joint - wh ich wa s n o! why lh ey call ed it a H a nd ica p even t. R oad rac er Bo b Endicott wa s inter vi ewed. a nd pa ssed a long [h e co mment " People wh o sponso r motorcycle racers a re a stra nge breed. I never understood why a n ybody would wa ru to pa y money 10 have some body else ride a motor cycle. T hey enjoy it. I don 't kn ow w hy th ey wa n t to do it. (I guess) th ey just want 10 see th eir bi kes go fast." H odaka - th e com pa ny famous fo r m ot orcycle m odel design at ions suc h as " D i rt S q u ir t" a n d "Com bat W o mba t" - was o n the verge o f releasing [heir new 250cc mo toc rosser , but was having second thoug h ts abou t th e ten ta tive name fo r the machine: " T h underdog." Apparently H od ak a m anagem en t was co nce rned abou t th e bik e bei ng kn own as a dog - of a ny kind - a nd was cha n ging th e n a m e to "T hunderbol t." ' .. . • • KDX 200 BIG BORE KIT 250 Models Available Wheel Balancer ForTrueing& Balancing $69.95 $69.95 Weigl Telefix is NOW G &G IMPORTS New phone Numbe r: (805) 984-2626 3401 W. 5th St.• Suite 110. Oxnard, CA 93030 • I 15