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TEri YEARS CALIFO RNIA AND NEVADA YAMAHA DEALERS PRESENT ~ LAGUNA SECA TOUR AGO July 13-14, 1985 o Bob Balentine returned to co m petition aft er a broken co lla rbo ne to win the DRA HareScrambl es in Californ ia ci ty, Balentine battled most o f the morning with Kevin H as ten, a n d cla im ed th e victory a fter Hast en broke his transmi ssion on th e la st loop. Dea n Miller m ade a decisive last ' di tch pas s on Gordon Schmid to claimseco nd -p lace honors by a mere five feel. . Scott Autrey ea rned eno ug h p oints a t th e Int er-Contin ent al Fin a l in Goth enburg, Sweden to adva nc e him to hi s seco nd su ccessive E uro pea n Final of th e World Sp eed wa y Championship, besting the series effo rts o f Barr y Briggs, Dag L ovass, Ben g t Jans. so n a n d Hasse Holmkvist. I va n Ma uger too k top p oints a t th e me et , follow ed b y seco n d- p lace Anders Michanek. J o h n DeSoto a n no u nce d hi s retirement from m ot ocr oss racing. and pledged th e Ol ym pi a Superbowl o f Motocro ss would be h is last ra ce before rel ocatin g in H aw a ii to be a fire ma n . Backmarker Frank Davis' H onda 750 bu rst its o il feed lin e d ur ing th e 500750cc/ Open P roduct ion class event a t a CMC road race a t Will ow Springs Racew a y. spewi ng three q uarts of 20w-50 oi l o n t he best line aro und turn s two th rough fou r of th e track. Davis was a ble to exit th e track wi thOUI incide n t, bUI wh en ra ce lead er Lance We il ca me aro u nd a nd hi t th e o il. he led 1 i o f t h~' 13 ra cers in to a series of spe ctac u lar cras he s. T he o ilcaused crash co m p letely tota lled Weil's Laverda , as well as the .bikes of Lee Flem ing an d John MacDonald. Ea rlier in rhe da y, du rin g pra cti ce. Dav id Emde ca rne in sid e o f Cvc le G ui de staff er Art Friedman, struck h is front wh eel . a nd sent th e journal ist a nd h is Suzu ki GT750 tum bl in g end-overend , co mp letely d est ro yin g th e machi ne .. . whi ch ha ppen ed 10 be a mo torcycl e o n loan 10 Cycle Guide for a magazin e rest. Join your participating Yamaha Dealer for the Champion Spark plug 200 Camel Pro Series National Road Races. KING KENNY"ROBERTS MAY RIDE AGAIN Tour Ticket Price $30 Includes two-day ad m issio n with paddock pass, Yamaha tour parking, parade lap, tour pin and cap. Visit the Yamaha TouI' Tent with all 1985 Models on Display - - - - - - - - - PARTICIPATING CAUFORNIA-NEVADA YAMAHA DEALERS: - - - - - - - - Beaumont: Berkeley: Burbank: Campbell: Canoga Park: Concord: Corona: Covina: Fremont: Fresno: Granada Hills: Hayward: Hollywood: La Habra: Las Vegas: Lodi: Long Beach: Los Angeles: Manteca: Napa: Newhall: Palo Alto: Pasadena: Petaluma: Richmond: Beaumont Vamaha/ Kawasaki ••. •. (71 4) 845-4882 Berkeley Vamaha ••• • • • • : . . . . . (415) 848-2309 Burbank Vamaha • • • • • • • . • . • • • . (81 8) 845-8738 Motors West .. .. . ..• •.•• ••• • (408) 378-8719 Int'l. Motorcycle • . .•. . . . • • . .• (213) 346-3700 s Conc Vamaha . . . . . . • • . • . • • . (415) 798-2580 ord Sunwest Cycles-Vamaha . • •.••• . (71 4) 735-7721 Yamaha of Covina. . . . • . . . . • . .. (818) 332-6249 Fremont Vamaha (415) 793-2368 Wilson's • . • . . . . . . . • • • • • • • • . (209) 237-0215 Granada Vam aha. • . • . • • . • • • • .• (81 8) 360-3400 Hayward Vamaha •. •'. ... ••.•. • (41 5) 537-7014 Hollywood Vamaha . • .. •. . • •. • • (21 3) 466-8451 La Habra Vamaha .. . • • •. .. . • •. (71 4) 525-6200 Nevada Vamaha •• • ••. •• ••• • • • (702) 384-2353 Wright Motors • • . . • . . . . . • • . •• (209) 368-1139 Long Beach Vamaha • '.' . . . • . . : . (21 3) 498-6578 Ted Evans Motorcycles .. • . . .. . . . (21 3) 306-7906 Malon's Vamaha • • •••• . ••• • • • . ' (209) 823-7181 Napa Valley Vamaha •••••• •• • •• (707) 253-0468 Dick Allen's Vamaha Honda • •• .•• (805) 259-8460 • Palo Alto Vamaha • • •. •. • • ... . • (415) 493-3414 Pa sadena Suzuki. • . . •.• • ••• ••• (818) 795-4120 Vamaha of Petaluma • • •• • • .. . .. (707) 763-3944 Richmond Vamaha BMW • • • • • • • • (415) 235-7322 Riverside: Sacramento: Sacramento: Salnas: i San Bernardino: San Bruno: San Francisco: San Jose: San Jose: San Leandro: San Luis O bispo: San Mateo: San Rafael: Santa Clara: Santa Cruz: Santa Rosa: Santa Rosa: Seaside: Simi Valley: Sparks: Torrance: Tujunga : Vacaville: Vallejo: Ventura: Malcolm Smith Moton •••• •• •• • • Capitol Vamaha. • • . . . • . • . • • • •. PCP Vamaha/ Suzuki • • • • • • • • • •• Vamaha of Salinas. . • • • • • • • • • • • Dale's Modern Cycle . . . • . • . . • • • San Bruno Motorcycles . • • •• . • • • Honda-Suzuki-Vamaha of S.F.• • • • • San Jose Vamaha • • •• • • • •• • , • • Vamaha Country •••• •••••• •• •• East Bay Vamaha • • • • . • • • • • . • . Vamaha San Luis Ob ispo • • • • •• •• Vamaha of San Mateo • ...• •• • .• San Rafael Vamaha • • • • • • • • • • .• Grand Prix . .• ••. • • •.•• • ••• •. Vamaha Santa Cruz . • • • • • • • • • •• Jim & Jim's Santa Rosa . • • • • • • • • Santa Rosa Kawasaki/Vamaha . . • . Vamaha Suzuki Sports Center •• • • • Simi Valley Vamaha • • • • • • • • • • •• Hazen's Western Cycle Center .. •. T & 0 Vamaha ••••••• • • •• ••• • Foothill Vamaha . • • •• • ; • • • • • • • Pio-Max Vamaha • . _• . • . . • •• • • • R & J Cycles •••• • • • • • • • • • • • • Kawasaki-Vamaha of Ventura • • • • • (71 4) 687-1300 (91 6) 332-6433 (916) 428-4040 (408) 442-3232 (714) 884-6464 (415) 952-3600 (415) 771 -4535 (408) 226-5900 (408) 287-2946 (415) 483-2345 (805) 543-6723 (415) 348-7100 (415) 456-0335 (408) 246-7323 (408) 475-5970 (707) 545-1672 (707) 546-3903 (408) 899-2401 (805) 522;3434 (702) 359-7117 (213) 534-2311 (818) 352-3277 (707) 447-3715 (707) 643-2548 (805) 653·5884 Also cras hi ng was Evil Knievel, Iea lured in a phot o seq ue nce showing hi s il l-Fated landin g in a jump at tempt a t London 's Wembley Stadiu m. Knievel ca me down about seven feel short o f h is landin g ra mp. a nd sustained a broken backbone. pel vis . hand and finger in th e effo rt bringing h is ca reer tot al o f broken bon es to 54. Rex Staten had a ro ug h wee k. which starte d wh en th e m otor mounts o f hi s . bike let go whil e he wa s well o n th e way 10 a n upset win ar uh e U.S . Graud Pr ix in Carlsbad . Seven days later, a t a local CMC even t. h e mad e a co n tro ver sia l pass during th e first m o io whi ch resulted in a rom p e iit or being kn ock ed down . After the m ot o , Sla ten wa s ridi ng back 10 hi s van wh en a rclativ« o f th at co m pel iror hi t Staten in th e face with a wr ench. sendi ng hi m to the hospi ta l with a broken nose. Police expect ed 10 apprehend th e ass ai laru , • 23