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TEri YEARS AGO Chain Professor Harry Hurt was awarde d a two-and-a-half year co ntract by the Department o f T ra nspo rtat io n , to inves tiga te th e ca uses of injury a nd / or death in 900 m ot orcycle accidents. The study was intended 10 help develop h elmet safe ty standards , or to d et erm ine th e n eed for m anda tory h elmet-u se laws. Mike Kidd returned 10 Nationa l co m petition, hav ing been o u t o f racing for a yea r with a brok en leg, a nd took a n im p ressi ve flag-to-flag win in th e AMA Grand Nati onal Champi onsh ip/ Ca me l Pro Series Terre H aute H alf Mile. Followin g Kidd across th e lin e were th e fact ory Harleys o f R ex Beauchamp a nd Gary Scott. In the T roph y event, T riump h -mou nted Billy Eves hook ed u p co ming out of turn two , ta king th e win far a head of seco nd -p lace Eddie Wirth. Dave Aldana took thi rd, a nd Kenn y Roberts p lace d fou rth aboard hi s slo w backup bik e; Roberts ' fa st bike was reti red with transmission problems durin g practi ce. Pierre Karsmakers took hi s H o nda RC400 to th e overall vic to ry in th e 500cc National MX a t Mot e -Masters P a rk i n Mex ico , N e w Yo rk , a n d Jimmy Weinert's close seco nd -p lace finis h inc reased his points lead in th e 500cc Na tio nal MX Cha m p io ns h ip. A big pile-up in turn o ne of th e first rn o to took o u t a number of riders, in cludin g G ayIon Mosier. Mike Hartwig a nd Gary Semics; it took th ose rid ers nearl y a lap to ge t things runn in g aga in - d roppin g th em o u t o f the co n tes t for th e o vera l l. In th e 250cc Support class, John Gurga put in a n outstanding rid e on a n O ssa to take th e win a head of John J oyn er. Bruce Penhall took a close but decisive victory o ver D u bb Ferrell in th e H andicap main of th e wee kly speedway race in San Bernar dino , Californ ia , putting a n end 10 Ferrell 's th reewin string . Foll ow in g two restarts, Sonn y Nutter ran a wa y fro m J im Fishback and Guy Waterson in th e Scrat ch ma in . Dave Williams took th e hol eshot and a n ea rl y lead in th e 250cc Pro main a t Sadd le bac k Park in Ir vine, Ca liforni a; Bill Clements wa s in seco nd , o n ly to fade a nd be easily passed by a h a rd- ch argin g Bo b Hannah. Wi lli a ms took the wi n , H annah seco n d, a nd C lements th ird . Tomm y Croft eas ily took bo th mot os a nd the overa ll in the 50 0cc P ros, fo llowed b y Gary Ogden a nd Randy Berkeley. P oint lead er Alex Jorgensen held 0 [£ a ll cha lle ngers to capt u re h is third Junior/ Expert half mi le main even t at th e Ascot Park Mid-Summer Silv er Cup Ch ampionship in Garden a, Ca liforni a . J org en sen , r id i ng a R on Wo od Norton, to o k th e lea d from Mike Myers o n th e eig h th lap of th e 15-lap event a n d held th e lead to th e c hec ke rs. Dan McWho rter h eld a so lid third pl ace beh ind Myers until hi s en gi ne went sour, h anding the show.position to Tom Berry . • Team RK Racing congratUlates FREDDIE SRENCER and Team HRC on totally dominating the World Road Racing Championships. \ "World Class Chain f or World Class R iders" f"1associfteS 550 West Regent St., Unit 301, Inglewood, CalHornia 90301 LOWELL THOMSON Wins Ponca City NMA Championship using PJl Gold Fire Oil. Three out of Four Top Experts at Ponca City Use P J1 Gold Fire two-stroke oil Askfor PjJ, theexact bi-performance blendofoilsand lubricants thatfactory race teams use on their uinning race bikes. 17