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" a t lea st I kn ow I'm ca pa ble o f w inning. " Findin g th e q u ickest wa y o ff th e sta rt was IVCG s Bru ce Sm ith (Ya m 490), wh ic h he stretc hed to a o ne-a nda -ha lf -m i n u te lead by th e end of th e first la p . R u n n ing second was Ken ned y, fo llowed closel y by Mean s. Fo urt h was 250cc r ider J d f Benne tt (Ya m ), fo llowed by Mea n s' bro th er P hil Means, D u ri ng the seco nd la p, J im m y Mean s IX I SSl -tl Kenned y fo r seco nd , wh il e P h il Mea n s closed in a ll Bellneu . Tra ns mission prob lems bega n to slow Bennett . w ho eve nrua l ly had to d ro p o u t o f the race, ma kin g th e to p th ree Sm ith , a nd J im m y a nd Ph il Mea ns. Just o u t o f th e p its o n th e third la p , Jimmy Mean s passed h is wa y a head o f S m i th w ith Ken ned y do ing ih e sa me sh,:>rt ly afte r. Phi l Mea n s, who was lI S ll l !4 a n e x tra ga s lan k O il hi s fen d er a nd from n um bel' pl at e, tri ed to stre tch h is p it s top to th e en d o f la p th ree, bu t h is ga m ble fell short by si x mi les, and he a nd h is bik e had to be trucked back to th e p its. O n th e final la p, posit io ns were stabilized as J imlll Y Mean s crossed th e fini sh in first, o n lv to be me l w it h t he had 11('W S thar he had br-en d is: qua lified. H OI o n his heels was second overa ll but th e o ffic ia l winner , Ken ned" . Sm it h held o n to seco nd overa ll for lhe Open win . whi le Nornuu , finish ed second Open a t third overa ll. J ohn i\larkin g (KT i\I) wo rked h is way up 10 ea i n second 250n:a I fourth overal l. The 125cc cla ss wa s won by J a mes T uck er (l ion ), wh o rod e th e eve n t w ith a b roken a n n . " I cu t part of m y ca st o ff," sa id T ucker . " an d it was sore. but I just kep t goin g." T ucker led h is cl ass th e en tire way a nd finis hed sixt h overa ll, Taking second I 25('c was Sa n Di e~o Ka wasa ki West's Ba h Bel l. wh o cro ssed th e fin is h lin e a t n im h overa ll. Bell wa s ru n ni ng fif th much of th e rac e bu t ended u p second w hen Dan M o rg an (KT M) go t a fla t rear tire, T im Fu nk (KT M) blew h is engi ne a nd J oh n Griffin (H o n ) crashe~1. " I ~uess Lo u t-su rvi ved th em a ll," sa id Bel l. Results OVERALL: 1. Todd Ken nedy (Yam); 2. Bruce Sm ith (Yam); 3. Rand y Norm a n (Hen); 4 . J oh n M ar king (KTM) ; 5 " Da te Con nor ; 6 . J am es Tuc ker (Han); 7 . Rich O'Brien (Han); B. Br ett Cushmg (Yam); 9 . Bob Bell (Kawl. 10 . Bill Lvc ns: 11 . Dan Morgan IK TM ); 12. Tom M oen (Yam) ; 13 . John w eunu z: 14 . Gary Kepp le (Han ). Great Pumpkin smiles on Barney By Ed Weinberg STO DDAR D VAL L EY. CA, OCr. 20 Charlie Barney (Dura lube ) too k th e O p en Expe rt class victory rod av a t the All-Terrain Rae~ i ng Associa tion 's T hird Annual Grea t P u m p kin Ra ce. O ver 70 bi~ers signed entry b lanks for th e ~ff~ lr, a 28% incr ease ov er last mo nth s m aug u ral two- w h eel rac e. Cou rse co o rd ina tor Ed Wa tkin s presented th e racer s wit h a fig u re-eigh t co u rse co n sis ting of an a p p ro xi m a te seve n- mi le lo op a t o ne end of the co u rse a nd a 14-m ile loo p a t th e o ther end to the en joyme nt of th e specta l.ors , ~s the bikes ca m e through th e pHS tw ice o n each lo o p . Ba rn ey had e"eryl h in g h is ,,·a y. for th e Ii rst 45 m i les as he p ut lhe field d eep in h is d ust. At th a t p oi nt h is rear bra kes d isa p p ea red, g ivi n g Open Expert Lark in Wi ght o n t he AI Baker R &D en trv th e br eak he need ed to c lose th e i a p o n th e hi gh -f1 yin~ Barn ey. Fo rt u nat ely for Ba rn ey. the M ojave Desert ' s us ua l 20 -to- 40 mph breeze wa s a bsen t, a nd the du st h u ng o n th e co u rse li ke a fo g thi ck , a ll o wing Barney td .h a n g : 0 1\ fot.'a-.wd l- ~ ~ ,- d eserved win . Wi ght fini shed Iive seco nds. behind Barn ey, b u t was l.uer d isquali ficd for pi c king u p the co u rse well P; ~s! t.he co u rse ma rker o n th e s tarr. I'hird p lace fini sher John Braasch J I. (K,,,,) : wa s m o ved to seco nd o n th e d isquali ficati o n o f W igh t. w ith Gu y Kib be pi cki n g u p thi rd o n th e Cy cl e Shack 125 H o nd a from seven th place a t th e first check o n lo o p o ne. Don Wa tk in s J r. put in a n excep tio na l r,id e. cl., argin gfromlOth al th e slx-nll lepolll tlo fin ish fou rt h o vera ll a nd second O pe n Expert Ro ger H ick ey, w ho spe nt th e w ho le 65-m ile run in Wa tk in s' dust took fift h o vera l l. J o an ne Bro wn ell (Suzu ki o f Va n Nu ys) p icked u p first p lace in the 250cc Ex pert class. Lady I uck rode w i th Ba r n ey. as a vis ua l c he ck in vi r rorv circle revea led th at lh e Perfo rm a nce' Cvcle m a chine ha d a large crac k in th eswin g a n n . Approxirnar e ly 30 Beginners took the s ta rt i ng ba nn er fo r their 'I:l-m il" ru n o n \Valk in s' f i ~u re - ei g h l co u rse wi th 26 p icki n g up fin ish er pin s. . T h e racers re t urni n g for t he i r seco nd r un in t lie ARA -sanClio ned even t fa ired bes t, w it h last m ont hs fou rt h-p lace fini sh er, Denni s T ipton , ~oin~ ho m e w ith the overa ll win o n th e H un t in gt ou Surf & Sport 250 H usk y. ;\lik~ Ro th brought th e AM F 12:> S uzuki h om e seco nd whil e la st m onth 's 16th p lace fin ish er Mike Alder sen too k third overa ll a n d fir st Open . Stan Ballard, ei gh th ove ra ll last m onth, took fou rt h and seco nd Open , whil e last m onth's 17th overa ll fin isher, Cecil Sh aw, hit th e chec kered . flag in fifth o ve ra l l and third O pen o n hi s Yamaha entry. '" - f- o ~ C'J ..... .0 (l) 8 (l) > 0 .... Z Resu lts NOV /AM/EX 125: 1. J . Braasc h Jr. (Kaw l: 2. G . Kibbe (Han); 3. D. W entz (Ho n). 250: 1. M . Sipe (Han) ; 2. K. Ham b li n (Yam l; 3. R. M oore (Honl . OPEN: 1. C. Barn ey IC · A); 2. O. Walkin s (Han); 3 . R. Hi ckey (Kaw ). BEG 125: 1. M . Roth (Suz); 2. L. Mart in (Ha n). 200 ; 1. R. M azzell a (Yam); 2. M . Bates (Han). 250; 1. D. Tipton (Hus); 2. B. Nic h olas (Ha n ); 3 . R. Drexler (Yam). • OPEN: i . M . A ld er son (Han ); 2. S . Ball ard (Hus l; 3 . C. Shaw (Yam). Buyas, Keller slosh to Albany SX wins By Clay Light ALBANY , O R, OCT. 27 Ka wasaki-m ounted J on Buyas edged fell ow KX ride rs J ohn Wo odl ey an d G ary Beyer in a seco nd-moto sh ootou t to win the 125cc P ro class a t Alba n y Speedw ay's Supercross. Th e 250cc Open P ro cl a ss fell to Roseburg H o nda 's Rodney Kell er - w inn er o f bo th motos . In I 25cc Intermediate ac tion, T ony G raves (Herb' s Cycl e/H o n ) co ntin ued hi s three-track, tw o -clas s rampage, slo shi ng 10 I -I wins o n the muddy tra ck , Th e first m or o had Mill er Prod uct s-sp o n so red Da ve L iving sto n la unch his Ya m aha in to th e lead for hol eshot honors ov er Den n is McCon nell (Ka w) a nd M ike Non (Ka w ), who is new to the Intermed iat e ra n ks, Grav es go t o ff the l ine dead last, hut by th e fif th la p . he had m o ved pas t both McCo n nell a nd -Li vi ngston 10 ta ke th e wi n . Liv ingsto n aga in led th e class th e seco nd ti m e o ut, with a stead y drizzle o f ra in m aking th e 2.0 m ile track sl ick . In seco nd p la ce, Du a n e Red d ing (K aw ) fough t 10 ho ld o ff McCon nell. G ra ves aga in go t a m iserable sta rt, bu t n a b bed Living sto n o n th e la st la p fo r his I - I blitz . L ivingsto n to ok seco n d wi th a 3-2 and I\kCon nell a 2-3 for rhird. T he 250cc Intermediat es had C ra ves s trea k 10 a n im p ressive Iirst-mot o win a fter h o lding o ff Circl e Ind u srries rid l'l"I'av e Fox '('\' a fn1.'- l rt t hi rd T hat stac k of Cycle News piled over i n t he corner co u ld become an attractive addition to y o ur li ving roo m or tro p hy shelf. A ll you need is o u r new bright -red , t op q ua lity b inder. Each one h ol d s 25 issu es of A merica's Week ly Motorcycle Newspaper . 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