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TEri YEARS AGO Yam aha signed 19-year- old Bob Hannah to a mot ocross co nt rac t foll owing hi s successfu l strea k in local southern California ra ces. Hannah was set to begin hi s Yam aha rid e with the AMA Nat ional qual ifi er s in Florida . Camel ciga rettes a n no unced that they wo ul d be back in 1976 with a S75,OOO sponsorsh ip package for th e AMA G rand Nation al Cha mpio nship Series. Local rid er Cliff Allison wo n a cliffhan ger decision over the visiting Mike Baeder in th e Lightweig h t G P roa d race class in Ph oen ix, Arizo na . during th e la st of the series of races design ed to qualify AMA amateurs for th eir day a t Dayto na . Jim Vialovos wa s the early leader before ru n ning int o mechanical problem s a nd handing the ra ce to Alli son a nd Baeder. Marty Tripes won the Intern a tiona l class a t th e World Championship Min i Gran d P rix in Rich mond , Ca lifornia . Seco nd place went to Gary Dring with Brad La ckey taking th e th ird spot in raci ng act io n that saw the big boys o f motocross doin g ba ttle on min is. In the mechani cs sup port race, Kent Howerton 's mechan ic Eric Crippa took the win over Earl Lyons and Mike Hershma. Speed wa y ace Bruce Penhall won th e Open Beginner class on h is CZ a t the American Motocross Clu b's mo tocros s at O ran ge Cou n ty Intern ation al Ra cewa y; Penhall won th e fin al two motos after fini shing fifth in the opener. A sto ry o n 16-year-ol d Randy Mamola's fu lly-sponsored tri p to New Zeala nd featured co m me nts fro m h is peers includi n g a sta teme n t from Ron Pierce tha t said, " I don' t th in k he's the U .S. Cha mpion . Sayi ng th a t is lik e sell ing the Broo kl yn Bridge it's a little bi t deceivi ng. " Arlo Englund won both th e O pen and 250cc Support class a t the SRAC State O pen Champion ship Motocross in Col orado Springs, Co lorado. Englund beat Jack Todd in th e Open class and Albert Fir estine in the 250cc class. At th e Cow Pa la ce Speedway Ch am pionsh ips in San Francisco, Californi a , Mike Bast bea t Alan Christian to win the Scra tch Main on Fr ida y ni ght a nd beat hi s brother Ste ve Bast on Saturday n igh t to win the indo or championship. Lance King topped Harlan Bast to win th e Jun ior Speedwa y Championship. r--------- - - -, CELEBRATE 1 1 III YEARS F lITO eve III! -I 1 1 "'tl 1 1 1 1 See a working replica of the very first motorcycle, the 1885 Daimler, and many other vintage and classic mach ines. "'tl See the newest 1986 motorcycles, 3- and A-wheelers from Honda and the major manufacturers, "'tl Plus a motorcycle film festiva l featuring On Any Sunday. 1 /II 10 1 , . &1..11/ 1IIE .. 1 11IIII. -/ 1 LOS ANGELES 1 ATLANTA 1 *SAN FRANCISCO 1 CHICAGO 1 PHILADELPHIA 1 NEWYORK 1 1 1 1 ... ClJ ..0 8 ClJ u Q ClJ 1 1 1 1 , 1 MIIRIIII:raE &A1V ~ : 1*~RT WO~TH 1 1 1 January 3-5, 1986 Tarrant County Convention Center January 10-12, 1986 Los Angeles County Fairgrounds January 17-19, 1986 Atlanta Civic Center February 7-9, 1986 Cow Palace February 14-16, 1986 O'Hare Expo Center February 21- 23, 1986 Valley Forge Convention Center February 28-March 2,1986 Nassau Coliseum, Long Island ' With indoo r motocross and ATV races 1 FOR MORE INFORMATION: (714) 675-0132 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 What is your problem? -Te ll it to the editor w rite h im a letter. THE HOME OF PERFORMANCE HONDA THE LEADER ~SALESAND ~ SERVICE DYNOTUNING Pickup & Delivery CUSTOM ENGINE BUILDING COMPLETE SERVICE MACHINE SHOP HI·PERFORMANCE TUNING RACE PREP. INSURANCE SPECIALISTS SHERMAN OAKS HONDA & TRIUMPH 14460 V enlura 81" Sherman O aks. CA . Co mer Of V enlura & V Nuys an (818) 788-2251 Tl'II..rm1l:Z SALES-SERVI CE PARTS COMPLETE RESTORATIONS 1446 0 Ven tura 81. Sherman Oaks 1 818) 788:22 51 23