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TErt YEARS AGO Th e opening round of th e Camel P ro 'e ries in th e H ouston Astrod ome saw u bba R ush winning the sho rt track la tiona l while Ri ck H ocking won h e 'TT, Kenn y Ro bert s sa t o n th e o le for th e short track a nd led until a p H wh en hi s Yam aha seized. Ru sh inh eri ted th e lead a n d held o n to beat H ocking a nd Steve Eklund. In th e , H ock in g beat Robert s 10 th e flag in th e 25-lap National with John Hately finishing third . Th e short track trophy race wa s won by T erry Poovey wh ile Ted Boody rook th e win in th e 'TT troph y race. H ocking left the Ast rodome wi th a 16 point seri lOS lead over Rush . A reco rd 156 rid ers a tte m p ted to q ua lify for Friday 's 1T and aga in o n Sat urday for th e short tra ck a t H ouston 's Al\ IA Camel Pro Ser ies opener. Ri ck H o ck in g . Ke nn y R obe rt s . Da v e H ansen . Bruce H an lo n a nd Steve Eklund were th e o n ly rid ers to rid e both Nationa ls. P at Hen n en won th e New Zeal and Internat ional Road Ra ce Seri es by winning three o u t of th e la st four ra ces. Au stra lians Murr a y Say le and G reg H ansford finished seco nd and third. respe ct ivel y. Ra ndy Mamo la h ad a su ccessful ser ies in th e 125 and 250cc sup port cla sses while also wi n ning o n th e dirt aga inst th e Au stralian speedway sta rs. 10ICB IJt. 1m IIS • .Danny Chandler and Pat Ri chter we re th e big win ner s in a local motocross even t in Sacramento, Ca liforni a. Chand ler to ta lly destroyed the co mpeti tion on hi s KTM in th e 125cc class wh ile Ri chter bea t Ra n dy La sh to win the 250cc class. H onda in trod uced it s two -speed . sem i-a u toma tic C B750A a t th e Houston , Texas. trad e show. T he Honda featured a pa rkin g br ak e a nd an alln ew in strument panel with an electron ic fu el ga uge. H onda a lso intro duced its 49cc H onda Express. In in do or short track ac tio n in Ba ton Rouge, Louisiana. Larry Cooper took h is Bulta co to th e win in th e Louisia na State U n iversity livestock coli seu m.Coope r beat James Ra wls to ge th e win with Odell Da vis finishing third. On th e follow in g n ight in T oledo . Ohio . Steve Dro ste bea t Dave Leona rd and Audie Witt to take the win in th e Expert race. T he Novice class was wo n by H o wa rd J ames. A t Torco, we're commined to being the best at what we do, and what we do is produce the finest motorcycle lubricants you can buy We work hard on . producing oils you can count on, even under the most severe conditions. TorcD challenges you, if you arenot fully satisfied with any of our oils from our 2-cycle racing oil, GP-7, to our full line of gear and fork oils and assembly lubes, we will refund your money. Try us. We 're Toreo. We 're as serious as you are. r.... 1ISA ~ mo ~ An. ,.",. Fo SptIIIp, CA fI/6lII • • • (ZlJI _ if it's' Brakes you need EBC has the answer! SUPER STREET PADS New M249 h igh frict ion . fade-f ree stopping power. ideal for all fast Street Bikes and Heavy Touter s. $15 to $20 a set . METALLIC PAD S Sinter ed metal , long last ing " R" Series pads for Quads, Dirt Bikes and ATVs. ' Guarante ed Wet Perfor- ma nce . 'Full re fu nd if not totally satisfi ed w ith wear and perf ormance of t his prod- GROOVED SHOES Soft lin ings with heavy groo ves rep el wa ter and mud and upratedrum brake performance 20 percent on Dirt Bikes and ATVs w it h reduced dr um wear. uct . .HY-Te,~~ !VI o.t orcycl fil COl1:Jp~nan ts . 12860 ~ J;a d ley /!tva.• Sylmar. CA 9134.2 (818) 362-5534 21