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wi th a bu sted p ipe. Old Time Expe rts sa w Wal t Feyl in g lead ing Paul Bostrom a nd J ack Coul ombe. Gary N aumann had a good sta rt bu t a n at tire on h is Walnut C reek H o n da p ut him o u t and Edd Haymond closer on his SK Cycle 250cc M-Star. Yarn a ha- rnounu-d Eric Harvey ta llied th e second lap lea d with Watts a nd Irwi n in to w. Ed Marchini a nd Mck enz ie wer e hooked up toge ther. with Bob Milani gett ing a cha se by Ha aker, Eddie Diaz a nd Dow ell. Bostrom 's Co ntra Costa Honda had the po int for the rest of th e OT Expert race, a lthough he would suffer a rear fla t on the last la p bu t sti ll ma nage a fo ur-m in ute margin of victory over th e So . Ci ty Cycle H us ky of Feyl ing. Despi te an early stop to fix a faulty fuel line , H enry L eslie was moving th ro ug h the Vet Exp ert li neup well o n hi s Mar k Muscio , Ken n y R oberts Yamaha IT . R on Kn arr a nd Tom Barbero trad ed off th e lea d i n th at class and wh en Bos trom su ffered th e flat . Knarr skat ed p ast for th e OT/ Vet ove ra ll. Billy Bissell was having a good round in th e O pen Ju n io r class, takin g a seco n d o n the Petal u ma Motorcycle Center H o nda bu t it was a li tt le short of Kir by Well 's w in . Jim Bowm an was happ y w ith h is th ird a fter hav in g been o ff th e scen e fo r so me mo n ths. T he thi rd lap sporte d Irw in in the lead by a bo u t 10 secon ds o ver Wa tts a nd Ha rvey, wh o were a bso lutely tied together. McKenzie was fou rth , a bo u t a m inute behi nd . M ilani co nt in ued to lead H aak er o ver D iaz, Dowell a nd Lance McPhee, having to exp la in h is lack o f ap p ro p riate nu m bers eac h stop. As Bostrom started hi s fou rt h la p , T o m Barbero blasted through in fro m of Knarr a nd R ich Willi ams. Feyling was twominutes in a rre ars to Bostro m wh ile Le slie wa s tryin g to un tang le himself fro m three o the r Vet Ex pe rts, including "Red Neck Rooster " J er ry DeKa y. Irwin p u t a lap o n O T Expert num ber o ne C urt McMahon fo r the start o f lap five with Mckenzie in secon d o vera ll. Dennis H ausm ann was ma kin g a great come -fro m-beh ind ch a rge a fter a fir st lap in cident th a t had lef t h im 10 th in th e OT Expert class. H arvey's YZ maintained hi s position o ver H aak er and Watts, co min g ba ck from some o ff pucker bu sh co n fro n ta tio n, while Frank Showers maintained a lea ding pace in th e OT Junior's. Th e A classed Enduro rider was to win hi s second straight FTroop event, but th e shadow knows he is Expert material. Just 30 seconds after the checkers ca me out, th e first bike up th e hill wa s Irwin , for th e ultimate in programmed fin ishes. " I had a lot of fun, bu t I wasn't rea lly ready to go ou t for ano the r lap. The co u rse had every th in g from fast trail , to tight, hard rutty stuff," he sa id as he wiped dust off his encr usted fa ce, tha nk ing In terlink, Hi-Point, Sun River Cycle s and Husk y for the w in . It wa s certa inl y a lo t d ifferent from his last win in th e sn o w a t Wil seyvill e, so me 40 m iles to the North. McKenzi e was clos e behind, sta ti n g he just co u ld n' t clos e th e di stance on Irw in , whil e Er ic H arvey sm iled a nd shook hands with Irwin, con g ra tu la ting him for a fin e job. It was anoth er R ed Neck Rooster th at led o ut th e first Novi ce wave. That club got th e pa rt icipa tio n award , aga in, .w it h a lmost 40 riders . Bud Wilkinson o f th e B & B racing team led th e fi rst two laps o vera ll o n hi s Husky with J im S ta n ley leadin g th e 250cc co nt ingent but in th e end results, it was th e KX of R ob Sch mi d t ta king th e overa ll o ver M ike Norton and J eff Porter. J ohn Dodson kept hi s Yamah a in o vera ll content io n and fini shed seco n d 250cc Novi ce fo r CHRIS AGAJANIAN LARRY HUFFMAN KIIS Radio's RAECHEL DONA H U E MARGO KING SANDONA Produced By TalentBy 'nterviewsBy ColorBy MONDAY AT 10:00PM SATURDAY AT 4:00PM CHANNEL SYNTHETfG ui8RJ~ ~to@ WBRJ~~--' ocrANE BOOSTERS ~ II MOTORCYCLE · MECHANIC TRAINING CLASSES EXCITING CAREERS!!! GOOD PA YING'JOBS Motorcyc le Dealerships need Mechan ics , but you must be tr ain ed. If you love engines and don 't mi nd gett ing your hands dirty you can become a professional motorcyc le mechanic mak ing top money. Get trained in just a few months for an enjoyable lifeti me career. Federal Financial Aid for those who qua lify. Classes form ing soo n. See If you can qualify fOI this chance of a lifetime. CALL TODA Y COLLECT (213) 944-0121 9 BERN IES EA ST VA LLEY @ Hu~v:na '7Jte Europelln Connection" Full Service. Parts. Apparel UPS O' ;'y 34 E. Southern Ave•• M.... AZ 85 20 2 (602) 835-1420 LONG BEACH YAMAHA California's New est Yamaha Dealersh ip SALES' SERVICE ' PARTS 4001 East An ah eim St . LONG BEACH, CA. 90B04 (213) 49B·657B (71 4) 527·9144 ~ . _ - - ..__ ;'_••• •• • • ";':::';:: : : • • I 35 ~C .