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YEri YEARS AGO North Shore Racing & Team Bridgeport Kawasaki Sweep Round One of the AMAjCCS Endurance Series. .......---........... T on y DiStefan o rega in ed th e Florida Wimer-Ser ies 250cc point lead from Ji m my Ellis with a win a t ro u nd fo ur i n SI. Peter sburg . Ellis finish ed th ird behi nd DiStefano a nd Ka wa sak imou ntedj immy Weinert. Bo b H an nah co n ti n ued h is dom inance of the Open class with h is fou rth straight win o f the series; Steve Stackable a nd Rick Burg ell finis hed second and third . respectivel y. ~ C MC Motocross ac tion in Puyallup , Washington sa w Ken New tak in g th e Min i A clas s ah ead o f Ph il La rson an d Mark Anderson. Larson also took a third pl ace behind Brad Melvin a nd Jim Irwin in th e Open B class. In wh a t turned o u t to be a n ea sy rid e, Dick Bu rl eso n guided hi s 360\\' R Husq varn a to a n overa ll victory at th e On e Da y in Ala ba ma Tria l in Pell City, Ala ba ma. Ri ck Gran t wo n th e 100cc di vision with L yn n H olb ro ok taking th e I25ee class. Ted Bood y beat Pa u l Gratzer a nd Donald Goss to win the Hoosier indoor short tra ck in Eva nsvi lle , In d ia na . In Novice action, Darr ell Parker beat Mi ke Morehead a nd William Wood to the flag. T he n u m ber two ranked I25cc rn o to cross rider in 1975, T im Ha rt . signed . wit h Ca n -Am to contes t the 1976 AMA Supercross Series. H a rt wa s set to join Jimm y Ellis. Mike R unya rd a nd Bu ck Murphy o n the team. Ted H en ter rode h is Laverda to wins in th e 750cc a nd O p en Cafe classes at th e Sava n na h International Raceway in Fau lkvi lle, Georgi a . H erner 's bid for three win s en ded in th e 500cc class when th e Laverda rip p ed its drive cha in adjust ers o ff. In th e Open G P class, R ichard Chambers a nd hi s Yamaha too k th e win . o , SPECTRO OILS Teamed up w ith GTO / Overall Winners NORTH SHORE RACING and GTU Winners TEAM BRIDGEPORT KAWASAKI to Sweep the Opening Round of the 1986 AMA/CCS Endurance Road Race Series at Firebird -::~--::::::!:~ Raceway, Chandler, Arizona. When the top teams rely on and recommend SPECTRO OILS isn't it time you improved your time and performance with the winning lubricants? We can't guarantee that you will win every race because you use SPECTRO LUBRICANTS, but you will never DNF from lubrication failure. BPEGIHO SPECTRa OILS OF AMERICA Route 7, P.O. Box 208, Brookfield, CT 06804 (203) 775-1291 Yam a ha Intern at ional an nounced its p la ns to p rovide sup port to a team o f fo ur riders for th e 1976 U.S. T wo-Day Tria l Championsh ip Seri es. Sched u led rid ers for th e team were Ch ris Carter , Dic k Mann, Dave Ashley and John Fero . Mann wa s se t 10 rid e a T T500 four-stro ke wh ile th e o thers were to rid e two-st rok es. Ll oyd Thomas beat Mike Toyeen and Terry Fo wl er to win th e Mini Ju n io rclass a t th eCMC Mo tocross in Ca rlsbad . Ca liforn ia . In 125cc Pro action . Dave Ca rlso n and Warren Reid battled wi th th e win Iinallv going 10 Carlson. Mike Bell stopped Gaylon Mosier's a ttack in th e 250cc Pro class , but Mosier ca me ba ck 10 wi n th e 500cc class. - • • • if it's Brakes you need EBC has the answer! M249 SUPERSTREET PADS EBC's new M24 9 GG high frict ion disc pads improve yo ur stopp ing power . Ide al for GSXR. Ninj a. lntarceptor or Go ld W ing lVentur e. 5 15 to 520 . set. TAKE CARE OF YOUR BRAKES METALLIC PADS GROOVED SHOES Sinte red metal. long lasting " R" Seri es pads for Quads. Dirt Bikesand ATVs. " Guar ant eed W et Perfo rmanc e. " Full refund if not ' totally sat isfied w ith w ear and performance of t h is prod uct . 5 1 9 per set. Soft li ni ngs w it h h eavy gro oves repe l wa t er an d mud. Uprate dr um br ake performance 20 perce nt on Dirt Bikes and ATVs w ith red uced drum w ear. 57 t o 51 5 pe r set. Alwoys in l pect podl &. d iac l before rid ing . Roploc o pod. overy two yoo rs o r whon lining th ick n. .. i. below % inch. Kee p oils &. Ur.... away fro m br. kes . Hy-Tech Motorcycle Components. 12860 8radley Ave.• Sylmar. CA 91342 (818) 362-5534 5