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250: 1. Bill Matthews (Kaw): 2. Landon Carter (Kaw ): 3. Jay Fischer (Hon). ENDURO: 1. David Summ ers (Hon); 2. Jimmy Hobbie (Hon); 3. David Harri s (Yam). Olson tops OT MX at Perris By Bob Alloy PERRIS, CA, MAR. 29 On wha t couldri've been a nicer . day at Perr is Raceway, over 40 Old T imers MXers invaded the plush Perris track to do battle o nce ·aga in. Starring today's event was Master " Movin' Marv " Ol son on his YZ Yamaha. However, Olson 's win wasn't a cake walk - he worked every lap of the way for his victory, while another Yamaha rider, Jim Belt n ick , fin i sh ed a respectab le second. In both long mo tos, Ol son co ul d do no better th an back-of-th e-p ack starts, whi le Bel tn ick stole the holesho t each time o ut. As the race progressed, Ol son opened up the throttle a n d beg an wea vi n g his way up through traffic until running o ut of riders to pass. His fina l victim was Beltnick , who eventually fin ished th ird pl ace. Finish ing in between Ol son an d Beltn ick was the fast Bo b Dahlgren . The secon d-mote ho leshot, o nce agai n, belo nged to Belmick, while O lson was back in the pack. This time, howe ver, Beltn ick was no slouch and never relinquished his lead. O lson might've lost the ba ttl e to Belt n ick in th e second moto, finishing second, but O lso n wo n the war with a 1-2 score, toppin g Beltn ick 's 3-1 tall y. Dahlgren finis hed third. In the Expert clas s, Al Sm ith collected a 2-1 score to ca p ture the overall, ahead of Bill Misener's 4-3 and BUl l Moell er 's 5·4. Results MSTRS: 1. Marvin Olson (Vam); 2. J im Beltn ick (Yamt 3. Bob Dahlgren . EX: 1 .AI Smith (Vam); 2. Bill M isener (Vam); 3. Buzz Moeller (Hon). AM : 1. AI Fitzgerald (Hon); 2. Hal Grady (Hon); 3. Ed Schiedler (Vam). . NOV: 1. Dean Ray (Yam); 2. Norman Stephens. Young cleans WMMA Trials A IotSmaIler. Introducingnew ~ LOK compact, folding security -a system that works on any cycle. Anywhere. Open it up. 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