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&HI IS ~ RTOOLS e -. I.Ert .YEARS AGO .' Jay Springsteen clinched his first AMA Grand National Championship with a win at the final round of the Camel Pro Series in Gardena, California. Springsteen, Gary Scott and Kenny Roberts went into the final round at Ascot Park with a chance for the title. Alex Jorgensen finished second behind Springer in the race with Skip Aksland taking third. Scott finished fourth with Roberts 12th. In winning the race, Springsteen became the first non-Californian to win a National at Ascot; a record that had stood for 18 years. Advancers One of Vance & Hines hottest selling items, ignition advancers for Suzuki GSXR-750 /1100, and Kawasaki Ninja 600/900 /1000 models are designed to advance ignition timing afull five degrees. The result? Asignificant improvement in low-end and mid-range power. Bolts on in just minutes. At the Black Coal Enduro in Lynnville, Indiana, Dick Burleson lost only. 12 points to earn the win while taking a commanding lead in the race for the National Championship. Tom Penton won the 200cc A class with James Slack taking the Open A class win. "It's nor over yet," Gary Nixon said after finishing second to Victor Palomo at the final round of the Formula 750 World Championship in Hockenheim, West Germany. ''I'll keep my champagne on ice until they sort out the Venezuelan round at the October FlM meeting. Until then it's anybody's crown." Palomo was crowned the World Chainpiol) pending Nixon's protest of the Venezuelan round of the championship, as he narrowly nipped Nixon in points, 61:59. In the Golden West Championship held prior to the Camel Pro Series National at Ascot Park in Gardena, California, Steve Eklund won both the Expert main event and the Expert lrophy dash. In the Junior main, Ted Davidson beat Scott Pearson to take . the win. Novice action saw Jim Mertens top Eddie Lawson; Randy Mamola finished sixth in the Novice class. Tom Brooks led most of the way, finished with a big lead and won the 26th Check Chase Hare and Hound in Parker, Arizona. Brooks topped Mitch Mayes. This new four-into-one system was engineered specifically for the 1000R. It fits perfectly, and extracts optimum performance from the high-tech Kawasaki power plant without sacrificing ground clearance or center-stand position. Available in handsome Kal-Gard finish. Brake Pads Racetrack tested on Vance & Hines' own Superbike, these superior high-performance pads are available forall disk brake-equipped street bike models. Vance & Hines Baneries These hard-cranking, long-lasting balteries are designed for all street bike applications. They come in distinctive, red-andwhite Vance & Hines packaging. I Expert dirt trackers Billy Eves 'and Steve Droste repeated as the AMA Atlantic and Midwest Regional Dirt Track Champions. In the Junior class it was Bill Crabbe taking the title ,in the Atlantic Region with Randy Goss doing'the same in the Midwest. Novice championships went to ~nce Jones in the Atlantic Region and Mike Rhoads in the Midwest. John Bettencourt won two races at the AAMRR road race in Loudon, New Hampshire. Bettencourt beat Richard Chambers in the Formula 'One class and Robert Verdicchio in the Expert Modified Production. Kawasaki in/a 1000R Exhaust ystem Fram Autolite SparkPlugs and Oil Filters You demand the best, so Vance & Hines stocks the best-a complete line ofFram filters andAutolite spark plugs. The reputations ofFram and Autolite make these items an easy sell for your service writers andparts counterpeople alike. 14010 MarquardtAvenue Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 (213)921-7461 >Y~9J:iAMA: A LESSON IN HISTORY 1986 AMA/CCS 'PRO-AM FORMULA II C AM ION KEVIN RENTZELL D.I.D Motorcycle Chain liD ·"Super-Charger"· Battery OUR FIRST SEASON IN U.S. RACING AND WE SENT THE COMPOITION..... GE)RGIA CYCLE SUPPLY BACK TO SCHOOUI ~YO CORPORATION .~. PARTS •