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RIDERS
CONGRATULATIONS
John Dowd
(Parkway Cycles/HONDA)
250cc win ner
Doug Henry
(DGY YAMAHA)
125cc winner
at the Sacramento Ou tdoor MX National
For your extraordin ary privateer victories.
Boyesen Engineering is proud to be a part of your vic tories
because you have chosen to use the Boyesen RAD Valve.
Bill y Joe Mercier lopped the 125cc
Intermediate class at Barona Oaks MX.
b lasted past Wen strup in th e whoop sectio n
a nd set afte r Linds trom . For three la ps the
AXO/Pa yn e Engi neeri ng / Pro Circui t-bac ked
rider sta lked Lindstrom , and once again used
th e whoop sectio n to h is adva n tage. Once in
the lead posi tio n . Mercier p u lled o u t to a
co m ma nd i n g lea d o ve r Li ndstrom a n d
\Ven slfu p .
.
Lindstr om lim ed th e gale perfectly in ' th e
seco n d mo to, w ith Upto n, Mer ci er , a nd
\Ven slTu p cla wi ng a t h is rear fen der. Upto n
roosted past L inds trom o n lap two of the seven
lap moto, and look over th e lead position.
Mercier was next to p ressu re Lindstrom . a nd
mo to red int o seco nd a few la p s lat er . Mercier
then closed 0 11 U p to n a n d the tw o rider s
engaged in a hea ted duel that ca rr ied th em
well a hea d o f th e pac k. Mercier tr ied every
trick in the book, but Up to n co n ti n ua ll y
slammed th e door. Up to n crossed the finish
lin e j u st inches a head o f Mer cier , whit t'
Li n dst ro m tra iled in th ird.
J eff Pittma n gra bbed a hu ge ho lesb ot in
the fir st Up the H ill Jun ior mot o , but Luck
roosted pas t in tu rn three. Ne xt to pressure
Pillma n was Brian Magee, who bo u nced into
seco n d as th ey navi gated th e wh oop sec tio n.
Magee th en Mot hi s sights o n Luck, a nd reel ed
in the ea r ly lead er. Magee o vertook L uc k in
th e back sect io n o f th e trac k a nd rode o n to
an u ncontested win. Chuck Bennett wo rked
into th ird pl ace by the mer e 's en d. ..
P i ttma n rippe d o ff th e line in th e second
mota, only to lose h is fr ont en d in th e first
turn. Benn ett inherited th e lead , a head o f
Mag ee a n d Luck . Ma gee a n d Bennett a rgue d '
o ver th e lead throughout th e motu. but i t
was Magee w ho gree ted th e c he c kered flag
first.
Results
PI\\' RU; ST K: I. O. Wr illK (Va m ): 2. M. Mit-lit'l (Ya m );
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3. R. T a ylm (Ya m) : .1. S. Jl t"lIland t" (Y.n n) ; s. n MtF.n hm d
(Ya m l.
P,W ) R STK : l. C . Tuu lI (Va lli): 2. J. Sh imp (Vam ); ~ .
R. (;arn a (Y.. m ); 'I. J. Hupkil1 ~ (Ya m) : 5. E. KinK (Y.. m ).
PI\\' MO O; I. j. Shi m p (Yalll ); 2. C Tuu u ( '1.. 11I): 3. R.
Bun d~ (Y;. n ): 'I. R. Rud r iKU (Yam ): 5. 8. T aylm (Ya m).
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6O().K: I. C. !\ItSatl (Kaw): 2. J.ShimIJ (Kaw): 3. j. H"I ~ im
( Kaw): I. 8. 8l1lld~ l Kaw): 5. R. RIM..!riKUl1 (ha w,.
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so 9-1.1 : 1. M. MUllla KUt· ( Ka w ): 2. S. C.u n lt') (Kdw): 3.
S . P u n III (Kdw).
NO Rt:G : I. O. Par~nm, (SUI I: 2. C :'IOurum ( Kaw ); 3. G .
Kran '\ol .n (SU/ ): ·I. G. Ha rd ison ( Ka w ).
NO O PEN : I. S. Cu n k y ( I(,. w): 2. R. Sh im p ( Kotw) .
~ JR: I. J T ;' Ifan l inu (S UI) ; 2. J. Rd)"mond (Sw.): 3. C
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RlJLlI1 tK.dw): 'I. R.. ~udro ~url ~ IU ): 5;./ . t:mC'!"iloI"m ( Ka w).
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80 1:"11" : I. T . Km K t Ka,.,.): ... J. \\ I luh (Kdw); 3. P. lIu
(S UI ); .1. J. IlrP;all n (S IU ).
125 & 1:: I. R. Kr.. jr wlJ;.i (SwJ : 2. C RU'