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Lap Money Sweetens Sprockets' Pot 25 cents? a. ii! « w Z ~ ~ U By Caro l Witt Photo by Karen Hartman WICHITA, KAN., March 5, 197:? Jim's Imports, the Yamaha dealer for this area, started a new trend out here by paying lap-money for the first place position at th e Sprocket's Motocross. Twenty-five cents (25¢) per lap should really sweeten the pot for the Expert classes. The 125 Senior and 125 Sportsman classes were run together with 20 riders in all . First off the line were Marvin Whitham (Yam), Wayne Lee (Yam) and Gary Van Sickle (Suz). These leaders passed the score box, but as they came out of the bowl to get the first lap flag . J im Malone (Pen) collided with Mike LeVall ey , causing h im t o ricochet into Marvin Whi th am . Malone w ent on but Wh it h am and Le Va lley fell. At this point , V an Sic k le h ad fir st, fo llo w ed closel y b y Malone and David Dixo n (Ya m) . Malone t ook over firs t in the fifth lap and carr ied it on h ome. Malone to ok th e first five laps o f th e second mota , o nly to los e it t o J on Thurston (Su z) for o ne lap, who th en dropped it to Whitham for th e last two laps, giving Whitham first. By th e third mota , Thurst on had had a taste o f riding in front of th e p ac k and to ok the first six laps beautifull y. Thurston ca n mo ve o n in th at sand, b u t had a lit tl e tro uble wi th th e b ack stret ch and spun o u t, leaving Wh ith am with a clear sh ot the re st o f the way in to home. This gave Wh itham firs t o vera ll for th e d ay. As th e rubber b and sn apped, Gary Witt shot o ut in the lead of th e 250 classes, leaving no d oubt as to what h e had on his mind. I hate repeating, but once again, Witt rode right on in to fir st p lace in all th ree motos on th at bright yello w 250 Yamaha Prototype. Ken McCleave from Ha ysville (CZ) , has been' having a few prob lems with h is mach ine , but today h e rode a beautiful ra ce and came in second. Today th e Open classes were all run at the same t ime , b u t scored separately. Nineteen riders w ere in thise event , making it very difficu lt fo r the riders in all classes . First o ff the line was Gary Witt. By the time th ey came around for Bill LeValley 1301 presses on. the first lap flag , Witt on his 360 Yamaha was still in the lead but Bill LeValley (Mai) had taken over second. Witt held th is sp o t t h rough the six t h lap and was going into th e 7 th, wh en h e hit a tire an d b en t a p ed al an d h ad to stop PUMFREY BULTACO Porting & Service available on all ma jor brands. Special Introductory rates . Home of the fast est di rt bi ke In U SA FINISH IN FO : (714) 830-7646 , :~\\ Dealer f o r All san Ga briel Va lley and Pasadena Areas ~ S A L ES III il\~ I· III E II APRIL 30 A T 8: 00 AM TWO 35 MI L E FUN LOOPS LAID OUT FOR T H E AV ERA GE BEGINNER AND NOVICE TO ENJOY HIMSELF. All ent ries will receive a ticket for the . . . - new & used ';)yT'~~ S E R V IC E - compet it io n presents the 1sf I~ Service Manuals for the HARLEY 45, $7.95 and the HARLEY-74, $9.95 postpaid No C.O.D:s Rockets 11, P.O. Box 7274 Long Beach, Ca. 90807 JAWA - CZ l\ 20% TR OPHI ES !\j , 2 18 19 Sherman Way , Canoga Pa rk , Ca. 91 3 03 (2 13) 887·7696 MA IL ORDER a nd straighten it out, puttin g LeV alle y in to first. (Resu lt s o n page 56) ST RE ET · MOTO CROSS SP E E DWA Y MACHINES o ur specia y 0 0ACCESSOltRI ES - for lta co lin e PARTS-complete Bu Yama ha wit" bpe,i.aced World's 8est Two Strolre Siae. J949 and Honda Expert service on all makes of motorcycles 10% RACERS DISCOUNT 2255 HARBOR BLVD., COSTA MESA, CA. (714) 646-4655 B MTIRES · CASTROL lACING O S ARU IL 330-6171 BERTUS MOTORCYCLES 13 4 0 N. Hacienda Blvd ., La Puente Drawingofa flew -72 Kawasaki motorcycle $ 7 .00 ma il entry with 2 self-add ressed. st am ped env elopes to : A MC MAI L EN TRI ES C LOS E AP R IL 25 , POST ENTRY S8 .00 SPECIA L CLASSES: Over 35. under 16, Father- Son. Husband-Wi fe Overn igh t camping Name : Age: City: Zip : Address: St ate: _ _ End uro Class: " A " _ _ " B" _ _ Male 0-125cc _ _ _ 126·250c c _ Brand of Motorcycl e Engine Size _ 251 ·0pen _ _ Female _ Team _ Engine No . _ Special Class After 147 personal "endos" Bill Walters has perfected his leathers. _ Signed : -~:':""C-:---:-_::::_-_:_.,...__:_--:-- Dat e: -.,--:-:( If rider unde r 21, notarized parent consent is required. J - - BILL WAll'ERS LEATHERS American ffioto Croll C lub Inc. P.O. £lox 003, EI Ioro,Ca.92b30 BW 612A S. Victory Blvd. Burbank, Californ ia 91502