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o M " '" ~ 0- M .... en I Valley as b y Tom Blattler Ph o to s b y Dan M ah on y E L C E"T RO . CAL .• Mar. 10. 19 73 Ric k Hoc kin g o f Fre mo n t; ' fres h off his wi n n ing th e A~ IA .Xa tion al In d o or Champio ns hip th is winte r , held off National Expert AI Ke ny on to ca p t ure the 15-lap M ain e ven t in th e J .C . Agaj anian AMA Short Track a t the California Mid -Winter ' Fair in E I Ce nt ro. Hocking sho we d th e Fai r cro wd wh y he wo n the Indo o r Ch ampionsh ip as he to ok the J ead in th e fir st turn , an d re ally st re tc hed ou t h is advan ta ge until the ' n in th lap. Hockin g. after a very su cces sful Xovi ce season last year. really had his Yam a h a waili n g as he wan his qualifying heat ra ce over Pat ~ I c C a u l. the n d efeated Ken y o n in the Se mi -main. An oth er Junior ride r, Joh n C ennai, defeated Hocking in the trop hy dash . Genn ai grab be d the top.spo t a t th e star t b ut co uld n ot lo se Ho ckin g. Hoc ki n g to o k th e lead . o n the fin al lap. b utGe n na i K t it b ack in th e fi nal tu rn . a I n th e Main even t. Ken yon too k o ver seco nd o n th e ninth lap and began to clo se th e ga p o n Ho cking. On th e 13th ' ' lap . Ken yon tr ied to ge t b y Ric k in th e fourth tum. But as Ken y on ca me o u t o f th e t u rn , he bobbled an d Ho cking again ope ne d u p his lead t o ' take the c h e c k e r e d flag . - Fini shin g beh ind Ho ck in g and Ken y on in th e th ird p os iti on was Junio r Rob Mo rr ison . lik e Ken yon o n a Bul taco : Taking th e fo urth sp ot was ' E xp e rt Tom Hor ton followe d b y the o n ly 1'\ovi ce rid er in the Main, Butch Davidson. David son , wh o is the number , one N ov ice in Di strict 36 point standings, ' lo oked lik e a n excelle n t yo un g p rospec t as he finished th ird in hi s qu ali fying h eat to Ho c kin g an d l\lcCaul. In the Semi, Butch again pl aced th ird ' t o tr an sfe r to th e Main , Davidson started in the second ro w and con siste n tly moved through th e field, an d p assed both J im Odom an d McC aul on the fin al lap. .... N ~ ~ ::;; ~ W Z W ..J U > U Rick Hoc king w heelies past th e chec ke red, winning the Sem i in t he first day of "pro sho rt track racing in E I Ce nt ro , Cal. NATIONAL MOTOCROSS ASSOCIATION Ron Moore (37 ) t ook a third i n Su nd ay 's fi nal. H ere he is foll o'Ned very closely by Jim Spen ce and Tom Horton . SUPER TRICK . I w e FRAME all new racinq sanctions for m otocro ss _. PAY CASH PURSES ' - LOW COST INSURANCE - CASH POINTS SYSTEM , - PRO· AM SERIES FOR PROFESSIONALS .; - NATIONAL COMPETITION FOR SPORTSMEN - ----------- ~ . F t ee lnto rmat ion : NMA P.O, BOX 1092 1 ' A " no com = '. fra me an d sw ing a rm built e)l;CIUO;Ive I Y f or CZ. J 2 . p Ounds . LIGHTER t han siocx! Teste d dn d pr o v ed In the T r ans- A M A Series . UseCl by Uta h's B ob Brown . N or. C a l ' s Dav e L ongc or, R on Huffman, Sc ott Pe p pe r, R ic k y J o r d an O f Ark ansas· and m o re . Stan dar d p ar t s b olt on . C om plet e c o st only 5350. Buil t by eMS Pr od u c ts . , exc lusive ly f or : ez I. - .----------.1 --. G RAN D PRIXCYCLES 2450 E I Ca mino Rea l San ta Clara , Ca . 9 50 51 Deale r Inqu iries Invi ted ' 'I . Missio n, K. nsdS 66222 ': .J. nl t __ . _ Add re s' _ cr:y/St.te _ XR 75 HONDA REDHEAD ~portsmen M.e. . Presents ~\\~D e: i;j~ (Formerly of S .R .A . ER i:' Jtt() c.***ts ~ Three Star Rating APRIL 15th North of Barstow UA F un End u ro W i t h e .E.R .A. Tim e and Mil eage AC CtHacy" A , B , & C . R iders A ll Side C la sses . B ud d y , Fa mily . Club an d Hack Teams . $7 Entry (M.a il) $8 Po st S 1 T e.am Membe r s To : S idewinder Enduro 1SO 1 Mar iposa Corona, Ca lif . (7 1 4 ) 735-4641 Entry Closes March 30. RAC ING PRODUCTS High com pression piston kit : R a ~ i n g cams. Exhau st pipes. Valve springs. Filtr o ns. Fork braces. Cou nte rshaf t sproc kets . Rear whee l sprockets. Large carburet ors. Allen head screw kit . Lightened & polished valves. Crank,haft 'lightening. Porting & polishing. Fork lightening. COME IN AND ASK ABOUT OUR XR 75 REDHEAD RACING MODEL. THIS MONTH'S SPECIAL Unbreak;lble Plastic Fenders Front $2. 9 5 Rear $ 3.95 all co lors Now giving a d iscount to all AMC card holders WE MAIL ORDER SEND FOR FREE BROCHURE! On All Honda MotOfsportS. HACIENDA HEIGHTS HONDA 507 No. Azusa La Puente. Ca. 91744 121 31968 -6461