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.... i a. M .... 5!! II; " ::> ..., ~ '" ;: w Z w -' U J > , U Mitch Mayes and A.C. Ba kken d iscu ss how th e ho rizon loo ks inve rt ed. Adent (DKW) , Knebel , Tom Sm ith and Larry Roesele r (H-D). Mayes an d Bak ken were dicin g it out whe n they realized they were lost . When -th ey fo un d th e co urse again Bak ken had ta ken o ver th e lead with Mi tch hot on his tail until he endoed an d retired for the d ay . Somewhere along t he line Fishbac k an d Kne bel got by A. C. an d th ey were one-two into th e pi ts. A. C. , Tom Sm ith, Mar k Ad ent, an d Genio Beaty fo llo we d the m in for gas . T hings changed a little on the second loop wh en Fishback th rew his chain and Kn ebel to o k over th e lea d, Jack h ad it made from th er e o n except for a slipping clutch wh ich kep t him in th ird fo r th e m ajority of th e race. Fishback pu t h is ch ain back o n an d still managed to fini sh seventh ove rall and third 25 0 Exp er t behind Mark Adent, first 25 0 Expert, and Tom Poteet (Bul), six th overall an d second Expert. Fi rst Am at eur and fifth o verall goes to Genio Beatty on a 25 0 Husky tuned by Tracy 's, alia s "Wil fred Beatty. " N o wonder th ey ca ll him Tr acy . Genio said his go od rid e was due partly to th e record setting time of an eight secon d pit s to p. Back in th e T rai l Expe rts, Larry Ro eseler (H.D) was le ading until he broke down abou t 2 0 mil es o u t. Cordis Brooks h ad bro ken his throttle cab le right after th e bomb whic h le ft th e tr ail lik e b ike class up for gra bs. Fi rst trail bi ke in was Am ateur Bob Rutter (Hod) foll ow ed by an oth er Am ate ur Steve Alley (Hod). T h ird trail bi ke an d first Expert wasJ oe Semple (H-D). T he No vices battle d it ou t in the dus t wi th Larry J o rd an (H us ) co ming out on top fo llo we d by Neal Nic ko les (Yam ) an d Rick Porno (Hus). Everybody see med to lik e th e course except for th e dust. The very sti ll air kept the d ust h an gin g aroun d . like a cloud. I heard abo ut a drop off beside the co u rse an d, wi th th e differen t pe rspect ives o f di ffer en t rid ers, it varied from eig ht feet d own to 187 fee t down. Wonder what it really was. And, b le ss th eir little h earts, the Masterlin ks p u t a Nudie o n the secon d loop. Kn evel mu st of reall y be en co ncen trati ng for a ch an ge, he didn 't even see h er. At least th at wh at he sai d . UNOFFICIAL RESULTS: OVERALL : t . Jack Knebel (CZ) ; 2 . A .C. Bak ken (Husl ; 3 . Tom Smith (Yaml; 4 . Mark Adent (DKW); 5 . Genio Beatty (Husl : 6. Tom Poteet (Bul); 7 . J im F ishback (CZ) ; B. Bill Saltzman (Hus l. DIV II EX: I , Scott Haislip (Yam ); 2 . D. Hemmens; 3 . Bill Fr ian t (Penl. DIV I AM: 1. Gen io Beatty (Hus); 2 . Da ve l.apraik ; 3 . Mike Powers (Monl. OPEN AM: 1. Joe Jones (Hu sl. TRAI L AM: 1. Bob R utt e n (Hod ); 2 . St eve Alley (Hod l. TRAIL EX: 1. Joe Semple (H-DI: 2. Wes And erson Sr. (Hod) ; 3 . Ea rl Roesel er (H ·Dl. T RA IL NOV: 1. Da ve Dixon (R ic); 2 . Doug Mart in' ( Hod) ; 3 . Ro land Rod man (Hodl. OPE N NO V: 1. wirry J or da n (H usl; 2 . Neal . Nicko les (Ya m ); 3 . R ich Po rno (Husl. DIV II NOV : Pau l Rizzo (Penl. DIV I NOV : Don Shatto (Ya ml. 1st GIRL: Sh aron Rosenaur (R ic ). Mar k Adent wa s first DKW, fou rth o verall . Mike Runyard, ridinga Suzuki , grabbed the 500cc Open class title at th e AMA National Motocross Champ ionship in Memphis , Tennessee. Like so man y other winning riders, Mike uses Pennzoil 2-Stroke Motorcycle Oil. There 's a reason tod ay's winners are asking for and relying on Pennzoil. It burns clean for positive throttle response at any RPM and protects against ring st ick wear and seizu re. Take a tip from Mike Runyard, Pierre Karsmakers, Bob Grossi, Mike Hartwi g, Tim Hart and man y man y more, ask your deale r for Pennzoil 2-Stroke Motorcycle Oil and be a winne r yourself. Ask about Pennzoil's complete line of motorcycle o ils. ~~~ '-4.:,*" ~ . . . ....,--.. .. 2 'l"'''' S .. - " ...:....:. ~ ~- ~ Penn zo il 2 -5 t ro ke a nd 4 -5t ro k e Motorcycle Oils for cycles using gas on track, trail or str eet PENNZOIL COMPANY O il City. Pennsylvania Weste rn Headquarters: Los Angeles. Ca lif .