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'T E N YEARS AGO A Triumph on water skis? Believe it or no t, somebod y tried. Gene "Sully" Sulliva n tried to jump a Trium ph equ ip p ed with jet- a ssisted wa ter sk is o n to a lake in north ern Ca li fornia . T h e stunt fail ed , with the wa ter ski jets failin g to ignite and the Triu m p h ending up in one foo t of mud u ndern ea th five feet of water. Esca pe Country was th e scene of a Pro m o to cross, and many of the co untry 's top stars were there. In the I 25cc Pro class, Bultaco-rno uned Da ve R od gers topped Monark rider Ray Lopez and Pent on pilot Chuck Bower. Ma rty Tripes (Yam ) wo n the 250cc P ro clash wi th CZ riders Jim Wilson a nd Rex Staten winding up 2-3. In th e 500cc Pros, it was Brad Lacke y (Ka w), Bill Clemen ts (H us) a nd J ohn DeSo to comprising th e top th ree . SALUTES The Victorious U.S . Tea m at the Trophee Des Nations in West Germany, September 5, 1982 & oommmw ~~[U1ffirnillill Oo rnrnmmOO[U m 1 st Overall ., Danny " M agoo" Chandler took the challenge of being on the prestig ious U.S. Moto-Cross team real serious by winning both motos of the-Trophee Des Nations and sparking the U.S. to it s second con secutive victory. "Magoo" is a tough professiona l who demands the most of hi mself and his equ ipment. That's why he has been using Hi-Point products throughout his professiona l career. Hi-Point racing gea r takes everything "Magoo" can di sh out and that's PLENTY. Go to your f avorite dealer and buy some tough pr otection - HiPoint Raci ng Products . BSA-mo u n ted J im Rice led a horde o f Triump hs home in the Ex per t m a in eve nt of an AMA Pro ha lf mi le a t San J ose. Da ve H an sen an d Paul Bostrom were th e runners-up in that race. Jim Crenshaw took a Norton to th e J unior win , and Mi ke Renslow too k the No vice win on a Yama ha . T he Open GP race of an AF M ta rmac event at Orange Co unty Interna tiona l R acew ay found Ya ma ha 350 riders Pat Evans, R ud y Gali n do and G eorg e Miller mixing it up with the 750 BMW of Reg Pridmore. Wh en i t was a ll said and done, Evans had a big lead , with Gali ndo finishin g second over Pridmore and Miller. Mark Brelsford clinched the 1972 AMA Grand National Champ io ns hip a t the Atlanta Mile. The H arleyDav idson team rider finished 14th in th e National , an d locked u p th e title w hen chief p o ints ri val Gary Scott o n ly fin ish ed 13th. The race was wo n by H arley-Davidso n rider Dave Sehl over a no ther H -D pilo t, Rex Beauch a m p and Yamaha- mounted Do n Castro. T he J u n io r event was wo n by Sco tt Brelsford with Billy Fields seco nd and Steve Gardner th ird. Ste ve Bast won the Califo rn ia Sta te Sp eed way Championship for th e fo urt h time in a ro w. The elder Bas t bro th er scored 14 points to ta ke the ti tle. Mike Ba st and Mi ke Konle wo u nd up tied for seco nd, with Bas t win n ing the run -off. After run ning about 40 th ov erall at th e sm oke bo m b, Tom Brooks atta cked the desert with his killer 125 DKW a nd too k the overall win in the Stu m p Jumpers ' D-3 7 ha r e scra m bles. A.C. Bakken wa s second overall o n a big H u sky, a nd J im Fi sh back ro u nded o u t th e top th ree on a 250 CZ. A bu lle ti n from th e Internatio nal Si x Days Trial in Czech oslovakia in d icated th a t the U .S. Wo rl d T rophy team was still intact an d o n ti me, wi th Dane Leimbach su bsti tu tin g for Tom Penton. However . Jake Carson, Don Cutler, Steve Hurd, Ron Kain a nd Ed Schmidt were already o n th e DNF lis t a fter one da y. • (Eastl 3709 W. Erie A.... lorain, OH 44053 (West) 2650H Mercant ile Dr.. Rancho Cordova, CA 95670 • SEE TH E N EW PRO MX/ENDURO BOOTS NOW AT YOUR DEALER HI-POINT CATALOG I To get your copy along wi th a decal pack, send 85.00 to Hi· Point cat alog. 3709 W . Erie Ave., lorain. OH 44053. Ho"" to be COlllpletely COlllpetitive For only $39.95 Un til ~'() U set a Ceet Ra cing Complete S e at. your b ike isn' t ra ce re a d v. With tht' C o m p let e S ed! you set ad de d ta n k padding su ~'OU can ITHWl' tar thcr fo rwa rd fo r be tte r cornering. and vou '.\",m·t smash e1 e'luple .,f you r valued POSsl' 'is j1ms if vou land "11 the r.mk T!h' Complete S~ at --\\,',: in ve nt e d the idea. so \",u know t h e \\'te' build it be st - for cve rvone tr o m 1t bl'girmin'~ dmakur ... t» idct,)r~' work s r id er s. )\ 0 ug l ~, S,," d m S. \\,eak f,Jdn1 or ,-rumm~' [it Tlw Complete S e a r is dS Sd n n c1~ it is s"I1~ihlL' 1'h" Compk-tv S L'd [ i... (ml~ )39.9 .5. S e E: you r deale r. or call us dircctlv ['Jr same- da v UPS COD shipm",nt' , ___ ~41t41!4 , . \t\ Cornp k-r« ~ P il f "; Av .ulahh- For : HM 125 250 41>5 X& Z, HM SOZ, eH 12 " 250 450 4110 HB & HC. qo. ~ 'eE .. -~ \ \ RaCing Prod ucts USA __• \ _ \ 102 Copperwood Way ' O ceansId e, CA 92054 17141439 -3300 .. i' "".:",Sl ~82. YZ 12" 2,,() 49 0.J. Huxk v KTM H2 2,,0 ,19 ". ill h lac-k, b lu .. or rvd. ' ''' oI ild b le \~~>