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TEN YEARS CONGRATULATES: TEAM KAWASAKI AGO Ake Jonsson won his second TransAMA MX Series event in a row when he took the International class at Road Atlanta. Second behind the Swedish rider was Suzuki's l\oger DeCoster, with third overall going to top American Jimmy Weinert on a works 500 Yamaha. The Jammer's finish was the best ever by an American in Trans-AMA competition. In the 250cc Support c!-ass, Bob Grossi took the overall on a Husky, followed by Peter Lamppu on a Kawasaki. • 1981 and 1982 AMA SUPERBIKE CHAMPION WAYNE RAINEY • 3rd PLACE POINTS FINISHER Out in the desert, the quotes were as follows: "Ain't no 125 going to win this one," the Desert Turtles stated firmly, "This is a big bike course." The results were as follows: Tom Brooks took first overall on a 125 DKW, followed by Check Chase winner Larry Pfutzenreuter on a 250 Bultaco. The Yamaha racing team for 1973 was announced, with Kenny Roberts as the only returning member. ew faces on the team were Don.Castro and Gary Fisher. Negotiations were underway to recruit Aussie road racer Kel Carruthers as team manager. Carl Cranke was a double winner in a European Scrambles near Carson City, NV, winning both the 125 and 250cc Expert classes. Floyd Davis took the Open Expert class. Dave Aldana captured the Expert main event at Ascot's weekly half mile, riding a Norton to take the checkered flag in front of the Triumph of Frank Gillespie. Brian LaPlante was likewise Norton-mounted when he took the Junior main event. In the Novice class, John Gennai took the victory, pressured all the way by Hank Scott. Jim Evans won two classes at an ACA road race at Carlsbad Raceway, finishing first in the 100 and 250cc Senior GP classes. Whitney Blakeslee was the winner in 175cc Senior GP, and an Ital-jet rider by the name of Eddie Lawson was the 50cc Junior GP winner. The Golden Bear Enduro ran successfully in the desert, despite the best attempts of the Department of Defense and the Sierra Club to stop it. The sponsoring club obtained permission to use a few miles worth of military land for their course, and obtained permission to do so. But when Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird heard about it, he sent an official decree revoking that permission. With added pressure from the Sierra Club, the course had to be rerouted at the last minute, but the event ran as scheduled. In a D-37 TT at Adelanto (CA) Cycle Park, the order of finish in the 500cc Expert class read: Tommy Jarnagan, Vince Graves and Jim Connolly. In' the 250cc class, the order ran: Mike Myers, Jim Wright and Dennis Briggs. Ossa-mounted Dave Pessy swept the 250cc Expert clash at CMC's night MX bash at Ascot Raceway, and then re!urned tofinish second in the 500cc Experts behind Tim Hart (Mai). • A Special Congratulations for their hard work to: • Gary Mathers . - - - - Super Team Manager • Rob Muzzy - - Tuner • Ma'rk Johnson - - Tuner • Ken Funkhouser - - Tuner • AI Nowocinski - - Tuner • Steve Johnson - - Tuner .• Chris Armstrong - - Tuner THE WINNER'S CHOICE OF CHAIN ... TSUBAKI ask your dealer for Tsubaki ...the chain more racers use and win on by chOicer .. ~...IIIiiii. S _ := # imported & distributed by L..I-I~· _.. a ~NTERNATIONAL CORP. C:::::I1824 E. 22nd St.• Los Angeles. CA 9005812131747-51,73 CONGRATULATIONS, ~rn~ rnffim~rn TRANS-USA SUPPORT CHAMPION Joe Baker. of Kentwood. Michigan, put together a consistent string of moto finishes to win the '82 Trans-USA Support Championship. / / Joe relied on "Red Dot" tires and HiPoint oil for his Honda and Hi-Point boots, gloves and jerseys for his body... it was a winning combination. SEE YOUR HI-POINT DEALER FOR CHAMPIONSHIP PRODUCTS IHI-POINTI HI-POINT RACING PRODUCTS I * RACING * J 3709 West Erie Avenue, Lorain, Ohio 44035 2650-H Mercantile Dr.. Rancho Cordova, CA 95670 5