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By Carol Sims Pbotos by Eric Ratts A c... le of Elpertl tla,led In I c"sh t1111 1.. 1 rider. and lIlIel1ln. . fly In, FrldlJ nlchl. DIN,. was '"lhl. GARDENA. CAL., June 20- Provingbeyong a shadow CIt a doubt tbatlastweek's Expert Main Event win wasnofiue. yOUDg Dave Smitll (75Occ Norton) not only took botll his beat race and the final wire-towire Friday' night. but beld over a full straigbta way lead at tile end of 15 laps. Ascot point leader Shorty Seabourne (BSA) worked his way past Mel Lacber (H-D) for 2nd place on lap 5, !ben Paul Conserrlere (H-D) also moved by Lacher 2 laps later and was closing strongly on Seabourne at the finish. Ron Kruseman (Triumpb) and Lloyd Houchins (BSA) had a good go for 4th. with Kruseman finally ga1n1ng the advantage. Geezer Emlck (BSA). Doug Christopber (Triumpb). Bruce Andersen (Trlumpb) and seml winner Tim Harris (BSA) rounded out tile f1n1sbers. Tlme for the event was a slzZl1ng 5:48.84, quickest Main Event clocking of tile season and less !ban a second off DeWayne Keeter's track record for the dlstance. Lacber. victorious in tile otller Expert beat. also grabbed tile Trophy Dash gold. taking over from Houchins on tile 2nd laP. Mel tIIus became the onlY 3-time Dash winner of tile year. Amateur point leader Terry Donaber (Velocet1e) beat out Seabourne for sbow sPOt. Donaher Does 'Em In After sp1ll1ng last week. Donaher came back fiercely to defend his yellow-plate supremacy. He was 2nd fastest overall quallf1er. fended off tile advances of Don Dudek (Triumpb) in b1s beat race. then came from 3rd to snatch the lead on lap 1 of the lO-lap final. Wayne Hosaka (BSA) maneuvered from 5th to 3rd bebind Dudek, with Keitll Masbburn(Yamaha) passed semi winner Bob Fulton(H-D) for 4t11 on tile last lap. Edwards Again...And Again The K&N 250cc Yamaha of Freddie Edwards once more won every Novice event be entered. and Steady Freddie now bas a 9-in-a-row win streak going. SuzuJd-mounted Don Emde gave a good accounting of himself. bowever. The former point leader (who took 2nd in the Loudon, New Hampshire Novice road race last weekend). won b1s e11m1nation event. finished 2nd in his qual1fY1ng beat to Edwards. ·and moved by another beat race winner, John Hateley (Suzuki). 2nd. Freddie Edwards, c....,. wo,lled his .,., tbroulh Ifle, .llrtln, In the mlddl. of the pick to win every .v..1 h••n.... iL H. II Ihown paslln, T.d (1141) L_lwilll allll John (173) Halely. Following Hateley in _re H-D rider Rick Talbot, Ted Longwitll (Ka-.sald.), Guy Smith (Suzuki) and first-time Ascot rlder Milan Vickers (Kawasaki). (Results on page 20) Oregon Hosts lightweight Natl. 4th Of July bas no absolute groove. "lf you're goIDg too slow in tile middle of !be track, tbey'll Often neglected in favor of the blg blke classes. tile under 250cc lightweigbts will get tIIeir chance at glory July 4th at Aurora Speedway 20 m1les south CIt Portland, Oregon. There. the 1005, 1255, 2005 and 250cc riders will share in a $1.250 purse. The track is II. 1/4 mlle dirt oval wi th supered (banked) corners. The promoter guarantees no dust, thanks to an exclusive automatic waterlog system. and the track pass you on botll sides," says promoller J. Gordon. Rlders planning to make the Ligbtweigbt National are reminded to use Class C tires. The plt gate ~ at 10 a.m •• practice starts 11 a.m. and tile races begin at 6. Everybody gets two or three chances to quallfy for !be show. Among the stars plannlng to attend are Lee StWDpenbaus of So. Cal, !be Ka wasak1 racing team and Stan Amor f1 Vancouver. B.C. THREE IN A ROW Half-Mi'e Expert Main Erent June 6 1st Jim Odom June 13 1st Dare Smith June 20 1st Dare. Smith L- SNORTI·N NORTON MOVING UP ~~;S~ -'!' /