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Schweer thumps CMC Ascot MX Pros By Dale Brown GARD E NA , CAL ,j ULY 17 Thumper fans were deli gh ted to sec Gregg Schweer pi lot a very san a BSA to the O verall vict ory ag-ai nst th e o ther 500 Pros at Ascot. Schweer was no t only the vict or bu t co nsiste n tly th e fast est out of th e gate against the t wo- • au Ion Jr. MXers looseon thestreets ~ r--------- m I I~ Ma ~ "to- &MouM ~ Ir Quality Van or Truck Rack -11"'- -- Folds do wn o ut of way . Car ries 3 motorcycles. $34.95 I I I want _ I ' "" enclosed I want you to shop C.O.D. I I I nternat ional Cycle Ho use 1708 So. Lyon Sr ., Santa Ana, CA 92705 714 -558·9543 _ _ Deliver to "my" hou se : II I Name _ Address _ City State _ _ Zip _ _ (Buy a Membership and save 20%. Cost $5.) &..;;---- ---- I ~ Mik e Pat rick 's .~ .~ YAMAHA of CORONA 1101 E . 6 t h St. - Corona (714) 735-772 1 . Sweet Duck Suzuki "M~ Desert and MX Spec ialists 1010 E. Arrow Hw y. Covina, Ca. CMC (213) 966-8541 Su zuk i & Maico Mail Ord er Spe cialists " jM SANCTION W ITH THE BEST P.O . BO X 1402 COSTA M ESA . CA. 92626 fishbAck's YAMAllA o{ ~~N~~~ 34 @ (714) 822-2252 9008 Sierra Ave., Fontana, Ca. stro kes. In t he first mo t o he took the ear ly lead o nly to be ca ugh t by Dan Bar n es and rel egated to sec o nd . Hames edge d in t he lead sho r tly af ter the st ar t of th e seco n d moto but ne arl y o vers ho t a corne r a nd had to wa tch Sc hweer sa il to the victory. A th ird in th e final moto cinc hed the Overall win for the Beezer pilo t . wi th Dennis Chandler (Mai) and Hames (c z ), runners-up. In 250 Pro action , j eff jennings (lio n) was clearly the fastest rider present. In the first moto it was a jennings runaway with Willilarper (CZ) hanging on for second. Harper grabbed th e lead o ut of th e hole in the seco nd moto and held the lead as lo ng as his pipe was firmly in place (ab o ut on e lap). jennings took over for the duration t hereafter with Harp er limping in for second. Jennings got a horrendous start as the th ird m o to got underway, running in ab ou t fifth, Harp er was out in the lead with Dave Fo ltz (Hus) in second. It took two lap s fo r J en n ings to move into a spot behind Ho lt z an d the n ou t accelerate him ou t of a co rner. A lap later. Jennings passed Harper in mid-air to make it a gra nd-slam for t he evening. Beh ind hi m in the Overall tall y we re Barn es and Foltz . l\like Bell (lIon) was ano ther gra nd slam winner. doing a j ob aga inst the 125 Pros. Rick Bean (lIon) and Tim Lunde (lion) cha llenged, with the th ird mo to be ing their d o wn fal l. Lund e had bike tro u b le and Bean go t o ff to a ba d sta r t and really had to h us tle to work bac k z o ;: a: ''" " oJ « Cl >- 'o " Vl t- O l: 0. '-Greg Sch weer a nd his BSA are pretty go od up t o third. Overall. it was Bell, Bean and Cliff Lett (Hon). • Res ults in the Results Section. Bell and Vidic again at CMC Irwindale By Dale Brown IRWI ND A LE, CAL•• j UL Y 19 Mik e Bell and J cff Vid ic ke pt t he ir CMC wi nning streaks alive at Irw indale Friday night. Bell (Han) was trying for his seven th straight CMC even ing victory. He loo ked like it wou ld Ascot 125 Pro w inner Mike Be ll sho ws Shane McD onald (5T) an d Cliff Lett (2 E) the way t hrough t h is corn er . -1