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the m in ib ike classes with flawless 15-m inute rides on his Yamaha YZ 80 to handily win both motos. • Results in Results Section. Greg Zehner took top honors in the 250 Expert Single Half-Mile. Jeff Wright coming Novice By Elaine Jones CO RO NA, CAL., JUNE 4 Jeff Wright literally ran away with the combi ned 100 and 125cc Novice short track and half-mile. Jeff has been campaigning a new 125cc Yamaha that is loaded with power, as David J o nes will attest to, as J ones tried everything he knew to catch him and settled for second in both classes . Rick Blankenship and Cliff Whetstone somewhat handicapped on I DOs had a real good go for the third spot with Cliff taking the short track and Rick getting the nod on the half-mile. Mike Tidwell was up to his usual excellent self, riding four and winning four, Both 125 cc Amateur/Expert classes fell to this mighty mite with Fred Con over working his way through the pack to grab the seconds an d Carl Whitt and Dylan Neihart splitting the third pl ace slot. The 250cc Expert sh ort track was next on the agenda an d was packed with the likes of Eddie Lawson, Dan McWhor ter, Greg Zeh ne r, Steve Hy der and Ken Renner. Th e 14-year- old Tidwell was un imp ressed an d smoked 'e m all. Ed die Law son, an old ti me rival didn' t have such an easy job bu t man aged to get aro un d th is year's number one Junior rider Dan McWhorter an d take th e second, Ti dwell also to ok th e 25 0cc Exp ert Twin half-m ile, using what has pro ven to be h is styl e, he was off on top an d stayed there. Gordie Kidd is really getting the han g of his twin an d ran clos er to Mike than anyone as he pi c ked up second. Rick Pluege r an o ther im proving rider was third . Gre g Zehner came into his own as he picked up the win in the 25 Occ Expert Single hal f-mile. Greg h as served hi s ap prenticeship as he moved hi msel f up to Expert to p it himself against the best and learn. Scott Sm ith came out for one o f his rare ap pearances since he married and became a Pap a and sh owed the folks he still is one of the highe st rated riders around. Mounted on Bu tch Silvas' super 'tun ed 75 0 Yamaha an d barring a few an xious mom en ts fro m Tom Worfo lk the Op en Ex pert half-mil e win cam e smoothly. Doug Hannon rounded ou t the fiel d. The Open Novice half-mile was b us ting at the seam s wi th I I ri ders on hand for the Main. Chris Armstrong came o n str ong to take seco nd place behind Rick Bird. Eddie San Roman h as just about ridden himself into an Amateur ratin g as he won the 25 0cc Novice half-mile an d Bob Eary has already accomplishe d it as he won the 25 0cc No vice/Ama te ur short track and beat Amateur Dylan Neihart doing it. Don't forget every Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m . half- mile alternating with TT and short track . • Results Pending. tel International Husqvarna Training Center Summer Schedule June 24 Corllb.d, c.Jlfomlo June 24 Un.dllla, New York Sterling our tp«:i111 Summer School Soaion. High School Students rKa lw 20% Tuition Di........t July J uly July Ju ly v 1 8 Cortsblld, Colllomi. uxlngton, Ohio 22 C.rtsbod, C.U'orn i. 29 Tow.lulg. LokI Forsyth, Georg i. August 12 Cortsbld, C.U'oml. August 19 Edmonton, Canada See your name in Cycle News - win a race! August 26 C.rtsblld. CoII'oml. Attention : For reservatio ns to any of the abovI dasses, It is Imc , ratiwe to mike reservations It east two full weeks In advance of seheduled el.... tui t ion p.ld in full. For further 1 o please connf tact thl eenter(714) 744-216 1.