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Step up to quality _DtD "VILLA Featurinqthe finest components available In the sec ond mo to , Hersm a n took the lead on the seco nd lap with so me hard ri ding but lost it o n the sixth. This ti me Presto n's late charge p aid off. Ridi ng a Ho nda sponsored b y Mote-Fast of Stockton, Pres ton flew into the seventh lap lead holding back Kevi n Henry (Bul) riding his u sual st ead y race. Young Do n Can tai o up i, on a Noguchi borrowed from Neil Mac Donald, too k t he 25 0 Ex per t with a first an d sec ond moto fini sh , Don had plenty of co m pet iti o n fr o m Randy Lash (Bu l) an d Jack Franklin (Bul) . Bo t h riders put o n a show pushing th e leader all the way and pleasing the crowd with an exciting ride. Twelve-year-old J im Ro bertson, a mild mannered young man who personifies the amateur athlete, showed why he's called "J amin' J immy . " Riding a family sp onsored Ya maha in the Expert Mini class, he got o ff second in the holeshot be hi n d fast running Greg Bonovich (Yam). J im my pulled Greg o n the second lap and by th e third he wa s cru ising in firs t. In th e second moto J im real ly grabbed th e holesh ot, stopping an ear ly th reat fr o m J im Grey [Ho n ), He just kic ked bac k as if o n a Sunday "putt" to take an other checkered flag. • Results in Results Section. Ultta '"Trick" 250cc - 3600: - 450cc Models. Ceriani Forks - Marzocchi Gas Shock s - Moto plat C.D.!. Ign. - Mikun i Carb - Magura Controls - Conical Hubs Akro nt Rims - Mol y Alloy Frame Plast ics - S nake Hi-l'i pe - CZ Chain Possibly the best handling mo st versatile mach ine you ' lI ever own ! 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Expert Bru ce Sm ylie was 100 apparen tl y at home in the mud ; he abso lu t ely walked away fro m everyone excep t Kevin Anderson, who fini sh ed just beh in d him. As th e mo rn in g progressed so d id the ride rs' crazy antics, caused by th e blin ding rain and sloppy mud. Bikes and riders, go in g every which way were no t alway s together o r upright. The 250 Ex pe rts and Pros were co m bine d and Tad Maudlin left th e ga te like the dev il was after hi m , not bothered a bit by the mud . The rest of the large pack was pretty well gro uped un t il Wendell Diltz and Bob Connors threw chains and others began to cras h in the muck. Riders looked as if they 'd had truck lo ads of mud dumped right o n t hem and there we re abso lu tely n o identifyin g signs left. Lap ch ec ker s went nuts try in g to figure it o ut; th e o rde r of fi nish wa s co n teste d , but most riders we re u nderstan di ng . The rain co n t in ue d t o fal l and an emerge ncy me eting was ca lled . Rid er s we re ask ed to vo te o n whethe r o r not to hold the second sessio n o f moto s, Those fo r ca lling it a day wen t to on e side o f th e tra ck and th ose for co nt in uing went to th e other. After th e sh uffle, o n th e side fo r co ntin uing, st ood t hree m ud-sopped nuts , and o n th e o the r side , • th e o t he r en tries. Results in Results Sect ion. We don't know who it is, but we know where it 's at. Medford MX. Brad Hurst (Sq) passes on the outside for a win at Roseburg Indoor. Roseburg indoor shorttrack By Lynne Diltz C~~ @ @ Coast MotoCycie 28 2334 Newport Blvd .• Costa Mesa. CA ~ (714) 645-8008 @ ROS EB URG, ORE., NOV. 29 T here was an ab u n dance of riders a t this Saturday night o f shortt rac k racing and hotshoes fro m t h e n orth really m a d e hash of th e point st an d ing s. "Swarm " w as th e word fo r bi g bikes ; th ere were four heats and three eliminat ion rounds to place eigh t in th e Money Main. Law ton , Harl ess, J oh n \Vinccw eicz and J e ff Camp be ll made t he eli minat io n cu t and the Main was read y. Eigh t hy per riders !rave th e starter fits. After the first attempt Lawt o n, Harl ess and Campbell foun d th emselves o n ro w two, and they so o n had the co m pany o f Lester lIuey and Gary Davis . Brad lIurst go t to turn one a slight bit ah ead o f t he cro wd and Davis was soon free in second as Huey and Oliver ex changed third and fo urth at leas t three times . lIuey aced Oliver out just before th e flag. Fifteen-y ear -old Sam Armfield from Har bor , Oregon, came to ride , and ride he did, in th e 12 5, 20 0 and '5 0 0 classes. lIi s heats p laced h im in Il Mains , o ne right after the oth er . Arm field 's 125 Il Main trip o n a Hon da was a wa lk-away. So meone bro ugh t o ut his 20 0 , also a lI on da , took awa y th e 125 and Armfield cracked aw ay to a seco nd in the 200 B. ( First tr ansferred , giving Armfield another first.) A q uick b ike change, a Bul th is time, and Armfield sailed to a first in the 250 B. An other ride r lo oking for a worko ut was Ilutch Co chran. lie chal ked up points in th e 125 and 250 classes with a 125 TO first , a 125 A Main firs t, a 250 TO first an d a 250 A Main second. There we re lots of 125 s and some fancy an t ics from riders vying for t op spots. Phil Harless stopped dead in turn one, lost it pullin g a wheelie down the front st retc h and j ust abo u t d id it again in t urn four. All t ha t in one lap ! Bob Nichol son found th e gro und in n um ber four and J oe Guider gra b bed too mu ch track with his hotshoe and did a sudden stan d-up sto p . T he 125 C was a bum mer: six of seven riders wer e second ro wed!