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while Miller avoi ded th e mess and ran
o ff with the lead .
Miller continued his winni ng way s in
the second m oto as well, as he got off
wi th the holeshot and never let go.
Nelson settled for second spot. Chuck
Rouse and Lynn Vick h ad a cl ose dic e
going throughout the mo to , wi th Rouse
finall y edgin g by Vic k with four laps to
go . Miller wen t home with his
well-earned top cash, Nelson was
second, and Rouse with a sm ooth th ird
place ride."
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San Diego stars
sweep 395 TT
& Half-mile
By Phil Carpenter
ADELANTO, CAL,JAN. 19
Th e guys with the steel sho es and
iro n guts pu t their talents to work
on the newl y surfaced 7/ 8 mile TT
and half-mile oval at 395 Cycle
Park. Mike Laney defended his
m
No. One title
Open half-mile .
co mpetition wh ile th e San Diego boys
captured all other 250, 500 and Open
Expert wins un der sunny skies in the
high -desert.
Richie Vol k's Yamaha flew to victory
in t he 250 Expert TT main , to uching
ground on ly on the ba nked co rners.
Hard-drivin g Billy Hicks tried to catch
one of Califo rnia's fastest Bultacos, but
Stev e Sco tt disp layed his Pipe 's Peek
Cha mpions h ip tricks to hold Billy at
- third pl ace in t he TT main . T im
Melancon pl ayed secon d fid dle to Earl
Ro loff in 500 Ex p ert TT action while
Roloff an d Dave Lujan fo llowed their
leader Craig Armstro ng in half-mile
co mpetit ion.
Reforme d
mo to crosser,
Robert
McLaughlin , found the taste of victory
sweet and was back again in Open
Novice co mp etitio n to do it twi ce
aboard a 4 00 CZ.
Sco tt Oliver doubled his win s in t he
125 Novice classes. Scott's win ning
Gary Bailey scoots to the 125 Amateur win at D-38 Imperial Valley M.C. desert doins.
That's Richie Volk (29), leading Dave Johnson (38), Billy Hicks (3ll , and Steve Scott (15x) to the'TT checkers at 395 Cycle Park.
