in th e t igh t switch-back. The riders were
re-loca ted to " Ber t's Jump" for th e start
and that 's where Rubly really shows his
stu ff. T he Maico-mounted rider aga in
sho t to the lead in the sec o nd m o ta and
Messer su ffe red a tough break when the
seat fell off his ma ch ine 20 ya rds fro m
th e st ar tin g lin e. Ru bly then ea sily lo o k
t he win with Will Harp er [Mai] and Dan
Barnes (Mai) rounding o u t th e top
three.
In t he fina l go J o hnst on gra bbed th e
ear ly margin ove r Barnes an d Rub ly .
Rubly st ayed close in second fo r the
overall.
In the 250 Pro class, Ru bl y's
performan ce .w a s again unbeat abl e. Bill
to o k th e o pe ning two ro und s an d
coas ted to a th ird in the last mota for
the easy overa ll. Nu mber tw o spot went
to Maico -mounted Dav e Carlson an d th e
current CMC po int lea der . Val T amiett i
(Mai) . w as left with third.
Even 125 Pro s Bru ce McD ougal and
Charlie Bower co uldn ' t hold off the two
youngsters who are virtually unbeat ab le
at Irwinda le. Gary Denton (Han ) and
David Tay lor (Hon), In the first mota .
Taylor took the lead and see med to
have t he race in his hip pocket. but he
slid out in th e switch -ba ck turn. Denton
slipped into th e top spot and T aylor was
a disappointed second after the first
round. Denton produced a holeshot in
th e secon d go and T aylor tried hard to
close the gap. Again David took the
" Avis" position with y ou ng Scot
Clifton. aboard a T & l\l Honda. third.
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In the fi al round, Denton only had
to fin ish sec ond to win the overall.
T aylor took the lead and Gary settled
for second, bu t first ove ra ll , with
Eddie Clark third.
Results in Resu lts Section.
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One of the most competitive classes at Irwindale Raceway is t he 500 Pro d ivisio n w it h
Bob Ellio t 11 R) leading Va l T amietti (hidde n). Dan Barnes (5 3). and Luke Messer (19).
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