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__ ; •.......................................................... I: Western hotline ~ t r--..~ C\l :-:::= s.. .A'4 ....... getting competitive and the fmishes ar e getting closer all th e time. Hottest ra cing of the day ca me in th e combined -oa-TImers" race. Th e multi-row start had all t he Ad vanced class riders on the front grid so that every one had the same ad van tage. Dave Crofoot jacked his mono so far out in the le ad th at it looked inv incea b le. Well , the miles have a way of grinding yo u down w he n y o u 've reached the crotchety geritol stage and it seems that Dave go t almost too careless. Down in seco nd , Gary Sigman on his super fast RM370 was picking up nearly 20 seconds per lap until the flag dash wh en Sigman went through the streamers, th e officials, three four wheel rescue vehicles, about 200 spectators, and a startled jackrabbit trying to negotiate the 130 degree home tum at abo u t 85 mph. Sure would have been impressive if he had made it, but he had to settle for second. Don Faux made it a clean sweep for . the family as he took first Novice to back up his son Tony who got first 250 Novice in his race. The final race in the series will be capped off by a drawing for an RM Suzuki to be given away ' May 23 at Carlsbad. We even hear a rumor that the schedule is being altered to make room for the Over The Hill Gang. Could it be that SRA is going to import Bob Hope as the starter and Lawrence Welk to give the cadence in turn one to make them feel at home? • Results in Results Section. Haugh grabbed the holesho t foll owed by Dixon and Mike Smith (Su z) . While everyone concentrated 'on the leaders, St eve Rawson (Suz) blasted up fro m a seventh pl ace posi tion to jo in t he m in the most exci ting battle seen all day. In the remaining laps the lead position ch an ged back and fo rth so often that every time you blinked t here was a n ew lead er. On the very last co rner Dixon eme rge d the leade r and overall winner. Rawson held on for second with Sm ith third. Gre g Robertson (C-A) easil y shined o n the 25 0 Pro class, go ing all th e way in both mote s. Dave Zahrt (Oss) claimed second and Ron Peebles (Mai), showing a great deal o f promise in his first Pro race , took a very strons third. Arnold Comproni (Mail , who co nsis tentl y dominated the 250 JW1ior class, moved up to Intermediate and took a third in the first moto, In the Stearns beats Burns at South .Bay HSMX By James Brammer _ CHULA VISTA , CAL., APRIL 7 250 HS?\1X'er Mike Stearns (Su z) ran second to Randy Bums (Yam) until halfway through the first of two six-lap motos on th e new Don Dixon (1) barely holds off the charges of Steve Rawson (251 at Valley C.P. Here are the parts 11nI701~_will repairorreplace if they break,fail,or malfun~Qn during the first 60 days with no charge for parts orlabor. South Bay Speedway one mile course. After pass ing Burns, he led the rest of the wa y as Burns scored top points from the two ra ces for Cross mont High School. Stearns is out o f school. John Te ssitore (Ho n) and Dennis Curtis (Hon) ran 1· 2 for both motos exhibiting a very high speed ch ase in th e competitive 125 Pro class. Chuck Maur ath (CZ) was the only 500 Pro en try. He says " th ey are all riding in th e 250 class because of the money th ere. " He had no trouble leading th e 500 Intermediate class motos, The closest contest of the night was between Rich Miller (Suz) and Sam Ry an (Su z) in the 100 class . Second pla ce finishe r Ry an wo uld find shor te r paths thro ugh the corners but co uld n' t hold th e le ad long eno ug h . This was opening night of the 1976 high school championships, a four r ace series held every other Wednesd ay night at South Bay . The defending cha mp io ns ar e from Montgomery High. To publicize the racing, school ne wsp ap er reporters will be admitted free. • Results in Resul ts Section. AME hosts MX at Valley ·Cycle Park By Ted Titmas MOORPARK, CAL., APRIL 4 Most of the Pro riders were away at th e Han gtown Nationals and b ig black . clouds hung overhead threatenin g to do a rain dance at any moment. The weather may hav e been cold but the ra cin g was hot, especially in th e 500 Pro class. Don Dixo n, aboard a new 4 50 AW Maico , wa s o u t to sho w local hotshoe Dave Hau gh (Mai) he meant busin ess. 24'-~~~~~=-.:.:~..:.......J. At the start of the second moto ..