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._._._._._._._._~._.~_._._._._._._._._._~._._._._._._._._.~ ~-~ . -, ~. - . - . _ - Western hotline mid-pack. Hickerson eventually moved by Crawford, but time ran out and that's how they finished. T.J. had the start of the second mota wired, but unfortunately he didn't have the first tum wired and crashed. After all the co m mo ti o n , Dave Crawford came through with the lead, followed by Lampe and Hickerson. Crawford eventually let Lampe by but when Hickerson moved up to challenge he said "no". T.J . went wide open to make up for his crash and passed four riders on the first lap . By the last lap he was right on Bruce King's rear tire, but couldn't get by, an d finished a creditable fifth to give him fourth overall. Chuck Lampe took the win with a perfect 1·1 score. Dave Crawford and Gary Hickerson tied for second, with ·th e Suzuki rider getting the nodbecause of his better second mota. I . " OCIR: Malone & Carlson confrontation By Joe l Ja mieson IRVINE. CAL, MAY 5 z ~ c ~ a: ~~~~~t~~§~J~~r;~~~~~~~§~~~~~~~~~~[~~~:'i~jL~~~J S -, Five doggies he ad for the ch ute while th e o ne in t he middle is left t o worry ~bout what t o do ne x t at Can yon Rcwy. J show. Tamietti stalled in mota one, which gave Mark Martinez (Mai) the lead, but Tamietti regained his composure and rode on to win the mota. Tamietti again captured mota . two with Martinez placing second. The final tabulation proved Tamietti the overall winner, Martinez second and Steve Potts (Mai) third. Mike Bell brought out a top secret 440cc Honda and again blew off the other 500 Pros. Bell rode his own race in mota one but the big Maico man , Luke Messer, gave Bell a run for his money in the next . Bell wo n first place ho nors for the second co nsecutive week and Messer finished second. • Results in Results Section. z s Lampe shines "' i « .., at Canyon .J Malo ne (SJ) and Davy Ca rlso n were this close the wh ole crazy thi rd m oto at OC IR. K.J . and an unidentified rider shoot the bull at th e st art of Sled Ride rs Euro Scr am s. 20 By Larry Owen "' o .., PHOENIX, ARIZ., MAY 9 The dry Arizona heat took its toll on Canyon's racing program and because of a small turnout the Experts ran 15 laps which equalled 30 minutes per moto. Open Expert Gary Hickerson (Hus) looked like his old self today as he led the way and began to pull away. T.J. Warren worked up through the pack o n a rare 360 Montesa t8 settle for second. Bob Brawner (Kaw) finished third and Tom Pulver (Kaw ) fourth. The second mota again found Gary's Husky in the lead, but T.J . quickly moved past Pulver and Brawner and began to pressure Hickerson. T.J . was really srnokin ' . it when he .p assed Hickerson and moved into t he lead , but glory doesn't last forever. T.J . found that out two laps later when he ate it. Hickerson won easily, followed by Warren and Brawner. . Ch uck Lampe (Kaw) , fresh off the National circuit, showed everyone what he has learn ed by pulling a ho leshot in the first 250 Expert mota. T.J . Warren (Man) was in second with Dave Crawford (Suz) and Bret Muldner (CZ) fighting it out for third . Muldner stepped off his radical CZ and Gary Hickerson (Kaw) began moving up from jf The .weekly showdown between Dave Carlson and Morris Malone continues. Morris and Dave traded the first two moto wins, Carlson - nabbing mota one, with Malone hooking the second. absolutely third one went, it was As far as thecrazy ! Carlson came up with a flat and Malone was plagued with sticking brakes. The lead changed seven times with Dave just nipping Malone by centimeters (th in k metric) at the checkered. What a race! CH Honda pilot Mark Hickey and Mike Carpenter (Ya m ) had a couple of hot duels for the 125 Junior I title. Hickey came out ahead with a 1·2·2 score followed by Carpenter and Honda rider Eddie Drake. • AME night MX By Ted Titmas .• " VALENCIA, CA L , APRIL 23 Hot and fast is the only way ~? describe Mark Boren .(Hon). No one was surprised when he jumped into the lead in both motos 'and continued on to take first overall. His only hassle came from Hugh Kerns (Yam) who finished second in both motos. Morgan Fisher (Han) following through with the trend finished third in both motos for third overall. At the end of the 125 Junior race things seemed to be painted red as Mike .Wa tso n , Peter Sabat and Allan Hoover all crossed the line riding new red framed Hondas. The overall results weren't decided until the last lap, in favor of Watson, after a race long battle with the other riders which anyone of them was capable of winning. Andy J annings, who usually rides in the 125 Pro class, recently switched to the 500 Pros aboard a new Maico. Most riders would find this transition somewhat difficult at first, but Jannings was an immediate success over Corey Borgane (Mai). Results in Results Section. '1 . . ,i ' , Roger Reed benefit run By J . Kinnaman II) I DE ANZA, CAL., MAY 17 Seizing the opportunity of -»a cancelled event, the Sled Riders put together the Roger Reed Benefit Euro Srams. Roger, a club member, had been seriously injured during a racing weekend, and although