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Cycle News 1976 08 03

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-I NORTIERN OF. . ~ t \.0 r- ~ ....-I u1 Avoidance action at Cyclel3f!d short track, above, 200 Intermediates Dave Koistinen and Mike McKee. Below, Triumph-mounted Jo hn Tavis chasing qualifier points at Antioch. Lathrop's Richard " Roo fu s" Richichi who rode the Main with what was later diagnosed as a broken hand. Hardly able , to use the clutch, Roofus still fmished second in what will probably be his last mini race as he turns 14 this month . Oakdale ST EI Sobrante '5 Dave Faria battled with jorgensen for the 25() Expert win and moved slig h t1y ahead on the last few laps. These two blitzed the rest of the field. Stockton"s Carl Yerby won his second 360 Expert Main and moved in to a co m forta ble lead over - Den ni s Huff fo r high point. Dennis was a consistent fourth tonight as white plate riders Chris Hudson and jim Mertens were between him and Yerby. Three-sixty Novi ce s don't always race close, but tonight Gu y Mullins , Kelly Dunnagan and Dave Bird put on a fine race with the lead swapping in about every corne r. Mullins came out on top with Bird moving in t o second on th e last lap. Dunnagan tried an inside pass on tum three and almost lost it to drop back to third. A sp ecial thanks to those Washington, Oregon , and San Diego riders who ca me so far to race our tra c ks this wee kend, We enjoyed your competition. • Results in Results Section. Antioch TT Qualifier By W. H. Spencer ANTIOCH , CAL.,jULY 4 It was ro und two of a six race series that wou ld decide who is to go to the . California State TT Finals at the T ulare Fairgroun ds in 28 Oc tober. The ide a ' propou nded by Fre mon t Racewa y's Bob Hugill was to figure out ho w to get Sc rambles racing back into th e limelight. It has been su ffering so lo ng it appeared to be dead. The State TT Championships m ay be the answer if the four d istricts [Cam-Ad Council ) can get toge ther an d ge t the wo rd t o ro lling,

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