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Jim Harris (right! attempts t o hitch a ride with Kevin Young (1V) du ring the 500cc Pro class war at CMC Irwindale .
Mike Bell (Hus] slides inside of 250 Pro leader Mark Tver (Suz ) at Ascot MX.
Bell ringer at
Ascot MX
By Mike Klinger
GARDENA, CAL. ,JULY 29
For the first time this season, the
sound of a crowds roar added
stim ula tion to Thursday night's .
mot ocross program at Ascot. The
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stan ds , full to overflowing with "free"
spe ctators holding Superbowl ticket
stubs. watched Mike Bell and Dave
Carlson put away the other riders.
To the cro wd s expectations, 125 Pro
Dave Carlson (FMF) set the stage early
in the eve ning by totally dominating the
first mota. Mark Tyer (lion), Vince Van
Hook (lion) an d Ji m Do mann (lion)
pushed their leader , b ut ended up
battling among the mselves for the next
two positions. Mo to o ne results:
Carlson, Tyer and VanHook.
The top three spots in mota two
ended with the exa ct order of results as
mota o ne . This gave Carlson a 1-1 tally
and first overall. Tyer 2·2 and VanHook
3-3 for the eve ning.
Best races of the ni ght clearly were
the two 250 rnotos. Alan Bassett (lIus) ,
Morris Malone (lI us ). Mike Sterns (IIus),
Mike Bell (lI us ), Mark Tyer (Suz) and
the pa ck were all shooting for the "top
dollar". Bell was the front runner in
mota one with T yer making moves to
pass. At the flag. Bell outlasted Tyer
and the Husky of Malone collected
third.
The holeshot in - moto two action
went to the super fast RM of Mark
Tyer. lie led for four of the six laps
until Bell pushed inside of Tyer on the
IT jump. Bell won the rnoto alo ng with
overall poin IS. Tyer was second, Alan
Basset third.
Only four riders were competing in
the 500 Pros and Mike Bell rode his 440
Honda to wins in each go. Val Tamie tti
was second overall.
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CMC Saddleback ~
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By Patti Trotter
ORANGE, CAL., AU G . 1
You can safely bet your last can
of chain lube that CMC Saddleback Sunday is gonna be everything you hoped for. Mostly fast .
250 Pro rider Bill Rubly (1\Iai) rides
just one way, wide open. Bill set a pace
