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; ._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.-._._._._._._._._._._._.1:1 Western hotlin.~ ~ t speed. The 250 payback went to Elliot. Moates, and Robertson. Elliot and Moates were at it again in the 500 class. Bob got the holeshot with Marty, Val Tamietti (Mai) and Jeff Foland (KTM) charging after him. Moates managed to nudge Elliot back to second with Tami still in third. The first three riders were smokin' and mid-pack it looked like the battle of the Suzukis. San Diego Suzu ki rider Don Martins and Oceanside Suzuki rider Dale Anderson were having it oUL Anderson managed to stay on the gas a little longer to capture fifth place. At this point in the moto Marty and his KTM were attacking the downhill and everything else in sight, with the amazing Bob Elliot righ t on his Barum. Moto two it's Elliot. Tamietti, Moates and Martins with Foland in fifth. Jeff rearranged the positions and got himself up to fourth. then third, . when Moates dropped back a few places due to some mechanical problems. Elliot and the Track-N-Travel Maico Tami blasted the rest of the pack into the weeks, lapping evcrying in sight. The final scorers were Elliot, Tamietti and Moates. • Results in Results Section. I ... v ..0 o ..... u o Ascot Half-Mile By Maureen Lee GARDENA, CAL., SEPT. 24 Threatening rain kept all but a few fans away Friday night and the threat of blowing an engine before San Jose obviously kept most of Slam n' jam time at CMC Carl sbad. Ain't we got fun! AMCMX By Danny Raymond IRVIN E, CAL. , SPET. 26 Despite a good change of rain, many 'o f Sou th ern California's top Pros cam e ou t to MIC to take a sh ot at pick ing up some good - 1 4 m on ey. Mike Bell did so after m akin g a clean swe ep on the 250 Pro d ivision. Mike's biggest com pet iti o n came from Bill Rubley (F MF Mai ), and Yamah a mounted Mark Rodman . Wheelsmith'sJon Derhammer showed up mounted on an Open Maico and went on to win th e overall of today's biggest race. During the first Open moto Scott Gilman flew his Yamaha into a lead that lasted throughou t the en tire race . Derhammer overcame a poor st art and wasted little tim e ' in movin g through the p ack to finish second, just ahead of Chuck Pettigrew (Mai) , Jeff Eirestedt (Mai) and Drew Nelson (Suz). Derhammer had little trouble with the second moto win, leading th e entire race from start to finish. Se cond place was wh ere the action ended up. For th e fir st 20 minute s, Gillm an, Pettigrew, Dr ew Nel son an d Jeff Eierstedt h ad a four way battle .going on. Between Pettigrew and Gilm an th e battle en de d wh en Gillm an tried a radical pass on Pettigrew on the inside of a tu m and Chu ck cl osed the d oor send ing Gillm an to th e dirt. Drew Nelson broke away from Eierstedt to finish third behind Derhammer and Pettigrew . Gillman picked himself up and finished a distant sixth, but still put him in third post ion in the pay back. • Results in Results Sect ion. Elliott goes for six at CMC By Patti Trotter CARLSBAD, CAL.. SEPT. 26 Warren Reid was at it again today , as he absolutely smoked th e 125 Pro competition. At the start of the first moto, Warren was first around th e tum with Tony Wanket (FMF). Chuck ' Lunde (Ho n), and John Atwood (FMF) ri ght after him. Reid co n tin ue d his complete dominance of the top spot with only teammates Wanket and Elliott his closest competition. ' T he second moto had Reid again going for first with Wanket, Elliot and John McGonigal (FMF) hot on hi s knobb y. Reid was incredibly fas t, his bike liter ally ea t ing up th e grueling Carlsbad uphill. In Warren 's case FMF reall y docs m ean flying m achine. Warren, Tony, and Bob w ere lapping so man y rid er s it was h ard to tell wh o was in wh at plac e. As t he moto ca me to an en d , Ellio t threw the chain on his Suzuki, and was unable to get it unmeshed from the counter sprocket. He had to settle for a last place moto finish, but he was still able to take home fourth place money. First place money went to Reid, with Wanket getting second. Nineteen 250 Pros, all looking hungry, were on the line and ready to go when Stu Peters gave the sign al to fire up th e bikes. Marty Moates (Ossa) , aboard his new Mid -Valley Cycle bike grab be d one of the most beautiful holeshots of the day. and with the whole track empty in front of him. Marty just got on the gas and devoured Carlsbad 's track. Off the line after Marty were Terry (Tuna) Turner (Mai) and another Mid -Valley rider Greg Robertson, with Suzuki superman Bob Elliot shortening the space between himself and the third place rider. On the second lap Robertson dropped to the rear of the pack and Elliot started to put the move on Turner. While the three top 'rid ers were powering their machines up the slightly altered uphill Elliot whisked by Turner and started for Moates. Clark Jones (DG) and Tuna were dicing it out for third while, flying over the infamous ledge, J ones squeaked by Turner, pu tting him at fourth. By th e time they were at the ledge aga in , Tuna had reclaimed his third place slot. Moto two had Elliot o ff the line first. foll owed b y Mo ates and Turner. Jones and Rober tson. It looked as if Mo ates would be strong competition fo r Elliot. but the Os sa 's fork seals blew and Marty -was hard put to ' keep up to Elliot 's the Experts awa y. It was definitely not one of Ascot's best nights, but for John Gennai it turned out alright, The man who still holds most of Ascot's records, which he set as a Junior in 1973, went home the winner. Eddie Lawson (Bul) won the first of the three Novice heats, going wire-to-wire. Jim . Mertens was really trying bu t final ly overslid and nearly blew it, leaving a three way go between Lawson, Dave Lujan, now second, and Mertens. The highlight of the race came whcn the flying threesome caugh t up with a slowpoke on the front straight, surrounded then passed him, everyone being very busy in the process. Charlie Summers took the second heat and Don Bailey the ' third and fastest time, which gave him the pole for the main. Juniors and Experts were combined. Fastest Expert time was set by Art . Friedenburgh (23.85), but fastest of all was Junior Ted Davidson with 23.15. Davidson flat hauled in the first heat, getting way out in front, while Rod Sexton and Randy Gibbs made it exciting for the stands as they settled out second spot with a finish that had Sexton only a half a bike length over Gibbs. Vince Mead grabbed the s";'ond heat lead bu t by the start of lap two Mike Myers had taken it away . Behind, Steve Fortune was managing to fend off Jim Wright's attempts to gain third until he bobbled giving Wright the opening he was looking for. Heat three went to John Gennai who chased down and passed early leader Dan McWhorter. Art Friedenburgh co u ld n ' t manage to catch McWhorter and he and Travis Petton became the first two to transfer to the semi. The Novice semi was the usual scramble to make the main. Jim Mertens drove off in to the lead, totally uncatch able, bu t behind were Eric Engen, Steve Harvey and Arthur Junker. On the last lap Harvey really turned it on and got Engen right at the line. The big bore semi came to an abrupt halt when Travis Petton clobbered the front straight wall. The two Sandak team racers. Steve Fortune and Jim Wright, h ad been first off the line but as they so rt ed out it was Rod Sexton in the lead. Fortune go t him coming into th e front straight and then it was Fortune. Sexton, Jim Halkola, Wright