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_._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.-._. ~ ._._._._._._._._._._._._._. Western hotline Elliott, Taylor cop Saddleback Saturday By Danny Havmond IRVINE, CAL., OCT. 9 Dave Taylor piloted his' · DG Suzuki mount to the top dollars in 125 Pro action. Dave's hardest competition came from Miller <. Manno's Mark Tyer. Mark won the first moto by a lo ng distance after Taylor stalled his bike early into the m oto . But there was no stopping Taylor in the final m ot o as he clearly le d from start to finis h. Bob Welch fo llowed in thi rd behind Tay lor and Tyer aboard another D&G prepared Hon da. Bob Elliott, eas ily one of. So uthern Californ ia's hottest 250 Pros stormed to clean I- I score aboard a Fac tory R&D Suz u ki. Duri ng th e first 25 0 mot o FMF's Warren Reid holesh ot hisradical Hon da in to an early lead with Elliott, J eff V idic , and Gary Jon es ho t on Warren 's heels. As th e pack t hinned out so did Reid's lead, as Bob Elliott p ulled up and finally passed the red Ho nda. Elliott went on to an easy moto win, Reid second. Vidic, and J ones taking the th ree-four positions. Elliott wasted . Iitt le time in taking over the second moto win as he dusted the pack with the st rong roost of his Suzuki. Vidic held down second until his Sweet Duck prepared Suzuki flew South for the moto , This let Reid by for second place followed by Gary Jones and his red framed Ammex, in third, and Whee1smith's Wayne Smith rounded off the top four positions in the overall standings. • Results in Results Section. AME Mini MX By Lee Tay lor VA LENCIA, CAL., OCT. 8 T he Pee Wees are a sturdy lot; th ey get stuck in the d irt and almos t fall, they sail off the jump with the best of th em , and when Miller Mana's Mark Tye r and FMF's Warren Reid looked good in losing causes at Saddleback Sat all else fa ils, t hey p ush off t h e lin e with all their m ight an d bo th feet . Fr iday was n o excep t ion. Ran d y Moody went down in th e first m o t o , and in t he second he couldn 't get his bi ke running. J immy . Mallet h ad a ro u gh time, getting stuck in a ru t and al most fell, b ut he's p retty tough for a five year old . He hu ng in there and m ade a sp lendid recovery . So it went with super rides from all invo lved . Brent Bowers took first in his class and Kenneth Bajczy in his. It w'as a fight down to the wire between Jason No rman and J im my Mallot taking-home first and second respectively. • Results in Results Section. Old Timers Escape to the country By O.T. Dal TRABUCO CYN, CA. OCT . 10 A rootin' tootin' ti me was had by all as 32 of the Crimson and Gold bull - u h - ropers turned out to ride their broncs over Escape 16 Co untry 's n or th 40 pastu re. It was grea t t o see George O' Haver , J ohn Rice, Joe Pearson and Al Close o u t again an d a spe cial welcome to guest Marshall J ennings, and new member, Don Warner. J o hn Rice and Blac kie Lewis rea lly had a close battle going today in the Masters Class wit h Blackie taking the first m oto and Jo hn gctting the n od in the second and third motos. Blackie held the poin ts edge by 1 pint-er-point and ended u p top -