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; . III ~ Rodney Sulli van (Yam) who snuck b y in the firs t tum to claim second. Kent Bowser (G-A) scored a co me from behind vic t ory in th e 200cc Main a fter t ra ilin g lea ders Danny King, Bryan Adkins, and Lee Prit chard (all 0.36, Yam ). All four rider s juggled positions throughou t the race an d on th e last lap Bowser shot from third to edge out King at t he line while Pritchard in ched pass Adkins for th ird . The 250cc class drew th e most en tr an ts (39) an d it was almost an unanimous pr edi ction by everyone th at the ra ce wo u ld be between D-35 's Sco tt Dinkins (Suz) and D-37 's ace flattracker, Wayne Rainey (Yam). All the predictions quickly diminished wh en Tulare 's Steve Monger (Yam) led the crowd in and out of the first tum. Dinkins and Derek Land (Yam ) followed wh ile Rainey was cau gh t up in mid-pack. Positions remained the same with pass attempts by Dinkins failing and Land then going down in tum fo u r. Lee Hales (Yam) was n ow in third and Rainey had worked up to fo urth. Co ming out of the fourth tum of the last lap it was a drag to the finish with Monger ou t running Dinkins to the wire . Hales held on to third while Rainey lost control in tum four and wentdown, Dinkins came back swinging in the 500cc Main, leading wire to wire and smothering the competition in the process. D-37 capped the final event of the evening with Richard Marquis (Yam) and Don Fravenberger (Yam) claiming the two front sp ots of the thundering Open Main. • E 1.0 rO"l .. -< 1.0 C\l ... IlJ ..0 0 ... U 0 • TMRA shorttrack finale By Lynne Diltz BENTON LANE PARK, ORE. SEPT., 25-2 6 Benton Lane wound up their quarter-mile shorttrack season with a two-day bash that must have rendered TMRA members limp for a week, Ama teu r races on Saturday ni ght with 137 riders particip ating, made a goo d build-up for the all-d ay comb o of Amateur and Professional ch am p ions hips on Sunday. Amateur points were added both days and several class rac es went down to the wire. Non e was more har d-won tha n th e Op en Sportsman p oint ra ce be tween LaVern C ave an d Phil Harle ss. C ave wen t halfway through the season gainin g a good ta lly, then suffered a bro ken pelvic bo n e in a crash ab o ut five weeks befo re seaso n 's end. He came to the track each race the reafter, on crutches , rode slowly and ca re fu lly ; and on champ ions hip day, a liberated m an with no crutches, he nnish ed .well forward o f his rather Sore last p lace. He won th e hi-point trophy by a mere fo ur points, an d a whole lotta' determination. Harless wasn 't sad - he won the 25 0 class h i-po int , anyway. Saturday's 125 Expert A Main sa w a perfect example of wh at happens when there 's double numbers in one class. It was a two-row start, six on each. Both doubles, No. 16 were on the front row and one of them j u m ped the lights. Naturally, th e wrong No. 16 was put back and no amount of discussion cou ld convince the line ju dge he ha d the wrong No. 16 . Scott Lancaster rode two different classes bo th day s an d did well - a young man who has his own del mite style of riding and can get some am azing angles ou t of his Honda. But as he found out, some an gles work and som e don't. Sunday's heats were interesting, a firm track, a chemical to retain mo isture and too much watering. At least 20 riders got in a goo d sha re of "down " tim e. Kraig Hill washed out in one- two and was hit b y two other bikes who h ad nowh ere t o go . Hill was sid elined with a broken foot. Avon Lynx Full Fairing For Honda 750 List price : $361.97 ONLY $95.47 To Order: Gall 912/355-1118 Ha n d le bars: Drag Bars. $2 .44; 6 Bend Chopper Bars, $5 .15 ; 4 Bend Chopper Bars. $4.36 ; Zee Bars. $7 .53 ; Flat Tr ack Bars. $3.94 ; Cow Hor n Touring Bars. $3.94 ; Tomassell i Clip-ons, $18.00 ALL ORDERS WILL BE SHIPPED BY U.P.S. OR MOTORFREIGHT C.O.D . HURRY SUPPLIES ARE LIMITED REED INDUCTION KITS THE FINEST COMPLETE LINE OF OFF-ROAD RACING MACHINERY EVER OFFERED TuGee Enterprises Inc. KTM Im ports U.S . A. 731 EAST CYPRESS . M ONROVIA . CA 91016 (2'31359-2.15 9 825 Mason Ave.) ChalSworlh. Ca. 9 1 3 1 1 • ( 21 3 882- 88 60 Deale r Inquir ies Invited Mik e Patrick 's YAMAHA af CORONA lJOI E. 6th Street. Coro na, CA .,..;ii. (714 ) 735 ·7721 ·ti:if Yamaha Family Cycles " So meday you 'll own a Yam aha " ~IeS & Service Parts & Accessories 213·331·96$1 ....... N. Barranca. Co vina . CA 9 1722 SAl\lM Y T A N NEr: D IS Tr: ..JU T I N G lUBII-TECH 7139242111 27