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_._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.MINI BEG 1. Troy Drake IVam! . M INI JR 1. Tod d Brady IVaml M INIINT 1. Chris Herma IYaml. 2. J eff Qualls lYam l. 125 J R 1. Rick Stupin ITaml. 2. Ed Keams IHonl . 3. J ay Marcell lKaw). 100 BEG 1. Larry Hernandez IHonl . 100 JR 1. Ty Hanaway IM MI. 2. Jody W eisel Isuzl. 100 INT 1. Chris Parker (Honl 100 pro 1. Gregg Toy ama (FM Fl. 2. J im Gallagher IFMA. 3. Dan Trant (Honl. 125 BEG 1. Bob Tryon IHon). 2. Charlie Stubbs Il-ionl, 3. David McNew (B& M l. . 125 INT 1. Tony Gomez (M MI . 2. Huff Hadley IHonl. 3. Rob Damerson IHonl . 250 BEG 1. Cliff Gerhard ISuzl. 2. Mi ke Becht ol IHusl. 3. Rodn ey Lein lY am!. 250 JR 1. Gary Gonzales IMaij. 2. Dennis Gilmor e ISuzI. 3. Kevin Mcl.aughl ~n lYam l. 250 INT 1. Carl Gieselman (Suzl. 2. IC·Al . 3. Scott Kinner lY aml. OPEN J R 1. Kurt Kovacks (KTMI. (Suzl. OPEN BEG 1. Robert Brauer ISuzl OPEN INT 1. Clint on Smith IM ail. IBuli . Bobby Cockran , 2. Dennis eox 2. M ike Ull erig dri kate. SOLI D DRY FILM LUBRICANT FORMUL A A·O Night Mini Action By Lee Taylor VALENCIA, CAL. , NOV. 5 kept on flying to the finish, with Cla rk J ones second and Terry Turner thir d. The 250s finished next with Mike McGowen (H us) first , T im Welker (RM) and Tim Marsh (Suz) following. In the second moto it was again a CA Wit h the holeshot, but this time it was Jim Martin aboard his 250. When it was all over and after what some called destruction derby Bob Maxwell (Bul) won the 500s with Ste ve Fry (Yam) second and Allen Ort iz (H us) third . Finishing first for the 250s was Tim Marsh, with Mike McGowen and Ed & mnors (Mai) nex t to p~ss the flag. ~, The 125 Pros were last In the order of the day . As the gate dropped in the .first moto Randy Hess (H on) was first , ou t with Jeff Tomlin (H on ) and Pete Wanket (H on) in hot pursuit . The three ran awa y to play and when they came home it was Randy, Pete and Jeff. In the second moto Wanket got die holeshot. For a few laps it was the same t h r ee , but Hess ran into problems and th e finish went wanket , • .lfn lin and McIver. 0m a . Results i I' M INI EX 1. Gary Tom lin IHonl. 2. Curt McCuistio n IVaml. 3. M ike Toylen IRRI. MI NI JR 1. Kerry Paulsen IVam). 2. Vietor Padilla IHonl . 100 JR 1. David Conrad ISuzl. 2. Pat Taylor IHonl. 250 PRO 1. M ike McGowen IHusl. 2. Tim Marsh ISuzl. 3. Tim Welker IRMI . 250 INT 1. Dean Jocic IMail. 2. Wayne Schm idt (Suzl. 3. Ken Nannenhorn IKTMI. 250 JR 1. Tom Watson IHusl . 2. Dave Nuggent IBull. 3. Jerry Benson IMaij. , 500 PRO 1. Bob Maxwell (Bull. 2. Steve Fry IYaml. 3. David Gerig ISuzl . 500 INT 1. Keith Petrangeld ICCMI. 2. Kevin Nevinger (Y aml. 3. Jo hn BarrlSuz), 500 JR 1. l..a1ry Francis IMa ij. 2. Larry Rossett IBuli. 3. Stanlat King ISuzl. 125 PRO 1. Pete Wan ket IHonl. 2. Jeff Tomlin IHon). 3. Randy Hess IFM Fl. 125 INT 1. George Speck lYam ). 2. Mark Hickey lhenl . 3. Steve Carson ISuzl. 125 JR DIV I 1. Ray Summers IYam). 2. Robert Green IDGl. 3. Scott Anderson IYaml. e- 125 JR DIV II 1. Bill Snead (Honl. 2. TIItl Deviin IHonl. 3. Jess Farquar (Honl . Radical Ron wins SadtIeback Saflnlay By Danny Raymond ORANGE, CAL. , NOV . 13 FMF's Ron Turner continued his hot streak by again coming out on top of the 500 Pro division showing g reat skill through Saddleback's mud" soaked course. Orange County Suzuki's Mike Yorba rode to a well fought second overall a fte r Wheelsmith's St eve 'Russell dropped out of the first mot , but returned with a second place finish in' the second moto . Pete Wanket chalked up another 125 Pro win after first rnoto winner Tony Wanket pulled out of the first moto with a soggy H onda. Pete who had finished second behind Tony went on to smoke the final m ot o with great ease , with Q&E's Ku rt Sofka (Yam) putting in a fine ride to take second overall. • Results 125 PRO 1. Pele Wankel IHonl. 2. Kurt Sofka lY aml . 3. Danny Lechtenberg IVarnl. OPEN PRO 1. Ron Turner IFMFl. 2. Mike Yorba ISuzl. 3. Robart Morino lSuzl . 250 PRO 1. Bob Bliott ISuzl. 2. Jeff Vid ic ISuzl . 3. Chris Bergerson ISuzl. 125 1NT1. Tony Gomez IM MI. 2. Huff Hadley IHonl . OPEN INT 1. Alan Olson IM aij. 2. George Wag ner lSuzl.3. Robart D. Shafer ISuzl. 250 JR 1. Dan lope IHont 2. Dennis O'Brien ISuzl. 3. Chris Cummings ITNn. 250 INT 1. Jomy Clopton IKTM I. 2. Ric Housel ISuzl . 3. Denny Waite ISuzl. 125 BEG 1. Lonnie Willeford IHonl. 2. Ken Eldrid ge IKaw l. 3. Glen Valencia (Honl . 250 BEG l.Robart Johnson (Suzl. 2. Charlie Vetter (KTMI. 100 EX 11 Dan Trant IHonl . 2. A.J . Whiting IYaml . MINI BEG 1. Greg McConnell lVam l MINI EX 1. Dat al Franci s (Yaml. 125 JR 1. Bart Hin ISuzl. 2. Danny Bart lYaml. 3. Vance Qualls (Honl . OPEN JR 1. Rick Anderson lYam l. 2. Mark Ellis IBuli . Tessitore wins AMC Saddleback By Danny Raymond ORANGE, CAL. , NOV. 14 D&G's J ohn Tessitore smoked to a 125 Pro win at AMC's $1000 Purse race . John's win came after defeating first moto winner Dan Turner (T &M Hon) in the second moto. Some of toda y's ha rd est competition ca me from Broc Glover , Gregg Toyam a , and Bruce McDougal, who were all troubled throughout t he day with bike problems or just the fa ct that they didn't like going flat out sixth gear wide- ope n down Banzai whi le it was rai ning . FMFs Ron Turner took home top dollar during today's 250 Pro bou t after som e great dicing with John Smi th (Su z) throughout the entire da y. During th e first moto while Elliott was way ahead , Turner came from behind to pass Sm ith in th e latter part of th e race but never sha king off Smith. During th e second rnoto while Smith was ou t in front with a small lead Turn er was betzerking it in secon d , fin ally passing Smith with only on e half a lap to go. Jeff "The Rabbit" Vidic held down a secu re third overall finish ing well in the payback. • 'Results 250 PRO 1. Ron Tur ner IFM Fl. 2. Joh n Smith {Suzl, 3. J eff Vid ic ISuzl. OPEN PRO 1. Dave TaylOf (Yam). 2. Ron Turner IFMFl. 3. Rich Thorwaldson ISuzl. 125 PRO 1. John Tessitore fD&G). 2. Dan Turner IT&M). Brain Myerscough IYaml. MINI EX 1. Bryon Antonacci IVaml . 2. Jeff Wa rd IHonl. 3. Chris Heisser (Yam!. As fa r as the J r. Cycle Begi n ners were concerned they were in practice for the Trans-Am. O r so it appeared, what with the way they blasted - off the line and jumped into the first turn four abreast. Finally the pack split up with Steve Clinger p ulling ahead and setting up a tentative lead over Brian Eckess, Randy Moody and Troy Cline in fourth . Brian was breathing fire , hot on Steve's tail and Steve knew it. From time to time he would glance nervously over his shoulder at Brain and push on , throttle wide open. Randy Moody tried his darndest to catch Brian Eckess but couldn't qu ite m ake it. And Troy Cline had a rough time of it and ended with a dnf. This was just the first moto! After a milk and graham crac ker break, these little gu ys were back on the line and raring to go. This time Brian Eckess took over and set up a nice lead for himself; Steve Clinger who had such a beautiful first moto had to settle for fourth with Randy Moody pushing Brian in second place, Troy Cline had recovered and picked up a nice third . When the deciding moto came around the battle once again was between Randy Moody and Brian Eckess. Bri an got the jump on the rest of the guys and hung in th ere. The final checkered flag found Brian bringing home the gold. David "00" Taylor takes six in a row In the Desert or On the Street... .~ - FILTRON DOES THE JOB ! F ilt ron's motorcycle filt ers with thei r patented p u lsat ing foam t rap even the fin est dirt particles t o keep you r engine cl ean. Tough enough to tac kle any e nd uro or motocross, F ilt ron gives you extra protection for any type of ride. Distr ibu tor inqu iry invite d . fIL1RON,~ A I R FI L TE R ELE ME N T S By To m Blattler IRWINDALE. CAL. . NOV. 12 Yamaha-m ounted Da vid Taylor co ntin ue d his amazin g record in " King of th e Hill" last Friday night at Irwindale Ra cewa y, as th e 19·year·old El Monte profession al captu red his sixth straight " King" title in the weekly CMC Mot ocr oss ac tio n to tie his p rev io us 'r eco r d o f six co nsec u tive wins. Last ' Frida y's " King of th e Hill " , which is a two-lap ra ce with th e top p ros fro m th e 125, 250 , 500 classes ru nning th e track backwa rds . sa w Taylor move by th e 125 Honda of David Pessy at the end of th e ba ck straig hta way on th e ope ni ng la p . Tay lor t he n easily pulled away fro m t he rest of t he pack to sco re a convinc ing win over the 250 Suzuki of J eff Vidic and Pessy. In th e pro ac tion last Frid ay, T a ylor also took his second straight overa ll cla ss win in th e 250's a nd fourth victo ry in th e last five weeks. 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