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·_._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.- Mike Bell looked calm and collected on his w ay to another CMC double w in - this one on a cool Irwindale evening. a man from Orange County who was buying property in the canyon. He remarked that should Bay Mare fall through , the area would be well suited for real estate development and that he would consider purchasing it himself for this purpose. Not one protest was raised from the residents. Apparently, bulldozers . and construction would have no detrimental effe ct on epileptic dogs and brood mares. No one suggested he pay for road work. Interesting po int , especially in the light of a recent reversal , just a week 01' two before the hearing, in the support of the Fire Department and a local Citizen's Committee. . On our side were some pretty terrific people. Doug Burhoe was there with correspondence he 'd received from local Congressmen regarding the need for Bay Ma re. Doug had his say and refused to be put down by the ' Supervisors. Dee Granger, President of the Endoes was there and let everyone kn ow , in he r opinion , Jerry Shore was a fair and impartia l man who upheld his decisions. By the end of the four and one half hour session the vote was cast. Four Supervisors turned us down but one was for us . Mr. Jones had no particular affinity for MX but felt we at least deserved a chance. • Consistent Atkins, aggressive Lawrence win at CMC Irwindale By Tom Corley IRWINDALE. CA , FE B. 25 The Mini classes are really going strong each week at CMC nig-ht motocross, with usually a couple of Junior divisions, an Intermediate. Expert and Mighty Mites' race as well . In ton ight's Expert contest, usual favorite Rick Atkins (FMF) met his match when he bumped tires with Scott Burnworth (Yam). It rea lly appea red as if Burnworth was going to run away wit h the contest as he won the first but then misfortunately placed a fift h in the second moto. This one bad placing ruined his perfect score because he won the third moto as well. Atkins on the other hand , stayed consistent and swept through th e night with a 2·2 ·2 finish that gav e him the overall Mini Expert win . Burnworth took second . overall which still made his long d rive from Jamul worthwhile . Crown Cycleracer Mark Lawrence's aggressiveness helped him take the first place 125 Pro honors tonight , winning th e first two motos , whil e the third fell to John Atwood. Atwood was fu ll on th e throttle the whol e time , but Lawrence would always find a way to sne a k by. The pass that he made in th e second moto wh ile charging tow ard th e Steve Hurd jump was just sensational. Atwood deserved th e second -place money from CMC whil e Dan Turner rode Kelvin Franks' special breed of machine in for third . Results in Results Section. Gentry, McLaughlin winners at AME Mini opener By lee Taylor VALENCIA , CA , FEB. 25 Friday was opening night for the 1977 season of nig h t ra cing on the Mini track at Indian Dunes and the 12-yea r-old or older 0-83cc wer e ju st raring to go , Doug Gentry and Todd Bau sch in particular. T hese two cha rged off th e line with all the fir e and spirit of th e Pr os. All around the track . th ey were inch es apart between th em. Gentry (Ya m) pulled a slight lead over Bau sch (Ho n). a nd m anaged to hold his position down to th e ch eckered flag . Bau sch took second . In the six to eight-year.old 0-83 Beginner class. Eddie Hi cks was doing his thing on an 83cc Suzuki . Quite a switch for him from the Junior Cycle he usually ra ces. He started off in the lead but ran into some interferen ce from Tim McLaughlin (Hon) and Eddie Robison , riding a Yamaha for Pand Racing Team. Hicks kep t on truckin' but couldn't quite get by McLaughlin . In the second moto, H icks fell sta rt ing out of the gate but recovered in time to pick up second and hold it. Rob ison ran int o bike trouble and fell back to third . The final moto found McLaughlin out in front with Hicks hot on his tail. Hicks pushed with all his might but couldn 't g et by. McLaughlin picked up first with a c1eansweep. Hicks took second place and Robison wound up third . • Results in Results Section . 29