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....... ..........•••...•..•............ , u.s. YS. World r*. ~ " . . ' The Senior Minibike Class consisted of .the top riders from four stares. , Shannon Niday (Suz) led the first moto . all the way . Scott Noble (Yam) rode hard to stay in second but Kenny Castor (Yam) slid around him and Dave Weak (Yam) to earn second at the flag. Weak finished third . Noble fourth . In the second moto, Weak got the holeshot , followed closely by " Noble, Castor, and Niday. On the third lap. Niday skillfully worked his way up to first ,'witb Weak holding on to second. Castor. third. Niday also took first overall in the 10(1 Amateur Class. . . Some superfine riding. took place in the 125 Amateur class. In the first moto, Mike Cro;"ley (Yam) , fifth after. one lap, carved his way through the pack to take the lead. Clay Hornshell (Yam) did- some catch-up riding to finish Sl=cond. Jerry Smith (Suz) also came from back in the ' pack up to third. The second moto saw Lee Hodges (Suz} ahead in the first turn. Smith rode in second three laps until Hornshell shot from sixth to first . Hodges fin ished second, while Crowley got around Smith for third. In the 250 Expert Class. Trey Jorski (Pen) plucked the holeshot in . both motos and rode unopposed to win. Bobby McDaniel (Pen) roared to a strong second. Joe Burke (Suz) and Pat -J ohnson (Pen) diced for third and fourth , with Burke winning out. The ' second moto was restarted after Gary • Bowman took a hard spill down th e first straight. Randy Kirschbaum (Hon) ste adily : gained with superb riding to finish third . The com b ined Novice and Amateur Open Class was comprised of 22 determined riders . Robert Fillmore (Ma i). wide open , pulled the first moto holeshot and greedily held on to first . John Faulkner (Ya m) held second for four laps until Mike Slover (Suz) got past him . Fillmore repeated his victory th e second moto, and John Pittman (CZ) showed fin e style holding on to second until the last lap. when Robert Bennight (Mai) got around . . • Results in Results Section. Wise's Flying 'Ws top McAllen MX . By Nick Castillo McALLEN . TX . FEB. 27 Warming up for an upcoming event in the Astrodome, Steve Wise (Hon) mopped up· the Expert class at the McAllen M.C . motocross . Rodney Womach won the 'lOO class on a Honda set up by Flying W , a new line of race prepared machines from Wise and J immy Strait. Ruben Ramos (Yam ) won twice. powering to victory in the 125 and . 250 /0pen ·classes. Brad Dorff (Hon) led the opening laps of the second 125 moto, but had to 'settle for second overall. Jimmy Sanduig (Yam) gave Ramos a stiff challenge in the 250 /0pen event. but it proved to be for naught . The Mini classes had to be combined. The Super Minis. ' scored separately, had some hair-raising racing. Manuel Negrete (Yam) got stuck in traffic in the first moto, crashed and still finished fourth. Negrete grabbed the lead at the start of the next moto and led all the' way. earning an overall win . Todd Shampoo (Yam) won the other class of Minis. • Results in Results Section. .rain ang speedway matches return to California An international .sq uad with 15 World Speedway Champion.. ships distributed among its members will meet California's young lio';s on their home turf in a revival of the highly successful "U. S. vs. the World" . international test match series. The - three-egent seri es, set for March 11 , 12, and 19 at separate Southern California tracks, has received . official AMA sanction (the lack of which led to the cancellation of last year's show ). Publicity and sponsorship are to be provided by KEZY Radio (AM 1l90). KACY Radio (Oxnard, AM 1520). and by Southern California Datsun dealers. ./ International " . Speedway. Inc. President Harry Oxley has reportedly been burning up the transatlantic cables to Sweden, arranging a firs t West Coast appearance of five-times World Champion Ove Fundin for the World Side. 'N ew Zealanders Ivan Mauger and Barry Briggs each have four World Championships to their credit. while their ' teammates Peter Collins and Anders Michanek are the 1976 and 1975 Champions. Arrayed against this top-heavy : international talent is a U .S . squad that includes America's only active world title contender Scott Autrey, Houston winner Mike Curoso (who , like Autrey. has survived a rough British League apprenticeship), and three-times U .S. Champion Mike Bast. Acting as sideline coach anti team manager for the Am eri cans is Sonny Nutter. The equalizer in this contest is Southern California's short tracks, and the specialized style necessary to ride them . It was on tracks of 180 yards or less. ' like Costa Mesa , that the Americans in 1975 dealt the invaders a stinging defeat -- a first in th e histo ry of the test match series. Only at Irw indale is the length and character of the track more nearly like th e European circuits. For this year. U .S. team captain Bast (who will pair with Bruce Penhall) says" .. .with all we learned last year in team racing and strategy.. . Even with Fundin , r think we can take 'ern ." Fundin , in ' his 40s . is remembered by a handful of American fans as the fierce competitor . who put Danny Becker through th e wall at ' a rough , no-holds-barred Houston Astrodome exhibition. The Team Rosters U.S.Team Team Captain. Mike Bast Scott Autrey Mike Curoso Rich MacMurray Bruce Penhall Bobby Schwartz Larry Shaw World Team Team Captain, Peter Collins (GB) - Barry Briggs (NZ) Ove Fundin (Swe) Ivan Mauger (NZ) , Jimmy McMillan (Sco) . Anders Michanek (Swe) Zenon Piech (Pol) Jiri Stancl (Cze) The Schedule March 11 Orange Cnty . Fgds.. , Costa Mesa. 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