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Rob by Ma rt in d ale of Los Osos ca me ba ck to win his seco nd moto a nd take thetrophy in the 125ccJunior divis ion. Rand y Schwa len berg took a pair of rnotos all th e wayfor his 125cc trop hy over Tim Bicklev of Fresn o . Scott Davis a nd Allan" Delarge switc hed fin ish ing positions in th eir 125cc Pro event with Dela rge taking the first moto and Da vis t he second , with David edging th e popular Ba kersfield rid er for the overall win . Wes Norton fin ished first in bo th 250 Junior motos wit h R uss Norton finishing just behin d . A 250cc rid er . Sherma n Schneller , dom inated th e first Open Pro moto then fell to second behi nd John Da lla ire of Atascadero , still taki ng top position in his cla ss. Da lla ire had a third in the first moto to ga rner eno ugh poin ts for seco nd ~a~ , .. • Results in Resul ts Sect ion. Richter/Wiggins duel at Sears WinterMX By W. H, Spe nce r SONOMA , CA , FE B. 27 A trremendous first m ot o battle between Pa t Ri ch ter a nd Dea n W iggi ns set the pace at Sea rs Point Racewa y's W inter Series , This is not a motorcycle. But who cares? The youngest of the Santa Maria m inin set John Penaflor. Spillway Park MX Hosts ' ' Over the Hill" mob By Jane Daly SANTA MA RIA , CA . FEB . 27 Lompoc ace Ray Marshall closed out his regu lar attendance racing at Spi llway Park near Santa Ma ria Sunday with do u ble wins in th e "Over th e Hi ll Gang" mot os. before mov ing to his new hom e near Ca rson Va lley. Nev. In specia l eve nts Ma rvin Koens sho wed cha m pio nsh ip form as he defea ted Rand y Ar ms tro ng in th e ATC mod ified di visio n. Cha rles Litte'n won over J im Sum ne r in t he Sto cks. Glenn Cave of Ventura p ut together a 2· 1 to ca ptu re the Min i divis ion , followed by T'r oy King , Shaw n Gr an and Joe Mack!e . Ji mmy Cro wder of Camarillo took the Mini Ex pert. round t h ree . Ri chter a nd Chuck T annland wer e toget her for what is likel y the last tim e as Rich ter sets up with Moro -X Fox and T annland goes on to other pastures. The two did a splendid job of showing what team m otocross is all about. Rich ter had it goin g with young Dean W iggi ns in the first 250 Expert moto , swap ping the lead in corners , doing wheel ies up the hi lls and swapping lines through t he ro ugh spots. It really got th e crowd up. Dea n W iggins aced th e troo ps in th e first Open Expert moto of 20 m in utes aboa rd t he Petaluma Cycl e ' Center Maico and di d a bang-u p job chasi ng a nd leading Richter in the 250 , but could n't keep up the p ace in the seco nd ro u nd Open. Bo b Myers won , totaling a three to Wiggins' four. Myers came off a tu mble to win th e seco nd ro und, making for q uite a final series race on March 13 for the ove rall a nd divisio na l high po int as well as a lot of Blu e Plate points. R ichter took a stock Suzu ki 125 barrel over the po rt ed version on his MX Fox bike a nd eas ily led the two 125 rnotos with t he exception of two la ps in t he firs t when a rim lock put a nat spot on th e bott om of the front ti re . H is sho w in the seco nd rnot o was a b ig win b ut th e poi nts added up to a seco nd overall. Ernie Ca bra l wayla id th e Ve ts/ OT for the overall win whi le son T ed devastat ed the 250 Novices. Another tro phy for th e Cycle W est trophy rack. Br ad Kotsa ris kept the Petal um a pedd lers at t he post wit h a win in th e 250 Junior for Team GB a nd the 2·1 score over Jim In glebright a nd Mark Kigg was dou bly pleasing for Brad 's parent s as iust 4R hou rs .before Brad ha t! been stuck in the fa r reac hes of Nevada in a ragi: g blizza rd . The March 13 even t will be the final in the W int er Ser ies and will be :1 com memo ra tive race for Don Davis who was killed in a ca r acciden t. Davis was a young ra cer , well liked by all who knew h im ; and th e Son oma clu b wants to honor the youth with a ra ce . R esults in Resu lts Section . 'Pesky 'S Washable Hand ~"J Suzuki RM Specialists Sales • Parts • Service 2 13·884·0413 1045 Canoga Ave . Canoga Park. CA 91303 ~j RecIJGnd& SUVdti ::: Sales & Service Fast UPS Mail Orders Anyw here 829 W. Colto n Ave. Redlands. CA 923 73 714-793-2041 m: iii ~:~ • • Othman Distr ib ut ing Co. Box 356 San Luis Ob sipo , CA 93406 (8 05) ~ 18 1 • Rtding • Radng • Street GLOVES Deale r Inquiries Inv,taO l\' o..,..~ \~ DEALERS ATTENTION tS \~ot NOW ORDER ~" ,.. DIRECT (DEALERS ON LY) HE RCUL ES DIST . LIST . 9827 Mason Ave. Chatsworth . Ca. 91 31 1 . (213) 88 2-8272 ?at, '" ~~~o\otc'fC 33