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Buy this ·NOR E DATELINE TH RN Cronus3 stopwatch for $69.95 ,, . · : CD T he higge" ,h'la)"' see med to be d ue a lack of svn chro n izar io n bet we e n rh e starte r. th; finis h nag m an a nd t he act ua l tim e of th e d av , The a n nou ncer droned on a ll afl<'~noon about rh e n ee d for sp eed ing Ih in Ks up with no a p pa re m re a ct ion fro m a nyo n e . T he re was a lillie of ev e- ryth ing a nd a 1 01 of so m e thin gs , Spect a to rs co ns u m ed ga llo ns of a nyt h ing w et a nd ca st the e mpt y con ra ine rs in a ny directi on . Hug e piles of b""r cans a nd pa per cu ps grew a t t he ba se o f ..\"t ry ' little hill a nd d otred rh e track lib erall y by Ih ". end of I h e da y. Even flagrne n were drinking be er . A pit racer was t aken to the hospit al a fte r he c ras hed , fan' first , in to the grill o f a parked ca r. Sc att e red a mi d t he d el avs and mi sh aps was so me rea lly o u tsta nd ing co m pe lit io n . Th e 125 Pros showed up in suc h grt'at numbe rs t hat they were d ivided in to tw o g ro u ps . The 101' five in e ac h of the fir st tw o rn o ro s advanced d ire ctl y 10 t lu- final morlt'y ra n' as did t he top five' in rh« seco nd found . In t he first raee G ar y Ra cca (Yam) from T acom a nabbed th e huh-shot hut Bill J oyn' (S Ul ) from Aub ;,rn rook th e lea d in t he First lap 10 d o m in ate clear 10 th e n ag . Racca hung lighl u nt il h, ' crashed ha lfway Ih ro ug h in a t ric ky deep sa nd co rn er. C raig I' ra us ( Ya m) o f Coos Bav, a re . led wir« 10 wire in t lu - second ra ce . Bo isc \ o wn J ohn Spa r ks (SUl) he ld down t he nu m be r two spol. Ra cca ca m e back 10 win his second moro and adva nced t o the: mo nf'y ra ce . T he fi na l race wa s lU IH' t he high lig hl o f t he d a y - Ih, ' best of the four 125 Pro rn or os goi ng fo r th e big b uc ks. Bv th e lim,' t hei r race roll ed a ro und tilt' d a ylight was di sappearing a nd the ra ce was o n ly 10 m inutes long . J o yce led th e whole way twisting int o a lmost unbelievable e ross· u ps o ff the club . house j u m p. Ra cca was righl behind a ll the wa y but he rejec red t he cross· u ps in favor of a fri endl y m id -a ir wa ve as he ca me o ver the j u m p . Lur en S hoc k e y (Hon) fr om Boi,,' , conll'm,"! wilh j usl riding well. was in th ird . T he 250 Pros a p pa re lll ly fig ur ed Ih ..y had 10 d o a ll Ihei r r a cin,~ in th e firsl lap o f tilt' firsl m OIll, There had a ln 'a dv been a n 'sl an when Ih en' wa s a pi le.;,p a ro u nd Ih e second tu rn a nd it looked as if C liOl c.i lho u n was not goi ng to h,' abl,' 10 g"1 up , II" was r"a dy III go fo r Ih,' r"SI'Hl. On the ir fi rst trip o wr th,' duh hou,,' j u m p th,'y ea n whed ..d a nd banzai ed th "m,,'l v,'s do wn Ih" hill illlo g rea t piles o f bik es a nd bod i..s. All su rviV<'d 10 re t u rn 10 Ih " fra v. Bill Uh l made one of hi s r;or,' l\IX appearances in th is cla ss bUI h" didn't ",..m 10 g"l th e " Hne result s fro m h is Ca n -Am t hat Bla ine Ellt'dge of W ood inv ill" . W ash . did . Bla int' p ro vi,kd so m,' of Ih e lung,.,;t noa ting j u m ps off th ,' hill of Ihe d a y. K" n n y Ga llegos (SUl) of Bois.. PUI in two b"au ti fu l rid,'S III wind up wil h the hig buc ks. T h,' O pen P ros \H' r" lu mp,'d in wit h t h.. Op..n I Ol..rm"d iatl·s. Rod K,'mm'r ( Ya m) o f B"nd , Or" . lOok th " I" ad a nd held it a ll Ih ,' wa y in spi te of a mi nu r d elOur imo th " f,'n c,·. M unl ev Mitchell (Mai) of Don ald , On' . pull,';! o ff the win- to win' win i ll the s('cond ra,'" but a sp ull " ring ste" d had ht'ld him back in Ihe first raCt· to giV<' Rod th,' overa II. A nt'a r disasl"r was a\"t'rl"d only by luck in a 125 Junior crash un th" club house jump. 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(918)835-9959 riders before th e Flagman starred wav ing the n ag to al ert o ncomi ng ra ee rs to the danger . Conversat ions in rh e pit s lat e r ind ica ted Proctor was not se rio us ly inj ured - th at rumor we want to believe . The gals in t he sig n up and scoring d epartrne nt did a good job after most .o f rhern had been up unt il the wee hours working on Friday night's sho rt track race . There was one exception, unfortun atel y. She had figured the pa yoff and had already departed for town wh e n the Pros came 10 collect. Th e gu ys protested immediately and . they discovered the payoff was figured all wrong. What a bummer after working for 15 hours ur so to have to undo a goof like that. • Results in Results Section . Crane enjoys the "changes" and money at Helvetia By Sallee Hilton SA CRAMENTO,CA ,APR.~ Riders and specta to rs alike ap· preciated the dramatic changes that have taken place at Helvetia Park under the new owners. The !\!X co u rse has be en treat ed to several IOns o f rice hulls, underbrush has been cle ared a nd tr ees trimmed to prevent inj u ries and im p rove visibility. The swimm ing pool is free 10 all , and the snack bar ha s be en remodeled. Phil Crane , riding for J&K Cycles and Moto-X Fox was the big money man of the da y cash ing in first in the 125 class and second in 250 Expert action. Cran e had a go of it in the 125 motos , gelling hi s heaviest competition from Donnie Camaloupi (Ya m ). Mu ch o f the race for the first position wa s done sid e by side especially in th e sec ond rnoro which would d"cid.. the o ve ra ll winner. Cam al oupi wa s s" cond to Crane in both rounds, Mik" Hersman (Hus) lOok both wins in the 250 Expert race. In th e first moto he sta rted out d icing with J ohn Minor (SUl) for a whil" and built a good lead while Cram' was working his way up Ihrough the r"st of th" pack . Crane lOok Ihe seco nd from Minor. bUI couldn 't r"ach H ersman in time . In th e s..co nd m otu Hersman didn't wast e any time g..ning wa y out in from a nd stay ing th er e for th .. entire race. Ag ain Crane had 10 work his wa y to a seco nd pla ce fin ish . Kim C ampos held d own second until he c rashed and cou ld n ' t m ak e up th e lo st time .afte rwa rds. T he th ird spo t went to Renn y Brun s wh o st ayed close to Campos um ilthe c rash. All the wa y through Ih e first Open Expe rt m olO Mik e Pr eSIOn ( KTM) had th e lead but was fo llo wed closel y by Georg.. Cheath am ( B u s) and I:ed Rogers (KTM ) wh o took turns running secon d a s th ey a lso lOok turns crash ing, Once Rogers stayed upright on th e bike he secured the second position. Preston again lOok the lead in the s..cond molO with Rogers behind him and app lied pressure. PresIOn then got squirrelly and Rogers lOok over , shortly afterwards Preston got off hard and found himself running las!. Then Rogers slid out and the new leader was Mike Miller (Mai). Rogers was on the gas gaining ground fast and finally slipped by Miller to have the rest of the race to himself with Miller staying second asJim Moe took third , • Results in Results Section.