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Danny "Magoo" Chandler smoked the Argyll 125 ~xp·erts . 34 totally blitzed the Open Novice I class . . winning both motos going away . He got such a good start in the second mota that he was going into the first tum before some of the riders even knew the rubber band had snapped and he just stayed on the gas . outriding everyone to the checkered flag. Rick Cassidy (Hus) led just about the whole first mota of the 250 Novice I race as Kirk Woods . (Suz) moved steadily up from a poor start to finish second. Things were changed around in moto two as Woods got into the early lead and Cassidy had to move up from a poor showing at the exit of tum one. Woods took the win , and the overall, as Cassidy had to settle for a second overall with his 1-2 finish . The third-place rider Dale Hines (Yam) finished the motos in fourth and sixth which showed the diversity of leaders in the two motos . Scott Karl (Suz) took both motos of the 125 Experts but there was some great racing going on behind him. Kent Woods got the ho leshot in mota one but was quickly passed by Karl , Phil Douglas (Suz) and Dennis Brand (Suz) . jeff Watts also got by on his Husky and had just moved into third when he performed a classic endo while going full bore down the upper straight into the back section. His back wheel hit a bump causing the bike to do a complete forward somersault, landing on top of him in a boneshaking crash. Watts was unhurt but the bike needed repair before he was able to come out for the second moto, Meanwhile, the race continued with Karl holding the lead and Douglas and Brand staying close behind in the second and third ·place spots. The three moved out to a half- lap lead on the rest of the field with Karl pulling away to insure a first place finish and Douglas and Brand dicing for second. -As the two came down the final straight. Brand was right on the tailpipe of Douglas' Suzuki and , coming out of the last tum , Brand gave it all he had and sneaked by to take second just inc hes ahead of Douglas. In the second moto it was again Woods with the holeshot and he continued to lead until the fifth lap when Mike Marquez (Suz). who had run the first moto with a broken brake cable. got by. Marquez held on for one lap until Karl came up to take. over. Woods. meanwhile. was relegated to ' third as Dennis Brand came charging up from way back. On the last lap Brand caught Woods and passed him at the bottom of the downhill. Woods turned the throttle and moved beside Brand and as they raced down the last straight it was back and forth . side-byside over the jump and into the tum. Brand managed to be on the inside and got the best line through the tum and. as they came out and crossed the line, Brand had moved into the third place spot, ' giving him a second and third for second overall. • The track remained virtually dustless for the whole day of racing and even the second division of 125 Novices had no trouble seeing as they blasted off the line in the last race of the day. Rod Williams (Hon) had won .the first moto after steadily moving up through the pack. while john Azevedo . (KTM) settled for second. In moto two it was Shawn Hantz (Yam) moving into the lead on the third lap to take the win with Azevedo ' again sliding into second place. Williams DNFd the second mota and Hanz had finished .poo rly in mota one so Azevedo, by virtue of his steady riding. took home the first place trophy. • Results in Results Section. Night MX returns to Sacramento By Sallee Hilton SACRAMENTO . CA . AUG . 5 Since the cancellation of Friday Night Motocross at West -Sacramento. the area riders were ready for the announcement of the opening of a new MX track at Sacramento Raceway - complete with lights and grandstands and ready to take over the Friday night MX scene. CMC Promoter. Steve Evans , complete with "opening night jitters." had little cause to worry . as a good . crowd of riders and spectators showed.. up to try out the course. The Mini Experts and Mini Intermediates put on a good show for the specta tors . Ru nning the two classes together, it was obvious which riders were classified as expert right from the start when Steve Vlahos (Suz) took the holeshot and stayed out front all through the first moto . Shawn Walkingstick (Yam) worked his way past all the intermediates to finish second. Tim Rosenberg (Yam) was first intermediate. . Danny Turn er brought a pai r of Kawasak is t o A rg y ll. w innin g the 250 class. and DN Fing the 125s. A second matt? crash by Vlahos took him out of the lead and put brother Greg Vlahos (Suz) . and intermediate, out front until"Walkingstick got by him in his run form last place to first. Steve Vlahos was up and running and on the gaS but only made it up to second. Kenneth Machort (Su z) managed to get by Greg Vlahos for the intermediate first. The third moto win in th e expert class went to St eve . and ' the intermediate winner was Greg. both of them getting the overall win in their respective classes. The generous pro pa yback ($10 for every $7) in ' the 125 class gave the lion 's share to Dana Wax ham (Suz). who had two moto wins and a second. Da vid Wood (Su z) picked up th e second place money , finishing 3-4-3. Third went to Phil Minahan (Suz) with 4-3-4 finishes and fourth to Don Ferraro (Su z), finishing 2-2-8. john Minor (Suz) took all three 250 Pro motos and the big money for the class. Chalma Roberts (KTM) and David Wood (Yam) went away with the cash for second and third. Brian jodry (Mai) was the triple winner in the 500 Pro class with Mike Miller (Mai) cashing in for second. . • Results in Results Section. Westwood MX to 'benefit M.O.R.E. The Fourth Annual Westwood Motocross at Westwood, Calif. - will be a Motorcycle Owners. Riden; and Enthusiasts (M.O. R.E .) benefit this year. M.O. R.E. is a Ca lifo rnia motorcycle lobby group based in Sacramento. The race will feature several water crossings. and the track will be specially prepared for a near dust -free experience. The course layout offers spectacular views of the race with many shaded locations. This is a family event with camping and a nearby town. Spectators should . plan to bring everyone and take advantage of the nearby lakes and trail riding in the adjacent National Fores t. Shultz, Turner and Magoo win at Argyll ParkMX By John The rr iault • DIXON , CA .jULY 31 CAL-AM Promotions presented this semi-pro motocross at Argyll Park . the second time they have held an A.M.A . race at this track . The program was o r igi n a ll y scheduled to hav e th e experts ' ride three 20-minute motes. That never cam e about because two water trucks broke down . They had to del a y the races until th e -t hird water tr uck arrived . With this unforseen delay . the