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.._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.--_.- Western hotline especially when "Mr. Beard" rolled the four-wheel drive unit he was sweepi ng in down a hill. . The first II miles included a rocky uphill . where th e three top 175 riders , all fighting for number on e in the Smuggler series. battled all the way to the top before making their 'Goodie Stop' at Charlies Place. Mike Goodwin with his never ending grin, beat his two compadres by losing onl y one point overall , while Tom Kennedy (Pen) and Jack Leis (IT Yam) had to give in to bike problems. • Results Pending. Gomez seizes last lap CMC South Bay o :;: MXwin ~ By Chuck Burris . ~ ~ . z Q ~ > III ~ ~ .-J~ Larry Johnson does some f unk y pIonkin' at the URA Funky Pumpkin. Belair and Kneifl daim I zero ' at URA Funky Pumpkin BySueSenn RED MOUNTAIN. CA . SEPT. 4 Two guys who were neither early n or late . in this year's URA Funky Pumpkin family endu ro and claimed first overall for both loops were Fernando Belair. 250·A , and John Kneifl , open-Ar Both zeroed all checks. including the. tie b reakerl -T he number two spot went to B rider John Ellis. who zeroed all checks and was only three seconds off at the tie breaker. . Claiming first overall on loop one was Robert Langley, SO·C under 16 , who lost only two seconds at the tiebreaker. Sharing second place were Kurt Butler. SO-D under 16. Carol Prade, 200 ·B and Bill Clark. 100-C under 16 . each losing only five seconds. Speeds over the 25 mile first loop ranged from six to 21 miles per hour and were quite compatible for the terrain. The first 14 miles went fairly fast over sand washes and flat terrain that included two fun tunnels . One tunnel was long, dark. and so low that riders had to duck their he ads to get through . Next came the welc ome sight of a 17-minute 'Goodie Sto p' (apple cider and cookies) in the opening of an old mine. This was followed by rocky hills which made the course more interesting. and to add to the variety. it ended with some ridge running into the pits . According to eleven year old Br ad Graham. riding a Yamaha SO, "This was the best enduro I've ever ridden. a nd I really liked that tunnel where it said 'Unscrew your head'," . Mike Goodwin (175B) sai d he liked the variation best on the 35-mile second loop. Speeds ranged from 12 to 36 miles an hour. Terrain was a mixture of everyting, as sweepers Marty fisher . "Mr . Beard." and John nagle can attest to. . • If ,i ' ::0 .> : , -: . 1s: ~ "' ~Oj f . O . ' Iv . CHULA VISTA. CA , AUG . 31 Another good turnout for CMC motocross at South Bay Speedway had the 125 pros showing some exciting racing in the first moto. Jack Keese (Su z), Tony Gomez (Yam) and Terry Shekell (Yam) all jammed into the first turn and Keese quickl y moved int o the lead with Gomez a nd Shekell behind. For the first three laps of th e six-lap race, Keese was cooking. but Gomez picked him off and Shekell got by when Keese went down sho rtly after Gom ez got by. Shekell reeled in Gomez but Gomez looked to be hard to pass . Shekell hung on and soon Gomez went down and Shekell went on for the win with Keese second ' and Gomez third . • In the second moto, the three were in the first turn together again but coming out of the second tum Shekell was ahead and flying. He ran away for awhile until Gomez began catching , him. Shekell was ho lding Gomez off, but on the last lap Shekell's engine seized and Gomez went on for the win and overall for the night. In the 250 pros Aaron Bassett , riding for Competicion Cycles on a KTM, took both wins while J erry Stewart (Yam) finished second overall and Allen Berluti (H us) th ird . In th e Open Pro class , Chris Chaffee (Yam) took th e overall win with some sm ooth riding, while Ma x Maple (M ai) fini shed second and David Gerig (Suz) third. In the 125 Intermediates. Scott Anderson , riding for Escondido Suzuki, took the overall and continues to hold second in the Summer Series. Results in Results Section • AM~ Night Youth MX: Mooning at the Dunes By Judy Greenberg VALENCIA, CA. SEPT. 2 Mark Tomaselli (Cycle Town) won both the 83cc·Intermediate and 105cc O pen class with the AME Youth Division at Indian Dunes. In the first intermediate moto Eddie Green was first ou t of the gate. It wasn't long before' Pesky rider Cindy Du mo took over to .lead the troops. T omaselli was right at Durno's back wheel looking for a way around. but the "Shady Lady" held her ground . The race couldn't have been tighter, as Tomaselli rode at Dumo's side through the esses. The flag came out and it was Dumo taking the win . In .-.-i. " ', " , ..... .M ike Feeley IN44) shows t he way to Josh Devane in the AME Youth 83cc Modified Juniors. . I the second moto, it was Green and - Kevin Brewis for the fourth spot. Dumo necking out of the gate. Green wasn't as lucky. and - took the fifth . was in front as Tomaselli moved in to Ben son closed in on the pack with each flirt with the lady.. As they flew over leap. and was able to join it before the th e jumps in u nison . Tomaselli got by flag ' flew . When the results were Dumo, then set out after Green. It was posted, Benson's I ·S ride gave him a a tough battle. a nd Green wasn't third overall behind Torkko. • about to give up . But he wavered on th e downhill , giving Tomaselli the edge he needed. Tomaselli flew by for th e win . Green held Dumo off right a t th e flag. AI Nanas (Suz of 'Va n Nuys) was another rider to make a cle an sweep this night . Nanas was the overall By Lee Taylor winner for the S3cc Stock and VALENCIA , CA . SEPT. 5 Modified Jrs . In the modified class , Nanas led both motes, start to finish. I Tige Schwartz was his hottest The 125 Pros were out in fine competion, as he seemed to cling to form for the final race on the Nanas' rear wheel while they ran from Bosch '77' Summ er Series. Bob the pack. Kline led the pack up the hill The - Stock class proved more and had a huge flock of riders behind challenging for Nanas. Gary Sailors him. including a new pro. Edwin took the holeshot in the first moto, but Arnet, right on his trail . followed by it wasn 't long before David Benson Kirk Stu rgeo n and John O·Ma ra.Mike flew by several riders (including Pilla r , m oving up fast . took over the Nanas) to take the lead. Erik Torkko second place slo t. Kli ne held his (Ra nc ho Su z) kept the heat on . beautiful lead down to the' wire with Benson , while Nanas had a duel with Pilla r holding second and O'Ma ra in Sailors. Mike Feeley, who was last off third, the line. blasted his way through t he The second time off the Ii~e, J erry pack to finish frfth behind Sailors. who Sh ore was in command with O 'Mara lost his ba ttle with Nanas. . _running second. Pilla r in third and Benson flipped as the gate went Kline in fourth. Kline was ch arging, down for the second mo to , then had taking Pilla r on the ou tsid e, then about 10 seconds of trouble getting his crisscrossing in front of O 'Ma ra into bike sta rt ed . T he tr oops were off with secon d place. Going ou t for Shore . Nanas in the lead , which he held to Kline got by past the. tower for the win. Adam Ford ran a strong second . lead. Pilla r almost went down when he with Torkko peering down his pipe. It did a Flying W. but m aintained wasn 't until the last lap that Torkko control.and his position. Heading into moved in front of Ford to finish second. Feeley, who battled with (Contin ued on page 14) (1 7_'· ... · · ,, ·; ... 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