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._._._._._._._._.- .... - - --- ~- -- - - -- - ---- - - - - -- -- - - · 1 -... ASCOT PARK PRESENTS 25 LAP T.T, OCT. ~ 8 R M. 20 LAP 1/2 MILE, OCT. 8, 8 R M. . . .. ~. io $-0 Q) ..0 o ..... u o At the AME. Sprockets MX, the action was so tough that.hand to ha nd (elbow to jaw?) combat was accepted procedure. unless you happened to be on the receiving end of it. Second rnoto action ca ught the same scene - Stenersen and Ca tes wire- to -wire. Fa u ltless ri d ing . kept Jo ha n n a in th e lead for he r class overa ll win, with Dee Dee closely in at second, and the 25 0 overall win . Second place overa ll ho nors went to Cherry Stockton . a nd h er Yamaha YZ250D , and Rhe Helms, pi lot in g a RM125 . • Goat beats Rocke t Rex in Corona upset By Elaine Jones CORONA, CA , SEPT. 9 Goat Breker, riding his heart out Friday night , took on Rocket Rex Staten and both were surprised by the outcome. Plus the fans were treated to the most professional racing th is sid e of th e Superbowl. Rocket Rex blasted off to tak e the 250cc Pro lead with Breke r in ho t pursuit. The se pa ratio n betwee n Staten and Br eker was about th ree b ike len gths , but Staten wasn't able to stre tch it any. Breker was like a d og hanging onto a shirttail and wasn 't a bo u t to let go . As they came ou t of the hill side and hit th e new stadium who op-de-des, th e two flew in formation as if atta ched by in visibl e wires. Danny Jean and Keith Dysert were running in the th ree , four spots but all eyes were on Staten and Br eker. As the white flag ca me out neither rider was giving a ny ground. They were still wired together as they hit th e chec ke re d , with Staten getting th e win . The second rnoto the excitement was thick en ough to cut with a knife . Br eker's Husky had just had a new engine put in it th at day . The gate fell and it was Br eker out on top a nd going for it. Stat en was second and the distance between them was a lmost exactly like th e first moto . Breker was ridng like he has never ridden before and the fans were loving it . St aten was putting the pressure on, but Breker wasn 't having any. As the checkered ca me out after what must ha ve seemed like two hours to Breker , the win was his. Both riders . were tied in points, which gave the win to Breker by virtue of his first place fin ish on the final go . Steve Bauer , D G sponsored , continues to dominate the 125cc Pro class as he almost wire-to-wired both motos. Jon Friesten had the lead coming off the lin e in the second moto, but Bauer took care of trat . Results in Results Section. McCoy makes good at Sprockets MX By Lee Taylor BAK ERSFI ELD , CA , SEPT . 17 . Monte McCoy sta rted the nig ht off with his first of two victories in the 250 Pro class, and ca m e back later in the even ing to cinch the 500 Pro ra ce. Da ve H augh hol esh ot th e first moto with McCoy hot on his heels in seco nd . Tracy Oswell was runn ing th ird and moving up on McCo y. Kippy Pierce was ru~ming fourth , wa iting for a chance to bid for th e lea d . McCoy mo ved on alongside H augh over Can Am Hi ll a nd got by in the next turn . Tony DeLaTorre was comi ng u p fast in second aft er passing Haugh , who was glancing down at ' his' rear wheel and slowing co nsidera b ly. Pierce m oved up on DeLaT orre's tai l. T he re was practica lly a tr iple p hoto finis h , wit h both Pi er ce a n d DeLaTorre side by side, high off the final turn , co mi ng up on McCoy. McCoy hel d t he lead , DeLaTorr e a nd Pierce finish ed second and thi rd res pe ctively. . Next time ou t , Gr eg Torge rson took off wit h Dou g Nicol in second and McCoy th ird . T orgerson fe ll back as Pier ce took th e lead and McCoy m oved into second. N icol almost sp illed but m a de a beautiful reco very .a nd m a intained th ird . Pierce and McC oy, old ra cing foes fro m Flori da , had a duel for t he lea d th at co nt in ued right down to th e wir e. As th e checke rs came, ou t, McC oy crossed over behi nd Pierce, b ut finished well eno ugh for the first over-all. When the gate d ropped for the 500 Pros, McCoy was th ere fo r anoth er victory ride. Ste ve Rawson took cha rge off the line with And y J annings in seco nd a nd McCoy in th ird . Taking Can Am Hill wheel to whe el , charging into turns inches apart, McC oy got by Rawson. They rod e a mad cat and mouse game for the next couple of laps . Rawson and McCoy traded th e lead . Jeff Stubblefield was ha vin g one of his finest rides as a Pro. He was solidly in third and challenging Rawson relentlessly. Once more , Rawson m oved by McCoy. McCoy was go ing wild , takin g turns high on the outsid e , but he cou ld not take Rawson with th a t lin e . Finally, in th e white fla g lap , McCo y m ade one fi na l stab at pa ssing Rawson . Even with over-shooting a berm , McCoy fina lly gra b be d th e lead and held it. , Second time around, Jerry Asher jumped int o the' lead. 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