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;._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._. _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ ~ . _ I: ~ .. Western hotline t C"'C"'- O) LC') l-< V ..c 0 ..... ... 'a; " z '" ... ... a; u 0 '" '" 0 '" > '" 0 ... 0 :t Q. On e of t hese AME Youth Division racers is, in f act. a quarter-scale Roger DeCoster_ ... After m aking a name f or hi m self in t he mini ranks, Ric k A t k ins has been cleaning hou se in Irwind ale 's 125 Int ermedi at e class, DeAnza Open Pro w inner Ken Tay lor has been known t o o ver-do it. 20 pressed Taylor for the lead , but then his bike gave up on him again . By t he time he coaxed it back to life , the leaders were out of reach. Out in front . Taylor and Ellis wer; at it again. This time. however , Ellis couldn't get by , As they rolled past the finish line. Ellis took off his goggles and yelled " Next week !" Yarnall was third again . . A new name at De Anza took the 125 Pros. Patrick Hubbs (Suz) went home with top money in spite of stiff competition from Clint Carman, ' who just switched toa Suzuki. Carman won the first moto, but in round two, the tie-breaker, Hubbs took the win. Danny ' Burtt (Suz) put on an impressive performance in the 250 Intermediate class. It was only his second ride on a 250, but the 13 yearold from Yucaipa put together two straight wins for top honors. Dan Cannon (Suz) scored 5-3. but that was good enough to net him second overall ahead o f D . Warne and Ma rk McDerry. Results in Results Section. Williams shows couthtoAME Youth By Judy Gree nberg VALENCIA, CA, SEPT. 16 Aircone rider Eddie Williams was in to p form as he picked up double wins in the 83cc Intermediate and 105 O pen classes with AME You th Division at Indian Dunes. In the first O pe n moto, Williams jumped off the line into a lead which he never gave u p . Doug Gentry was right on W illia ms from the time they left the gate. Mike Bess ran third keeping Tom Wilson, Jon Turner, and David Seekins behind him , Gentry used every bit of stra tegy to try and get around Williams. but Williams' s~ooth . controlled ride gave him the wm, The second moto was a repeat of the first . as Williams and Gentry battled right down to the final lap , Seekins and Bess had a rally for the third spot, with Bess taking it as the flag waved them in . Eddie Williams gave a repeat performance, winning both 83cc Intermediate motos, while his -brother Ron brought Aircone another victory with his I -I ride in the 83cc 9-11 year old Modified Juniors. Ron bolted out of the gate, winning the first moto by 15 seconds. Jey Sapp rode a steady second as Tim Slayton pushed him relentlessly from behind . As the pressure mounted, Sapp went down in the last lap, giving Slayton second and Ty Maddux third , The second time . Slayton was first off the line, but Williams was in front before the completion of th e first lap . Slayton used every move to try and recapture the lead , but Williams held him off. Sapp ran in third. followed through the flag by Rich Malott and Jason Wagner, Most spectacular start of the night was performed by SCOtt Endo , who stretched a gate wheelie 20 feet as he held on to the handlebars running behind , while his front wheel reached for the stars. He then hopped on without a pause to join the 12 and over Stock Beginners, finishing second in both rnotos behind Dane Walsh , Little Eddie Hicks steered his Suzuki to the first moto win of the 6-8 year old 83cc Junior class. Hicks tore out of the gate and had a fantastic lead when he reached the flag. Gary Szilagyi fought with Walter Armendariz for the second spot. Szilagyi got by and set out after Hicks. but time ran out. In the second moto, Szilagyi was in front off the start. An immediate b attle ensued as Hicks pushed him from every angle. never letting up for an instant. He finally got by over the second jump in the tower straight. As Hicks rounded the sweeper full throttle, he hit the side of the berm, losing a split second. and Szi lagyi picked it up to retake the lead. Hicks was back on Szilagyi's tail, and as the two ripped through the corkscrew, part of Szilagyi's pipe flew off, hitting Hicks in the helmet. This didn't stop either rider, as they charged on to the finish with Szilagyi still in the lead. Results in Results Section. Irwindale MX: quite a night for IICrazy" Clanton ByTom Corley IRWINDALE, CA . SEPT. 9 There are only two more months of action to be held on the Irwindale motocross track befo re the season break. At this time there is no official word as to when the next CMC Night Nationals will take place. According to CMC head Stu Peters , the show date if any will be entirel y up to the International Raceway and Parks head Bill Donor. One race that was especially good this evening was the special "King of th e Hill " race. In this event there are two 125, 250 and 500 Pros selected from the past week of racing. The riders are handicapped according to their bike displacement and a hand in air start is used. The contestants charge about th e track backwards for two laps to determine the winner and a cash award is given to first and second places. Race Factory addict Terry 'Cra zy' Clanton of Whittier is really a consistent rider here at Irwindale and is always a thrill to watch crash n ' bum in the 125 Pro class , In this special event , though he really turned a few heads on his Rocky-tuned Suzuki. Clanton flew off the start and was first over the Wheelsmith jump and first to the next sandy sweeper. Usually the big machines just literally eat up the small bikes when they reach the long fast straight. However Clanton's Suzuki held its own on this area for the first lap , but then hard-charging Bob Marino on a 400 Yamaha approached quickly. Marino passed over Clanton on the very next lap a fter the long straight and reigned as the "King of the Hill" winner , Clanton held off the rest of the pack and too k second , However in the third mota of the 125 Pro race, Clanton hit hard after flying over the Wheelsmith jump and ended up stopping action for awhile . Terry fractured a few ribs but is up and walking around. Quite a night for Terry 'Crazy' Clanton! Results in Results Section.