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.. Back~ in the co rners. and the ·twb went' side by side throughout the remainder of the lap. With the white flag ready to come out, Mann and Tibblin started flying higher for that number one spot. The tide cha nged in one turn as first Mann got into trouble, then Tibblin. Mann slid into the fences but came out with nothing lost but time. T ibblin d id th e sa me maneuver , and bent his brake lever cle ar up into the cylinder! Mann rode past with a shrug and an "it happened to me too " look, and proceeded to take the overall win. Open Sportsman The la rgest field of the day was recorded in the Open Sportsman classes where A and B divisi ons ha d to be run . The top four Amateurs and the top eight Novices from each division transferred into the second moto "fin a l," while the bottom went into a support-type rnoto . In the A divis ion, 26 thumpers went into the first corner with Mike Sullivan bent on coming out first . Wi th a few push es and shoves, he earned the top spot a nd never found anyone to ugh enough to smack a bar into hi m . In the second pla ce scramble were J im Wilson , R amon Bru ner and Steve Presley. Presley used heavy throttle control (one position: to the stops) and flew up from fourth to second in one lap . Losing bikes every lap, Presley pulled Keith Petranzelo across the white flag and into the final lap . With Sullivan flying way out in front, Petranzelo tried in vain for a pass on Presley, but failed just feet from the checkers. Taking charge of the B Division off the line was Steve Chandler. After three laps , Chandler rel inquished his lead to Vince Kreizinger. On the same lap , Chandler disappeared in the gully. Robert Brooks saw the little excursion Chandler took and slid up into second. Fred Gill came into the scene from the middle of the pack to clinch the third spot behind Kreizinger and Brooks. Support action was just as the name stated; a lot of action, only a little slower. Steve Ch and ler came ou t again to see if he could put together a win . After throb b ing his big machine into the lead once again troubles p lagu ed h im . Third was all he could m a n age before he took another scenic ro ute around the course . Meanwhile , Robe rt Br ooks was enjoying the m isfort une s of others as he rode to a n incredib le lead. As the checkered flag came out , Br ooks had lap ped all but two riders. With onl y three riders on the same lap, scoring the mid pack was tough. A crowded first turn sent riders in all directions at the start of the Final moto. Mike Sullivan and Vince Kreizinger both came out fast. Sullivan came through the first lap with a lead the size of a gnat's butt, and when they came to the conclusion of the first time around , Kreizinger put out too much thump for Sullivan to handle. Keith Petranzelo took some serious notes of the passing going on up ahead , and at the end of the third lap , Sullivan again fell to a last-turn pass, this one by Petranzelo. As the low rumble thinned out as bikes and bodies were scattered all over the outsides of the track, Vince Kreizinger rode across to a first overall , and the first Amateur. .. .~. • -, .. II' Whitney hack put a gooa-size lead b e twee n t hem a nd secon d place hackers Ralph Whitney and Russ J o n es. T he CrandellSwart team succumbed to a busted chain before they crossed the line. Repeating their first moto victory , the Whitney team came out and swept the second moto. The Whitney/Jones team again took second with the team of R ichard Langosh and Duane McDowell ri di ng in th ird, their hardea rned fin ishing position t he last race. Finshes and overalls went Whitney/Whitney , Whitney/Jones , and Langosh/McDowell , who also brought along a fine looking rooting section. • Results OPEN PRO; 1. Rod Kentner IVarnl. 2. Andy Kirk.. (Yaml.3. Mark EllisIYam). OLD TIMERS: 1. Dick Mann (Yaml. 2. Rolf libbnn (Yam). 3. Alan Klump ICCMI. OPEN SPORTSMAN /AMATEU R: 1. Vince Kreizinger (Hon). 2. M ike Sullivan (Yam). 3. Keith Petranzelo ICCMI. OPENSPORTSMAN/NOVICE: t . Pete Eunice ICCM I. 2. Ramon Bruner (Yam). 3. Fred Gill. SIOECAR S; 1. Whitney/Wh itney IYam) . 2. Whitney/Jones INorl. 3. Langosh/McDowelllTrii. (Top) Marty Moates, on the Knobby Shop International Honda, was quickest in the Open Pro class but ran into mechanical problems. (Above) The masters, Dick Mann and Rolf Tibblin share pre-race levity . When you 've waited in t he pits as frequently'as these (WO have , you don't Qet that nervous anymore. (Below) The winning sidehack team of Pete and J.T. Whitney (90) aims for the outside line around the eventual fourth placers (81). Sidehacks Creating the craziest action of the day were the sidehack racers. With wheels spinnin g and monkeys flying . Bart Crandel and Ron Swart flew their three -wheeler into the lead. The team of Pete and J.T . Whitney were close b eh ind , an d wh e n th e Crande1/Swa rt team sta rt ed fading . the Whitneys .rook , com m a nd . .T he 7