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; 1:1 ..._._..._._.... _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.~-~._._._._._._ Western hotline _.~- .- - ~ E" CN ~ J oe Steffen in actio n at Elsinore Raceway 's TT scrambl es. Bill Robertson is pursued by a determined-looking Dave Haugh in an AME 250cc Pro race. A Honda won - in the hands of Bob Kline. • - (Continued from page 23) took home second overall and third went to Lynch. Rob O'Rourke (Hon -Sirni Hon ) rode two hard and fast motes to take home the overall win in the 250cc Intermediates. Throughout the night he did battle with Mike VanAcker and Rodney Morrison. These three finally pulled awa y from the heavy traffic that had been pressuring them and held their positions throughout both motes , leaving the rest of the pack to some absolutely mad rid ing, covering most of the track two arid three abreast. O'Rourke took the overall win, second went to Morrison and third to VanAcker. Results in Results Section. Sexton, McWhorter excel at Elsinore evening TT By Andi Gangewer ELSINORE, CA, MAR. 25 The largest crowd of the year an d a warm, clear evening was the scene at Elsinore R aceway's TT scrambles . A b ig spec tator - crowd and 116 entries added to the excitement, 26 Heat one of th e 250cc Exp erts was a close one for Rod Sexton. He had some emergency bike repairs to complete in two minutes as the other anxious Experts awaited on the line . A few turns of this , and twists of that , and , jusr finishing Within ' the ' two minute time limit, Rod was ready. Chris Cannon pulled the ho leshot with Sexton right on his rear wheel. Sexton pulled up next to Cannon and held it on as they dived into the back sweeper and Sexton came through the esses in the lead. Sexton went on to a win , leaving a wide margin between himself and Cannon. Only the. winner of each ,hea t race transferred directly to the main ; all others went on to the semi. Bultaco-. mounted Danny Williamson really : pulled up on Cannon and second was a photo finish with Chris pulling it out. In heat two, it was Don Waffle who got the jump off the line. Dorothy Rowe and Rich Volk were wheel to wheel for second. As they rounded the final turn , and came flying over the . jump in unison, Volk's brakes took a break and left him scurrying off the track to stop anyway he could. He landed safely, but that was that for his heat race. Waffle led the way to the checkered with Rowe second. The first semi saw Cannon, Danny Will iamSon , and Dana Hanson going on to the main , joined later by Volk (!'lith brakes), Rowe , and Terry Singleton . It was a Sexton/Cannon battle in the ',250cc main . Cannon blasted off the I line in firs t followed by a very determined Sexton. As' they reached th e back corner, fearless Sexton kept the throttle of his Shell Yamaha on to slide past Cannon. Sexton went on to win by a solid margin , and Cannon held second . T he Op en Ex p e rt cl ass wa s co n q u e r ed by Pro Expert Dan McWhorter; • In ' In oro' 'o ne' . Mike Montgomery read th~ starter just right and shot off in the lead . Joel Windham was second and unaware of McWhorter closing fast in third . But by I the time McWhorter got ' close enough to really threaten W indham , he ran into a snag and didn't even finish the moto. Montgomery was first, followed by a relieved Windham in second. McWhorter was back in the swing of things in moto two . He grabbed the lead and held it to the finish , and Matt Jones and San Jose resident Pa ul Pearson were second and third . Montgomery had been in second and really challenging McWhorter when , at the conclusion of lap one; he pulled off with a sour scooter. In the final race McWhorter and W indham were challenging each other for the win, but in the final lap fate caught up to Windham and Matt Jones took over second as Joel limped in in last place. The overall finish was McWhorter, Jones and Windham . . Results in Results Section. Kline blitzes AMEMX By Lee Taylor VALENCIA , CA, MAR . 26 Jerry Beama n took home top honors in the 500cc Intermediates at Indian Dunes in an: American Motocross Enterprises event. Throughout th e first .moro he had a fight on his hands in second; holding ' T' '1 off Mike Edmonson and Jerry Mudd~ Ra ndy Lewis had taken the holeshot and managed to hold off Bea man throughout the moto. _ The second time off the line Dave' Osterm an , Yamaha factory rider-MikE: Bell's mechanic, showed that he ca~~1 race as well as tune by grabbing the" lead out from under Beaman. Beama n ' finally took over and f9und Dennis Murry (Yam) right up behind hint , . Bea m a n held command throughout] the moto as Edmonson and Lewis came up and settled in behind him , houpding him clear around the track . Beam a n took home top honors, Lewis took second overall and third went to?' Edmonson. Bob Kline (Bill Robertson Hon made a strong entry into the 250cc Pros with back-eo-back wins , running the International Track backwards yeti Nick Hale (Cole Bros . Mai) started off the first moto by jumping into the lead only to lose it, falling head over heels when his bike hit a rut landing over the drop-off, His brother Jim took over for him with Hal Strauss in second and Bill Pinckard right on top of him . From fourth on back the field was tighter than a drum. Strauss took over as Kli ne started threading his way up and into third . Kline was really smoking as he moved up to pressure Strauss. Jumping in between two riders, Kline took over th e lead. Mark Gambetta (Goleta Cycle Mai) .was making tracks and took over third . All three riders maintained th eir positions till the end of the moto , , W hen th e gate dropped for the second time Jim Hale led off the line-