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: s h ift but co u ld n ' t get a b it of coopera ti o n fro m th e a il in g tra ns mission . All t h a t hard -earned dista nce was quickl y being negat ed as Ross Dal ey a nd Bob Ma y were closi ng • in. He managed to hold t hese two off for a n im pressive thi rd place finis h behi nd Dennis in second a nd winner Canta loupi. Cantal oupi won th e s econd mot a aft er a sec ond pla ce sta rt. He led Dennis' Yamah a to th e checke red wh ile Ferra ro was unable to compete d ue to h is firs t m ot a transm ission fai lure . Cantal oup kept th e spect a to rs entertained by doing a few "Za r ts" off the j umps and roosting off berms into a wheel ie , Cantal oupi took the overa ll ' wit h Dennis sec ond ove ra ll. J er r y Brown came in th ird for third overa ll after a sixth in th e first mot o. Ross Dal ey picked up fourth pl ace afte r a fourth in th e first race. New Honda riders seem ed to "have' things sorted out thi s week as they wer e much mo re competitive . . Dann y Dennis was mounted on one of these Hondas for th e 250c c Expert cla ss and proved they had the power by lead ing up until the first jump. wh ere rid er more tha n bik e showed throu gh a nd Cantal oupi was on t he gas a nd flew past. Mike Hersma n got rad ical in the firs t turn and in a sideways slide passed t hree riders to immed ia tel y ta ke over fourth pos ition . Hersman then moved int o third and tri ed to c ha llenge Dennis fo r second . T his was to no avail as th e H onda see med to ha ve the power. if not t he hand ling adva ntage also . over th e Husky. Den nis held on for seco nd while Hersman had to set tle for third. Cantaloupi was out in fro nt doing his ae ria l acroba tic ro u tine to win th e mota . The start of mota two was a no the r Cantalou pi /Dennis d ice . but Donnie , being th e rig ht handed wrist -twister that he is, kept his throttle ca ble ta u t and ca me ou t lea ding . Hersm an was hack in ninth . Cantaloupi was ou t in front pulling a lea d o n Dennis whil e Ted Rodgers was tryin g to gai n a little grou nd o n these two. But Donnie was up th e re tou ri ng th e tra ck like a hyper -a ctive jackra bb it o n a Sunda y cru ise and not likel y to let anyon e ta ke his lead away. H ersm an ma naged to move u p to fourt h bu t with on ly a co u p le of laps left his pace slowed a littl e a nd he got into th e stylin' ac t too . Rod gers a nd Hersm a n finished in their t hi rd a nd fourt h p laces respectively while C a n ra lou p i comb ined two more firsts for another overall and Den n is was again second overa ll with a pair of twos . There were ' only three Open Experts. so they were run with the 250cc Experts. Ric h Voss rode his Suzuki to an overall win afte r fin ishing first Open rid er in t he first mota and second in the seco nd on e. Raym on d Spore was seco nd over a ll with a 3 ·1 sco re and J er ry DeK a y was third . Tudor roosts at Renegade I • By The Squisher PARK ER , WA , MAR . 19 The first of a four -race series was held at Reneg ad e Sunday after a two -year la yoff fr om racing , T he weather was near perfec t with an average a mou nt of dust. Except for two new dips in the back stretch . the tra ck was u ncha nged . The big jump allowed for som e excellent chances to crossup for th e fans with relative safety. Steve Monstad (Yam ) cru ised to an easy victory in the 125cc B class . whi le most of th e racing went on behi nd him . Whip Pet erson, (Ya m ) and Da vid Tobia (Yam) diced for second until th ey bo th wen t down in a corner.. Da rrell Rogers (Yam) sq uirted into seco nd wh ile the riders struggled to start thei r mac hines. T ob ia was up first . overtaki ng Rogers a t the finish with Peterson fourth. Rogers holeshot the second mota twice a fte r a res tart, bu t fell in a tig ht corner wh ile lea di ng . Monstad moved into a le a d wh ic h he never 'relinq uished whil e T ob ia a nd Peterson went a t it aga in . Da vid on ly need ed a th ird to wra p up seco nd overa ll so he followed Pet erson home , Andy Tudor devastated th e 250cc Pro cla ss as he cru ised to easy victories in both rnot os on his ne w Honda . Jim T ay lor (Ya m ) and R od Ostriern (Suz) battled for second with Rod taking it by a couple bike lengths, Taylor sho t to th e front of the seco n d m ota a nd appe ared to b e runn in g very strong wh en he fell . d ropping back to fourth . Tudoreasily won aga in with Ost riern second. J od ie Luke was untouchable on his 400cc Ya ma ha in th e O pe n class , as he opened u p a lead of over 20 seconds. T he only thi ng kee p ing Jodi e from a firs t plac e trophy was a flat tire which caused him to crash twice in the second mota , allowing Steve Ha ll ( Yam) to ta ke t he ove r a ll . J od ie swo re that noth ing wou ld sto p hi m from ta ki ng t he victory next wee k. Th e best r a c in g came be twee n Maico J oe McKenzie , ridi ng in th e Ol d , Timers. a nd Ron Ma rsha ll (Ya m) in O ver The Hill. Ma rsh all had t he speed on the straigh ts but Maico Joe drove ha rd er into th e co rners a nd throu gh th e whoo ps to stay in the race . Eac h rid er wo n a m oto wit h sepa ra t ing dista nces a t th e fin ish on ly a few feel. Re n eg ad e will be r a cin g aga in March 26 , April 2 a nd 16. Wi th no o t her m ajor tra ck s runnin g in W a shingt on next week , a good turnout of riders is expected . Resu lts in Resul ts Section . J.C~_ PJri.MJW: JML1 , s • Qualifying 7 pm - First Race 8 pm TICkets - Adults $4.00, Junlon $2.50, Children 9-12 $ 1.00, Under 9 FREE, 1 C. AGAJANAN'S ~ (213) 323-5055 (213) 321-5323 18300 VERMONT GARDENA Watch for four race series Apr. 14 Novice, Junior qualifying for May 13 Invitational Schaefer smokes Iron Ponies MX By Maxie Abernethy SALT LAK E C ITY, UT, MA R. 18 Bikin i-type wea ther pulled specta to rs ou t of their d ens for the Iron Ponies two -day m oto cross, _ held at Motoqua Sta te Pa rk in Sa lt Lake Cit y. Utah, March 18 and 19 . Ex citement and enthusiasm floated through the crowd as they gandered at the 2 11 riders stationed in the pits. Everyon e a nticipated ;, da y packed wit h action! , T he O pen Expert ho leshot was g ra bbed by Lane Jense n (Yam) but Ron Schaefer (Ya m) zoomed a hea d , found th e hot lin e a nd WFO 'd bo t h heats. T his guy rides like th ere's no to mo rrow and yeste rday is mired in th e . mud behind! Ca rlos Escand on ( Ma i) a n d R an d y Evan s ( Ya m) cra nked it - on, bu t th ey cou ld on ly ca tc h fl eet in g g li m mers of Ro n . Second p lace beca me very important as Carlos a nd Ra ndy skirmished for the spot. bu t t he tight track held Ra nd y back a nd Ca rlos took seco nd , whi le Ra nd y ate a full course dinner of dust . and thi rd place for desert . MOTORCYCLES • SIontes~ can.." e Com petition Service C)'e1es 12131 831-1279 1244 N, GaNey St.. San Pedro. CA 90731 Van Leeuwen Ent. Di. tri butor Goodr_' Smtth GoglI~ • Rep resenting Les. Wheel. Kerker e.twu*U ~ 10621 Meanoll8 81. .. North Hollywood. CA . 1101 213-!IlIl>-6OOO .31