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II II ~ Western hotline t " Dre y Dircks takes the Open 105c c lead at USMRA. w it h ev entual winner Mark Merideth (4) and runner-up Eddie Glov er in pursuit. Co llins into second and Glover third. Burnworth. meanwhile, was back up and into the race in a matter of seconds he caught and passed Glover and , as he came up to Collins in the hairpin turn, he cut under Collins. Collins went down , putting Glover back into the third place spot. The second rnoro was almost a carbon copy, as again it was Burnworth and Dirks off the line first with Glover and Meredith running third and fourth. This probably wasn't one of Drey Dirks' better days as again he went down, purring Glover into second and Meredith at his back door in third. Burnworth finished with a 2ยท I for first overall , Meredith finished with a 1-3 score for second and Glover took third overall with a score of 3-2 . One of the fastest growing classes it seems is that of the IOOcc class. Many ex -mini and still mini riders have adapted to the size and handling of the IOOcc with great ease . A perfect example was the IOOcc Novice race with some 18 riders on the line. Chris Easterling (Yam) , who rides a mini as well , got the holeshot and rode with such expertise there was no catching him . As the rest of the pack fought it ' out , Easterling just continued to stretch out his lead. With th eir throttles wide open , Tom W yatt of Arizona (Ya m) and Barry Eckess of California (Ya m) tried 10 catch Easterling but to no ava il and ha d to settle for second and third respectively. The third race of th e U.S. Su zuki five -race series will be held on June 4 at Barona Oaks in San Diego . Results in Results Section. Olson king of the hills in Old Timers MX By Wayne Powell TRABUCO CANYON . CA , APR . 30 The O ld Timers Motocross Association fielded a n entry of 44 riders for the C RC program at Racing World's new "California 26 . '.~ Track." The course is a series of steep hills with off camber turns that is some what different than the local riders are used to . It takes more than just speed, it requires finesse. Nine Masters went off the line but it was strictly a three-bike race between Marshall Jennings , Blackie Lewis and Marvin Olson. Lewis would get the holeshot and lead the first lap, with Jennings taking over on the second time around and Olson charging up from behind. In the first moto, Olson was closing on the leaders but unloaded in a muddy turn near the finish line. Meanwhile , J en nings and Lewis tried to lap a slower rider while running side by side. Jennings tangled handlebars and went boots over number p late, giving Lewis the win. "Movin' Marvin" O lson was not about to let a little thing like a fall put him out of contention . He dialed it o n and made it back up into second place. The start of the second moto was a carbon copy of the first. For three laps Jennings led Lewis and Olson as they exploded away from th e rest of the pack. They were running so close together that it looked like Jennings was tow ing a tandem trailer . On th e fourth lap Olson made his m ove . H e put a beautiful pass on Lewi s in the same spot where he had fall en in t he first m oto. W ithin half a lap he had J ennings and the lead . Ol son went o n 10 win the rn or o a nd th e overall . Lewis got by J ennings on th e whi te flag 10 take seco nd . Dou g Arch ib al d was some di stance ba ck , but rode a ste ady . 3 -4 for a third overall. The Exp ert class was dominated by th e J ones Brothers. Sam just ran off and left 'em in' the first mot o . H e went wire to wir e for th e win and even caught and passed several Masters. Jimmy was only a couple of hundred yards behind in second , followed by Ralph Dodson. The second rnoto belonged to Jimmy . He pulled Sam off the line and the two of them started picking off stragglers from the Master class. Sam took the lead b riefly in m id -r ace , but Jimmy was not to be denied . On the fifth lap , he, made the pass and inched away from his brother. The second moto win gave him the overa ll. Dodson was close behind Sam 10 nail down third . Don Jensen won the Amateur class by using his head as well as th e throttle. While Ray Sanchez and Open Intermediates Drew Porto and Tom Sheperd battle at CRC 's Crown .) Cycle Sportsman Day. where $1,200 in products went t o w inners. Chuck Woody were stampeding for the lead, Jensen just tucked in behind them until th ey wore each other out. Late in each moto , he passed them both to take a I -I win. Woody.iput together a 3-2 performance for second. Bill Lyons brought out a new Husky Automatic and wheeled it into third place while George O'Haver, by virtue of a very smooth third place finish in the last moto , took home the fourth place trophy. The Novice race was swept by J oe Bray, but not without a tough battle with 57 -year-old Ray Arnold. Ray led for several laps in the second moto, but Joe got by him for the win. Do n Hobson was close behind them for a pai r of thirds and t hird overall. Resu lts in Results Section. Sp'ortsmen go for Crown Cycle loot atCRCMX By Keith Clemons TRABUCO CANYON . CA , APR. 30 Take 1200 dollars worth of product awards provided by Crown Cycle for the winners in all Sports man classes , add a terrific track like Ra cing W orld's new California Course. plus just a pin ch of ra in to keep the dust down . a nd you've got th e rec ip e ' for Gormet Motocr oss a 'la Cal iforn ia R acing Club bon appetit. In th e 125cc Beginners , Danny Ramirez sh owed up to hu stl e som e of the loot. In the first rnoto he jumped into th e number one spot and stayed there until flag girl Kathy Barbacovi waved him across th e finish . Doug Shane, starting sixth , hauled cakes to p lace second and ninth place starter, Matthew Zigeler, hot ha ndled his Honda to fin ish third . Ra ce two for the 125 cc Beginners proved to be anot her no challenge race for "Sa no" Danny as he swept the field running in front a ll the way, O utside of C RC Sportsma n co mpetition . Ramirez is also the lOp 125cc racer for Gha r High , which is currently leadi ng the 2A division of the Scholastic Motocross Association . Matthew Zigeler took the number two p lace in the second rnoto and along with his third place moto win , rode for second overall. Mark Horton grabbed the third place but Doug Shane clenched third overall with higher points. .I In the 250cc Novice race Paul Ivie scrambled for the holeshot but Rob Dameron promptly shut him down. taking the front for himself. Tim Edmonson , starting fifth , drove through heavy traffic to catch Dameron in the second lap and a dogfight for position went up with Dam ero n defending. ' Edmonson cranked his Yamaha through the turns and on a fifth lap corner edged Dam ero n out ta king the win. Dameron drove in second and Ivie trailed in third. , Ivie took first overa ll, however. In the second race he pulled his Yamaha into an early lead and rip ped across the wide open spaces 10 win uncontested. Rob Dameron p laced second again which was his position overal l. He started off in front of Ivie but lost the ground in just one lap. A challenge then went up between Dameron and Edmonson. In the third lap Edmonson whipped by Dameron and led th e chase for awhile but Dameron recaptured th e position after two tours of th e cou rse and Edmonson wa s left in th ird where he placed for th e dav. The' first moto for the Open Intermediate class gave Donald Draskovich a cha nce to co llect his ch oice of Crown Cycle 's give -aways. Draskovi ch bounced off the line third but quickly sna tc he d first and hopped his Husky int o a bounding lead . The only trouble he had at all was in the second -to - last lap when his pipe mount broke and seared off the air valve on his shock. but in spite of having no rear suspension , he still won the race . Draskovieh consistently wins in t he 250cc Intermediate class but this was his first Open Intermediate race. Another Husky rider, Brad Vandenberg. placed second. and third went to Lynn Viek . Draskovich ran the second rno to even smoother than the first taking the ho leshot and the checkers without interference to become the overall winner. With his long run winning streak in mind he plans to quit collecting trophies and start riding for Pro money in the very near future .