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lead while Montey was working up to third . Just after the halfw ay sign was given Newman slowed to a stop on the downhill. A stuck throttle left him with the de cision to qu it o r play Roger DeCoster. By this time J ac obso n was up to sixth and still climbing . On th e ninth lap he moved into third but was too far out of reach of Montey and Tim . In the second moto Pat didn't even leave the line with the rest of them . When asked why, he replied " Ask my sister. " This time Troy Folc k (Hus) won fo llowed by Mi tchell , Michlitsch a nd Jacobson had come all the way through the pack again to pi ck up fourth . Montey's 2-2 edged Tim's 1-3 for the overall. Attrition played a ro le in the Open Pro class. It st arted out great when Montey Mit chell, Tim Michlitsch, Clay Azar and Ba r ney Newman rode out front in a wheel -to-wheel contest for several laps . Newman slid out, letting the other three get away . Tim took the lead and Clay moved to second , then Montey's Maico started to sour. Newman went by him . When round two came around , Montey di d n't show, nor did Clay. Clay retired one la p into the second 250cc rnoto with completely rearranged innards due to riding without a kidney belt . Barney and Tim played shadow th e ent ire race, first with Barney lea d ing then yield ing to Tim when he went wid e in a turn . Results MINI JR: 1. St eve And erson ISuz); 2 . Karl Dilday ; 3 . Troy Shent elt (Yam). .M INI INT: 1. Dana M cK ee (SUl); 2. Jay Vi ce. 100 J R: 1. Robert Boydstun (Yaml; 2. Gerry S chafer (Suz); 3. Dav e Ma ttilda (Suxl. 100 INT : 1. Terry Baker IYam) ; 2 . Kevin Wh ite (Yam}, OVER TH E HILL JR : 1. Bob Kaser; 2. Tom Tucker (Yaml ; 3 . Hugh Stark ey ISu z), OVER THE HILL SR; 1. Mike Hickman IYaml ; 2. Mike Robert s (Suz); 3. Ray Sha nafe lt (Mai l , OLD TIME R J R: 1. Robin Constance (Yam ); 2. John Semmler (Yam): 3. James M cBryde (Yam ). OLD TIMER SR: 1. Ji m Newman (M on); 2. Bill Downey ISuz); 3. Ja ck Yam anaka (Honl . 125 JR: 1. Ray Anderson ISuzl; 2 . J im Greear (Yaml ; 3 . Don Din een (SUl ) 125 INT: 1. Marty Huddleston (Suz); 2. Jody Becker • ISuz); 3 . Dave.Hilton (Yam). 125 PRO: 1. Clay Azar (Yam ); 2. Ji m An derson (SUI); 3. Brian Hall (Suzl. 250 J R: 1. Willy Ray (Han); 2. Rod Huffman (Yam); 3. Sam Alar (Yam l. 250 INT: 1. Arn e Hettman (Han); 2. Jeff Howl and (Yaml; 3. Wayne Chri stensen (Honl . 250 PRO: 1. Montey M itchell (Mail; 2. TIm Mi chlit sch (Yaml ; 3 . Troy Folck (Husl. OPEN JR : 1. Kent Fackr ell (M ail; 2. Gary Gump (SuII; 3. Roger W illiams (Yam l. • OPEN INT: 1. Jon Clement (Yaml ; 2. Rick Newman (Yaml ; 3. Mik e Hickman (Yaml . OPEN PRO: 1. Tim Mi chlitsch (Yam); 2. Barney Newman (M onl; 3. Richard Earle (Suz l. Sun doesn't shine .at Rose Festival MX By Jan Newman PORT LAN D , O R , J UN E 8 Por tlan d's Rose Festival is a weeklong celebration featuring something for everyone. Events run fro m parades to pow-wos, carni vals to coronation, art to acid roc k and sporting events for every taste . Even motocross has fo und an offic ia l niche in the scheme of things in re ce nt yea rs. This year's official Del ta Park Ros e Festival MX held 1000 luring greenbacks for th e few lucky Pros who shared in it. Spicing the lineup of local heroes was th e name of Chu ck Sun , who had a few days leeway before proceeding to the next 250cc National for H usqvarna . He found tha t even though Delta Park has undergone considerab le changes this yea r . you still have a to ugh time working through th e pack if you ha ppen to wind u p behind in the first turn . Chuck tu cked right in be hind Les W omack (Ya m) in th e first 250 cc Pro rno to . On the second la p both Chuck and Montey Mit chell (Mai ) went by. Les held th ir d u ntil the final lap when he was za p ped by both Pat Jacobson (Suz) and Ti m Michl itsch (Yam ). In the second race Mitchell and W om ack led off. Reid Godlmann (Hon) a nd Jacobson ca m e next , but they cam e together in th e seco nd la p .and both wound up at th e ba ck of th e pa ck . Barney ' Newman (Mon) , Michlitsc h, Darrold Ba ker (Hon) and Sun came a long to start pressuring Womack. Mitchell was out of rea ch , but one by on e Newman , Michlitsch and Sun all got by Womack. Pat Jacobson and Bill Joyce led a 'Zookie parade in the 125cc Pro ra ces. They finished 1·2 both times . J im Anderson rode third all the wa y in th e first ra ce then had to scratch and gnaw his way up to a fou rth in the second. Richa rd Earle (Suz) led the Open Pros but Montey Mitchell (M ai ) took ove r on the second la p . Tim Michlitsch ha d other id eas which he achieved at mid-point. Montey then had C la y Azar to co ntend with. Clay got him in the fina l tu rn . ' In th e fina l round Montey held Tim off th e whole wa y. C lay pu lled ou t a DNF. A $50 cha llenge race ran th ree laps backwards , sparked th e cro wd . As J a cobson . Sun, Mich litsch a nd Joyce hit th e fir st sharp left turn Jacobson went down . On the wa y he clipped Sun just enough to put him last in th e parade. Joyce led until he buried hims elf in the next left tu rn about halfway through the first lap . From that point Michlitsch led by a m argin too sm a ll for a deep breath clear to the flag . Results MINI JR : 1. Karl Dilday (SuII; 2. Terry Krause (Suz); 3. Mik e Hauskin s (Yaml . MIN I INT : 1. Eric Hall (Suz); 2. Sean Leichn er (Hon); 3. Brian Cosgro ve (Yam), PEE WEE : 1. Shane Cam eron (Su II; 2. Jam es Bog le (S uzl. 100 JR: 1. Kelly J ones (Suzl; 2. Scott Senour (Sull; 3. Ben J oy (Yam l. 100 INT: 1. J eff Bechtold (Yam); 2. St eve COfcoran (Yam). 125 JR A : 1. Don Din een (SUI); 2. Doug T ice (SUl ); 3. Pat Jordan (Suzl . 125 JR B: 1. St eve Scott (SuII; 2. Dou glas Arn ett (Hon); 3. Marli n Hall (SUII. 125 JR C: 1. Dan Berke (Yam); 2. St ephen M cDonald !Yam l; 3. Bob Cosgro ve !Yam). 125 INT: 1. Dave Juba {Sull; 2. Kip Temp leton (Suzl ; 3. Randy Crisman (SUll. 125 PRO: 1. Pat Jacobs on (SUI); 2. Bill Joyce (Suz); 3 . Jim And erson (SUI ), 250 J R A: 1. Hob ev Kates (SU1); 2. J eff Lancaster (Hus): 3. Gary Bonds (Hon), 250 JR B: 1. Kelly Mar tin (Yaml ; 2. Mitch Coultas (Hus); 3. Ja ck Yamanaka tHon). 250 INT : 1. Dean Barbi er (SUI) ; 2. Perry Scott lOss); 3. J erry Ebert (Honl . 250 PRO: t . Montey Mitchetl (Mai); 2. Chuck Sun (Hus): 3. Tim Mitchlitsch (Yam). OPEN JR : t . Guy Richards (SuII; 2. Greg Rod gers (Suzl; 3 . Denni s McCann {Suzl . .. OPEN INT : 1. Ron Long fKT M ); 2. Mik e Hickman (Yam); 3. Lanc e Orem {M ail. OPEN PRO: 1. TIm _M ichl it sch (Yaml; 2. Montey Mitch ell IMai); 3 . Rich ard Earle tSu ll. OVER THE-H ILL JR : t . Dick Teeter (SuII; 2. Tommy Gibson (Suz); 3. M ichaet Hemelstran d (Yam). OVER THE HILL SR; 1. Mi ke Rob erts ISu,l; 2. Ron Long (KTM); 3. Mike Hickman (Yaml. Larson wins, then loses it By Sue Sykes PUYALLUP , WA ,JUN E 7 A full class of 125cc Intermedi ates let 'er fly when the gate dropped at Puyallup Raceway. Some of the best Amateu rs in the Northwest rode this class, sa lted with two Pro rid ers: fas t Phil Larson and Kell y Do lphin. Stacy Thornton (Ka w), ou t of Good Times Kawasaki , ca me up on top as the riders sorted things out. Phil Larson, Mister Fast Guy o n any cc Kelly Dolphin leads a pack of 125cc Intermediates around Puyallup. m achine , was the last of the bunch for this get together . With ease Larson got it together. to ok over the lead and set a zoomi ng pa ce . The ac tio n behind Phil was taken over by a Thornton teammate , Mik e Anderson (Good Times Kaw ) a nd he blew th e rest into th e everg ree n trees. Second moto action sa w Anderson pull out another first with Thornton third and Suzuki -m ounted Robb Manning claimed second . T he last Pro race of the evening was stopped midwa y to cl ear th e track after Ph il Larson to ok a div e on a north left -b a nd er . T his is a rough a re a of th e track with two sma ll jumps just before a dropawa y. Larson was cookin ' and go t out of sha pe just before the drop. Ta ke tim e this week a nd d ro p a ca rd to Pro Phil Ruckman , 262 2 ' Perry Av e . , Br emerton , WA 983 10. Phil broke his good leg a t a Sunday ra ce and th en went into su rge ry . While he was th ere th ey took ou t pins from his other leg , used last yea r to ho ld him together. Hu rry back Ph ill Results MINI EX: 1. Ja ck M cGill (Yam); 2. David Ho llow ay IYaml. • M INI INT: 1. Keit h Fox (Yaml; 2. Marty Syk es (Suz). MINI JR : 1. Shawn Myers (Yam); 2. Lance Kilgor e (SUI); 3. Vern Van Leuven (SUII. 100 INT: 1. Danny Diesso (SuII; 2. Robb Mann in g IYaml . 100 J R: Bob Row e (Su zl. 125 PRO: 1. Phil Larson (SUI ); 2. Kelly Do lphin (Suz). 125 INT : 1. Mik e Anderson (Kaw) ; 2. Robb Manning (Sull; 3. St acy Thorn to n (Kaw ). 125 JR : 1. Marty Hom estead (SUl ); 2. Mi ke Olm st ed (Yam); 3. Glen W ells (Suz). 250 PRO: t . Pat Ja cob son (SUI); 2. Chu ck Wi ley (SUI); 3 . Phil Larson (SUI). 250 INT: 1. J ohn Christian (Suzl; 2. Ted J ohn son (SUI); 3. Mar k Steve bs (Suzl . 250 J R; 1. Brad Ellis (Han); 2. Harry M cConn ell (Sull; . 3. Randy M oen (Yam). OPEN JR : 1. M ike Thompson (Yam); 2. Ron Burkett (Yam); 3. Randy Reynold s (Bull . OLD TIME RS: Val Van Leuven (S uzl. OVER THE HILL : 1. Gary M orris (Yam ); 2 . Richard Mar shall (S UI) . Tavis takes Lodi Scrambles By Ann Carr LOD! , CA ,JUNE9 John Tavis, Jr. smoked th e Open Experts at Lodi Friday foll owin g a heat battle with Jim Filice and th e starter , which saw J. T . and several others st art fr om a secon d row penalty line . Tavis returned from the come-from behind heat win to tak e th e m a in easily over Brian O 'Hagan and Duane Spence. Richard Amaiz inherited the 250cc Expert lead from Kim J o rgensen . who lost his brakes, and Ri chard continued for th e win on his new Bultaco. Dennis Kri tzer brought ba ck the K ise r Bro thers Honda a nd picked up the 360 cc main over Jim Mahoney and returned two races la ter to chase Dan Castelhano in the 500cc. Dan's win here and the King win plus a third in the 250cc made him big money win ner for the night. Freddie Merkel and Mike Lawson led th e jorgy's Can-Am swee p of the 250cc Sportsman classes in o utstanding rides for both . Merkel topped th e Jun iors . t he evening's la rgest class, while Mike grabbed first in the Novice ranks . C heuk Aksland ripped off h is second 125cc Novice main in a row over former Mini BP # eight Joe Brazil. Joe followed to take his first win in the 500cc Novice class. High point action will continue a t Lodi , alternating each wee k be twee n short track and scrambles until Jun e 30. Results M IN IS 60 CLASS : 1. Kurt Chandl er IItjl; 2. M ike Macedo ISUlI . 80 NOV : 1. Steve Mn:chell {Yaml; 2. Kenny Th urman (Suzl. 80 JR ·100 JR: 1. John M cCready IYaml ; 2. Dwight Linch (Suzl. " . 80 EX: 1. Doug Chandl er (Yaml ; 2. Danny Moore (Yam); 3. Chris Carr (Yaml. 100 NOV : 1. Steve Mitchell IYaml. 100 EX: 1. J oe Knight IYaml ; 2. Ooug Chandler IYam13. Shawn Black IYaml. M INI KING : 1. Doug Chand ler IYam l; 2. Joe Knigh t (Yam); 3. Je rry Lanni ng (SUI). M AXI S 100 NOV : 1. Don Jones (Suzl; 2. Eddie Kline lCar). 125 NOV : 1. Chuck Aksland ISu,l; 2. Joe Brazil IYam l. 125 JR ; 1. Tracy Hays ISUll. 250 NOV : 1. :-.like Lawson IC-A); 2. Walter Keys IBull . 200 NOV : 1. Frank M OJos !Yam; 2. Jerry Linch IC·A). 2SO JR : 1. Fred Merkel IC-A); 2. Ted Rouse IC·A); 3. John Holland IPenl. 2SOEX: 1. Richar d Am ail IBu ll; 2. Sal Hoffman IC·A); 3..Dan Castelhano !Yaml. 360 NOV: 1. Oon Do bler IHon ). 360 JR : 1. Dan Malfatti (Hon); 2. Kenny Burton (Gri). 360 EX: 1. Denn is Kritzer (Hon); 2. Jim Mahoney IHon}. SOO NOV : 1. Joe BraziI IYam ); 2. Sco tt Strom (Yaml. 500 JR: 1. roy Fisher (Yam); 2. J im W righ t (YamL 500 EX: 1. Dan Castelhano (Yam); 2. Dennis Kritzer (Yaml; 3 . Denn is Spence (Yarnl. OPEN NOV : 1. Charles Hoev IYaml. OPEN JR : 1. Jim Carlisle (Yam). OPEN EX: 1. John Tav is C Tril; 2. Brian O'H agan CTri); 3. Duane Spence (Tril. MAXI KING : 1. Dan Castelhano (Yaml ; 2. J oh n Tavis IYam l; 3. Sat Hoffman IC·AI . • . 43 .»,

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