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off go ing to th e ou tside of his sta rti ng position. Both Dave Sims a nd Gene Woods got p ast Schwa rt z in tha t spli t seco nd . a nd the ra ce was on . Sch wartz got by Sims and W ood s easily and was working on Bas t whe n the four laps were over. Again . a win for Ba st a nd pure frustra tion for Schw a rt z. Bob Schwartz was overwhelmed earlier in th e night when th e entire infield was full of p eople carryin g posters about h im. It was Bobby Schw artz Poster Night . with th e best works of art winning ice chests a nd Hobie Cat mugs. Rusty Howard a ga in won .rh e Division Two Main event . earning 10 yards on his starting position . Rounding out th e week of speedway at a ll three tracks was th e talk of a fou rth night of racmg. It will start on july 25. Tuesday n ight. at th e Ventura County Fairgrounds. right on the beach . Accomplished enduro competitors .. . serious desert riders . . . and experienced motorcyclists who appreciate the finest in European machinery .. . The SACHS/Hercules 7-SPEED ISDT UMITED EDITION A rugged, professional enduro machine (not a trail bike), built with top-quality components like CERIANI . . . MARZOCCHI ... VDO . . . MAGURA . . . AKRONT . . . FALK . .. METZELER . .. MOTOPLAT CDI. And these machines are PRECISION-BUILT in West Germany with ISDT-PROVEN features like CHROME MOLY FRAME and SWING ARM TAPERED ROLLER BEARINGS . QUICK-CHANGE WHEELS ... CONICAL ALLOY HUBS HORIZONTALLY SPUT CASES . MAGNESIUM SIDE COVERS . . . PRIMARY KICK START .. . HANDLEBAR-MOUNTED ENRICHING LEVER .. . MULTI-POSITION SHOCK MOUNTS . Cody, McConnel master Santa ~na By Ken Kellogg If your Japanese enduro doesn't have these features and you're one of the few enthusiasts who appreciate a really special 7-speed professional quality. pure enduro from Europe . . . see your dealer for a special price on a SACHS. SANTA ANA . CA .jULY I Shawn McConnel's return to speedway after a tw o -week rest proved to be worth the wait as the young rider won th e Handicap Ma in and pl aced second in th e Scrat ch Main. The Scratch Main a t Santa Ana St adium has had only one winner. and again thi s week "W ild Bill Cody" won this event . Second went to McConnel , and a close thi rd was john St asiefski. Sh awn ' s '. per for mance in t h e Handicap Ma in was quite impressive as the .you ng rid er edged Bill Cody a nd -Bri an Bu ffin gto n . The Second Division Scratch Main was won by Brian Bis hop on a converted Honda . Fin ish in g out that event were Dan W all er a nd Mike Bel anger. T he hottest Second Division ride was put on by "Fast Ed d ie" T hurman . a T hird Division rider promoted to second division to fill an em p ty spo t. Eddie proved to all that given th e break he was indeed a Second Division ri der. l e ading th e r ace from beginning to end. Edd ie finis h ed the race abo ut five bikeleng ht s in fro nt of surprise d Dw ig ht H ill and P a t Brockleh u rst. The T hi rd Division -Ma in was won by Bill Herbert riding fro m the 10 ya rd line to beat. in a po ints battle , second p lace Paul Digu isippi. T iei ng for t hird were Steve joiner and Keith Crisco . N ext week L ouis Ko ssu th has promised fans an interesting even i~g . beginning with a live b and a nd end mg with the best track yet. ' • Results SAN BERNARDINO SCRATCH MAIN EVENT: 1. Alan Christian; 2. Bob SChwartz; 3. Dennis Sigalas; 4 . Dan Becker . HANDICAP MAIN EVENT: 1. Ron Preston; 2. Steve Columbo ; 3. Alan Christian; 4. Mike Bast; 5. Sonn y Nuner; 6. Bob Schwartz. DIVISION THREE: 1. Eddie lyncy. DIVISION lWO: 1. Dan McN eill. SCRATCH MAIN EVENT: 1. Mik e Bast ; 2. Dennis Sigalos; 3. Bob Schwartz; 4. Sonny Nun er. HANDICAP MAIN EVENT; 1. Mi ke Mu ntean; 2. Gene Woods; 3. Sonny Nutt er; 4 . Phil Gagnon: 5. Bob Schwartz; 6. Bob Mclain. COSTA MESA SCRATCH MAIN EVENT: 1. Mik e Bast; 2. Bob Schwartz; 3. Dave S ims; 4 . Gene Woods. HANDICAP MAIN EVENT: 1. Ron Preston; 2. Alan Christian; 3. Dennis S igalas; 4. Steve Nutter ; 5. Larry Kosta; 6. Brad Oxley. DIVISION lWO: 1. Rusty Howard. DVIVISION THREE:1. Mark Milauo. SANTA ANA SCRATCH MAIN : 1. Wild Bill Cody; 2. Shawn McConnel ; 3. John Srasiefski. HANDICAP MAIN: 1. Shawn McConnel ; 2. Wild Bill Cody; 3. Brian Buffington DIV lWO SCRATCH MAIN: 1. Brian Bishop ; 2. Dan W aller; 3. Mike Belanger. DIV lWO HANDIC AP MAIN: 1. Fast Eddie Thurman : 2. Dw ight Hill; 3. Pat Brocklehurst. DIV THREE M AIN : 1. Bill Herbe rt ; 2. Paul Oisg uisipp i; 3. Steve Joiner: 4 . Keith Crisco. .' r / MOTOR S CO RPORATION OF' USA WESTERN 'OEA LER SERvtCE AND PARTS CENTER: 6401 Reg ia Avenue. Dept. F14. Bue na Park. c.lifo rn la 90620, ( n oS) 523·3480 EASTERN DEALER SERVICE AND PARTS CENTER: 909 Crocker Road. Dept. F14, Westl ake. Ohio 44145. (216) 811-48 90 -mJHusqvarna Sales, Service. 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