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"Wild Bill" Hagen and Arden Hadley combine roosts at Racing World.
Dave Taylor roosted the 125cc Pros at CMC Saddleback.
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Saddleback MX
By Mark Kariya
ORANGE, CA,JULY 2
Taking advantage of a bye in the
Nationals (which were back East
and under water) , a couple riders used the opportunity to say
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bye with a large chunk of the Continental Mote-sport Club's money and
motocross points at Saddleback.
The largest field of riders in some
time came to do battle on a track
which quickly became very dusty and
slippery, causing some get-offs and a
number of near misses.
Willy Simons holeshot the first
125cc Pro moto on his DG Yamaha
but was dropped to second by the end
of the first lap by Gary Denton (Suz).
David Taylor on the Marconi Racing/
LOP Suzuki followed until the third
lap when he displaced Simons.
Taylor wasn't content sitting in
second, though. and took the lead
from Denton on the sixth lap.
In the meantime. Jeff Ward pushed
his FMF Suzuki from a fifth place start
up to third. Tim Tolar (Suz) did
likewise, coming from a little farther
back up to fourth.
Simons had the start wired in the
second moto, also, but Taylor and
Denton got by him. Taylor is planning
to contest the upcoming 125cc
Nationals with the help of his sponsors
and was using today as a final tune-up.
He seemed to have it dialed in as he
led lap after lap, ensuring himself of
the overall win with 1-1 finishes.
Denton and Simons dueled until
late in the moto when Simons got up to
second where he finished.
Thirty-six riders went off the line in
the first 250cc Pro moto. Scott Gilman
(Yam) led the first four laps then got
off, leaving Tim Lunde (Mai) and
Nightingale Works Manufacturingsponsored Dave Miller (Hon) in first
and second.
Coming on strong from way back
was Jeff Jennings on his Wheelsmith
Maico. After sorting through traffic
during the first six laps. he mounted a
charge that carried him from sixth to
third in three laps. On lap 12, he
forged by Miller but couldn't get
Lunde by the end of the moto.
There was nostopping Jennings in
the second moto. He went wire to wire
in a near flawless performance.
Denton. Miller and Lunde chased
him , in that . order for the first four
laps . On lap five, however , Miller
dropped Denton to third . Despite
feeling the effects of an illness last
week, Lunde also moved past Denton
on the next lap. They finished the
moto in that order.
The 250cc Pros weren't the only
riders to contend with Jennings. He
hopped aboard his big bore bike and
took up there where he'd left off in the
250s, namely, up front and flying .
David Williams (Mai) was second in
that first moto and, with Jennings, put
a bit of distance on the rest of the
field.
Val Tamietti (Track 'N ' Travel
Mai), Bob Marino (Yam) and David
Gerig (Ocean Pacific/Tibblin Racing/
Escondido Suz) rounded out th front
five.
Tamietti stole the Jennings-owned
first position for the first lap of the
second moto, but relinquished it to
him on the second tour of the track.
Jennings, who hopes to ride the TransAMA later this year, just wouldn't let
himself be caught by anyone.
Williams was third for the first three
laps, but the kick lever spring ' broke
which let the lever deliver some brutal
whacks to the back of his calf. Gerig
passed him for third spot on lap four
and he dropped out at the end of lap
eight, letting Chris Chaffee (Yam) in
for fourth.
Results
MINI JR: 1. Tony Ala ISuzl; 2. Duane Summers
lY.m); 3. Ron SllMlO8ISuzI.
100 JR: 1. Scott HawiIt lY.m); 2. Kolly Bishop lYaml:
3. MikeVan Camp lSuzl.
100 M : 1. M.k Page (Suzl; 2. Robert Omectin
lY.m); 3. Uoyd ThomaslYaml
.
100 PRO: 1. Rick Johnson (Suz); 2. Malcolm
Meeaa- (SuzlfMFl .
125 PRO: 1. David T.yIor (Suzl; 2. Gary Oenton
(Suzl; 3. WiUy Simons IOGI.
125 INT 1. lach Halopoff (Suzl: 2. Oave Stablein
:
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lY.ml; 3. Steve Pfall (Suz).
125 JR OIY 1: 1. Scott Baker (Suz); 2. M.k V.""V
(Yaml 3. TerrinKeelerlYam).
;
125 JR OIV 2: 1. Jail Qu.lIs (Suzl; 2. Ooan
Hohmeyer (OPl; 3. Joe SpinaliISuz).
250 PRO: 1. Jail Jannings (Mai); 2. Tim Lunda (M.il;
3. Deve Miller IHon).
250 INT DIV 1: 1. David Fisher IEsc! 2. Mike Gault
;
lYaml; 3. Ron Blanton IHon).
250 INT DIV 2: 1. Bruce'Ashmo