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,.. The power failure came just after the first heat ra ce and after a full hour of very hard work a nd even an effort , to J ight the . track with headlights from several ca rs. the word came out over ' the P .A. • "See you ne xt w~kJ" I 'CHAMPION SPARK PLUG 200KM LagunaSeca Raceway Bennett, Batman blitz Costa Mesa By Dennis Greene COSTA MESA . CA . AUG . II For the second time this season . : Mike Bast was ca rried from the .rr a c k on a stre tc her. The current U .S. Speedway National .September 8, 9&10 The only international Formula 750 cycle race in the U. S. that carries world championship points. See Kenny Roberts as he closes on the world title in his only West Coast appearance this year. With four pig events and over $80,000 in prize money at stake, it's the one motorcycle event not to miss this year. Other exciting events are Superbike, Lightweight 250 and Sidecar races. For ticket information call (408) 372-1516. Ch am p wen t over the high side when he avoided a sta lled ride r in tu rn on e. He ca me do wn ha rd on is right shoulde r. At press tim e. it was ,not . known if he had broken it or just pulled some mu scles. Speedway is now in its 10th yea r after being reb orn in 1968 . In a ll th at time . on ly one, girl had won a race (Bob bi Hunter). Bobb i has been sidelined with a broken sho ulder. b ut she is not the story. Seventeen-year -old Pam Bennett is. Pam go t her start as a Junior Speedway rider. th en when she turned 16 she moved up to th e big bikes. She went oversea s last yea r and wa~ featured against some of the gi rl ride rs the re. winning most every event . T his past Frid a y 'nigh t. she got her name in the U.S. rec ord books by winning her hea t race and th e Division Three Mai n Event. Orange County T a x and Fina ncia l Service may seem a n unl ikely spo nsor for a speedway rider . but they have three of the best. Da ve Sims. Gen e Woods and Danny Becker . And you can bet th ere was some tall book work done thi s past weekend. Gene Woods . the newest rider on the team . won th e Handicap Main Even t wit h Da ve Sims taking fourth place money. .. Dave came right back in the Scratch :Main Event. He won with Gene right on ~'his tai l for second place. Right now . 1 Sims is the strongest ride r in the sport. picking up at least one m ain even t a ~ night. And he really wants th e title of n King . Ba tman (Leni Faas) left th e Boy Wonder in the Ba t .CaveFriday night after they both won their heat r aces. uT om Burmeister (Robin) tried hard to keep up with Faas in the Second Division Main Event. but there ca n only be on e 'winner pe r Main Event ilnd Batman was th e sta r of th e showl l Tickets at Macy's, Ticket!r!n, BASS, Emporium and Capwell's. Laguna Seca Raceway; P.D. Box SCRAMp, )11116)11 Monterey, Ca, 93940 (408) 373-1811. UI.DLI • I • ~ '. Results VENTURA .CA SCRATCH MAIN EVENT: 1. AIBn Christian ; 2. Steve Nutt ...; 3. Gena Woods; 4. Mike Bast. HANDICAP MAIN EVENT: 1. Leni Faas; 2. J ohn moving? Sandona; 3. Tom Ferris; 4. Dave Sims; 5. Mike Bast; 6. Steve Nutter. ' DIV 2: Tom Burmeister :~ DIV 3: Mar k Den ee . SANTA ANA. CA DIV I SCRATCH MAIN: 1. Wayne Lew is; 2. Brian Buffington; 3. Glenn Hutch ison . DIV I HANDICAP MAIN: 1. John Cook ; 2. Glann Hut ch ison; 3. W ayne Lew is. DIV II SCRATCH MAIN: 1. Paul Balisla; 2. M ike Gross; 3. Bill Dunlap. DIV II HANDICAP MAIN: 1. Ke~h Crisco; 2. Robert Borg; 3. Bill Dunlap . DIV III MAIN: J eff Vasqu ez. JR DIV: 1. Chr is Hedge; 2. Scott St . John; 3. M it ch Ordaz. SAN BERNARDINO . CA SCRATCH MAIN EVENT: 1. M ike Bast ; 2. Dann is Sigalos ; 3. Ron Preston ; 4. Steve Nutter. HANDICAP MAIN EVENT: 1. Dava Si ms; 2. Alan Christian; 3. Kurt Strommer; 4. Sonny Nutter ; 5. Mike Bast; 6. Dan Mc Neill. { or 2: Louis Lindwall. . v f DIV 3: Ken Funkhouser. COSTA M ESA, CA ..sCRATCH M AIN EVENT: 1. Dave' Sims ; 2. Gene Woods; 3. Mark Cherry ; 4. Dennis SigakJs. HA NDICA P MAIN EVENT: 1. Gene W oods ; 2. Dan McNeill; 3. Dennis Slqatos: 4. Dave Sims; 5. Alan Christian ; 6. John Sandoan. DIV2; Leni Pees. DIV3:.Pam Bennett . Well , HOT OOG! That means you've got another coupon to fill out. After all, we have to send your Cycle News somewhere and what better place than your newaddress? So don't delay , do it today. --------------------------------------Fill out and mail to: Cycle News, P.O . BOK 498, Long Beach, CA 90801 old address new address You may stick on your maili ng label here. name _ state . ~C -'-_ _ address address _ _ city name -,--,-_ _. zip -c----- - - ci ty state zip _ 27